NUS Interactive Multimedia Laboratory

Mobility Conference 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT

ACM SIGGRAPH invites you to contribute to the first annual SIGGRAPH Asia conference. SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 seeks your participation as presenters and contributors for the following programmes:

Technical Papers

The SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Technical Papers Programme will continue the tradition of excellence in computer graphics and interactive techniques that SIGGRAPH is known for and extend this world-class experience to Asia. We invite submissions of high-quality papers that will set the standard in the field and stimulate future trends. Accepted papers will be presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 and published as a special issue of ACM Transactions on Graphics.

The deadline for submission to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Technical Papers Programme is 28 May 2008. Find out about the submission requirements and submit your work(s) now.

Art Gallery

The Art Gallery welcomes submissions of printed, interactive, and networked digital art in 2D, 3D, and 4D. The programme is especially (but not exclusively) encouraging artists to submit works that deal with transformations, fusions, intersections, and paradigm shifts from Asia. The Art Gallery will facilitate an encounter with, and exchange between, different fields to showcase "hybrid" works such as space art in zero gravity, text-literature visualisation, and ubiquitous sounds.

The deadline for submission to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Art Gallery is 20 June 2008. submit your work(s) now.

Computer Animation Festival

The Computer Animation Festival includes two main components:

1. The official Competition Programme, which is a juried selection of "the best of the best" amazing works that provide insight on current international trends in computer-generated animation.

2. A special Curated Programme will showcase remarkable films, from classics to experimental explorations of the latest technologies. This special programme of short subjects and features presents an intriguing collection of world-renowned animated works. Professionals, artists, filmmakers, and researchers from throughout the world are invited to participate.

Read about the submission requirements and submit your�work(s) for the Competition Programme by 20 June 2008.

Courses

The Courses Programme welcomes submissions that cover state-of-the-art techniques in computer graphics and interactive interfaces including (but not limited to) animation, computer-human interactivity, post-production, entertainment, gaming, rendering, scientific visualisation, virtual reality and programming hackery. We also welcome reports on recent industrial advances and tutorials on skills and techniques for artists.

Information about the submission requirements is available.

Submit your course proposal by 19 May 2008.

Educators Programme

The aim of the Educators Programme is to create an environment that supports innovation in the instruction of computer graphics and digital art. Support the evolving integration of art and technology as embraced by educators of all levels from early learning through higher education and industry in all sub-disciplines of the field. Share ideas concerning educational strategies as adopted in both industry and academia and help make learning a more satisfying, productive, and meaningful process.

The deadline for submission to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Educators Programme is 6 June 2008. Take note of the submission requirements and visit the submission website now for your proposal.

Emerging Technologies

This programme seeks creative and innovative projects in the fields of virtual and mixed reality, haptic interfaces, ubiquitous systems, digital tools, HD displays, robotics, and any other applications of new, exciting, and amazing technologies.

The deadline for submission to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Emerging Technologies is 20 June 2008. Find more information on how you can submit your work(s).

Sketches & Posters

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008?s Sketches & Posters will cover a broad spectrum of topics including digital art, design, science, and engineering. It encompasses ideas ranging from speculation to academic research, from industrial development and practical tools to behind-the-scenes explanations of commercial and artistic work. Whether you are toying with fuzzy what-if ideas, developing new techniques, or using existing ones in novel ways, we want to hear from you! Be a part of this exciting exchange of ideas and techniques!

Information about the submission requirements is available online. submit your work to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Sketches & Posters Programme by 12 July 2008.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 also offers several volunteer opportunities for students and professionals alike.

GraphicsNet

Support SIGGRAPH Asia in engineering and maintaining the high-performance network the conference and exhibition requires. Professionals and students are encouraged to apply.

International Resources

Be part of our English Review Team! The English Review Service helps submitters improve their written English. A team of native English-speaking volunteers will read the proposed description of works before the official submissions and provide suggestions to enhance the legibility of the text (not content).

Student Volunteers

You are a student and interested in computer graphics and interactive techniques? Join SIGGRAPH Asia 2008?s elite support team.

XSV: Ex-Student Volunteers

Exceptional former Student Volunteers who are professionals now are eligible to apply. Make the next step towards your future with SIGGRAPH.

