Kay Römer

Senior Researcher
Institute for Pervasive Computing
ETH Zurich
 

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Publications

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Books

[B5] A. Puder, K. Römer, F. Pilhofer: Distributed Systems Architecture: A Middleware Approach, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Francisco, 2006, ISBN: 1-55860-648-3.
[B4] A. Puder, K. Römer: Middleware für Verteilte Systeme, Dpunkt-Verlag, Heidelberg, January 2001, ISBN 3-932588-03-7.
[B3] A. Puder, K. Römer: MICO: An Open Source CORBA Implementation, Third Updated and Extended Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Francisco, 2000, ISBN 3-932588-71-X.
[B2] A. Puder, K. Römer: MICO - MICO is CORBA, Second Updated and Extended Edition, Dpunkt-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1999, ISBN 3-932588-42-8.
[B1] A. Puder, K. Römer: MICO - MICO is CORBA, Dpunkt-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1998, ISBN 3-932588-11-8.

Book Chapters

[BC1] K. Römer, P. Blum, L. Meier: Time Synchronization and Calibration in Wireless Sensor Networks, In: I. Stojmenovic (Ed.), Handbook of Sensor Networks: Algorithms and Architectures, pp. 199-237, Wiley and Sons, October 2005, ISBN 0-471-68472-4.

Journal Articles

[J8] M. Ali, U. Saif, A. Dunkels, T. Voigt, K. Römer, K. Langendoen, J. Polastre, Z. A. Uzmi: Medium Access Control Issues in Sensor Networks, ACM Computer Communication Review (CCR), Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 33-36, April 2006.
[J7] K. Römer, F. Mattern: Towards a Unified View on Space and Time in Sensor Networks, Elsevier Computer Communications, Vol. 28 No. 13, pp. 1484-1497, August 2005.
[J6] K. Römer, F. Mattern: The Design Space of Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 11 No. 6, pp. 54-61, December 2004.
[J5] K. Römer, T. Schoch, F. Mattern, T. Dübendorfer: Smart Identification Frameworks for Ubiquitous Computing Applications, Kluwer/ACM Wireless Networks (WINET), Vol. 10 No. 6, pp. 689-700, December 2004.
[J4] F. Mattern, K. Römer: Drahtlose Sensornetze, Informatik Spektrum, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 191-194, June 2003.
[J3] J. Elson, K. Römer: Wireless Sensor Networks: A New Regime for Time Synchronization, ACM Computer Communication Review (CCR), Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 149-154, January 2003.
[J2] K. Römer, O. Kasten, F. Mattern: Middleware Challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks, ACM Mobile Computing and Communication Review (MC2R), Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 59-61, October 2002.
[J1] K. Römer and S. Domnitcheva: Smart Playing Cards: A Ubiquitous Computing Game, Springer/ACM Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (PUC), Vol. 6 No. 6, pp. 371-378, October 2002.

