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[Tccc] [CFP] Special Issue of IEEE Wireless Communications
by Jung-Min Park 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

[Apologies for possible multiple copies] =================================================== Call for Papers: IEEE Wireless Communications, Special Issue on: Wireless Communications in Networked Robotics Submission Information & Guidelines: http://www.comsoc.org/dl/pcm/cfpwcm0209.htm http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/pcm/sub_guidelines.html Paper Submission: - 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 EDAS at http://edas.info (direct link: http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6595&) Important Dates: - Paper submission deadline: July 31, 2008 - Notification of acceptance: October 15, 2008 - Final manuscript Due: November 15, 2008 - Publication date: February, 2009 Guest Editors: - Seong-Lyun Kim, Yonsei Univ., Korea (slkim AT yonsei.ac.kr) - Jean-Yves Le Boudec, EPFL, Switzerland (jean-yves.leboudec AT epfl.ch) - Wolfram Burgard, Univ. Freiburg, Germany (burgard AT informatik.uni-freiburg.de) - DaeEun Kim, Yonsei Univ., Korea (daeeun AT yonsei.ac.kr) =================================================== _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] CFP: IEEE International Workshop on Vehicular Networking (submission deadline extended)
by Ling-Jyh Chen 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Apologies if you have received multiple copies ================================================================== Call for Papers The First IEEE International Workshop on Vehicular Networking (VON-08) http://nrl.iis.sinica.edu.tw/VON08/ to be held in conjunction with The IEEE 2008 Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference (IEEE APSCC 2008), December 9-12, 2008, Yilan, Taiwan. ================================================================== Aims and Scope --------------- The goal of this workshop is to present and discuss recent advances in the development of wireless vehicular networking technologies. Based on short- to medium-range communication systems (vehicle-to- vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside), vehicular networks will enable vehicular safety applications including collision and other safety warnings as well as non-safety applications like real-time traffic congestion and routing information, high-speed tolling, mobile infotainment, and many others. The creation of high-performance, highly reliable, highly scalable, and secure vehicular networks technologies, though, presents an extraordinary challenge to the wireless research community: a high degree of communication reliability is needed under unfavorable channel conditions. Clearly, the specificity of vehicular networks in terms of mobility behavior and applications scenarios and requirements makes vehicular networks research an exciting and demanding application- and purpose-driven sub-discipline of wireless networking. Topics of Interest ----------------- Original papers addressing applications and architecture, systems and protocols design, development and analysis, in all areas related to Vehicular Networking are solicited. Papers that bring out interesting and novel ideas at an early stage are favored over highly-polish journal-style results. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Vehicular mobile ad-hoc networks - Routing protocols for V2V communications - MAC layer technologies - Physical layer and RF level technologies - Antenna technologies - Role of V2V communications in Intelligent Transportation Systems - Safety and non-safety applications - High-speed mobility management - Radio resource management and QoS support - Roadside-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-vehicle communication - Algorithms, protocols and systems for data dissemination - Channel modeling - Modulation and coding - Power control and scalability issues - Multi-channel organization and operation - Security issues and countermeasures - Privacy issues - Network management - Simulation frameworks & real-world testbeds Submissions and Proceedings ------------------------------ Authors are invited to submit an electronic version of original, unpublished manuscripts via ISAS website: http://nrl.iis.sinica.edu.tw/VON08/ISAS/ The manuscript should be written in English and follow IEEE two-column format with single-spaced, ten-point font in the text. The maximum manuscript length is five (5) pages including figures and references. All submitted papers will be refereed by reviewers in terms of correctness, originality, technical strength, significance and quality of presentation. The CD proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press and available online through IEEE Xplore. Important Dates --------------- Submission Deadline: July 12, 2008 (extended) Authors Notification: August 20, 2008 Author Registration: August 30, 2008 Final Manuscript Due: September 1, 2008 General Chair --------------- Kun-chan Lan, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Program Chair --------------- Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Local Chair --------------- Yih-Fuh Wang, Leader University, Taiwan Program Committee Members -------------------------- Matthew Barth, University of California, Riverside, USA Wai Chen, Telcordia, USA Costas Constantinou, Univ. of Birmingham, USA Luca Delgrossi, Mercedes-Benz Research, USA Peter Han Joo Chong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Tamer El-Batt, HRL Laboratories, USA Mustafa Ergen, University of California, Berkeley, USA Andreas Festag, NEC Europe Ltd, USA Mahbub Hassan, University of New South Wales, Australia Russell Hsing, Telcordia, USA Yuan-Ying Hsu, Telcordia, USA Chung-Ming Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Salil Kanhere, University