Programme

Registration

09.30 – 12.00

Lunch

12.00 – 13.00

Welcome Speeches   

Professor Diane Meehan, Dean - Faculty of Technology and Environment

Dr Pilar Sepulveda, Associate Programme Manager – EPSRC . Download Presentation ( Microsoft Powerpoint 800Kb)

13.00 – 13.30

Keynote Speech (Session Chair – Professor David Hutchison, Lancaster U)

Dr Mark Butler, Research Scientist, HP Labs"What's in the garage: Inventing for the new HP"

13.45 – 14.45

Session 1A – Application I (Session Chair - Dr Stewart Bryant, Cisco ) Upper Theatre

15.00 – 16.40

·   Maximizing the Information Storage in Advanced Multimedia Recording System using Intelligent Fuzzy Agent Scheme (N Abouzakhar,G Manson, M Abuitbel, D King, Sheffield) (6)

·   Generating C++ Adaptable Components for a SOPC Target from an XML Specification (I McRitchie, Queen’s Belfast) (7)

·   A Content Update Model for Peer-to-Peer Storage Systems (M Palomino, Cambridge) (20)

·   A Hybrid Agent-Based Architecture for Network Resource Management (K Shoop, J Bigham, Queen Mary) (34)

·   Video Coding with Virtual Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Tree (E Khan, M Ghanbari, Essex) (36)

Session 1B – QoS (Session Chair - Dr. Chris Edwards, Lancaster U)   Lower Theatre                         

·   Distributed Routing Algorithm Based on Fano's Method (S Sinha Deb, M E Woodward, Bradford) (11)

·   Non-intrusive Measurement for QoS inference (C M Leung, J A Schormans, QMW) (26)

·   Measurement Flow Admission Control for Supporting Guaranteed Services in Class Based Queuing (A Maqousi, F Ball, Oxford Brookes) (27)

·   Traffic Smoothing and Routing for Enhanced Support of QoS (C Bewick, R Pereira, M Merabti, LJMU) (62)

·   Intelligent Active Routing For Supporting QoS Demands (A R Mohamed Tasir, N Linge, Salford) (62)

Session 1C – Wireless I (Session Chair -Professor Nigel Linge, Salford U)

·   Introducing Smart Antennas for Archiving Networks in Broadcasting Studios (K M Nasr, F Costen, S Barton, Manchester) (1)

·   Application of Wavelet Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Signal Detection in Optical Wireless Communications (R J Dickenson, Z Ghassemlooy, Sheffield Hallam) (8)

·   Using Active Functionality to Provide Location Dependent Advertisement Insertion within 3G Networks (L Dorrell, D J Parish, Loughborough) (14)

·   Capacity Analysis and Call Admission Control Algorithm for UMTS Systems (A Zreikat, K Al-Begain, Bradford) (19)

·   A Framework for Heuristic-based Optimisation of Frequency Hop Set Design (R Gaywood, S Hurley, R M Whitaker, G Wyman, Cardiff) (25)

Coffee Break

16.40 – 17.00

Session 2A – Application II (Session Chair -   Dr Chris Phillips, QMUL) Upper Theatre

17.00 – 18.40

·   Automated Markets: Intermediation and Market Making (R Zaidi, R Bourne, C Phillips, Queen Mary) (49)

·   Supporting Groups in a Ubiquitous Environment (D Day, D Shrimpton, G Waters, Kent) (40)

·   The Development of a Methodology for the Creation of Interactive Virtual Theatre (D Paget, A Watson, M Carey, Sunderland) (42)

·   Reconfigurable Hardware Synthesis for Parallel Cyclic Coding Algorithms (I Damaj, A Abdallah, South Bank) (43)

·   The Re-Purposing of Archive Television Programmes  for Application within Interactive Television Broadcasting (M Carey, A Watson, D Paget, Sunderland) (45)

Session 2B – Wireless II (Session Chair  – Dr Andy Scott, Lancaster U) Lower Theatre

·   Site Selection Optimisation for Cell Planning: An Initial Investigation (K Oliver, S Allen, S Hurley, Cardiff) (28)

·   Planning Multiple Services in BFWA Networks (A Wade, S Allen, K Craig, S Hurley, R Taplin, Cardiff) (30)

