4th International Workshop on Middleware for Pervasive and Ad Hoc Computing (MPAC 2006)

Co-located with Middleware 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Melbourne, Australia

Location: Grand Hyatt

Time	Tuesday, November 28
9:00	Workshop Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15	The ABC Adaptive Fusion Architecture (paper)
9:45	Providing Middleware-Level Facilities to Support Architecture-Based Development of Software Systems in Pervasive Environments (paper, slides)
10:15	MACE Adaptive Component Management Middleware for Ubiquitous Systems (paper, slides)
10:25	Modelling eHome Systems (paper, slides)
10:35	Rewards-Based Negotiation for Providing Context Information (paper, slides)
10:45	Coffee Break
11:15	Scalable Information Dissemination for Pervasive Systems: Implementation and Evaluation (paper, slides)
11:45	An Efficient Service Propagation Scheme for Large-Scale MANETs (paper, slides)
11:55	A Multi-protocol Framework for Ad-hoc Service Discovery (paper, slides)
12:25	Lunch Break
14:00	Towards Pervasive Connectivity in Mobile Computing Settings (paper, slides)
14:30	Decentralized Trust Management for Ad-Hoc Peer-to-Peer Networks (paper, slides)
15:00	Plenary Discussion The discussion will be used to identify a set of key topics for further discussion in smaller groups. It will last 20 minutes, and set the stage for more intensive discussions within the smaller groups.
15:15	Coffee Break
15:45	Group Discussions Attendees can elect to join one of the groups formed from the topics chosen by the plenary discussion. A uniform distribution across groups is desirable. Ideally, the group would discuss the selected topic and identify key issues and/or solutions for further research.
17:00	Group Reports (slides) An elected representative from each group will deliver a summary of the discussion on the selected topic, potentially contributing to the MPAC research roadmap going forward and helping identify focus areas for future workshops.
17:30	Workshop Closing Remarks