of New South Wales, Australia Frank Kargl, Ulm University, Germany Hariharan Krishnan, General Motors R&D, USA Gustavo Marfia, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Panagiotis (Panos) Papadimitratos, EPFL, Switzerland Henrik Petander, National ICT Australia, Australia Maxim Raya, EPFL, Switzerland Daniel Stancil, Carnegie Mellon University, USA C.K. Toh, HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, China Yih-Fuh Wang, Leader University, Taiwan Hung-Yu Wei, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Michele Weigle, Old Dominion University, USA Andre' Weimerskirch, Escrypt Inc., USA Ouri E. Wolfson , University of Illionois, USA Guang Yang, Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA Chung-Ping Young, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Zainab Zaidi, National ICT Australia, Australia _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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ICST - eHealth 2008 - Call for Papers
by info＠icstconferences.org 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

*********************************************************************** eHealth 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS ************************************************************************ First International Conference on Electronic Healthcare in the 21st Century (E-Health 2008) London, United Kingdom / September 08-09, 2008 OVERVIEW: The provision of healthcare supported by electronic processes and communication is an area that is expanding almost exponentially. E-Health is a field that embraces medical informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. In a broader sense, the term characterizes not only a technical development, but also a state-of-mind, a way of thinking, an attitude, and a commitment for networked, global thinking, to improve health care locally, regionally, and worldwide by using information and communication technology. E-Health 2008 is hosted by City University and technically co-sponsored by several of the world's leading research centers and professional associations. CALL FOR PAPERS: In order to learn about recent developments different from those presented at rigid forums of scientific, technical and academic conferences, it is crucial to provide opportunities for researchers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs, regulatory experts, decision makers and corporate executives to share ideas on business models and opportunities, discuss advances in their R&D efforts and talk about regulatory issues impacting their current projects. The Position Paper Track caters exactly for this need by providing a forum to present leading developments relevant to state-of-the-art technologies. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: The length of submitted articles varies according to the three types of position papers; Standard Papers (8 pages), Short Papers (4 pages) and Work-In-Progress Papers (2 pages). The criteria of selection for papers will be based on novelty, innovation and originality. Position papers might introduce relevant technical advances, leading technologies and specific products, private companies and successful business models, etc. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings as well as in various digital and paper based ICST publications. Best papers will be considered for ICST's joint series with Springer: ICST Lecture Notes (LNICST). To submit a position paper, please consult the following website: http://www.electronic-health.org/authorskiticst.shtml. REGISTRATION: Online registration is available; for more information on various registration categories, please go to the following website: http://www.electronic-health.org/register.shtml. TOPICS: - Security and privacy of medical data - New e-learning models in the medical field - Use of social networking for wellbeing - Web 2.0 and its influence in the patient care - Online communities to manage chronic patients - New e-health business models - Interoperability of E-health systems - Standards and policies - Data aggregation - Data manipulation - Image and content optimization for mobile devices - Data mining for personalized healthcare services OPENING AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: - Sir Jonathan MICHAEL - Deputy Director, BT Health - Michael THICK - Chief Clinical Officer, Connecting for Health INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: - Glenn Kenneth BRUUN - Chief Innovation Officer, Forefront Innovation AS - Tim CRAIG - Director of Business Development, iTelecare - David DOHERTY - 3G Doctor - Adrian FLOWERDAY -Managing Director, Docobo Ltd. - Rose HIGGINS - President, iMetrikus - Ray JONES - Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth - Frances MAIR - Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Glasgow University - Carl MAY - Center for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle - Richard De MOOR - President, Eurorec - Michael PALMER - ICT for Health Unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission - Nicholas ROBINSON - NHS Direct Associate Medical Director, Long Term Conditions and Telehealth - Giles TOMSETT - Vice President, Healthways International - Justin WHATLING - Director of Strategy and Planning, Global Healthcare, BT Health LOGISTICAL INFORMATION: For information regarding logistical arrangements, such as venue, accommodation, registration or the specific program schedule of the event, please visit the official website of the conference at http://www.electronic-health.org -------------------------------------------------- You are reading ICST conference newsletter. To report any kind of abuse, please contact admin at icst.org. To unsubscribe, please visit the following page: http://icstconferences.org/unsubscribe.php?p=qqoifbgave and enter your email address.

