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[Mycolleagues] CALL FOR PAPERS: ACCESSNETS 2008
by Yuanqiu Luo 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ************************************************************** * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * ACCESSNETS 2008 * * Third International Conference on Access Networks * * October 15-17, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA * * http://www.accessnets.org * * * ************************************************************** OVERVIEW: With the rapid growth of the Internet as well as the increasing demand for broadband services, access networks have been receiving growing investments in recent years. This has led to a massive network deployment with the goal of eliminating the bandwidth bottleneck between end-users and the network core. Today many diverse technologies are being used to provide broadband access to end users. The architecture and performance of the access segment (local loop, wired and wireless access networks, and even home networks) are getting increasing attention for ensuring quality of service of diverse broadband applications. Moreover, most access lines will no longer terminate on a single device, thus leading to the necessity of having a home network designed for applications that transcend simple Internet access sharing among multiple personal computers and enable multimedia support. Therefore, the access network and its home portion have become a hot investment pool from both a fin! ancial as well as a research perspective. The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate with their in-home counterparts. AccessNets'08 is the third edition of this exciting event, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on Oct. 15-17 2008. The conference will consist of technical sessions, workshops, and panels. The technical sessions will present original and fundamental research advances while the workshops and panels will focus on development, application, and related business issues in this hot and exciting area. TOPICS: The conference solicits original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * FTTx and PON technologies * xDSL technology and DSM * Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology * Cable-based access technology * Powerline communication technology * Digital satellite access technology * WiFi and WiMax networks * Wireless mesh networks * Integrated wired/wireless networks * Long reach Ethernet * Home networks * Networked appliances * Hybrid wired/wireless LANs * Municipal and community networks * Network architectures and protocols * Medium access control * Cross-layer design * OFDM, OFDMA, CDMA techniques * MIMO techniques * Service convergence * Quality of service provisioning * Network scalability and upgradeability * Network survivability and security * Billing and management aspects * Business and regulatory aspects * Deployment/standardization statuses PANELS AND WORKSHOPS: We solicit panel and workshop proposals on hot and controversial topics in access networks. Proposals should be submitted to the panel and workshop co-chairs, respectively. Please visit the conference website for detailed instructions. PAPER SUBMISSION: Please visit the conference website (http://www.accessnets.org) for detailed instructions. Paper Publication: All submitted papers will go through a peer review process. All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of AccessNets 2008. * Selected best papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue on Broadband Access Networks of IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communincations. * Selected outstanding papers will be considered for publication in Inderscience International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems. * Selected outstanding papers will be considered for publication in Inderscience International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission due April 1, 2008 Notification of acceptance June 15, 2008 Final manuscript due July 15, 2008 Workshop proposal due April 1, 2008 Notification of acceptance April 15,2008 Panel proposal due April 1, 2008 Notification of acceptance April 15,2008 CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIR Hussein T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada TPC CO-CHAIRS Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS Tarek S. El-Bawab, Jackson State University, USA Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA PANEL CO-CHAIRS Alex Vukovic, Communications Research Center, Canada Wenye Wang, North Carolina State University, USA Industry Track Chair Frank Effenberger, Huawei Technologies, USA PUBLICATION CHAIR Chonggang Wang, University of Kansas, USA PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS Yuanqiu Luo, Huawei Technologies, USA Joao M. Santos, Nokia Siemens Networks, Portugal Tarik Taleb, Tohoku University, Japan IEEE LIAISON Mei Yang, University of Nevada, USA FINANCIAL CHAIR Karen Decker, ICST CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Tibor Kovacs, ICST LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR Mei Yang, University of Nevada, USA STEERING COMMITTEE Imrich Chlamtac (Chair), Create-net, Italy Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE See http://www.accessnets.org _______________________________________________ Mycolleagues mailing list Mycolleagues(a)grid.lrg.ufsc.br http://grid.lrg.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/mycolleagues

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[Tccc] CFP: IEEE Network Special Issue on Implications and Control of Middleboxes in the Internet
