Quality of Life (Qol)

2011 IEEE AESS Summer Workshop on

Integrated Satellite Communication and Navigation Systems (ISaCoNaS):

Advanced Services and Applications, Architectures and Terminals To improve Quality of Life: (QoL):

a new Framework for Science and Technology

Space Software Italia, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

and Nicotel Pineto, Castellaneta Marina, Apulia, Italy

on July 24-31, 2011

In the last decades, Progress is characterized by a fascinating contraction: knowledge is more and more specialized and, thus, an effective advancement requires deep understanding in an extremely narrow direction.

At the same time, an innovation, a meaningful discovery is increasingly related to the osmosis of concepts, tools and solutions belonging to different areas of the human knowledge.

The interdisciplinary attitude is becoming the most rewarding approach to bring the Human Being to new frontiers and to improve effectively his/her Quality of Life (QoL).

The QoL is a key-important concept: it deals with a human being-centric vision, that puts the technology as a tool to create a better everyday life and to protect the health of our Planet.

This vision is somehow different from a technology-driven approach.

When a new technology is introduced, sometimes the efforts of the technical community are more focused to create an application environment than to frame the discovery in a true beneficial path for the mankind.

A technology-driven process can certainly envisage applications that are or may become beneficial for human beings.

The effective deployment of a QoL framework requires a focused design, that shapes the applications on the QoL goal and not only on the technology availability. As a consequence, the QoL-oriented vision may push towards the deployment of new technologies, if the existing ones makes it difficult or even impossible to meet the goals.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) maturity and the related advanced tools can provide an extraordinary contribution to support the QoL approach.

The sinergic vision of ICT-for-QoL can be applied in many application fields, such as Disaster Ahead Management (DAM), e.g. in seismic-prone environments, Biotechnology, Energy, Cultural Heritage.

In this scenario, the ISaCoNaS Summer Workshop aims at showing to participants the last advanced integrated satellite communication and navigation systems that have significant role to drive progress in the 21st century, thus improving the Quality of Life (QoL) of the World Citizen.

In particular, this course will focus on Integrated Satellite Systems, Emerging Technologies and relative Value added Services & Applications which allow to realise a shift from energy intensive, highly polluting and goods-intensive economy to more dematerialized, knowledge-based one.

The ISaCoNaS Summer Workshop is expected to be particularly appealing to:

• Graduate students who want to learn advanced integrated satellite communication and navigation systems or want to get a different perspective to their research problems from what they have already learned;

• Engineering faculty and post-doc researchers who wish to expand their research horizons;

• Engineers and researchers in the industry who want to learn basic Integrated Satellite Communication and Navigation Systems principles and receive basic experimental training.

International Advisory Committee

Marina Ruggieri (IEEE AESS President)

Ernesto Limiti (ARES Consortium President)

Robert Rassa (IEEE AESS Junior Past President)

Mark E. Davis (IEEE AESS VP Conference)

Judy Scharmann (IEEE AESS Executive Assistant)

George Dean (IEEE AESS BoG)

Aurelio Simone (Scuola IaD – University of Rome, Tor Vergata)

Sabino Cacucci (SSI Commercial Director)

Technical Committee

Marina Ruggieri (University of Tor Vergata)

Ernesto Limiti (ARES Consortium President)

Reza Dizaji (IEEE AESS BoG)

Letizia Lo Presti (Polytechnic of Turin)

Vincenzo Di Lecce (Polytechnic of Bari)

Alberto Ginesi (ESA Senior Communications Systems Engineer)

Antonio Martellucci (ESA)

Sandro Scalise (Head of Digital Networks - Department at DLR (German Aerospace Center))

Franco Vespe (Italian Space Agency)

Iram Weinstein (IEEE AESS BoG, VP Education)

Theodora Saunders (IEEE AESS BoG, VP Technical Operations)

Ram Gopal Gupta (IEEE AESS BoG)

Kai Borre (University of Aalborg)

Ernestina Cianca (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Paolo Colantonio (ARES Consortium Vice-President)

Claudio Sacchi (University of Trento)

Mauro De Sanctis (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Tommaso Rossi (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Cosimo Stallo (University of Tor Vergata)

Francesco Fedi (SSI)

Alexander Kocian (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Organizing Local Committee

Antonio Salomé (ARES Consortium Director)

Aldo L’Imperio (Pentastudio s.r.l. – Eutelsat External Relations)

Simona Ranieri (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Judy Scharmann (IEEE AESS Executive Assistant)

Ron Ogan (IEEE AESS BoG, Chapter Coordinator)

Daniela Valente (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

Stefano Mandorino (S. T. A. I.)

Marianna Pugliese (University of Rome 3)

Danilo Arduini (IEEE AESS Student Chapter of Rome Tor Vergata)

Emanuele Buonomo (IEEE AESS Student Chapter of Rome Tor Vergata)

Loris Marini (Chair of IEEE AESS Student Chapter of Rome Tor Vergata)

Macro-Area #1: Communication and Navigation Technologies

Ground and Space Antenna Technologies and Systems
Modulation and Coding Schemes
Synchronization, Equalization and Channel Estimation
Channel Modeling for Satellite Communications
MIMO Communications for Satellites
Interference Detection and Mitigation Techniques
DVB and Broadband Access Technologies
IP over Satellite and QoS Support
Transport Protocols over Satellite
Onboard Switching and Processing Technologies
Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) over Satellite
Radio Resource Management and Packet Scheduling
Power control, Hand-Over Issues and Call Admission Control
Cross-layer Design
Software Defined Radio Technology
Ground Segment Architecture and Terminals
Next Generation Mobile, Broadband and Broadcast Satellite Systems
Multi-Gigabit Communications
New Constellation Design
Emerging Standardizations and Issues
Advanced Circuits and Devices
Security Issues of Satellite Communications
Precise Positioning
Urban Personal & Vehicular Navigation
High Performance Inertial Sensors
GNSS Augmentation Systems
Terrestrial Radio- navigation & RF-Positioning

Macro-Area #2: Integrated Satellite Systems and Emerging Technologies

Integration between Telecommunication, Navigation and Earth Observation Systems
IP over Satellite and Heterogeneous Networks
Emergency Services
Maritime Communication Technologies
Infrastructure and Network Management
Convergence with Terrestrial, Wireless Access and Sensor Networks
Cooperative/distributed network Architectures
Quantum Satellite Communications
Convergence with Optical Networks
Hybrid Satellite & Terrestrial Networking
Space Exploration and Interplanetary Internet
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Aeronautical Satellite Communications
Swarm Sensor Networks

Macro-Area # 3: Value added Services & Applications for Improving QoL

Mobile Satellite Services
Real-time Multimedia Streaming, Broadcast/Multicasting
Satellite-based Cybersecurity
Communication Protocols and Services for Space Networks
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Homeland Security
Satellite-based Remote eHealth
Military and Dual Use Applications
Satellite-based Disaster Recovery
Satellite-based Power Grids Monitoring and Control
Satellite-based Weather Forecast
Satellite-based Earthquake Surveillance
Satellite-based Environmental Surveillance
E-learning

Macro-Area #4: Future Satellite Communication Systems

Next Generation Mobile, Broadband and Broadcast Satellite Systems
Channel Modeling for EHF Satellite Communications
Millimeter Wave Technology and Devices
Multi-Gigabit Communications
New Constellation Design