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[Tccc] DEADLINE EXTENDED - IEEE CCNC 2009, P2P and Content Delivery Track, Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13, 2009
by Kellerer, Wolfgang 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

The paper submission deadline for CCNC 2009 has been extended to * July 14 * due to numerous requests. ------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers IEEE CCNC 2009, Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13, 2009 www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009 Track on Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery Technical Papers due 14 July 2008 (extended deadline) ------------------------------------------------------- "Empowering the Connected Consumer" IEEE CCNC 2009 Call for Papers www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference - the 6th annual international conference - will present the latest developments and technical solutions in the areas of home networking, consumer networking, enabling technologies, and novel applications and services. Technical Program features presentations in all areas of consumer communications and networking, including Wireless Networking for Consumer Electronics, Personal Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Entertainment and Multimedia Networking, Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery, Emerging Applications and Pervasive Technologies, and Security for CE Communications. As also with IEEE CCNC 2008 the P2P track includes Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery --------------------------------- - P2P Algorithms and Architectures for CE Networking - Overlay and Application Layer Multicast - Peercasting and Overlay Content Distribution - Peer-to-Peer SIP - Novel CE Applications Enabled by P2P Computing - Resource and Data Sharing - Incentive Mechanisms - Reputation and Trust Mechanisms - P2P Platforms and Architectures For a list of further topics and submission requirements, visit http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009/ Important Technical Program Deadlines: Technical Papers 14 July 2008 Acceptance Notification 12 September 2008 Camera Ready Artwork 10 October 2008 Program Committee of the Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery Track Ralf Ackermann, SAP Research, Germany Claudio Amorim, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Yi Cui, Vanderbilt University, USA Anwitaman Datta, NTU, Singapore Zoran Despotovic, DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Germany K. Kishore Dhara, Avaya Labs Research, USA Frank Fitzek, Aalborg University, Denmark Thomas Fuhrmann, University of Karlsruhe, Germany Christos Gkantsidis, Microsoft Research, United Kingdom Aaron Harwood, University of Melbourne, Australia Norihiro Ishikawa, NTT DoCoMo, Japan Vana Kalogeraki, University of California, Riverside, USA Wolfgang Kellerer, DoCoMo Communications Labs Europe Kazuhiro Kitagawa, Keio University, Japan Mario Kolberg, University of Stirling, United Kingdom Li Li, Communication Research Centre of Canada, Canada Eng Keong Lua, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan Muthucumaru Maheswaran, McGill University, Canada Marcin Matuszewski, Nokia Sebnem Oeztunali, Siemens AG, Germany Ravi Rao, Microsoft Research, USA Kurt Tutschku, Wuerzburg University, Germany Xiaotao Wu, Avaya Labs Research, USA Heather Yu, Huawei Technologies (USA), USA Best Regards, Wolfgang Kellerer Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery Chair CCNC 2009 TPC Vice Chair _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [ewsn09] CFP: European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN'09)]
by Lars Wolf 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [ewsn09] CFP: European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN'09) Datum: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:30:20 -0500 Von: Chenyang Lu <lu(a)cse.wustl.edu> An: <ewsn09(a)cse.wustl.edu> ============================================================================ EWSN 2009 Call for Papers The 6th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks February 11th-13th, Cork, Ireland http://www.ewsn.org/ ============================================================================ EWSN is acknowledged as one of the most competitive and well-established international conferences in the area of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). It attracts papers of the highest quality from researchers around the globe, emphasizing work that involves inter-disciplinary collaboration. EWSN is consistently well-attended, with delegates that reflect a healthy mix of university academics and industry representatives, that are drawn from all the major centers of WSN research activity and that span all the main continents. The goal of this conference is to create a forum where researchers with different experiences and backgrounds, from hardware to applications, can discuss cross-layer integration, novel solutions for specific problems and envisage the future development of WSN functionalities. Submissions describing original, previously unpublished research results, are sought. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: * WSN Hardware: transceiver concepts, antenna design, system integration and manufacturing, battery technology and energy harvesting; * Communication Protocols: MAC and link layer issues, radio resource assignment, routing and transport protocols, topology control protocols, gateways to Internet and other networks, 6LoWPAN; * Algorithms and Protocols: localization techniques and protocols, performance control, time synchronization and related protocols, object tracking; * Operating Systems and Programming Abstractions: concepts and tools for programming and debugging sensor networks, high-level programming abstractions; * Middleware and Service Infrastructures: (dynamic) configuration and installation support, network management, group communication, QoS support, integrating WSNs in existing middleware architectures; * Information Processing: storage, querying, compression, fusion, aggregation, cooperative algorithms, event detection; * Practical Models and Algorithms: resource consumption, network performance, network planning, provisioning, calibration and deployment, mobility models; * Security and Resilience: primitives for appropriate cryptographic protocols, secure system engineering, failure resilience and fault isolation, robustness at all levels: communication, software, hardware; * Novel Applications: application requirements, experiences with real-world applications, management of (large-scale) sensor networks; * Prototypes, Field Studies, and Testbeds: novel sensor node prototypes, measurements within testbeds, debugging and testing, experimental validation/refutation of simulation results. Chairs Utz Roedig, Lancaster University, UK Cormac Sreenan, University College Cork, Ireland Important Dates, Full Papers Submission: Sept 17th 2008 Notification: Nov 10th 2008 Camera-ready: Nov 24th 2008 Important Dates, Posters and Demos Submission: Dec 1st 2008 Notification: Dec 15th 2008 Camera-ready: Jan 9th 2009 Full Papers (no more than 16 pages): This highly selective conference will only accept for review original papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review by any other conference or journal. We will adopt a double-blind review process, where authors' names and their affiliations must not be revealed or mentioned anywhere in the paper. All submissions will be handled electronically via EDAS. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF format and not exceed 16 pages, including text, figures and references. We require that submissions conform to the Springer-Verlag LNCS style. Posters and Demos (no more than 2 pages): The poster session will provide a forum for researchers to showcase their work and obtain feedback on ongoing research from knowledgeable conference attendees. A poster presentation can also be accompanied by a demonstration to illustrate an application, technology, or platform. Submission guidelines and further information is available at http://www.ewsn.org. The organizers can be contacted at ewsn09-chairs(a)cs.ucc.ie. _______________________________________________ ewsn09 mailing list ewsn09(a)mail.cse.wustl.edu http://mail.cse.wustl.edu/mailman/listinfo/ewsn09

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Tridentcom 2009 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] Tridentcom 2009 CFP Datum: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:00 +0800 Von: Brad <brad(a)wire.cs.nthu.edu.tw> An: tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu ===================================================================== Call for Papers 5th International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks & Communities (Tridentcom) April 6-8, 2009, Washington D.C., USA www.tridentcom.org/cfp.htm TridentCom 2009 represents a landmark in the history of international testbed conferences. With the rapid convergence of networks and applications, changes in related industries, more complex value chains and increased competition, early prototyping and experimentation will become a key means for driving innovation and development of market oriented solutions. In this context, value generation has shifted from network technologies towards applications and content. Thus, the nature and scope of testbeds have changed substantially in recent years from solely network technologies towards complex service delivery infrastructures riding on various networks. In contrast to traditional vendor, operator and technology specific "closed" testbeds, the notion of "open" testbeds has emerged. "Open" in this context means both wide access as a shared resource and extensibility to include on-demand new end systems, network technologies, protocol stacks, and, most importantly, new middleware and service delivery platforms for specific test purposes. To meet this need, major research and development programs have started around the globe, including GENI in the U.S. and FIRE in Europe, to establish large scale experimental facilities. TridentCom 2009 will provide a forum to explore existing and planned testbed concepts, infrastructures, and tools to address the research and business challenges in a world of global convergence. Prospective authors from academia, industry and government are invited