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[Fwd: [Tccc] WMCS'06 the paper deadline is approaching in two weeks.]
by Lars Wolf 22 Jan '06

22 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] WMCS'06 the paper deadline is approaching in two weeks. Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:21:01 -0400 From: Laurence T. Yang <lyang(a)stfx.ca> To: isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org CC: jshim(a)sookmyung.ac.kr, discuss(a)ieeetcsc.org, axel.kuepper(a)ifi.lmu.de, tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu, sishim(a)email.sjsu.edu Apologies for cross-postings. Please send to interested colleagues CALL FOR PAPERS ============================================================================== The Third IEEE International Workshop on Mobile Commerce and Wireless Services (WMCS'06) ============================================================================== http://www.wmcs2006.org June 26, 2006 San Francisco, CA Scope: The explosive growth in the number of mobile users and the wide deployments of wireless networks have created strong demands on burgeoning mobile commerce applications and wireless services that deliver variety of contents. Mobile commerce and wireless services are heralded as the Mobile Revolution. They are providing individuals and companies with unprecedented new business opportunities. The Third International Workshop on Mobile Commerce and Wireless Services (WMCS'06) is the forum to discuss innovative ideas in creating cutting edge mobile commerce systems and wireless information services, and to exchange information regarding advancements in practice of mobile commerce and wireless services. The target audiences will be researchers, scientists, software architects, and industry professionals who need to be acquainted with the state of the art technologies and the future trends in Mobile Commerce. The event will take place in San Francisco, USA in conjunction with CEC 2006. Topics for submission include but are not limited to: Business track: M-commerce business models Mobile supply chain management Context-aware and location-based M-commerce Case studies in M-commerce and information services Mobile business strategies Promotion and Advertising to mobile users Mobile portal market Mobile ticketing Next generation M-commerce services Creating new market spaces for m-commerce Lessons learned from existing m-commerce applications Marketing wireless products Pricing M-commerce services Customer relationships in and via m-commerce Mobile entertainment applications, services and platforms for digital music,video and games Technology track: Mobile commerce systems Wireless service oriented architecture Agents in M-commerce Mobile Workflow management Mobile database systems and transaction services Security and privacy in M-commerce and services Mobile payments protocols and services Mobile web enterprise systems and services Wireless advertising systems and marketing solutions Semantic web for M-commerce Wireless multimedia technologies and platforms for M-commerce (e.g., DVB and DMB) Systems and protocols for context-aware and location-based M-commerce services Submissions The official language is English and the format of the electronic copy can be Postscript, Word, or PDF. Submissions are limited to ten pages in the specified format.Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and included in the workshop proceedings. It is planned to publish the proceedings by the IEEE press. Important Dates Paper submission deadline: February 1, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2006 Camera ready deadline: April 20, 2006 Workshop Organizers Volker Gruhn, University of Leipzig, Germany Simon Shim, San Jose State University, USA Program Committee chair Axel Kupper, University of Munich (LMU), Germany Publicity Chair Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Publication Chair Tom Pfeifer, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland Panel Chair Kai Rannenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Program Committee Michael Berger (Siemens, Germany) Bernard Burg (Panasonic, USA) Hendrik Berndt (DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe, Germany) Ernst-Erich Doberkat (University of Dortmund, Germany) Sastry Duri (IBM T J Watson Research Center, USA) Paul Grefen (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands) Heikki Helin (TeliaSonera, Finland) Mei Hsing (Fu Jen Catholic University, Republic of China) Dan J. Kim (Michigan State University, USA) Il-Gon Kim (IRISA/INRIA, France) YoungKook Kim (ChungNam University, Korea) Ook Lee (Hanyang University, Korea) Jonathan C.L. Liu (University of Florida, USA) Seng Loke (Monash University, Australia) Katina Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia) Hiroyuki Morikawa (University of Tokyo, Japan) Tom Pfeifer (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland) Kai Rannenberg, (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany) Junho Shim (Sookmyung Women's University, Korea) Burkhard Stiller (University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Xiao Su (San Jose State University, USA) Reima Suomi (Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland) Upkar Varshney (Georgia State University, USA) Ron Vetter (University of North Carolina Wilington, USA) Michael Wallbaum (Aachen University of Technology, Germany) Qianxiang Wang ( Beijing University, China) Laurence T. Yang (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada) Soe-Tsyr Yuan (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) Workshop Steering Committee Jen-Yao Chung, IBM T.J. Watson Research Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA Claudia Linnhoff-Popien, University of Munich, Germany Jae-Kyu Lee, KAIST, Korea Contact Axel Kupper Mobile and Distributed Systems Group Ludwig-Maximilians-Iniversity Munich Oettingenstr. 67 D-80538 Munich, Germany Tel.:+49-89-2180-9421 Fax.:+49-89-2180-9147 axel.kuepper(a)ifi.lmu.de _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: IEEE COM MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE TOPIC]
by Lars Wolf 22 Jan '06

22 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: IEEE COM MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE TOPIC Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 05:57:58 -0500 From: Ibrahim Habib <habib(a)ccny.cuny.edu> Reply-To: habib(a)ccny.cuny.edu To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CC: Andrzej Jajszczyk <jajszczyk(a)kt.agh.edu.pl>, awduche(a)awduche.com Dear Friends and Colleagues Please note the following CFP: Deadline for Papers Sumission is April 1st. Call for Papers: IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on "Advances in Control and Management of Connection-Oriented Networks" The objective of this feature topic is to report to the community recent research and development activities in the general area of control and management of connection-oriented networks enabled by techniques such as MPLS label switched paths, MPLS pseudo-wire emulation, VLANs, and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS). Dynamic control of connection oriented networks entails the implementation of capabilities within the network for state information management, resource allocation, decision making, and action invocation. These capabilities are manifested through sophisticated control plane algorithms and protocols for path computation, routing, and signaling. Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)/Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) protocols have attained a high level of maturity to the extent that many network equipment vendors are now augmenting their products with MPLS and GMPLS software and major carriers are now providing mission critical MPLS-based IP VPN services as a cost-effective alternative to traditional point-to-point TDM private lines. At the same time, recent advancements in the area of MPLS and GMPLS control plane technologies have led to the proposition that it is possible to develop a unified control plane construct that can be used for different types of connection oriented networks, encompassing a broad range of switching technologies. Scope of contributions Original contributions of a tutorial nature are solicited that cover the topics including but not limited to: Novel architectures for MPLS and GMPLS networks Inter-domain routing and signaling Routing and signaling for heterogeneous paths Automatic discovery techniques Call and connection management Multi-layers protection and restoration Transport Protocols protocols for high speed connections Distributed versus centralized management solutions Security of control plane messages Pseudo-wire emulation Resource allocation in and contention resolution in multi-layer networks Integrated network control and management Control interconnection models Interfaces to dynamically controlled optical networks Intelligent network control middleware Multi-layer traffic engineering Control plane design Testbeds and field trials Schedule: Full article submission: April 1, 2006 Acceptance/rejection/revision: July 1, 2006 Revised manuscripts: August 1, 2006 Final manuscripts due: October 1, 2006 Publication date: December 2006 Submission of the papers: For manuscript submission, the authors should follow the IEEE Communications Magazine guidelines under "Information for Authors" at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html. Manuscripts should be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/. Please select "December 2006/Advances in Control and Management of Connection-Oriented Networks" in the drop down menu. Guest Editors: Ibrahim Habib City University of New York. USA Email: habib(a)ccny.cuny.edu Andrzej Jajszczyk AGH University of Science and Technology Poland Email: jajszczyk(a)kt.agh.edu.pl Daniel Awduche MCI Global Network Engineering USA Email: awduche(a)awduche.com -- Professor Ibrahim Habib Director of Advanced Networking Research Lab Department of Electrical Engineering City University of New York 140 street at Convent Avenue N.Y., N.Y. 10031 Cel: 201-747-2622 Tel: 212-650-7184 Fax: 212-650-7110 Email: habib(a)ccny.cuny.edu -- _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Cost290] CFP: PWC 2006]
by Lars Wolf 21 Jan '06

