The 4th annual Emerging Information Technology Conference 2004 October 28 - 29 at the Friend Center, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey U.S.A.

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  Oct 28, 2004 (Thursday) Oct 29, 2004 (Friday)
  8:00 AM
- 9:00 AM
Registration Registration
  9:00 AM
- 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks Opening Remarks
  10:00 AM
- 11:10 AM
P1 - Plenary Session I
Nanotechnology/MEMS
P3 - Plenary Session III
Bioinformatics
  11:10 AM
- 11:20 AM
Break Break
  11:20 AM
- 12:30 PM
P2 - Plenary Session II
System-on-Chip
P4 - Plenary Session IV
C4I
  12:30 PM
- 2:00 PM
Luncheon
Luncheon
  2:00 PM
- 3:45 PM
(Parallel)
T1 - Technical Session 1
Nanotechnology/MEMS (I)
T9 - Technical Session 9
Nanotechnology/MEMS (III)
T2 - Technical Session 2
System-on-Chip (I)
T10 - Technical Session 10
System-on-Chip (III)
T3 - Technical Session 3
Bioinformatics (I) Proteomics and Bioinformatics Tools
T11 - Technical Session 11
Bioinformatics (III) Data Mining and Knowledge Base
T4 - Technical Session 4
C4I (I) Next-Generation Convergent Communication
T12 - Technical Session 12
C4I (III) Embrace Internet - The King of Future Communication Networks?
  3:45 PM
- 4:15 PM
Break
Break
  4:15 PM
- 6:00 PM
(Parallel)
T5 - Technical Session 5
Nanotechnology/MEMS (II)
T13 - Technical Session 13
Nanotechnology/MEMS (IV)
T6 - Technical Session 6
System-on-Chip (II)
T14 - Technical Session 14
System-on-Chip (IV)
T7 - Technical Session 7
Bioinformatics (II) Genomics and Pharmacogenomics
T15 - Technical Session 15
Bioinformatics (IV) Interface of Computer Sciences and Biology
T8 - Technical Session 8
C4I (II) On-Demand Business/IT Bridging Technologies
T16 - Technical Session 16
C4I (IV) On-Demand Distributed Computing

Day 1 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)

08:00-09:00 AM Registration
Room: Dean's Conference Room Foyer, Friend Center, Princeton University

09:00-10:00 AM Opening Remarks
General Conference Chair: Si-Chen Lee, National Taiwan University
Conference Chair: Robert Hwang, Brookhaven National Lab
Room: Convocation Room 113

Keynote Speeches:
"Introduction to the Nano-Science and Technology Research in National Taiwan University"
Si-Chen Lee, National Taiwan University

"Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory"
Robert Hwang, Brookhaven National Lab

10:00-11:10 AM P1 - Plenary Session I: Nanotechnology/MEMS
Chair: Benjamin Chu, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Room: Convocation Room 113

"Nanofabrication with Self-Assembling Block Copolymer Masks"
Richard A. Register, Princeton University

"Nanobiotechnology Development at ITRI"
Jassy Wang, Industrial Technology Research Institute

11:10-11:20 AM Break

11:20 AM-12:30 PM P2 - Plenary Session II: SoC
Chair: Yu-Hen Hu, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Room: Convocation Room 113

"Challenges and Opportunities in SOC Design for Ubiquitous Computing"
Jhing Fa Wang, National Cheng Kung University

"Low-power Interconnection Networks"
Li-Shiauan Peh, Princeton University

12:30-02:00 PM Luncheon
Room: Convocation Room 113

02:00-03:45 PM Parallel Technical Sessions

T1 - Technical Session 1: Nanotechnology/MEMS (I)
Chair: Christopher Li, Drexel University
Room: 006

"Super-Tough Surface-Modified Carbon Nanofiber/UHMWPE Nanocomposites"
Benjamin S. Hsiao, State University of New York at Stony Brook

"Piezoelectric Cantilever Sensors for Emerging Biotechnology: Synthesis, Design, and Applications"
Wei-Heng Shih, Drexel University
Wan Y. Shih, Drexel University

"Nanofiber Technology"
Frank Ko, Drexel University

"Manipulating Carbon Nanotubes with Nucleic Acids"
Ming Zheng, DuPont Central Research and Development

"Synthesis and Characterization of Fe Based Nanoparticles with Polymer Surfactant - PluronicŪ F127"
Jriuan Lai, University of Washington

T2 - Technical Session 2: System-on-Chip (I)
Chair: Pong-Fei Lu, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Room: 004

"A Semi-custom Design Flow in High-performance Microprocessor Design"
Pong-Fei Lu, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

"Ramification of Sub-resolution Semiconductor Technologies"
Fook-Luen Heng, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

"Multi-Agent Based Reconfigurable Embedded Systems"
Yan Meng, Stevens Institute of Technology

T3 - Technical Session 3: Bioinformatics (I) - Proteomics and Bioinformatics Tools
Chairs: Hai Hu, Windber Research Institute,
Li-San Wang, University of Pennsylvania
Room: 008

"Fast Algorithmic Techniques for Reconstructing Large Evolutionary Trees"
Usman Roshan, NJIT

"Using Quasi Consensus Sequences for Protein Family Comparison"
Li Liao, University of Delaware

"Proteomic Biomarker Patterns: Challenges and Opportunities"
Wade Rogers, Cira Discovery Sciences, Inc.

