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[Fwd: E-NEXT.members: WG3 Workshop CFP]
by Lars Wolf 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: E-NEXT.members: WG3 Workshop CFP Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:06:40 +0100 From: Walid Dabbous <walid.dabbous(a)inria.fr> To: Members E-Next Mailing List <members(a)ist-e-next.net> Dear E-Next members, Please find the CFP for the third workshop on content caching and distribution networks organised by WG3. The workshop will be held in conjuction with IFIP Networking 2006 at Coimbra, Portugal, on May 19th 2006. *CALL FOR PAPERS* Thid International Workshop on Content Caching and Distribution Networks May 19^th , 2006 In conjunction with IFIP Networking 2006 Coimbra, Portugal, 15-19 May, 2006 *Overview* **After two successful workshops organized at Sophia Antipolis by the E-Next Network of Excellence Working group on Content Distribution Networks, this third workshop held in conjunction with Networking 2006 is open to wider participation. The workshop organizing committee is encouraging the submission of short papers in the areas related to content caching and distribution networks. In addition to current state-of-the-art research, on-going thesis work or post-doctoral research work are also welcome. This Workshop is a forum for all researchers and practitioners as well as graduate students from Europe and outside working in the field of content distribution networks. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to interact with their peers and publicize and get feedback on their work, exchange experiences, make contact, and learn what others are doing in the same field. Students not only will be able to learn about the work from other students but also i nteract with well established researchers in the field who will participate to the workshop. The workshop will be a day-long program organized in such a way to promote lively discussions. ** *Topics* The workshop solicits technical papers related to Internet content caching and replication, content delivery, and content services networking. Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to: * Caching and edge services for the wireless Web * Caching and replication for grid computing * Overlay networks for content delivery * Streaming media caching * Content placement and request routing * Memory and storage management for content caches * In-stream content modification (e.g., transcoding, pluggable services) * Experiences with deployed content delivery systems * Content gathering * Peer-to-peer caching and content delivery * Geographical influences on caching and replication * Network and infrastructure support for overlays * * *Submissions* Authors are asked to submit their papers electronically in PDF format before the deadline to wccdn(a)cs.ucy.ac.cy. For the submitted paper, please use the Springer-Verlag instructions for authors at: www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Papers should not exceed 8 pages. All submissions must include a cover page containing an abstract of about 150 words, 3-5 keywords, name and affiliation of author(s) as well as the corresponding author's e-mail and postal address. All submissions will be reviewed by the workshop program committee and the workshop proceedings will be published. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to register and present their work in 15-minute talks at the workshop. ** *Important Dates* March 10, 2006: Papers Submission Deadline April 03, 2006: Acceptance Notification April 10, 2006: Camera ready version May 19, 2006: Workshop Event *PC Chairs* **Walid Dabbous, INRIA Lambros Lambrinos, University of Cyprus *Program Committee* **Ernst Biersack Eurecom, France Vania Conan Thales, France Carlos da Costa ADETTI/ISCTE, Protugal Walid Dabbous INRIA, France Wolfgang Effelsberg University of Mannheim, Germany Vera Goebel University of Oslo, Norway George Karetsos TEI LAR, Greece Lambros Lambrinos University of Cyprus, Cyprus Rui Lopes ADETTI/ISCTE, Protugal Laurent Mathy Lancaster University, UK Andreas Mauthe Lancaster University, UK Thomas Plagemann University of Oslo, Norway Paul Smith Lancaster University, UK Guillaume Urvoy-Keller Eurecom, France Theodore Pagtzis Fujitsu Labs, UK For more information See: http://www2.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~lambrosl/wccdn/

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[cfp] [Fwd: Einladung zum MEDIDA-PRIX 2006 - Preisgeld EURO 100.000, -]
by Lars Wolf 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Einladung zum MEDIDA-PRIX 2006 - Preisgeld EURO 100.000,- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:05:59 +0100 From: Medida-Prix <medidaprix(a)iwm-kmrc.de> To: <medidaprix(a)iwm-kmrc.de> *Digitale Medien in Lehre und Hochschulentwicklung* *Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz: Aufruf zum MEDIDA-PRIX 2006 !* Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V. (GMW) schreibt diesjährig zum siebten Mal einen trinationalen Wettbewerb aus, den *MEDIDA-PRIX*, um didaktisch motivierte Aktivitäten zu unterstützen, die einen besonderen Beitrag zur Qualitätssicherung und zur nachhaltigen Verankerung digitaler Medien in der Hochschullehre leisten. Als Einreichungen kommen sowohl Neuentwicklungen, der didaktisch innovative Einsatz bereits bestehender Produkte als auch strategisch angelegte Konzepte zur Integration digitaler Medien in die Hochschullehre in Betracht. Das Spektrum der Einreichungen ist bewusst weit gefasst. Beispiele und Anregungen finden Sie insbesondere in der Projektdatenbank aller Einreichungen der vergangenen Ausschreibungsrunden unter www.medidaprix.org <http://www.medidaprix.org/> à projekte/projektsuche <http://www.medidaprix.org/mdd_2006/perl/dynframeset.pl?topnav=top6&scrp=2&s…> bzw. projekte/finalisten seit 2000 <http://www.medidaprix.org/mdd_2006/perl/dynframeset.pl?topnav=top6&scrp=1&s…>). Im Vordergrund steht nicht das Medienprodukt, sondern die didaktisch motivierte Lehr- und Lernumgebung bzw. der Hochschul-Entwicklungsprozess. Einreichungen werden entgegengenommen in den Kategorien: „Digitale Medien in der Hochschullehre“ und „Hochschulentwicklung mit Digitalen Medien“. Das Preisgeld von *EURO 100.000.-* (diesjährig finanziert vom schweizerischen Staatssekretariat für Bildung und Forschung, SBF) wird auf Basis einer Juryentscheidung zweckgebunden für die weitere Projektentwicklung vergeben. Der Preis richtet sich an alle Studierenden, Hochschulmitarbeiter/innen und -lehrer/innen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, die wir hiermit recht herzlich zur Teilnahme einladen! Projekteinreichungen werden bis zum *31. März 2006* entgegengenommen. Detaillierte Informationen unter: *www.medidaprix.org <http://www.medidaprix.org/>*** Bitte leiten Sie diese Nachricht auch an Ihnen bekannte interessierte Personen und Projektgruppen weiter. Vielen Dank! Mit freundlichen Grüßen Dr. Joachim Wedekind (Wissenschaftlicher Leiter) MEDIDA-PRIX Mediendidaktischer Hochschulpreis der GMW Organisationsbüro (Monika Topper) c/o IWM Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 40, D-72072 Tübingen Tel.: +49 (0)7071/ 979-341, Fax: -105 eMail: _medidaprix(a)iwm-kmrc.de_, Internet: http://www.medidaprix.org <http://www.medidaprix.org/>

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[Fwd: IEEE Communications Society Conference Announcements!]
by Sven Jaap 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: IEEE Communications Society Conference Announcements! Datum: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:19:43 -0500 Von: ComSocConferences(a)comsoc.org Antwort an: <Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org> An: conferencesx(a)comsoc.org <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed"> [] CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ANNOUNCEMENT / Winter 2006 / Volume 11 Dear IEEE ComSoc Member and supporters: You're invited to visit the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) event calendars for the latest info about exciting new events, early registration dates and Call for Paper deadlines. For a listing of all ComSoc major events <http://www.comsoc.org/confs/index.html>click here. For a listing of all ComSoc sponsored events, please visit: <http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2006/confdate.html>2006 Conference Calendar <http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2007/confdate.html>2007 Conference Calendar <http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2008/confdate.html>2008 Conference Calendar <http://www.comsoc.org/confs/calendar/2009/confdate.html>2009 Conference Calendar We suggest that you visit our event web sites for up-to-date information on a regular basis! To unsubscribe from this IEEE Communications Society Meetings and Conferences mailing list, go to: http://www.comsoc.org/confs/unsubscribe.html or send a blank email message to conferencesx-remove(a)comsoc.org. You can also request removal by mail. Please send a note with your email address and the list name (Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org) to ComSoc List Removal - IT 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA </div>

