ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYSIZE, ANY SIGNAL: Scalable Remote Information Sensing and Communication Systems

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Several recent meetings have highlighted the growing interest in thebiological, ecological, environmental, and other research communitiesin the development and deployment of large distributed systems forinformation collection, aggregation, analysis, simulation, predictivemodeling and realtime analysis within their respective disciplines.Likewise, recent events have caused concern and raised interest in theneed for similar systems in the context of homeland security. It seemsapparent that a structured discussion of the needs for these systemscould create opportunities for synergistic efficiencies between thevarious user communities. To date, however, no such discussions havebeen held among these differing user communities, nor among thesecommunities and the groups providing and developing technologies tosupport their needs.It is with the possibility of identifying such potential synergiesthat the Multi-Sector Crisis Management Consortium (MSCMC) isorganizing a series of workshops to discuss the design, developmentand deployment of such systems "From Sensor to Supercomputer and Back:Systems for Information Collection, Aggregation, Analysis, Assessmentand Realtime Simulation." To begin exploring these synergies, MSCMC isproposing the following workshop.The purpose of this workshop is to summarize the current and projectedstates of sensor, communication and power technologies for collectionand communication of information from distributed sensor systems withlarge numbers of nodes, and to survey the present and expected needsfor such systems in environmental, facility, medical, crisismanagement, public safety and national security arenas. A succinctsummary of the current and projected technologies mapped to currentand projected user requirements is envisioned to result from thisworkshop.This workshop will bring together experts in field sensor, processing,wireless, field power source technologies, to structure solutions forthe common problem of collecting and communicating data, includingfrom remote field locations, by cost-effective, scalable, integrateddevices and networks.The workshop will examine the user needs and technologies involved infield deployable systems for information gathering includingsensors, wireless communications and power supplies, up to the localaggregation point. While the integration of "locally" gatheredinformation into larger infrastructures for purposes of analysis isalso required, such integration is beyond the specific focus of thisworkshop.It is intended that this two day workshop will produce: (1) understanding by participants of the current state of the art and availability of technologies of sensors, power, integrated circuits, and wireless, and how they may be employed in our society. (2) determination of current and future needs for better capabilities (3) suggested courses of action to integrate available technologies into scalable, reliable, cost-effective devices and networks of value to meet those needs, including for both the general scientific and research community and to government agencies seeking better ways to protect the public from chemical and biological incidents (4) proposed design and production of devices not now available or suitable for the above purposes (5) recommendations for regulatory relief, especially for design, manufacture, and use of workshop-proposed wireless technologies for the above purposes (6) recommendation for further work in these ares, and identification of potential collaborations and partners.