Advance Program IEEE Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers http://iswc.gatech.edu/ October 19 - 20, 1998 Sheraton Station Square Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA The International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) brings together researchers, product vendors, research sponsors, and other interested persons to share information and advances in wearable computing. The conference will include presentations, exhibitions, and poster sessions. SCHEDULED INVITED SPEAKERS Dado Vrsalvic, Senior Vice President, AT&T, speaking on "GeoPlex" Marshall Linder, Lifecor, speaking on "Wearable Defibrillators" Lt Col Bob Serino, speaking on "The Army Soldier Project" Carl Waldspurger, DEC, speaking on "The ITSY Processor" Dave Akin, Univ. of Md., speaking on "The Design of Astronauts' Spacesuits" THE GADGET SHOW A unique event to ISWC is the populist "Gadget Show" -- all attendees will be invited to spend 90 seconds describing any gadget they've brought with them, followed by a breakout session for more detailed show-and-tell. PAPERS Preliminary Study of Wearable Computers for Aviation Inspection Jennifer J. Ockerman, Amy R. Pritchett Adtranz: A Mobile Computing System for Mainteneance and Collaboration Dan Siewiorek, Asim Smailagic, Len Bass, Richard Martin Context-Aware, Adaptive Wearable Computers as Remote Interfaces to Intelligent Environments Gerd Kortuem, Zary Segall, Martin Bauer A Wearable Collaborative System with Remote Sensing Martin Bauer, Timo Heimer, Gerd Kortuem, Zary Segall Augmentable Reality: Situated Communication through Digital and Physical Spaces Jun Rekimoto, Yuji Ayatsuka, Kazuteru Hayashi A Wearable Spatial Conferencing Space M. Billinghurst, J. Bowskill, M. Jessop, J. Morphett Adding Generic Contextual Capabilities to Wearable Computers Jason Pascoe Dealing with Speed and Robustness Issues for Video-Based Registration Li-Te Cheng, John Robinson Design for Wearability Francine Gemperle, Chris Kasabach, John Stivoric, Richard Martin Personal Imaging Systems for long-term use in wearable tetherless computer-mediated reality Steve Mann Parasitic Power Harvesting in Shoes John Kymissis, Clyde Kendall, Joseph Paradiso, Neil Gershenfeld, Speaking and Listening on the Run: Design for Wearable Audio Computing Nitin Sawhney, Chris Schmandt StartleCam: A Cybernetic Wearable Camera J. Healey, R. W. Picard Visual Context Sensing in Wearable Computing Thad Starner, Bernt Schiele, Alex Pentland Development of a Commercially Successful Wearable Data Collection System Steven Ferrero, Margaret Hetfield, Mark Krichever, Alan Quinn, Robert Stein A Heat Dissipation Tutorial for Wearable Computers Thad Starner Handheld and Bodyworn Graphical Displays Steven A. Lewis, Gary D. Havey, Brian Hanzal POSTERS In addition to the presented papers, there will be poster session for other ongoing work in the field. Posters will be presented for: Extracting Context from Environmental Audio Brian Clarkson, Alex Pentland Dynamic Connection of Wearable Computers to Companion Devices Using Near-Field Radio Devices Phillip Neaves, James Bedford-Roberts A Novel Method for Bend and Force Sensing on a Wearable Computer Aaron Toney, M. Billinghurst A Wearable Computer for Bridge Inspectors James H. Garret, Jr., Daniel P. Siewiorek, Asim Smailagic Bioelectric Control of a Two Dimensional Pointer Robert Rosenberg A Wearable Haptic Navigation Guidance System Sevgi Ertan, Clare Lee, Abby Willets, Hong Tan, Sandy Pentland The People Sensor: A Mobility Aid for the Visually Impaired Sunita Ram, Jennie Sharf A Wear-Comp System w/Augmented Reality to Supp Terrestrial Navigation Bruce Thomas, Victor Demczuk, Wayne Piekarski, David Hepworth, Bernard Gunther An Adaptive Multimodal Interface For Wireless Applications Jie Yang, William Holtz, Markus Baur, Minh Tue Vol Physical Limits of Portable Power Storage Michael Patrick Johnson REGISTRATION Advance registration instructions are available on the ISWC web pages, http://iswc.gatech.edu/ After September 28 only on-site registration will be possible. ACCOMMODATIONS: The conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA at the Sheraton at Station Square. Sheraton at Station Square 7 Station Square Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Tel: (412) 261-2000 or (800) 255-7488 Fax: (412) 261-2932 Make your room reservation before Friday, September 25th, 1998. When you call, be sure to mention that you want the room rate for the "International Symposium on Wearable Computers." You should get the following rates at the Shearaton: $118 single $128 Double $143 Triple $158 Quad. Here is an interactive map with driving directions is available from our WWW site: http://iswc.gatech.edu EXHIBITIONS We invite you to exhibit your products, services, or research projects during the conference. Exhibitions will be available continuously in a room (or rooms) near the meeting room. Exhibitors will show their products and distribute promotional literature to interested conference attendees. If you are interested in being an exhibitor, please contact: Asim Smailagic Smailagic@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu Engineering Design Research Center Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 412-268-7863 Fax: 412-268-5229 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... please contact our General Chair: Alex Pentland sandy@media.mit.edu MIT Media Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology 20 Ames St Cambridge, Ma 02139 Telephone: (617) 253-0369 Fax: (617) 253-8874 ISWC COMMITTEE CHAIRS Program chair: Randy Pausch School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 pausch@cs.cmu.edu 412/268-3579 Local arrangements/Press chair: Tom Martin tlm@isis.cs.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon Univesity 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/268-6480 Publicity co-chairs: Chris Thompson jt34@prism.gatech.edu Georgia Tech Research Institute Intelligent Machines Branch (IMB) MARC Bluilding Room 341 Atlanta, GA 30332-0823 404-894-6143 Larry Najjar Georgia Institute of Technology gt4708d@prism.gatech.edu Our World Wide Web page is http://iswc.gatech.edu/ Third Day Event: A Glimpse Into the Future at Carnegie Mellon -------------------------------------------------------------- The future is only one bridge and 16 blocks away! You are invited to interact with tomorrow's information technology during a special day hosted by Al (as in Albert Einstein) on the Carnegie Mellon campus. A wide variety of activities and demonstration will be included, such as: An interactive real time interview with virtual Albert Einstein A museum tour guided by a mobile, articulate robot docent at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Conversations in foreign languages using real-time language translation Singing with a computer orchestra that follows your every lead change in real time Searching for information contained in CNN Newsbroadcasts of the Digital Library using oral, natural language inquiries Autonomous vehicles on land and in the air Experiencing and becoming prt of Virtual Worlds, including Spider Man climbing downtown Pittsburgh Skyscrapers Exploring over a half dozen Wearable Computers in applications from highway bridges to airplanes and many more virtual and mechanical entities (both on the ground and in the air). Details will be posted on the conference web sites as the program is finalized. Transportation will be provided from ISWC on Wednesday morning, 21 October 98, with busses to the airport at the close of activities.