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP IEEE COM MAG Special Issue on QoS based Routing Algorithms for heterogeneous networks]
by Lars Wolf 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP IEEE COM MAG Special Issue on QoS based Routing Algorithms for heterogeneous networks Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:14:55 +0100 From: Abdelhamid Mellouk <mellouk(a)univ-paris12.fr> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu>, arp(a)cines.fr, <tarot(a)hds.utc.fr>, <membres-asf(a)irisa.fr>, <lifl(a)lifl.fr>, <rge(a)u-strasbg.fr>, <reres(a)laas.fr> Dear Friends and Colleagues, Please note the following CFP: Deadline for Papers Submission is june 1st. Call for Papers: IEEE Communications Magazine, http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/cfpcommag0207.htm Special Issue on "Quality of Service based Routing Algorithms for Heterogeneous Networks" Background Currently, due to the growing needs in telecommunications (VoD, Video-Conference, VoIP, etc.) and the diversity of transported flows, Internet network does not meet the requirements of future integrated-service networks, which will carry out multimedia data traffic with a high Quality of Service (QoS). Therefore, it is necessary to develop a high quality control mechanism to check the network traffic load and ensure QoS requirements. It's clear that the integration of these QoS parameters will increase the complexity of the algorithms used in heterogeneous networks. Thus, there will be QoS relevant technological challenges in today emerging heterogeneous networks that include different types of networks (e.g., wired, wireless, mobile, etc.). We shall focus in this special topic on QoS routing policies, and their effectiveness on heterogeneous wired and wireless networks. Thus, in this special issue, we are seeking papers that explore routing algorithms which take into account the dynamic's change of communication networks and discuss their advantages and drawbacks when compared to traditional solutions. Compared to the previous special issues on the integration of QoS, this issue will focus on a tutorial-based approach, and on the evolution of routing decisions applied in heterogeneous networks, which may include the load level traffic patterns and topology of the network changes, that the routing policy adapts the decision's router. Scope of Contributions Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance on all aspects of QoS routing policies and related areas with concrete experimental studies to show the validity of their approach. We solicit papers covering a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to : - Dynamic state-dependent routing policies - Quality of Service policies versus Best effort policies - Routing in hybrid Networks - Dynamic Routing in inband or outband network control protocols - Traffic shaping in QoS Routing - Policy-Based Management in QoS Routing - Ad hoc networking routing solutions for heterogenous wired and wireless networks - The role of dynamic routing in irregular traffic networks - QoS based routing and data gathering protocols for wireless sensor networks Submission Instructions 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 "February 2007/ Quality of service based routing algorithms for heterogeneous networks" in the drop down menu. For any inquiries, please contact mellouk(a)univ-paris12.fr Schedule of Submissions Manuscripts Submission June 1, 2006. Acceptance Notification October 1, 2006. Final Revised Manuscripts Due November 15, 2006. Publication Date February 2007 Guest Editors Abdelhamid Mellouk Universite de Paris XII-Val de Marne, IUT Creteil-Vitry FRANCE Email: mellouk(a)univ-paris12.fr Pascal Lorenz Universite de Haute Alsace, IUT de Colmar FRANCE Email: lorenz(a)ieee.org Azzedine Boukerche SITE, University of Ottawa CANADA Email: boukerch(a)site.uottawa.ca Moon Ho Lee Instiute of information & Communication, Chonbuk National Univ. KOREA Email: moonho(a)chonbuk.ac.kr _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: VTC2006-Fall deadline near; VPPC submissions]
by Lars Wolf 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: VTC2006-Fall deadline near; VPPC submissions Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:19:53 -0500 From: ieee-enotice(a)ieee.org Reply-To: fabrice.labeau(a)mcgill.ca To: wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de References: <A11398655951023853665.wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> Dear Member, Please note that the submission deadline for the 64th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference has been extended to 16 February 2006. Following many requests from prospective authors, this is a short extension to enable authors to finalize their submission. Papers (5 page full papers or alternatively 2 page extended abstracts) may be submitted at www.vtc2006fall.org or http://vtc06f.trackchair.com Looking forward to working with you, Fabrice Labeau and Alex Stéphenne VTC 2006 Fall TPC co-chairs VPPC2006 Submission for the 2006 Vehicular Power and Propulsion Conference, held in Windsor, UK 6-8 September 2006 is now open. Full detailed can be found on http://www.vppc2006.com Submissions must be received by 10 March 2006. Warmest regards John T. Economou VPPC'06 General Chair _____________________________________________________ Manage your subscription at: <http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?LN=VT006>

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[Fwd: CfP Automotive - Safety&Security 2006, 12.-13. Oktober 2006, Stuttgart]
by Lars Wolf 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CfP Automotive - Safety&Security 2006, 12.-13. Oktober 2006, Stuttgart Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:31:04 +0100 From: GI Mitglieder Information <gi-mitglieder-info(a)gi-ev.de> To: mgl-info(a)gi-ev.de Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Hiermit ergeht der Aufruf zur Einreichung von Beiträgen zur Automotive Safety & Security 2006 Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit für automobile Informationstechnik 12.-13. Oktober, Stuttgart Den ausführlichen Call for Paper finden Sie unter http://www.automotive2006.de/ Bitte verteilen Sie diesen Aufruf auch an Ihre Kolleginnen, Kollegen, sowie Interessierte weiter. Besten Dank. Für die Organisatoren Peter Dencker Sprecher FG Ada ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Peter Dencker Aonix GmbH, Telefon: +49 (7243) 5318-22 Am Erlengraben 10, Fax: +49 (7243) 5318-78 D-76725 Ettlingen, http://www.aonix.de

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[Fwd: MobiCom 2006 -- 2nd Call for Paper]
by Lars Wolf 14 Feb '06

14 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MobiCom 2006 -- 2nd Call for Paper Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:48:28 +0800 From: Yongguang Zhang <ygz(a)MICROSOFT.COM> Reply-To: Yongguang Zhang <ygz(a)MICROSOFT.COM> To: SIGMOBILE-MEMBERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG A kind reminder that MobiCom'06 paper deadline is 1 month away. Thanks! IMPORTANT DATES: Abstracts submission due: March 10, 2006 Paper submissions due: March 17, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - CALL FOR PAPERS MobiCom 2006 The Twelfth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 23-29, 2006 Los Angeles, California, USA http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2006/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE ACM MobiCom 2006, the Twelfth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, is the twelfth in a series of annual conferences sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE dedicated to addressing the challenges in the areas of mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking. The MobiCom conference series serves as the premier international forum addressing networks, systems, algorithms, and applications that support the symbiosis of mobile computers and wireless networks. MobiCom is a highly selective conference focusing on all issues in mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking at the link layer and above. MobiCom 2006 will be held in September 2006 in Los Angeles, California. PAPERS: Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting new research related to the theory or practice of mobile computing or wireless and mobile networking. All submissions must describe original research, not published or currently under review for another conference or journal. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Architectures, protocols, and algorithms to cope with mobility, limited bandwidth, limited power and/or intermittent connectivity - Applications and services for mobile users - Fundamental aspects of mobile computing and wireless networking - Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks - Location-dependent applications and protocols - Modeling, measurement and simulation aspects of mobile networks - Mobile ad hoc and sensor networks - Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking - Performance of mobile and wireless networksand systems - Security, privacy, and fault-tolerance of mobile/wireless systems - Wireless access technologies for mobile nodes (e.g., multi-radio and mesh systems, personal area networks) - Implementations and experimental mobile systems The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. HOT TOPIC PAPERS: The conference also strongly encourages the submission of short papers in the field of mobile computing and wireless networking that present revolutionary new ideas or that challenge existing assumptions prevalent among the research community. These "Hot Topic papers" should provide stimulating ideas or visions that may open up exciting avenues and/or influence the direction of future research. Descriptions of new products or evolution of existing work are not appropriate topics for papers in this category. While an exhaustive evaluation of the proposed ideas is not necessary for Hot Topic papers, insight and in-depth understanding of the issues is expected. Hot Topic papers will be reviewed by MobiCom program committee, and accepted papers will be part of the technical program and published in MobiCom proceedings. They should be submitted using the same submission procedure adopted for the full papers. The title of these submissions must start with the words "Hot Topic:" i.e., "Hot Topic: Rest of the Title." SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare a Portable Document Format (PDF) version of their full paper. Papers must be no longer than 12 pages (8 pages for "Hot Topic" papers), in font size no smaller than 10 points, and must fit properly on US "Letter"-sized paper (8.5x11 inches) with reasonable margins. Detailed instructions on the paper submission procedure and format will be available on the conference web pages. The deadline for registering the title and the abstract of the paper with our electronic submission system is March 10, 2006, and the deadline for submitting the actual paper is March 17, 2006. All deadlines are 11:59PM EST. All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality through double-blind reviewing, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors' names must not appear in the paper or in the PDF file. Submitted papers (or substantially similar papers) must not be currently under review for any other publication. Please direct any questions about the paper submission process to the Program Co-Chairs at mobicom_pcchairs(a)acm.org. TUTORIALS: Proposals for tutorials are solicited. Evaluation of tutorial proposals will be based on the expertise and experience of the instructors, and on the relevance of the subject matter. Potential instructors are requested to submit a tutorial proposal of at most 5 pages, including a biographical sketch, to the Tutorial Co-Chairs. PANELS: Panels are solicited that examine innovative, controversial, or otherwise provocative issues of interest. Proposals should not exceed 3 pages, including biographical sketches of the panelists. Potential panel organizers should contact the Panel Co-Chairs. RESEARCH DEMOS AND EXHIBITS: Proposals for research demos are solicited. Proposals should not exceed 3 pages and should include a description of the demo and equipment to be used. Send proposals to the Research Demo Chair. STUDENT POSTER SESSION: Student posters are solicited that present recent and on-going research by students on mobile computing and mobile wireless networking. The poster submissions should include a 2-page description of the student's research. Accepted posters will be put on the conference web page; however, they will not be printed in the conference proceedings. Please send submissions to the Student Poster Chairs. ACM STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION: MobiCom 2006 will host the ACM Student Research Competition (SRC). Students submitting to the MobiCom 2006 Poster Program can opt to have their posters considered also by the SRC committee. Selected competitors will receive up to $500 USD for their conference travel, depending on need, and will earn a chance to compete in the SRC Grand Finals. The winners will be recognized at the Annual ACM Awards Banquet. Competitors should be prepared to attend the poster session and, if selected for further competition, give a short talk about their research projects. Winners will be announced at the conference. The Student Research Competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students whose submissions are accepted by the SRC committee. To be considered, complete a submission to the Student Poster Program and indicate that you would like to participate in the SRC. Current ACM student membership and student status as of the submission deadline are required for the lead student. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD: Papers with a student as a primary author will be considered for the Best Student Paper award, with an award of $1000 USD. Students must indicate with their submission that they would like to be considered for this award. IMPORTANT DATES: Abstracts submission due: March 10, 2006 Paper submissions due: March 17, 2006 Notification of acceptance: June 16, 2006 Camera-ready version due: July 17, 2006 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: General Chair Mario Gerla UCLA gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu Program Co-Chairs Chiara Petrioli Rome University "La Sapienza" petrioli(a)di.uniroma1.it Ram Ramjee Bell Labs ramjee(a)bell-labs.com Steering Committee Chair Imrich Chlamtac CreateNet Research Consortium chlamtac(a)create-net.it ACM Program Director Fran Spinola spinola(a)acm.org General Chair Mario Gerla UCLA, USA gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu Program Co-Chairs Chiara Petrioli Rome University "La Sapienza" petrioli(a)di.uniroma1.it Ram Ramjee Bell Labs ramjee(a)bell-labs.com Industrial Liaison Chair Mauro Sentinelli mauro.sentinelli(a)telecomitalia.it Financial Co-Chairs John Silvester University of Souther California, USA silvester(a)usc.edu Giovanni Pau UCLA, USA gpau(a)cs.ucla.edu Steering Committee Imrich Chlamtac (Chair) CreateNet, Italy Victor Bahl Microsoft Research, USA Dave Johnson Rice University, USA Christopher Rose Rutgers University, USA ACM Program Director Fran Spinola spinol(a)aacm.org Registration Chair TBA Panel Chair TBA Tutorial Chair Magda El Zarki elzarkiuci.edu Publicity Co-Chairs Yongguang Zhang ygz(a)microsoft.com Prasant Mohapatra prasant(a)cs.ucdavis.edu Workshop Co-Chairs Robin Cravets rhk(a)cs.uiuc.edu Jean Pierre Hubaux jean-pierre.hubaux(a)epfl.ch Student Poster/Competition Co-Chairs Haiyun Luo haiyun(a)cs.uiuc.edu Baochun Li bli(a)eecg.toronto.edu Dario Maggiorini dario(a)dico.unimi.it Research Demos Co-Chairs Kevin Fall kfall(a)intel.com Antony Rowstron antr(a)microsoft.com Local Arrangment Chair Giovanni Pau gpau(a)cs.ucla.edu Web Chair Pierpaolo Bergamo p.bergamo(a)ieee.org Web Designer Daniel Bear danhbear(a)ucla.edu FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact the General Chair or Program Co-Chairs for more information. For information on ACM SIGMOBILE and the MobiCom series of conferences, see http://www.sigmobile.org/ or contact mobicom_info(a)acm.org.

