The first 40 registered delegates on the Research Track of the AmI.d conference will visit on Sept. 20 Afternoon:

- Accenture Research Labs (2.45pm – 4.15pm)

Freight Tracking

This prototype demonstrate the value of using active RFID and sensor telemetry to track assets and streamline operations as well as monitor the transport and ambient conditions of goods on commercial railways.

The underlying business problems Freight Tracking seeks to address include:
· Ability to track & trace assets and products in real-time to improve the efficiency of cargo management and transportation control
· Ability to optimize asset utilization and operations such as shunting (the process of switching the railcar sequence and tracks)
· Ability to detect and trace any unexpected event during transport of cargo (i.e. transport conditions, theft)
· Ability to monitor special products (i.e. products requiring refrigeration, chemicals)

In this prototype, RFID tags, which can be placed on a variety of assets (on railcars, containers or individual products), act as unique identifiers and are able to carry information such as the order details, shipping route, or storage requirements. RFID readers and zone identifiers along the shunting yards and railway tracks can read the tag information and transmit it to a central enterprise system. Each wagon also contains a sensing platform, composed of a memory, a processing unit, a radio communication module, and various sensors. Each platform can communicate with any other sensing platform in its range using an ad-hoc mesh network, based on the Zigbee Standard (IEEE 802.15.4 protocol). Sensors data are exchanged between the wagons of the same train (correlation) but also between other trains. Sensors data are aggregated and sent back to the locomotive and to a distant server, through a backhaul channel.


Intelligent Home Services

According to the World Health Organization, the worldwide elderly population will double to more than one billion by 2020. By 2050, one-third of the world's population will be 65 or older. Accenture believes the impact won't simply be a shift in societal thinking. Organizations, too, will need to fundamentally reshape the ways in which they operate. Industries will be expected to cater for this new breed of clients, adapting products, services and operational processes to suit.

Accenture Technology Labs has built a series of prototypes to showcase how technology can turn the home into a safe and actively nurturing environment, as well as a channel for new services. Each of them addresses a specific aspect of elderly care and support, by integrating a number of ubiquitous computing technologies, like sensors, wireless networks, webcams, and consumer electronics. Demonstrations include:
· Activity Monitory
· Online Health Services
· Online Medicine Cabinet
· Connective Table
· Interactive Picture

Collectively, these prototypes illustrate how technology can help elderly live more independently at home, through improved healthcare, alleviation of social isolation, and support for daily life.


Interactive Wall

The interactive wall is a giant, touch-sensitive screen that can be used as a new channel to interact with users or to fuse multiple data sources into a single and interactive view. It helps work teams see the "big picture" when making decisions collaboratively in a strategic decision-making context. The interactive wall can also be used to inform consumers about products and services or employed to act as a nerve center for command and control operations. By mimicking the Web in its ability to track usage patterns and user preferences, applications running on the interactive wall can offer personalized, targeted, information while integrating with other networked or mobile devices to create innovative solutions for users and organizations alike.

The interactive wall's super-sized, high resolution physical interface combines with Accenture's groundbreaking patent-pending software to deliver greater insight, faster. It is hardware agnostic and massively scalable in size, networked, as well as low maintenance. Different types and sizes of screens from a variety of vendors can be used. High-end graphics cards are used to drive displays, along with high-resolution cameras and off-the-shelf software to provide the touch capabilities. The touch screen can be rugged enough for outdoor use or rendered child-proof for use inside.


- Sap Research Labs (4.45pm -6.00pm)

3 demos:
Emergency response
Context-aware security
Business process security


- CarNova Project - GST Consortium (6.15pm – 6.50pm)

The GST S-PAY partner Renault together with MBDS* will present a live demonstration of a GST vehicle, demonstrating a bouquet of telematic services and the payment of the services.
*MBDS (Multimedia, Databases and System Integration) Masters program at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis

For more information, please visit www.gstproject.org/spay