NGMAST 2008 (FMN08, WMS08, NGNOPS08)

Tentative Programme Template (updated on 1 August 08)

(Please note the change of programme on the afternoon of 18^th Sept.)

For detailed Sessions click here (NGMAST’08, FMN’08, WMS’08, NGNOPS’08)

Tuesday 16 September 2008
14:00 – 18:00	Registration
14:30 - 17:30	NGMAST 2008 Tutorial IP-Oriented QoS in the Next Generation Networks: application to wireless networks Professor Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute-Alsace, France
18:00 - 19:00	Welcome Reception

Wednesday 17 September 2008
8:30 - 12:00	Registration
9:00 – 9:10	Opening Session
9:10 – 10:00	Keynote Talk 1 Mobile Computing 2015 – Law of Large Numbers Dr. Henry Tirri VP, Head of System Research, Nokia Research Centre
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30	NGMAST Session A1 Support Mechanisms for NGN Service Platforms IMS Enhancements		NGMAST Session B1 Applications and Service Platforms M-learning	NGMAST Session C1 Enhanced Technologies in NGN WiMax and Beyond	FMN Session 1 Multimedia in wired and wireless networks	NGNOPS Session 1
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch in the main Foyer (Exhibition)
14:00 - 14:50	Keynote Talk 2 Convergence of Man and Machine Processes in the Emerging Internet Professor Imrich Chlamtac President of CREATE-NET,  Honorary Bruno Kessler Professor at the University of Trento, Italy
14:50 - 15:20	Coffee Break
15:20 - 17:30	NGMAST Session A2 Support Mechanisms for NGN Service Platforms Services Platforms beyond IMS	NGMAST Session B2 Applications and Service Platforms M Commerce		NGMAST Session C2 Enhanced Technologies in NGN Propagation and Antennas	FMN Session 2 Quality of service management in multimedia networks	NGNOPS Session 2
18:30 – 20:00	Civic Reception by The Lord Mayor of Cardiff At the Marble Hall of the Historic City Hall

Thursday 18 September 2008
9:10 – 10:00	Keynote Talk 3 Understanding the convergence jungle: putting the buzzwords NGN, IMS, SDP, and SOA into the right context Professor Dr. Thomas Magedanz Professor, TU Berlin and Director, NGNI, Fokus, Germany					FMN’08 Keynote Challenges in Content Networking Dr. Andreas Mauthe Lancaster University	WMS’08 Invited Talk Cognitive Spectrum and its Security Issues S. Arkoulis; L. Katatzopoulos; C. Delakouridis, G Marias (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30	NGMAST Session A3 Support Mechanisms for NGN Service Platforms QoS mechanisms in NGN	NGMAST Session B3 Applications and Service Platforms Sharing Content, Accessing Content		NGMAST Session C3 Enhanced Technologies in NGN Ad-hoc networks		FMN Session 3 Quality of experience management	WMS Session 1 Security Applications in Mobile Networks
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch in the Zen Room (4^th Floor)
14:00 – 16:00	NGMAST Session A4 Support Mechanisms for NGN Service Platforms Services in Cellular Networks	NGMAST Session B4 Applications and Service Platforms Peer-to-Peer/energy consumption	NGMAST Session C4 Enhanced Technologies in NGN Location Techniques		FMN Session 4 Multimedia in peer-to-peer networks		WMS Session 2 Foundations of Security in Wireless & Mobile  Networks
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:30	Expert Panel Service Platforms: From the Killer Application to the Killer Environment
19:30 - 23:00	Gala Dinner – Welsh Banquet – Cardiff Castle

Friday 19 September 2008
9:10 – 10:00	Keynote Talk 4 Real Life experiences in the Mobile Value-Added Services Dr. George Kontopidis CTO, NMS Communications, USA
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30	NGMAST Session A5 Support Mechanisms for NGN Service Platforms Mobility in NGN