21 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Cost290] CFP: PWC 2006 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:57:35 +0100 From: lorozco(a)info-ab.uclm.es To: cost290(a)cs.tut.fi [Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] CALL FOR PAPERS - PWC 2006 11th IFIP International Conference on Personal Wireless Communications September 20-22, 2006, Albacete, Spain http://www.i3a.uclm.es/pwc06/ PWC provides an international forum for discussions between researchers, practitioners and students interested in new developments in mobile computing and wireless networks. PWC'2006 is the eleventh conference of this series and is sponsored by IFIP WG 6.8, and will be held in Albacete, Spain. The conference will consist of three days of scientific presentations. The PWC 2006 technical committee solicits papers describing original, previously unpublished, completed or on-going research. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Mobile and Wireless Networking IP-based Mobile Networks Mobility Management Evolution of 3G Systems Future Generation Systems Integration of Heterogeneous Mobile and Wireless Networks QoS in Mobile and Wireless Networks QoS support in IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16 Multicast support in WLAN Ad Hoc Networks and Networks of Ad Hoc Networks Self-organization of Wireless Networks Personal Area Networks, Body Area Networks, and Personal Networks Wireless Sensor Networks Wireless LAN Software for Wireless Systems Ultra-Wide Band and Short-range Networks Energy-efficient Protocols and Power Management Security and Privacy in Mobile and Wireless Networks AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) in Mobile and Wireless Networks Transport layer issues in Mobile and Wireless Networks Analysis, Simulation and Measurement of Mobile and Wireless Networks Cross-layer design in Mobile and Wireless Networks Mobile and Wireless Applications Wireless Multimedia Networking For the submission format of your full paper, we strongly prefer, but do not require strict adherence to the LNCS format. However, the final paper must be in strict LNCS format and number of LNCS pages must be 12 pages, and provided according to the LNCS guidelines, or it cannot be included in the PWC proceedings. The LNCS format is quite different from plain A4, so to limit your reformatting effort we strongly suggest you also provide the submitted paper in LNCS format. Please refer to Springer's author guidelines for LNCS papers. Authors must state that their paper has not been published elsewhere nor is under review by another conference or journal. Submission instructions for papers will appear on this website. All papers will be reviewed by the technical program committee members. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings and will be published by Springer-Verlag in the LNCS series. Authors are required to attend the conference and present their paper. A special issue with selected papers will be published by */Telecommunication Systems Journal/* (indexed in JCR and SCI-E) *IMPORTANT DATES * Full papers due: 31 January 2006 Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2006 Final paper due: 1 May 2006 Early registration deadline: 1 May 2006 For more information please contact: Pedro CUENCA Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete-SPAIN E-mail: pedro.cuenca(a)uclm.es GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Pedro CUENCA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Luis OROZCO-BARBOSA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain STEERING COMMITTEE Augusto CASACA, INESC, Portugal Ramón PUIGJANER, Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Spain Guy PUJOLLE, University of Paris 6, France Pedro CUENCA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Ivan STOJMENOVIC, University of Ottawa, Canada Luis OROZCO-BARBOSA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Ottio SPANIOL, University of Technology of Aachen, Germany Guy OMIDYAR, Consultant, USA Jan SLAVIK, TESTCOM, Czech Republic TPC MEMBERS Dharma P. AGRAWAL, University of Cincinnati, USA Raffaele BRUNO, IIT-CNR, Italy Augusto CASACA, INESC, Portugal Amitabha DAS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Luigi FRATTA, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Rajit GADH, UCLA, USA Javier GARCIA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Jorge GARCIA, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Spain Silvia GIORDANO, ICA-DSC-EPFL, Switzerland Takeshi HATTORI, Sophia University, Japan Sonia HEEMSTRA de GROOT, Ericsson EuroLab, The Netherlands Villy Baek IVERSEN, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Ahmed KAMAL, Iowa State University, USA Ousmane KONÉ, Université Paul Sabatier - IRIT, France Hyong W. LEE, Korea University, Korea Victor LEUNG, University of British Columbia, Canada Miguel LÓPEZ, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico Pascal LORENZ, University of Haute Alsace, France Zoubir MAMMERI, University of Toulouse, France Vicenzo MANCUSO, University of Palermo, Italy Pietro MANZONI, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Ali MIRI, University of Ottawa, Canada Ignacious NIEMEGEERS, Delft University, The Netherlands Guy OMIDYAR, Consultant, USA Sthephan OLARIU, Old Dominion University, USA Manuel PEREZ Malumbres, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain Samuel PIERRE, Ecole Polytechnique du Montreal, Canada Ramón PUIGJANER, Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Spain Fernando RAMIREZ, ITAM, Mexico Pedro RUIZ, Universidad de Murcia, Spain Guy PUJOLLE, University of Paris 6, France Pierre R. CHEVILLAT, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland Debashis SAHA, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, India Jun-Bae SEO, ETRI, Korea Jan SLAVIK, TESTCOM, Czech Republic Ottio SPANIOL, University of Technology of Aachen, Germany Dirk STAEHLE, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Ivan STOJMENOVIC, University of Ottawa, Canada Samir TOHME, ENST, France Luis VILLASEÑOR, CICESE, Mexico Jozef WOZNIAK, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Pedro CUENCA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Francisco DELICADO, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Jesús DELICADO, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Gerardo FERNANDEZ, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Antonio GARRIDO, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Jose Luis MARTÍNEZ, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Francisco MICO, Universidad de Valencia, Spain Teresa OLIVARES, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Luis OROZCO-BARBOSA, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain José VILLALÓN, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Francisco J. QUILES, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain Check our Web page at http://www.i3a.uclm.es/pwc06/ for the latest information concerning the conference ******************************************************************************* Luis Orozco Barbosa Full Professor of Computer Engineering University of Castilla-La Mancha e-mail: Luis.Orozco(a)uclm.es http://www.i3a.uclm.es Tel.: +34 967 599200 ext. 2467 FAX: +34 967 599224 Campus Universitario, EPSA. 02071-Albacete SPAIN _______________________________________________ Cost290 mailing list Cost290(a)cs.tut.fi https://mailman.cs.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/cost290

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[Fwd: CFP: The International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA'06)]
by Lars Wolf 21 Jan '06

21 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: The International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA'06) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:29:53 -0500 From: Liran Ma <lrma(a)gwu.edu> Reply-To: Liran Ma <lrma(a)gwu.edu> Organization: CS@GWU To: multicomm(a)comsoc.org CC: Xiuzhen Cheng <cheng(a)gwu.edu> We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message. The following CFP is also available at http://wasa.cybersphere.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * *The International Conference on Wireless Algorithms,* *Systems,** and Applications (WASA’06)* *August 15 -18, 2006* *Xi’an**, China* *http://wasa.cybersphere.net/* *Recent advances in cutting-edge wireless communication and computing technologies have paved the way for the proliferation of ubiquitous infrastructure and infrastructureless wireless networks. These emerging networks are enabling a broad range of applications ranging from critical infrastructure protection and security, to environment monitoring, health care and quality of life. The need to deal with the complexity and ramifications of the ever growing mobile users and services, however, is intensifying the interest in the development of sound fundamental principles, novel algorithmic approaches, rigorous and repeatable design methodologies, and systematic evaluation frameworks for next generation wireless networks. * *The objective of WASA is to address the research and development efforts of various issues in the area of algorithms, systems and applications for current and next generation infrastructure and infrastructureless wireless networks. The conference is structured to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners, from the academic, industrial and governmental sectors, with a unique opportunity to discuss and express their views on the current trends, challenges, and state of the art solutions addressing various issues related to current and next generation wireless networks.* *This call is to solicit original technical papers, describing previously unpublished research work, visionary approaches, and future research directions dealing with effective and efficient state-of-the-art algorithm design and analysis, reliable and secure system development and implementations, experimental study and test bed validation, and new application exploration in wireless networks. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:* * *Theoretical frameworks and analysis of fundamental design issues, including coverage, connectivity, lifetime and power, etc. * * *Distributed and localized algorithm design and analysis* * *Localization and location verification* * *Mobility and mobility management models and model validation* * *Topology control and coverage * * *Security and privacy * * *PHY/MAC/Routing frameworks and protocols* * *QoS** and fault-tolerance issues* * *Information processing and data management * * *Programmable service interfaces * * *Energy-aware frameworks, systems and protocol design* * *Operating system and middleware support* * *Cross-layer design frameworks and protocols* · *Software-defined radio, reconfigurable radio networks* * *Pervasive and ubiquitous computing* * *Local area and personal wireless networks* * *Applications of ad hoc and sensor networks* * *Experimental test-beds, models and case studies* *This conference will feature several keynote speeches, given by leading researchers and practitioners in the areas of algorithms, systems, and applications in wireless networks. * *All submissions will be handled electronically through the conference website and must be in PDF or PostScript. Papers must not exceed 15 pages (US "Letter" size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and references in single-column, single-space format. The font size must be at least 10 points. Questions about the submission process should be directed to any Program Chairs <mailto:wasa06@cs.pitt.edu>. * * * *All papers will go through a rigorous review process during which three reviews will be sought. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be published as Springer-LNCS series and distributed at the conference. Selected papers from the conference will be fast-tracked to one of three Special Issues of international Journals. **IMPORTANT DATES** Paper Submission Deadline: March 12^th , 2006 Notification of Acceptance: April 30^th , 2006 Camera Ready Copy: May 21^st , 2006 * *ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* * **General Chairs:** * *Dingzhu** Du, University of Texas at Dallas * *Xian** Jiaotong University*** *E-mail: **dxd056000(a)utdallas.edu <mailto:dxd056000@utdallas.edu%20>*** *Wei Zhao, Texas A&M University* *National Science Foundation/CNS*** *E-mail: **zhao(a)cs.tamu.edu <mailto:zhao@cs.tamu.edu>*** * * *Program Chairs: * *Xiuzhen Susan Cheng* *The George Washington University* *E-mail: **cheng(a)gwu.edu <mailto:cheng@gwu.edu>*** * * *Wei Li, The University of Toledo* *E-mail: **wli(a)eecs.utoledo.edu <mailto:wli@eecs.utoledo.edu>*** * * *Taieb** Znati, The University of Pittsburgh* *E-mail: **znati(a)cs.pitt.edu <mailto:znati@cs.pitt.edu>***

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[Fwd: [ieeeacig] CFP: IEEE ACC'06]
by Lars Wolf 20 Jan '06

20 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ieeeacig] CFP: IEEE ACC'06 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:36:15 +0100 From: Xiaoyuan Gu <xiaogu(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> Organization: TU Braunschweig To: ieeeacig(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers ACC 2006 2nd IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Autonomic Communications and Computing Niagara-Falls, Buffalo-NY, June 2006 in conjunction with IEEE WoWMoM 2006 http://www.autonomic-communication.org/acc/index.html Sponsored by IEEE WoWMoM Ubiquitous and self-organized Internet, ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks are expected to be some of the basic building blocks of pervasive computing environments. However, the promise of pervasive computing environments will not be realized unless these systems can effectively "disappear". In order to do that they need to become autonomous by managing their own evolution and configuration changes without explicit user or administrator action. The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum between the autonomic computing and autonommic communication communities to exchange ideas, discuss solutions, and share experiences among researchers, professionals, and application developers both from industry and academia. Original papers addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of autonomic communications and computing are solicited. Papers describing prototype implementations and deployment are particularly welcome. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Architecture and models for autonomic communication and computing systems - Tools and techniques for designing, analyzing and building autonomic systems and networks - Adaptive security for self protection of systems and networks - Economic, biological and social models used for autonomic communications - Novel management techniques for autonomic communication and computing systems - Sensing, monitoring and measurements for self-managing systems and networks - Languages, development and securely programmable environments for autonomic communications systems - Advanced technologies for enabling autonomic communication and computing systems - Autonomic communication and computing testbeds and measurements SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Papers should contain original material and not be previously published, or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts must be limited to 5 pages in IEEE 8.5x11 conference format, and formatted in strict accordance with the IEEE Computer Society author guidelines. All submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare a PDF file and submit it to acc2006(a)autonomic-communication.org. Accepted papers will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press in the combined WoWMoM 2006 workshop proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES: Papers due -------------------------- Jan. 10, 2006 Notification of acceptance ------------ Feb. 22, 2006 Camera-ready papers due --------------- Mar. 17, 2006 For more information, please contact the workshop co-organizer, or consult the workshop webpage. -- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Operating Systems & Computer Networks Mühlenpfordtstr. 23 Phone: +49 531 391 3265 Braunschweig 38106, Germany Fax: +49 531 391 5936 http://www.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/~xiaogu E-mail:xiaogu@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de -- !! This message is brought to you via the `ieeeacig' mailing list. !! Please do not reply to this message to unsubscribe. To unsubscribe or adjust !! your settings, send a mail message to <ieeeacig-request(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> !! or look at http://agitator.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ieeeacig.

