VECIMS 2005

18-20 JULY 2005

Technical Program (updated July 14th, 2005)

 

 

18 July 2005

Monday

19 July 2005

Tuesday

20 July 2005

Wednesday

08:30 –  09:00 AM

Opening Session

 

 

09:00 – 11:00 AM

Session 1

Session 5

Session 8

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Session 2

Session 6

 

1:00-2:00 PM

Lunch

Lunch

 

2:00-4:00 PM

Session 3

Session 7

 

4:00-4:30 PM

Coffee break

Coffee break

 

4:30-6:00 PM

Session 4

 

 

 

July 18, 2005 – Monday

Opening Session

 

Session 1: Virtual Instrumentation

Session Chair: Stella Clarke, Technische Universität München, Germany

VE5027             A dsPic-based Measurement System Extracting a New Power Quality Index in the Event of Voltage Sag Occurrences

  ITALY                                  Claudio De Capua                    University "Mediterranea" di Reggio Calabria

  ITALY                                  Stefano De Falco                    University Federico II of Naples

  ITALY                                  Annalisa Liccardo                   Università di Napoli Federico II

  ITALY                                  Emilia Romeo                          University "Mediterranea" of Reggio Calabria

 

VE5028             A Low Cost Embedded Web Service for Measurements on Power Systems 

  ITALY                                  G. Bucci                               University of L’Aquila

  ITALY                                  F. Ciancetta                           University of L’Aquila

  ITALY                                  E. Fiorucci                             University of L’Aquila

  ITALY                                  Daniele Gallo                          Second University of Naples

  ITALY                                  Carmine Landi                        Second University of Naples

VE5029             Distributed Laboratory for Metrological Confirmation of Power Quality Instruments

  ITALY                                  B. D’Apice                             Seconda Università di Napoli II

  ITALY                                  D. Gallo                                Seconda Università di Napoli II

  ITALY                                  C. Landi                               Seconda Università di Napoli II

  ITALY                                  N. Rignano                            Seconda Università di Napoli II

VE5031             A Virtual Instrument for Estimation of Optimal Calibration Intervals by a Decision Reliability Approach

  ITALY                                  Claudio De Capua                    University "Mediterranea" di Reggio Calabria

  ITALY                                  Stefano De Falco                    University Federico II of Naples

  ITALY                                  Annalisa Liccardo                   Università di Napoli Federico II

  ITALY                                  Rosario Morello                       University "Mediterranea" of Reggio Calabria

 

Session 2:  Telepresence

Session Chair: Anna Cysewska-Sobusiak, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

VE5012             A Virtual Scenario to Test the Influence of an International Network and Simulated Inertia on Telepresence Performance

  GERMANY                             Stella Clarke                          Technische Universität München

  GERMANY                             Franziska K. B. Freyberger         University of the Armed Forces

  GERMANY                             Helena Pongrac                      University of the Armed Forces

  GERMANY                             Michael F. Zaeh                      Technische Universität München

VE5030             A 3D Virtual Immersive Laboratory for Distributed Telemeasuremnt

  ITALY                                  Raffaele Soloperto                   University of Bologna

  ITALY                                  Alberto Roversi                      University of Bologna

  ITALY                                  Andrea Conti                          University of Bologna

  ITALY                                  Davide Dardari                        University of Bologna

  ITALY                                  Oreste Andrisano                    University of Bologna

VE5035             Adaptive Haptic-Based Environment through Context- Awareness

  CANADA                              Abdulmotaleb El Saddik             University of Ottawa

  CANADA                              Mauricio Orozco                     University of Ottawa

  CANADA                              Ismail Shakra                         University of Ottawa

 

 

Session 3: Applications

Session Chair: Antonio Pietrosanto, University of Salerno, Italy

VE5002             ICT in Instrumentation and Measurement - the Publishing Side

  POLAND                               Remigiusz J. Rak                     Warsaw University of Technology

VE5025             SVM-Based Approach for Instrument Fault Accommodation in Automotive

  ITALY                                  Giovanni Betta                        University of Cassino

  ITALY                                  Domenico Capriglione               University of Cassino

  ITALY                                  Mario Molinara                        University of Cassino

VE5026             Experimenting with a Robotic System for Localizing Magnetic Field Sources

  ITALY                                  Giulio Fontana                        Politecnico di Milano

  ITALY                                  Vincenzo Caglioti                    Politecnico di Milano

  ITALY                                  Francesco Amigoni                  Politecnico di Milano

  ITALY                                  S. Cadonici                            Politecnico di Milano

VE5034             Breaking Nyquist Criteria Using Alias Frequencies 

  ROMANIA                              Codrin Donciu                        “Gh. Asachi” University of Iasi

  ROMANIA                              Cristina Temneanu                     “Gh. Asachi” University of Iasi

