{"id":200079,"date":"2015-10-18T23:17:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T23:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2016\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:01:26","slug":"microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2016","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition &#8211; IPSN 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong> For questions about the competition, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dlymper@microsoft.com\">dlymper@microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/logo_msr.png\" alt=\"logo_msr\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leicalogo-2.jpg\" width=\"167\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-255078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo-300x101.png\" alt=\"google_logo\" width=\"157\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo.png 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-1024x313.png\" alt=\"vienna\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna.png 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies have been proposed and experimented by both academia and industry, but we have yet to see large scale deployments. This competition aims to bring together real-time or near real-time indoor location technologies and compare their performance in the same space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team from LINZ CENTER OF MECHATRONICS GMBH put together a video showing some of the action during the competition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper margin-bottom-sp1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition 2016 | Vienna | LCM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CmqC63NcWaQ?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5536\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5536\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5535\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5535\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5536\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/15\/2016: <\/strong>The official results of the 2016 competition have been announced. An overview of the results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. The detailed results for\u00a0all teams can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. Congratulations to all the teams that participated!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/04\/2016: <\/strong>The competition&#8217;s detailed schedule has been announced. All registered teams have been assigned a 15min evaluation\u00a0time slot on Monday April 11th, 2016.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>03\/17\/2016: <\/strong>Details about registration, evaluation area, and various logistics can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/competitionlogistics_2016.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>03\/16\/2016: <\/b>The competition will take place on Sunday April 10th, and Monday April 11th. The results will be officially announced on Tuesday April 12th (currently working to move the announcement\u00a0from Wednesday April 13th as listed on the official program to Tuesday April 12th).<\/p>\n<p><b>02\/19\/2016: <\/b>people that want to attend the competition as observers and not contestants can do it by registering as competition observers: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/19\/2016:<\/strong> the registration for this year&#8217;s competition is currently open: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html.<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> <strong>All contestants planning to attend the competition must officially register for the competition! Registration for the IPSN conference is NOT required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/11\/2016<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>the teams participating in this year&#8217;s competition\u00a0along with\u00a0the competition\u00a0categories have been announced!<\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/11\/2016: <\/strong>We have received <strong>49<\/strong> submissions this year! The competition is on!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration deadline:<\/strong> <strong>January 20<sup>th<\/sup> 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/20\/2015:<\/strong> The 2016 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition has been officially announced!<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5538\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5538\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5537\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPrevious Competitions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5537\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5538\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Check the 2015 and 2014\u00a0competition websites above to get a better idea of the evaluation setup, the type of systems expected, and pictures of the different teams in action!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2015\/\">2015 Indoor Localization Competition<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2014\/\">2014 Indoor Localization Competition<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5540\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5540\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5539\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tOrganizers\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5539\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5540\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dlymper\/\" target=\"_new\">Dimitrios Lymberopoulos<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/liuj\/\" target=\"_new\">Jie Liu<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/yingzhanghome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ying Zhang<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Google)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/web.eecs.umich.edu\/~prabal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prabal Dutta<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Univ. of Michigan)<\/li>\n<li>Xue Yang (Intel)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/users.ece.cmu.edu\/~agr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Rowe<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (CMU)<\/li>\n<li>Vitor Sequeira (European Commission &#8211; Joint Research Centre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The detailed results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The team from JRC that performed the ground truth mapping of the evaluation area has made the 3D scanning data available. For more information on the collected 3D scanning dataset you can contact <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/simone.ceriani@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Simone Ceriani<\/b><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pierluigi.taddei@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Pierluigi Taddei<\/b><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-1024x692.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresults\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.png 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresultsawards\" width=\"975\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards.png 975w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards-768x408.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5542\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5542\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5541\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tImportant information about the results and the final ranking of the teams\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5541\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5542\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Marinis et al.<\/strong> in the 2D category was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards. The system required a significantly different evaluation process compared to the official one. The team required to go over specific evaluation points multiple times, and to also record the exact evaluation point they were at, at any given time. Given that no other teams followed this process, this team was not included in the awards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elias et al.<\/strong> competed with two versions of the same system: one that requires explicit initialization to a known ground truth location before the evaluation, and one where the initial location was automatically inferred by the system based on WiFi and magnetic fingerprints. <strong>Both versions of the system complied to the rules of the competition, and the version of the system with initialization clearly achieved the lowest error<\/strong>. However, given that the system from <strong>Su et al<\/strong>. that achieved very similar accuracy to that of Elias et al. did not use explicit initialization, we believe that a fair comparison can only be made among the Elias et al. <strong>without<\/strong> <strong>initialization<\/strong> and the rest of the teams. <strong>Given this, Su et al. got the first place, and Elias et al. the second place<\/strong>. Given the technology leveraged by both teams, the achieved accuracy by these teams is practically identical.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Morin et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category was an exhibition team from the competition&#8217;s sponsor Leica. They used a backpack equipped with 5 high-end camera modules, 2 LIDARs and a commercial-grade GPS receiver. This system was not a real-time system as they had to post-process image data and manually select the evaluation points in these images. As a result, it was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flores et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category: during the evaluation process, the organizers wrote down the wrong x-coordinate for evaluation point 15. Even though the team reported (13.38, 0.44, 3.65), the organizers wrote down (30.38, 0.44, 3.65). <strong>With this correction, the average location error for this team is 1.74m and not 2.86m<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kulm et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category reported coordinates without adjusting for their 1.5m tall tripod they used to attach their tag to. Unfortunately, they informed the organizers about this after the competition was completed. <strong>When adjusting for the 1.5m fixed offset of the tripod, the location error of this team comes down to 0.43m from the 1.43m shown in the graphs above<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5544\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5544\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5543\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCompetition Logistics\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5543\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5544\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We are happy to announce we have received <strong>49 submissions<\/strong> this year! All 49 submissions have been classified into two categories: <strong>3D<\/strong> and <strong>2D<\/strong> localization. All <strong>27 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>3D localization<\/strong> category require to deploy custom hardware, and will <strong>have to provide 3D locations during evaluation<\/strong>. All <strong>22 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>2D localization<\/strong> category rely on already available signals such as WiFi and FM, and will have to report 2D locations during evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Teams in <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">green<\/span> fonts have at least one team member officially registered for the competition, and will be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. Teams in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span> fonts do not have any of their team members officially registered, and therefore they will NOT be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. (based on registration data as of Monday March 21st).<\/p>\n<p>The detailed schedule\u00a0for both days of the competition:<\/p>\n<table class=\"blue-stripe tWiz tableBorder borderRows borderColumns\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderRow\" style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderFirstCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderOddCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderEvenCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0Session Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\" rowspan=\"2\">\u00a0<strong>Sunday:04\/10\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Setup Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a09:15 &#8211; 10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Welcome,\u00a0space walk-through, rules overview and team check-in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a010:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Setup time: all teams deploy, calibrate and test their systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Monday:04\/11\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Evaluation Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a08:30 &#8211; 17:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Evaluation of all teams in 15min pre-assigned time slots. <strong>Teams should be present at least 1.5 hours before their assigned evaluation time slot. The time slots assigned to each team can be found in the two tables below.