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Jie Liu
Published on November 05, 2010Microsoft Microsoft Research Senior Researcher Redmond, WA, USA Dr. Jie Liu is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR) and the manager of the Networked Embedded Computing group, which conducts fundamental and applied research on sensing and energy-efficient computing. His research interests are on sensor networks, mobile computing, and cloud computing resource management. He has published more than 50 papers in these fields. He is an Area Editor of IEEE Tran. on Mobile Computing [...] -
Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha
Published on November 05, 2010University of São Paulo (USP) Department of Atmospheric Sciences São Paulo, Brazil Humberto Rocha, PhD, Engineer and Professor of Climatology and Hydrometeorology in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of São Paulo. His area of research comprehends the water and carbon cycle of Brazillian land terrestrial ecosystems, using field observations with automated flux towers and simulations with computational numerical modelling. He participated in the [...] -
Chris Pendleton
Published on November 05, 2010Microsoft Senior Program Manager Redmond, WA, USA Chris Pendleton is a Senior Program Manager, Lead for the Bing Mobile team focused on new features of the Bing iPhone, Android and Mobile Web applications. Chris was the Bing Maps Technical Evangelist for Microsoft Corporation, has been with Microsoft for 8 years and focused on the location-based services and GIS industry for over 10 years. Chris specializes in all things Bing Maps and Microsoft geospatial including, but not limited to [...] -
Celso von Randow
Published on November 05, 2010National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) Center for Earth System Science (CCST) Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil Celso von Randow is a researcher of the Center for Earth System Science, in the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. Since 1999, he has been developing research on Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in tropical forests. Currently, he is collaborating with researchers from Microsoft Research and University of São Paulo on a project to test the use of [...] -
Carlos Alfredo Joly
Published on November 05, 2010State University of Campinas (Unicamp) Biosciences Institute, Department of Plant Biology Campinas, Brazil Prof. Carlos A. Joly did his BSc Biology – USP 1976; his MSc Plant Biology – UNICAMP/1979; his PhD Botany – Univ. St. Andrews-Scotland/1982, and became Full Professor Plant Ecology – UNICAMP/1997. During his career he has published more than 60 papers and/or book chapters, 10 books, supervised 23 MSc and 12 PhD, in the areas of plant ecophysiology and [...] -
Carlos Afonso Nobre
Published on November 05, 2010National Institute of Space Research (INPE) Carlos Nobre is a Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) and is currently the Director of the newly created Earth System Science Center at INPE. He is also the Chair of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Scientific Committee. He was the director of the Brazilian Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC-INPE) from 1991-2003 and participated as a Program Scientist for the Large Scale [...] -
Augusto Shinya Abe
Published on November 05, 2010São Paulo State University (Unesp) Biosciences Institute, Department of Zoology Rio Claro, SP, Brazil Augusto S. Abe is a biologist with main interest in comparative animal physiology, focusing on systemic and environmental adaptation in vertebrates. He received his PhD from São Paulo University and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Zoology at São Paulo State University. More of his professional information is detailed on his CV Lattes at [...] -
Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa
Published on November 05, 2010University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department Edmonton, AB, Canada Dr. Sanchez-Azofeifa’s activity involves the study of theoretical linkages between hyperspectral remote sensing and the spatio/temporal dynamics of Leaf Area Index (LAI), Primary Productivity (PP), and Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) using wireless sensor networks deployed on tropical dry forests under difference successional stages. He has been awarded several international awards including [...] -
Andreas Terzis
Published on November 05, 2010Johns Hopkins University Department of Computer Science Baltimore, MD, USA Andreas Terzis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, where he heads the Hopkins InterNetworking Research (HiNRG) Group. His research interests are in the broad area of wireless sensor networks, including protocol design, system support, and data management. Dr. Terzis is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award. Abstract K2: A System for Campa ign Deployments [...] -
Participants
Published on November 05, 2010Antonio Carlos Bordeaux Rego Centre for Research and Development in Telecommunications Foundation (CPqD) Technology Innovation Director Campinas, Brazil Antonio Carlos Bordeaux Regohas been with the CPqD – Telecommunication Research and Development Center since 1977 and is an expert on the areas of Optical Communication, Optoelectronics, Network and Multimedia Planning and Digital Transmission. Since 2001 he has appointed as CPqD Director of Technology Innovation responsible of CPqD [...] -
Guest speakers
Published on November 05, 2010[link=5960]Andreas Terzis[/link] [link=5961]Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro[/link] [link=5962]Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa[/link] [link=5963]Augusto Shinya Abe[/link] [link=5964]Carlos Afonso Nobre[/link] [link=5965]Carlos Alfredo Joly[/link] [link=5966]Celso von Randow[/link] [link=5967]Chris Pendleton[/link] [link=5968]Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha[/link] [link=5969]Jie Liu[/link] [link=5970]Marcos S. Buckeridge[/link] [link=5971]Maximiliano [...] -
Program
Published on November 05, 2010November 11th 9:00 Welcome and meeting objectives Juliana Salles, Microsoft Research 9:15 [link=5966]Celso Von Randow[/link], Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE, Tackling spatial variability in biosphere-atmosphere interaction studies 9:40 [link=5968]Humberto Ribeiro da Rocha[/link], Instituto de [...] -
Organizing Committee
Published on November 05, 2010Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Scientific Director São Paulo, SP, Brazil An Electronic Engineering graduate of ITA Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica (Aeronautics Institute), class of 1978, he concluded his Master’s degree in 1980 and his PHD in 1983 at the Gleb Wataghin Institute of the University of Campinas (Unicamp). During 1981, he was a researcher at the Quantum Optics Laboratory of the Italy-Latin [...] -
Workshop Presentation
Published on November 05, 2010Environmental science is faced with enormous data-driven challenges: From data acquisition to data management, cleaning, provenance, annotation, visualization, sharing, publication, discovery and archival. These challenges are accompanied by an acceleration in problem complexity and the need for new, integrated multidisciplinary approaches to research. In response to these important and daunting trends it is essential to develop new technologies and particularly new computational solutions. [...] -
Institute Presentation
Published on November 05, 2010The FAPESP-Microsoft Research Virtual Institute, result of a cooperation agreement signed between the two institutions in April 2007, is a pioneering initiative in Brazil that binds the public and private sectors in order to stimulate the research in ICT. The Institute just closed its 4th RFP, which will support fundamental world-class research in information and communications technologies (ICT). The goal of the call is to select and finance projects that explore the application of computer [...]