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[Fwd: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] special issue of JCSCW on leisure technologies]
by Lars Wolf 20 Jan '06

20 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] special issue of JCSCW on leisure technologies Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:55:09 +0100 From: Rauterberg, G.W.M. <G.W.M.Rauterberg(a)tue.nl> To: <icec(a)listserver.tue.nl> ** IFIP ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING NEWS SERVICE ******* ** http://listserver.tue.nl/mailman/listinfo/icec ** ** Send all news to: icec(a)listserver.tue.nl ** **************************************************** ** NOTE: Please reply to article's originator, ** ** not this IFIP ICEC News Service ** **************************************************** Special issue of JCSCW on Leisure Technologies Editors: Louise Barkhuus and Barry Brown, University of Glasgow Call for papers (Deadline March 17th 2006) While computers are a established part of leisure activity, research into leisure technology has remained an undercurrent in CSCW research. In this call we invite authors to submit papers to the CSCW journal that study the enjoyable aspects of collaboration and technology. Following work on domestic settings [Taylor et al., 2005], blogging [Nardi et al., 2004], gaming [Ducheneaut and Moore, 2004] and music listening [Ohara and Brown, 2005], there is a growing body of research that engages with the details of leisure practice. This work increases our understandings of the diversity of practices that make up leisure. Leisure cannot be defined in simple contrast with work - leisure often takes place as part of work, and many leisure activities can seem very work like, not to mention for those who work in the leisure industries. We call for research that takes these observations further, engaging with leisure as a new domain for technology research. In particular, we invite contributions that discuss the design of new leisure technologies, systems that support a broader range of activity than currently conceived- the sociable, emotional and playful aspects of our lives. We also call for conceptual contributions that deepen our understanding of how technologies can support or hinder existing leisure practices, such as sport and social relationships. The deadline for paper submissions is March 17th 2006, and submissions should be sent to barkhuus(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk. Submissions will be reviewed and authors notified before the end of June 2006. Topics include but are not limited to: * New innovative games, e.g. mobile or interactive * Mobile communication for social purposes, e.g. picture exchanging * Home entertainment technologies * Social and sociable implications of leisure technologies * Tourist technologies such as interactive tourist guides, museum visiting systems * Fitness/health technologies See also call for participation at: http://www.itu.dk/people/barkhuus/leisure-cfp-jcscw.pdf Review Committee: Matthew Chalmers, University of Glasgow Mark Perry, Brunel University Mark Stringer, University of Sussex Alex Taylor, Microsoft, Cambridge Keith Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology Lars Erik Holmquist, Victoria Institute, Gothenburg Elizabeth Churchill, PARC Oscar Juhlin, Interactive Institute, Stockholm Nicolas Ducheneaut, PARC, Dirk von Lehm, Kings College London Kenton O'Hara, HP laps, Bristol References: Ducheneaut, N. and Moore, R. J. The Social Side of Gaming: A Study of Interaction Patterns in a Massively Multiplayer Online Game. In Proceedings of CSCW 2004. pp. 360-369. Chicago, IL, USA. ACM Press, 2004. Nardi, B., Schiano, D. and Gumbrecht, M. Blogging as Social Activity, or, Would You Let 900 Million People Read Your Diary?. In Proceedings of CSCW 2004. pp. 222-231. Chicago, IL, USA. ACM Press, 2004. O'Hara, K. and Brown, B. (eds.). Consuming music together: social and collaborative aspects of music consumption technologies. Springer, 2005. Taylor, A. and Swan, L., Artful systems in the home. In Proceedings of CHI 2005. pp. 641-650 ACM Press, 2005. **************************************************** ** To send and receive IFIP-EC-NEWS, go to ** ** http://listserver.tue.nl/mailman/listinfo/icec ** ** and subscribe directly ** **************************************************** ** News archives: ** ** http://listserver.tue.nl/mailman/private/icec/ ** **************************************************** ** To join the IFIP ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING Group ** ** contact: g.w.m.rauterberg(a)tue.nl ** **************************************************** _______________________________________________ ICEC mailing list ICEC(a)listserver.tue.nl http://listserver.tue.nl/mailman/listinfo/icec

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[Fwd: CFP: IEEE Int'l Workshop on QoS (IWQoS 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 20 Jan '06

20 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: IEEE Int'l Workshop on QoS (IWQoS 2006) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:12:51 -0500 (EST) From: Dongyan Xu <dxu(a)cs.purdue.edu> To: Dongyan Xu <dxu(a)cs.purdue.edu> Dear colleague: We would like to bring to your attention the upcoming deadlines of IWQoS 2006. Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. Paper registration and submission deadlines are 2/20 and 2/27/2006. -- IWQoS organizing committee ---------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Fourteenth IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS 2006) June 19-21, 2006 Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA OVERVIEW Since 1994, IWQoS has evolved into a premier workshop providing an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research on quality of service (QoS). Building on the successes of previous workshops, the objective of IWQoS 2006 is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners working in the area to discuss timely research results, and to identify future directions and challenges in developing practical computer/networking systems where predictable, controlled, and robust performance is a central requirement. The workshop's scope will broadly cover all the important aspects of QoS research: in networking (wireline, wireless, and sensor networks), distributed systems, operating systems, servers, and middleware (such as grid computing and peer-to-peer systems), where relevant technical issues include availability, reliability, security, pricing, incentive, resource management, and performance guarantees. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): o QoS in grid, peer-to-peer, overlay, and wireless mesh networks o QoS in large-scale distributed systems o System dependability, availability, resilience, and robustness o Security as a QoS parameter o Rationality, incentive, microeconomics, and self-interest in decentralized networks o QoS in wireless, mobile, ad hoc, and sensor networks o QoS specification, translation, and adaptation o Measurement-based QoS estimation and verification o QoS in intranets and VoIP systems We also solicit papers in the following areas: o QoS architectures and protocols o QoS analysis and modeling o Resource management and admission control o QoS routing o QoS pricing and billing o Evaluation metrics and methodologies for QoS o Content delivery networks with service/performance guarantees o QoS in web systems and storage systems o Programmability and language features supporting QoS o QoS in multimedia systems o Service Level Agreements and QoS o Server-side QoS and its roles in end-to-end QoS provisioning o QoS-aware middleware frameworks and services o Integrated and differentiated services in wide-area networks The workshop is a single track forum of two and a half days. It is cross-disciplinary and well focused, with an emphasis on innovation. As a result, a considerable amount of the meeting time will be devoted to informal discussions. The workshop values both theoretical and practical research contributions. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD Award will be given at the conference to the best student paper, whose first author is a current student. IMPORTANT DATES Paper abstract deadline: February 20, 2006 Paper submission deadline: February 27, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2006 Camera-ready papers due: April 20, 2006 Workshop dates: June 19-21, 2006 ORGANIZINIG COMMITTEE TPC co-chairs Yang Richard Yang, Yale University (yry(a)cs.yale.edu) David K Y Yau, Purdue University (yau(a)cs.purdue.edu) Publicity chair Jelena Mirkovic, Univ of Delaware (sunshine(a)cis.udel.edu) Steering Committee Nina Bhatti, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, USA Hermann De Meer, University of Passau, Germany Kevin Jeffay, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Baochun Li, University of Toronto, Canada Ion Stoica, University of California, Berkeley, USA Zhi-Li Zhang, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please visit http://www-net.cs.yale.edu/iwqos06

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[Fwd: VTC2006-Fall Deadline Approaching]
by Lars Wolf 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: VTC2006-Fall Deadline Approaching Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:35:33 -0500 From: ieee-enotice(a)ieee.org Reply-To: fabrice.labeau(a)mcgill.ca To: wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de References: <A11376921350545820050.wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> *********************************************** 64th IEEE VTC 2006 Fall September 25-28, 2006 Montreal, Canada CALL FOR PAPERS http://www.vtc2006fall.org http://vtc06f.trackchair.com *********************************************** The submission deadline for 64th IEEE Vehicular Technology conference is now only 4 weeks away. The conference will be held from 25 to 28 September 2006 in the vibrant city of Montréal, Québec, Canada. The conference will feature world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, and technical sessions. The city of Montréal is well known for its old world charm, French joie de vivre and a modern style all its own. The conference will take place during the world famous fall foliage season. The technical program committee invites the submission of original, unpublished technical papers and tutorials in the areas of, but not limited to: Radio Propagation, DSP for Multiple Antenna Systems, Radio Access Techniques, Radio Resource Management, Transceiver Technologies, Modeling and Simulation of Mobile Wireless Systems, Mobile Wireless Networks, Mobile Satellite Systems, Navigation and Positioning Technologies, Next Generation Services, Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Issues for Wireless and Mobile Systems, Circuits and Devices for Vehicular Systems and Transportation. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 5-page full paper (or a 2-page extended abstract including results) through the conference online submission system at http://vtc06f.trackchair.com. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two referees. Deadline for papers and tutorial submissions is: February 13, 2006 For more information and updates, please visit www.vtc2006fall.org Fabrice Labeau Alex Stéphenne VTC2006-Fall TPC Co-chairs _____________________________________________________ Manage your subscription at: <http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?LN=VT006>

