SSTiC 2014: June 7, early registration deadline
*To be removed from our mailing list, please respond to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line* * 2014 TARRAGONA INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON TRENDS IN COMPUTING SSTiC 2014 Tarragona, Spain July 7-11, 2014 Organized by Rovira i Virgili University http://grammars.grlmc.com/sstic2014/ * --- Early registration deadline: June 7 --- * AIM: SSTiC 2014 is the second edition in a series started in 2013. For the previous event, see http://grammars.grlmc.com/SSTiC2013/ SSTiC 2014 will be a research training event mainly addressed to PhD students and PhD holders in the first steps of their academic career. It intends to update them about the most recent developments in the diverse branches of computer science and its neighbouring areas. To that purpose, renowned scholars will lecture and will be available for interaction with the audience. SSTiC 2014 will cover the whole spectrum of computer science through 6 keynote lectures and 22 six-hour courses dealing with some of the most lively topics in the field. The organizers share the idea that outstanding speakers will really attract the brightest students. ADDRESSED TO: Graduate students from around the world. There are no formal pre-requisites in terms of the academic degree the attendee must hold. However, since there will be several levels among the courses, reference may be made to specific knowledge background in the description of some of them. SSTiC 2014 is also appropriate for more senior people who want to keep themselves updated on developments in their own field or in other branches of computer science. They will surely find it fruitful to listen and discuss with scholars who are main references in computing nowadays. REGIME: In addition to keynotes, 3 parallel sessions will be held during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they will be willing to attend as well as to move from one to another. VENUE: SSTiC 2014 will take place in Tarragona, located 90 kms. to the south of Barcelona. The venue will be: Campus Catalunya Universitat Rovira i Virgili Av. Catalunya, 35 43002 Tarragona KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Larry S. Davis (U Maryland, College Park), A Historical Perspective of Computer Vision Models for Object Recognition and Scene Analysis David S. Johnson (Columbia U, New York), Open and Closed Problems in NP-Completeness George Karypis (U Minnesota, Twin Cities), Top-N Recommender Systems: Revisiting Item Neighborhood Methods Steffen Staab (U Koblenz), Explicit and Implicit Semantics: Two Sides of One Coin Philip Wadler (U Edinburgh), You and Your Research and The Elements of Style Ronald R. Yager (Iona C, New Rochelle), Social Modeling COURSES AND PROFESSORS: Divyakant Agrawal (Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha), [intermediate] Scalable Data Management in Enterprise and Cloud Computing Infrastructures Pierre Baldi (U California, Irvine), [intermediate] Big Data Informatics Challenges and Opportunities in the Life Sciences Rajkumar Buyya (U Melbourne), [intermediate] Cloud Computing John M. Carroll (Pennsylvania State U, University Park), [introductory] Usability Engineering and Scenario-based Design Kwang-Ting (Tim) Cheng (U California, Santa Barbara), [introductory/intermediate] Smartphones: Hardware Platform, Software Development, and Emerging Apps Amr El Abbadi (U California, Santa Barbara), [introductory] The Distributed Foundations of Data Management in the Cloud Richard M. Fujimoto (Georgia Tech, Atlanta), [introductory] Parallel and Distributed Simulation Mark Guzdial (Georgia Tech, Atlanta), [introductory] Computing Education Research: What We Know about Learning and Teaching Computer Science David S. Johnson (Columbia U, New York), [introductory] The Traveling Salesman Problem in Theory and Practice George Karypis (U Minnesota, Twin Cities), [intermediate] Programming Models/Frameworks for Parallel & Distributed Computing Aggelos K. Katsaggelos (Northwestern U, Evanston), [intermediate] Optimization Techniques for Sparse/Low-rank Recovery Problems in Image Processing and Machine Learning Arie E. Kaufman (U Stony Brook), [intermediate/advanced] Visualization Carl Lagoze (U Michigan, Ann Arbor), [introductory] Curation of Big Data Dinesh Manocha (U North Carolina, Chapel Hill), [introductory/intermediate] Robot Motion Planning Bijan Parsia (U Manchester), [introductory] The Empirical Mindset in Computer Science Charles E. Perkins (FutureWei Technologies, Santa Clara), [intermediate] Beyond LTE: the Evolution of 4G Networks and the Need for Higher Performance Handover System Designs Robert Sargent (Syracuse U), [introductory] Validation of Models Steffen Staab (U Koblenz), [intermediate] Programming the Semantic Web Mike Thelwall (U Wolverhampton), [intr
