1995 Pacific Workshop on Distributed Multimedia Systems March 31-April 2, 1995 Tokai University at Honolulu 2241 Kapiolani Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, U.S.A. Sponsored by: ------------ Knowledge Systems Institute, USA (Founder and Organizer) University of Pittsburgh, USA Dept. of ICS, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Conference Co-Chairs: -------------------- C. N. Liu Academic Sinica, Taiwan R. Jain University of California at San Diego, USA Steering Committee Chair: ------------------------ S.-K. Chang Knowledge Systems Institute and University of Pittsburgh, USA Steering Committee: ------------------- R. Jain University of California at San Diego, USA C. N. Liu Academic Sinica, Taiwan Program Committee Co-Chairs: --------------------------- B. P. Lin CCL/ITRI, Taiwan K. Sugihara University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Program Committee: ----------------- T. J. Arndt Lamar University, USA M. H. Brown Digital Equipment Corporation, USA J.-Y. Cheng Shanghai Maritime University, P.R.China Y. Choi Seoul National University, Korea E. A. Fox Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA J. Garcia-Luna University of California, Santa Cruz, USA M. Hirakawa Hiroshima University, Japan T.-Y. Hou Siemens Corporate Research, USA A. Hsu Siemens Corporate Research, USA K.-T. Huang IBM Asia Pacific and SingaLab, Singapore S. Y. Itoga University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA K.-S. Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong T. D. C. Little Boston University, USA M. Matsuo Tokai University, Japan J. Mizusawa NTT, Japan S. Park KAIST, Korea M.-C. Shan Hewlett-Packard, USA O. R. L. Sheng University of Arizona, USA S. Shimojo Osaka University, Japan D. Song ETRI, Korea M. Takizawa Tokyo Denki University, Japan J. E. Urban Arizona State University, USA S. Vuong University of British Columbia, Canada C. Yu University of Illinois at Chicago, USA T. Znati University of Pittsburgh, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM 3/30/95 (Thursday) ------------------ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Tutorials (See details below) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Reception (19th floor of Tokai University at Honolulu) 3/31/95 (Friday) ---------------- 8:45 am - 9:15 am OPENING: K. Sugihara and B. P. Lin, Program Co-Chairs C. N. Liu and R. Jain, Workshop Co-Chairs S. K. Chang, Steering Committee Chair "The Pacific Perspective in Multimedia Computing" 9:15 am - 10:15 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Ramesh Jain, University of California at San Diego, USA "Multimedia in Information Society: Hype and real potential" Multimedia computing and Information Highways are two most popular buzz words in the media in the near past. It is likely that their impact on our society will continue in the near future also. In this talk we will discuss the relatiopnship between the two. We will also discuss the role of multimedia computing beyond the hype. Interesting and challenging research issues will be discussed. coffee break 10:30 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 1: Distributed Multimedia Applications I Chair: Prof. Masahito Hirakawa, Hiroshima Univ. "Interactive Electronic Advertising: A Distributed Multimedia Application" Rick Dedrick, Intel, USA "Dynamic Meeting Annotation and Indexing" Rick Kazman, University of Waterloo, Canada William Hunt and Marilyn Mantei, University of Toronto, Canada "Towards Multiple Camera Interactive Video" Koji Wakimoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan LUNCH 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm SESSION 2: Modeling & Analysis Chair: Prof. Son T. Vuong, Univ. of British Columbia "Scheduling Multimedia Presentation Based on the EFSM Model" Chung-Ming Huang and Chung-Ming Lo, Nat'l Cheng Kung University, Taiwan "Modeling and Prototyping of Distributed Multimedia Systems for Flexible Working" Koji Takeda, Xiaobo Wang, Mitsuyuki Inaba, Kazuo Sugihara and Isao Miyamoto, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA "Application Level QoS Modeling for a Distributed Multimedia System" Kazutoshi Fujikawa, Nara Institute Science and Technology, Japan Shinji Shimojo, Hisashi Shimamura, Yuuichi Teranishi, Toshio Matsuura and Hideo Miyahara, Osaka University, Japan "Allocation of On-Demand Video Servers under Standard Network Topologies" Jun'ichi Miyao, Hiroshima University, Japan S. K. Chang, University of Pittsburgh, USA coffee break 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm SESSION 3: Multimedia Databases Chair: Prof. Olivia R. Liu Sheng, Univ. of Arizona "Distributed Structural Active-Object System (DSAOS) for Groupware Implementation" Chih Lai, Tonghyun Lee, Toshimi Minoura and