to submit high quality papers in two categories, Full Papers and Testbed Practices Papers, as well as demonstration proposals reporting on all aspects of testbed and research infrastructure operation and management, including, but not limited to: * Next Generation Internet and Clean Slate Protocol Stack Testbeds * GRID Testbeds and P2P Testbeds * Automonic Communications and Self-managing Network Testbeds * Next Generation Wireless Network Testbeds * Next Generation Optical Network Testbeds * Ubiquitous Network and Seamless Services Testbeds * End System and Sensor Testbeds * Smart Home and Converged Communication and Media Services Testbeds * SOA/Web 2.0 Services Testbeds * Next Generation Services Testbeds * Service Creation and Provisioning Testbeds * Next Generation Networks, IMS, and Quad Play Testbeds * Configurable Hardware/Software Platforms for Testbeds * Testbed Tools for Interoperability, Benchmarking and Traffic Measurements * Innovative Measurements Methodologies and Tools for Networks and Services * Industrial informatics * Wireless industrial communications * Networked industrial automation Important dates: Papers due (to be received by): October 1, 2008 Demo proposals due: November 1, 2008 Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2008 Submission of camera-ready papers: January 15, 2009 The conference proceedings will be published as Springer LNICST electronically as well as in hard copy. The proceedings will be accessible via LNICST's dedicated website, which is coming soon. Authors are invited to submit Full Papers of up to 10 pages and Testbed Practices Papers of up to 6 pages, including references, figures and tables, formatted according to the LNICST format. Proposals for workshops, panels and tutorials are also welcome. Submission and format instructions are available on the website: http://www.tridentcom.org _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[MM-INTEREST] HAVE 2008 CFP ==> Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games
by A. El Saddik 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

HAVE 2008 – 7^th IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/HAVE2008 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 18-19 October 2008 /Organized by the TC-15 Virtual Systems of the IEEE I&M Society, the TC-28 Instrumentation and Measurement for Robotics and Automation, and the TC-37 Measurements and Networking of the IEEE I&M Society with the technical cooperation of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, "IEEE/CIS Virtual Reality Task Force and the/ / Ottawa Chapter of the IEEE I&M Society/ CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are solicited on all aspects of the multimodal haptic and visual virtual environment technologies and related applications to tele-haptic robotics, design, tele-medicine, arts, education and training, Entertainment and Games. This includes but is not limited to: haptic & audio/visual sensors and displays, multimodal perception and psychophysics, object modeling, multi-sensor data fusion, soft computing techniques, human-computer interaction, augmented and virtualized reality, APIs, RTIs, collaborative distributed virtual environments, and applications. Deadline for extended abstract or draft paper submission: 1 August 2008 Submit your paper (4-6 pages) electronically using the web submission form available at: http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/HAVE2008. The acceptance/rejection decision will be emailed by September 1, 2008. The final manuscript is due by September 15, 2008. Submission implies willingness to register for the workshop, pay the registration fee and present the paper. Papers will be included in the proceedings only if at least one author has registered and *paid full registration fee by *September 15, 2007. If an author covers more than one paper with her/his registration, to guarantee inclusion in the proceedings, she/he must have paid *a US$50 surcharge for each paper in excess of one* (no exceptions). *Honorary Chair:* Mel Siegel, Carnegie Mellon University *General Chairs:* Peter Liu, University of Carleton Shervin Shirmohammadi, University of Ottawa *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of Ottawa Alex Garcia-Alonso, Universidad del País Vasco *Demo Chair:* Jongeun Cha, University of Ottawa This year we are soliciting demos. 2-4 pages technical description of each demo will be published in the IEEE HAVE Proceedings and digital library. -- Best regards -- Abed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. Dr.-Ing. Abdulmotaleb El Saddik SMIEEE, P.Eng. University Research Chair in Ambient Interactive Media & Communications Director: Multimedia Communications Research Laboratory (MCRLab) Director: Information Technology Cluster, Ontario Research Network on Electronic Commerce (ORNEC) School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) University of Ottawa 800 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5 Tel: (613) 562-5800 x 6277, Fax: (613) 562-5664 Email: abed(a)mcrlab.uottawa.ca Web: http://www.mcrlab.uottawa.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L’Université canadienne / Canada’s University