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:04\/12\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Official Results<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Announcement<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0The official results\u00a0are announced. Winning teams give 5min talks describing their systems.\u00a0This session\u00a0will\u00a0be held\u00a0in the same room\u00a0where the IPSN 2016 conference will take place <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/program.html?v=1\">here<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:04\/12\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Poster Session\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>16:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0Poster session co-located with the\u00a0official 2016 IPSN poster session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5546\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5546\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5545\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t3D Localization Category\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5545\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5546\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Authors <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lazik.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Lazik et al<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA &#8211; Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALPS: The Acoustic Location Processing System <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hoppe.pdf\">Hoppe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany &#8211; Freiburg im Breisgau, Telocate GmbH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Telocate ASSIST<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 11:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hammer.pdf\">Hammer et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria &#8211; Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Sound Based Localization System for Safety Applications in Underground Mining<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhiwang.pdf\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">AIDLOC: An Accurate Acoustic Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Al-darowbi et al.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Saudi Arabia &#8211; KFUPM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">3D Indoor Localization in the Presence of a Single Beacon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/flores.pdf\">Flores et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany &#8211; Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Range-Bearing based Ultrasonic Positioning System (RB-UPS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/perez-cruz.pdf\">Perez-Cruz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA &#8211; Nokia Bell Labs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TDoA-based Localization Using Enhanced Multilateration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dobrev.pdf\">Dobrev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Symeo GmbH, Neubiberg\/Munich<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Wireless Localization Network for 6D Pose Estimation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baszun.pdf\">Baszun et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Poland &#8211; Biocontrol<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real Time Livestock Tracking System Based on UWB Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jiehe.doc\">He et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; University of Science and Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">System for 3D Positioning Based on UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cabuz.pdf\">Cabuz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan &#8211; Ritsumeiken University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Jacobs University Bremen,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">ZIGPOS GmbH <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> A Distributed Indoor Localization Framework<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dardari.pdf\">Dardari et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; University of Bologna, Uniset s.r.l., DMM s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">SEQUITUR: An Ultra-wideband Flexible 3D Locating Platform<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/diloreto.pdf\">Loreto et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Italy &#8211; NexTechs Srl<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NexTechs Indoor Positioning System: An UWB Approach<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/openrtls.pdf\">Krikke et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Netherlands &#8211; OpenRTLS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">OpenRTLS UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/trybula.pdf\">Trybula et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Poland &#8211; Elokon Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">UWB Indoor Localization System based on Two-way Ranging Measurement for Industrial Applications<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tabarovsky.pdf\">Tabarovsky et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Russia &#8211; RTLS Research & Development LLC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">High Accuracy Indoor Positioning System with Decawave Transceivers and Auto-calibration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lou.doc\">Lou et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Hangzhou Sunsend Info Tech Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB ToA and TDoA Hybrid Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/terragrid.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Terragrid<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">India\/Bulgaria &#8211; TerraGrid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TerraGrid: Taking you where GPS cannot<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kulm.pdf\">Kulm et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Estonia &#8211; Eliko<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise UWB Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">14:45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kempke.pdf\">Kempke et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; University of Michigan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">PolyPoint: High-Precision Indoor Localization with UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kamarainen.pdf\">K\u00e4m\u00e4r\u00e4inen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Finland &#8211; VTT Technical Research Center<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Localization Complemented by Impulse Radar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quantitec.pdf\">Gunes et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Quantitec GmbH <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">IntraNav &#8211; Low-cost Indoor Localization System and IoT Platform<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pichler.pdf\">Pichler et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria &#8211; Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Indoor Localization in Time-of-Arrival Configuration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leica.pdf\">Morin et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland &#8211; Leica Geosystems<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Leica Geosystems Pegasus Backpack<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vadeny.pdf\">Vadeny et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; University of Albany<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">VSLAM and VLC Based Localization<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jizhang.pdf\">Zhang et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; Real Earth, Inc<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Compact, Real-time Localization without Reliance on Infrastructure<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5548\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5548\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5547\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t2D Localization Category\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5547\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5548\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong> Authors<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/huang.pdf\">Huang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> China &#8211; Ubirouting Technology Corp.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Magnetic Field Based Lightweight Indoor Positioning System for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/weidengsu.pdf\">Su et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Tongji University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Localization Platform Based on Wifi-GeoMagnetic Fingerprinting and Aided IMU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhengwu.pdf\">Wu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Glodon Software Co., Ltd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Particle Filter and Support Vector Machine based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/navigine.doc\">Smirnov et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Russia &#8211; Navigine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navigine Navigation Technology for Handheld Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zheng.docx\">Zheng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Hand-held Indoor Location<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kaiyaowang.docx\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> China &#8211; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> MagLoc: Indoor Localization using Geomagnetic, WiFi, and INS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/peng.doc\">Peng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Positioning System via Multiple Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">9:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/narzullaev.pdf\">Narzullaev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Malaysia &#8211; IQALAM DASTUR SDN. BHD.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">CATCH Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/han.pdf\">Han et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Republic of Korea &#8211; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">KAILOS: KAIST Indoor Locating System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ben-moshe.pdf\">Ben-Moshe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel &#8211; Ariel University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">GoIn &#8211; An Accurate InDoor Navigation Framework for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/herrera.pdf\">Herrera et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Mexico &#8211; Navix Indoor Navigation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navix: Smartphone Multi-sensor, Radio and Probability Map Based Indoor Positioning<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias2.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal &#8211; Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones and Initialization<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias1.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal &#8211; Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/danaci.pdf\">Danaci et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Turkey &#8211; Ege University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Location Positioning System with WiFi Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yuanchao-shu.docx\">Shu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">R-Loc: A Robust Wifi-based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mosharafa.pdf\">Mosharafa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Egypt &#8211; Nile University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">MazeIn: An Indoor Localization Engine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yoshizawa.doc\">Yoshizawa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan &#8211; Ricoh Company, Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Indoor Positioning by Fusing Pedestrian Dead Reckoning and Proximity Beacon Technologies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/aquaways.pdf\">Liao et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Taiwan &#8211; Aquaways CO. Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Localization Using Broadcasting FM Signals TDOA Triangulation <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/barbadillo.pdf\">Barbadillo et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Philippines &#8211; University of the Philippines<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Auto-Calibrated 2D Localization System Using RSSI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rea.pdf\">Rea et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Spain &#8211; IMDEA Networks Institute, University Carlos III<\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland &#8211; Armasuisse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Robust WiFI Time-of-Flight Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rosen.pdf\">Rosen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel &#8211; Infuse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Infuse: Indoor Localization Using Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/schmitz.pdf\">Schmitz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/marinis.pdf\">Marinis et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5550\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5550\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5549\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEligibility\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5549\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5550\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Both academia and industry submissions are encouraged. All location techniques, such as ranging, fingerprinting, infrastructure, or device free, are welcome, except those that require end users\u2019 manual measurements. Contesters can deploy their own infrastructure of <strong>up to 5 devices<\/strong>. Normal RF interference is expected, but no jammers from other deployments are allowed. The results must be shown on a portable device, such as a phone or a tablet\/laptop that a person can easily carry around.<\/p>\n<p>Demo submissions that do not meet one or more of the guidelines above will be included in the poster session and will be evaluated as a regular submission, but they will not be considered for prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The competition will take place if <strong>at least 5 teams<\/strong> respond to this preliminary call for competition.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5552\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5552\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5551\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCompetition Categories\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5551\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5552\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the nature and number of submissions multiple categories might be defined based on the accuracy (i.e., point-based vs. area based), the size, the cost, or the type (i.e., software vs. hardware) of the proposed solution.<\/p>\n<p>Given our past experience, this year we expect to have the following categories (note that these categories have not been finalized. The final categories will be announced shortly after the registration deadline and they will depend on the number and type of submissions received):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category should be able to work with unmodified commercial off-the-shelf devices such as laptops, phones, and tablets. In this category, the unmodified COTS device is localized. Teams in this category will <strong>not<\/strong> be allowed to interface any custom hardware to the COTS devices (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Only changes to the software of the devices will be allowed. Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area.<\/li>\n<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies with Initialization<\/em>: Submissions in this category should meet all the criteria of the COTS Technologies category, with the additional requirement to initialize the location of the COTS device being localized to a ground truth location before the evaluation.<\/li>\n<li><em>Modified Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category could interface custom hardware to the COTS devices to be localized (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area. Most, if not all, submissions in this category are expected to be infrastructure-based.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also leverage inertial sensors will be classified as infrastructure-free COTS Technologies as they do not require to interface any custom hardware to the COTS device being localized.<\/li>\n<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also deploy custom BLE beacons in the evaluation area will be classified as infrastructure-based COTS Technologies as they don&#8217;t modify the COTS device being localized, but they require the deployment of custom hardware.<\/li>\n<li>Approaches based on inertial sensing that require to be initialized to a ground truth location before being evaluated will be classified as COTS Technologies with Initialization.<\/li>\n<li>UWB approaches will be classified as infrastructure-based modified COTS Technologies as they require modifications to the COTS device being localized, and they need to deploy custom hardware in the evaluation area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the past, teams were asked to report 2D locations (X,Y). In this year&#8217;s competition, teams will be required to report 3D locations (X,Y,Z). The evaluation area we have reserved, even though it does not contain multiple floors, it includes locations with different elevation characteristics. On top of that, we plan to place the devices to be localized at different heights during the competition to evaluate the 3D localization accuracy of each team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not all teams will have to report 3D locations<\/strong>. We understand that some technologies are not suited for 3D localization (i.e., WiFi\/geo-magnetic fingerprinting, dead reckoning, BLE-based etc.), but they are still excellent candidates for commercial indoor location systems. With this in mind, the organizers will determine shortly after the registration deadline which teams will be classified as 3D localization teams. It is not up to the individual teams to decide if they will report 2D or 3D locations. The organizers will ensure that all the teams in a given category will either report 2D or 3D locations. There will be no categories containing both 2D and 3D localization teams.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5554\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5554\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5553\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEvaluation and Prize\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5553\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5554\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Results are judged based on accuracy, and an award will be given to the top 3 teams in each category. When accuracy ties, infrastructure requirements will be used for tie breaking. The winning teams in each category will be invited to present their approach at the conference, and receive a cash award. The exact accuracy metrics that will be used during evaluation will be announced shortly before the competition takes place.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5556\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5556\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5555\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPoster Session\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5555\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5556\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A poster session dedicated to all competition participants will be organized during the conference. Participants will have the opportunity to explain their system to conference attendees.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5558\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5558\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5557\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tSubmission Guidelines\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5557\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5558\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Contesters must submit an abstract describing their approach and deployment requirements by the contest registration deadline. Submissions are treated as confidential until the competition. Submissions must be at most two (2) single-spaced 8.5&#8243; x 11&#8243; pages, including figures, tables, and references. Submission should follow the exact same format as regular, full IPSN 2016 papers. <strong>Abstracts should include the names and affiliations of all authors<\/strong>. Templates can be found <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/submission.html?v=1\" target=\"_blank\">here<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact: For questions about the competition, please email\u00a0dlymper@microsoft.com Sponsors &nbsp; &nbsp;Opens in a new tab Accurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies have been proposed and experimented by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr_startdate":"2016-04-10","msr_enddate":"2016-04-11","msr_location":"Vienna, Austria","msr_expirationdate":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_link_redirect":false,"msr_event_time":"","msr_hide_region":false,"msr_private_event":true,"msr_hide_image_in_river":0,"footnotes":""},"research-area":[13561,13556,13552,13547],"msr-region":[256048],"msr-event-type":[197941],"msr-video-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-program-audience":[],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"class_list":["post-200079","msr-event","type-msr-event","status-publish","hentry","msr-research-area-algorithms","msr-research-area-artificial-intelligence","msr-research-area-hardware-devices","msr-research-area-systems-and-networking","msr-region-global","msr-event-type-conferences","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_about":"<!-- wp:msr\/event-details {\"title\":\"Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition - IPSN 2016\",\"backgroundColor\":\"grey\"} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:msr\/content-tabs --><!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Summary\"} --><!-- wp:freeform --><p><strong>Contact:<\/strong> For questions about the competition, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dlymper@microsoft.com\">dlymper@microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/logo_msr.png\" alt=\"logo_msr\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leicalogo-2.jpg\" width=\"167\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-255078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo-300x101.png\" alt=\"google_logo\" width=\"157\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/google_logo.png 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-1024x313.png\" alt=\"vienna\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna.png 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies have been proposed and experimented by both academia and industry, but we have yet to see large scale deployments. This competition aims to bring together real-time or near real-time indoor location technologies and compare their performance in the same space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The team from LINZ CENTER OF MECHATRONICS GMBH put together a video showing some of the action during the competition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper margin-bottom-sp1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition 2016 | Vienna | LCM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CmqC63NcWaQ?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5536\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5536\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5535\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5535\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5536\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/15\/2016: <\/strong>The official results of the 2016 competition have been announced. An overview of the results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. The detailed results for\u00a0all teams can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. Congratulations to all the teams that participated!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/04\/2016: <\/strong>The competition&#8217;s detailed schedule has been announced. All registered teams have been assigned a 15min evaluation\u00a0time slot on Monday April 11th, 2016.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>03\/17\/2016: <\/strong>Details about registration, evaluation area, and various logistics can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/competitionlogistics_2016.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>03\/16\/2016: <\/b>The competition will take place on Sunday April 10th, and Monday April 11th. The results will be officially announced on Tuesday April 12th (currently working to move the announcement\u00a0from Wednesday April 13th as listed on the official program to Tuesday April 12th).