Chee-Hang Park, Oregon State University, USA "A Graphics Database Query Language" Ya Liu and Stephen Itoga, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA "Distributed Design Image Database Based on Perceptional Link Method" Michiaki Katsumoto, Manabu Fukuda, Naoyuki Irie and Yoshitaka Shibata, Toyo University, Japan "Scheduling Method for a Distributed Continuous Media Server" Yun-Cheol Baek and Kern Koh, Seoul National University, Korea break 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEECH: Carol Fukunaga Senator, the State of Hawaii (the 12th District) 4/01/94 (Saturday) ------------------ 8:30 am - 10:00 am SESSION 4: Distributed Multimedia Applications II Chair: Dr. Dongho Song, ETRI "Implementation of a Media Synchronization Mechanism for a Remote Conferencing System" Ryuichi Ohno, Hitoshi Aida and Tadao Saito, University of Tokyo, Japan "A Study of Multimedia Service Operation and Management Features" Masaharu Kaihara and Hiroshi Tokunaga, NTT, Japan "Video Conferencing on the MBone" Margaret S. Elliott, University of California, Irvine, USA "Prospects for the Direct Use of Distributed Image Databases in Educational Image Processing" Steven L. Tanimoto, University of Washington, USA coffee break 10:15 am - 11:00 am INVITED SPEECH: S. K. Chang, University of Pittsburgh "Transformation and Exchange of Multimedia Objects" 11:00 am - 12:15 pm PANEL DISCUSSION "Research and Development of Distributed Multimedia Systems in the Pan Pacific Region" Moderator: Olivia R. Liu Sheng, University of Arizona Panelists: Dr. Stephen Itoga, U. of Hawaii Dr. K.T. Huang, Singapore-IBM Dr. Paul Lin, CCL, Taiwan Dr. C.N. Liu, Academia Sinica Dr. J. Mizusawa, NTT, Japan Dr. D. Song, ETRI, Korea LUNCH 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm SESSION 5: Distributed Multimedia Systems Chair: Dr. B. Paul Lin, CCL "COSMOS, a Framework for Extended Operating Systems for Multimedia Group Presentation" Dong Ho Song, Doo Hyun Kim, Hun Gyoo Lim and Young Hwan Lim, ETRI, Korea "NetRadio: A LAN Audio Broadcast System and Its Optimized Jitter-free Delivery Mechanism" Carl Y. P. Yau, J. M. Ma, Francis C. M. Lau and W. H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "A Classification of Multimedia Application Requirements" Jose Goncalves, Kendra Cooper, Son T. Vuong and Mabo Ito, University of British Columbia, Canada "A Hardware Architecture for Integrated Audio-Visual Data Coding and Decoding" O. K. Shin, H. K. Kim, J. H. Ha, Y. D. Chae and Y. H. Lim, ETRI, Korea "HVS: A Hypermedia Spatiotemporal Model for Creating Half Virtual Reality," Xiaofeng Hu, Songyang Lao and Maojun Zhang, Changsha Institute of Technology, Changsha, Funan, P. R. China 4/02/95 (Sunday) ---------------- 8:30 am - 10:30 am SESSION 6: Multimedia Communications & Networking Chair: Dr. Jun-ichi Mizusawa, NTT "Quality of Service Research for Distributed Multimedia Applications" Ilka Miloucheva, Technical University of Berlin, Germany "The User-Level Services Offered by Routing by Preference" Yuko Murayama, Hiroshima City University, Japan "A Framework for Call Establishment and Routing in Multimedia Communication Networks" Robert Simon, Taieb Znati and Robert J. Sclabassi, University of Pittsburgh, USA "Bandwidth Requirements of Multiplexed Connections with Quality-of-Service Constraints in Multimedia Networks" Guang-Liang Li, Academia Sinica, P. R. China coffee break !0:45 am - 12:15 pm SESSION 7: Distributed Multimedia Computing Chair: Prof. Kazuo Sugihara, Univ. of Hawaii "The Implementation of a Distributed Multimedia Development Environment" Don-Lin Yang and Jion-Jeng Chen, Feng Chia University, Taiwan "A Systematic Approach for Integration of Multimedia Capabilities in Consulting Systems" I-Ling Yen, Mishigan State University, USA Ing-Ray Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Farokh B. Bastani, University of Houston, USA "TIMODE: A Testbed for the Interchange of Multimedia Objects in a Distributed Environment" Thierry Bouron, Andre Deleplanque and Jean Douget, CCETT, France 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm CLOSING ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tutorials --------- Date: March 30, 1995 Place: University of Hawaii at Manoa 8:30 am - 11:30 am Multimedia Information Systems -------------------------------------------------- Presenter: William I. Grosky, Wayne State University Duration: 3 hours Intended Audience: This tutorial is intended for anyone who wants an introduction to the current explosion in database management techniques brought on by advances in relatively low-cost hardware for incorporating static and dynamic images (video) into workstation environments, techniques for the retrieval of image data, and hypertext-based browsing tools. Lecturer: William I. Grosky A