by Xiaoming Fu 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Our apologies if you receive multiple copies. Please feel free to forward this CFP to related colleagues and students for information. --------------------------------------------------------- * Submission deadline is due in 10 days! * Call for Papers IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue on Implications and Control of Middleboxes in the Internet Important Dates =============== Manuscript Submission Due: March 1, 2008 Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2008 Final Manuscript Due: July 15, 2008 Special Issue Publication Date: September/October 2008 Call for Papers =============== Network Address Translators (NAT) and IP firewalls have been introduced to the Internet some time ago, and over the time become an integral part of the Internet architecture. Moreover, there are also other types of middleboxes, such as Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways, Application Layer Gateways (ALG), Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEP) and web proxies. These intermediary boxes perform functions different from normal IP packet treatment, which can even change the content of packets or do rerouting of IP packets. There have been diverse views on the value of middleboxes. Some believe that middleboxes introduce problems for network applications as well as challenges to the traditional end-to-end Internet architecture. These issues range, for instance, but not limited to, from naming and addressing of nodes behind NATs, directionality of communication establishment, and performance impairments. On the other hand, many administrators and operators see the middleboxes represent an important part for their network operations. For example, firewalls are widely deployed with the intention of securing enterprise, campus and home networks, so as to block attacks to nodes or keep nodes from sending malicious traffic. The Internet community has acknowledged the emergence of the middleboxes and developed middlebox control and coordination protocols that allow end hosts (or application proxies) to learn about the presence of middleboxes and communicate their needs (i.e. required packet treatment) to those devices. A number of middlebox control protocols, such as UPnP, MIDCOM and STUN, have been developed over the years and are partially used in current deployments. The papers in this special issue will focus on the state-of-the-art research in various aspects of middleboxes and middlebox control mechanisms, which help to understand their impact to the Internet architecture and network operations, and how they can be further integrated, or leveraged for different purposes, such as load balancing and mobile network environments, among the others. Specifically, within the aforementioned context in Internet middleboxes and their control mechanisms, the special issue will present tutorials, surveys and original research articles (written in a tutorial manner readable by non-specialists) that cover the following subjects, but not limited to: * Middlebox-supported network architectures vs. other Internet evolution alternatives (e.g., IPv6) * Design and/or performance evaluation of middlebox software architectures * Control and coordination across middleboxes and their traversal mechanisms * Security, including authentication, authorization and accounting issues with middlebox control/traversal mechanisms * Scalability and performance studies of middlebox control/traversal mechanisms * Deployment scenarios and case studies (corporate, ISP, content providers, mobile environments etc.) based on middleboxes * Interaction and implications with other network protocols and components * Interaction and implications with end-to-end applications and services * Related standardization efforts Manuscript Submission ===================== With regard to both the content and formatting style of the submissions, prospective contributors must follow the IEEE Network guidelines for authors that can be found at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/net/ntwrk/authors.html. Submitted papers must be original and must not be under current consideration for publication in other venues. Authors should submit a PDF format of their complete papers via http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6198. Guest Editors ============= Prof. Xiaoming Fu Institute for Computer Science University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany Email: fu(a)cs.uni-goettingen.de Martin Stiemerling NEC Europe Laboratories Network Research Division Heidelberg Germany Email: stiemerling(a)netlab.nec.de Prof. Henning Schulzrinne Department of Computer Science Columbia University New York, NY USA Email: hgs(a)cs.columbia.edu ---------------------------------------------------- Any inquiry to this CFP? mailto:ieeenet-si@cs.uni-goettingen.de _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] Extended Deadline March 9: Cross-Layer Design and Optimization Track at ICCCN 2008
by Benyuan Liu 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Due to many requests, the ICCCN 2008 Organizing Committee has decided to extend the paper submission deadline to MARCH 9, 2008. ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS: Cross-Layer Design and Optimization Track ========================================================================== August 4-7 2008, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, USA Wireless networking technologies have been experiencing tremendous growth in the past decade. These technologies will fundamentally change the way we communicate, live, and fight wars. However, due to the inherent characteristics of wireless communication and networking (e.g., broadcast medium, node mobility, power constraint, fading, high bit error rates), traditional layered network architecture is often considered inadequate to achieve the full potential of the networks. Recently, cross-layer design approaches have been proposed to improve and optimize the network performance by breaking the layer boundaries and explicitly passing information from one layer to others. This allows for better decision making and system optimization on several layers jointly. The aim of this track