<\/p>\n<p><b>02\/19\/2016: <\/b>people that want to attend the competition as observers and not contestants can do it by registering as competition observers: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/19\/2016:<\/strong> the registration for this year&#8217;s competition is currently open: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html.<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> <strong>All contestants planning to attend the competition must officially register for the competition! Registration for the IPSN conference is NOT required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/11\/2016<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>the teams participating in this year&#8217;s competition\u00a0along with\u00a0the competition\u00a0categories have been announced!<\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/11\/2016: <\/strong>We have received <strong>49<\/strong> submissions this year! The competition is on!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration deadline:<\/strong> <strong>January 20<sup>th<\/sup> 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/20\/2015:<\/strong> The 2016 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition has been officially announced!<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5538\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5538\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5537\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPrevious Competitions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5537\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5538\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Check the 2015 and 2014\u00a0competition websites above to get a better idea of the evaluation setup, the type of systems expected, and pictures of the different teams in action!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2015\/\">2015 Indoor Localization Competition<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2014\/\">2014 Indoor Localization Competition<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5540\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5540\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5539\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tOrganizers\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5539\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5540\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dlymper\/\" target=\"_new\">Dimitrios Lymberopoulos<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/liuj\/\" target=\"_new\">Jie Liu<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/yingzhanghome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ying Zhang<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Google)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/web.eecs.umich.edu\/~prabal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prabal Dutta<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (Univ. of Michigan)<\/li>\n<li>Xue Yang (Intel)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/users.ece.cmu.edu\/~agr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Rowe<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> (CMU)<\/li>\n<li>Vitor Sequeira (European Commission &#8211; Joint Research Centre)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Official Results\"} --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The detailed results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The team from JRC that performed the ground truth mapping of the evaluation area has made the 3D scanning data available. For more information on the collected 3D scanning dataset you can contact <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/simone.ceriani@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Simone Ceriani<\/b><\/a> and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pierluigi.taddei@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Pierluigi Taddei<\/b><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-1024x692.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresults\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.png 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresultsawards\" width=\"975\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards.png 975w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards-768x408.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5542\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5542\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5541\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tImportant information about the results and the final ranking of the teams\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5541\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5542\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Marinis et al.<\/strong> in the 2D category was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards. The system required a significantly different evaluation process compared to the official one. The team required to go over specific evaluation points multiple times, and to also record the exact evaluation point they were at, at any given time. Given that no other teams followed this process, this team was not included in the awards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elias et al.<\/strong> competed with two versions of the same system: one that requires explicit initialization to a known ground truth location before the evaluation, and one where the initial location was automatically inferred by the system based on WiFi and magnetic fingerprints. <strong>Both versions of the system complied to the rules of the competition, and the version of the system with initialization clearly achieved the lowest error<\/strong>. However, given that the system from <strong>Su et al<\/strong>. that achieved very similar accuracy to that of Elias et al. did not use explicit initialization, we believe that a fair comparison can only be made among the Elias et al. <strong>without<\/strong> <strong>initialization<\/strong> and the rest of the teams. <strong>Given this, Su et al. got the first place, and Elias et al. the second place<\/strong>. Given the technology leveraged by both teams, the achieved accuracy by these teams is practically identical.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Morin et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category was an exhibition team from the competition&#8217;s sponsor Leica. They used a backpack equipped with 5 high-end camera modules, 2 LIDARs and a commercial-grade GPS receiver. This system was not a real-time system as they had to post-process image data and manually select the evaluation points in these images. As a result, it was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flores et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category: during the evaluation process, the organizers wrote down the wrong x-coordinate for evaluation point 15. Even though the team reported (13.38, 0.44, 3.65), the organizers wrote down (30.38, 0.44, 3.65). <strong>With this correction, the average location error for this team is 1.74m and not 2.86m<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kulm et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category reported coordinates without adjusting for their 1.5m tall tripod they used to attach their tag to. Unfortunately, they informed the organizers about this after the competition was completed. <strong>When adjusting for the 1.5m fixed offset of the tripod, the location error of this team comes down to 0.43m from the 1.43m shown in the graphs above<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5544\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5544\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5543\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCompetition Logistics\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5543\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5544\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We are happy to announce we have received <strong>49 submissions<\/strong> this year! All 49 submissions have been classified into two categories: <strong>3D<\/strong> and <strong>2D<\/strong> localization. All <strong>27 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>3D localization<\/strong> category require to deploy custom hardware, and will <strong>have to provide 3D locations during evaluation<\/strong>. All <strong>22 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>2D localization<\/strong> category rely on already available signals such as WiFi and FM, and will have to report 2D locations during evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Teams in <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">green<\/span> fonts have at least one team member officially registered for the competition, and will be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. Teams in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span> fonts do not have any of their team members officially registered, and therefore they will NOT be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. (based on registration data as of Monday March 21st).<\/p>\n<p>The detailed schedule\u00a0for both days of the competition:<\/p>\n<table class=\"blue-stripe tWiz tableBorder borderRows borderColumns\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderRow\" style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderFirstCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderOddCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderEvenCol\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0Session Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\" rowspan=\"2\">\u00a0<strong>Sunday:04\/10\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Setup Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a09:15 &#8211; 10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Welcome,\u00a0space walk-through, rules overview and team check-in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a010:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Setup time: all teams deploy, calibrate and test their systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Monday:04\/11\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Evaluation Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a08:30 &#8211; 17:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Evaluation of all teams in 15min pre-assigned time slots. <strong>Teams should be present at least 1.5 hours before their assigned evaluation time slot. The time slots assigned to each team can be found in the two tables below.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:04\/12\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Official Results<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Announcement<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0The official results\u00a0are announced. Winning teams give 5min talks describing their systems.\u00a0This session\u00a0will\u00a0be held\u00a0in the same room\u00a0where the IPSN 2016 conference will take place <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/program.html?v=1\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:04\/12\/2016<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Poster Session\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>16:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0Poster session co-located with the\u00a0official 2016 IPSN poster session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5546\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5546\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5545\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t3D Localization Category\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5545\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5546\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Authors <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lazik.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Lazik et al<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA &#8211; Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALPS: The Acoustic Location Processing System <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hoppe.pdf\">Hoppe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany &#8211; Freiburg im Breisgau, Telocate GmbH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Telocate ASSIST<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 11:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hammer.pdf\">Hammer et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria &#8211; Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Sound Based Localization System for Safety Applications in Underground Mining<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhiwang.pdf\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">AIDLOC: An Accurate Acoustic Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Al-darowbi et al.