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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: IEEE IWQoS 2004]
by Lars Wolf 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: IEEE IWQoS 2004 Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:54:28 -0500 (EST) From: Baochun Li <bli(a)eecg.toronto.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu We sincerely apologize if you have received multiple copies of this CFP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers The Twelfth IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS 2004) June 7-9, 2004, Montreal, Canada Sponsored by IEEE Communications Society, in cooperation with ACM SIGCOMM and ACM SIGMOBILE Since 1994, IWQoS has been a very successful series of workshops providing an international forum for the presentation and discussion of new research and ideas on Quality of Service (QoS). Building on the successes of previous workshops, the objective of the workshop is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners working in this area to discuss recent and innovative results, and identify future directions and challenges in developing practical systems where predictable and controlled performance is a central requirement. In particular, we look to reconsider and expand the scope of the workshop to include all work related to QoS --- in networking (wired, wireless and sensor networks), operating systems, servers, advanced middleware services (such as grid computing and peer-to-peer systems), and to address relevant technical issues such as availibity, reliability, security, pricing, incentives as well as performance. Therefore, in addition to traditional IWQoS topics such as service guarantees and resource management, papers offering research contributions related to robustness, resilience, dependability, predictability, security, and incentive engineering in both networking and distributed environments are particularly solicited. Topics of interest include (but not limited to): We particularly solicit papers in these aspects: QoS in peer-to-peer, grid and application-layer overlay networks QoS and security in distributed computing environments Dependability, availability, resilience and robustness Rationality, incentives, microeconomics and self-interests QoS in infrastructure-based and ad hoc wireless networks QoS in mobile environments QoS in wireless sensor networks Adaptations and evolutions of QoS Measurement-based QoS estimation and verification QoS in Intranets and VoIP systems Service Level Agreements and QoS Server-side QoS and its roles in end-to-end QoS provisioning We also solicit papers in the following aspects: QoS architectures and protocols QoS analysis and modeling Resource management and admission control QoS routing QoS pricing and billing Measurements, evaluation and experiences with QoS metrics Content delivery networks with performance and service guarantees QoS in web systems and storage systems Programmability and language aspects supporting QoS QoS in multimedia systems QoS-aware middleware frameworks and services Integrated and differentiated services in wide-area networks IWQoS aims to allow rapid dissemination of research results and to provide fast turnaround. The deadline for papers is therefore as close to the conference as the publishers allow. In the past the workshop has been cross-disciplinary, well focused, with the emphasis on innovation. As a result, a considerable amount of time is devoted to informal discussions. The workshop is a single-track forum spanning two and a half days. It values both theoretical contributions and practical experiences. Web: http://iqua.ece.toronto.edu/iwqos04/ Important Dates: Paper abstract deadline: February 17, 2004, 11:59pm PST Paper submission deadline: February 20, 2004, 11:59pm PST (hard deadline, no extensions) Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2004 Camera-ready papers due: April 13, 2004 Workshop dates: June 7-9, 2004 Best Student Paper Award Award will be given at the conference to the best student paper, whose first author is a current student. Paper Submission IWQoS invites submission of manuscripts that present original research results, and that have not been previously published or currently under review by another conference or journal. Any previous or simultaneous publication of related material should be explicitly noted in the submission. Submissions should be full-length papers that are no longer than 20 double-spaced single-column pages with font sizes of 11 or larger, including all figures and references, and must include an abstract of 100 -- 150 words. All papers must be submitted in either Postscript or the Adobe PDF format, and no other formats are accepted by the paper submission web site. Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, interest, clarity, relevance, and correctness. