TC Leadership
TC Chair
Tadahiko Murata (Email)
Kansai University, Japan
TC Co-Chair
Robert Kozma (Email)
The University of Memphis, TN, USA
TC Co-Chair
Goutam Chakraborty (Email)
Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
TC Co-Chair
Qiangfu Zhao (Email)
The University of Aizu, Japan
Our Goal
The goal of awareness computing (AC) is to build systems that are aware. Awareness does not necessarily imply full understanding (or total comprehension). Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious (Wikipedia). It implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences (Merriam-Webster). Compared with computational intelligence (CI) or artificial intelligence (AI), the goal of AC is less ambitious. AC is very important for solving many practical problems and in fact is the most fundamental ability for any living being to survive. Without being aware, a system may never become intelligent. Moreover, awareness can make computation towards the goal of CI or AI more efficient by shedding of irrelevant possibilities. AC would lead an efficient way for realizing word-based computing.
The goal of this TC is to study AC formally, and establish AC as a new research field with a unique theoretical foundation to encompass a large set of problems, rather than considering different applications separately and independently in an ad-hoc manner. By studying all kinds of AC related problems in a unified framework, we can gain insight about aware systems and the mechanism of awareness existing in different living beings. To reach this goal, we provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and scientists to discuss and exchange ideas, opinions, and the latest results to consolidate this emerging new field. We will organize special sessions in SMC annual conferences, and continue to organize the International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST) under the support of the IEEE SMC Society.
Members
- Jayanta Basak, IBM India, India
- Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, India
- Cedric Bornand, University of Applied Sciences HES-SO, Switzerland
- Basabi Chakraborty, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
- Rung-Ching Chen, Chao-Yang University of Technology, Taiwan
- Shuxue Ding, The University of Aizu, Japan
- Takeshi Furuhashi, Nagoya University, Japan
- Joydeep Ghosh, University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Xuedong Gao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
- Aboul Ella Hassanien, Cairo University, Egypt
- Runhe Huang, Hosei University, Japan
- Yo-Ping Huang, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
- Cheng-Hsiung Hsieh, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan
- Jun-ichi Imai, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
- Zhaohui Jiang, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan
- Chia-Feng Juang, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
- Robert Kozma, The University of Memphis, USA
- Setsuya Kurahashi, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Ohbyung Kwon, Kyunghee University, Korea
- Sam T. Kwong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Changhua Li, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
- Shaozi Li, Xiamen University, China
- Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Hsien-Chou Liao, Chao-Yang University of Science of Technology, Taiwan
- Chin-Teng Lin, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
- Yong Liu, The University of Aizu, Japan
- Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
- Kurosh Madani, University Paris-EST/Paris 12, France
- Yusuke Manabe, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
- Dugki Min, Konkuk University, Korea
- Chrystopher L Nehaniv, University of Hertfordshire, UK
- Incheon Paik, The University of Aizu, Japan
- Yan Pei, University of Aizu, Japan
- Zhishun She, Glyndwr University, United Kingdom
- Jungpil Shin, The University of Aizu, Japan
- Kenji Sugawara, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
- Yi Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China
- Hideyuki Takagi, Kyushu University, Japan
- Tomohiro Takagi, Meiji University, Japan
- Kay Chen Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Wallace Tang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Ruch Thawonmas, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Jhing-Fa Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- Leon S.L. Wang, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Zhelong Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
- Sen Wu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
- Guangyou Xu, Tsinghua University, China
- Simon X. Yang, University of Guelph, Canada
- Neil Y. Yen, The University of Aizu, Japan
- Yixin Yin, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
- Hong Zhang, University of Alberta, Canada
- Baoyong Zhao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
- Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan
Advisory Board
- Sankar K. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
- Yasuji Sawada, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan
- Paul J. Werbos, The University of Memphis, USA
- Jacek M. Zurada, University of Louisville, USA
Recent Activities
2015
- Editing special issue on Emergence in Large-scale Ubiquitous Contexts Analysis,” International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, INDERSCIENCE Publishers
2014
- Editing special issue on Emergence of Web Data Analysis in Pervasive Multimedia Environment,” Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer
- Organizing the 6th IEEE International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST-14), Paris, France, October 29-31, 2014
- Organizing special session on “Computational Awareness (SS:06),” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC-14), San Diego, U.S., October 5-8, 2014
- Provided technical support to 2014 IEEE International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering (ICME-14), Taipei, Taiwan, June 26-29, 2014
2013
- Edited special issue on “Context-Awareness Services and Sensor Network Applications for Smart Space,” International Journal of Sensor Network, INDERSCIENCE Publishers
- Edited special issue on “Hybrid Intelligence Towards Next Generation Human-Centered Support,” Computational Intelligence: An International Journal, Wiley
- Edited special issue on “Hybrid Intelligence for Growing Internet and its Applications,” Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier
- Edited special issue on “Computational Awareness,” International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Springer
- Organized the 5th IEEE International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST-13), Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, November 2-4, 2013
- Organized special session on “Computational Awareness (SMC2013:H04),” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC-13), Manchester, U.K., October 13-16, 2013
- Organized special session on “Computational Awareness,” IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics (CYBCONF-13), Lausanne Switzerland, June 13-15, 2013
2012
- Edited special issue on “Awareness Science and Engineering,” Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Edited special issue on “Awareness in Sensor Networks,” INDERSCIENCE Publishers
- Organized special session on “Computational Awareness (H:02),” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC-12), Seoul, Korea, October 14-17, 2012
- Organized special session on “Awareness Computing Theory and Applications,” IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN-12), Brisbane, Australia, June 10-15, 2012
- Organized the 4th IEEE International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST-12), Seoul, Korea, August 21-24, 2012
- Organized special session on “Computational Intelligence in Social Media Analysis and Mining,” IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI-12), Brisbane, Australia, June 10-15, 2012
2011
- Organized special session on “Awareness Science and Engineering (SS-013),” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC-11), Anchorage, U.S., October 9-12, 2011
- Organized the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST-11), Dalian, China, September 27-30, 2011
- Provided technical support to International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM-11), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 25-27, 2011
Before 2010
- Edited special issue on Awareness Computing in Science and Engineering”, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Fuji Technology Press
- Organized the 2nd International Symposium on Aware Computing (ISAC-10), Tainan, Taiwan, November 1-4, 2010]
- Organized special session on “Awareness Computing,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC-10), Istanbul, Turkey, October 10-13, 2010
- Organized the 1st International Workshop on Aware Computing (IWAC-09), Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan
Join Us
In the past few years, many papers have been published in context-aware, location-aware, and power-aware computing, and the number of papers has been increasing steadily. Besides context, location, and power, there are many other important Awareness Computing (AC) applications that need serious investigation. For example, a computing system should be aware of the intention of the users to provide real customized services; the system should be aware of the risks or dangers, and provide warning to the user(s) when necessary; the system should be aware of the chances or opportunities for the human user to get more profit; and so on.
Join us to work together and promote this emerging field. The Awareness Computing TC aims to organize conferences related to AC. We strive to create different awareness systems that may not be as intelligent as the human being, but can make our lives more comfortable, more exciting, and happier. Interested researchers are encouraged to visit the Awareness Computing TC website for more details.