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Saudi Arabia &#8211; KFUPM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">3D Indoor Localization in the Presence of a Single Beacon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/flores.pdf\">Flores et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany &#8211; Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Range-Bearing based Ultrasonic Positioning System (RB-UPS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/perez-cruz.pdf\">Perez-Cruz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA &#8211; Nokia Bell Labs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TDoA-based Localization Using Enhanced Multilateration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dobrev.pdf\">Dobrev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Symeo GmbH, Neubiberg\/Munich<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Wireless Localization Network for 6D Pose Estimation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baszun.pdf\">Baszun et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Poland &#8211; Biocontrol<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real Time Livestock Tracking System Based on UWB Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jiehe.doc\">He et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; University of Science and Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">System for 3D Positioning Based on UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cabuz.pdf\">Cabuz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan &#8211; Ritsumeiken University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Jacobs University Bremen,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">ZIGPOS GmbH <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> A Distributed Indoor Localization Framework<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dardari.pdf\">Dardari et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; University of Bologna, Uniset s.r.l., DMM s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">SEQUITUR: An Ultra-wideband Flexible 3D Locating Platform<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/diloreto.pdf\">Loreto et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Italy &#8211; NexTechs Srl<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NexTechs Indoor Positioning System: An UWB Approach<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/openrtls.pdf\">Krikke et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Netherlands &#8211; OpenRTLS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">OpenRTLS UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/trybula.pdf\">Trybula et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Poland &#8211; Elokon Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">UWB Indoor Localization System based on Two-way Ranging Measurement for Industrial Applications<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tabarovsky.pdf\">Tabarovsky et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Russia &#8211; RTLS Research &amp; Development LLC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">High Accuracy Indoor Positioning System with Decawave Transceivers and Auto-calibration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lou.doc\">Lou et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Hangzhou Sunsend Info Tech Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB ToA and TDoA Hybrid Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/terragrid.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Terragrid<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">India\/Bulgaria &#8211; TerraGrid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TerraGrid: Taking you where GPS cannot<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kulm.pdf\">Kulm et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Estonia &#8211; Eliko<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise UWB Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">14:45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kempke.pdf\">Kempke et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; University of Michigan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">PolyPoint: High-Precision Indoor Localization with UWB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kamarainen.pdf\">K\u00e4m\u00e4r\u00e4inen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Finland &#8211; VTT Technical Research Center<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Localization Complemented by Impulse Radar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quantitec.pdf\">Gunes et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany &#8211; Quantitec GmbH <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">IntraNav &#8211; Low-cost Indoor Localization System and IoT Platform<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pichler.pdf\">Pichler et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria &#8211; Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Indoor Localization in Time-of-Arrival Configuration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leica.pdf\">Morin et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland &#8211; Leica Geosystems<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Leica Geosystems Pegasus Backpack<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vadeny.pdf\">Vadeny et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; University of Albany<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">VSLAM and VLC Based Localization<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jizhang.pdf\">Zhang et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA &#8211; Real Earth, Inc<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Compact, Real-time Localization without Reliance on Infrastructure<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5548\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5548\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5547\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t2D Localization Category\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5547\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5548\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong> Authors<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/huang.pdf\">Huang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> China &#8211; Ubirouting Technology Corp.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Magnetic Field Based Lightweight Indoor Positioning System for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/weidengsu.pdf\">Su et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Tongji University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Localization Platform Based on Wifi-GeoMagnetic Fingerprinting and Aided IMU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhengwu.pdf\">Wu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Glodon Software Co., Ltd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Particle Filter and Support Vector Machine based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/navigine.doc\">Smirnov et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Russia &#8211; Navigine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navigine Navigation Technology for Handheld Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zheng.docx\">Zheng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Hand-held Indoor Location<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kaiyaowang.docx\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> China &#8211; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> MagLoc: Indoor Localization using Geomagnetic, WiFi, and INS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/peng.doc\">Peng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Positioning System via Multiple Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">9:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/narzullaev.pdf\">Narzullaev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Malaysia &#8211; IQALAM DASTUR SDN. BHD.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">CATCH Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/han.pdf\">Han et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Republic of Korea &#8211; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">KAILOS: KAIST Indoor Locating System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ben-moshe.pdf\">Ben-Moshe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel &#8211; Ariel University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">GoIn &#8211; An Accurate InDoor Navigation Framework for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/herrera.pdf\">Herrera et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Mexico &#8211; Navix Indoor Navigation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navix: Smartphone Multi-sensor, Radio and Probability Map Based Indoor Positioning<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias2.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal &#8211; Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones and Initialization<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias1.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal &#8211; Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/danaci.pdf\">Danaci et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Turkey &#8211; Ege University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Location Positioning System with WiFi Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yuanchao-shu.docx\">Shu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China &#8211; Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">R-Loc: A Robust Wifi-based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mosharafa.pdf\">Mosharafa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Egypt &#8211; Nile University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">MazeIn: An Indoor Localization Engine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yoshizawa.doc\">Yoshizawa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan &#8211; Ricoh Company, Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Indoor Positioning by Fusing Pedestrian Dead Reckoning and Proximity Beacon Technologies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/aquaways.pdf\">Liao et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Taiwan &#8211; Aquaways CO. Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Localization Using Broadcasting FM Signals TDOA Triangulation <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/barbadillo.pdf\">Barbadillo et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Philippines &#8211; University of the Philippines<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Auto-Calibrated 2D Localization System Using RSSI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rea.pdf\">Rea et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Spain &#8211; IMDEA Networks Institute, University Carlos III<\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland &#8211; Armasuisse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Robust WiFI Time-of-Flight Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rosen.pdf\">Rosen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel &#8211; Infuse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Infuse: Indoor Localization Using Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/schmitz.pdf\">Schmitz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/marinis.pdf\">Marinis et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy &#8211; DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Call for Contesters\"} --><!-- wp:freeform --><p>\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5550\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5550\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5549\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEligibility\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5549\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5550\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Both academia and industry submissions are encouraged. All location techniques, such as ranging, fingerprinting, infrastructure, or device free, are welcome, except those that require end users\u2019 manual measurements. Contesters can deploy their own infrastructure of <strong>up to 5 devices<\/strong>. Normal RF interference is expected, but no jammers from other deployments are allowed. The results must be shown on a portable device, such as a phone or a tablet\/laptop that a person can easily carry around.<\/p>\n<p>Demo submissions that do not meet one or more of the guidelines above will be included in the poster session and will be evaluated as a regular submission, but they will not be considered for prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The competition will take place if <strong>at least 5 teams<\/strong> respond to this preliminary call for competition.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5552\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5552\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5551\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCompetition Categories\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5551\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5552\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the nature and number of submissions multiple categories might be defined based on the accuracy (i.e., point-based vs. area based), the size, the cost, or the type (i.e., software vs. hardware) of the proposed solution.