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[Fwd: E-NEXT.members: E-NEXT.all: CFP REALMAN 2006]
by Lars Wolf 14 Feb '06

14 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: E-NEXT.members: E-NEXT.all: CFP REALMAN 2006 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:08:23 +0100 From: Serge Fdida <serge.fdida(a)lip6.fr> To: Serge.Fdida(a)lip6.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------ PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 26 FEBRUARY 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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 submission 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. The workshop proceedings will be published by ACM. For more information please refer to 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 ***** EXTENDED TO 26 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 IIT-CNR, Italy University of Cambridge, UK andrea.passarella(a)iit.cnr.it TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE I. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA K. Almeroth, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA G. Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy E. Biagioni, University of Hawaii, USA L. Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy E. Borgia, IIT-CNR, Italy C.F. Chiasserini, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy S.K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington, USA S.R. Das, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA C. Diot, Thomson Research, F S. Fdida, University Pierre et Marie Curie, F E. Fleury, INSA Lyon, F M. Gerla, UCLA, USA S. Giordano, SUPSI, CH P. Gunningberg, Uppsala University, Sweden T. Henderson, Dartmouth College, USA H. Karl, Paderborn University, Germany D. Katabi, MIT, USA E. Knightly, Rice University, USA S.J. Lee, HP Labs, USA C. Mascolo, University College London, UK M. Mauve, Duesseldorf HH University, Germany P. Michiardi, Eurecom, F G. Morabito, University of Catania, Italy J. Ott, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland D. Papagiannaki, Intel Research, UK C. Petrioli, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy G. Polyzos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece D. Remondo, University Polytechnic of Catalonia, Spain K. Roemer, ETH Zurich, CH C. Rohner, Uppsala University, Sweden J. Scott, Intel Research, UK F. Sestini, European Commission V.A. Siris, FORTH-ICS and Crete University, Greece M. Srivastava, University of California at Los Angeles, USA I. Stojmenovic, Ottawa University, Canada N. Vaidya, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA W. Wang, North Carolina State University, USA X. Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA A. Wolisz, Techical University of Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Fdida http://www.lip6.fr/rp/~sf

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[Fwd: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 13 Feb '06

13 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] IWQoS 2006 CFP Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:26:03 -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 * Submission is now open at the conference home page (deadlines for paper registration and final submission are 2/20 and 2/27, respectively): http://www-net.cs.yale.edu/iwqos06 Please be sure to indicate the most relevant topic area(s) of your paper when you register! -- 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 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Deadline Extension: ACM/SIGMOBILE REALMAN 2006]
by Lars Wolf 13 Feb '06

13 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Deadline Extension: ACM/SIGMOBILE REALMAN 2006 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:18:46 +0100 From: Andrea Passarella <andrea.passarella(a)iit.cnr.it> To: tccc <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> ------------------------------------------------------------------ PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 26 FEBRUARY 2006, midnight PST ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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 submission 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. The workshop proceedings will be published by ACM. For more information please refer to 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 ***** EXTENDED TO 26 FEBRUARY 2006, midnight PST (UTC-8) ****** 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 IIT-CNR, Italy University of Cambridge, UK andrea.passarella(a)iit.cnr.it TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE I. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA K. Almeroth, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA G. Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy E. Biagioni, University of Hawaii, USA L. Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy E. Borgia, IIT-CNR, Italy C.F. Chiasserini, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy S.K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington, USA S.R. Das, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA C. Diot, Thomson Research, F S. Fdida, University Pierre et Marie Curie, F E. Fleury, INSA Lyon, F M. Gerla, UCLA, USA S. Giordano, SUPSI, CH P. Gunningberg, Uppsala University, Sweden T. Henderson, Dartmouth College, USA H. Karl, Paderborn University, Germany D. Katabi, MIT, USA E. Knightly, Rice University, USA S.J. Lee, HP Labs, USA C. Mascolo, University College London, UK M. Mauve, Duesseldorf HH University, Germany P. Michiardi, Eurecom, F G. Morabito, University of Catania, Italy J. Ott, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland D. Papagiannaki, Intel Research, UK C. Petrioli, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy G. Polyzos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece D. Remondo, University Polytechnic of Catalonia, Spain K. Roemer, ETH Zurich, CH C. Rohner, Uppsala University, Sweden J. Scott, Intel Research, UK F. Sestini, European Commission V.A. Siris, FORTH-ICS and Crete University, Greece M. Srivastava, University of California at Los Angeles, USA I. Stojmenovic, Ottawa University, Canada N. Vaidya, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA W. Wang, North Carolina State University, USA X. Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA A. Wolisz, Techical University of Berlin, Germany -- Andrea Passarella REALMAN 2006 Program Vice Chair ========================================================= Pervasive Computing & Networking Lab. (PerLab) Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT) National Research Council (CNR) Via G. Moruzzi, 1 || voice: +39 050 315 3063 56124 Pisa, Italy || fax: +39 050 315 2113 email: andrea.passarella(a)iit.cnr.it web: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ap458/ ========================================================= _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '06

12 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP-MEDHOCNET2006: 5th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:41:06 +0200 From: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CC: Ozgur B. Akan <akan(a)eee.metu.edu.tr> We apologize in advance for the multiple copies of this CFP. NEWS - Technical program will be organized so that papers from ICC 2006 presenters will be scheduled on June 16 and 17. 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. Med-Hoc-Net will have a Poster/Demo Session as well. Authors that want to present their work in such format are solicited to submit a description of their contribution in no more than 3 pages by April 7, 2006. More details can be found in the web site. 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 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Call for papers AD HOC NOW 2006]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '06

12 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Call for papers AD HOC NOW 2006 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:52:47 +0100 From: Pedro M. Ruiz <pedrom(a)dif.um.es> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Please, find below a call for papers that may be of your interest. All the best, --Pedro M. Ruiz http://ants.dif.um.es/staff/pedrom/ We apologize if you receive this CFP more than once. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS - AD HOC NOW 2006 5th International Conference on Ad hoc Networks and Wireless Ottawa, August 17-19, 2006 http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Abstract Submission: February 24, 2006 Paper Submission : March 3, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: May 3, 2006 Camera-ready versions due: June 7, 2006 Demo proposals due: May 1, 2006 SCOPE ----- We are interested in work in progress, experimental and theoretical research in Wireless Sensor, Ad-Hoc, Mobile and Wireless Networks. Of interest, but not limited to, are research papers in any of the following areas: * Access Control * Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems * Analytic Methods and Modeling for Performance Evaluation * Application for Ad Hoc Networks * Architectures of Ad-Hoc Networks * Distributed Algorithms for Ad Hoc Networks * Location Discovery and Management * Low Power and Energy-Efficient Designs * Mobile Ad Hoc Computing Platforms, Systems and Testbeds * Quality-of-Service * Routing Protocols (Unicast, Multicast, etc.) * Secure Services and Protocols * Sensor Networks * Self-Configuration * Service Discovery * Timing Synchronization * Wireless Internet KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ---------------- We will have to keynote talks by Prof. Mani Srivastava from the Univ. of California at Los Angeles, USA and Prof. Victor Leung from the Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PROCEEDINGS ----------- As in the past years, proceedings of Adhoc Now 2006 will be published by Springer-Verlag, as part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ---------------------------- Authors are strongly encouraged to (but not required to) submit a 150 word abstract of their paper along with three keywords by the abstract submission deadline (February 24, 2006). Acceptable formats for the abstracts are plain text, postscript (PS) and portable document format (PDF). Submissions should not exceed 14 pages (including a 150 word abstract, all figures, tables and references) in Springer Verlag LNCS format. Acceptable formats for papers are PS and PDF. Submissions which are not in the appropriate format will be rejected without review. All papers will be reviewed for technical merit. Each accepted paper will be published in the conference proceedings, provided at least one author of the paper registers to present the paper at the conference. All abstract and paper submissions will be handled electronically at the already available submission website: http://www.confhost.net/conf.php?confId=1 SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS --------------------- Proposals for system demonstrations related to wireless networks are also solicited. Proposals should not exceed 3 pages in LNCS format and should include a description of the demo and the equipment to be used. Potential demonstrators are requested to submit a proposal in PS or PDF format to one of the Co-Chairs of the Technical Program Committee (Thomas Kunz -- tkunz(a)sce.carleton.ca or S. S. Ravi -- ravi(a)cs.albany.edu) by May 1, 2006. Please include contact information (postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers) in the submission. Accepted proposals for system demonstrations will be allotted three pages in the proceedings, provided at least one author registers to present the demo at the conference. TECHNICAL COMMITTEES -------------------- Program Committee Co-Chairs: Thomas Kunz, Carleton University, Canada S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Steering Committee: Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University, Canada Michel Barbeau, Carleton University, Canada S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Ioanis Nikolaidis, Univ. of Alberta, Canada Violet R. Syrotiuk, Arizona State Univ., USA Publicity Committee: Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada Pedro M. Ruiz, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Technical Program Committee: Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, SUNY Binghamton, USA Eitan Altman, INRIA, France Michel Barbeau, Carleton University, Canada Rida Bazzi, Arizona State Univ., USA Prosenjit Bose, Carleton University, Canada Torsten Brown, Univ. Berne, Switzerland Gruia Calinescu, Illinois Inst. of Tech., USA Edgar Chavez, Univ. Michoacana, Mexico Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Taiwan Jorge Cobb, UT Dallas, USA Pilu Crescenzi, Univ. Florence, Italy Mieso Denko, Univ. of Guelph, Canada Stefan Dobrev, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada Mischa Dohler, King's College, London, UK Andras Farago, UT Dallas, USA Laura Feeney, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden Stefan Fischer, Univ. Luebeck, Germany Antonio Gomez-Skarmeta, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Alex Hall, ETH, Zurich Admela Jukan, Georgia Tech, USA Valerie King, Univ. Victoria, Canada Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University, Canada Danny Krizanc, Wesleyan University, USA Sven Krumke, Univ. Kaiseslautern, Germany Thomas Kunz, Carleton Univ., Canada Louise Lamont, Communications Research Center, Canada Errol Lloyd, Univ. Delaware, USA Angela Mielke, Los Alamos National Labs, USA Jelena Misic, Univ. Manitoba, Canada Pat Morin, Carleton University, Canada Lata Narayanan, Concordia Univ, Canada Ioanis Nikolaidis, U. Alberta, Canada J. Opatrny, Concordia Univ., Canada Marina Papatriantafilou, Chalmers Univ., Sweden Paolo Penna, Univ. Salerno, Italy Cristina Pinotti, Univ. Perugia, Italy Guy Pujolle, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, France Ravi Prakash, Univ. Texas at Dallas, USA Sergio Rajsbaum, UNAM, Mexico S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Jean-Marc Robert, Alcatel, Canada Pedro M. Ruiz, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Christian Schindelhauer, Univ. Paderborn, Germany Andrew Scott, Lancaster Univ., UK Martha Steenstrup, Stow Research LLC and Clemson Univ., USA Ivan Stojmenovic, Univ. Ottawa, Canada Ravi Sundaram, Northeastern University, USA Violet R. Syrotiuk, Arizona State Univ., USA Damla Turgut, Univ. of Florida, USA Anil Kumar Vullikanti, Virginia Tech., USA Paul Ward, Univ. Waterloo, Canada Gergely Zaruba, Univ. Texas at Arlington, USA Jerry Zhao, ICSI-Berkeley, USA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------- For questions regarding obtaining visas, accommodation, etc, please contact Thomas Kunz (mailto:tkunz@sce.carleton.ca). Questions regarding paper submissions should be addressed to S. S. Ravi (mailto:ravi@cs.albany.edu). _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: E-NEXT.members: CFP - Workshop IFIP Networking2006]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '06

