Agenda

We are happy to announce that the doors of the new Intertain Experimental Research HomeLab at the VU University Amsterdam will officially open on Friday the 16th of April 2010. We would like to invite you to come and explore these facilities for research and experimentation that the Computer Science department at the VU are now offering. We have prepared for you a diverse program of external keynotes, in-house demonstrations and walk-through the lab facilities.

speakers of the day are:

Marleen Stikker
President of Waag Society
Member of ICT Regie

Pieter van der Heijden
Designer of the Beeld en Geluid Experience in Hilversum
Managing director and partner of XPEX BV

Program

The program of the day is as follows:

10:00 Welcome by Computer Science department chair Prof. Hans Akkermans
10:15 Keynote by Marleen Stikker (President of Waag Society, Amsterdam)

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee-break

11:30 Overview of the Intertain Demonstrations
11:45 Demonstrations (Round I)

   (1) 3D molecular interaction visualization (VU Chemistry department demo)
   (2) Bio sensors used in bike training  (Lifestyle Informatics project demo)
   (3) Location tracking using in-house micro-GPS sensors

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 Keynote by Pieter van der Heijden (Designer of the Beeld en Geluid Experience, Hilversum)
14:15 Demonstrations (Round II)

   (1) Distributed applications using Android mobile phones  (Interdroid project demo)
   (2) Visualization of a remotely running galaxy simulation  (Ibis project demo)
   (3) Interactive applications on multi-touch tables and large LCD screens

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee-break

15:30 - 16:30 Demonstrations (Round III)
   (1) Digital Cultural Heritage (E-culture project video and demo)
   (2) Personalized Museum Tours (CHIP project demo)
   (3) Video Tagging Games (PrestoPrime demo)

16:30 Future research trends & closing remarks

16:45 - 18:00 Drinks

Registration

The event is free of charge, however, we ask you to register, as we would like to make most efficient use of the limited space of the lab and host all the interested people. Registration is possible for the morning, afternoon or the whole day (including lunch). Please, register before April 14 2010 at http://semanticweb.cs.vu.nl/intertain/opening

Route description

The Intertain Home Lab is located at De Boelelaan 1081, almost straight above the entrance

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