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper must present the paper at IWQoS 2004. Hot Topics Session IWQoS 2004 introduces a new Hot Topics Session that serves as a forum to present opinions, views and ongoing work that reflect emerging research directions within the scope of the workshop. The objective of the session is to promote community-wide discussions of ideas that will influence and foster continued research in the field. The session will provide a venue for researchers to present new ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the community in the long term, especially those that are architectural or design-oriented in nature. To organize this session, we solicit short papers describing such an idea; the paper could, for example, expose a new problem, advocate a new solution (that may be work-in-progress in nature), or discuss existing work with an original viewpoint. The short papers are limited to five double-column, single-spaced pages. Accepted papers will be presented in a 15-minute time period, and will be included in the conference proceedings. _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] ASWN 2004 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] ASWN 2004 CFP Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:01:45 -0500 From: Ibrahim Matta <matta(a)cs.bu.edu> To: <aswn2004-list(a)cs.bu.edu> Call For Papers http://csr.bu.edu/aswn2004 4th Workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks Boston, Massachusetts, USA August 9-11, 2004 ASWN 2004 is the fourth workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks. The previous events were held in France and Switzerland, and in 2004 the workshop will take place in the United States for the first time. ASWN 2004, to be held in Boston, aims at investigating new developments in wireless networks focusing on applications and services. The workshop will provide three-day presentations of invited and regular papers from academia and industry. Authors are invited to submit full technical papers on both theoretical and practical aspects of leveraging wireless and mobile environments. Tutorial proposals are also requested. All papers, including invited papers, will go through a thorough review process. TOPICS Specific areas of interest in Applications and Services on Wireless Networks include, but are not limited to: * Media Distribution over Wireless Networks * New Data Services for Wireless Networks * Audio-visual Applications for Home and Business * Mobile Multimedia * Middleware for Mobile Applications and Services * Service Execution Environments * Service Creation * Mobile Service Interworking * Service Discovery * Location-based Services * Context Awareness and Personalization * Service Development, Validation, Testing & Deployment * Inter Domain and Inter System Mobility * QoS Profiling and Pricing, end-to-end QoS * Security and AAA Aspects * Nomadic Services, Interface Management * Mobile ad-hoc Networks, Multihop Wireless Nets, Sensor Nets * Wireless Personal Area Networks * Reconfigurable Systems and Networks * Self Organizing Systems * Enabling 3G and Beyond Technologies and Architectures * Performance of Wireless Networks and Systems * Cooperative Networks PAPERS Prospective authors are invited to submit for review, papers that neither have been previously published nor are under review by another conference or journal. Priority will be given to original contributions describing recent and innovative research results or developments in the scope of the workshop. Papers must be written in English, using font no smaller than 10 points and not exceed 10 pages. Only PDF and PostScript formats will be accepted. All submissions will be handled electronically. Further details on submission available on the Applications and Services in Wireless Networks Workshop main page: http://csr.bu.edu/aswn2004. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Additionally, the best papers of the workshop will be considered for publication in a special issue of Elsevier's Computer Communications Journal. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Full paper submission: March 1, 2004 Notification of acceptance: April 16, 2004 Camera ready due: May 7, 2004 ORGANIZATION The workshop is sponsored by IEEE and its Communications Society (IEEE Technical Committee on Personal Communications), and WWRF-WG2 on Applications and Services. The workshop is organized by the Web and InterNetworking Group (WING) from the Computer Science Department at Boston University. The workshop will be held on the BU campus. GENERAL Co-CHAIRS Taieb Znati, University of Pittsburg, USA Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR Ibrahim Matta, Boston University, STEERING COMMITTEE Hossam Afifi, INT, France Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Nada Golmie, NIST, USA Ibrahim Matta, Boston University, USA Djamal Zeghlache, INT, France TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Hossam Afifi, INT, France Ian Akyildiz, Georgia Tech, USA Nancy Alonistioti, University of Athens, Greece Eitan Altman, INRIA, France Stefan Arbanowski, FOKUS, Germany Chadi Barakat, INRIA, France Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong U. of Science & Technology Elizabeth Belding-Royer, UCSB, USA Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Andrew Campbell, Columbia University, USA François Carrez, Alcatel, France Mark Corner, University of Massachusetts, USA Sajal Das, Univ. Texas at Arlington, USA Olaf Droegehorn, University of Kassel, Germany Henk Eertink, Telematica Institut, Netherlands Jeremy Elson, UCLA, USA Anthony Ephremides, Univ. Maryland College Park, USA Ioannis Fikouras, University of Bremen, Germany Savo Glisic, University of Oulu, Finland Nada Golmie, NIST, USA Wendi B. Heinzelman, University of Rochester, USA Ahmed Helmy, USC, USA Wolfgang Kellerer, NTT DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Germany