<\/p>\n<p>Given our past experience, this year we expect to have the following categories (note that these categories have not been finalized. The final categories will be announced shortly after the registration deadline and they will depend on the number and type of submissions received):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category should be able to work with unmodified commercial off-the-shelf devices such as laptops, phones, and tablets. In this category, the unmodified COTS device is localized. Teams in this category will <strong>not<\/strong> be allowed to interface any custom hardware to the COTS devices (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Only changes to the software of the devices will be allowed. Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area.<\/li>\n<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies with Initialization<\/em>: Submissions in this category should meet all the criteria of the COTS Technologies category, with the additional requirement to initialize the location of the COTS device being localized to a ground truth location before the evaluation.<\/li>\n<li><em>Modified Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category could interface custom hardware to the COTS devices to be localized (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area. Most, if not all, submissions in this category are expected to be infrastructure-based.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also leverage inertial sensors will be classified as infrastructure-free COTS Technologies as they do not require to interface any custom hardware to the COTS device being localized.<\/li>\n<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also deploy custom BLE beacons in the evaluation area will be classified as infrastructure-based COTS Technologies as they don&#8217;t modify the COTS device being localized, but they require the deployment of custom hardware.<\/li>\n<li>Approaches based on inertial sensing that require to be initialized to a ground truth location before being evaluated will be classified as COTS Technologies with Initialization.<\/li>\n<li>UWB approaches will be classified as infrastructure-based modified COTS Technologies as they require modifications to the COTS device being localized, and they need to deploy custom hardware in the evaluation area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the past, teams were asked to report 2D locations (X,Y). In this year&#8217;s competition, teams will be required to report 3D locations (X,Y,Z). The evaluation area we have reserved, even though it does not contain multiple floors, it includes locations with different elevation characteristics. On top of that, we plan to place the devices to be localized at different heights during the competition to evaluate the 3D localization accuracy of each team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not all teams will have to report 3D locations<\/strong>. We understand that some technologies are not suited for 3D localization (i.e., WiFi\/geo-magnetic fingerprinting, dead reckoning, BLE-based etc.), but they are still excellent candidates for commercial indoor location systems. With this in mind, the organizers will determine shortly after the registration deadline which teams will be classified as 3D localization teams. It is not up to the individual teams to decide if they will report 2D or 3D locations. The organizers will ensure that all the teams in a given category will either report 2D or 3D locations. There will be no categories containing both 2D and 3D localization teams.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5554\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5554\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5553\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEvaluation and Prize\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5553\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5554\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Results are judged based on accuracy, and an award will be given to the top 3 teams in each category. When accuracy ties, infrastructure requirements will be used for tie breaking. The winning teams in each category will be invited to present their approach at the conference, and receive a cash award. The exact accuracy metrics that will be used during evaluation will be announced shortly before the competition takes place.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5556\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5556\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5555\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPoster Session\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5555\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5556\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A poster session dedicated to all competition participants will be organized during the conference. Participants will have the opportunity to explain their system to conference attendees.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-5558\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-5558\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5557\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tSubmission Guidelines\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5557\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-5558\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Contesters must submit an abstract describing their approach and deployment requirements by the contest registration deadline. Submissions are treated as confidential until the competition. Submissions must be at most two (2) single-spaced 8.5&#8243; x 11&#8243; pages, including figures, tables, and references. Submission should follow the exact same format as regular, full IPSN 2016 papers. <strong>Abstracts should include the names and affiliations of all authors<\/strong>. Templates can be found <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/submission.html?v=1\" target=\"_blank\">here<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tabs -->","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"Summary","content":"<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vienna-1024x313.png\" alt=\"vienna\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" \/>\r\n\r\nAccurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies have been proposed and experimented by both academia and industry, but we have yet to see large scale deployments. This competition aims to bring together real-time or near real-time indoor location technologies and compare their performance in the same space.\r\n\r\n<strong>The team from LINZ CENTER OF MECHATRONICS GMBH put together a video showing some of the action during the competition:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/CmqC63NcWaQ[\/embed]\r\n\r\n[accordion]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"News\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/15\/2016: <\/strong>The official results of the 2016 competition have been announced. An overview of the results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>. The detailed results for\u00a0all teams can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>. Congratulations to all the teams that participated!<\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>04\/04\/2016: <\/strong>The competition's detailed schedule has been announced. All registered teams have been assigned a 15min evaluation\u00a0time slot on Monday April 11th, 2016.<\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>03\/17\/2016: <\/strong>Details about registration, evaluation area, and various logistics can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/competitionlogistics_2016.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p align=\"left\"><b>03\/16\/2016: <\/b>The competition will take place on Sunday April 10th, and Monday April 11th. The results will be officially announced on Tuesday April 12th (currently working to move the announcement\u00a0from Wednesday April 13th as listed on the official program to Tuesday April 12th).<\/p>\r\n<b>02\/19\/2016: <\/b>people that want to attend the competition as observers and not contestants can do it by registering as competition observers: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>02\/19\/2016:<\/strong> the registration for this year's competition is currently open: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html\">http:\/\/www.cpsweek.org\/2016\/reg.html.<\/a> <strong>All contestants planning to attend the competition must officially register for the competition! Registration for the IPSN conference is NOT required.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>02\/11\/2016<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>the teams participating in this year's competition\u00a0along with\u00a0the competition\u00a0categories have been announced!\r\n\r\n<strong>02\/11\/2016: <\/strong>We have received <strong>49<\/strong> submissions this year! The competition is on!\r\n\r\n<strong>Registration deadline:<\/strong> <strong>January 20<sup>th<\/sup> 2016<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>10\/20\/2015:<\/strong> The 2016 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition has been officially announced!\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Previous Competitions\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Check the 2015 and 2014\u00a0competition websites above to get a better idea of the evaluation setup, the type of systems expected, and pictures of the different teams in action!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2015\/\">2015 Indoor Localization Competition<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-indoor-localization-competition-ipsn-2014\/\">2014 Indoor Localization Competition<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Organizers\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dlymper\/\" target=\"_new\">Dimitrios Lymberopoulos<\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/liuj\/\" target=\"_new\">Jie Liu<\/a> (Microsoft Research)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/yingzhanghome\/\" target=\"_new\">Ying Zhang<\/a> (Google)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.eecs.umich.edu\/~prabal\/\" target=\"_new\">Prabal Dutta<\/a> (Univ. of Michigan)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Xue Yang (Intel)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/users.ece.cmu.edu\/~agr\/\" target=\"_new\">Anthony Rowe<\/a> (CMU)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Vitor Sequeira (European Commission - Joint Research Centre)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion]"},{"id":1,"name":"Official Results","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The detailed results can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016_indoorloc_competition.pptx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults.xlsx\" target=\"_self\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The team from JRC that performed the ground truth mapping of the evaluation area has made the 3D scanning data available. For more information on the collected 3D scanning dataset you can contact <a href=\"http:\/\/simone.ceriani@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Simone Ceriani<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/pierluigi.taddei@jrc.ec.europa.eu\"><b>Pierluigi Taddei<\/b><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-255183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresults-1024x692.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresults\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2016competitionresultsawards.png\" alt=\"2016competitionresultsawards\" width=\"975\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">[accordion]<\/p>\r\n[panel header=\"Important information about the results and the final ranking of the teams\"]\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Marinis et al.<\/strong> in the 2D category was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards. The system required a significantly different evaluation process compared to the official one. The team required to go over specific evaluation points multiple times, and to also record the exact evaluation point they were at, at any given time. Given that no other teams followed this process, this team was not included in the awards.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Elias et al.<\/strong> competed with two versions of the same system: one that requires explicit initialization to a known ground truth location before the evaluation, and one where the initial location was automatically inferred by the system based on WiFi and magnetic fingerprints. <strong>Both versions of the system complied to the rules of the competition, and the version of the system with initialization clearly achieved the lowest error<\/strong>. However, given that the system from <strong>Su et al<\/strong>. that achieved very similar accuracy to that of Elias et al. did not use explicit initialization, we believe that a fair comparison can only be made among the Elias et al. <strong>without<\/strong> <strong>initialization<\/strong> and the rest of the teams. <strong>Given this, Su et al. got the first place, and Elias et al. the second place<\/strong>. Given the technology leveraged by both teams, the achieved accuracy by these teams is practically identical.