12 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: E-NEXT.members: CFP - Workshop IFIP Networking2006 Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:35:02 -0000 From: Jorge Sá Silva <sasilva(a)dei.uc.pt> To: <alg(a)comm.toronto.edu> *3*^rd International WORKSHOP on * ‘Next Generation Networking Middleware’ * *(NGNM06)* _in the scope of_ *Networking 2006* 5^th IFIP – TC6 Networking Conference (http://www.ifip-networking.org <http://www.ifip-networking.org/>) *Date: May, 19 2006* *Venue: University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal* *IMPORTANT DATES* - Submission of papers: March 20, 2006 - Notification of acceptance: April 3, 2006 - Camera-ready due: April 10, 2006 NGNM04 held on May 2004, in conjunction with Networking 2004 conference in Athens, Greece, constituted a forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances in the design and construction of Internet middleware. Both the requirements and expectations from various perspectives (i.e., networking, middleware and application level) were presented and analyzed. NGNM05 held on May 2005, in conjunction with Networking 2005 conference in Waterloo, Canada, focused on the identification of composite business services running on an Internet middleware platform that allows enterprises/networking actors to publish the services they provide, use services available globally in a secure manner and automatically compile the various services descriptions into executable processes. The special issue on “Emerging Middleware for Next Generation Networks” of Computer Communications journal complemented the success of NGNM04 and NGNM05. NGNM06 targets to address the challenges of middleware platforms required for new generation mobile/wireless heterogeneous radio networks and services. Mobile/Wireless middleware is anticipated to increase the performance of applications running across potentially mixed wireless networks, to support multiple mobile/wireless devices, to provide continuous wireless access to content and services, to ensure end-to-end QoS and secure content and services delivery and to offer cross-system and cross-layer optimization taking into account issues related to usage behavior, mobility patterns, traffic profiling, network selection and relevant horizontal/vertical handovers. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished works as well as works on progress in the following, but not limited to, topic areas: · Middleware support for micro/macro/multi-domain mobility · Emerging Information Models and Frameworks (i.e., MPEG-21) · Specification and enforcement of QoS · Interworking between Heterogeneous Middleware Technologies · Self-managing networks (self-healing, self-optimizing, self-protecting and self-configuring) · Programmable, Active and Adaptive Networks · Wireless Grids Middleware · Grid-enabled Networking Middleware · Performance evaluation and modeling in Wireless/Mobile Middleware · Middleware support for cross-system and cross-layer optimization · Middleware security, including authentication and authorization *_Submissions _* The workshop welcomes original and review papers from academic and industry contributors dealing with the above or related issues. All submissions will be subjected to review by two reviewers. Papers should be up to 6000 words in English, including bibliography and well-marked appendices. To submit a paper, send an email to Prof. George Kormentzas (gkorm(a)aegean.gr), containing the title, the authors' names, e-mail and post addresses, phone and fax numbers, identification of the contact author, and attach to the same message your paper in DOC format. The paper must start with a title, a short abstract, and a list of keywords. All the accepted papers will be published in the workshop’s proceedings. Furthermore, as it happened with NGNM04 and NGNM05, some selected papers will be extended in order to be considered for publication in a forthcoming special issue of a journal related to the workshop’s goals. *NGNM Co-founders* Nikos Anerousis, IBM, USA George Kormentzas, University of the Aegean, Greece *NGNM06 Co-Chairs* George Kormentzas, University of the Aegean, Greece Atílio Gameiro, Instituto Telecomunicações, Portugal *NGNM06 TPC Co-Chairs* Maria Teresa Andrade, INESC Porto, Portugal Jonathan Rodriguez, Instituto Telecomunicações, Portugal *NGNM06 Publicity Chair* Hamid Asgari, TRT, UK *Programme Committee * Toufik Ahmed, University of Bordeaux, France Eugen Borcoci, Transilvania University, Romania Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada Dhmhtra Kaklamanh, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Alexander Keller, IBM, USA Wolfgang Kellerer, DoCoMo Europe, Germany Alexander Konstantinou, IBM, USA Maria Koutsopoulou, University of Athens, Greece Marc Lacoste, FT, France Noura Limam, University of Waterloo, Canada Thomas Magedanz, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany Ilias Maglogiannis, University of the Aegean, Greece Alan Marshall, Queen's University Belfast, N. Ireland Ahmed Mehaoua, University of Versailles, France Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada George Pavlou, University of Surrey, UK Evaggelos Pallis, University of Crete, Greece Dimitris Pendarakis, IBM, USA Christos Politis, University of Surrey, UK George Prezerakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Martin Stiemerling, NEC Europe Ltd, Germany John Soldatos, AIT, Greece Rolf Stadler, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Gosia Steinder, IBM, USA Evaggelos Vayias, Intracom, Greece Iakovos Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Michael Welzl, University of Innsburg, Austria -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.4/57 - Release Date: 22-07-2005

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[Fwd: [TrackChair] [VTC 2006 Fall] Extended deadline]
by Lars Wolf 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TrackChair] [VTC 2006 Fall] Extended deadline Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:00:14 +0000 From: Alex Stephenne <account-1797(a)trackchair.com> To: wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Dear Lars Wolf, Please note that the submission deadline for the 64th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference has been extended to 16 February 2006. Following many requests from prospective authors, this is a short extension to enable authors to finalize their submission. In order to enable you to plan your schedule, here is the updated paper review timeline: Thu Feb 16, 2006: Published deadline for submission to TrackChair© Fri Feb 17, 2006: Hard Deadline for submissions - Starting on this date, Track Chairs assign papers to TPC members Thu Feb 23, 2006: All Papers allocated to TPC members, TPC members start allocating papers to reviewers Thu Mar 2, 2006: All Papers assigned to reviewers Fri Mar 31, 2006: Reviews of papers due(soft deadline) - This gives reviewers a least 4 weeks for reviews Until Fri Apr 7, 2006: Reviewer chasing; additional reviewers assigned as required Fri Apr 7, 2006: Hard deadline for reviews Fri Apr 7, 2006: TPC/Track Chairs assess open issues - TPC meeting to resolve issues, if required Thu Apr 20, 2006: Assessment of papers: oral, poster, reject - TPC co-chairs also define number of sessions and titles Mon May 1, 2006: Authors notified of acceptance/rejection Looking forward to working with you, Fabrice Labeau and Alex Stéphenne VTC 2006 Fall TPC co-chairs -- Alex Stephenne, Ericsson Canada and INRS-EMT http://www.trackchair.com/account/1797 This message was sent using TrackChair.