Bhaskar Krishnamachari, USC, USA Marwan Krunz, University of Arizona, USA Peter Langendoerfer, IHP Microelectronics, Germany Whay Lee, Motorola Labs, USA Mingyan Liu, University of Michigan, USA Eytan Modiano, MIT, USA Luis Munoz, University of Cantabria, Spain Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark Guy Pujolle, Université Paris VI, France Jochen H. Schiller, Freie University, Germany Ioannis Stavrakakis, University of Athens, Greece Suresh Singh, Portland State University, USA Vassilis Tsaoussidis, Demokritos University, Greece Hector Velayos, KTH, Sweden Thiemo Voigt, SICS, Sweden Cedric Westphal, Nokia Research, USA Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University, CA Djamal Zeghlache, INT, France Lixia Zhang, UCLA, USA _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP - ACM/Kluwer MONET Journal Special Issue on Wirless Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP - ACM/Kluwer MONET Journal Special Issue on Wirless Sensor Networks Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:35:29 +0800 From: Jiangchuan Liu <ljc(a)cse.cuhk.edu.hk> Reply-To: ljc(a)cse.cuhk.edu.hk Organization: The Chinese University of Hong Kong To: tccc <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this. *** The deadline is appoaching (Jan 15, 04) !! CALL FOR PAPERS ACM/Kluwer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) Special Issue on "Energy Constraints and Lifetime Performance in Wireless Sensor Networks" Wireless sensor networks have been undergoing a revolution that promises to have a significant impact throughout society, one that could quite possibly dwarf previous milestones in the information revolution. These networks consist of battery-powered nodes that are endowed with a multitude of sensing modalities. The demand for these networks is spurred by numerous applications that require in-situ, unattended, high-precision, real-time observation over a vast area. Such networks are more than simply the next step in the evolution of the personal computer or the Internet. Instead, wireless sensor networks operate under a set of unique constraints and requirements that demand more than merely incremental improvements in, or modifications of, traditional technologies. In particular, although there have been significant improvements in processor design and computing, advances in battery technology still lag behind, making energy resource the ultimate bottleneck in wireless sensor networking. The purpose of this issue is to disseminate state-of-the-art approaches and novel techniques that will advance basic knowledge and understanding of wireless sensor networks. We are particularly interested in soliciting papers that study fundamental performance limits and tradeoffs that are brought about by energy constraints and that are unique to the wireless sensor networks. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - New performance metrics and considerations due to energy constraints - Network lifetime limits due to energy constraints - Network lifetime-aware protocols and algorithms - Infrastructure and topological considerations for performance enhancement, e.g., relaying node/base station placement, impact of network geometry - Performance enhancement with power control and directional antennas - Network capacity limits due to energy constraints - Energy provisioning considerations for network lifetime guarantee - Energy consumption consideration for the design of control plane (e.g., centralized or distributed implementations) - Application of directional antennas in energy conservation Publication Schedule: - Manuscript Due: January 15, 2004 - Acceptance Notification: May 1, 2004 - Final Manuscript Due: June 1, 2004 - Publication Date: 3rd Quarter, 2004 Submission Guidelines: Only original, unpublished research papers will be considered. Submission should be limited to 25 double space pages. Prospective authors should submit, via email, their manuscript as a PDF file to EDAS at http://edas.info/ according to the publication schedule. Guest Editors: Bo Li, Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. and Tech., bli(a)cs.ust.hk Thomas Hou, Virginia Tech, USA, thou(a)vt.edu Jiangchuan Liu, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, csljc(a)ieee.org Gam D. Nguyen, Naval Research Lab, USA, nguyen(a)itd.nrl.navy.mil Taieb Znati, Univ. of Pittsburgh & NSF, USA, znati(a)cs.pitt.edu 2004-01-07 ====================================================================== Jiangchuan Liu, Assistant Professor Tel: +852 2609-8436 Department of Computer Sci. & Eng. Fax: +852 2603-5024 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Email: ljc(a)cse.cuhk.edu.hk Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~ljc/ ====================================================================== _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting (2-January-2004)]
by Lars Wolf 04 Jan '04

04 Jan '04