professor of computer science at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. His research interests include multimedia information systems and active heterogeneous databases. His current work concerns new querying paradigms for a multimedia environment. He has participated in projects with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Energy, IBM, and Ford Motor Company. He is on the editorial boards of IEEE Multimedia and the Journal of Database Management. He is the author of numerous papers in his research areas. He received a B.S. degree in mathematics from MIT in 1965, an MS in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1968, and a Ph.D. in engineering and applied science from Yale University in 1971. Abstract: Interacting with a multimedia information system is quite different from interacting with a standard text-based information system. In any such system, the real-world objects which comprise its domain are directly represented through their properties and indirectly represented through their relationships to other real-world objects. In text-based systems, however, all properties and relationships are presented in a textual format to the user. In standard relational systems, each real-world object has a unique textual identifier and has properties whose values can be textually presented. Even in object-oriented systems, which allow the representation of more complex properties, such as those which are set or sequence valued, or those whose values are other objects, information is presented in a textual format. In a multimedia information system, however, there exist representations of objects which are not textually based. These representations consist of portions of images (static visual representations of objects), videos (dynamic visual representations of objects), and audios (aural representations of objects). When these representations are included in the domain of an information system, they can be used in two distinct fashions: as real-world objects themselves, having properties and participating in relationships, one can treat them as one treats other first-class objects and seek to gain information about them; or, as user-recognizable surrogates for the real-world objects which comprise their content, one can use them in the process of seeking information about the corresponding non-media objects which they represent. Knowing the identities of the various non-media objects which are represented by a media object is quite powerful. By seeing or hearing a media object, the user of a multimedia information system can gain information, through his or her own knowledge, concerning the represented non-media objects which may not be explicitly modeled by the system. Even if all such information is explicitly represented in the system and is capable of being queried on and textually answered, simply viewing or hearing the appropriate media object can invoke an emotional reaction not possible via a simple textual interface. This tutorial will discuss the state-of-the-art in the following topics: data modeling issues for images, video, and hypermedia, content-based indexing for images and video, multimedia content indicators for browsing, content-based browsing, and various prototype image databases, video databases, and hypermedia systems. 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Multimedia Storage and Server Technology ----------------------------------------------------------- Presenter: David H.C. Du, University of Minnesota Duration: 3 hours Intended Audience: This tutorial is intended for researchers and engineers who want to acquire some perspective on the design issues of multimedia storage and multimedia server. Both fundamental issues and existing server architectures will be discussed. Lecturer: David H.C. Du US WEST Chair Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Minnesota. Expertise includes: research in high-speed networking, multimedia applications, high-performance computing over clusters of workstations, and CAD for VLSI circuits. He has authored and co-authored over 90 technical papers including 48 referred journal publications in his research areas. His research in multimedia and high-speed networking includes projects the Broadband ISDN Compass Testbed for multimedia communications (supported by US WEST Communications), communication configuration management (support by IBM), and high-performance computing over a cluster of workstations (support by IBM and HP). He is also working together with Honeywell on a project called High-Performance Services for Distributed Multimedia-Integrated Control Applications (supported by ARPA). He is currently the Director of Distributed Multimedia Research Center at University of Minnesota which is sponsored