Invitation to Exhibit

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 will be a very powerful magnet for everyone in the continent's vibrant computer graphics community. It promises to attract a talented cast of international artists, academics, engineers, innovators, researchers, developers, producers and providers of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Reserve your exhibit space before 30 April to enjoy a special rate!

For Further Information

Contact SIGGRAPH Asia 2008.

Raffles Junior College Roadshow 2008

Thurs, 27 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Our demo in conjuction with MXR Corporation was showcased on 24th March and 27th March during the Raffles JC Roadshow. It attracted many students from various levels who were eager to learn more about the technology and practicality of Mobile Computing and Media.

Mobility Conference 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT

In today?s fast expanding and dynamic marketplace, the emergence of mobility technologies has revolutionized our global village. The benefits of mobility are many folds. Mobile technologies made their headway by offering more flexibility to end-users and improve productivity, which many businesses have quickly adopted so as to gain and sustain a competitive edge. While mobility technologies and application are clearly becoming an essential integration into part and parcel of our daily life and business strategy, it is utmost important for professionals to stay relevant and equipped with up-to-date technical competencies, in order to meet the competitiveness of the global economy successfully.

The concept of this conference is dealing with the new challenges, deployment and strategies on next generation mobile systems, mobile devices and mobile networks in Asia. We aim to promote the understanding and interaction among players, and focus on the key areas in the value-chain necessary for the delivery of total mobile solutions. We also wish to make use of this platform to facilitate discussion and encourage the formulation and adoption of standards to enable rapid development and deployment of mobility solutions.

Mobility Conference 2008 to be held in Singapore

Dr Steven Zhou will be serving as technical chair in the coming Mobility Conference 2008.

You might be interested in the Technical Paper Submissions.

The proceedings are published by ACM and the acceptance ratio is ~33%. The top papers will be selected for publication in either of the following official journals:

Special Issue of Wireless Personal Communications on Cross-Layer Design for Future Generation Wireless Networks (SCIE)
Special Issue of the Computer Journal on Next Generation Networks (NGNs) (SCIE)
Special Issue of the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing on Next Generation Mobility Management (SCIE)
Special Issue: International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems (IJAACS)

For more details, please read below or visit www.mobilityconference.org

Workshops (9 September 2008)

IPv6 Workshop
Cross Layer Design Workshop
Sensor, Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks Workshop
Wireless Technologies for Smart Home Workshop
MobiWorld 2008
WiMAX Integration in NGN Workshop
International Workshop on Performance and Analysis of Wireless Networks

All paper submissions are peer reviewed by the members of the technical program committee. Only accepted and paid papers will be indexed in ACM Digital Library. Accepted work must be presented by one of the authors. Non presented papers will not be indexed. Your topics are listed below:

Mobile Computing
Mobile Applications
Mobile Internet; m-Business: m-office, m-commerce, m-payment, m-banking
Mobile System Platforms, Mobile OS, User Interface and Mobile Devices
Wireless and Mobile Networks: Wireless Personal Area Networking; Wireless Home LAN; Wi-Fi; WLAN
3G/4G/UMTS/IMT2000
UWB/Bluetooth
Mobile Security: Access; Data; Device security
Location Based Services
Resource Management
Mobile Agents
Wireless Communications Technology
Mobile System Performance
Standards and Interoperability
Mobility Management
HCI and Multi-modal Interaction with Mobile Devices
Machine-to-Machine Communications
Mobile Gaming
Ubiquitous Computing for Mobile Entertainment
Human Factors for Mobile Collaboration and Interaction
Next Generation Networks
Cross-Layer Design and Optimization
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Vehicular Sensor Networks, and Vehicular Technology
WiMax Technology

Important Deadlines:
Paper Submission Deadline: 1 June 2008
Paper Notification: 4 July 2008
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline: 8 August 2008

RTT Emerging Technology Contest 2008

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Hofburg Imperial Palace | Redoutens�le | Entrance Josefsplatz 1 | A-1010 Wien

Our project, "City Planning Space" has been selected as one of the three winners of this year's RTT Emerging Technology Contest. The award ceremony will take place during the 9th RTT Conference in Vienna from April 10 to 11, 2008 and 2 of our research fellows will be attending a fully paid stay there to showcase the project and to receive the award.