Conference and Workshop Articles

[C33] B. Ostermaier, B. M. Elahi, K. Römer, M. Fahrmair, W. Kellerer: Poster Abstract: Dyser -- Towards a Real-Time Search Engine for the Web of Things. ACM SenSys 2008, Raleigh, USA, November 2008.
[C32] K. Römer, M. Ringwald: Increasing the Visibility of Sensor Networks with Passive Distributed Assertions, ACM REALWSN 2008, Glasgow, UK, April 2008.
[C31] K. Römer, C. Renner: Aggregating Sensor Data from Overlapping Multi-Hop Network Neighborhoods: Push or Pull?, INSS 2008, Kanazawa, Japan, June 2008.
[C30] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: Poster Abstract: BurstMAC - Low Idle Overhead and High Throughput in One MAC Protocol, EWSN 2008, Bologna, Italy, January 2008.
[C29] K. Römer: Discovery of Frequent Distributed Event Patterns in Sensor Networks, EWSN 2008, Bologna, Italy, January 2008.
[C28] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: Practical Time Synchronization for Bluetooth Scatternets, IEEE BROADNETS 2007, Raleigh, USA, September 2007.
[C27] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: Deployment of Sensor Networks: Problems and Passive Inspection, IEEE WISES 2007, Madrid, Spain, June 2007.
[C26] M. Ringwald, K. Römer, A. Vitaletti: Passive Inspection of Sensor Networks, IEEE/ACM DCOSS 2007, Santa Fe, USA, June 2007.
[C25] C. Frank, K. Römer: Distributed Facility Location Algorithms for Flexible Configuration of Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE/ACM DCOSS 2007, Santa Fe, USA, June 2007.
[C24] M. Ringwald, M. Cortesi, K. Römer, A. Vitaletti: Demo Abstract: Passive Inspection of Deployed Sensor Networks with SNIF, EWSN 2007, pp. 45-46, Delft, Netherlands, January 2007.
[C23] K. Römer: Distributed Mining of Spatio-Temporal Event Patterns in Sensor Networks, EAWMS / DCOSS 2006, pp. 103-116, San Francisco, USA, June 2006.
[C22] S. Santini, K. Römer: An Adaptive Strategy for Quality-Based Data Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks, INSS 2006, pp. 29-36, Chicago, USA, May 2006.
[C21] C. Frank, K. Römer: Solving Generic Role Assignment Exactly, WPDRTS / IPDPS 2006, Rhodes, Greece, April 2006.
[C20] M. Ringwald, M. Yücel, K. Römer: Demo Abstract: Interactive In-Field Inspection of WSNs, Adjunct Proceedings of the 3rd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2006), pp. 62-63, Zurich, Switzerland, February 2006.
[C19] C. Frank, K. Römer: Algorithms for Generic Role Assignment in Wireless Sensor Networks, ACM International Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys) 2005, San Diego, USA, November 2005.
[C18] O. Kasten, K. Römer: Beyond Event Handlers: Programming Wireless Sensors with Attributed State Machines, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) 2005, pp. 45-52, Los Angeles, USA, April 2005.
[C17] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: BitMAC: A Deterministic, Collision-Free, and Robust MAC Protocol for Sensor Networks, IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN) 2005, pp. 57-69, Istanbul, Turkey, January 2005.
[C16] K. Römer, F. Mattern: Event-Based Systems for Detecting Real-World States with Sensor Networks: A Critical Analysis, DEST Workshop on Signal Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks at ISSNIP, pp. 389-395, Melbourne, Australia, December 2004.
[C15] K. Römer, C. Frank, P. M. Marron, C. Becker: Generic Role Assignment for Wireless Sensor Networks, ACM SIGOPS European Workshop 2004, pp. 7-12, Leuven, Belgium, September 2004.
[C14] K. Römer: Determination of Time and Location in Large-Scale Dynamic Networks of Tiny Sensors, A. Ferscha, H. Hoertner, G. Kotsis (Eds.): Advances in Pervasive Computing, Austrian Computer Society (OCG), pp. 125-132.
[C13] K. Römer: Tracking Real-World Phenomena with Smart Dust, IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN) 2004, Springer LNCS, pp. 28-43, Berlin, Germany, January 2004.
[C12] J. Beutel, O. Kasten, F. Mattern, K. Römer, F. Siegemund, L. Thiele: Prototyping Wireless Sensor Network Applications with BTnodes, IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN) 2004, Springer LNCS, pp. 323-338, Berlin, Germany, January 2004.
[C11] K. Römer: Temporal Message Ordering in Wireless Sensor Networks, IFIP Mediterranean Workshop on Ad-Hoc Networks 2003, pp. 131-142, Mahdia, Tunisia, June 2003.
[C10] K. Römer: The Lighthouse Location System for Smart Dust, ACM/USENIX International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys) 2003, pp. 15-30, San Francisco, USA, May 2003.
[C9] K. Römer, T. Schoch, F. Mattern, T. Dübendorfer: Smart Identification Frameworks for Ubiquitous Computing Applications, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 2003, pp. 253-262, Dallas, USA, March 2003.
[C8] J. Elson and K. Römer: Wireless Sensor Networks: A New Regime for Time Synchronization, ACM/NSF Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets) 2002, Princeton, USA, October 2002.
[C7] K. Römer and T. Schoch: Infrastructure Concepts for Tag-Based Ubiquitous Computing Applications, Workshop on Concepts and Models for Ubiquitous Computing at Ubicomp 2002, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 2002.
[C6] K. Römer, O. Kasten: Event-Based Infrastructure for Sensor Networks, Workshop on Middleware for Mobile Computing at Middleware 2001, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2001.
[C5] K. Römer: Time Synchronization in Ad Hoc Networks, ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc) 2001, pp. 173-182, Long Beach, USA, October 2001.
[C4] K. Römer: Smart Playing Cards A Ubiquitous Computing Game. Workshop on Designing Ubiquitous Computing Games at Ubicomp 2001, Atlanta, USA, September 2001.
[C3] M. Langheinrich, F. Mattern, K. Römer, H. Vogt: First Steps Towards an Event-Based Infrastructure for Smart Things, International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications at PACT 2001, Philadelphia, USA, October 2000.
[C2] A. Puder, K. Römer: Generic Trading Service in Telecommunication Platforms, International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS) 1997, pp. 551-565, Seattle, USA, August 1997.
[C1] A. Puder, K. Römer: Using a Meta-Notation in a CORBA Environment, Workshop on CORBA: Implementation, Use, and Evaluation at ECOOP 1997, Jyväskylä, Finland, June 1997.