Re: Quantum Superposition and Democracy
Hello Milton and Michael, I agree with what both of you have said. There is a lot of similarity in the concepts. Superposition can be seen as a statistical metaphor for fairness and equality. I would be thrilled to leave it at that, but I doubt the true believers in the high-frequency News Cycle will leave it at that. The rewards are very high. However, they have assumed the existance of a quantum tunnel through and past Bell's Theorem. The Rule of Law does not require this dodgy assumption Classical Mechanics are enough, as Michael pointed out. Because of Agency resource procurement and disbursment entanglements, day to day workings of a bureaucracy do not either. Bell's Theorem does not threaten the legitimacy of organizations (including governments) on the one hand, nor should it be taken as proof that social inequality originates in either Classical Mechanics or Quantum Mechanics on the other. --Gannon On Fri, 5/30/14, ProjectParadigm-ICT-Program wrote: Subject: Re: Quantum Superposition and Democracy To: "Michael Brunnbauer" , "Gannon Dick" Cc: "public-lod@w3.org" Date: Friday, May 30, 2014, 8:01 PM It is funny that you should mention eGovernance in relation to quantum superposition. I would like to venture the hypothesis that corruption, i.e. the lack of integrity, governance and rule of law shows a lot of similarity in terms of quantum entanglement and Bell's theorem for the paired actors and paired processes involved. Milton Ponson GSM: +297 747 8280 PO Box 1154, Oranjestad Aruba, Dutch Caribbean Project Paradigm: A structured approach to bringing the tools for sustainable development to all stakeholders worldwide by creating ICT tools for NGOs worldwide and: providing online access to web sites and repositories of data and information for sustainable development This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. On Friday, May 30, 2014 7:03 PM, Michael Brunnbauer wrote: Hello Gannon, On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 02:50:47PM -0700, Gannon Dick wrote: > Dutch researchers announced yesterday they had succeeded in "reliably" transmitting information between quantum bits separated by 3 meters. This relies on Quantum Superposition, what Einstein called ???spooky action at a distance.??? (he liked things more classical). From what I can find with Google, I guess that either the press has failed *miserably* on QM one more time or that Ronald Hanson is a quack. Quantum entanglement has been demonstrated decades ago - refuting Einsteins view on QM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bells_Theorem Most physicist assume that faster than light communication (non-localism) is not possible and prefer non-realism instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light#Quantum_mechanics Note that "Quantum information" is not the same as "information". If Ronald Hanson had proven non-localism, there would be a turmoil in the scientific community that I do not see reflected in the Web. > For the Web this is exciting news Non-localism would be exciting news for the Web? Aha. > Truth is that separate agencies of government acting autonomously are "The Government" in aggregate and use the principle of superposition on a regular basis. It is also called The Rule of Law. Please do next year what we tell you this year (to do next year) - eat, drink, be merry, land on Mars and oh, pay taxes. This can be perfectly explained with classical physics - no QM necessary. > Naturally a Strategy Markup Language (StratML) needs the tools to see several steps ahead. > This form generates a StratML Performance Plan template for various common time frames in use in the Public and Private Sectors. > http://www.rustprivacy.org/2014/balance/gts/StratML-GTS.html The centrifugal force in this bend must be enormous. Regards, Michael Brunnbauer -- ++ Michael Brunnbauer ++ netEstate GmbH ++ Geisenhausener Straße 11a ++ 81379 München ++ Tel +49 89 32 19 77 80 ++ Fax +49 89 32 19 77 89 ++ E-Mail bru...@netestate.de ++ http://www.netestate.de/ ++ ++ Sitz: München, HRB Nr.142452 (Handelsregister B München) ++ USt-IdNr. DE221033342 ++ Geschäftsführer: Michael Brunnbauer, Franz Brunnbauer ++ Prokurist: Dipl. Kfm. (Univ.) Markus Hendel
Call for Submissions: International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2014)!