is to bring together researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for discussions and technical presentations on the latest research and future research directions in the cross-layer design and optimization of wireless networks. We are seeking original and previously unpublished research papers addressing theoretical and application issues in the cross-layer design and optimization of wireless networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: * Strategy and framework of cross-layer design * Methodologies of cross-layer design * Joint PHY/MAC/network/transport protocol design * Resource allocation, QoS issue, and mobility issue of cross-layer design * Security issue in cross-layer design * Cross-layer design for emerging network scenarios (i.e., wireless ad hoc, sensor, mesh, and vehicle networks) * Interactions between network layers and related issues * Cross-layer protocol implementation and experiments * Hardware/software architectures for cross-layer protocol stacks * Modeling and performance evaluation of cross-layer system design * Joint optimization of wireless networks * Impacts of cross-layer protocol design Submission of Manuscripts: Please follow the general submission instructions on the conference website. Important Dates: Paper submission: March 9, 2008 Notification of acceptance: May 12, 2008 Camera ready papers due: June 1, 2008 Track Co-Chairs: Qing-An Zeng University of Cincinnati, USA qing.zeng(a)uc.edu Benyuan Liu University of Massachusetts at Lowell, USA bliu(a)cs.uml.edu Track Technical Program Committee: Bao, Lichun, UC Irvine, USA Cao, Jiannong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Chen, Guanling, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Hidetoshi Yokota, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc. Japan Jia, Weijia, City University of Hong Kong, China Leung, Victor C. M., The University of British Columbia, Canada Li, Wei, Texas Southern University, USA Li, Xiaolong, Morehead State University, USA Li, Yingshu, Georgia State University, USA Liu, Yong, Polytechnic University, USA Mao, Shiwen, Auburn University, USA Masanori Takata, Shizuoka University, Japan Nakano, Koji, Hiroshima University, Japan Stojmenovic, Ivan, University of Ottawa, Canada Wang, Li-Chun, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan Wei, Shuangqing, Louisiana State University, USA Wu, Kui, University of Victoria, Canada Xing, Guoliang, City University of Hong Kong, China Yang, Laurence T., St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Yates, David, Bentley College, USA Zhang, Chun, IBM T.J Watson Research, USA Zhang, Honggang, Suffolk University, USA Zhang, Jingyuan, University of Alabama, USA _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] Call For Papers - MACE 2008 (Manwek 2008)
by Spyros Denazis 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

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[ISCC] Next Generation Networking Middleware (NGNM'08): cfp
by Paolo Bellavista 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this cfp ****************************************************************************************** 5th International Workshop on Next Generation Networking Middleware NGNM 2008 (part of MANWEEK 2008, September 22-26) Samos Island, Greece http://magellan.tssg.org/2008/ ******************************************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS The fixed mobile convergence of telecommunication networks along with the telecom-IP network convergence have opened up prospects for a rich ecosystem of IP-based next generation converged network technologies and applications. Emergence of principles and practices like Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0, along with gradual adoption of industry standards like the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and Java API for Internetworking (JAIN) is making this convergence possible. The challenges to the operators are to provide suitable interfaces to an increasingly complex and heterogeneous underlying wireless access landscape, typically consisting of cellular (e.g., UMTS, LTE, etc.), metropolitan area (e.g., WiMAX) and short range (e.g., WiFi) systems. Future telecom service providers, on the other hand, are expected to stem from the fact that a converged network needs to carry a multitude of high-bandwidth triple-play (voice, video and data) services over a single network that is much more distributed, multipoint, diverse, and interactive in nature. End users will interact with the network via sophisticated devices, and be able to select from a wide range of Quality-of-Service (QoS) options. To cater to these emerging service paradigms, network intelligence has to address several aspects including multimedia session management, coordination of multi-protocol connections, advanced security, etc. Multimedia content delivery over the Internet has been extensively researched. However, the related engineering problem is evolving into the problem of how to dynamically create content distribution infrastructures and services in the context of telco provider managed networks. To stay ahead in the competition and provide market leading offerings, carriers further need to enable a global ecosystem of third-party independent application developers to deliver converged services leveraging open standards-based service delivery platform. Finally, to establish a common architecture for the convergence among services and networks, standards and frameworks will be required to ensure the interoperability of networks and applications, and facilitate best utilization of the existing telecommunications infrastructure within the converged ecosystem. It is in this setting of an open services market with service operators, application developers as well as the IT infrastructure as stakeholders, that the role of middleware is crucial. Middleware-enabled rapid development and deployment of new