1996 Annual UCLA Computer Science Department Research Review ______________________________ TRENDS IN COMPUTING ______________________________ A review of critical trends, including Mobile Computing, Multimedia Networks, and Electronic Design Automation ______________________________ __ __ __ /\ \ /\ \ /\ \ / / / / ____ / / ____ / / / / / /\_\ / / / /\ \ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / __ / / / / / / \_\_/\_\/\_\/_/ \_\/\_\/\_\ ______________________________ THURSDAY February 15, 1996 ______________________________ Grand Horizon Room Griffin Commons/Sunset Village (on the northwest corner of the UCLA campus) 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:45 SEAS Welcome A.R. Frank Wazzan Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Science 8:45-9:00 CSD Welcome Dick Muntz Chair, Computer Science Department 9:00-9:45 Nomadic Computing Len Kleinrock 9:45-10:00 COFFEE BREAK 10:00-12:00 MORNING SESSION: MOBILE COMPUTING Rajive Bagrodia, Mario Gerla, Len Kleinrock, Jerry Popek; with: Randy Katz, U.C. Berkeley Mobile computing is among the fastest growing areas in personal computing, with applications ranging from disaster relief and personal communications systems to tactical, mobile military units. Infrastructure support for the mobile user has become critical. We will address a variety of issues ranging from emerging technologies to operating systems for the mobile user. ______________________________________________________________________ Multimedia Support in Wireless Mobile Networks Mario Gerla Performance Issues in Mobile Computing Systems Rajive Bagrodia Recent Technology Trends in Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Randy Katz The Mobile Breakfast: a little Juice, Hotlinks, and a short Protocol Stack Jerry Popek ______________________________________________________________________ 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:15-2:00 Virtual World Servers Dick Muntz Virtual worlds are the laboratories of the future. This is where prototype planes are built and tested; this is where housing projects are built and evaluated prior to construction. Most such systems today are limited to models that fit in main memory. For urban simulation for example, we envision a model of the LA basin that contains over a terabyte of data. In an ongoing project we are addressing how one designs a storage system for such an application that can support, in real-time, multiple users traveling through the virtual world. 2:00-2:30 Multimedia on the Internet Lixia Zhang We summarize recent activities in enhancing the Internet architecture to support multimedia traffic, including a new resource reservation protocol, RSVP, new traffic control algorithms for integrated services, and new transport protocols for multicast, multimedia applications. 2:30-3:00 Electronic Document Commerce Prasad Ram, Xerox Corporation Although the paperless office never materialized, we do have the online office: documents are now electronic. The explosive growth of networking is suddenly requiring copyright, property, privacy, and security policies to adapt. We discuss the future of document commerce in this new environment. 1:00-3:00 AFTERNOON SESSION: ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION organized by Jason Cong, Andrew B. Kahng, and Miodrag Potkonjak We will present a sampling of recent research results and directions at UCLA which address new challenges in design automation for electronic circuits and systems: design flow and methodology for deep submicron designs; design and optimization of high-speed VLSI interconnects; power optimization at various design hierarchies; and synthesis and rapid prototyping for field-programmable technology. ______________________________________________________________________ Overview of VLSI CAD Research Activities at UCLA Jason Cong Flows & Tools: Some Futures in Deep Submicron (Physical) Design Andrew B. Kahng Behavioral & System-Level Low Power Techniques Miodrag Potkonjak Interconnect-Driven Layout Synthesis for Performance and Power Optimization Jason Cong ______________________________________________________________________ 3:00-5:00 RESEARCH POSTERS ______________________________________________________________________ Results and directions of various research projects will be on display. Students will be on hand to discuss their work. Demos will also be available. Feel free to contact faculty or students in advance to arrange meetings; for contact information see http://www.cs.ucla.edu/ ______________________________________________________________________ 5:00-6:00 COORDINATED PRESENTATION Will L.A. be the Multimedia Capitol of the World? Michael Montgomery, Executive, DreamWorks SKG DreamWorks recently announced its intention to move to Playa Vista. Why Playa Vista? What does it mean to multimedia in Los Angeles? Why is this important to helping Los Angeles maintain its leadership in the entertainment industry? 