"Genomic characterization of ribitol teichoic acid synthesis in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus"
Ying Jiang, Merck

T4 - Technical Session 4: C4I (I): Next-Generation Convergent Communication
Chair: Ut-Va Koc, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
Room: 109

"Novel Modulation Techniques for Next-Generation Optical Communication"
Xing Wei, Bell Labs. Lucent Technologies

"Cellular In-building Coverage"
Zhengxiang Ma, Bell Labs. Lucent Technologies

"Emerging Technologies in Converged Next Generation Networks"
Dong Sun, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

"Building Applications For the Next Generation Telecom Services"
Dong Liu, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

03:45-04:15 PM Break

04:15-06:00 PM Parallel Technical Sessions

T5 - Technical Session 5: Nanotechnology/MEMS (II)
Chair: Lei Zhu, University of Connecticut
Room: 006

"Supramolecular Assembled Fullerenol-Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Nanocomposites"
Shuqin Zhou, City University of New York, College of Staten Island

"Hierarchical Assembly of a Series of Rod-coil Block Copolymers"
Christopher Y. Li, Drexel University

"Creating 3D Microstructures by Interference Lithography: from 3D Photonic Crystals to Biomimetic Microlens Arrays"
Shu Yang, University of Pennsylvania

"An ABC Stacking Structure Inside Supramolecular Nanocolumns"
Shi Jin, City University of New York, College of Staten Island

T6 - Technical Session 6: System-on-Chip (II) Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lanrong Dung, National Chao Tung University
Room: 004

"Temperature-aware On-chip Networks"
Li Shang, Queen's University

"Study on Power-Aware Motion Estimation Architecture"
Lanrong Dung, National Chao Tung University

T7 - Technical Session 7: Bioinformatics (II) - Genomics and Pharmacogenomics
Chair: Zhongwei Li, Florida Atlantic University
Room: 008

"Genomic analysis of RNA processing"
Zhongwei Li, Florida Atlantic University

"TIGR Gene Indices: Clustering and Assembling EST and Known Genes and Integration with Eukaryotic Genomes"
Dan Lee, The Institute for Genomic Research

"Semi-parametric Gene Ranking for Microarray Experiments"
Li-San Wang, University of Pennsylvania

"Identification of Molecular Markers in Blood of Patients with Breast Tumors"
Song Yang, Windber Research Institute

T8 - Technical Session 8: C4I (II) On-Demand Business/IT  Bridging Technologies
Chair: Henry Chang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Room: 109

"Autonomic Enterprise Security through Orchestration"
Naga Ayachitula, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

"Model-Driven Business Integration and Monitoring"
Fred Wu, RSM, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

"Usability Approach to Reducing Concept-to-Code Cycle Time: An Interdisciplinary Practitioner's View"
C. J. Tsai, AT&T Labs

Dinner (07:30-10:00 PM)
Place: Super Star East Buffet, Princeton (West Windsor, NJ)


Day 2 (Friday, October 29, 2004)

08:00-09:00 AM Registration
Room: Dean's Conference Room Foyer

09:00-10:00 AM Opening Remarks
General Conference Chair: Ruby Lee, Princeton University
Conference Chair: Sue-Jane Wang, Food and Drug Administration
Room: Convocation Room 113

Keynote Speeches:
"Overview of Research in the Princeton Architecture Lab for Multimedia and Security (PALMS)"
Ruby Lee, Princeton University

"An Update of Current Advances in Pharmacogenomic and Pharmacogenetic Drug Trials Using SNP Profile and Gene Expression Signature"
Sue-Jane Wang, Food and Drug Administration

10:00-11:10 AM P3 - Plenary Session III: Bioinformatics
Chair: Sue-Jane Wang, Food and Drug Administration
Room: Convocation Room 113

Isidore Rigoutsos, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

"Challenges and Solutions: Integration of Clinical, Genomic, and Proteomic Data in a High Throughput Environment"
Hai Hu, Windber Research Institute

11:10-11:20 AM Break

11:20 AM-12:30 PM P4 - Plenary Session IV: C4I
Chair: Shu-Ping Chang, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Room: Convocation Room 113

"Broadband Video Streaming: Promises and Challenges"
Monsong Chen, Infovalue

"VoIP on Wireless Mobile Communications"
Qi Bi, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

"Research Challenge: Extending Invention Toward Innovation"
Jeng-Yao Chung, Global Electronics Industry, IBM