The 9th RTT Conference is a platform for professional high-end 3D visualization. The historic ambience of Vienna's Hofburg Imperial Palace host to this year's summit.

On April 10-11, 2008, managers, designers, virtual reality specialists and marketing experts, developers and construction engineers from various industries will gather in Austria's capital city to catch up on the latest trends and developments in high-end 3D visualization.

9th RTT Conference
Vienna | Hofburg Imperial Palace | April 10-11, 2008

To find out more, visit http://www.rtt.ag/cms/en/

New Format Comprehensive Qualifying Exam

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Graduate Students (applicable only for students registered on and after 2 August 2004), registration for the new format Ph.D Comprehensive Qualifying Examination (QE) is now open.

To register: Please discuss with your supervisor, complete the registration form attached, and submit to dept (attention to Eunice Wong Yoke Cheng / Indrani Kaliyaperumal).

Download: Part 1-Registration Form.doc

Examination Details:
1) It comprises both written and oral components.

2) Student will be given either a journal paper or a conference paper to critique. The topic of the paper will be related to the research area of the student.

3) Student will be given 3 days (72 hours) to review the selected paper, and prepare a short written report to be submitted to dept. Student will need to sign a pledge that the written report is his/her own work.

Guidelines of the written report are as follows:

a) Length of report to be limited to a maximum of 2000 words (about 5 pages of font size 12, Times New Roman, single line spacing).

b) Report should be type-written, well-spaced, with sections and pages appropriately numbered.

c) Student is to highlight the following details of the journal / conference paper :

The main contribution of the paper

The strength and weaknesses of the paper, and provide your justification / substantiation

Evaluation on the quality of the technical content of the paper

d) Submit a hardcopy of the completed report to the department (via Indrani) for examination, within 72 hrs after collecting the exam paper.

4) On the day of examination, the student will face a panel of examiners to answer:

questions pertaining to the critique written paper (student may be asked to do an oral presentation), and
fundamental questions that test the general competence of student's discipline (i.e., area of research).

5) All students are encouraged to attempt the PhD Comprehensive QE during their 1st year of candidature.

6) There is no fixed run schedule of the new PhD Comprehensive QE. A student can register for the PhD Comprehensive QE whenever he/she is ready to attempt the examination.

7) Student will be allowed to attempt the PhD Comprehensive QE twice.

8) Student is to discuss with supervisor(s) to fix the appropriate examination date, time and venue. It is the student's responsibility to book the examination venue on his / her own. The completed registration form is to be submitted to dept, at least 2 weeks before the scheduled examination date.

9) The examination paper will only be released to student by dept on a Monday or Tuesday. Student will be informed by dept as to when to collect the examination paper and other examination documents.

Revised Stipends for MOE Research Scholarships

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:45:00 GMT

NUS recognizes students' outstanding achievements in each semester and certificates are awarded in recognition of them.

The stipends of MOE research scholarships will be revised for Ph.D. candidates. The new range of stipends is shown in Table 1.

Stipend	Before Passing Qualifying Exam	After Passing Qualifying Exam
International Student	S$2,000	S$2,500
Singapore Permanent Resident	S$2,200	S$2,700
Singapore Citizen	S$2,300	S$2,800

Existing research scholars who are Ph.D. candidates must meet minimum performance benchmarks in coursework and research before they are eligible to receive the new stipends.

These stipends will be effective from 1 March 2008 for existing research scholars who qualify. Some research scholars who were admitted in Semester 1 of AY2007/08 will receive their revised stipends later if they qualify, but the increases will be backdated to 1 March 2008.

There will be no change in the stipends for research scholars who are Masters? candidates. Research scholars who are admitted under a common Graduate Programme and who intend to enroll for pre-Qualifying Exam Ph.D. candidature should apply to their respective Faculties for conversion of candidature. Admission to a Ph.D. candidature is based on academic merit.

The President?s Graduate Fellowship (PGF) will be converted from a top-up to a Fellowship with a full stipend. Existing holders of PGF will receive a combined stipend shown in Table 2, effective from 1 March 2008.

