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Martin Reed has been building and managing online communities since 2000.

There is increasing pressure on all academics to improve their publication list. More published research is required and academics are continually being told that they have to publish in better journals. To achieve this there is an increasing need for more rigour and relevance in academic research. However these two critical concepts are not all that well understood. Both faculty and research degree candidates often have difficulty with these concepts and that can lead to muddled arguments in dissertations and papers. In addition the concepts of generalisation, replication, integrity and value are sometimes raised when academic research is being evaluated. This seminar addresses how to improve academic research and how to present it so that it is clear it is both rigorous and relevance. The seminar addresses these issues as they affect research for degree purposes as well as research for publication in peer reviewed journals. The seminar is interactive with opportunities for the participants to contribute as well as ask question. The participants will have an opportunity to evaluate some published papers for themselves.

Vehicular networks have been the subject of much attention lately. A Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network, or VANET, is a form of mobile ad-hoc network, which provides communications among nearby vehicles and between vehicles and nearby fixed equipment, usually described as roadside equipment. Enabled by short-range to medium-range communication systems (vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-roadside), the vision of vehicular networks includes real-time and safety applications, sharing the wireless channel with mobile applications from a large, decentralized array of service providers. Vehicular safety applications include collision and other safety warnings. Non-safety applications include real-time traffic congestion and routing information, high-speed tolling, mobile infotainment, and many others. The goal of the course is to discuss detailed developments in the area of vehicular networks - from standards, protocols, government efforts across the world to numerous technical challenges in the area.

The aim of the seminar is to present recent advances from research organizations and companies related to the area of Web 2.0 and social media. A special focus of the seminar is on developing successful online communities and promoting user participation and content creation.

Wireless LAN is ubiquitous as we can find its use at home, in the enterprise environment, and at many hot spots. Its popularity, however, brings many challenges on security because WLAN is operating in the unlicensed spectrum where hackers can sniff the traffic over the air. This intensive course presents a comprehensive study of the current state of art technology of WLAN security. Dr. Yu, who has been researching on WLAN security for many years, will present the WLAN security as defined by the IEEE 802.11i standard, along with many practical examples of empirical studies. We will demonstrate several tools used at the wireless security labs at DePaul University and present the empirical results from various lab experiments. Our goal is to balance the learning of theories and practicum.

Situational awareness is one of the key factors in modern warfare. The one who has better knowledge about the real time situation in the battlefield is always able to plan his actions and his reactions to the enemy actions in a superior manner. Modern communication technology enables us to collect a rich amount of different kinds of data from the battlefield. The information provided by satellites, air forces and radars must be combined with the data measured by local area networks scattered to the battlefield area or carried by soldiers and vehicles in the battlefield. In certain circumstances just some of the pre-listed monitoring systems are available. In urban warfare, satellites or any monitoring systems that require a line of sight can not be applied to figure out what happens inside the buildings. Some systems can also be temporarily or completely disabled because of the electronic warfare performed by the enemy. As a consequence, a secure communication, a novel use of the communication spectrum and advanced data processing methods are required to enable a robust operation of the tactical communication system.