Introducing ZigBee Expo

In the evolution of wireless technologies for control and monitoring applications, ZigBee stands alone in creating a global standard for wireless mesh networking. It has become the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together and enhance everyday life.

ZigBee and Clasma teamed to show how ZigBee has solutions promoting energy management and efficiency, home and commercial building automation as well as industrial uses,” said Bob Heile, Chairman of ZigBee Alliance.

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7 PhD scholarships and 3 PostDoc fellowships related to the MELODY project are offered within the area of Wireless sensor networks at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications , NTNU and at the Department of Informatics , University of Oslo in collaboration with Rikshospitalet University Hospital and Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Download the full announcement.

The scholarships are financed by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) under the VERDIKT program . The project is on medical sensing, localization, and communications using ultra wideband technology (MELODY) for 7 years (2008-2015) and is a joint effort among Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, and
University of Oslo. The project will have strong collaboration with several top international universities and leading industry in areas of wireless technology and medical sensing. Information about the project can be found at http://www.melody-project.info.

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An interesting interview to Arshan Poursohi about SunSPOTs at JavaOne can be found here.