This event will focus on fundamental challenges arising in the design and implementation of wireless sensor networks.

The goal of this conference is to provide a cross-disciplinary session for researchers in both academia and industry addressing challenges in the vast area of sensor networks to interact and exchange the information of the most recent results, and hopefully to form leading technological collaborations across UK and Europe.

The conference will take place in London, UK, the 4 December 2006 at the Institute of Physics.

More information here.

The new WTRS Industrial Automation Applications Report examines the underlying evolution of the sector as it begins the incorporation of wireless control and sensor networks. Factors considered in the report include market potential, state of the involved standards bodies, barriers to entry for emerging technologies and components, relative attractiveness of emerging wireless technologies.

“Industrial automation is no longer a matter of choice, but fundamental to the success and competitive edge of even the smallest manufacturing endeavor,” says Dr Kirsten West, Principal Analyst of WTRS. “The emergence of IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.4a, Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID, and other wireless standards in the industrial world is in fact hinged to the adoption of the ERP, supply chain, CRM, process information management, and human interface management systems that have been introduced in the last few years. Wireless technology implementation in an industrial environment offers the possibility to track and trim the overall energy budget for a plant or facility by turning off system modules depending on system operating profiles and power availability.”

The complete story here.