  ROMANIA                                       Romeo Ciobanu                               Gh. Asachi” University of Iasi

 

Session 4: Distributed Virtual Environments

Session Chair: Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of Ottawa, Canada

VE5017             Exploring the Role of Perceived Ease of Use in Web-based Information System Usage

  UK                                      Maryam Aziz                         Brunel University

  UK                                      Robert D. Macredie                  Brunel University

VE5024             Balancing Computational and Transmission Power Consumption in Wireless Image Sensor Networks

  ITALY                                  Marcello Marano                     University of Salerno

  ITALY                                  Vincenzo Paciello                    University of Salerno

  ITALY                                  Antonio Pietrosanto                  University of Salerno

  ITALY                                  Luigi Ferrigno                         University of Cassino

VE5033             A Data Filtered Schema to Support Synchronization in Large-Scale Distributed and Collaborative Virtual Environments

  CANADA                                        A. Boukerche                                 University of Ottawa

  CANADA                                        R.B. Araujo                                    University of Ottawa

 

July 19, 2005 – Tuesday

Session 5:   Visual Models

Session Chair: Ramiro Velázquez, Laboratoire de Robotique de Paris, France

VE5014             Noise-Resistive 3D Shape Modeling for Virtual Heritage Applications

  JAPAN                                 Junta Doi                              Chiba Institute of Technology

  JAPAN                                 Wataru Sato                          Chiba Institute of Technology

VE5019             A Mathematical Model of Color Harmony for Generating Color Schemes for Computer Interfaces

  NEW ZEALAND                       Paul Lyons                            Massey University

  NEW ZEALAND                       Giovanni Moretti                      Massey University

VE5022             Evaluation of the Uncertainty of Geometrical Features Extracted from Images

  ITALY                                  Rosario Anchini                      DIIIE

  ITALY                                  Alfredo Paolillo                       University of Salerno

  ITALY                                  Consolatina Liguori                  University of Salerno

VE5032             Face Pose Estimation Based on 3D Detection of Pupils and Nostrils

  JAPAN                                 Yoshinobu Ebisawa                 Shizouka University at Hamamatsu

  JAPAN                                 Yuji Nurikabe                         Shizouka University at Hamamatsu

 


Session 6: Audio Interfaces

Session Chair: Consolatina Liguori, University of Salerno, Italy

VE5016             Accent Adaptation in Speech User Interface

  CANADA                              Mohammad Tanabian                Carleton University

  CANADA                              Rafik A. Goubran                    Carleton University

VE5018             Improving Spatial Perception Through Sound Field Simulation in VR

  BRAZIL                                João Antônio Zuffo                  University of Sao Paulo

  BRAZIL                                Marcelo Knorich Zuffo              Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo

  BRAZIL                                Regis Rossi Alves Faria            Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo

VE5021             3D Sound Intensity Measurements: Accuracy Enhancements with Virtual Instrument Based

                            Technology

  ITALY                                  Giovanni Moschioni                  Politecnico di Milano

  ITALY                                  Marco Tarabini                       Politecnico di Milano

 

Session 7:  Virtual Environment Interfaces

Session Chair: Giovanni Moschioni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

VE5004             Utilization of Human-Computer Interaction in Wireless Transmission of Arterial Pulse Waveforms

  POLAND                               Anna Cysewska-Sobusiak         Poznan University of Technology

  POLAND                               A. Hulewicz                          Poznan University of Technology

  POLAND                               Michal Boltrukiewicz                 Poznan University of Technology

VE5007             A Low-Cost Highly-Portable Tactile Display Based on Shape Memory Alloy Micro-Actuators

  FRANCE                               Moustapha Hafez                    CEA/LIST

  FRANCE                               Jérôme Szewczyk                   Laboratoire de Robotique de Paris

  FRANCE                               Ramiro Velázquez                   Laboratoire de Robotique de Paris

  FRANCE                               Edwige Pissaloux                    Laboratoire de Robotique de Paris

VE5023             Recognizing and Quantifying Human Movement Patterns through Haptic-based Applications

  CANADA                              Mauricio Orozco                     University of Ottawa

  CANADA                              Abdulmotaleb El Saddik             University of Ottawa

 

July 20, 2005 – Wednesday

Session 8: Models for Virtual Environment Interaction

Session Chair: Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of Ottawa, Canada

VE5009             Measurement of Quality of Service (QoS) for Peer-to-Peer Networks

  ITALY                                  Francesco Gianfelici                Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche

VE5010             Measurement and Modelling of Interactions between Virtual Environment and Components: a Theoretical Characterization

  ITALY                                 Francesco Gianfelici                 Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche

VE5036             Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Framework for Environment Monitoring Applications

  CANADA                              Rami Abielmona                      University of Ottawa

  CANADA                              Emil M. Petriu                          University of Ottawa

  CANADA                                        Thom Whalen                                 CRC Ottawa