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting (2-January-2004) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:01:34 -0800 From: Geoff Voelker <voelker(a)CS.UCSD.EDU> Reply-To: Geoff Voelker <voelker(a)CS.UCSD.EDU> To: SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE(a)ACM.ORG SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting (2-Jan-2004) ____________________________________________________________ Contents 1. Announcements SIGCOMM 2004 30-Jan-2004 http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2004 * PODC 2004 15-Feb-2004 http://www.podc.org/podc2004/ * CARDIS 16-Feb-2004 http://www.wcc2004.org NOSSDAV 2004 23-Feb-2004 http://www.nossdav.org/2004/ * SIGOPSEW 2004 01-Mar-2004 http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/conference/SIGOPSEW04/ ASPLOS-XI 05-Mar-2004 http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/asplos2004 * Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence 12-Mar-2004 http://www.gsd.inesc-id.pt/~pjpf/CFP-Ambient-Intelligence.htm * IEEE Pervasive Computing 15-Mar-2004 http://www.computer.org/pervasive/edcal0704.htm OSDI 2004 14-May-2004 http://www.usenix.org/events/osdi04/ * DOA 2004 30-May-2004 http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf (* = new this month) 2. Special Announcements SOSP Video Archive 3. About this list How to subscribe, unsubscribe, and submit requests for announcements. More information about SIGOPS can be found at the SIGOPS webpage: http://www.acm.org/sigops To view the HTML version of this page, go to: http://www.acm.org/sigops/announce/current.html ____________________________________________________________ Announcements Title: ACM SIGCOMM 2004 Deadline: 30-Jan-2004 Webpage: http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2004 Conference: August 30 - September 3, 2004 Location: Portland, OR, USA Synopsis: SIGCOMM 2004 seeks papers describing significant research contributions to the field of computer and data communication networks. We invite submissions on network architecture, design, implementation, operations, analysis, measurement, and simulation. We welcome both full papers (14 pages) and position papers (8 pages). Tutorials and workshops will be held as part of the program, and proposals will be gladly accepted. The conference will also include Poster sessions, primarily aimed at student submissions, a Student Paper Award, Student Travel Grants, and a SIGCOMM Award recognizing lifetime contributions. ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: Twenty-Third Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing Deadline: 15-Feb-2004 Webpage: http://www.podc.org/podc2004/ Conference: July 25-28, 2004 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Synopsis: PODC continues to broaden the conference, and solicits papers on all areas of distributed systems. We encourage submissions dealing with any aspect of distributed computing, including theory and practice, systems, design, specification, verification, implementation, application, and properties of distributed systems. The common goal is to shed light on the principles of distributed computing. This year, we have a special track to emphasize the area of Algorithms and Data Structures for the Internet. We also continue to actively seek papers in areas emphasized in recent PODCs, such as the implementation, analysis, evaluation, and deployment of real systems and the intersection of security and distributed computing. ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: The 6th Smart Card Research and Advanced Application Deadline: 16-Feb-2004 Webpage: http://www.wcc2004.org Conference: August 23-26, 2004 Location: Toulouse, France Synopsis: The 6th Smart Card Research and Advanced Application IFIP Conference, organized by IFIP Working Groups WG8.8 and WG11.2. Since 1994, CARDIS has been the premier international research conference dedicated to smart cards and their applications. The smart card, or, by extension, smart device with its processing power and link to its owner, is the good candidate for the person representation in the Information Society. CARDIS conferences gather researchers and technologists who are focused in all aspects of the design, development, deployment, validation and application of smart cards or smart personal devices. ____________________________________________________________ Title: 14th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video Deadline: 23-Feb-2004 Webpage: http://www.nossdav.org/2004/ Conference: June 16-18, 2004 Location: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland Synopsis: NOSSDAV, now in its 14th year, is a well-established workshop that has traditionally attracted researchers and practitioners working at the cutting edge of multimedia systems, networking, and applications. NOSSDAV 2004 seeks to build on this foundation while also expanding into emerging areas such as network gaming, peer-to-peer streaming, and mobile multimedia. The workshop will provide an interactive forum for presenting and discussing early-stage work and speculative ideas. The workshop venue is located on the scenic southern coast of Ireland and is within easy reach of major European and U.S. cities. ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: Eleventh ACM SIGOPS European Workshop Deadline: 01-Mar-2004 Webpage: http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/conference/SIGOPSEW04/ Conference: September 20-22, 2004 Location: Leuven, Belgium Synopsis: Authors are invited to submit position papers to the 11th ACM SIGOPS European Workshop reporting on original research related to the design, implementation, and analysis of computer systems. We seek contributions from all fields of systems practice. ____________________________________________________________ Title: Eleventh International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems Deadline: 05-Mar-2004 Webpage: http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/asplos2004 Conference: October 9-13, 2004 Location: Boston, MA, USA Synopsis: ASPLOS is a multi-disciplinary conference that seeks cross-fertilizing research in areas of hardware, architecture, compilers, operating systems, networking, and applications. It has captured some of the major computer systems innovations of the past 15 years. Today multi-disciplinary research is becoming even more important, as boundaries between hardware/software and local/network computing blur, as the form and capabilities of computing devices becomes ever more varied, and as the user-base and applications expand exponentially. Like its predecessors, the eleventh ASPLOS conference will focus on ground-breaking multi-disciplinary research. In addition, the program committee welcomes research papers on a wide range of non-traditional topics that emphasize the multi-disciplinary aspects of their work. ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence -- Mobility, Ubiquity and Wearables Get Together Deadline: 12-Mar-2004 Webpage: http://www.gsd.inesc-id.pt/~pjpf/CFP-Ambient-Intelligence.htm Conference: Special Issue for Computers & Graphics (Elsevier) Synopsis: High quality original manuscripts are sought for a special issue of Computers & Graphics on Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence -- Mobility, Ubiquity and Wearables Get Together. Ambient Intelligence is a keyword that suggests an ambitious vision of the future: a world in which computers adapt to people, instead of being the other way round, as it happens today. This vision requires high quality research in a large number of computer science topics that range from hardware specific devices and operating systems to advanced multimodal user interfaces. (More details in the web page). ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: Building and Evaluating Ubiquitous System Software Deadline: 15-Mar-2004 Webpage: http://www.computer.org/pervasive/edcal0704.htm Conference: Synopsis: IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine invites articles relating to system software for ubiquitous computing environments. We welcome papers that provide new software paradigms or algorithms, or relate implementation experience that other researchers can build upon. Successful submissions will clearly address an explicit ubiquitous system model and problem statement, which the authors relate to existing research. They will evaluate the proposed solution and so contribute to our knowledge of software for these systems in general. ____________________________________________________________ Title: The 6th Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation Deadline: 14-May-2004 Webpage: http://www.usenix.org/events/osdi04/ Conference: December 6-8, 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Synopsis: OSDI 2004 will bring together professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds in what has become a premier forum for discussing the design, implementation, and implications of systems software. Emphasizing both innovative research and quantified experience, OSDI takes a broad view of the systems area and solicits contributions from all fields of systems practice including, but not limited to: operating systems, networking, file and storage systems, distributed systems, mobile systems, secure systems, embedded systems, and the interaction of hardware and software development. We particularly encourage contributions containing highly original ideas or groundbreaking results that push the frontier of systems research. ____________________________________________________________ *NEW THIS MONTH! Title: 6th International Symposium on Distributed Objects and Applications (DOA 2004) Deadline: 30-May-2004 Webpage: http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf Conference: October 25-29 2004 Location: Cyprus Synopsis: If you are a researcher or practitioner who is building innovative distributed object systems or applications, consider contributing a practice report or research paper to this event. Existing distributed object systems such as COM, CORBA, and EJB have been generally successful, but we're still evolving them, and applying lessons learned into areas such as Web Services, CORBA Components, J2EE, and .NET. All these approaches aim to provide openness, reliability, scalability, distribution transparency, security, ease of development, and support for heterogeneity between applications and platforms. Significant research and development is required to continue to broaden the applicability of distributed object systems. ____________________________________________________________ Special Announcements Title: SOSP Video Archive Summary: The video archive of talks at SOSP 2003 is now available at the conference Web page: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/sosp2003/videoarchive.shtml ____________________________________________________________ About SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE The SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE mailing list is intended to provide a low-volume channel that provides operating systems researchers and practitioners with information about upcoming events or other important