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (MobiMedia 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (MobiMedia 2006) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:31:08 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu [ We apologize in advance for the multiple copies of this CFP. ] ------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS MOBIMEDIA 2006 Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (formerly MSAN) September 18-20, 2006 -- Alghero, Sardinia, Italy http://www.mobimedia.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOPE The successful development of multimedia services and applications in mobile environments requires adopting an interdisciplinary approach where both multimedia and networking issues are addressed jointly. Multimedia data characteristics, coding standards functionalities, as well as network protocols performance and channel behavior are some of the key aspects that need to be carefully examined when proposing new solutions. Many are the applications that are going to be enabled by the new standards for mobile networking, such as packet telephony, video mail, video streaming, audio conferencing, interactive gaming, conversational navigation services, digital television, infomobility, and immersive communications in virtual environments. Some of these novel networking protocols and technologies include IEEE 802.11 (infrastructured, mesh, and sensor networks), 802.15, 802.16, UWB, DVB-H, Bluetooth, Mobile IP and its variants. Within this scope, MobiMedia is intended to provide a unique international forum for researchers working in multimedia and mobile networking fields to study new applications, solutions, and standards. Original unpublished contributions are solicited that can improve the knowledge and practice in the integrated design of efficient technologies and the relevant provision of advanced mobile multimedia applications. TECHNICAL PROGRAMS The technical program features a key-note speech from Roberto Cencioni (Head of Unit INFSO E2, EC) and Albert Gauthier (DG Information Society, EC) on the 7th Work program and the EU IST vision. The conference will also include invited panels, to facilitate for exchanging ideas and discussion, and specific sessions and workshops on focused interest areas. Submissions of proposals on workshops and special sessions on emerging topics are invited. Please submit proposals to Technical Program Chairs and Workshop Chairs. PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION Prospective authors are invited to submit extended summaries of not more than five pages including figures and references. Papers will be accepted only by electronic submission through the conference web site. Conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE and will be available through IEEExplore (approval pending). Extended versions of high quality papers on mobile video will be reviewed and considered for a special issue in the Signal Processing: Image Communications Journal. WORKSHOPS Proposals for one-day workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference are solicited. A maximum of 2 pages should be submitted which include the workshop name, its scope and a list of topic of interests.Proposals should be submitted to both the Workshop Chairs. STUDENT AWARD AND GRANTS A student prize of 1000 Euros will be awarded to the best paper authored by a full time student as first author. Travel grants will be provided to students attending the conference. Additional information can be found at the conference website. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Workshop proposals: January 20, 2006 Special session proposals: March 15, 2006 Submission of extended summaries: April 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2006 Submission of camera-ready papers: July 10, 2006 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Luigi Atzori, University of Cagliari, ITA Ebroul Izquierdo, University of London, UK Steering Committee Chair: Imrich Chlamtac, Create-Net, ITA Technical Program Co-Chairs: Ozgur B. Akan, Middle East Technical University, TUR Pascal Frossard, EPFL, SUI Publications Chair: Giovanni Pau, UCLA, USA Workshops Chair: Eylem Ekici, Ohio State University, USA Radha Poovendran, University of WA, USA Panels Chair: Daniele D. Giusto, University of Cagliari, ITA Local Chair: Giaime Ginesu, University of Cagliari, ITA Publicity Co-Chairs: Gozde Bozdagi Akar, Middle East Technical University, TUR Ali Bilgin, The University of Arizona, USA Conference Management: Anna Rieger, ICST, Europe -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier)]
by Lars Wolf 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:23:16 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Please accept our apologies for the multiple copies of this CFP. ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS SIGNAL PROCESSING: IMAGE COMMUNICATION JOURNAL (ELSEVIER) Special Issue on MOBILE VIDEO http://www.MobiMedia.org/MobileVideo ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* Video communication over wireless networks is destined to become pervasive in daily life and a pillar for key emerging telecommunication services. The success of advanced services in mobile environments requires integrative approaches embracing video signal processing and networking technology. The interlinking of these research fields is fostering the development of underlying technology and workflows for mobile video. These technologies, generally hidden to the user, will be pre-requisite to allow for efficient multimedia support of digital communication and leisure time over wireless channels. This special issue will report the results of latest research efforts on video communication in mobile environments. The main goal of this special issue is to collate and disseminate the most relevant achievements of researchers working on video signal processing and communication for mobile applications. High quality contributions addressing related theoretical and practical aspects are solicited. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Low-bit rate video coding * Scalable video coding for wireless communication channels * Error control resilience and concealment * Multiple video descriptions for wireless communications * Video transcoding for heterogeneous wireless channels interoperability * Video streaming over wireless channels * Video communication in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks * Mobile video multicast * Quality measurement for mobile video * Mobile video testbeds and applications Submission Procedure -------------------- Prospective contributors are invited to submit papers according to the instructions in the ''Information for Authors'' on the back cover of a recent issue of the Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal. Authors should submit their manuscripts in PDF format through the COCUS Conference Management System. If you are not a COCUS user yet, you need to register at first. Then, select SPIC-MobileVideo from the ''Events' list'' page and follow the instructions to submit your manuscript. Selected papers on mobile video submitted to MobiMedia 2006 (www.MobiMedia.org) will also be considered for publication in this special issue. Important Dates --------------- Deadline for Manuscript Submission: May 12, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2006 Camera-Ready Papers Due: September 15, 2006 Publication Date: January 2007 Guest Editors ------------- Luigi Atzori (l.atzori(a)diee.unica.it) DIEE, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Ebroul Izquierdo (ebroul.izquierdo(a)elec.qmul.ac.uk) Multimedia and Vision Lab, Queen Mary, University of London London, UK Pascal Frossard (pascal.frossard(a)epfl.ch) EPFL, Signal Processing Institute Lausanne, Switzerland Ozgur B. Akan (akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr) Dept. of Electrical Eng. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:09:52 +0200 From: Periklis Chatzimisios <peris(a)it.teithe.gr> Reply-To: pchatzimisios(a)ieee.org Organization: TEI of Thessaloniki To: Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu (Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) C A L L F O R P A P E R S ============================= 1st Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006) (http://mediaWiN.it.teithe.gr) April 2, 2006 Athens, Greece In conjunction with 12th European Wireless Conference (EW 2006) (http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/EW2006) Scope The purpose of the MediaWiN 2006 Workshop is to provide a forum for presenting and discussing recent advances in multimedia systems, services and applications over wireless networks. In particular, the Workshop will bring together leading researchers, industry professionals and academics from companies, governmental agencies, and universities around the world to exchange information and new findings as well as to study the special problems and challenges of the multimedia mobile and wireless environments. Topics of Interest The workshop will only accept for review original papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review by another conference or journal. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: Quality and Reliability of Wireless Multimedia * Providing QoS over wireless networks (Scheduling, Call admission Control and Rate control,packetization schemes, prioritization schemes) * Cross-Layer techniques for multimedia communications over wireless networks * Provisioning, monitoring, and management of IP services for WPANs/WLANs * Traffic charging and accounting of integrated systems and services * Multimedia support over multi-hop wireless networks (mesh, ad-hoc, sensor networks) Performance Modeling and Analysis of High-speed Wireless PANs and LANs * Performance evaluation of multimedia services via analysis, simulation and experiments (voice, video, interactive gaming) * Design, implementation and testbed/experimental results for wireless multimedia systems * Energy efficiency in wireless multimedia protocols Emerging Standards and Technologies for Wireless Multimedia Communications * Performance of VoIP, VoD services and related protocols (IPv4, IPv6, H.323, SIP,RTP,RTCP) * Standardization activities in emerging standards: IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 * New network architectures and management solutions for WLANs (IEEE 802.11v,CAPWAP) * Emerging and visionary multimedia applications for wireless mobile networks * Authentication and security issues in wireless multimedia systems Important dates Submission of research papers: February 5, 2006 Notification of paper acceptance: February 25, 2006 Submission of camera-ready papers: March 6, 2006 Workshop date: April 2, 2006 Submission Guidelines We encourage submission of high-quality technical papers reporting original work and previously unpublished research in the above theoretical and experimental research areas. Submitted papers must be submitted to any of the Chairs as a .PDF file and must not exceed 7 A4 pages, double columned, single-spaced format, using 12-point font size. All submissions must also contain full contact information of the authors along with an abstract no more than 150 words describing the presented research content. Organizing Committee Workshop Co-Chairs Periklis Chatzimisios, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Vasileios Vitsas, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Program Co-Chairs Ilenia Tinnirello, University of Palermo, Italy Andrea Zanella, University of Padova, Italy Technical Program Committee Dimitrios Amanatiadis (TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece) Leonardo Badia (University of Ferrara, Italy) Frank Ball (Bournemouth University, UK) Paolo Bellavista (University of Bologna, Italy) Giuseppe Bianchi (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) Anthony Boucouvalas (Bournemouth University, UK) David Everitt (University of Sydney, Australia) Fary Z. Ghassemlooy (Northumbria University, UK) Fabrizio Granelli (University of Trento, Italy) Ibrahim Habib (City University of New York, USA) Pi Huang (Bournemouth University, UK) Christos Ilioudis (TEI of Larissa, Greece) Alexandros Kaloxylos (University of Peloponnese, Greece) Michael Logothetis (University of Patras, Greece) Vasileios Lourdas (TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece) Stefan Mangold (Swisscom Innovations, Switzerland) Ioannis Mavridis (University of Macedonia, Greece) Georgios Papadimitriou (Aristotle University, Greece) Kostas Pentikousis (VTT Tech. Research Centre, Finland) Luca Scalia (University of Palermo, Italy) Antonio Servetti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Yang Xiao (University of Memphis, USA) Michele Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy) -- Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios Researcher in Wireless Communications & Multimedia Networks Department of Informatics, TEI of Thessaloniki, GR-574 00 Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: pchatzimisios(a)ieee.org URL: http://decweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/pchatzimisios Tel: +30 2310-791604 Fax: +30 2310-791290 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 18 Jan '06