by the following five companies: US WEST Communications, Honeywell, Computing Devices International, Network Systems and IVI Publishing. He has had research grants in other areas from NSF, and companies like 3M, NCR Comten, Control Data, Northern Telecom, and Unysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (1981) from University of Washington (Seattle), an M.S. in Computer Science (1980) from University of Washington and a B.S. in Mathematics from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan. Abstract: The introduction of audio and video media (or so called continuous media) into the distributed computing environment has engendered a new research area. Rapid advances in computer hardware and communication networks make this new area more feasible than ever. The integration of audio and video media along with traditional elements such as text and images make possible a wide range of distributed multimedia applications. These distributed multimedia applications range from business, education, simulation, entertainment, training to medical applications. In order to determine appropriate solutions for multimedia storage and retrieval is necessary. Among all media types, continuous media which include video and audio are the most demanding ones. There are two major characteristics which distinguish continuous media from traditional text data. First, continuous media, particular video, involves very large amounts of data. Second, retrieving continuous media needs to be perfectly executed under real-time constraints. To meet the real-time constraints, compression of video data is usually required. Although compression reduces the storage size and makes the real-time retrieval of video media from secondary memory devices possible (i.e., transfer speed is faster than the display speed), the data placement on the secondary memory devices and limited buffer size in main memory still present problems, namely, jitter and anomaly in real-time retrieval and display. We will cover various techniques in both data placement and buffering to guarantee jitter-free continuous medium access. In order to support many evolving multimedia applications, multimedia servers which can allow hundreds or thousands of users concurrently access video or audio over high-speed networks become essential. We will discuss the possible architectures for such servers. The issues covered include data allocation over Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAIDs), disk stripping, disk scheduling, admission control, buffering schemes, and storage and network interface designs. We will also discuss the architectures of some existing multimedia servers including nCUBE-3 from nCUBE, ONYX machine from Silicon Graphics, Inc., etc. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DMS'95 :: MARCH 31-APRIL 2, 1995 :: REGISTRATION ______________________________________________________________________________ | NAME ACM/IEEE Membership Number: | | | | ADDRESS: | | | | PHONE: FAX: E_MAIL: | |____________________________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | Please check | Before March 1, 1995 | After March 1, 1995 | |___________________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | ACM/IEEE member | | | | | registration | $315 | $395 | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | Non-member | | | | | registration | $395 | $475 | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | Full time student | | | | | registration | $235 | $315 | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | Tutorial (regular) | $100/tutorial | $120 | | | 3/30/95 8:30-11:30 am | ( ) Multimedia Info Syst | ( ) | | | 3/30/95 1:30-4:30 pm | ( ) Storage & Server | ( ) | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | Tutorial (student) | $50/tutorial | $60 | | | 3/30/95 8:30-11:30 am | ( ) Multimedia Info Syst | ( ) | | | 3/30/95 1:30-4:30 pm | ( ) Storage & Server | ( ) | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | | | | | |Extra copy proceedings*| $40 | $40 | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | | | | | | Extra banquet ticket | $50 | $50 | |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | | | | | | Hotel deposit+ | $100 Arrival date ( ) Departure date ( )| | | |( )Tokai Univ, ( )Condo w kitchen, ( )Condo room| |___|_______________________|__________________________|_____________________| | | |+ Attendees are recommended to stay at the excellent guest rooms in Tokai | | University, where DMS'95 will be held, at $50/room for double occupancy. | | In Waikiki about 1 mile away from Tokai University, attendees can stay at | | a 1-BR condominium in Waikiki Park Heights, at $60/unit with kitchenette, | | or $70/unit with full kitchen. 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