May 18, 2004
For immediate release
TECHNICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE/FREDERICTON/MAY 19-21
FREDERICTON - The second annual CNSR project Conference On Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2004) is taking place this week, May 19-21, at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton. Attended by leading communications-technology researchers from Atlantic Canada and the rest of the world, CNSR 2004 showcases the world-class research and new developments taking place in the field of communication networks and services. The scholarly papers and posters being presented - more than 50 in all - outline new communications technologies that will affect people everywhere. Organizers say that these ideas could also result in substantial growth in research and development here in Atlantic Canada.
"Advancements in technology will significantly affect the world of communication," says conference chair and professional engineer Glayn Lewis, "which is why this conference has attracted so much interest from leading researchers around the world." Lewis says this year's conference is bigger than organizers anticipated. "That shows there is not only great interest in the research we're doing in Atlantic Canada, but also great respect for our ideas."
Lewis says it is essential that the research and development profile of the Atlantic region be raised. "That means we need to effectively communicate the work we're doing. Advances in wireless-communication networks, hardware and application software, advanced Internet applications and other leading-edge technologies will lead to commercial development. Conference participants will be making presentations on the progress of their research activities, and where they expect their research will lead."
In addition to being conference chair, Lewis is also the project manager of a UNB-led, multi-university CNSR research project that received support from the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF), a federal program administered by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
Dr. Ali A. Ghorbani, conference program chair, says participants will have the opportunity to hear leading experts present keynote talks. "A key objective of the conference is to put Atlantic Canada in the middle of worldwide, leading-edge communications research and development."
Other keynote speakers include Dr. Mark Cummings, managing director, enVia II as well as special adviser to the CEO, RFco, Inc., and Amir K. Khandani, professor and senior industrial research chair in advanced telecommunications technologies, University of Waterloo. Cummings's address on Thursday is entitled Vision, Current Status, Opportunities and Challenges of Software Defined Radio. Khandani's Friday discussion will focus on the future of wireless networks including bandwidth requirements and complexity.
The second annual CNSR project Conference On Communication Networks and Services Research is sponsored as a joint venture by the University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, Université de Moncton and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's Atlantic Innovation Fund. For more information, please visit the conference Web site at: http://www.cnsr.info/Events/CNSR2004/events.php
EDITOR'S NOTE: Media representatives are welcome. For more information, please contact:
Glayn Lewis, P.Eng.
CNSR project manager
Information Technology Centre
Faculty of Computer Science
UNB, Fredericton
(506) 451-6967
E-mail: glayn@unb.ca
Dr. Ali A. Ghorbani, professor
Faculty of Computer Science
UNB, Fredericton
(506) 458-7270
E-mail: ghorbani@unb.ca