·   Toward an Efficient Solution for Dynamic Ad Hoc Network Interoperability (D Prince, A Scott, W Shepherd, Lancaster) (37)

·   Mobile IPv6 in 3G Wireless Networks (J Denney, N Race, Lancaster) (41)

·   Hybrid Ad-Hoc/Cellular Networking (R Agyare-Kwabi , C Phillips, Queen Mary) (46)

Session 2C – Protocols (Session Chair -Dr David Parish, Loughborough U) Room 308 (JPBdg)

·   ON/OFF Pareto Distributed Source At Burse Level: A Study of Fast Simulation Methods for Packet Networks (S H S Ariffin, J A Schormans, Queen Mary) (29)

·   Implications of Fragmentation and Reassembly by the Adaption Layer (A Ang Eng Soon, G Fairhurst, Aberdeen) (24)

·   Connectivity in the Internet Topology (S Zhou, R Mondragon, Queen Mary) (18)

·   A Selective-ARQ Scheme for Improved TCP and UDP Performance Over Wireless Networks (L Zhao, C Ladas, R M Edwards, Sheffield) (33)

·   An Overview of Gnutella Optimisation Techniques (N  Blundell, L Mathy, Lancaster) (52)

Conference Dinner – Liverpool Football Club, Anfield

19.15 prompt

Session 3A -  Security (Session Chair -    Dr Mike Fisher, BT Exact) Upper Theatre

9.00 – 10.20

·    Detecting Fraudulent Use in Packet Based Communication Networks (D J Parish, A Larkum, Loughborough) (2)

·    Fair and Non-Repudiable E-Commerce in Distributed Networks (A Nenadic, N Zhang, Manchester) (16)

·    Implementation of Quorum Systems to Increase Network Security (A Al Shahri, D Smith, J Irvine, Strathclyde) (38)

·    VPN Architecture Planning on IP networking (T Hung, K Wang, M Merabti, R Pereira, LJMU) (64)

Session 3B –Networking I (Session Chair -  Professor Demetres Kouvatsos, Bradford U) Lower Theatre

·   One-to-All Broadcasting Scheme for Weighted Interconnection Networks with Arbitrary Topology(D D Kouvatsos, I M Mkwawa, Bradford) (65)

·   Modelling Channel Assignment for Cellular Mobile Communication Systems (C Fowler, S Hurley, R Whitaker, Cardiff) (21)

·   Performance Evaluation of Network Management Operations (I Adhicandra, C Pattinson, Leeds Metropolitan) (31)

·   All-Optical Packet Buffering for OTDM Networks (A Als, Z Ghassemlooy, G Swift, P Ball, J Chi, Sheffield Hallam) (48)

Session 3C – Routing (Session Chair -     Dr Colin Allison, St Andrews U) Room 308 (J P Building)

·   Mobile Ad Hoc on Demand Data Delivery Routing Protocol (H Bakht, M Merabti, B Askwith, LJMU) (74)

·   Unordered Partitioning for An Optimal Clustering of Nodes in PNNI Routing Protocols (M Al-Fawaz, M E Woodward, Bradford) (17)

·   Visualisation of TCP Behaviour (P Lindsay, A Ruddle, C Allison, St Andrews) (32)

·   Scenario Driven Network Emulation (M Bateman, C Allison, A Ruddle, St Andrews) (57)

Coffee Break

10.20 – 10.50

Session 4A – Wireless III (Session Chair  – Dr Gorry Fairhurst, Aberdeen U) Upper Theatre

10.50 – 12.30

·    A Generic Wireless Bridge Protocol Architecture (O Abuelma’atti, M Merabti, B Askwith, LJMU) (73)

·    Optimisation of Security Mechanisms for Mobile Computing (E Sanchez, R Edwards, Sheffield) (22)

·    Mobile Agent-based m-commerce: Security analysis (O Bamasak, N Zhang, Manchester) (23)

·    Real Tournament: A Mobile IPv6 Context-Aware Game for Lancaster City Residents and Tourists (D McCaffery, K Mitchell, J Finney, Lancaster) (51)

·    A Performance Optimisation Index for GSM Cells (D D Kouvatsos, S Tantos, Bradford) (69)

Session 4B – Networking II(Session Chair -     Dr Colin Pattinson, LMU) Lower Theatre

