Public Appearances
Internet-of-Things Platforms: The Next IT Frontier
Keynote Speaker, "Internet-of-Things Platforms: The Next IT Frontier," The Smart World Summit / Congress, Aug 10-14, 2015, Beijing, China,
Pervasive Intelligence Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Smart Spaces
Keynote Speaker, "Pervasive Intelligence Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Smart Spaces," The 29th International FLAIRS Conference on Artificial Intelligence, May 16 - 18, 2016, Key Largo, Florida, USA
Participatory and Persuasive Telehealth
Keynote Speaker, "Participatory and Persuasive Telehealth," ICT Labs Action Line on Smart and Connected Health, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Dec 2013.
A Scalable Cloud-Sensor Architecture for the Internet of Things
Distinguished Lecture Series speaker. Microsoft Research Distinguished Lecture Series on Mobility and Networking Research, "A Scalable Cloud-Sensor Architecture for the Internet of Things," Apr 2015.
ICT for a Smarter Planet: Challenges Enablers and Opportunities
Distinguished Lecture Series speaker. The 2012 Peking University Distinguished Lecture Series on the Future of Information Technology, "ICT for a Smarter Planet: Challenges, Enablers, and Opportunities," Oct 2012.
Entrepreneurship in US Universities
Keynote Speaker, "Entrepreneurship in US Universities," the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, May 2013.
11th IEEE/IPSJ SAINT Workshop on Semantic Interoperability in Smart Spaces
Keynote Speaker of the 11th IEEE/IPSJ SAINT Workshop on Semantic Interoperability in Smart Spaces, Munich, Germany, July 2011.
International Workshop on Situation, Activity and Goal Awareness
Keynote Speaker of the International Workshop on Situation, Activity and Goal Awareness (SAGAware), in conjunction with ACM Ubicomp Conference, Beijing, China, Sept 2011.
AIT Workshop on Ambient Assisted Living Smart Homes and Beyond
Keynote Speaker of the AIT Workshop on Ambient Assisted Living Smart Homes and Beyond. Austrian Institute of Technology, May 2011.
8th International Conference on Wearable, Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health
Keynote Speaker of the 8th International Conference on Wearable, Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health (pHealth), Lyon, France, June 2011.
Programming Pervasive Spaces
Keynote Speaker of the Second International ICST Conference on Sensor Systems and Software (S-Cube). Keynote title: "Programming Pervasive Spaces," Miami, Florida, Dec 13, 2010.
Conference on Efficient Technology Transfer in Industrial Informatics and Embedded Systems
Keynote Speaker of the European Union South East Europe (SEE) Conference on Efficient Technology Transfer in Industrial Informatics and Embedded Systems, Vienna, Austria, May 2011.
The Cloud the Edge and Beneath
Keynote Speaker of the 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems. Keynote title: "The Cloud, the Edge and Beneath," Miami Beach, Florida, Aug 18, 2010.
Programming Pervasive Spaces
Keynote Speaker of the 7th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2010). Keynote title: "Programming Pervasive Spaces," Xi'an, China, Oct 28, 2010.
Assistive Environments for Successful Aging
Keynote Speaker of the 3rd IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE07). Keynote title: "Assistive Environments for Successful Aging," Ulm, Germany, Sept 24-25, 2007.
Gator Tech Smart House: A Smart Home in a Box
Joint CMU/Pitt Quality of Life Technologies Center Lecture Series: "Gator Tech Smart House: A Smart Home in a Box," Pittsburg, PA, Nov 12, 2009.
Assistive Environments for Successful Aging
Keynote Speaker of the 5th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST07). Keynote title: "Assistive Environments for Successful Aging," Nara, Japan, June 21-23, 2007.
Software Foundation for Critical Pervasive Computing
Keynote Speaker of the 31st Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC). Keynote title: "Software Foundation for Critical Pervasive Computing," Beijing, China, July 23-27, 2007.
Plug and Play Sensor Networks
Plenary Speaker of the 23rd Biennial Symposium on Communications, hosted by Queen's University. Keynote title: "Plug and Play Sensor Networks," Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 2006.
Programmable Pervasive Spaces
Distinguished Lecture Series, School of Computing, Queens University. Talk title: "Programmable Pervasive Spaces," Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 2006.
Programmable Pervasive Spaces for Aging Disabilities and Independence
Keynote Speaker of the Institute for InfoComm Research Horizon Conference. Keynote title: "Programmable Pervasive Spaces for Aging, Disabilities and Independence," Singapore, Sept 2005.
Smart Homes for Successful Aging
Keynote Speaker: The International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence. Keynote title: "Smart Homes for Successful Aging," St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb 2006.
Pervasive Computing for Successful Aging
Distinguished Lecture Series: Unisys Distinguished Lecture series, University of Minnesota, Computer Science Department. Lecture title: "Pervasive Computing for Successful Aging," Oct 4, 2004
Pervasive Computing: Promise and Challenges
Keynote Speaker of the IEEE International Conference on Information and Computer Science. Keynote title: "Pervasive Computing: Promise and Challenges," Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Nov 2004.
The Role of Intelligent Technology in Elder Care
Keynote Speaker of the AAAI Workshop on Automation as Caregiver. Keynote title: "The Role of Intelligent Technology in Elder Care," Edmonton, Canada, July 2002.
Pervasive Computing = Service Discovery + Wireless Local Connectivity
Keynote Speaker of the IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN). Keynote title: "Pervasive Computing = Service Discovery + Wireless Local Connectivity," Tampa, Florida, Nov 2002.