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[Fwd: MobiSys 2006 -- Call for poster and demo proposals]
by Lars Wolf 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MobiSys 2006 -- Call for poster and demo proposals Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:44:29 -0800 From: Alec Wolman <alecw(a)microsoft.com> To: <multicomm(a)comsoc.org> MobiSys 2006 Call for Poster and Demo Proposals IMPORTANT DATES Poster and demo proposals due: March 27, 2006 Notification of acceptance: April 21, 2006 POSTERS MobiSys seeks proposals for posters describing novel work on mobile systems, applications and services. Posters will be presented during a specially designated session of the conference. The poster session is meant to introduce new or ongoing work and provide opportunities for authors to interact directly with conference attendees. Posters are specially suited for presenting controversial research directions that may generate discussion, or promising ideas not yet validated through extensive evaluation. Poster submissions must include (i) an electronic copy of the poster and (ii) an extended abstract no longer than two 8.5x11-inch pages, including all figures and references. Please note that easels will be provided at the conference for 3x4 feet posters (approximately 0.75x1.0 meters), and the posters should be sized appropriately. The extended abstract should be formatted in two columns, single-spaced, with a font no smaller than 10-point. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF. Posters must be submitted electronically, by sending both the poster and the extended abstract as separate attachments in a single email message to the Poster Chair at <mobisys_posters(a)acm.org>. The subject line should read "MOBISYS POSTER SUBMISSION" (in upper-case letters). The body of the email should include, in pure text, the title of the poster and the author list, including affiliations. The extended abstracts of accepted posters will be posted on the conference website, but will not appear in the conference proceedings. Poster Chair: Ramon Caceres, IBM Research, USA <mobisys_posters(a)acm.org> DEMONSTRATIONS MobiSys seeks proposals for live demonstrations of mobile computing technologies. Live demos provide an opportunity to give a flavor of real-life applications made possible by your system. Particularly encouraged are the demonstrations that include participation by conference attendees. Research prototypes as well as commercial products are welcome. However, MobiSys is not an appropriate forum for marketing or sales presentations. The presenter is expected to understand the system being demonstrated and explain the technical contributions of the system to the audience. Demonstrations of previously published systems are also welcome. The Demo Co-Chairs will select demonstrations based on the expected interest from the MobiSys audience. A demo submission requires only an extended abstract no longer than two 8.5x11-inch pages, including all figures and references, describing the demonstration as well as any special requirements (other than a demo booth/table). The extended abstract should be formatted in 8.5x11-inch pages, two columns, single-spaced, with a font no smaller than 10-point. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF. Demo proposals must be submitted electronically, by sending the extended abstract as an attachment in an email message to the Demo Co-Chairs at <mobisys_demos(a)acm.org>. The subject line should read "MOBISYS DEMO SUBMISSION" (in upper-case letters). The body of the email should include, in pure text, the title of the demo and the author list, including affiliations. The extended abstracts of accepted demonstrations will be posted on the conference website, but will not appear in the conference proceedings. Demo Co-Chairs: Bengt Ahlgren, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden Ian Chakeres, Boeing Phantom Works, USA <mobisys_demos(a)acm.org>

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[Fwd: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP: International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP: International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2006) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:18:03 -0000 From: Marco Combetto <Marco.Combetto(a)microsoft.com> 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 ** **************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 5th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2006) http://www.icec2006.org/ September 20, 21 & 22 September, 2006 Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK We are pleased to invite you to participate in the prestigious 5th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The conference will be held in Cambridge, England, 20-21-22 September, 2006 Based on the very successful first international workshop (IWEC 2002) and the following international conferences (ICEC 2003, ICEC 2004, ICEC 2005), ICEC 2006 will be an international forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge amongst researchers and developers in the field of entertainment computing. Different submission types are invited that present scientific ideas or improvements to existing techniques in the broad multi-disciplinary field of entertainment and edutainment applications. Important Dates: Full paper submission due: Friday 30 March, 2006 Short paper, demo: Friday 7 April, 2006 Notification of acceptance: Monday 29 May, 2006 Camera-ready copy due: Monday, 19 June, 2006 Web site: http://www.icec2006.org/ TOPICS: Any research addressing entertainment computing is welcome, in particular we suggest (but not limited) the categories listed below: Interactive Design for Entertainment Aesthetics, Ontology and Social Reflection Art, Design and Novel Media Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Computer Games and Game Based Interfaces Education, Training, and Edutainment Technologies Entertainment and Healthcare Novel and Evolutionary Platforms / Hardware Devices Social and Human Factors of Entertainment Interactive Digital Storytelling and Interactive Tele-Vision Mobile Entertainment via e.g. Mobile Phones, PDAs etc Narrative Environments and Intelligent Medias New Genres, New Standards Pervasive Entertainment and Game-Playing Robots and Cyber Pets Self Reflecting Entertainment Simulation Applications of Games, and Military Training Sound, Music, Creative Environments CASE STUDIES: Case studies are invited from any entertainment and edutainment application, including: Authoring Computer Games Cultural Heritage Home Entertainment Media System Design Service Robotics Affective Interaction Intelligent Environments Conference proceedings will be published with the Springer. **** Conference Committee ***** General Conference Chair: Richard Harper International Program Committee Chair: Matthias Rauterberg International Steering Committee: Marc Cavazza (University of Teesside, UK) Tak Kamae (Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan) Lizhuang Ma (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) Don Marinelli (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Stéphane Natkin (CNAM, France) Ryohei Nakatsu (Kwansei Gakuin University,Japan) Matthias Rauterberg (TU Eindhoven,The Netherlands) Peter Robinson (University of Cambridge, UK) Andy Sloane (University of Wolverhampton, UK) Bill Swartout (University of Southern California, USA) Organisation Chair Marco Combetto **************************************************** ** 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: ACM REALWSN 06: Call for Papers]
by Lars Wolf 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ACM REALWSN 06: Call for Papers Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:40:36 +0100 From: Thiemo Voigt <thiemo(a)sics.se> To: wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Dear colleague, we are pleased to inform you that the ACM Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks (REALWSN 06) will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, June 19, in conjunction with ACM Mobisys. Please find attached the call for papers. On behalf of the REALWSN 06 organizers Thiemo Voigt CALL FOR PAPERS ACM Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks REALWSN'06 http://www.sics.se/realwsn06 June 19, 2006 Uppsala, Sweden In conjunction with ACM Mobisys 2006 Sponsored by ACM, ACM Sigmobile, SICS and VINNOVA The purpose of the second Workshop on Real-World Wireless Sensor Networks is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in the area of sensor networks, with focus on real-world experiments or deployments of wireless sensor networks. When working with real-world experiments or deployments, many new issues arise: the network environment may be composed of a variety of different technologies, leading to very heterogeneous network structures; software development for large scale networks poses new types of problems; prototype networks may differ significantly from the deployed system; actual sensor network deployments may need a complex combination of autonomous and manual configuration. Authors are invited to submit papers (5 pages, double column) for presentation at the workshop. Papers will be selected based on originality, technical merit and relevance. All topics pertaining to real-world wireless sensor networks are of interest, including but not limited to: * Experiences with real-world deployments * Self-organization and self-management * Debugging, testing, and management * Deployment and configuration * Applications in medicine, industry, science, environmental monitoring, etc. * Security and trust * Scalability in practice * Development and prototyping platforms * Operating systems and programmability * Sensor network programming paradigms and languages * Middleware for heterogeneous networks * Real-time and dependability issues * Hardware support for real-world sensor networks * Robustness at all levels: communication, software, hardware * Energy efficient protocols * Methods for measuring and assessing energy consumption Important dates: Electronic submissions due: March 22, 2006 Notification of acceptance: April 20, 2006 Camera-ready copy due: May 1, 2006 Workshop: 19 June 2006 Workshop Chair: Bengt Ahlgren, Swedish Institute of Computer Science Technical program committee chairs: Pedro José Marron, University of Stuttgart, Germany Thiemo Voigt, Swedish Institute of Computer Science Local organization: Christian Rohner, Uppsala University, Sweden Technical program committee (to be extended): Tarek Abdelzaher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Muneeb Ali, LUMS, Pakistan Leif Axelsson, Ericsson Microwave Systems, Sweden Sebnem Baydere, Yeditepe University, Turkey Zinaida Benenson, Uppsala University, Sweden Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Mats Björkman, Mälardalen University, Sweden Jerker Delsing, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden Adam Dunkels, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden Per Gunningberg, Uppsala University, Sweden Holger Karl, University of Paderborn, Germany Chenyang Lu, Washington University in St. Louis, USA Fergus O'Reilly, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland Hartmut Ritter, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Christian Rohner, Uppsala University, Sweden Kay Römer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Umar Saif, MIT, USA Jochen Schiller, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Aruna Seneviratne, NICTA, Australia Cormac Sreenan, University College Cork, Ireland Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada Andras Veres, Ericsson Research, Hungary

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[Fwd: [Tccc] New York - 28-30 June 2006 - IWWAN 2006 - Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks (deadline: 15 March 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] New York - 28-30 June 2006 - IWWAN 2006 - Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks (deadline: 15 March 2006) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:58:07 +0100 From: DOHLER Mischa RD-TECH-GRE <mischa.dohler(a)francetelecom.com> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CC: Ian Oppermann <ian(a)ee.oulu.fi>, Sayandev Mukherjee <sayan(a)lucent.com>, Hamid Aghvami <hamid.aghvami(a)kcl.ac.uk> Dear Colleagues, The 2006 International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (IWWAN 2006) is an ideal opportunity to network and present latest results in the vibrant area of ad hoc and sensor networks. The workshop will be held in New York from Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th June 2006 and is hosted by Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies. Developing from the first event in Oulu in 2004 (http://www.cwc.oulu.fi/iwwan2004/) and the second event in London last year (http://www.ctr.kcl.ac.uk/iwwan2005/), IWWAN 2006 will highlight the growing applications and power of ad-hoc and sensor networks in achieving ubiquitous, pervasive communications in next generation networks. The workshop will focus on the increasing importance of these type of architectures in next generation networks including interoperation with fixed and cellular networks. The list of topics will include (but is not limited to): Theory: - Information theory for wireless ad-hoc networks - Performance bounds, capacity limits - Multiple access and capacity analysis - Capacity of multi-hop networks - Routing strategies in multi-hop networks - Throughput and delay analysis - Heterogeneous wireless networks - Clustering and cooperative strategies - Networks for survivability - Power optimisation strategies - Sensor network architectures - Antenna & propagation issues Applications: - Positioning and location estimation - Performance of Mobile IPV6 - 802.11 and Bluetooth networks - Interoperation with fixed / cellular networks - Ad-hoc wireless extensions to the Internet - UWB networks - Test-bed performance - Tools for system analysis - Pervasive / ubiquitous systems - Implementation issues - "Value added" services The schedule is as follows: - Wednesday 28th June: Tutorials (no extra fee) - Thursday 29th June: Regular Sessions - Friday 30th June: Regular Sessions Important dates are: - Submission deadline: 15 March 2006 - Notification: 15 April 2006 - Event start: 28 June 2006 Submission procedures will be specified at http://www.ctr.kcl.ac.uk/IWWAN2006/. If you wish to present a half-day tutorial or be part of the TPC, please, get in touch with us. Kind regards, Dr. Mischa Dohler IWWAN Technical Chairman France Telecom R&D Dr. Sayan Mukherjee IWWAN General Chairman Lucent Technologies _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications]
by Lars Wolf 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Announcement of the 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:04:13 +0800 From: ITST2006 <itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn> To: <wolf(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> *********************************************************** *ITST 200**6* The 6^th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications Chengdu �CCHINA 21 - 22 - 23 June, 2006 *http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn <http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn>** **//* */Email: /**/itst2006(a)uestc.edu.cn <mailto:itst2006@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. ITST 2006 Conference Proceedings will be published by IEEE Press. It will be entered into IEEE Xplore database. The Proceeding papers are be indexed by EI and ISTP. We welcome submissions of a full-length paper (4 pages normally and 6 pages maximum) on telecommunications and intelligent transport system applications before February 28^th , 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 <mailto:itst2006@uestc.edu.cn>/*/ /or to have a look at the website: *_http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn <http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn>_** *_ _Your sincerely On behalf of the Organizing Committee Guangjun Wen