18 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:31:01 -0500 (EST) From: David K Y Yau <yau(a)cs.purdue.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu * Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message * Paper registration and submission deadlines are 2/20 and 2/27/2006. -- IWQoS organizing committee --------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Fourteenth IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS 2006) June 19-21, 2006 Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA OVERVIEW Since 1994, IWQoS has evolved into a premier workshop providing an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research on quality of service (QoS). Building on the successes of previous workshops, the objective of IWQoS 2006 is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners working in the area to discuss timely research results, and to identify future directions and challenges in developing practical computer/networking systems where predictable, controlled, and robust performance is a central requirement. The workshop's scope will broadly cover all the important aspects of QoS research: in networking (wireline, wireless, and sensor networks), distributed systems, operating systems, servers, and middleware (such as grid computing and peer-to-peer systems), where relevant technical issues include availability, reliability, security, pricing, incentive, resource management, and performance guarantees. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): o QoS in grid, peer-to-peer, overlay, and wireless mesh networks o QoS in large-scale distributed systems o System dependability, availability, resilience, and robustness o Security as a QoS parameter o Rationality, incentive, microeconomics, and self-interest in decentralized networks o QoS in wireless, mobile, ad hoc, and sensor networks o QoS specification, translation, and adaptation o Measurement-based QoS estimation and verification o QoS in intranets and VoIP systems We also solicit papers in the following areas: o QoS architectures and protocols o QoS analysis and modeling o Resource management and admission control o QoS routing o QoS pricing and billing o Evaluation metrics and methodologies for QoS o Content delivery networks with service/performance guarantees o QoS in web systems and storage systems o Programmability and language features supporting QoS o QoS in multimedia systems o Service Level Agreements and QoS o Server-side QoS and its roles in end-to-end QoS provisioning o QoS-aware middleware frameworks and services o Integrated and differentiated services in wide-area networks The workshop is a single track forum of two and a half days. It is cross-disciplinary and well focused, with an emphasis on innovation. As a result, a considerable amount of the meeting time will be devoted to informal discussions. The workshop values both theoretical and practical research contributions. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD Award will be given at the conference to the best student paper, whose first author is a current student. IMPORTANT DATES Paper abstract deadline: February 20, 2006 Paper submission deadline: February 27, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2006 Camera-ready papers due: April 20, 2006 Workshop dates: June 19-21, 2006 ORGANIZINIG COMMITTEE TPC co-chairs Yang Richard Yang, Yale University (yry(a)cs.yale.edu) David K Y Yau, Purdue University (yau(a)cs.purdue.edu) Publicity chair Jelena Mirkovic, Univ of Delaware (sunshine(a)cis.udel.edu) Steering Committee Nina Bhatti, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, USA Hermann De Meer, University of Passau, Germany Kevin Jeffay, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Baochun Li, University of Toronto, Canada Ion Stoica, University of California, Berkeley, USA Zhi-Li Zhang, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please visit http://www-net.cs.yale.edu/iwqos06 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier)]
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: Special Issue on Mobile Video - Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal (Elsevier) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:21:54 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: multicomm(a)comsoc.org Please accept our apologies for the multiple copies of this CFP. ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS SIGNAL PROCESSING: IMAGE COMMUNICATION JOURNAL (ELSEVIER) Special Issue on MOBILE VIDEO http://www.MobiMedia.org/MobileVideo ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* Video communication over wireless networks is destined to become pervasive in daily life and a pillar for key emerging telecommunication services. The success of advanced services in mobile environments requires integrative approaches embracing video signal processing and networking technology. The interlinking of these research fields is fostering the development of underlying technology and workflows for mobile video. These technologies, generally hidden to the user, will be pre-requisite to allow for efficient multimedia support of digital communication and leisure time over wireless channels. This special issue will report the results of latest research efforts on video communication in mobile environments. The main goal of this special issue is to collate and disseminate the most relevant achievements of researchers working on video signal processing and communication for mobile applications. High quality contributions addressing related theoretical and practical aspects are solicited. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Low-bit rate video coding * Scalable video coding for wireless communication channels * Error control resilience and concealment * Multiple video descriptions for wireless communications * Video transcoding for heterogeneous wireless channels interoperability * Video streaming over wireless channels * Video communication in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks * Mobile video multicast * Quality measurement for mobile video * Mobile video testbeds and applications Submission Procedure -------------------- Prospective contributors are invited to submit papers according to the instructions in the ''Information for Authors'' on the back cover of a recent issue of the Signal Processing: Image Communication Journal. Authors should submit their manuscripts in PDF format through the COCUS Conference Management System. If you are not a COCUS user yet, you need to register at first. Then, select SPIC-MobileVideo from the ''Events' list'' page and follow the instructions to submit your manuscript. Selected papers on mobile video submitted to MobiMedia 2006 (www.MobiMedia.org) will also be considered for publication in this special issue. Important Dates --------------- Deadline for Manuscript Submission: May 12, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2006 Camera-Ready Papers Due: September 15, 2006 Publication Date: January 2007 Guest Editors ------------- Luigi Atzori (l.atzori(a)diee.unica.it) DIEE, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Ebroul Izquierdo (ebroul.izquierdo(a)elec.qmul.ac.uk) Multimedia and Vision Lab, Queen Mary, University of London London, UK Pascal Frossard (pascal.frossard(a)epfl.ch) EPFL, Signal Processing Institute Lausanne, Switzerland Ozgur B. Akan (akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr) Dept. of Electrical Eng. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan

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[Fwd: [Cost290] [Fwd: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers]]
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Cost290] [Fwd: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers] Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:57:11 +0200 From: Yevgeni Koucheryavy <yk(a)cs.tut.fi> To: cost290(a)cs.tut.fi fyi -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Comsoc] PIMRC 2006 Call for Papers Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:38:24 +0200 From: Hanna Saarela <hanna.saarela(a)ee.oulu.fi> Reply-To: Prof Matti Latva-aho <pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi> Organization: Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland To: pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi Dear Colleague, PIMRC 2006 – The 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications - will be held in the Nordic city of Helsinki, Finland on 11-14 September 2006. We would like to ask your help in distributing the Call for Papers for the event to anyone interested in either submitting a paper or participating in PIMRC 2006. The paper submission deadline for PIMRC 2006 is 1 March 2006. More information can be found at http://www.pimrc2006.org/. Please excuse us if you receive several copies of the call. Best regards, Prof. Matti Latva-aho PIMRC’06 TPC Chair pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2006) 11-14 September 2006 Helsinki, Finland Call for Papers PIMRC is one of the premier conferences in wireless research calendar and has a long history of bringing together academia, industry and regulatory bodies. In 2006, PIMRC will be held in the Nordic city of Helsinki, Finland – the Home of Mobile Technology. The theme for PIMRC 2006 is "Diversity in Telecommunications". IMPORTANT DATES Full paper submission: 1 March 2006 Notification of acceptance: 29 May 2006 Author registration: 16 June 2006 Camera ready submission: 23 June 2006 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit full papers (maximum 5 pages) electronically in PDF format. For all submissions, please use the template available on the website. Call for papers: http://www.pimrc2006.org/cfp_pimrc_06.pdf Paper submission: http://www.pimrc2006.org/papersubmission.html CALL FOR PROPOSALS PIMRC 2006 organising committee invites you to make proposals for tutorials, workshops and special sessions on rising wireless technologies. For more information, please contact the TPC Chair (pimrc2006(a)ee.oulu.fi). Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2006 _______________________________________________ Comsoc postituslista Comsoc(a)lists.oulu.fi http://lists.oulu.fi/mailman/listinfo/comsoc _______________________________________________ Cost290 mailing list Cost290(a)cs.tut.fi https://mailman.cs.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/cost290

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64th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
by Lars Wolf 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

