The  Weizmann  Institute  of  Science
                  Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science


                            Computer Science Seminar

                                Deborah Estrin 
                     University of California, Los Angeles
                                      and
                       University  of Southern California


                                 will speak on


                            Embedding the Internet:
                        Instrumenting the physical world

Abstract:
Pervasive micro-sensing and  actuation offers to revolutionize the way in which
we understand and  construct  complex physical systems:  from airplane  wings
to  plankton  colonies. The capabilities  for detailed physical monitoring and
manipulation  offer enormous opportunities for almost  every   scientific
discipline.   At  the same   time  embedded instrumentation and control  can
alter  the feasible  granularity  of engineering.  This  talk  will  highlight
some of  the  architectural challenges  posed    by the   massively
distributed,  large   scale, physically-coupled, and usually untethered
computing systems that are needed to realize this vision.





                      The lecture will take place in the 
                     Lecture Hall, Room 1, Ziskind Building
                            on Monday, June 26, 2000
                                    at 14:30