applications allows early introduction of value-added services to attract new customers and retain existing ones. Established telcos often have a plethora of legacy systems, such as Intelligent Networks (IN), Business / Operational Support Systems (BSS/OSS), Web-based systems and SIP/IMSbased services, which can all interoperate through open interfaces provided by the middleware layer, allowing a seamless, autonomic interaction between them. The arguments for a middleware-oriented consolidation of services in the telecommunications service provider/carrier space are also largely applicable to the enterprise segment. There are, of course, differences in requirements and service expectations for corporate users as opposed to consumers; however, the trend towards consolidation of IT and telecom architectures is just as compelling. Further, middleware approaches can offer scalability and load-balancing capabilities to critical infrastructure components. For example, the roll out of distributed / federated presence-based applications will necessitate management of huge amounts of subscriber data residing in the middleware. Finally, there are challenges of enabling guaranteed QoS and seamless access to triple-play services. In the emerging heterogeneous networking environment, cross-layer and inter-system optimization studies are essential to guarantee that these challenges are met. In this regard, large-scale distributed experimental testbeds with real or virtual components interconnected through an efficient middleware can be leveraged to validate promising approaches, algorithms and mechanisms prior to commercial deployment. In this workshop, we seek original, unpublished papers on different aspects of middleware technologies for enabling Next-Generation Network (NGN) services and applications. Topics of submission include, but are not limited to: - Middleware architecture for converged networks - NGN middleware for triple play and quad play services - NGN middleware for ad hoc, mobile and wireless services - Middleware for NGN mobility support - NGN middleware adaptation to underlying technologies (e.g., cellular, metropolitan area and short range systems) - Resource Allocation and Heterogeneous Network Access in Converged Networks - NGN middleware for content distribution infrastructures and services - Middleware for peer-assisted carrier-grade content delivery. - Publish/subscribe middleware - Scalable, adaptive, and self-managing aspects of middleware - Converged networks policy-based management, monitoring, and control - QoS provisioning, service differentiation, accounting, and billing - Identity management infrastructures and anonymity support infrastructures - Trust, security and privacy issues - Presence and contextual data management - NGN middleware for context-aware applications - NGN middleware for collaborative/P2P applications - NGN middleware for enterprise applications - Middleware support for NGN inter-networking and interoperability with non-NGN systems - Middleware for distributed experimental testbeds with real or virtual components - Web Service/Grid-enabled middleware for converged networks - Service modeling and composition - Service deployment and orchestration - Programming paradigms, Web 2.0, and mashups PAPER SUBMISSION Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Latebreaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research are also encouraged for submission to NGNM 2008. Papers under review elsewhere MUST NOT be submitted to NGNM 2008. Authors are requested to submit either long papers or short papers (work-inprogress reports), strictly in LNCS format (see below): Long papers (up to 12 single-spaced single-column pages) Short papers describing work-in-progress (up to 6 single-spaced single-column pages) Submissions exceeding the above mentioned paper size will not be reviewed and will be returned to the authors. Please see Submission for detailed instructions. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Paper Registration: May 10 2008 Submission: May 17 2008 Notification: June 20 2008 Camera ready: June 30 2008 Conference: September 22-26 2008 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS Thomas Magedanz (TU Berlin / FOKUS, Germany) Markus Muck (Infineon, Germany) Lambros Sarakis (NCSR Demokritos, Greece) Paolo Bellavista, Ph. D. Associate Professor in Computer Science Engineering IEEE Senior Member; IEEE Communications EB Member DEIS - Università degli Studi di Bologna Viale Risorgimento, 2 - 40136 Bologna (ITALY) Tel# +39-051-2093866; Fax# +39-051-2093073 Email: pbellavista(a)deis.unibo.it Web: http://lia.deis.unibo.it/Staff/PaoloBellavista/ _______________________________________________ ISCC mailing list ISCC(a)mail.ing.unibo.it https://calvin.ing.unibo.it/mailman/listinfo/iscc

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[Researchers] IEEE Globecom 2008: Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking Symposium
by Profa Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

============================================================================= CALL-FOR-PAPERS IEEE Globecom 2008: Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking Symposium www.ieee-globecom.org/2008 November 30th- December 4th, 2008 New Orleans, LA, USA Deadline: March 15th, 2008 ============================================================================= TPC Co-Chairs: Prof. Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, boukerch(a)site.uottawa.ca Prof. Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, rboutaba(a)uwaterloo.ca Prof. Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Nirwan.Ansari(a)njit.edu Prof. Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, nasser(a)cis.uoguelph.ca SCOPE Multi-hop wireless Ad Hoc and sensor networks are self-organizing systems formed by co-operating nodes within communication range of each other that form temporary networks. Ad hoc wireless networks allow anywhere, anytime network connectivity with complete lack of control, ownership, and regulatory influence. The last few years have witnessed a wealth of research ideas on ad hoc and sensor networks that are moving rapidly into commercialization and standardization. Such networks can be randomly and rapidly deployed and reconfigured and easily tailored to specific applications including entertainment, civilian, military, etc. Moreover, an ad hoc architecture is highly robust to node failure and can provide a high-level of fault tolerance due to nodal redundancy and its distributed nature. Furthermore, energy efficiency can be achieved through multi-hop routing communication. Bandwidth reuse can also benefit from dividing the single long range hop to multiple short hops with each hop having a shorter range. Several challenges face are standing in the way to achieving ubiquitous deployment of ad hoc and sensor networks. These include variable topology, device heterogeneity, limited power supply and the lack of effective energy-efficient design, lack of QoS and application support, etc. This symposium aims at providing a forum for sharing ideas among researchers and practitioners working on state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges above. We are seeking papers that describe original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of five (5) printed pages (10-point font) including figures, without incurring additional page charges (maximum 1 additional page). Standard IEEE Transactions templates for Microsoft Word or LaTeX formats found at http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.html. Alternatively you can follow the sample instructions in template.pdf at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/globecom/2008/downloads/template.pdf Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions must be done through EDAS at http://edas.info/ Topics of Interest You are invited to submit original technical papers covering but not limited to the following topics. . Applications and Evolutions of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Autonomic Networking . Wireless, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Devices . Physical Layer Design of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Frequency and Channel Allocation Algorithms . Topology Control and Management . Algorithms and Modeling for Localization, Target Tracking, and Mobility Management . Architectures of Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing . MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . QoS Provisioning in Medium Access Control and Routing for Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks . Analytical, Mobility, and Validation Models for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Mobile, Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Integrated Simulation and Measurement based Evaluation of Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems . New Simulation Languages, Methodologies, and Tools for Wireless Systems . Analysis of Correctness and Efficiency of Protocols . Data Management, Data Aggregation, Data Dissemination, and Query Processing . Cryptography and Security Issues in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks . Distributed Algorithms . Pricing Modeling and Solutions . Pervasive and Wearable Computing . Co-existence Issues of Hybrid Networks . Energy Saving and Power Control Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Resource Management Algorithms in Mobile, wireless Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks . Synchronization and Scheduling Issues in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks . Service Discovery for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks . Cross-layer Design and Interactions . Mobile Service and QoS Management for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks . Survivability and Reliability Evaluation and Modeling for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Ubiquitous and Mobile Access for Wireless Mesh Networks . Security and Privacy Issues for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antivírus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo. _______________________________________________ Researchers mailing list Researchers(a)mailman.ufsc.br http://mailman.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/researchers

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[Tccc] CfP (Deadline Extension): ACM SIGMOBILE MobilityModels'08 at MobiHoc'08
by Mirco Musolesi 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CfP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ***DEADLINE EXTENSION*** New submission deadline: 23 February 2008 (firm) -------------------------------------------------------------------- MobilityModels'08 First ACM SIGMOBILE International Workshop on Mobility Models for Networking Research Colocated with ACM SIGMOBILE MobiHoc'08 Hong Kong 26 May 2008 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/mobilitymodels08/ *Scope of the Workshop* One of the key issues in the evaluation of algorithms, protocols and systems for mobile networks is modeling node mobility. Different types of models have been proposed in the last decade, from those founded on purely synthetic movements, such as the ones based on purely random movements of the nodes to the ones based aiming at reproducing the mobility patterns inside specific places like campuses or cities. In addition, efforts to collect real traces of people movement have been made and traces have been made available and used in simulators. Despite these efforts, the problem of understanding and modeling mobility, and, more specifically, human mobility remains of great interest for the mobile ad hoc networks community, as many questions are still unanswered and evaluation methodologies still unsatisfactory. New insights and more refined and realistic models are still needed, bringing together real world measurements and mathematical characterization of node mobility. These problems are of interest to anyone working on mobile networking, as these models are often at the basis of the performance evaluation, comparison, and validation of new approaches and solutions. We solicit the papers on mobility models for various wireless networks including MANETs, DTNs and vehicular networks. Papers on mobility characterizations based on real traces are also welcomed. