December 1-2, 2005 in Washington,
DC
Mike Hawley previews
the Conference (MP3).
George Washington
University
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
12:00 - 4:00 pm
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• Nanobots
• “Modders” and “hackers”
• Web services
• ’Net-based collaboration
• Science breakthroughs
• Data classification
• Digital libraries
• Computer/network security
• Locative media
• Software trends
• Bioinformatics
Within IT, what are the new
ideas taking aim at enterprise adoption? Or, which old
ideas are finding that
their time has finally come? Often technologies get re-worked
and tested, are finally adopted at the fringe (where competitive
advantage begins), and start to take hold. Which have a
chance to win out?
Beyond IT, what are the major technology
trends? Top down bulk material engineering gave us our
most basic machines,
from integrated circuits through nanotechnology. Bottom
up evolution has given us everything from the basic acids
to life itself. We are seeing an interesting crossover
of these two worlds where systems and humans will be
able to build, influence, and interact with one another.
Biological
elements made by our technology and biology itself may
be the centerpiece of future technological organizations
and society.
At this NextGens session, we’ll examine
a range of “stage-left” technologies,
those long shots that might just change everything. We’ll
look at future applications and solutions designed through
a combined hierarchic, algorithmic, chaotic, and genetic
mix. Novel approaches to storage, processing and display
technologies, intelligent materials, and software and
systems will be placed in context of an even faster and
more adaptable
future... including medicine, aerospace, IT, and defense.
As IT changes – which it has always done and will
always do, no matter how much we wish it might just level
off – so will the worlds of business and government,
scientific research, entertainment, education, communication,
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Mr. Phil Derry, Chairman, Trackaphone Ltd.
Mr. John Ellenby, Co-founder, GeoVector Corp.
Mr. Juan Enriquez, Chairman and CEO, Biotechonomy
LLC
Dr. Richard Gabriel, Distinguished Engineer, Sun
Microsystems
Dr. Seth Goldstein, Associate Professor, School of
Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Mr. Richard Jessop, Entrepreneur and Inventor
Mr. Hemant Kurande, CTO, Scentric, Inc.
Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director, National Library
of Medicine
Dr. Dan Masys, Professor and Chair, Department of
Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center
Mr. Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media
Mr. Stephen Petranek, Editor, Discover
Mr. Robert S. Rosenschein, Founder, Chairman, and
CEO, GuruNet Corporation
Mr. Dave Schmitt, Program Manager, BBN Technologies
Mr. Mark Seiden, Consultant, MSB Associates
Mr. Alan Taylor, Founder, Kokogiak.com
Mr. Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia
Dr. Xinyuan Wang, Professor of Information and Software
Engineering, George Mason University
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At George Washington University,
we will see demonstrations of or hear about the following
technologies:
Ejector Technology
Dr. Charles Garris, Department
of Mechanical Engineering
This ejector technology has uses in: turbomachinery,
particularly non-steady flow ejectors utilizing pressure
exchange, energy separation devices, turbochargers and
turboexpanders; refrigeration and air conditioning systems,
particularly those using ejectors; fuel cells, including
system issues involving turbo-expander pressurization
and reformation; and jet propulsion using non-steady
flow.
http://www.seas.gwu.edu/%7Egarris/Pages/Research.html Detection
of Drowsy Drivers
Dr. Azim Eskandarian, Center
for Intelligent Systems
This technology detects drowsiness in drivers and will
be linked to a warning systems to facilitate collision
avoidance. Forty percent of highway crashes are due
to drowsy drivers. The patterns of drowsiness are detectable
more than 1 minute prior to a person actually falling
asleep and crashing.
http://www.cisr.gwu.edu/research/drowsy_details.html
Detection
of Trace Air Constituents Using Novel Cavity Ringdown
Spectroscopy
Dr. Houston Miller, Department
of Chemistry
This technology has two fields of use: homeland security
and industrial safety. The system can give a very
accurate reading of particulates in the air. Current
technologies,
such as smoke detectors, sound an alarm without respect
to whether the number of particulates measured is
dangerous. This new technology tells exactly how
much is in the
air (dosage level) and can reduce the number false
positive readings.
http://home.gwu.edu/~houston/
Amplified
Piezoelectric Bimorph Scanning Mirror
Dr. Jason Zara, Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering
This technology is an amplified bimorph scanning
mirror for use as the lateral scanning arm in an
optical coherence
system. It is similar to ultrasound or radar, but
measures reflected infrared light at a very high
resolution,
and can be used for minimally invasive medical
imaging. The
mirror can detect structural anomalies, such as
tumors in the eye, bladder, and urinary tract.
http://www.gwu.edu/~research/gwnt/mirror.htm
Protein
Microscope
Dr. Akos Vertes, Department
of Chemistry and Institute for Proteomics Technology
and Applications
The Institute is developing a new in vivo protein
microscope that will allow researchers for the
first time to view
how proteins interact in living tissue. The microscope
is expected to enable researchers to identify
protein targets that may advance the treatment
of neurodegenerative
diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
and spinal muscular atrophy.
http://www.gwu.edu/%7Emedia/pressrelease.cfm?ann_id=12629
Fluorescent-based
Methods for Rapid Characterization of Genomic
Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphisms
Dr. Moses Schanfield, Department
of Forensic Sciences
This technology involves the generation and
detection of mitochondrial DNA polymorphism-based
(genetic
variation) signatures, and can be used for
molecular diagnostics
(such as diseases) and in the identification
of remains from mass casualty events.
Thrust
Augmentation Through Active Flow Control
Rajat Mittal, Department
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Mittal has developed methodologies for
increasing the efficiency and thrust of an
oscillating foil
thruster on autonomous underwater vehicles
(AUVs). This use
of biomimetics looks at how fish achieve
efficiencies with
flapping foils, thereby increasing the battery
life and thrust of AUVs. Dr. Mittal was also
a consultant
for
US swim team to help swimmer develop better
form.
http://project.seas.gwu.edu/~fsagmae/
AcceleGlove
Jose Hernandez-Rebollar, Department of Electrical
Engineering
The AcceleGlove is a portable glove-based
input interface, designed as an assistive
device
that translates hand
and gestured-based languages into written
and spoken language. In addition to assisting
deaf
and hard
of hearing individuals, uses include applications
in the
military
(where location is important) and industrial
sites (where verbal communication is difficult
in loud
environments).
http://www.gwu.edu/~research/gwnt/accele.htm
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