http://www.vtc2006fall.org/

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:30:45 -0800 (PST) From: Lin Cai <cai(a)ECE.UVic.CA> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu References: <mailman.15.1137430809.19630.tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> [ Our apologies for possible duplicates of this message ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Call For papers International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET) Special Issue on: "Energy-Efficient Algorithm and Protocol Design in Sensor Networks" http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=346 Sensor networks operate under a set of unique constraints and requirements, which spark numerous research interests in almost every layer of the network protocol stack. Sensor nodes are usually battery-powered and energy-constrained, so energy efficiency is of primary importance for the operational lifetime of a sensor network. Novel signal processing technologies, network architectures, protocols, algorithms and applications are needed to improve the energy efficiency and prolong the lifetime of sensor nodes and sensor networks. There are extensive efforts happening in energy-conscious network topology control, collaborative signal processing, media access control (MAC), variable topology multi-hop routing, flow and error control, and domain-specific application design. Novel cross-layer approaches have also been emerging to address the energy efficiency issue through a combined solution via efforts from different layers. The main purpose of this Special Issue is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research in this fast moving area, and to promote further research interests and activities on energy-efficient algorithm and protocol design in sensor networks. We are interested in analytical, experimental, and systems-related papers. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Network topology control * Collaborative signal processing * Optimal power control * Network reconfiguration architectures and protocols * Mobility management in mobile sensor networks * Energy aware task and resource allocation * Energy-conscious scheduling and media access control * Variable topology multi-hop routing * Flow and error control * Energy-aware transport protocol * Energy/efficiency/security tradeoffs * Cross-layer protocol design and development * Inter-connection between sensor networks and the Internet * Sensor networks testbeds, experiments, algorithms and measurements Important Dates Manuscript due: 1 July, 2006 Acceptance/rejection notification: 1 November, 2006 Final manuscript due: 31 December, 2006 Guest Editors: Dr. Lin Cai, University of Victoria, Canada Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines (http://www.inderscience.com/papers/about.php). _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Summit - Paper submission deadline approaching]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Summit - Paper submission deadline approaching Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:28:18 +0200 From: Charalampos Kechagias <xkech(a)mail.ntua.gr> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this invitation ******************************************************************* IST Mobile Summit 2006 - 3rd announcement 4-8 June 2006, Myconos, Greece http://www.mobilesummit2006.org CALL FOR TUTORIALS, EXHIBITIONS/DEMOS, WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS *************************************************************************** Apart from the technical programme, following events are planned for the 15th IST Mobile Summit 2006: Tutorials - 4th June 2006 Panel Discussions - 5-7th June 2006 Workshops - 8th June 2006 Exhibitions - 4-7th June 2006 Expressions of interest will be presented to the TPC for final decision. Contact: Sofoklis Kyriazakos, skyriazakos(a)telecom.ntua.gr CALL FOR PAPERS ****************** Authors are invited to submit high-quality papers representing original results in all areas of wireless communications systems and networks. Submitted papers should not exceed five pages, including graphs and figures. Enhanced versions of a set of selected papers will be included in a Special Issue of the Springer - Wireless Personal Communications Journal to be published in 2006. For this purpose a Special Review Committee will review all papers again to evaluate them for inclusion on the Special Issue. Proposal submission deadline: 31st JANUARY 2006 SPONSORSHIP ****************** The organizing committee of IST Mobile Summit 2006 has prepared a sponsorship program for companies and institutions. Interested organizations are invited to express their willingness to become official sponsors and receive relevant information about the packages. Contact: Charis Kechagias, xkech(a)telecom.ntua.gr _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: CfP: ISET 2006]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CfP: ISET 2006 Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:21:34 -0500 From: Volker Hilt <volkerh(a)bell-labs.com> To: almeroth(a)cs.ucsb.edu, supratik(a)sprint.com, braun(a)iam.unibe.ch, gonzalo.camarillo(a)ericsson.com, christophe.diot(a)thomson.net, faynberg(a)lucent.com, werner.geyer(a)us.ibm.com, gruteser(a)winmain.rutgers.edu, volkerh(a)bell-labs.com, markus(a)mhof.com, jamjoom(a)us.ibm.com, kasera(a)cs.utah.edu, mauve(a)cs.uni-duesseldorf.de, srihari(a)cse.sc.edu, guenter.schaefer(a)tu-ilmenau.de, ashaikh(a)research.att.com, aashaikh(a)watson.ibm.com, stiller(a)tik.ee.ethz.ch, touch(a)isi.edu, juergen.vogel(a)eml-d.villa-bosch.de, lanwang(a)memphis.edu, wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Dear TPC members: Please distribute the attached CfP of the Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies (ISET) 2006. Best regards, Anees Shaikh and Volker Hilt, ISET Symposium Co-Chairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies (ISET) http://iset.internettc.org/ http://www.ieee-globecom.org/2006/internet.html in conjunction with IEEE Globecom 2006, San Francisco, California, USA Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2006 Scope ----- Over the past decade, the Internet has revolutionized the way people communicate and do business, driving the emergence of new and exciting applications. As the Internet has matured, the focus of innovation is shifting to the development of new applications and services, and their enabling technologies. This symposium is intended to bring together the academics and industrialists engaged in this field, and exchange information about advances in the field and speculate about the future (r)evolution. The Symposium on Internet Services and Enabling Technologies targets academic and industrial research activities that are focused on techniques to improve the delivery of services over the Internet, both wireline and wireless. It encompasses the design, implementation, and management of networked services and applications, as well as underlying protocols and technologies that enable them, including, for example, SIP, P2P technologies, network virtualization, and presence information. Related areas include the high-level architectures and design frameworks that are used by networking consultants and designers to develop new Internet services, or manage their operations. Of particular interest are original speculations about the future of Internet services and their enabling technologies, compelling position papers, and submissions describing promising work in progress. Topics of Interest ------------------ Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: * Services enabling protocols and protocol extensions (including SIP, HTTP, RTSP, RTP, etc.) * Peer-to-Peer applications and technologies that leverage/support peer-to-peer applications * Middleware for new Internet based applications * Converged networks and applications (including VoIP and 3G/NGN telecom networks) * Applications leveraging content networking technologies * Application paradigms (e.g. endpoint-hosted vs. network-hosted) * Software as a service model for delivering applications on the Internet * Services over the wireless Internet (including services on ad-hoc and sensor networks) * Security and privacy management in hosted Internet applications * Platforms for rapid creation and deployment of network services * Design methodologies for Internet services * Systems and architectures for hosting Internet facing services * Call center operations and global sourcing of services and applications * Emergency services * Service delivery, service assurance, and root-cause analysis of service problems * Financial and business tools needed for Internet based services Important Dates --------------- Paper Manuscripts Due: 5 March 2006, 11:59pm EST Paper Acceptance Notification: 5 July 2006 Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due: 30 August 2006 Symposium Co-Chairs ------------------- Volker Hilt, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies, volkerh(a)bell-labs.com Anees Shaikh, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, aashaikh(a)watson.ibm.com Technical Program Committee --------------------------- Kevin Almeroth (University of California at Santa Barbara) Supratik Bhattacharyya (Sprint ATL) Torsten Braun (University of Berne) Gonzalo Camarillo (Ericsson) Christophe Diot (Thomson) Igor Faynberg (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Werner Geyer (IBM T.J. Watson Research) Marco Gruteser (WINLAB / Rutgers University) Volker Hilt (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Markus Hofmann (Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies) Hani Jamjoom (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center) Sneha Kasera (University of Utah) Martin Mauve (Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf) Srihari Nelakuditi (University of South Carolina) Günter Schäfer (Technische Universität Ilmenau) Aman Shaikh (AT&T Labs - Research) Anees Shaikh (IBM TJ Watson Research Center) Burkhard Stiller (ETHZ) Joe Touch (USC/ISI) Jürgen Vogel (European Media Laboratory) Lan Wang (University of Memphis) Lars Wolf (TU Braunschweig, IBR)

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[Fwd: Call for International Journal Papers,]
by Sven Jaap 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Call for International Journal Papers, Datum: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:32:11 +0900 Von: <editor(a)ijcsns.org> An: <jaap(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security Call for Papers, Prospective authors are invited to submit journal papers relevant to the following special issues. Topics: : (1) Computer Science (2) Communication Network (3) Information Security. Papers must be received by the IJCSNS Editorial Board no later than January 25, 2006. We have an outstanding international Editorial Staffs and have worked hard to produce excellent issues. Your subscription will significantly help us to build a great international IJCSNS publication in January issues. We hope to publish your paper of you submit up to January 25, 2006. I will try to publish your paper in IJCSNS special issues. The subscription (MS word) form is attached in www.IJCSNS.org <http://www.ijcsns.org/> . Please submit your paper into editor(a)IJCSNS.org <mailto:editor@IJCSNS.org> (MS word file-doc). Thank you for your contributions. Best regards, Editor-in-chief.

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[Fwd: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications]
by Sven Jaap 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Datum: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:23:54 +0800 Von: ITST2006 <itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn> An: <jaap(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> *********************************************************** ITST 2006 The 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Chengdu �CCHINA 21 - 22 - 23 June, 2006 http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn Email: itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn *********************************************************** Dear Sir/Madam, We are pleased to announce this 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2006) in a Futuristic Transport World will be held during June 21-22-23, 2006 in Chengdu, China. In Particular, a special session is arranged to discuss the trends in the filed of Information and Communication Technologies, it will be held at the famous JiuZhai Gou scenic areas which is one of the most beautiful place in China. We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message. We welcome submissions of a full-length paper (4 pages normally and 6 pages maximum) on telecommunications and intelligent transport system applications before February 28th, 2006. We would appreciate if you could redirect this announcement and the Call for Papers to anybody who you think would be interested. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact: itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn or to have a look at the website: http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn Your sincerely On behalf of the Organizing Committee Guangjun Wen

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[Fwd: CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop]
by Lars Wolf 15 Jan '06

15 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:11:57 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: multicomm(a)comsoc.org We apologize in advance for the multiple copies of this CFP. NEWS - Pictures from Lipari: http://www.medhoc.diit.unict.it/2006/pictures.html ************************************************************ PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS MED HOC NET 2006 The Fifth Annual MEDITERRANEAN AD HOC NETWORKING Workshop http://www.medhoc.diit.unict.it/2006/ June 14-17 2006 Lipari, Italy ************************************************************ Ad hoc networks have attracted the attention of the research community in the last several years. Now that some of the fundamental issues and challenges of ad hoc networking have been clearly assessed, the focus is partially shifting to new issues, which include application scenarios (road safety, disaster recovery, sensors and actuators, etc.), autonomous Organization and operation, optimization and control, service creation and support, middleware. Moreover, wireless MESH networking is emerging as an "ad hoc spin-off" aimed at extending and integrating the multi-hop paradigm with more traditional networking, which poses new and exciting technical challenges. Med-Hoc-Net 2006 is the major annual international workshop aiming to serve as a platform for researchers and visionaries from academia, research labs, and industry from all over the world. Sharing ideas, views, results, and experiences in the field of wireless multi-hop networking is what Med-Hoc-Net 2006 intends to be about. Anything from theoretical and experimental achievements, to innovative ad hoc systems, prototyping efforts, and case studies is of interest to the Med-Hoc-Net community. The papers solicited in Med-Hoc-Net 2006 cover a variety of topics related to ad hoc and MESH networks, including but not limited to: - Novel multi-hop wireless network architectures - Routing algorithms and protocols - MAC protocols, scheduling, power control and radio resource sharing - Transport layer protocols for multi-hop networks - Middleware for ad hoc networks - Application driven architectures and protocols - Sensor network applications and protocols - Vehicular networks - Integration of ad hoc networks with wireless access networks - Implementations, testbeds, and prototypes - Technology related issues (IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, etc.) - Self organization and network reconfiguration - Optimization models and algorithms - Resource and service discovery - Call admission and traffic shaping policies for ad-hoc networks - Use of advanced antenna technologies (MIMO, beam forming, etc.) - QoS support - Security and privacy The members of program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers of particular merit will be published in the Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks journal. Manuscripts must be formatted according to the IEEE double-column standard format, with the exception of the font size, which must be 11pt. Authors should use only standard fonts, i.e., Times Roman, Courier, Symbol, and Helvetica, or their equivalent. The maximum length of the manuscript is 8 pages, including figure, tables and references. Papers should be submitted in pdf or ps format through EDAS system (http://edas.info) according to the timetable below. IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Electronic Submission: Friday February 24, 2006 Tutorial proposal submission: Sunday April 23, 2006 Notification of acceptance/rejection: Tuesday May 2, 2006 Camera ready submission of full papers: Friday May 22, 2006 Tutorial date: June 14, 2006 Conference dates: June 15-17, 2006 -- Dr. Ozgur B. Akan Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey 06531 Tel: +90-312-210 2353 Fax: +90-312-210 1261 E-mail: akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~akan