S$3,200

PGF	Stipend
International Student	S$3,000
Singapore Permanent Resident
Singapore Citizen	S$3,300

PGF awards are renewable annually subject to the holder meeting PGF performance benchmarks.

Should you have any queries, you may send an email to gdhelp@nus.edu.sg.

Cisco Systems Singapore

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Dr Steven Zhou and his team went down to Cisco Systems Singapore to give a presentation on our lab's research, touching specifically on the Shared Design Space, one of the real-time communication devices created on the basis of better efficiency and convenience. While the Cisco personnels gave a demonstration of their networking and telepresence solutions they are currently using for communication purposes.

Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com.

One of the CISCO exec showing their networking and telepresence solutions.

Dr Steven Zhou gave a presentation of what IML researches on.

National University of Singapore Dean's List

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:45:00 GMT

NUS recognizes students' outstanding achievements in each semester and certificates are awarded in recognition of them.

Selection Criteria
A Dean's List student needs to obtain at least a semestral average point (SAP) of 4.5 as well as be in the top 5% of the cohort (min 15 MCs for the semester). In recognition of the outstanding achievements of this group of top-notch students, certificates are awarded to everyone on this list.

Our Final Year Project Student under EEE3, TAN BING SIANG DEREK is in the Dean's List for Academic Year 2007/2008, Semester 1.

IDM Demo at Temasek Polytechnic

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:37:00 GMT

IML and MXR Corporation participated in the Interactive Digital Center demonstration. Organized by the IDM office (MDA), Temasek Polytechnic and Thymos Capital LLP, it was an event showcasing next generation interactivity, ubiquitous communication and immersive Co-Space technologies, applications and common services here in Singapore.

Dr. Steven Zhou showcases some of the newly launched customizable business solutions to the VIPs present.

One of the demos that was showcased at Temasek Polytechnic.

Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan and Dr. Tony Tan enjoying a demonstration by Dr. Steven Zhou and his research engineer Daniel Leithinger.

Upclose image of the demo.

Dr. Steven Zhou officially launched the release of a whole line of new corporate products and B2B solutions for the corporate sector. Dr. Tony Tan and Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan were among the invited guests and the products presented were well received by both dignitaries. Both the VIPs congratulated Dr. Steven Zhou and his team from MXR Corporation and IML Lab, NUS for a job "well done" and "good job"!

The IML NUS / MXR Corporation team.

Founders Dr. Adrian Cheok and Dr. Steven Zhou sharing a moment of success after the demonstration.

i.JAM Co-Space - 23 Jan 2008

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As technology advances towards digitization, we see an increasing coexistence of physical places with dynamic virtual environments. IDM's new initiative centers on Co-Spaces, the nexus of the physical and virtual worlds, where physical spaces are virtually enhanced with information, and virtual spaces which allow users to process and manipulate real-time, real-world information.

The i.JAM Co-Space event will be happening on 23 Jan 2008 (Wed), 6.00-9.30 pm, in Temasek Convention Centre, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Temasek Polytechnic. This event is organized by the IDM office (MDA), Temasek Polytechnic and Thymos Capital LLP. Food and drinks are catered for the event.

Details:

Date & Time:
23 Jan 2008 (Wed), 6.00 - 9.30pm

Venue:
Temasek Convention Centre, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Temasek Polytechnic. Map

Programme:
6.00pm: Registration.
6.30pm: Industry Feedback on Co-Space Initiative by Mr Michael Yap.
8.00pm: IDM Pitch.
9.30pm: Networking and Wrap up.

Learn how the IDM office aims to grow a thriving ecosystem to support industry test bedding and innovation of next generation interactivity, ubiquitous communication and immersive Co-Space technologies, applications and common services here in Singapore.

View demos of new exciting technologies. (5.30pm - 8.00 pm at IDC Asia, just a short walk from the i.Jam venue)

4 highly promising start-ups will pitch to experienced IDM mentors.

Apply for microfunding by pitching at this session. Send an executive summary to gwen@thymoscapital.com by 19th Jan.

