Program

Wednesday | November 1, 2006

1:00 pm | Introduction

Prof. Dr. Adam Wolisz
Telecommunication Networks Group, Institute for Telecommunication Systems, Technical University Berlin
Welcome Note: Introducing "Embedded WiSeNts" and Aim of the Workshop

Prof. Dr. Werner Rammert
Centre for Technology and Society, Technical University Berlin
Rationale and Organization of the Workshop

Dr. Marcelo Pias
Computer Laboratory, Digital Technology Group, University of Cambridge
Cooperating Objects and Wireless Sensors: The Impact of the Technical Visions on Society. A Framework for Discussion

2:00 pm | Panel 1: Grand Challenges. A Review of Recent Surveys

Prof. em. Dr. Albert Kündig
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and Member of TA-Swiss Steering Committee
Incapacitated Cyborgs? Approaches to the Systematic Assessment of Pervasive Computing

Prof. Dr. Lorenz Hilty
Department for Technology and Society, EMPA St. Gallen
Social and Environmental Aspects of Pervasive Computing

Prof. Dr. Ernst Andreas Hartmann
Head of Socio-Economic Section, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
Ubiquitous Computing - Developments and Impacts

3:30 pm | Coffee Break

4:00 pm | Panel 2: Governing Risk, Privacy and Trust in Cooperating Objects Environments

Dr. Martin Meints
Independent Center for Privacy Protection Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Technical Concepts of Ubiquitous Computing and Potential Legal Consequences

Stephan J. Engberg
Priway - Security in Context
Security and Dependability in a World of Ubiquitous Computing. From Identification to Context Adaptable Recognition

Dr. Ralf Lindner
Fraunhofer Institute for System and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe
Trust in a World of Ambient Intelligence

5:30 pm | End of Day I

7:30 pm | Workshop Dinner

Thursday | November 2, 2006

9:00 am | Panel 3: Assessing User Expectations and Anticipating Practices of Use

Somaya Ben Allouch
Department of Communication Science, University of Twente
Ambient Intelligence in Private Spaces. The Confrontation of Design and Use

Prof. Dr. Dorothea Kübler
Microeconomics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Technical University Berlin
Ubiquitous Computing and Economic Experiments - A Perspective

Dr. Matt Jones
Future Interaction Technology Lab, Department of Computer Science, Swansea University
Mobile Interaction Design

Prof. Dr. Dan Shapiro
Sociology Department , Lancaster University
Designing Ubiquitous Computing: Palpability and Participation

11:00 am | Brunch

12:00 am | Panel 4: Calibrating the Distribution of Agency in Human-Machine-Interaction

Prof. Dr. Werner Rammert
Center for Technology and Society, Technical University Berlin
Distributed Agency and Control in Socio-Technical Constellations: How to Balance the Cooperation between Humans and Objects?

Dr. Mireille Hildebrandt
Center for Law, Science, Technology and Society Studies, Free University Brussels
Distributed Agency and Legal Responsibility. Speculations about the Legal Implications of Autonomic Computing

PD Dr. Michael Decker
Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis, Karlsruhe
Autonomous Controlling of Sensors and Actors. Lessons learned from Human-Robot-Interaction

1:30 pm | Panel 5: Managing Complexity in Socio-Technical Networks of Cooperating Objects and Humans

Prof. Dr. Johannes Weyer
Sociology of Technology, Department for Economics and Social Science, University Dortmund
Managing Complexity. Risks and Challenges of Hybrid Systems

Dr. Leon Hempel
Center for Technology and Society, Technical University Berlin
Organizing (Visual) Surveillance: CCTV, Image Processing and Data Management in Public Transport

2:30 pm | Concluding Remarks and Final Discussion

3:30 pm | End of Day II