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs) - Feb 15, 2006]
by Lars Wolf 14 Jan '06

14 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue on Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs) - Feb 15, 2006 Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:28:33 -0500 From: M. Eltoweissy <toweissy(a)vt.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Call for Papers Journal of Computer Communications (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom) Special Issue on "Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs)" Sensor-Actuator NETworks (SANETs) are comprised of networked sensor and actuator nodes that communicate among each other using wireless links to perform distributed sensing and actuation tasks. The recent few years have witnessed an increasing interest in the potential use of SANETs in many applications ranging from healthcare to warfare. In these applications, sensors are engaged in gathering information about the physical environment, while actuators are involved in taking decisions and then performing appropriate actions in the area of interest. This enables SANETs to provide remote sensing and actuation services to their users. SANETs are heterogeneous networks having widely differing sensor and actuator node characteristics; while sensor nodes are small, inexpensive, usually static devices with limited computation, communication and energy resources, actuator nodes are resource-rich and usually mobile. Also, the number of sensor nodes deployed may be in the order of hundreds or thousands. In contrast, actuator nodes are smaller in number due to the different coverage requirements and physical interaction methods of actuation. Typically, a deployed SANET is expected to operate autonomously in unattended environments. Operational requirements of SANETs may vary according to a network?s mission defined over a multi-dimensional context, such as field of deployment (e.g., hostile versus friendly), type of application (e.g., monitoring, tracking, intrusion detection and mitigation), mode of operation (e.g., normal, exception, post-event recovery), and time. In SANETs, depending on the application, there may be a need to rapidly respond to sensor input. Moreover, so as to provide right actions, sensor data must still be valid at the time of acting. Consequently, the issues of real-time communication and coordination are vital in SANETs. Finally, to realize their potential, dependable, secure, application-aware design and operation of SANETs have to be ensured. Apparently, research is needed to resolve the many complicating issues that may impede wide-scale SANET adoption. This special issue of the Journal of Computer Communications will be designated for reporting on recent research results on SANETs. It is expected that non-conventional techniques more suited to the characteristics of SANETs need to be employed. Also, in many cases trade-off would be necessary in order to ensure practicality by dynamically setting bounds on aspects such as dependability, security, and QoS. Papers presenting original and unpublished work are being solicited. Topics of interest include, although not limited to, the following: - Sensor-actuator coordination and communication - Architectural and operational models - Robust routing and MAC protocols - Fault and attack resilience middleware - Models, metrics and measurements - Self-aware and autonomous networks - Localization and mobility - Energy-efficient cross-layer protocols - Security, dependability, privacy and QoS issues - Network management - Formal representation and verification - Network inference (tomography, etc.) - Testbeds, simulation and visualization - Novel applications of sensor and actuator networks ** Submission deadline: February 15 , 2006 ** Decision notification: May 15, 2006 ** Final manuscript due: July 31, 2006 ** Publication date: 1st Quarter 2007 ** Submission instructions: Prospective authors should submit their paper and inquiries electronically to toweissy at vt.edu. The manuscript should not exceed 30 double-space pages in PDF. The manuscript should be in a single column font size 11 or larger format. The first page should include title, authors? contact information, an abstract and five keywords. Authors should include the paper abstract in their message. ** Guest Editors: Mohamed Eltoweissy: The Bradley Dept. of Electrical & Computer Eng., Virginia Tech, USA, toweissy at vt.edu Silvia Giordano: Dept. of Informatics & Electronics, Univ. of Applied Sci., Switzerland, silvia.giordano at supsi.ch Stephan Olariu: Dept. of Computer Science, Old Dominion University, USA, olariu at cs.odu.edu David Simplot-Ryl: IRCICA/LIFL, University of Lille 1, INRIA Futurs, France, David.Simplot at lifl.fr _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Cost290] ACM/SIGMOBILE REALMAN 2006: Call for Papers]
by Lars Wolf 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Cost290] ACM/SIGMOBILE REALMAN 2006: Call for Papers Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:35:28 +0100 From: Andrea Passarella <andrea.passarella(a)cl.cam.ac.uk> To: Andrea Passarella <andrea.passarella(a)cl.cam.ac.uk> [ Our apologies for possible duplicates of this message ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Second International Workshop on Multi-hop Ad hoc Networks: from theory to reality REALMAN 2006 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/realman Sponsored by ACM Sigmobile in conjunction with MobiHoc 2006 jointly organized by University of Cambridge, UK CNR-Institute for Informatics and Telematics, I May 26, 2006 Florence, Italy Ad hoc networking technologies have big potentialities for innovative applications of great impact on our everyday life. To exploit these potentialities, simulation modeling and theoretical analyses have to be complemented by real experiences (e.g., measurements on real prototypes) which provide both a direct evaluation of ad hoc networks and, at the same time, precious information to realistically model these systems. The need for more experimental activities stimulated a new community of researchers combining theoretical research on ad hoc networking with experiences/measurements obtained by implementing ad hoc network prototypes. The aim of REALMAN is to bring together this community. Following the success of the first edition, this workshop constitutes a unique forum for presenting and discussing measurement studies and experiences based on real ad hoc network test-beds and prototypes. Original contributions are solicited, related to systems and protocols *development*, *measurement* and *testing*, in all areas related to ad hoc networking. We encourage authors willing to submit a regular paper to also submit a *demo* proposal. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Ad Hoc Networks Applications * System Prototypes and Experiences * Mobile Ad Hoc Networks * Opportunistic and Delay Tolerant Networks * Sensor Networks * Mesh Networks * Vehicular Networks * Protocols Implementation and Testing * Middleware Platforms for Ad Hoc Networks * Ad Hoc Networking for Pervasive Environments * Situated and Autonomic Communications * Location Services * Positioning and Tracking Technologies and Services * Measurement Studies * Mobility Models based on Real Data * Enabling Technologies (802.11, 802.15, etc.) * Experiment-based Social and/or Economic Analysis of Mobile Ad hoc Networks DEMO SESSION A demo session will be held during the workshop, showing real prototypes at work. Demo proposals are highly welcome, and will be evaluated by the Program Committee. An extended abstract (up to three pages) describing the demo will be published in the workshop proceedings. More information on demo-proposal submissions can be found at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/realman. PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION Papers must not be already under submission for any other publication. Paper submissions for regular papers must be limited to 8 pages including text, figures, references, and appendices; single- or double-column are fine for submissions. The font size used in the text of your submission must not be smaller than 10 points. Papers significantly exceeding the maximum length of 8 pages will be automatically rejected. Submission implies the willingness of at least one author to attend the workshop and present the paper. More information on paper submission instructions can be found at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/realman. SPECIAL ISSUES Distinguished papers will be invited to submit extended versions to high-quality journal. In this regard, we will take into particular consideration papers for which a demo will be accepted for presentation during the workshop. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission 15 February 2006 Demo Submission 10 March 2006 Notification 27 March 2006 Camera-ready due 10 April 2006 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Chair Marco Conti IIT-CNR, Italy marco.conti(a)iit.cnr.it Program Chair Jon Crowcroft University of Cambridge, UK jon.crowcroft(a)cl.cam.ac.uk Program Vice Chair Andrea Passarella University of Cambridge, UK andrea.passarella(a)cl.cam.ac.uk TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE TBA -- Andrea Passarella REALMAN 2006 Program Vice Chair ========================================================= University of Cambridge The Computer Laboratory || voice:+44 (0)1223 763658 15 JJ Thomson Avenue || fax: +44 (0)1223 334678 Cambridge CB3 0FD, UK || web: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ap458/ email: andrea.passarella(a)cl.cam.ac.uk ========================================================= Pervasive Computing & Networking Lab. (PerLab) _______________________________________________ Cost290 mailing list Cost290(a)cs.tut.fi https://mailman.cs.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/cost290