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[Fwd: IEEE GLOBECOM 2006 Call for Papers]
by Lars Wolf 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: IEEE GLOBECOM 2006 Call for Papers Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:53:16 -0500 From: ComSocConferences(a)comsoc.org Reply-To: <Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org> To: conferencesx(a)comsoc.org [] *49th Annual IEEE Globecom Conference and the 1st Annual IEEE COMMUNICATIONS EXPO ** Call for Papers - Technical <http://www.ieee-globecom.org/2006/papers.html>Symposia <http://www.ieee-globecom.org/2006/papers.html> DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING - 5 MARCH 2006 * To unsubscribe from this IEEE Communications Society Meetings and Conferences mailing list, go to: http://www.comsoc.org/confs/unsubscribe.html or send a blank email message to conferencesx-remove(a)comsoc.org. You can also request removal by mail. Please send a note with your email address and the list name (Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org) to ComSoc List Removal - IT 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA

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[Fwd: MobileHCI 2006 Call for papers]
by Lars Wolf 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MobileHCI 2006 Call for papers Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:24:41 +1100 From: Robert James Steele <rsteele(a)it.uts.edu.au> Reply-To: Robert James Steele <rsteele(a)it.uts.edu.au> To: SIGMOBILE-MEMBERS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG ** MobileHCI 2006 is In-Cooperation with SIGMOBILE ****************************** CALL FOR PAPERS MOBILEHCI 2006 The 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Date: 12-15 September 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Website: www.mobilehci.org Deadlines: *Papers, Workshops and Tutorials: 1 March 2006 *Short Papers, Posters, Demos, Panels, Industry Cases, Doctoral Consortium: 7 May 2006 Purpose The 8th conference in the MOBILEHCI series provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations towards effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the analysis, design, evaluation and application of human-computer interaction techniques and approaches for all mobile computing devices, software and services. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: *Audio and speech interaction *Context-dependent systems *Designing Web sites for mobile devices *Ethographical and field studies with mobile technology *Evaluation of mobile devices and services *Group interaction and mobility *Intelligent environments *Location-aware interaction *Methods to evaluate mobile usability *Model-based design of interactive mobile systems *Mobile phenomena *Mobility and work environments *Multimodal interaction *Novel user interfaces and interaction techniques *Perception and modelling of the environment *Safety issues (e.g., in-car user interfaces, payments) *Specific classes of handheld devices (PDA, Pocket PC, WAP phone,...) *3D graphics on mobile devices *3G/4G devices and services *Usability of mobile devices and services *Visualization techniques for the mobile context *Interdisciplinary perspectives towards mobile interaction (e.g. Social aspects) *User centered design tools and methods for mobile systems Submissions The categories for submission: FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS, TUTORIALS, DEMOS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES and DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM. Full details on submission can be found at www.mobilehci.org Accepted FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS and INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES will appear in the conference proceedings. Arrangements The MobileHCI'06 conference is arranged together with Helsinki University of Technology (TKK, SoberIT) and Nokia. The MobileHCI Planning Group provides continuity for the conference series. Conference Chairs *Marko Nieminen, Helsinki University of Technology *Mika Röykkee, Nokia Research Center Organising Committee *Timo Jokela, University of Oulu *Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Tampere University of Technology *Giulio Jacucci, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Eija Kaasinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland *Hannakaisa Isomäki, University of Lapland *Mikael Johnson, Helsinki University of Technology *Sari Kujala, Helsinki University of Technology *Anu Kankainen, Idean Research *Virpi Roto, Nokia Research Center *Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia *Raino Vastamäki, Adage *Antti Oulasvirta, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Antti Salovaara, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Marjaana Siivola, Desigence *Hannu Koskela, GE Healthcare *Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München *Turkka Keinonen, University of Art and Design Helsinki *Anne Kaikkonen, Nokia International Advisory Committee *Adrian David Cheok, National University of Singapore *Anne Kaikkonen, Nokia, Finland *Luca Chittaro, University of Udine, Italy *Fabio Paterno, CNR, Italy *Keith Cheverst, Lancaster University, England *Mark Dunlop, Strathclyde University, Scotland *Manfred Tscheligi, University of Salzburg, Austria *Matt Jones, Swansea University, Wales *Stephen Brewster, Glasgow University, Scotland Student volunteers are invited to help in the conference: more information on the conference website in March 2006. More Information The conference website will be kept updated at www.mobilehci.org, or contact: Marko Nieminen (Conference Chair) Professor of User Interfaces and Usability Software Business and Engineering Institute P.O. Box 9210 FIN-02015 HUT, FINLAND www.soberit.hut.fi/~mhtn Mika Röykkee (Conference Chair) Senior Research Manager, User Experience Nokia Research Center P.O.Box 100 (Visiokatu 1) FIN-33721 Tampere, Finland mika.roykkee[at]nokia.com Anne Kaikkonen (Secretary) anne.kaikkonen[at]nokia.com Welcome to MobileHCI 2006!

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[Fwd: CFP-"Next Generation Networking Middleware"- NGNM06, May 19 2006, Coimbra, Portugal]
by Lars Wolf 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP-"Next Generation Networking Middleware"- NGNM06, May 19 2006, Coimbra, Portugal Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:28:05 +0200 From: Kormentzas Georgios <gkorm(a)aegean.gr> To: Kormentzas Georgios <gkorm(a)aegean.gr> References: <C1D23DC6B63B99499FB377B9F664489E5AD923(a)hermes2.aegean.gr> <C1D23DC6B63B99499FB377B9F664489E5AD924(a)hermes2.aegean.gr> My apologies if you receive this more than once] ================================================ *3^rd International WORKSHOP on ‘Next Generation Networking Middleware’ (NGNM06)* * */*in the scope of */‘Networking 2006’, 5^h IFIP – TC6 Networking Conference (http://www.ifip-networking.org <http://www.ifip-networking.org/>) *Date: May, 19 2006* *Venue: University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal* *IMPORTANT DATES* - Submission of papers: March 20, 2006 - Notification of acceptance: April 3, 2006 - Camera-ready due: April 10, 2006 NGNM04 held on May 2004, in conjunction with Networking 2004 conference in Athens, Greece, constituted a forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances in the design and construction of Internet middleware. Both the requirements and expectations from various perspectives (i.e., networking, middleware and application level) were presented and analyzed. NGNM05 held on May 2005, in conjunction with Networking 2005 conference in Waterloo, Canada, focused on the identification of composite business services running on an Internet middleware platform that allows enterprises/networking actors to publish the services they provide, use services available globally in a secure manner and automatically compile the various services descriptions into executable processes. The special issue on “Emerging Middleware for Next Generation Networks” of Computer Communications journal complemented the success of NGNM04 and NGNM05. NGNM06 targets to address the challenges of middleware platforms required for new generation mobile/wireless heterogeneous radio networks and services. Mobile/Wireless middleware is anticipated to increase the performance of applications running across potentially mixed wireless networks, to support multiple mobile/wireless devices, to provide continuous wireless access to content and services, to ensure end-to-end QoS and secure content and services delivery and to offer cross-system and cross-layer optimization taking into account issues related to usage behavior, mobility patterns, traffic profiling, network selection and relevant horizontal/vertical handovers. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished works as well as works on progress in the following, but not limited to, topic areas: · Middleware support for micro/macro/multi-domain mobility · Emerging Information Models and Frameworks (i.e., MPEG-21) · Specification and enforcement of QoS · Interworking between Heterogeneous Middleware Technologies · Self-managing networks (self-healing, self-optimizing, self-protecting and self-configuring) · Programmable, Active and Adaptive Networks · Wireless Grids Middleware · Grid-enabled Networking Middleware · Performance evaluation and modeling in Wireless/Mobile Middleware · Middleware support for cross-system and cross-layer optimization · Middleware security, including authentication and authorization _Submissions _ The workshop welcomes original and review papers from academic and industry contributors dealing with the above or related issues. All submissions will be subjected to review by two reviewers. Papers should be up to 6000 words in English, including bibliography and well-marked appendices. To submit a paper, send an email to Prof. George Kormentzas (gkorm(a)aegean.gr), containing the title, the authors' names, e-mail and post addresses, phone and fax numbers, identification of the contact author, and attach to the same message your paper in DOC format. The paper must start with a title, a short abstract, and a list of keywords. All the accepted papers will be published in the workshop’s proceedings. Furthermore, as it happened with NGNM04 and NGNM05, some selected papers will be extended in order to be considered for publication in a forthcoming special issue of a journal related to the workshop’s goals. *NGNM Co-founders* Nikos Anerousis, IBM, USA George Kormentzas, University of the Aegean, Greece *NGNM06 Co-Chairs* George Kormentzas, University of the Aegean, Greece Atílio Gameiro, Instituto Telecomunicações, Portugal *NGNM06 TPC Co-Chairs* Maria Teresa Andrade, INESC Porto, Portugal Jonathan Rodriguez, Instituto Telecomunicações, Portugal *NGNM06 Publicity Chair* Hamid Asgari, TRT, UK *Programme Committee * Toufik Ahmed, University of Bordeaux, France Eugen Borcoci, Transilvania University, Romania Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada Dhmhtra Kaklamanh, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Alexander Keller, IBM, USA Wolfgang Kellerer, DoCoMo Europe, Germany Alexander Konstantinou, IBM, USA Maria Koutsopoulou, University of Athens, Greece Marc Lacoste, FT, France Noura Limam, University of Waterloo, Canada Thomas Magedanz, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany Ilias Maglogiannis, University of the Aegean, Greece Alan Marshall, Queen's University Belfast, N. Ireland Ahmed Mehaoua, University of Versailles, France Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada George Pavlou, University of Surrey, UK Evaggelos Pallis, University of Crete, Greece Dimitris Pendarakis, IBM, USA Christos Politis, University of Surrey, UK George Prezerakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Martin Stiemerling, NEC Europe Ltd, Germany John Soldatos, AIT, Greece Rolf Stadler, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Gosia Steinder, IBM, USA Evaggelos Vayias, Intracom, Greece Iakovos Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Michael Welzl, University of Innsburg, Austria

