Emerging Directions in Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing [electronic resource] : EUC 2006 Workshops: NCUS, SecUbiq, USN, TRUST, ESO, and MSA, Seoul, Korea, August 1-4, 2006. Proceedings / edited by Xiaobo Zhou, Oleg Sokolsky, Lu Yan, Eun-Sun Jung, Zili Shao, Yi Mu, Dong Chun Lee, Dae Young Kim, Young-Sik Jeong, Cheng-Zhong Xu.

NCUS 2006 Symposium -- SecUbiq 2006 Workshop -- USN 2006 Workshop -- TRUST 2006 Workshop -- ESO 2006 Workshop -- MSA 2006 Workshop.

This volume contains the proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with the IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, EUC 2006, in Seoul, Korea, August 1-4, 2006. The objective of these workshops is to complement the spectrum of the main conference, which is a premier international forum for researchers and prac- tioners from both industry and academia,by discussing hot topics and emerging areas,bysharingrecentprogressandemergingresults,andbypromotingcutti- edge research and future cooperation in embedded and ubiquitous computing. With this objective in mind, we selected six workshops out of ten proposals submitted to us for consideration: – NCUS 2006: The Second International Symposium on Network-Centric Ubiquitous Systems – SecUbiq2006:TheSecondInternationalWorkshoponSecurityinUbiquitous Computing Systems – USN 2006: The Second International Workshop on RFID and Ubiquitous Sensor Networks – TRUST 2006: The First International Workshop on Trustworthiness, Rel- bility and services in Ubiquitous and Sensor neTworks – ESO 2006: The First International Workshop on Embedded Software Op- mization – MSA 2006: The First International Workshop on Multimedia Solution and the Assurance in the Ubiquitous Information Systems Responseto the callforpaperswasoverwhelming. Sixworkshopsreceived375 submissions in total and accepted 102, representing an overall acceptance rate of 27%. All papers published in the workshops proceedings were selected by the ProgramCommittee on the basis of referee reports. Eachpaper was reviewedby independent referees who judged the papers for originality,quality,presentation, and consistency with the themes of the workshops.