January 2004 Q1 issue

Welcome to the inaugural issue of @work, the quarterly e-newsletter of the Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R)!

How time flies! I²R marked its first year of existence in November 2003. Despite the air of uncertainty that lay ahead, our researchers have been quick off the mark and have had several significant achievements over the past year. We are pleased to embark on this new channel of communication that will bring news of the institute directly to your desktop.

This issue brings you news of three recent firsts - a significant breakthrough in WDM transmission; the first automatic checker of Material Safety Data Sheets and the first known information security intrusion tolerant module. Each issue will also provide you updates of the state of our intellectual property (IP) bank, a sampling of key visitors to the institute, information on some forthcoming events, and lastly, some developments in terms of industry development.

We welcome your feedback and look forward to including news of potential collaborations with your organisation in future e-newsletters. Our website, http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/, is a repository of information and we invite you to visit it often.

Please feel free to forward this e-newsletter to your friends & colleagues.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Lawrence Wong, Professor
Executive Director

Breakthrough in SOA-based optical transmission system
To stay ahead of the game, telecommunication carriers worldwide spare no effort to implement...

MSDS Knowledge Workbench in Safe Hands
We've all heard this slogan before; Safety First. And there's good reason why so many institutions...

RCrypto. Raising the bar on computer security
The Internet is fast becoming a way of life for businessmen and laymen alike. For businesses, in particular, security issues...

	R&D Collaborations
	Growing Enterprises with Technology Upgrade (GET-UP) Initiative
	Completed Projects
	Spin-off Companies

	View patents granted to I²R during the period of 1 July - 31 December 2003
	List of publications by I²R during the period of 1 October - 31 December 2003
	Invited presentations given by I²R staff during the period of 1 July - 31 December 2003

	PKC 2004 (1-4 March 2004)
	Workshop on Mobile, Wireless and Sensor Networks: Technology and Future Directions (5-6 March 2004)
	Scientific Advisory Board meeting (29-31 March 2004)
	4th International Workshop on ITS Telecommunications (8-9 July 2004)

	Fukushiro Nugaka - 12 Aug 2003 Mr Fukushiro Nugaka, Acting Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan & his interpreter
	MOE ETD - 19 Aug 2003 Dr. Koh Thiam Seng (Director) & delegation from the MOE’s Education Technology Division attending a presentation
	Ken Sakumura - 22 Aug 2003 Prof. Ken Sakumura & delegates from the University of Tokyo watching a demo on MPEG 4
	Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) meeting – 8-10 September 2003 SAB members listening to the presentation by Dr Jit Biswas
	SAB Dr Vladimir Baijic giving a presentation to the SAB members
	Zentek MOU Signing – 22 September 2003 Delegation from Zentek in the I²R Board Room to witness the signing of an MOU

	Appointments (announced during 1 July - 31 December 2003)
		Dr. Li Haizhou Head, Speech & Dialogue Processing Lab
		Dr. Guan Cuntai Head, NeuroInformatics Lab
		Mr Yip Mann Fai Acting Head, Ad Hoc Networks Lab

External Appointments
(announced during 1 July - 31 December 2003)

Deng Huijie, Robert	Adjunct Associate Professor	NUS	Dept of Computer Science
Jiang Xudong	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NTU	School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Jiang Yuming	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NUS	Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lee Chee Jwai, Henry	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NTU	School of Computer Engineering
Li Zhengguo	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NTU	School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Louis Shue	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NTU	School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Ng See Kiong	Adjunct Associate Professor	NTU	School of Computer Engineering
Ngoh Lek Heng	Adjunct Associate Professor	NTU	School of Computer Engineering
Pang Hwee Hwa	Adjunct Associate Professor	NUS	Dept of Computer Science
Ronda Venkateswarlu	Adjunct Associate Professor	NTU	School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Tan Seng Chu, Tele	Adjunct Senior Fellow	NUS	Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vladimir Brusic	Adjunct Associate Professor	NUS	Dept of Microbiology
Wong Lim Soon	Adjunct Associate Professor	NTU	School of Computer Engineering
Wyse Lonce LaMar	Adjunct Assistant Professor	NUS	University Scholar's Program
Zhou Jianying	Adjunct Senior Scientist	University of Malaga