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CHINACOM2006 First Call For Papers
by Yabin Ye 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

Dear Colleagues, Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. Please feel free to distribute. Best regards, The CHINACOM 2006 Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS CHINACOM 2006 International Conference on Communications and Networking in China Jointly sponsored by Create-Net, ICST, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), and OBS/OPS Forum Technical Sponsorships (Pending): IEEE CS, IEEE CSS In Cooperation with: ACM, SIGMOBILE, SIGSAC October 16-19, 2006 Beijing, China http://www.chinacom.org <http://www.chinacom.org/> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHINACOM 2006 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ================================================== INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ================================================== Ian Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Tech., USA Yeheskel (Zeke) Bar-Ness, New Jersey Institute of Tech., USA Bob Brodersen, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA Junliang Chen, BUPT, China Roberto Coisson, Italian Embassy in China, Italy Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK Leonard Kleinrock, UCLA, USA Hisashi Kobayashi, Princeton University, USA Guangnan Ni, Institute of Computing Technology, China Hequan Wu, Chinese Academy of Eng., China Ya-Qin Zhang, Microsoft, USA ================================================== STEERING COMMITTEE ================================================== Imrich Chlamtac (Chair), Create-Net, Italy Bo Li (Co-Chair), HKUST, Hong Kong, China ================================================== GENERAL CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Jintong Lin, BUPT President, China Khaled Ben Letaief, HKUST, Hong Kong, China ================================================== GENERAL Vice CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Zheng Zhou, BUPT, China Yabin Ye, Create-Net, Italy ================================================== TPC CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier Univ., Canada Chunming Qiao, SUNY at Buffalo, US Bo Li, HKUST, Hong Kong, China ================================================== WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Jing (James) Yang, UTstarcom, USA T. Russell Hsing, Telcordia, USA ================================================== INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Heather Yu, Panasonic, USA Xiongyan Tang, CNC, China Wenwu Zhu, Intel, USA ================================================== PANELS CHAIR ================================================== Stephan Steglich, TU Berlin, Germany ================================================== PUBLICATION CHAIR ================================================== Zhensheng Zhang, San Diego Research Center, USA ================================================== PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Tee Hiang Cheng, NTU, Singapore Zhongcheng Hou, CIC, China Honggang Zhang, Create-Net, Italy ================================================== LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR ================================================== Luyong Zhang, BUPT, China SYMPOSIA CO-CHAIRS ================================================== Frontiers on Communications and Networking ================================================== Haniph A. Latchman, Univ. of Florida, USA Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang Univ., Taiwan, China Boon Sain Yeo, Wavex Technologies, Singapore ================================================== Optical Communications and Networking ================================================== Yuanyuan Yang, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA Xue Chen, BUPT, China Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada ================================================== Wireless Communications and Networking ================================================== Andreas F. Molisch, MERL,USA /Lund Univ. Sweden Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada Kazem Sohraby, University of Arkansas, USA ================================================== Advances in Internet ================================================== Hai Jin, HUST, China Qian Zhang, HKUST, Hong Kong, China ================================================== Communications Theory and Signal Processing for Communications ================================================== Ahmed H. Tewfik, Univ. of Minnesota, USA Jing Tiffany Li, Lehigh University, USA ================================================== Networking Security and Information Assurance ================================================== Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores Univ., UK Thomas Woo, Bell labs, USA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The aim of CHINACOM is to bring together Chinese and International players in networking and communications under one roof, building a showcase in communications and networking research in China. China's information technology industry and research have been developing at an enormous pace in the last 20 years. Currently China has the largest wireless mobile and the second largest Internet subscriber population in the world. By the end of 2005, the mobile phone users have reached 388 million (19% of the world market), and the number will be over 500 million by 2008 and over 150 million will be multimedia applications. Internet users have exceeded 100 million (half of them are broadband service subscribers). The total sale of optical cables & fibers reached 15 million kilometers in 2004, with the sale of the whole optical communication facility market reaching 1.5 billion USD. Furthermore, business/market factors in this area in China are unique since they are Government driven and mixed with culture, technology, and market forces. CHINACOM is being positioned as the premier international annual conference for the presentation of original and fundamental research advances in the field of Communications, Networks, and Internet Applications. The conference will consist of Technical Symposia, and Workshops. The Technical Symposia will describe significant research in all areas defined below; while the Workshops will focus on development, applications and related business issues. PAPERS: The conference invites original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics include, but are not limited to: ================================================== Symposium-Frontiers on Communications and Networking ================================================== Bio-inspired networks Nano-Networks Future internet architecture design Linear network coding Cooperation diversity and cooperative coding Autonomic communications/networking principles Multimedia broadband networking for smart homes Theory and algorithms of networking such as routing, congestion control, traffic engineering, peer-to-peer/overlay and security Power-line communications Detection and iterative processing techniques Theoretical foundations for network autonomics Tools and techniques for designing, analyzing and building autonomic networks and systems Adaptive security and safety mechanisms for self-protection and self-healing Applications and services such as location-based services, VoIP, IPTV, content services, L2/L3VPNs, Cognitive communications and networking ================================================== Symposium-Optical Communications and Networking ================================================== Routing and wavelength assignment ASON/GMPLS control plane Traffic grooming and traffic engineering Multicasting in optical networks Optical Packet /Burst Switching (OPS/OBS) Optical network protection and restoration Optical switches architecture and performance Optical grid Passive optical networks (A/B/G/EPONs) Optical network test beds and field trials Hybrid wireless-optical metro/access networks Signaling and monitoring in optical networks Ultra-high-speed transmission systems (>40 Gb/s) Modulation formats and coding Signal processing and forward error correction DWDM and CWDM transceivers and Transponders Optical regeneration (including all-optical) Fixed and reconfigurable OADMs Chromatic dispersion and PMD compensation Optical systems design and simulation OE and passive devices' applications Optical Ethernet and new service paradigms Impact of the physical-layer impairments on optical network design and traffic engineering ================================================== Symposium-Wireless Communications and Networking ================================================== PCS, GPRS, EDGE, 3GPP, UMTS, IMT2000 CDMA, TDMA, OFDM, air interfaces Handoff protocols & management Smart Antennas, cell & capacity planning Wireless LANs, mobile Internet Network topology control Flow & congestion control TCP over wireless Wireless multicasting Chaotic broadband (wireless) communications B3G/4G mobile network architectures Wireless multimedia Multiple and wireless access techniques Wireless switching and routing techniques Ultra-wideband (UWB) and Cognitive Radio Resource allocation and interference management Propagation and channel characterization MIMO techniques, Space-time coding Sensor and Ad hoc wireless networks WiMAX and beyond WiFi ================================================== Symposium-Advances in Internet ================================================== Provisioning and management of IP services Distributed Internet applications Novel applications and new paradigms Handling Internet dynamics/heterogeneity Traffic measurement, analysis, modeling China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Multimedia and Internet application Pervasive/GRID computing Platforms for rapid creation and deployment of network services Design methodologies for Internet services Emergency services Services enabling protocols and extensions Peer-to-Peer applications and technologies leveraging/supporting 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 delivering applications on the Internet Services over the wireless Internet Security and privacy management in hosted Internet applications ================================================================= Symposium-Communication Theory and Signal Processing for Communications ================================================================= Adaptive Antennas Adaptive Modulation and coded modulation Broadcast channels Channel estimation and modeling Communications electronics Channel Capacities Equalization Error Control Coding and ARQ Interference mitigation and signal separation Multiple access channels Multiuser systems and multiuser detection Network coding Receiver techniques Source coding and joint source-channel coding Space-Time codes and MIMO Speech and video signal processing Synchronization Signal processing algorithms Signal processing for UWB OFDM and multicarrier systems Image processing for communications Relay channels and user cooperation Signal processing for data storage Signal processing in wireless communications Speech and video signal processing Signal processing for multimedia ================================================== Symposium-Networking Security and Information Assurance ================================================== Power-reliability-security trade-offs in wireless networks Cross-layer approaches to security Mobile network security Location aware security in mobile networks Throughput-Security trade-offs in wireless networks Secure group multimedia communications Secure PHY/MAC/routing protocols Distributed security systems Secure cooperation in wireless networks Jamming and counter measures Attacks on security and vulnerability analysis Application layer encryption Digital watermarking and biometrics for secure information access Capacity and security analysis of covert channels Security Engineering Security in large-scale environments Security protocols Security of ad-hoc/sensor networks WORKSHOPS: Proposals for workshops are solicited. Potential chairs are requested to submit a workshop proposal of at most 5 pages, including a biographical sketch of each chair, to one of the Workshop Chairs by June 6th, 2006. Evaluation of workshop proposals will be based on the relevance of the subject matter, and the expertise and experience of the chair. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Conference language is English. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a PDF version of the full paper in IEEE conference proceedings format, which are limited to 5 two-column pages in a font no smaller than 10-points. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Please visit the conference website http://www.chinacom.org <http://www.chinacom.org/> for detailed submission requirements and procedures. PUBLICATION: All submitted papers will go through a peer review process. All accepted papers will be included in the CHINACOM 2006 Conference Proceedings. All accepted papers will be made available in IEEE Xplore and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library and then be indexed by Engineering Information (EI). Accepted papers will also be recommended for a special issue of a top journal. ================================================== IMPORTANT DATES ================================================== Paper Submission Due, May 1st, 2006 (Monday) Notification of Acceptance, June 30th, 2006 (Friday) Camera Ready Versions Due, July 31st, 2006 (Monday) Conference Dates, October, 16-19, 2006 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Deadline fast approaching: special issue on "Inter-Vehicular Communications"]