Even if you want to take a backseat, join us in a relaxing evening of presentations and networking with entrepreneurs & mentors. RSVP at gwen@thymoscapital.com by 21st Jan.

For those who have a facebook account, you can RSVP in our event in here.

Eclectic/ Improvised/ Music/ Festival

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Yuta Nakayama will be performing on 26th January 2008 at Laselle, College of Arts. His performance is mostly based on live electronics and characterizes as excessive use of technology. Not only with an album and two compilations at hand, he is also under a Japanese indie experimental music label called "100yenlabel".

Details:

Venue
Lasalle
College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Singapore
Flexible Performance Space
Block F

Tickets:
$27 per night
$45 festival pass
$35 on the door
$10 after party only
Buy Tickets Online
WWW.GATECRASH.COM.SG

European tour

11 May 2007

Stefan WINKLER was invited for seminars at Cambridge University and the Queen Mary University of London. He also gave a series of lectures on perceptual video quality at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Exhibit at USC

03 Apr 2007

Steven ZHOU's work is on display at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. < /> < />

New Modules for 2007/08

16 Mar 2007

We will be introducing two new modules in the next academic year. Steven ZHOU will be teaching Digital Media Technologies (EE3701), and Stefan WINKLER will be teaching Video Processing (EE4701). Both courses are part of the new "Interactive & Digital Media" track as well as the new "Media & Signal Processing" concentration (see our undergraduate programs for more information).

NUS Open House

10 Mar 2007

We were present at the NUS Open House weekend with a booth showing demos of games we developed for camera-projector systems and mobile devices. Stefan WINKLER also gave a talk on Interactive & Digital Media.

Electronic Imaging Conference 2007

31 Jan 2007

Stefan WINKLER attended the Electronic Imaging Conference in San Jose, CA. He presented 3 papers in different tracks of the conference, which can be found on our publications page.

Visit of Agilent CEO Bill Sullivan

9 Jan 2007

Bill Sullivan, President and CEO of Agilent Technologies, visited NUS and also came to our lab for demos of our research.

New Module for Semester II

8 Jan 2007

Stefan WINKLER co-teaches a new graduate module on Advanced Models of Biological Perception (EE6903) together with Dr. YEN Shih-Cheng, Dr. CHEONG Loong Fah and Dr. CHUA Fook Kee. He also co-teaches the 4th-year module on Technology of Digital Entertainment (EE4217) together with Dr. Alexander NAREYEK this semester. More details can be found on our teaching page and on IVLE.

HCI International 2007 http://www.iml.org.sg/news.html 16 Dec 2006 All our submissions to the upcoming 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction got accepted. The conference will take place in July 2007 in Beijing, China. Watch our publications page for more details.

Research fellow joins our lab

25 Oct 2006

The lab welcomes our first post-doctoral research fellow, SONG Peng. He is about to obtain his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and he also has a B.Eng. and B.A. degree from Tianjin University, China.

Find out more about him and the rest of our team.

Demo to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg

4 Oct 2006

Steven ZHOU presents our technology to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg at the School of Cinema-Television of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA.

Electronic Imaging 2007

27 Sep 2006

All our submissions to the upcoming SPIE Electronic Imaging Conference got accepted. The conference will take place in January 2007 in San Jose, California.

Exhibit at Singapore Science Xperiment

1 Sep 2006

Our lab was demonstrating its technology at the Singapore Science Xperiment. Guest-of-honor, Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry, visited our exhibit for a first-hand experience of our demos.

2 new Ph.D. candidates join our lab

7 Aug 2006

With the start of the new semester, the lab welcomes 2 new Ph.D. candidates:

* MAHAPATRA Dwarikanath (B.Tech., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India) and * ZHANG Jing (M.Eng., B.Eng., Shandong University, China).

Find out more about them and the rest of our team.

Dr. Zhou goes to Hollywood

7 Aug 2006

Steven ZHOU commences his 1-year attachment at the NUS Hollywood Lab, located at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

New Module for Semester I

7 Aug 2006

Stefan WINKLER co-teaches a new 4th-year module on Biological Perception in Digital Media (EE4604) together with Dr. YEN Shih-Cheng. More details can be found on our teaching page and on IVLE.