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers working or interested in mobility modeling and characterizations. We wish to build a lively forum to propose and discuss recent advances in mobility modeling both from theoretical and practical point of views. The workshop will be opened to contributions from researchers tackling the research problems in this area from different perspectives, with the aim of discussing the many open issues in movement modeling trying to identify novel solutions to be investigated also by means of collaborations among the participants of the workshop. We will welcome especially highly innovative and/or controversial contributions, debunking existing results or confirming existing models by means of new experimental results. Papers providing key mathematical insights on open mobility modeling issues will also be highly appreciated. We invite to submit papers in the following areas: * Design, implementation and evaluation of synthetic and trace-based mobility models * Validation of synthetic models using real world traces * Mathematical characterization of human mobility * Analysis and characterization of dynamic network topologies * Mobility and connectivity modeling * Influence of mobility on radio characterization * Complex networks models for mobility modeling * Human mobility and social networks * Impact of mobility modeling on algorithms, protocols and systems performance * Network measurements and mobility characterization * Simulation tools and testbed for mobility simulation * Systems testing based on real world mobility traces * Mobility traces collection and data archive, including privacy issues * Mobility characterizations of real traces *Submission Format* Page length is up to 8 pages (10pt ACM format). The proceedings will be published by ACM and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. Papers should not be anonymized. Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF through EDAS. Instructions are available in the workshop Website. *Important dates* Submission deadline (EXTENDED): 23 February 2008 (firm) Notification to the authors: 18 March 2008 Camera ready version deadline: 24 March 2008 Workshop date: 26 May 2008 *Organization* Workshop Program Chairs Minkyong Kim (IBM Watson, USA) Cecilia Mascolo (University of Cambridge, UK) Mirco Musolesi (Dartmouth College, USA) Workshop Program Committee Marcelo Dias de Amorim (LIP6/University Pierre et Marie Curie, France) Elizabeth M. Belding (University of California Santa Barbara, USA) Rainer Baumann (ETHZ, Switzerland) Augustin Chaintreau (Thomson Research Paris, France) Jon Crowcroft (University of Cambridge, UK) Nathan Eagle (MIT, USA) Mario Gerla (University of California Los Angeles, USA) Tristan Henderson (University of St. Andrews, UK) David Kotz (Dartmouth College, USA) Mehul Motani (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Brian Noble (University of Michigan, USA) Paolo Santi (IIT CNR, Italy) Giovanni Resta (IIT CNR, Italy) Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos (ETHZ, Switzerland) Milan Vojnovic (Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK) -- Mirco Musolesi Dept. of Computer Science, Dartmouth College 6211 Sudikoff Laboratory Hanover NH 03755 USA Web: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~musolesi _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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Special Issue on Distributed Video Coding
by Frederic Dufaux 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

-------- Sorry for cross-posting ----------- EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing Special Issue on Distributed Video Coding (http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ivp/si/dvc.html) Call for Papers Distributed source coding (DSC) is a new paradigm based on two information theory theorems: Slepian-Wolf and Wyner-Ziv. Basically, the Slepian-Wolf theorem states that, in the lossless case, the optimal rate achieved when performing joint encoding and decoding of two or more correlated sources can theoretically be reached by doing separate encoding and joint decoding. The Wyner-Ziv theorem extends this result to lossy coding. Based on this paradigm, a new video coding model is defined, referred to as distributed video coding (DVC), which relies on a new statistical framework, instead of the deterministic approach of conventional coding techniques such as MPEG standards. DVC offers a number of potential advantages. It first allows for a flexible partitioning of the complexity between the encoder and decoder. Furthermore, due to its intrinsic joint source-channel coding framework, DVC is robust to channel errors. Because it does no longer rely on a prediction loop, DVC provides codec independent scalability. Finally, DVC is well suited for multiview coding by exploiting correlation between views without requiring communications between the cameras. High-quality original papers are solicited for this special issue. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): · Architecture of DVC codec · Coding efficiency improvement · Side information generation · Channel statistical modeling and channel coding · Joint source-channel coding · DVC for error resilience · DVC-based scalable coding · Multiview DVC · Complexity analysis and reduction · DSC principles applied to other applications such as encryption, authentication, biometrics, device forensics, query, and retrieval Authors should follow the EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing manuscript format described at <http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ivp/> http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ivp/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscripts through the EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing Manuscript Tracking System at <http://mts.hindawi.com/> http://mts.hindawi.com/, according to the following timetable: · Manuscript Due: May 1, 2008 · First Round of Reviews: August 1, 2008 · Publication Date: November 1, 2008 Guest Editors · <mailto:frederic.dufaux@epfl.ch> Frederic Dufaux, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland · <mailto:wgao@pku.edu.cn> Wen Gao, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing, China · <mailto:stefano.tubaro@polimi.it> Stefano Tubaro, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy · <mailto:avetro@merl.com> Anthony Vetro, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, USA _____________________________________________ Dr. Frederic Dufaux Multimedia Signal Processing Lab. Electrical Engineering Institute, School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL - STI - IEL - MMSPL - Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland email: <mailto:frederic.dufaux@epfl.ch> frederic.dufaux(a)epfl.ch web : <http://mmspl.epfl.ch/> http://mmspl.epfl.ch phone: +41 21 693 4714 mobile: +41 79 757 5963 fax: +41 21 693 7600

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[Tccc] Call for Participation: WEEDEV 2008
by Carlos Jesús Bernardos Cano 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

We apologise in advance if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. ========================================================================== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION to the 1st Workshop on Experimental Evaluation and Deployment Experiences on Vehicular networks (WEEDEV 2008) March 18, 2008, Hotel Grauer Baer, Innsbruck, Austria (in conjunction with TRIDENTCOM 2008) SCOPE: Many people in modern societies spend a lot of time in their cars. Communication possibilities in vehicles have been restricted in the past mainly to cellular communication networks. Enabling broader communication facilities in cars is an important contribution to the global trend towards ubiquitous communications. Cars should provide access to Internet and should be able to communicate among themselves, supporting new services and applications. The objective of this 1-day workshop is to attract the most recent developments in the area of experimental evaluation and deployment experiences on vehicular networks, and bring together active researchers in an environment that encourages discussion and exchange of ideas. CONFERENCE PROGRAM: Besides a the presentation of the high quality accepted papers, the technical programme will include: - A key-note speech by Dr. Hannes Stratil, tittled "The European CVIS Project and IPv6 Deployment for ITS" - A panel session: "The future of vehicular communications" The detailed conference program is available at http://www.weedev.org/ LOCATION: The workshop will take place at the Hotel Grauer Baer (www.innsbruck-hotels.at/grauerbaer) which is located in the immediate city center, just a two-minute walk away from the historic Old Town of Innsbruck. The Universitätsstrasse is part of a very quiet area and is well known for its numerous cafes and bars. REGISTRATION: Early Registration is open until February 15th 2008 (https://icst.org/registration/reg_tridentcom_2008_eu.php). Reduced registration fees are available for students and members of ICST, CREATE-NET, ACM and INRIA. Joint registration to WEEDEV and TRIDENTCOM is also possible for a reduced fee. COMMITEES: Workshop chair: Carlos J. Bernardos (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) TPC chair: María Calderón (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Technical Program Commitee: Roberto Baldessari (NEC Laboratories Europe) Fernando Boavida (Universidade de Coimbra) Carlos J. Bernardos (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) María Calderón (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Thierry Ernst (INRIA) Hassnaa Moustafa (France Telecom) Ignacio Soto (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Ryuji Wakikawa (KEIO University) ========================================================================== -- ¡ASÓCIATE! Gratis para estudiantes http://www.telematica.ws Carlos Jesús Bernardos Cano http://www.netcoms.net GPG FP: D29B 0A6A 639A A561 93CA 4D55 35DC BA4D D170 4F67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WEEDEV 2008: 1st Workshop on Experimental Evaluation and Deployment Experiences on Vehicular networks http://www.weedev.org/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] CFP: The 2008 International Workshop on Mobile IPv6 and Network-based Localized Mobility Management
by Youn-Hee Han 15 Feb '08

15 Feb '08

We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- MobiWorld 2008 The International Workshop on Mobile IPv6 and Network-based Localized Mobility Management (In conjunction with Mobility Conference 2008) National Ilan University, Taiwan September 10-12, 2008 http://sun.dju.ac.kr/~mobiworld2008/ Overview As mobile computing is more and more widespread, mobility support for Internet devices becomes very important. Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) is a promising technology that handles the mobility management and provides the seamless mobile communications. It is expected that MIPv6, as a standard for mobile communication, will open the Mobile Internet Age. In MIPv6, it has been observed that mobility for mobile devices can be more efficiently handled if mobility management is broken down into localized mobility management and global mobility management. Therefore, host-based approaches such as Fast-Handovers for MIPv6 (FMIPv6) and Hierarchical MIPv6 (HMIPv6) have been proposed for localized mobility management. In addition, Proxy MIPv6 (PMIPv6) has been presented for the network-based localized mobility management (NETLMM), which does not require mobile devices to be involved in the signaling for mobility management. This workshop will focus on the challenges and solutions for MIPv6 with an emphasis on PMIPv6 and NETLMM, which have recently gained considerable attention. The MobiWorld workshop will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of MIPv6 and NETLMM. In addition, the workshop will publish high quality papers which are closely related to the various theories and practical applications in MIPv6 and NETLMM. Furthermore, we expect that the workshop and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject. Topics (included, but are not limited to) - Communications network architecture for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Efficient handover mechanism in MIPv6 and NETLMM - Enhanced route optimization for MIPv6 and NETLMM - QoS protocol in MIPv6 and NETLMM - Performance model for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Applications and services based on MIPv6 and NETLMM - Security issues and protocols for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Security threats and model for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Privacy and trust for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Key management and authentication for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Access control for MIPv6 and NETLMM - AAA Infrastructure for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Early binding update and credit based access control for MIPv6 and NETLMM - Personal or Cellular communications services based on MIPv6 and NETLMM - Successful MIPv6 and NETLMM deployment - Mobility support for the next generation internet - Mobile IP for business - Mobility management for wireless network - Implementing mobile IP enterprise management solution - Integrating mobile data services into enterprise infrastructure - Others and emerging new topics General Co-Chairs Han-Chieh Chao (National Ilan University, Taiwan) Ilsun You (Korean Bible University, Korea) Program Co-Chairs Yuh-Shyan Chen (National Taipei University, Taiwan) Youn-Hee Han (Korea University of Technology and Education, Korea) Steering Co-Chairs Hsiao-Hwa Chen (National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan) Rajeev Koodli (Nokia Research Center, USA) Victor C.M. Leung (The University of British Columbia, Canada) Yi-Bing Lin (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) Publicity Co-Chairs Eun Kyoung Paik (KT, Korea) Pedro M. Ruiz (University of Murcia, Spain) Ryuji Wakikawa (Keio University, Japan) Xiaolin Li (Oklahoma State University, USA) Cyber-Chair Byoung-Soo Koh (DigiCAPS Co., Ltd, Korea) Program Committee Antonio F. Gomez-Skarmeta (University of Murcia, Spain) Byungjoo Park (KT, Korea) Chih-Yung Chang (Tamkang University, Taiwan) David Simplot-Ryl (IRCICA/LIFL, University of Lille 1, France) Gabriel Montenegro (Microsoft Corporation, USA) Hangbae Chang (Daejin University, Korea) HeeJin Jang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea) Hidetoshi Yokota (KDDI Lab, Japan) Hyun Gon Kim (Mokpo National University, Korea) Ioannis Chatzigiannakis (Computer Technology Institute, Greece) Jani Puttonen (Magister Solutions Ltd, Finland) Jiyoung Lim (Korean Bible University, Korea) Josep Paradells (Technical University of Catalonia, Spain) Juan A. Sanchez (University of Murcia, Spain) Keiichi SHIMA (IIJ Research Laboratory, Japan) Ki-Sik Kong (Korea University, Korea) Madjid Merabti (Liverpool John Moores University, UK) Masugi Inoue (NICT, Japan) Morris Chang (Iowa State University, USA) Myung-Ki Shin (ETRI, Korea) Roksana Boreli (University of New South Wales/National ICT, Australia) Sangheon Pack (Korea University, Korea) Tin-Yu Wu (I- Shou University, Taiwan) Tzung-Shi Chen (National University of Tainan, Taiwan) Ved P. Kafle (NICT, Japan) Venkatesh Sarangan (Oklahoma State University, USA) Whai-En Chen (National Ilan University, Taiwan) Yao-Chung Chang (National Taitung University, Taiwan) Important dates Paper Submission deadline: 15 May 2008 Acceptance notification: 15 June 2008 Camera-ready due: 15 July 2008 Author Instruction Authors are invited to submit original papers: they must not substantially duplicate work that any of the authors have published elsewhere or have submitted in parallel to any other conferences that have proceedings. The submission of contributions to MobiWorld 2008 occurs through Cyber-Chair E-mail . In the submission mail, the author should furnish the following information: paper title, authors' names, affiliations, e-mail address of the author, and about 200-250 word abstract. Paper must be prepared with PDF. Please use the exact ACM SIG templates (Click here to download the format: MS-WORD). Submissions must not exceed more than 8 pages, including tables and figures, with only PDF. Submission of a paper implies that should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and present the paper in the conference. Proceedings Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceeding, which will be indexed in ACM Digital Library and EI. The proceedings will be available at the conference. At least one author of an accepted paper must register at the conference site and present the paper at the workshop. After conference, outstanding papers will be published for a Special Issue on WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE COMPUTING indexed by SCIE). For more detail information about the special issue, please visit: http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/wirelesscomms Contact For further information regarding the workshop and paper submission, please contact MobiWorld 2008 Cyber-chair at cyberchair4mobiworld(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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