by Lars Wolf 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Deadline fast approaching: special issue on "Inter-Vehicular Communications" Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:25:43 +0800 From: Daniel Wong <daniel_wong(a)ieee.org> To: manet(a)ietf.org, tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu, itc(a)comsoc.org, SIGMOBILE-MEMBERS(a)listserv.acm.org Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this CFP regards Daniel Wong ----------------------------------- Call for Papers IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine Special Issue on "Inter-Vehicular Communications" (pdf version of this CFP is available at http://www.3g-wireless.net/IVC-CFP.pdf) Wireless communications technologies (cellular phones, wireless LANs, etc.) have enabled many of the conveniences in our lives, and also increased our day by day productivity. Another area where there is much potential for wireless technologies to make a tremendous impact is the area of inter-vehicular communications (IVC). The field of IVC is also known as vehicle-to-vehicle communications (V2V) and vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET). There are numerous emerging applications that are unique to the vehicular setting. For example, safety applications would make driving safer; driver information services could intelligently inform drivers about congestion, businesses and services in the vicinity of the vehicle, and other news. Mobile commerce could extend to the realm of vehicles. Existing forms of entertainment may penetrate the vehicular domain, and new forms of entertainment may emerge, all supported by the inter-vehicular communications capabilities. These emerging services are currently not well supported. Numerous research challenges need to be addressed in order for inter-vehicular communications to be widely deployed. The combination of unique features of inter-vehicular applications and networking opens new opportunities for many interesting research areas. The communications networking between cars has different characteristics from other communications networking problems. For example, because of the rapidly changing topology as cars move around, there are similarities with ad hoc networking scenarios. However, the constraints and optimizations are different. Power efficiency is not as important for inter-vehicular communications as it is for traditional ad hoc networking, since vehicles have a powerful and rechargeable source of energy. Vehicles in general are also constrained to move within roads (and within lanes most of the time). The purpose of this special issue is to showcase the variety of research being conducted in IVC and survey the state-of-the-art in this field. We solicit original unpublished manuscripts not currently being considered elsewhere for publication. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: • Service creation and management • Vehicular communications applications in general • Navigation safety applications • Content distribution to vehicles • Vehicle data collection and harvesting • Role of IVC in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) • Link and physical layer issues, algorithms and protocols • Cross-layer protocol design • Network architectures, system architectures • Inter-working of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications • Network protocols and algorithms, including clustering, routing, etc. • Vehicle movement simulation • Security for IVC • Network management for IVC • Mobility management Articles should be tutorial in nature and should be written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. All submissions will be reviewed based on technical merit and relevance. Articles should have no more than 4,500 words, no more than 6 tables/figures, and no more than 15 references. Further submission guidelines are available online at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/pcm/sub_guidelines.html . Please send PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word, or PostScript formatted papers to both Daniel Wong (daniel_wong(a)ieee.org) and Kemal Tepe (ktepe(a)uwindsor.ca) no later than 15 February 2006. Deadlines Manuscript due February 15 2006 Acceptance notification April 15 2006 Final manuscript due June 15 2006 Publication date October 2006 Guest Editors K. Daniel Wong (daniel_wong(a)ieee.org ) Malaysia University of Science and Technology Department of Information Technology GL33, Ground Floor, Kelana Square, 17 Jalan SS 7/26 47301 PJ, Selangor, Malaysia Kemal Tepe (ktepe(a)uwindsor.ca ) Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Windsor 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada Wai Chen (wchen(a)research.telcordia.com ) Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Applied Research One Telcordia Drive, RRC-1T209 Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854-4157, USA Mario Gerla (gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu ) 3732F BH Computer Science Dept UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: ACF-Members: CFP - SELF'06 Self-adaptability and self-management of context-aware systems]
by Lars Wolf 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ACF-Members: CFP - SELF'06 Self-adaptability and self-management of context-aware systems Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:50:47 -0000 From: David Lewis <dave.lewis(a)cs.tcd.ie> Reply-To: <Dave.Lewis(a)cs.tcd.ie> Organization: TCD To: <acf-members(a)autonomic-communication-forum.org> CC: <dave.lewis(a)cs.tcd.ie> Another very relevant workshop! Apologies for any cross postings. Dave SELF - Self-adaptability and self-management of context-aware systems ===================================================================== SELF'06 (http://www.iaria.org/conferences/SELF.html) July 19-21, 2006 Silicon Valley, USA Published by: IEEE Computer Society Press Collocated with ICAS'06 (http://www.iaria.org/conferences/ICSA06.html) Abstract submission: February 15, 2006 Abstract based acceptance: March 5, 2006 Registration and first draft: March 20, 2006 Camera-ready paper: April 15, 2006 (hard deadline) Call for Papers =============== GENERAL Pervasive services and mobile computing are emerging as the next computing paradigm in which infrastructure and services are seamlessly available anywhere, anytime, and in any format. This move to a mobile and pervasive environment raises new opportunities and demands on the underlying systems. In particular, they need to be adaptive, self-adaptive, and context-aware. Adaptive and self-management context-aware systems are difficult to create, they must be able to understand context information and dynamically change their behavior at runtime according to the context. Context information can include the user location, his preferences, his activities, the environmental conditions and the availability of computing and communication resources. Dynamic reconfiguration of the context-aware systems can generate inconsistencies as well as integrity problems, and combinatorial explosion of possible variants of these systems with a high degree of variability can introduce great complexity. All these points pose considerable technical challenges and make self-adaptable context-aware systems costly to implement. These technical challenges lead the context-aware system developers to use improved and new concepts for specifying and modeling these systems to ensure quality and to reduce the development effort and costs. This workshop focuses on the emerging methodologies that enable the design of context-aware computing systems, which usually operate in dynamically changing environments, focusing on adaptability and self-adaptability. It includes design of system architectures and infrastructures that are needed for managing and using context, how to model and represent self-adaptable contexts and how to model adaptive and self-adaptive systems. We also welcome people willing to present adaptive design systems that can be used as a basis for case studies to be expanded during the workshop to drive discussion. Depending on the number of submitted design systems, the afternoon will may be split into a small demo session followed by a design exercise session. For the design session, the attendees will be split into smaller groups, each group studying and proposing extensions to one of the presented system. TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST (but not limited to) - Novel approaches to modeling and representing context adaptability, self-adaptability, and self-manageability - Models of computation for self-management context-aware systems - Use of MDA/MDD (Model Driven Architecture / Model Driven Development) for context-aware systems - Design methods for self-adaptable context-aware systems - Applications of advanced modeling languages to context self-adaptability - Methods for managing adding context to existing systems and context-conflict free systems - Architectures and middleware models for self-adaptable context-aware systems - Models of different adaptation and self-adaptation mechanisms (component-based adaptation approach, aspect oriented approach, etc.) - System stability in the presence of context inconsistency - Learning and self-adaptability of context-aware systems - Business considerations and organizational modeling of self-adaptable context-aware systems - Performance evaluation of self-adaptable context-aware systems - Scalability of self-adaptable context-aware systems INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS The SELF 2006 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press and posted on IEEE Xplore. Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received papers will be acknowledged via the EDAS system. Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11" (two columns IEEE format), not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost. The formatting instructions can be found via anonymous FTP site at: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Format ting%20files/instruct.pdf Once you receive the notification of paper acceptance, you will be provided by the IEEE CS Press an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance. The submitted abstract should present original and new ideas in at least 500 words. You should specify, in this abstract, if the work was experimented or not (both experimented and non-experimented ideas are welcome). We advise the authors to join a list of key words to the abstract as well as an overview of the organization of the final paper (i.e., the different sections). A final version of a paper is assumed to present the ideas expressed in the originally submitted abstract. Tutorials Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals can be for half or full day tutorials. Please send your proposals to dhouha.ayed(a)cs.kuleuven.be, yolande.berbers(a)cs.kuleuven.be, or pdini(a)cisco.com using "ICAS'06 SELF" in the email subject. Panel proposals The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. Please send your proposals to dhouha.ayed(a)cs.kuleuven.be, yolande.berbers(a)cs.kuleuven.be, or pdini(a)cisco.com using "ICAS'06 SELF" in the email subject. Chairs: Dhouha Ayed, K.U.Leuven, Belgium, dhouha.ayed(a)cs.kuleuven.be Yolande Berbers, K.U.Leuven, Belgium, yolande.berbers(a)cs.kuleuven.be Petre Dini, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA // Concordia University, Canada, pdini(a)cisco.com TPC Members: Dhouha Ayed, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Yolande Berbers, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Guy Bernard, INT, France Abdel Boulmakoul, HPLabs - Bristol, UK Paul Couderc, IRISA, France Laurie Cuthbert, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, Petre Dini, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA // Concordia University, Canada Frank Eliassen , University of Oslo, Norway Kurt Geihs, University of Kassel, Germany David Lewis, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Gerard Parr, University of Ulster- Coleraine, UK Chantal Taconet, INT, France ICAS Contact: petre(a)iaria.org -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. David Lewis Knowledge and Data Engineering Group Dave.Lewis(a)cs.tcd.ie Department of Computer Science +353 1 608 2158 Trinity College, Dublin http://www.cs.tcd.ie/Dave.Lewis/ -------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++ posted to acf-members by "David Lewis" <dave.lewis(a)cs.tcd.ie> +++++++++

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