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[Tccc] CFP: BIONETICS 2008 (submission deadline extended)
by Naoki Wakamiya 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message ***************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS BIONETICS 2008 3rd International Conference on Bio inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems http://www.bionetics.org/ Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan, Nov 25-28, 2008 *** Technically co-sponsored by IEEE COMSOC, IEEE CIS, and IEEE SMC (planned) *** In co-operation with ACM SIGSIM and SIGCAS Jointly sponsored by CREATE-NET, ICST *** Extended submission deadline: July 15, 2008 *** ***************************************************************** Technology is taking us to a world where myriads of heavily networked devices interact with the physical world in multiple ways, and at multiple scales, from the global Internet scale down to micro- and nano-devices. Many of these devices are highly mobile and autonomous, and must adapt to the surrounding environment in a totally unsupervised way. The fundamental research challenge is the design of robust decentralized computing systems, capable of operating under changing environments and noisy input, and yet exhibit the desired behavior and response time, under constraints such as energy consumption, size, and processing power. These systems should be able to adapt and learn how to react to unforeseen scenarios as well as to display properties comparable to social entities. Biological systems are able to handle many of these challenges with an elegance and efficiency still far beyond current human artifacts. Based on this observation, bio-inspired approaches have been proposed in the past years as a strategy to handle the complexity of such systems. The goal is to obtain methods on how to engineer technical solutions which have similar high stability and efficiency as biological entities often have. The BIONETICS conference aims at bringing together researchers and scientists from several disciplines in computer science and engineering where bio-inspired methods are investigated. We are soliciting high-quality original papers in the following areas including but not limited to the these topics: a) Bio-inspired mathematical models, methods and tools: - Mathematical models of biological processes - Cellular signaling pathways - Multiscale dynamics of emergent properties - Nano-scale and molecular communication b) Bio-inspired algorithms and mechanisms - Qualitative assessment of evolutionary algorithms - Artificial immune and self-healing systems - Self-organizing network paradigms - Adaptive and evolving protection mechanisms c) Bio-inspired technical systems: - Engineering methods and tools for bio-inspired systems - Bio-inspired service evolution and optimization - Pandemic service deployment strategies - Self-learning defense strategies d) Bio-inspired information and communication systems (ICT): - Network algorithms and protocols - Autonomic communication systems - Evolution of network architectures and protocols - Adaptive and self-healing network architectures - In-network processing and autonomic networking - Adaptive sensor and actor networks - Topology control and network organization - Localization and synchronization - Mobility models - Multi-agent systems and robotics - Novel applications and services - Network and information security - Experimental studies Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 8 pages or short papers of up to 4 pages in ACM conference proceedings format. The proceedings will be an ICST publication and the papers will be listed on the ACM DL and indexed by EI. Please follow the instructions on the website (http://www.bionetics.org) for formatting and submitting your paper or visit the link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=bionetics2008. ---------------------------------------------------------- Important dates Submission deadline: July 15, 2008 (extended) Acceptance notification: August 20, 2008 Camera Ready Paper: September 1, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------- BIONETICS 2008 Committees General Co-Chairs: Masayuki Murata, Osaka University Ozgur Akan, Middle East Technical University TPC Co-Chairs: Kenji Leibnitz, Osaka University Stephan Steglich, TU Berlin/Fraunhofer FOKUS Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Imrich Chlamtac, Create-Net Iacopo Carreras, Create-Net Tatsuya Suda, University of Irvine, California Falko Dressler, University of Erlangen Panel Co-Chairs: Lidia Yamamoto, University of Basel Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR Publicity Co-Chairs: Naoki Wakamiya, Osaka University Xiuzhen Cheng, Georgia Washington University Jian-Qin Liu, NICT Publication Co-Chairs: Suyong Eum, Osaka University Giusi Alfano, CREATE-NET Financial Chair: Karen Decker, ICST Conference Coordination Chair: Dorothy Bany, ICST Local Arrangement & Web Chair: Shin'ichi Arakawa, Osaka University Bioinformatics Track Chair: Pietro Lio, University of Cambridge Industry Track Co-Chairs: Atsuhiro Tanaka, NEC Workshop Chair: Yuki Moritani, NTT Docomo _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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