announcements. In general, a message containing a group of such announcements will be sent about once per month with the subject line "SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting". On rare occasions, announcements of particular interest or urgency will be sent out with a different subject line, starting with "SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE supplemental posting" (for readers who wish to use mail filtering programs.) Finally, this mailing list is made available for use by publicity chairs of SIGOPS-sponsored conferences and the SIGOPS officers. To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV(a)ACM.ORG with the following command (paste it!) in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE To unsubscribe, send mail to LISTSERV(a)ACM.ORG with the following command in the body of the message: UNSUBSCRIBE SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE To get more information about manipulating your subscription to this list, go to http://www.acm.org/infodir/services/listserv/doc.html To contact the owner of the list or to report a problem with the list, email SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE-request(a)ACM.ORG To request that an announcement be included in these mailings, go to http://www.cs.duke.edu/~albrecht/acm.html. ____________________________________________________________ Geoff Voelker <voelker(a)cs.ucsd.edu>, SIGOPS Information Director

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[Fwd: [Tccc] JCN Special Issue on Mobile Ad hoc Wireless Networks]
by Lars Wolf 02 Jan '04

02 Jan '04

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] JCN Special Issue on Mobile Ad hoc Wireless Networks Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:42:49 -0800 From: Mario Gerla <gerla(a)CS.UCLA.EDU> Organization: UCLA To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CC: 'Mario Gerla' <gerla(a)CS.UCLA.EDU> My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement */ /* */ /* */ JCN SPECIAL ISSUE ON/* * MOBILE AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKS* * * * PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 2004* The Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN) will publish a Special Issue dedicated to leading-edge topics on Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks. High-quality contributions are solicited by the Guest Editors: *Prof. Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, /gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu/* *Prof. Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, /chiasserini(a)polito.it/* *Prof. Kenichi Mase, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, /mase(a)ie.niigata-u.ac.jp/* *Prof. Eytan Modiano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, /modiano(a)mit.edu/* *Dr. Jason Redi, BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, /redi(a)bbn.com/* The issue of mobility is central in ad hoc networks and sets them apart from wireless infrastructure networks and static sensor nets. Mobility affects several layers from radio to applications. In this special issue we solicit papers that deal with mobility in wireless ad-hoc networks. The topics include but are not limited to the following: ü Impact of mobility on various protocols layers ü Performance of mobile ad hoc networks ü Mobility and scalability trade-offs ü Mobility models for ad hoc wireless networks ü Simulation of mobility in ad hoc networks ü Influence of mobility on protocol design ü Effect of mobility on protocol performance ü Exploiting mobility for protocol scalability ü Radio and antenna designs for mobility ü Antenna Diversity and mobility ü Mobility and MAC layer ü Mobility and network layer ü Mobility and transport layer ü Cross layer interaction to handle mobility ü Mobile ad hoc network applications ü Mobile ad hoc net measurements Continuing JCN's tradition of fast turnaround together with full peer reviews, the following schedule has been set: * **July 1, 2004** *Electronic manuscript (.ps or .pdf) submission to JCN website [An earlier note to editors with intent to submit will be appreciated.] *October 15, 2004** *First reviews returned to author *December 15, 2004** *Special Issue published Electronic submissions will be made to JCN website. Information about submissions is available on the JCN web site, *http://jcn.or.kr*. Please direct inquiries and intent to submit notifications to any one of the Guest Editors. JCN is a high-quality quarterly archival journal, published by the Korean Institute of Communications Sciences with the technical co-sponsorship of the IEEE Communications Society, covering the fields of Communication Theory and Systems, Wireless Communications, and Networks and Services. JCN began publication in March 1999. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: Fw: ECUMN'04]
