Media Informatics is a broad field spanning many research directions and topics. The Internet, Web 2.0, Social Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, Usability, Social Interaction, HCI, Privacy, Trust and new Security mechanisms are just a few examples. This seminar aims to provide an overview of different research directions and current challenges that are focus of active research around the world and at our institute.

To successfully complete the seminar the following requirements have to be fulfilled:

• Written paper on a selected topic
  6-8 pages, German or English (English preferred)
• Active participation
  Active participation in peer reviews and discussions
• Presentation
  20 minutes, German or English

The seminar organization and schedule will follow the style of a typical technical conference. Participants prepare a full paper on topic, which is then peer-reviewed by at least two other students. Participants then must integrate the reviewer comments before submitting their camera-ready version of the paper.

19.10.	Topic Assignment and Organization
26.10.	Research and Latex Introduction
06.11.	Paper Proposal Submission Deadline
07.-11.11.	Outline Discussion with adviser*
18.12.	Full Paper Submission Deadline
19.12.	Assignment of reviews
08.01.	Peer-Review Submission Deadline
09.-13.01.	Discussion of required changes with adviser*
01.02.	Introduction to proper presentations
05.02.	Camera Ready Submission Deadline
31.01.-10.02.	Slides Discussion with adviser (optional)*
14.02.	RTMI Conference

*Please make appointments with your advisor beforehand.

Here is the list of this year's topics and assignments:

The seminar proceedings are available at the Uni Ulm VTS.

assigned toadvisor

Topic
Seamless Integration of Consumer Electronics and Automobiles	-
Usability of In-car Security	-
Driver Distraction in Automotive HMI	Marcel Reichersdörfer	Mark Poguntke
Anonymity/Pseudonymity in Vehicular Networks	-
Identity Management	Armin Pfäffle	Naim Asaj
RFID Security and Privacy	Philipp Hock	Bastian Könings
Advanced Authentication Protocols	Daniel Ritter	Bastian Könings
Configuration-free Networking	Till Fischer	Bastian Könings
Body Area Networks	Jonathan Sondershaus	Florian Schaub
Flying Ad-Hoc Networks	Michael Müller	Björn Wiedersheim
Ultra Wideband Communication	-
GSM/3G/4G/DECT Security	Dominik Deuter	Björn Wiedersheim
Trust Management	-
Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing	Juliane Wessalowski	Florian Schaub
Credibility and Persuasive Systems	-
Gamification	Fabian Groh	Florian Schaub

 

All papers must be prepared in LaTeX and adhere to the IEEE Transactions LaTeX Template (IEEEtran), with documentclass options "conference,a4paper". A prepared tex file with the correct template settings for the RTMI proceedings can be downloaded from ILIAS. Submissions in other formats (e.g., Word) will not be accepted.

You are unfamilar with LaTeX? Don't worry. We will provide an introduction to LaTeX and point you in the right direction.