Apologies for cross-postings. Please send it to interested colleagues and students. Thanks! CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, PAPERS, WORKSHOPS and TUTORIALS! ** International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2014) Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter 10-12 November, 2014 London Heathrow Marriott Hotel www.i-society.eu * The i-Society 2014 is Technical Co-Sponsored by UK/RI Computer Chapter. The i-Society is a global knowledge-enriched collaborative effort that has its roots from both academia and industry. The conference covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to information society, which includes technical and non-technical research areas. The mission of i-Society 2014 conference is to provide opportunities for collaboration of professionals and researchers to share existing and generate new knowledge in the field of information society. The conference encapsulates the concept of interdisciplinary science that studies the societal and technological dimensions of knowledge evolution in digital society. The i-Society bridges the gap between academia and industry with regards to research collaboration and awareness of current development in secure information management in the digital society. The topics in i-Society 2014 include but are not confined to the following areas: *New enabling technologies - Internet technologies - Wireless applications - Mobile Applications - Multimedia Applications - Protocols and Standards - Ubiquitous Computing - Virtual Reality - Human Computer Interaction - Geographic information systems - e-Manufacturing *Intelligent data management - Intelligent Agents - Intelligent Systems - Intelligent Organisations - Content Development - Data Mining - e-Publishing and Digital Libraries - Information Search and Retrieval - Knowledge Management - e-Intelligence - Knowledge networks *Secure Technologies - Internet security - Web services and performance - Secure transactions - Cryptography - Payment systems - Secure Protocols - e-Privacy - e-Trust - e-Risk - Cyber law - Forensics - Information assurance - Mobile social networks - Peer-to-peer social networks - Sensor networks and social sensing *e-Learning - Collaborative Learning - Curriculum Content Design and Development - Delivery Systems and Environments - Educational Systems Design - e-Learning Organisational Issues - Evaluation and Assessment - Virtual Learning Environments and Issues - Web-based Learning Communities - e-Learning Tools - e-Education *e-Society - Global Trends - Social Inclusion - Intellectual Property Rights - Social Infonomics - Computer-Mediated Communication - Social and Organisational Aspects - Globalisation and developmental IT - Social Software *e-Health - Data Security Issues - e-Health Policy and Practice - e-Healthcare Strategies and Provision - Medical Research Ethics - Patient Privacy and Confidentiality - e-Medicine *e-Governance - Democracy and the Citizen - e-Administration - Policy Issues - Virtual Communities *e-Business - Digital Economies - Knowledge economy - eProcurement - National and International Economies - e-Business Ontologies and Models - Digital Goods and Services - e-Commerce Application Fields - e-Commerce Economics - e-Commerce Services - Electronic Service Delivery - e-Marketing - Online Auctions and Technologies - Virtual Organisations - Teleworking - Applied e-Business - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) *e-Art - Legal Issues - Patents - Enabling technologies and tools *e-Science - Natural sciences in digital society - Biometrics - Bioinformatics - Collaborative research *Industrial developments - Trends in learning - Applied research - Cutting-edge technologies * Research in progress - Ongoing research from undergraduates, graduates/postgraduates and professionals Important Dates: Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date: June 30, 2014 Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Submission Date August 01, 2014 Proposal for Workshops: June 30, 2014 Notification of Workshop Acceptance/Rejection: July 10, 2014 Notification of Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Acceptance/Rejection: July 17, 2014 Notification of Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Acceptance/Rejection: August 15, 2014 Camera Ready Paper Due: October 01, 20124 Participant(s) Registration (Open): May 01, 2014 Early Bird Registration Deadline: September 01, 2014 Late Bird Registration Deadline (Authors only): September 02 to October 15, 2014 Late Bird Registration Deadline (Participants only): September 02 to November 03, 2014 Conference Dates: November 10-12, 2014 For more details, please visit www.i-society.eu
