BEARS 2004 is the first of an annual series of events presenting significant new research thrusts and accomplishments across EECS. Topics will include embedded systems and networks, new computational substrates stemming from the bio-info-nano fusion, pervasive computing and communication, and augmented cognition. Many of the sessions are available in streaming video, including a keynote speech by Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google; a talk on security and privacy by David Wagner; and a talk on ubicomp by Jen Mankoff, formerly of Georgia Tech. | 