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[Fwd: WMCSA Doctoral Consortium]
by Lars Wolf 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: WMCSA Doctoral Consortium Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:59:09 -0500 From: Paul Castro <castrop(a)US.IBM.COM> Reply-To: Paul Castro <castrop(a)US.IBM.COM> To: SIGMOBILE-MEMBERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG As always, apologies for multiple postings -------------- WMCSA DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM Important Dates: 03 Feb 2006, 5:00 PM (1700) PST: Submissions due. 24 Feb 2006: Acceptance notification. The WMCSA 2006 Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests in a small workshop format, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers. We invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback on their dissertation work to apply for this unique opportunity to share their work with students in a similar situation as well as senior researchers in the field. --------------- ABOUT THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Consortium has the following objectives: * Provide a supportive setting for feedback on students' current research and guidance on future research directions. * Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from faculty and students outside their own institution. * Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research. * Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events. The Consortium will be held during an extended lunch on 6 April (Friday). About three doctoral students and four faculty will be invited to participate. Students will give a presentation providing an overview of their work and results to date. Student participants will have their abstracts published in the WMCSA 2006 Proceedings and a poster of their work exhibited at the main conference. --------------- APPLYING TO THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM Submissions are invited from current graduate students pursuing a PhD project who would benefit from detailed workshop discussions of their doctoral research by a panel of established researchers. Students are also expected to share in scribing, writing up summaries of each talk and subsequent discussion, which will be published in a relevant journal. These students will also get free registration. Submission materials consist of: * an extended abstract (see below), * a one-page biographical sketch, * a one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation (see below), * a letter of recommendation from the student's primary dissertation advisor (this can be sent separately, if desired) All materials should be sent to jasonh at cs cmu edu (as a single PDF file) by 3 February 2006, 5:00 PM (1700) PST. Your file should be named lastname_dc.pdf, where lastname is your family name. The file must be no larger than 5 Mbytes in size. EXTENDED ABSTRACT Prepare a two-page extended abstract of your thesis work, including: title, author information, abstract, keywords, thesis research summary, and references. This extended abstract, if accepted for the Doctoral Consortium, will be published in the WMCSA 2006 Post-proceedings. Thus it will be widely available to conference delegates and those with access to ACM publications. The extended abstract should clearly specify: * the problem(s) that the research is addressing; the research question(s) you are trying to answer. * the expected contribution(s) of the research to mobility * the proposed solution(s), including a brief description of the methodology adopted (for example, with the scheme Method-Results-Discussion for experimental studies), of the current status, and of a tentative plan for future work. STATEMENT OF EXPECTED BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION Prepare one paragraph explaining what specific guidance or other help you expect to gain from participating in the consortium. For example, are you looking for specific guidance on methods and approaches, help in thinking through design issues, a forum to discuss empirical phenomena, etc. --------------- REVIEW CRITERIA Doctoral Consortium submissions will be judged on the following criteria: * Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and techniques. * Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues and themes in mobility * Rigor and validity of claims, argumentation, methodology, results, and interpretations. * Clarity and persuasiveness of expression. Participants in the consortium will be selected by the Doctoral Consortium Committee. The review process will retain the anonymity of reviewers. Due to the nature of the doctoral consortium, submissions from students in the beginning and middle of their dissertation process will be weighed more favorably than those finishing up. --------------- DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHECKLIST Well in advance of the deadline (03 February 2006, 5:00 PM (1700) PST): * Create your submission materials: o Write an extended abstract. The abstract must print to no more than 2 pages. o Write a one-page biographical sketch o Write a one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation o Obtain a letter of recommendation from your primary dissertation advisor * Package the materials above into a single PDF file. Name it according to the following convention: lastname_dc.pdf. You may submit the letter of recommendation as a separate file, sent directly by your advisor. * Test that your PDF prints correctly and that is it no larger than 5 Mbytes. * Send your submission to jasonh at cs cmu edu no later than 03 Feb 2006, 5:00 PM (1700) PST. -- Jason I. Hong, Asst. Prof. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jasonh HCI Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

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[Fwd: [Tccc] SPECTS06 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] SPECTS06 CFP Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:57:13 -0800 (PST) From: Guoping Zeng <guopingtx(a)yahoo.com> To: Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CC: abdelmajid.khelil(a)informatik.uni-stuttgart.de, wgshi(a)cs.ualberta.ca, ysu(a)masergy.com, obaidat(a)monmouth.edu ================CALL FOR PAPERS for SPECTS06================= (We apologize if you have received multiple copies) 2006 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems SPECTS 2006 http://www.scs.org/summersim/spects July 31 – August 2, 2006 The Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Calgary, Canada This annual international conference is a forum for professionals involved in performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Performance evaluation of computer systems and networks has progressed rapidly in the past decade and has begun to approach maturity. Significant progress has been made in analytic modeling, simulation, and measurement approaches for performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Networking and Telecommunication Systems • Internet Technology Quality of Service (QoS) DiffServ/IntServ MPLS TCP World Wide Web (WWW) Technology • Networking Techniques Unicast and Multicast Routing Congestion Admission and Control Switching Techniques Tele-traffic Network Protocols Network Management and Control Network Capacity Planning Network Architecture Evaluation Service and QoS Pricing Security and Authentication • Broadband Networks High-Speed Networking ATM Optical Networks • Wireless Systems and Networks Satellite Systems UMTS Mobile Networks/Computing Ad-hoc Networks Sensor Networks • Multimedia Communications and Applications Computer Systems • Distributed Architectures Client/Server Distributed Systems and Agents Parallel and Distributed Computing Massively Parallel Systems Cluster Computing Grid Computing Interconnection Networks • Computer Architectures Microprocessors/Microcomputers Memory Systems High Performance I/O Real-time Systems Scheduling Schemes • Software Software Performance, Evaluation, and Testing Parallel Algorithms and Languages • Electronic Commerce • Hardware and Software Monitors • High-Performance Computing • Information Assurance • Reconfigurable Computing • Scientific Computing Algorithms • Workload and Traffic Characterization Tools, Methodologies, and Applications • Parallel and Distributed Simulation • Verification and Validation • Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Applications • Performance Optimization, Bounds, and Models • Queuing Systems and Networks • Scalability Studies • Integrated Modeling and Measurement • On-Line Performance Adaptation and Tuning • Process Algebra-Based Models • Mathematical Aspects and Integrated Design of Performance • Case Studies 2006 Workshop on Performance of Wireless Networks and Communication Systems, WiNCS’2006 http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~vmisic/pubs/WiNCS06.pdf http://www.scs.org/summersim/spects General Chair Mohammad S. Obaidat Dept. of Computer Science, Monmouth University W. Long Branch, NJ 07764, USA Tel +1-732-571-4482 Fax +1-732-263-5202 E-mail: obaidat(a)monmouth.edu Vice General Chair Franco Davoli DIST-University of Genoa Via Opera Pia 13, I-16145 Genoa, Italy Tel +39-010-353-2732 Fax +39-010-353-2154 E-Mail: franco(a)dist.unige.it Program Chairs Jose L. Marzo University of Girona, Spain E-mail: joseluis.marzo(a)udg.es Ljiljana Trajkovic Simon Fraser University Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada E-mail: ljilja(a)cs.sfu.ca Local Arrangement Chair Carey Williamson University of Calgary, Canada E-mail: Carey(a)cpsc.ucalgary.ca Tutorial Chair John Fox Foxband Consultancy, UK E-mail: fox.conf(a)btinternet.com Publicity Committee: Chair: Guoping Zeng, Nortel Networks, USA, zenggu(a)nortelnetworks.com Vice Chair: Yi Su, Masergy Communications, Inc., USA, ysu(a)masergy.com Vice Chair: Weiguang Shi, Uinversity of Alberta, Canada, wgshi(a)cs.ualberta.ca Vice Chair: Abdelmajid Khelil, University of Stuttgart - IPVS - VS, Germany, abdelmajid.khelil(a)informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Web Master Michael J. Chinni U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC E-mail: mchinni(a)pica.army.mil Technical Program Committee Rachid El Abdouni Khayari, University of the Armed Forces Munich, Germany Abdullah Abonamah, Zayed University, UAE Tricha Anjali, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Noureddine Boudriga, University of Tunis, Tunisia Maria C. Calzarossa, University of Pavia, Italy Haitham Cruickshank, University of Surrey, UK Floriano De Rango, D.E.I.S. Dept., University of Calabria, Italy Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Laurent Franck, Telecom Paris, France Sebastia Galmes, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Sami Habib, Kuwait University, Kuwait Omar Hammami, ENSTA, France Jarmo Harju, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Xavier Hesselbach-Serra, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Raj Jain, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA Carlos Juiz, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Ingemar Kaj, Uppsala University, Sweden Krishna Kant, Intel, USA Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessalonici, Greece Ulrich Killat, Tech. Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Michalis E. Kounavis, Intel Research, USA Kevin Kwiat, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA Veronica Lagrange M. Reis, HP Corp., USA Axel Lehmann, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany Sam Makki, University of Toledo, USA Krzysztof Malinowski, Warsaw Technical University, Poland Marek Malowidzki, Military Communication Institute, Poland Mario Marchese, University of Genoa, Italy Pascale Minet, INRIA, France Jelena Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada Vojislav Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada Ibrahim Onyuksel, Northern Illinois University, USA Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK Elena Pagani, Università di Milano, Italy Georgios I. Papadimitriou, Aristotle University, Greece Achille Pattavina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Krzysztof Pawlikowski, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Antonio Pescape', Universita' di Napoli "Federico II," Italy Gregory D. Peterson, University of Tennessee, USA Stephen Pink, Lancaster University, UK Desa Polajnar, University of Northern British Columbia Jernej Polajnar, University of Northern British Columbia Ramon Puigjaner, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Kaliappa Ravindran, CUNY, USA Vicente Santonja, Technical University of Valencia, Spain Tatsuya Suda, University of California, Irvine, USA Phuoc Tran-Gia, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Kishor Trivedi, Duke University, USA Tracy Tung, University of Sydney, Australia Pere Vila, University of Girona, Spain Manuel Villen-Altamirano, Telefonica, Spain Bernd E. Wolfinger, Hamburg University, Germany Michele Zorzi, Università di Ferrara, Italy Paper Submission Please submit your complete papers electronically to: http://www.scs.org/confernc/submit.asp. Instructions for authors will be posted on the paper submission web site. Submissions should not exceed 25 double-spaced, 8.5x11 inch pages (including figures, tables, and references) in 10–12 point fonts. Please include five to ten keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. If you have difficulties with electronic submission, please contact the Web Master, Program Co-Chairs, or the Conference Coordinator, Steve Branch, The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 4838 Ronson Court, Suite L, San Diego, CA 92 111, USA, Tel. (858) 277-3888, Fax (858) 277-3930, E-mail: sbranch(a)scs.org. Extended versions of selected accepted papers at SPECTS 2006 will be considered for possible publication in scholarly journals. Proposals for tutorials should be sent to the Tutorial Chair. Proposals for special sessions and panel sessions should be submitted to the Program Co-Chairs. 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