12:30-2:00 PM Luncheon
Room: Convocation Room 113

02:00-03:45 PM Parallel Technical Sessions

T9 - Technical Session 9: Nanotechnology/MEMS (III)
Chair: Darrin J. Young, Case Western Reserve University
Room: 004

"MEMS Based Noninvasive Optical Imaging"
Huikai Xie, University of Florida

"Hydrogel-Based MEMS Platforms for Smart Sensing and Active Flow Control"
Babak Ziaie, University of Minnesota

"Programmable and Autonomous Magnetically-Driven Microfluidic Actuators Using Liquid-Phase Photopolymerization (LP3)"
Hongrui Jiang, University of Wisconsin

"High-Performance Micro-Electro-Mechanical Strain Sensor Technology"
Darrin J.Young, Case Western Reserve University

T10 - Technical Session 10: System-on-Chip (III)
Chair: Win-Bin See, Aerospace Industrial Development Company (AIDC)
Room: 008

"Custom Instruction Synthesis for Extensible Processor Platforms"
Fei Sun, Princeton University

"Design and Implementation of an Embedded Software Development Platform"
Win-Bin See, Aerospace Industrial Development Company (AIDC)

"Opportunities and Challenges for Code Compression"
Kuang-Bin K Lin, Princeton University

"RFID ICBiochip and Bioinformatics"
Pao-Chien (Daniel) Di, Vincogen

T11 - Technical Session 11: Bioinformatics (III) - Data Mining and Knowledge Base
Chair: Zoran Obradovic, Temple University
Room: 006

"Data Cleansing and Knowledge Base"
Katherine Herbert, Montclair State University
Jason T. L. Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology

"Biological Name Entity Tagging"
Hongfang Liu, University of Maryland at Baltimore County

"Data Mining Approach to Study of Protein Disorder"
Zoran Obradovic, Temple University

"PIRSF Protein Classification System and Sequence Annotation
Hongzhang Huang, Georgetown University


T12 - Technical Session 12: C4I (III) Embrace Internet - The King of Future
Communication Networks?

Chair: Charlie Chia J. Liu, AT&T Labs
Room: 109

"Internet Cyber Security"
Jonathan Chao, Polytechnic University

"Wireless Broadband - A Third Wave for Broadband Access"
Paul S.D. Lin, AT&T Labs

"VoIP on 1xEVDO Wireless Network"
Pi-Chun Chen, Lucent Technologies

03:45-04:15 PM Break

04:15-06:00 PM Parallel Technical Sessions

T13 - Technical Session 13: Nanotechnology/MEMS (IV)
Chair: Shuiqin Zhou, City University of New York, College of Staten Island
Room: 004

"Molecularly-Engineered Assemblies of Nanoparticles"
Chuan-Jian Zhong, State University of New York at Binghamtom

"Probing Bacteria Adsorption on Planar and Nanoparticle-Patterned Surfaces using Atomic Force Microscopy"
Jin Luo, State University of New York at Binghamton

"Phases and Phase Transitions in a Coil-Coil-Disk Triblock Oligomer"
Lei Zhu, University of Connecticut

Chwen-Yang Shew, City University of New York, College of Staten Island

T14 - Technical Session 14: System-on-Chip (IV)
Chair: Xun Liu, North Carolina State University
Room: 008

"Interconnect Optimization with Repeater Insertion for IP-based SOCs"
Xun Liu, North Carolina State University

"Thermal-aware Network-on-chip Design"
Yuan Xie, Pennsylvania State University

"Multilevel Routing with Jumper Insertion for Antenna Avoidance"
Sao-Jie Chen, National Taiwan University

"Statistical Timing Analysis for Global Interconnect Wires"
Yu Hen Hu, University of Wisconsin - Madison

T15 - Technical Session 15: Bioinformatics (IV) - Interface of Computer Sciences and Biology
Chair: Isidore Rigoutsos, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Room: 006

"Transcriptional Regulation: Signals, Interactions and Modules"
Sridhar Hannenhalli, University of Pennsylvania

"An in silico analysis of Human Cytomegalovirus coding potential"
Eain Murphy, Princeton University

"Mathematical Programming Approaches to Side-Chain Positioning"
Mona Singh, Princeton University

"Accurate Identification of Chromosomal Copy Number Changes on a Genomic Scale"
Olga Troyanskaya, Princeton University

T16 - Technical Session 16: C4I (IV) On-Demand Distributed Computing
Chair: Rong Chang, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Room: 109

"Modular Sensor Architecture (MSA) Design for On-Demand Sensor Based Distributed Computing"
Shu-Ping Chang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

"Ad-hoc Networking with Swarm Intelligence"
Chien-Chung Shen, University of Delaware

"Policy Management and Analysis"
Hong Cheng, Telcordia

"Proactive SLA Management and License-Aware Resource Management for On Demand IT Services"
Rong Chang, IBM T.J. Watson Research center

Dinner (07:00-09:00 PM)
Place: Super Star East Buffet, Princeton (West Windsor, NJ)