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Morin et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category was an exhibition team from the competition's sponsor Leica. They used a backpack equipped with 5 high-end camera modules, 2 LIDARs and a commercial-grade GPS receiver. This system was not a real-time system as they had to post-process image data and manually select the evaluation points in these images. As a result, it was <strong>not<\/strong> considered for the awards.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Flores et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category: during the evaluation process, the organizers wrote down the wrong x-coordinate for evaluation point 15. Even though the team reported (13.38, 0.44, 3.65), the organizers wrote down (30.38, 0.44, 3.65). <strong>With this correction, the average location error for this team is 1.74m and not 2.86m<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Kulm et al.<\/strong> in the 3D category reported coordinates without adjusting for their 1.5m tall tripod they used to attach their tag to. Unfortunately, they informed the organizers about this after the competition was completed. <strong>When adjusting for the 1.5m fixed offset of the tripod, the location error of this team comes down to 0.43m from the 1.43m shown in the graphs above<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Competition Logistics\"]\r\n\r\nWe are happy to announce we have received <strong>49 submissions<\/strong> this year! All 49 submissions have been classified into two categories: <strong>3D<\/strong> and <strong>2D<\/strong> localization. All <strong>27 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>3D localization<\/strong> category require to deploy custom hardware, and will <strong>have to provide 3D locations during evaluation<\/strong>. All <strong>22 teams<\/strong> in the <strong>2D localization<\/strong> category rely on already available signals such as WiFi and FM, and will have to report 2D locations during evaluation.\r\n\r\nTeams in <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">green<\/span> fonts have at least one team member officially registered for the competition, and will be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. Teams in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span> fonts do not have any of their team members officially registered, and therefore they will NOT be allowed to deploy their systems during the competition. (based on registration data as of Monday March 21st).\r\n\r\nThe detailed schedule\u00a0for both days of the competition:\r\n<table class=\"blue-stripe tWiz tableBorder borderRows borderColumns\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderRow\" style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderFirstCol\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderOddCol\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableHeaderEvenCol\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>\u00a0Session Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\" rowspan=\"2\">\u00a0<strong>Sunday:\r\n04\/10\/2016\r\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Setup Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a09:15 - 10:00<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Welcome,\u00a0space walk-through, rules overview and team check-in<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenRow\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a010:00 - 17:00<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Setup time: all teams deploy, calibrate and test their systems\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Monday:\r\n04\/11\/2016\r\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Evaluation Day)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\"><strong>\u00a08:30 - 17:30<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">Evaluation of all teams in 15min pre-assigned time slots. <strong>Teams should be present at least 1.5 hours before their assigned evaluation time slot. The time slots assigned to each team can be found in the two tables below.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:\r\n04\/12\/2016\r\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Official Results\r\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Announcement<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>14:30 - 15:30<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0The official results\u00a0are announced. Winning teams give 5min talks describing their systems.\u00a0This session\u00a0will\u00a0be held\u00a0in the same room\u00a0where the IPSN 2016 conference will take place <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/program.html?v=1\">here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"blue-stripeTableOddRow\">\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableFirstCol\">\u00a0<strong>Tuesday:\r\n04\/12\/2016\r\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Poster Session\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableOddCol\">\u00a0<strong>16:00 - 18:00<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"blue-stripeTableEvenCol\">\u00a0Poster session co-located with the\u00a0official 2016 IPSN poster session<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"3D Localization Category\"]\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Authors <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lazik.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Lazik et al<\/span><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA - Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALPS: The Acoustic Location Processing System <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hoppe.pdf\">Hoppe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany - Freiburg im Breisgau, Telocate GmbH<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Telocate ASSIST<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 11:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hammer.pdf\">Hammer et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria - Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Sound Based Localization System for Safety Applications in Underground Mining<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhiwang.pdf\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">AIDLOC: An Accurate Acoustic Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Al-darowbi et al.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Saudi Arabia - KFUPM<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">3D Indoor Localization in the Presence of a Single Beacon<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/flores.pdf\">Flores et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> Germany - Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Range-Bearing based Ultrasonic Positioning System (RB-UPS)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/perez-cruz.pdf\">Perez-Cruz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">USA - Nokia Bell Labs<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TDoA-based Localization Using Enhanced Multilateration<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dobrev.pdf\">Dobrev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany - Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Symeo GmbH, Neubiberg\/Munich<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Wireless Localization Network for 6D Pose Estimation<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 12:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baszun.pdf\">Baszun et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Poland - Biocontrol<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real Time Livestock Tracking System Based on UWB Technology<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jiehe.doc\">He et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - University of Science and Technology<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">System for 3D Positioning Based on UWB<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/cabuz.pdf\">Cabuz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan - Ritsumeiken University<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany - Jacobs University Bremen,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">ZIGPOS GmbH <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> A Distributed Indoor Localization Framework<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dardari.pdf\">Dardari et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy - University of Bologna, Uniset s.r.l., DMM s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">SEQUITUR: An Ultra-wideband Flexible 3D Locating Platform<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 13:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/diloreto.pdf\">Loreto et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Italy - NexTechs Srl<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NexTechs Indoor Positioning System: An UWB Approach<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/openrtls.pdf\">Krikke et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Netherlands - OpenRTLS<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">OpenRTLS UWB<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/trybula.pdf\">Trybula et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Poland - Elokon Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">UWB Indoor Localization System based on Two-way Ranging Measurement for Industrial Applications<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tabarovsky.pdf\">Tabarovsky et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Russia - RTLS Research &amp; Development LLC<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">High Accuracy Indoor Positioning System with Decawave Transceivers and Auto-calibration<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/lou.doc\">Lou et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Hangzhou Sunsend Info Tech Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB ToA and TDoA Hybrid Localization System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 14:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/terragrid.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Terragrid<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">India\/Bulgaria - TerraGrid<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TerraGrid: Taking you where GPS cannot<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kulm.pdf\">Kulm et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Estonia - Eliko<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise UWB Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">14:45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kempke.pdf\">Kempke et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA - University of Michigan<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">PolyPoint: High-Precision Indoor Localization with UWB<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kamarainen.pdf\">K\u00e4m\u00e4r\u00e4inen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Finland - VTT Technical Research Center<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Localization Complemented by Impulse Radar<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quantitec.pdf\">Gunes et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Germany - Quantitec GmbH <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">IntraNav - Low-cost Indoor Localization System and IoT Platform<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pichler.pdf\">Pichler et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Austria - Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH (LCM)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">UWB Indoor Localization in Time-of-Arrival Configuration<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 15:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/leica.pdf\">Morin et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland - Leica Geosystems<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Leica Geosystems Pegasus Backpack<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/vadeny.pdf\">Vadeny et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA - University of Albany<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">VSLAM and VLC Based Localization<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jizhang.pdf\">Zhang et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">USA - Real Earth, Inc<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Compact, Real-time Localization without Reliance on Infrastructure<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 16:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"2D Localization Category\"]\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0078d7\">\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong> Authors<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Evaluation Time Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/huang.pdf\">Huang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> China - Ubirouting Technology Corp.