Theses

[T2] K. Römer: Time Synchronization and Localization in Sensor Networks, PhD thesis No. 16106, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 2005.
[T1] K. Römer: MICO - MICO is CORBA: An Extensible CORBA Implementation for Research and Teaching (in German), Diploma Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Frankfurt/Main, Germany, February 1998.

Edited Volumes

[E3] K. Römer, H. Karl, F. Mattern (Eds.): Wireless Sensor Networks, Third European Workshop, EWSN 2006, Zurich, Switzerland, February 13-15, 2006, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3868, Springer 2006, ISBN 3-540-32158-6.
[E2] K. Römer, H. Karl, F. Mattern (Eds.): Wireless Sensor Networks, Third European Workshop, EWSN 2006, Zurich, Switzerland, February 13-15, 2006, Adjunct Proceedings. Technical Report 507, Dept. of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, February 2006.
[E1] K. Römer (Ed.): Proceedings of the 4. GI Workshop on Sensor Networks Technical Report 481, Dept. of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, March 2005.

Scientific Publications Without Peer Review

[S6] K. Römer: Mining Event Patterns in Sensor Networks, GI/ITG Workshop on Sensor Networks, pp. 43-48, Stuttgart, Germany, July 2006.
[S5] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: Monitoring and Debugging of Deployed Sensor Networks, GI/ITG Workshop on Systemsoftware for Pervasive Computing, Erlangen, Germany, October 2005.
[S4] M. Ringwald, K. Römer: A Collision-Free MAC Protocol for Sensor Networks using Bitwise 'OR', GI/ITG Workshop on Sensor Networks, pp. 11-17, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, March 2005.
[S3] K. Römer: Programming Paradigms and Middleware for Sensor Networks, GI/ITG Workshop on Sensor Networks, pp. 49-54, Karlsruhe, Germany, February 2004.
[S2] K. Römer: Time and Location in Sensor Networks, GI/ITG Workshop on Sensor Networks, pp. 57-60, Berlin, Germany, July 2003.
[S1] K. Römer: The Lighthouse Location System for Tiny Sensor Nodes, Poster at NCCR-MICS Scientific Conference 2003, Monte Verita, Switzerland, October 2003.

Other Articles

[A9] K. Römer, M. Ringwald: The Deployment of Sensor Networks, MICS Newsletter, pp. 2-4, February 2008.
[A8] K. Römer: European Workshop on Sensor Networks, MICS Newsletter, April 2006.
[A7] K. Römer: Drahtlose Sensornetze (in German), Visionen 02/06, pp. 32-36, February 2006.
[A6] K. Römer: "Die Computer werden unsichtbar" (in German), Interview by ETH Life, February 2006.
[A5] K. Römer, F. Mattern: Report on the Summer School on Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Objects.
[A4] K. Römer, F. Mattern: Scientific Report on the ESF Exploratory Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks.
[A3] P. Averkamp, A. Puder, K. Römer, K. Auel: Urbi et ORBi, Von Big Blue bis GPL: Object Request Broker, IX Magazin für professionelle Informationstechnik, pp. 74ff, October 1998.
[A2] A. Puder, K. Römer, Im Innern des ORB, Implementierungsdetails eines Object Request Broker, IX Magazin für professionelle Informationstechnik, pp. 154ff, May 1998.
[A1] A. Puder, S. Markwitz, F. Gudermann, H. Röhrig, K. Römer: Dank der Nachfrage, AI-Trader: Wissensbasierter Dienstvermittler, IX Magazin für professionelle Informationstechnik, pp. 150ff, April 1997.


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