Karen Church & Jill Freyne

Welcome! WebCamp is a free Web interest event The 1 st WebCamp was held in DERI in March 2007 on the theme of Social Networks Inspired by it’s success we’re holding the 2 nd event today! Theme: The Emerging Mobile Internet Goal: Bring together people interested in Mobile Internet to discuss state-of-art and future directions

WebCamp is a free Web interest event

The 1 st WebCamp was held in DERI in March 2007 on the theme of Social Networks

Inspired by it’s success we’re holding the 2 nd event today!

Theme: The Emerging Mobile Internet

Goal: Bring together people interested in Mobile Internet to discuss state-of-art and future directions

The AIC Established in 2003 via SFI Cluster Award € 5.6 million funding from SFI over 4 years Involves 6 Principal Investigators from Dublin Universities UCD and DCU Multidisciplinary across science and engineering Now has 87 researchers CSET submitted 1Q2007 – c a . €20M

Established in 2003 via SFI Cluster Award

€ 5.6 million funding from SFI over 4 years

Involves 6 Principal Investigators from Dublin Universities UCD and DCU

Multidisciplinary across science and engineering

Now has 87 researchers

CSET submitted 1Q2007 – c a . €20M

Wireless Access “WaveLan Network” Need to use the UCD Proxy If you have any problems you can try to manually set the proxy proxy1.ucd.ie Port 8484

“WaveLan Network”

Need to use the UCD Proxy

If you have any problems you can try to manually set the proxy

proxy1.ucd.ie

Port 8484

Coffee Break Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided at the 11 AM coffee break 

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided at the 11 AM coffee break 

Refreshment Options Elements Reservation for 50 people made O’Briens Sandwich Bar Insomnia Cafe

Elements

Reservation for 50 people made

O’Briens Sandwich Bar

Insomnia Cafe

The Emerging Mobile Internet There is over 2.6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide More and more users are venturing online via their mobile phone! 28% of users have browsed the Internet via their mobile phone (Ipsos Insight 2006) Lots of activity in the mobile space Mobile search, blogging, shopping & eBay, socializing/dating, local services, etc.

There is over 2.6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide

More and more users are venturing online via their mobile phone!

28% of users have browsed the Internet via their mobile phone (Ipsos Insight 2006)

Lots of activity in the mobile space

Mobile search, blogging, shopping & eBay, socializing/dating, local services, etc.

What is the Mobile Internet The Web via a phone or mobile device Or…A mobile specific version of the Web One Web vs. Mobile Web

The Web via a phone or mobile device

Or…A mobile specific version of the Web

One Web vs. Mobile Web

Challenges facing mobile users Usability issues Small screens, limited display, limited input options Content issues Mobile content is short/brief in nature when compared to standard Web content Not a lot of content to inform retrieval Infrastructure/network Slower connections Cost More expensive

Usability issues

Small screens, limited display, limited input options

Content issues

Mobile content is short/brief in nature when compared to standard Web content

Not a lot of content to inform retrieval

Infrastructure/network

Slower connections

Cost

More expensive

Topics Mobile Internet applications Mobile search & browsing Behavioural studies/analysis of Mobile Web usage Challenges of the Mobile Internet HCI on the Mobile Internet Usability of mobile devices and services User interfaces for mobile devices Improving / enhancing content, infrastructure and billing models Mobile Web 2.0 Content authoring/user generated content from mobile devices

Mobile Internet applications

Mobile search & browsing

Behavioural studies/analysis of Mobile Web usage

Challenges of the Mobile Internet

HCI on the Mobile Internet

Usability of mobile devices and services

User interfaces for mobile devices

Improving / enhancing content, infrastructure and billing models

Mobile Web 2.0

Content authoring/user generated content from mobile devices

Event Program 09.30 – 11.00 Industry Talks I 11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 – 13.15 Academic Talks 13.15 – 14.15 Lunch 14.15 – 15.45 Industry Talks II 15.45 – 16.00 Short Break 16.00 – 17.00 Break Out Sessions 17.00 Close Full Programme: http://webcamp.org/EmergingMobileInternet

09.30 – 11.00 Industry Talks I

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 13.15 Academic Talks

13.15 – 14.15 Lunch

14.15 – 15.45 Industry Talks II

15.45 – 16.00 Short Break

16.00 – 17.00 Break Out Sessions

17.00 Close

Full Programme:

http://webcamp.org/EmergingMobileInternet

Event Blog We have setup a blog for today http://emergingmobileinternet.blogspot.com Please feel free to post questions, feedback, comments and suggestions for breakout sessions Initial proposed discussion topics include: The future of the Mobile Internet Challenges facing the Mobile Internet One Web vs. Mobile Web

We have setup a blog for today

http://emergingmobileinternet.blogspot.com

Please feel free to post questions, feedback, comments and suggestions for breakout sessions

Initial proposed discussion topics include:

The future of the Mobile Internet

Challenges facing the Mobile Internet

One Web vs. Mobile Web

Enjoy!