·   Adaptive Optical Band-Pass Filter for Multiwavelength Optical Networks (M Mahmoud , Z Ghassemlooy, Sheffield Hallam) (5)

·   The Roles of Intelligent User Manager Agent for Controlling an Access to Network Resources (A Gani, N Abouzakhar, G Manson, Sheffield) (10)

·   Redressing Server Limitations in Network Service Delay (J Nicoll, A Ruddle, C Allison, St. Andrews) (35)

·   Tunable Dispersion Compensation Scheme for Optical Networks Based on Cross Correlation Detection (M Mahmoud, Z Ghassemlooy, Sheffield Hallam) (13)

·   Optimisation of IrLAP IrDA Protocol Including Processor Speed (P Chatzimisios, A C Boucouvalas, Bournemouth) (58)

Session 4C – Applications III (Session Chair Professor A Taleb-Bendiab, LJMU)

·    Multiple-Feature Video Segmentation: A Tool for New Multimedia Applications (R Piroddi, T Vlachos, Surrey) (39)

·    Off-Line Prefix Dictionary Compression Method (A S M Latiful Hoque, D R McGregor, Strathclyde) (3)

·    Automatic Computing: A Service-Oriented Framework to Support the Development and Management of Distributed Applications (E Grishikashvili, N Badr, D Reilly, M Allen, M Yu, Taleb-Bendiab, LJMU) (72)

·    An Integrated Active Network Approach to Intrusion Detection, Network Access Policy and Firewall Functionality (F El-Moussa, N Linge, Salford) (60)

·    Active Network Support for Distributed Virtual Environments (T Balikhina, F Ball, D Duce, Oxford Brookes) (67)

Lunch

12.30 – 13.30

Session 5A – Wireless IV (Session Chair – Dr Bob Askwith, LJMU) Upper Theatre

13.30 – 15.10

·   Diversity Technique For Smart Antennas Using Maximal Ratio Combining (H Sin Tan, J Thompson, Edinburgh) (9)

·   UMTS Rel5 and Circuit Switched Networks Interworking Issues (A Andreou, N Linge, Salford) (54)

·   Wireless Information View: An Approach to Building Smart Spaces (B Haworth, C Allison, St Andrews) (61)

·   Directional and Spatial Asymmetry in IrDA 4PPM Infrared Wireless Links with Third User Interference (P Barker, A C Boucouvalas, Bournemouth) (63)

·   Converging DVB-T and UMTS Mobile Service Requirements and User Interface Design (L Elgohari, A Lucas, K Krishnapilillai, L Zheng,  J Cosmas, L Cruickshank, T Itegaki, Brunel) (66)

Session 5B - Applications IV (Session Chair -   Dr Laurent Mathy, Lancaster U)

·   Multimedia Caching - An Overview (H Kara, C Edwards, N Race, Lancaster) (47)

·   Service Interaction in Home Networks: A Resource Centric Approach (M Wilson, E Magill, Stirling) (53)

·   Developing a Generalized System for Network-Aware Adaptable Applications (A M Abdul Rahman, N Linge, Salford) (55)

·   Graphical Service Description (N Richmond, Stirling) (56)

·   Context Aware Information Services for Mobile Workers (D Bates, N Linge, M Hope, Salford) (68)

Session 5C - Modelling (Session Chair -  Dr Frank Ball, Oxford Brookes U) Room 308

·   Polling Schemes for Gathering Management Information on TCP/IP Network using Simple Network Management Protocol (A S Albahanta, P J King, Heriot-Watt) (12)

·   MPEG-2 Transport as an IP Bearer (G Fairhurst, A Matthews, Aberdeen) (50)

·   An Investigation into Generalised Entropy Optimisation with Queueing System Applications (D D Kouvatsos, S A Assi, Bradford) (70)

·   Simulation of an all Optical Time Division Multiplexing Router Employing TOADs (R Ngah, Z Ghassemlooy, G Swift, T Ahmed, P Ball, Sheffield Hallam) (15)

·   Modelling Queueing Network Models with Blocking After Service using Maximal Entropy Methodology (K Smith, D D Kouvatsos, Bradford) (71)

Coffee Break

15.10 – 15.30

Discussion Panel (Session Chair – Professor David Hutchison, Lancaster U)

15.30 – 16.30