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Magnetic Field Based Lightweight Indoor Positioning System for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/weidengsu.pdf\">Su et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Tongji University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Localization Platform Based on Wifi-GeoMagnetic Fingerprinting and Aided IMU<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 8:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zhengwu.pdf\">Wu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Glodon Software Co., Ltd<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Particle Filter and Support Vector Machine based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/navigine.doc\">Smirnov et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Russia - Navigine<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navigine Navigation Technology for Handheld Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zheng.docx\">Zheng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Hand-held Indoor Location<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/kaiyaowang.docx\">Wang et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> China - Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> MagLoc: Indoor Localization using Geomagnetic, WiFi, and INS<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/peng.doc\">Peng et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Xiamen University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Precise Indoor Positioning System via Multiple Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">9:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/narzullaev.pdf\">Narzullaev et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Malaysia - IQALAM DASTUR SDN. BHD.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">CATCH Indoor Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/han.pdf\">Han et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Republic of Korea - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">KAILOS: KAIST Indoor Locating System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"> 9:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ben-moshe.pdf\">Ben-Moshe et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel - Ariel University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">GoIn - An Accurate InDoor Navigation Framework for Mobile Devices<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/herrera.pdf\">Herrera et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Mexico - Navix Indoor Navigation<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Navix: Smartphone Multi-sensor, Radio and Probability Map Based Indoor Positioning<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias2.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>. <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal - Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones and Initialization<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/elias1.pdf\">Elias et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Portugal - Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">A Motion Tracking Solution for Indoor Location Using Smartphones<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/danaci.pdf\">Danaci et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Turkey - Ege University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Location Positioning System with WiFi Technology<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yuanchao-shu.docx\">Shu et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">China - Zhejiang University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">R-Loc: A Robust Wifi-based Indoor Localization System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mosharafa.pdf\">Mosharafa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Egypt - Nile University<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">MazeIn: An Indoor Localization Engine<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yoshizawa.doc\">Yoshizawa et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Japan - Ricoh Company, Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Indoor Positioning by Fusing Pedestrian Dead Reckoning and Proximity Beacon Technologies<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">10:45<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/aquaways.pdf\">Liao et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Taiwan - Aquaways CO. Ltd. <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Indoor Localization Using Broadcasting FM Signals TDOA Triangulation <\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/barbadillo.pdf\">Barbadillo et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Philippines - University of the Philippines<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Auto-Calibrated 2D Localization System Using RSSI<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rea.pdf\">Rea et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Spain - IMDEA Networks Institute, University Carlos III<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Switzerland - Armasuisse<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Robust WiFI Time-of-Flight Positioning System<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:00<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rosen.pdf\">Rosen et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Israel - Infuse<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Infuse: Indoor Localization Using Sensor Fusion<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N\/A<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/schmitz.pdf\">Schmitz et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Real-time Indoor Localization with TDOA and Distributed Software Defined Radio<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:15<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/marinis.pdf\">Marinis et al<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy - DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">Italy - DUNE s.r.l.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #99cc00\">11:30<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion]"},{"id":2,"name":"Call for Contesters","content":"[accordion]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Eligibility\"]\r\n\r\nBoth academia and industry submissions are encouraged. All location techniques, such as ranging, fingerprinting, infrastructure, or device free, are welcome, except those that require end users\u2019 manual measurements. Contesters can deploy their own infrastructure of <strong>up to 5 devices<\/strong>. Normal RF interference is expected, but no jammers from other deployments are allowed. The results must be shown on a portable device, such as a phone or a tablet\/laptop that a person can easily carry around.\r\n\r\nDemo submissions that do not meet one or more of the guidelines above will be included in the poster session and will be evaluated as a regular submission, but they will not be considered for prizes.\r\n\r\nThe competition will take place if <strong>at least 5 teams<\/strong> respond to this preliminary call for competition.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Competition Categories\"]\r\n\r\nDepending on the nature and number of submissions multiple categories might be defined based on the accuracy (i.e., point-based vs. area based), the size, the cost, or the type (i.e., software vs. hardware) of the proposed solution.\r\n\r\nGiven our past experience, this year we expect to have the following categories (note that these categories have not been finalized. The final categories will be announced shortly after the registration deadline and they will depend on the number and type of submissions received):\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category should be able to work with unmodified commercial off-the-shelf devices such as laptops, phones, and tablets. In this category, the unmodified COTS device is localized. Teams in this category will <strong>not<\/strong> be allowed to interface any custom hardware to the COTS devices (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Only changes to the software of the devices will be allowed. Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies with Initialization<\/em>: Submissions in this category should meet all the criteria of the COTS Technologies category, with the additional requirement to initialize the location of the COTS device being localized to a ground truth location before the evaluation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Modified Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technologies<\/em>: Submissions in this category could interface custom hardware to the COTS devices to be localized (i.e., UWB or ultrasound hardware). Submissions in this category could be further classified to infrastructure-based and infrastructure-free depending on their requirement to deploy custom hardware (i.e., BLE beacons) in the evaluation area. Most, if not all, submissions in this category are expected to be infrastructure-based.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFor instance:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also leverage inertial sensors will be classified as infrastructure-free COTS Technologies as they do not require to interface any custom hardware to the COTS device being localized.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>WiFi fingerprinting approaches that also deploy custom BLE beacons in the evaluation area will be classified as infrastructure-based COTS Technologies as they don't modify the COTS device being localized, but they require the deployment of custom hardware.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Approaches based on inertial sensing that require to be initialized to a ground truth location before being evaluated will be classified as COTS Technologies with Initialization.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>UWB approaches will be classified as infrastructure-based modified COTS Technologies as they require modifications to the COTS device being localized, and they need to deploy custom hardware in the evaluation area.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn the past, teams were asked to report 2D locations (X,Y). In this year's competition, teams will be required to report 3D locations (X,Y,Z). The evaluation area we have reserved, even though it does not contain multiple floors, it includes locations with different elevation characteristics. On top of that, we plan to place the devices to be localized at different heights during the competition to evaluate the 3D localization accuracy of each team.\r\n\r\n<strong>Not all teams will have to report 3D locations<\/strong>. We understand that some technologies are not suited for 3D localization (i.e., WiFi\/geo-magnetic fingerprinting, dead reckoning, BLE-based etc.), but they are still excellent candidates for commercial indoor location systems. With this in mind, the organizers will determine shortly after the registration deadline which teams will be classified as 3D localization teams. It is not up to the individual teams to decide if they will report 2D or 3D locations. The organizers will ensure that all the teams in a given category will either report 2D or 3D locations. There will be no categories containing both 2D and 3D localization teams.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Evaluation and Prize\"]\r\n\r\nResults are judged based on accuracy, and an award will be given to the top 3 teams in each category. When accuracy ties, infrastructure requirements will be used for tie breaking. The winning teams in each category will be invited to present their approach at the conference, and receive a cash award. The exact accuracy metrics that will be used during evaluation will be announced shortly before the competition takes place.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Poster Session\"]\r\n\r\nA poster session dedicated to all competition participants will be organized during the conference. Participants will have the opportunity to explain their system to conference attendees.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[panel header=\"Submission Guidelines\"]\r\n\r\nContesters must submit an abstract describing their approach and deployment requirements by the contest registration deadline. Submissions are treated as confidential until the competition. Submissions must be at most two (2) single-spaced 8.5\" x 11\" pages, including figures, tables, and references. Submission should follow the exact same format as regular, full IPSN 2016 papers. <strong>Abstracts should include the names and affiliations of all authors<\/strong>. Templates can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsn.acm.org\/2016\/submission.html?v=1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[\/panel]\r\n\r\n[\/accordion]"}],"msr_startdate":"2016-04-10","msr_enddate":"2016-04-11","msr_event_time":"","msr_location":"Vienna, Austria","msr_event_link":"","msr_event_recording_link":"","msr_startdate_formatted":"April 10, 2016","msr_register_text":"Watch now","msr_cta_link":"","msr_cta_text":"","msr_cta_bi_name":"","featured_image_thumbnail":null,"event_excerpt":"Accurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies have been proposed and experimented by both academia and industry, but we have yet to see large scale deployments. This competition aims to bring together real-time or near real-time indoor location technologies and compare their performance in the same space. 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