6:00-7:30 RECEPTION Wine, windows, and song 7:30-9:00 BANQUET PRESENTATION Fear and Loathing in Cyberspace Vic Sussman, Senior Editor/Cyberspace, US News & World Report Every revolution in communication sparks a corresponding social revolution. However, new technology is invariably regulated and interpreted by the people who understand it least -- typically those in government and media. The implications of how this ``Fear and Loathing'' phase affects the development of computer-mediated communication are enormous for commerce and social development. Up-to-date Research Review information will be posted at http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/research/review.html TRAVEL INFORMATION General UCLA travel information may be obtained at: http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/visitor/visitor.html DIRECTIONS FROM LAX A cab fare from the airport to UCLA is approximately $30. A number of shuttles also operate continually outside the baggage claim area. By car, you can get to Sunset Village Griffin Commons as follows: From the 405 Freeway, exit on Sunset Blvd. and proceed east on Sunset to Bellagio Drive. Make a right turn onto Bellagio Drive and proceed to the stop sign at the top of the hill. Turn left on DeNeve Drive, and proceed 3/10 of a mile down the hill to the SV (Sunset Village) parking structure. Once you're parked inside (see parking instructions below), take the elevator or stairs (SW corner of parking garage) to the ``L'' (lobby) level. You will see signs leading to the Grand Horizon Room. PARKING Parking will be available at Griffin Commons. At peak hours there will be an attendant there from whom you can purchase a parking permit (currently $5). At times when there is no attendant, please go first to one of the information kiosks and buy a parking permit there. Generally, one can park at UCLA by buying a permit at any information kiosk. Parking permits are required 7 days a week, from 7am to 9pm, and usually this is (unfortunately) well enforced. FURTHER RESEARCH REVIEW INFORMATION Information about the Research Review is at: http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/research/review.html You may also address inquiries to: Ms. Jackie Trang UCLA Computer Science Department 4732H Boelter Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1596 USA Phone: +1 (310) 206-3321 FAX: +1 (310) 825-2273 [= UCLA-CSD] Email: jackie@cs.ucla.edu PLEASE RSVP ASAP!! The research review is free to all who RSVP. Send a RSVP by e-mail, surface mail, or FAX to Jackie Trang. Please do this ASAP -- it will help us plan. MEALS -- EXTRA RSVP REQUIRED!! There is a charge of $50 per person for meals. (This is our cost.) Since we must notify Griffin Commons far in advance about attendance, in addition to your RSVP for the Research Review itself, please RSVP a place at the lunch and banquet. We can accommodate only 135 people at meals, and do so on a first-come-first-served basis. Without a reservation we will be in an awkward position, and cannot guarantee you a place. INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATE PROGRAM The Computer Science Department is supported by its Industrial Affiliate Program. Membership in the program provides direct exchanges of information about research, faculty, and students. To get more information, contact Natalie Rosentswieg (natalie@cs.ucla.edu or (310) 825-3886) or surf at http://www.cs.ucla.edu/ ______________________________________________________________________________ RESERVATION FORM Name ________________________________________________ Affiliation ________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________ City ________________________________________________ State/Zip ________________________________________________ Phone(s) ________________________________________________ E-mail ________________________________________________ Want meals: YES NO For meals, please remit $50 by check/money order payable to: ``UCLA Computer Science''. Please send this form to Jackie Trang (jackie@cs.ucla.edu) ______________________________________________________________________________ The UCLA Computer Science Department 1996 Research Review is sponsored by: Bellcore, Candle Corporation, Fujitsu, GTE, HP Laboratories, Hitachi, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Inc., NEC, Northern Telecom, Pacific Bell, Secom Co., Ltd., Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems Laboratories, Inc.