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Friday 10th February 2012

IAP Autumn Conference 2010

Date: Friday 17th September 2010
Time: 9am to 4pm
Location: Magic Circle Headquarters, 12 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD
Cost: IAP Members and their guests £94 inc VAT; For womenintechnology members, the non-members' rate of £188 is discounted by 25% to £141 inc VAT - prices include lunch with drinks.

This event attracts two CPD points for IAP members who also belong to the Institute of Continuing Professional Development. The Institution is happy to liaise with employers who wish to credit attendees in respect of their in-house CPD schemes.

To reserve your place
Email admin@iap.org.uk
Call 020 8567 2118
Or send your cheque to: Institution of Analysts and Programmers, Charles House, 36 Culmington Road, London, W13 9NH

Guest speakers:
Peter McOwan, Professor of Computer Science and Director of Outreach in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London
His presentation considers how, in the near future, we may share our homes and offices with new socially aware technologies, assistive robots and graphical companions who will help us work and play. He will present work from the EU funded LIREC project which seeks to develop and test socially intelligent artificial agents in real world long-term interactions. He will also explore how LIREC draws inspiration from human neuroscience and a detailed study of dog behaviours to create these future companion technologies.

Keith Errey, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Toumaz Technology Limited
His presentation reports on new work using state-of-the-art ultra-low power technology and end-to-end systems that are providing clinical validation of wireless patient monitoring in the hospital. Methods for ensuring robust and secure data channels are presented, together with how the burden of the very large data sets acquired by continuously monitoring patients may be effectively reduced without compromising patient safety or changing established work flows.

Blay Whitby, lecturer in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Sussex
His presentation will address the many social and ethical problems raised in the process of developing new technologies. These problems must be addressed by the technologists themselves without waiting for courts and governments to respond. This is particularly true of some technologies which are at present near-to-market. Using the example of ‘smart homes’, he will show that a number of ethical decisions have to be made at the design stage. These
include determining the limits on intrusion, preserving the dignity of vulnerable users and balancing the needs of competing stakeholders. These are difficult issues but they cannot be avoided.

Jon Bird, Head of Sustainability for CE Electric UK, the electricity distribution business for the North East and Yorkshire

Rachel Cary, Senior Policy Adviser at Green Alliance, an environmental think tank and charity working to put environmental issues at the top of the political agenda.

Jon and Rachel will show how bringing about the low carbon economy will have a major impact on the way electricity is generated, delivered and used. More sophisticated data gathering and communication, using smart meters, can help bring this about cost-effectively. But the transition will also require changes to the electricity industry's operations and the way we consume energy. This presentation considers the case for a smart grid, looks at options for bringing it about and explains how we can help the customer become a smarter electricity user.

More information can be found here.
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