by Lars Wolf 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fw: ECUMN'04 Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:50:26 -0000 From: Mario Freire <mario(a)di.ubi.pt> Reply-To: Mario Freire <mario(a)di.ubi.pt> To: <itc(a)comsoc.org> CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd European Conference on Universal Multiservice Networks (ECUMN '04) October 25-27, 2004 - Porto, Portugal URL: http://www.co.it.pt/ecumn04.html *GENERAL INFORMATION* The European Conference on* *Universal Multiservice Networks (ECUMN) was born in Colmar, France, under the sponsorship of SEE (Société de l'Electricité, de l'Electronique, et des Technologies de l'Information). After the first two successful venues in Colmar in 2000 and in 2002, the 3rd European Conference on* *Universal Multiservice Networks (ECUMN '04) is moving to Portugal and will take place at Hotel D. Henrique, in Porto (Oporto) from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 October, 2004. The conference is jointly organized by Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) and OE (Ordem dos Engenheiros), with the technical co-sponsorship of IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Portugal Section, EUREL and SEE. The goal of the ECUMN conference is to bring together researchers from the academia and practitioners from the industry in order to address network and service convergence issues. The conference will provide a forum where the academia shall be able to present up-to-date research results and the industry describe emerging technologies and new research problems related to them. The conference scope has been extended to deal to put specific emphasis on Service Provisioning, and Service differentiation issues. Graceful evolution of Networks, new access schemes, flexible protocols, increased variety of services, hybrid networks reliability, are some of the present and future challenges that have to be met by the various technologies that will be discussed during the conference. A competition for the best student paper will be organized to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies. ** *TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST* Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: - Evolution of Telecommunication Networks Architecture: Next Generation Networks (NGN) Active Networks Optical Networks Access Networks Mobile Networks Storage Area Networks Network measurements and testbeds - Protocols issues: Multicast Switching and routing Signalling Mobility management Security and privacy Real time and multimedia - Service provisioning and deployment in a heterogeneous environment: Intermediation Network design and planning Network management and control Traffic engineering Interfaces and Reference points Flow control - Service differentiation Real time services over IP/IPv6 Pricing and real time billing Traffic control and QoS Service reliability, availability Congestion and admission control Replication system (caching, mirroring, CDNs, etc). *IMPORTANT DATES* Paper submission deadline: April 15, 2004 Authors notification: June 15, 2004 Deadline for full-length camera ready paper: July 15, 2004 *INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS* * * Papers must use single-column per page, double spacing, Times New Roman style characters with 12-point font size, and should not exceed 4,000 words. The top of the first page of each paper must include the title of the paper, authors' names, position, address, telephone, e-mail of the author responsible for correspondence and a list of four keywords. Submissions must be made electronically through the paper submission page <http://www.co.it.pt/ecumn04/submission.html>. All the manuscripts must be written in English. Acceptable formats are Postscript, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word. Please use A4 paper format when formatting your submission. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit full-length manuscripts for inclusion in the proceedings with ISBN. For more information please contact: Mario Freire Institute of Telecommunications Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Coimbra - Site II, P-3030-290 COIMBRA PORTUGAL Tel.: + 351 239 79 62 36 Fax: + 351 239 79 62 93 E-mail: ecumn04(a)co.it.pt <mailto:ecumn04@co.it.pt> Check our Web page at http://www.co.it.pt/ecumn04.html for the latest information concerning the conference. *CONFERENCE COMMITTEES* *General Co-Chairs* Prosper Chemouil (France) - France Telecom R&D Annie Gravey (France) - Groupement des Ecoles des Télécommunications Pascal Lorenz (France) - University of Haute Alsace Mario Freire (Portugal)- Univ. Beira Interior/Instituto de Telecomunicações *Steering Committee* Prosper Chemouil (France) - France Telecom R&D Annie Gravey (France) - Groupement des Ecoles des Télécommunications Pascal Lorenz (France) - University of Haute Alsace Jean-Gabriel Rémy - (France) Cegetel Sylvie Ritzenthaler - (France) Alcatel Pierre Rolin (France) - France Telecom R&D *Technical Program Committee * P. Bertin (France) - France Telecom R&D F. Boavida (Portugal) - University of Coimbra S. Bregni (Italy) - Politecnico Milano P. Brown (France) - France Telecom R&D E. Carrapatoso (Portugal) - University of Porto P. Castelli (Italy) - Telecom Italia Labs T. Chahed (France) - INT M. Diaz (France) - LAAS-CNRS N. Fonseca (Brazil) - Campinas University A. Jamalipour (Australia) - Univ. of Sydney N. Kamiyama (Japan) - NTT S. Karnouskos (Germany) - GMD FOKUS L. Lancieri (France) - France Telecom R&D M. Maknavicius-Laurent (France)- INT Z. Mammeri (France) - University of Toulouse E. Monteiro (Portugal) - University of Coimbra S. Oueslati (France) - France Telecom R&D G. Petit (Belgium) - Alcatel M. Pioro (Poland) - Warsaw University of Technology S. Ritzenthaler (France) - Alcatel A. Santos (Portugal) - University of Minho R. Valadas (Portugal) - University of Aveiro M. Villen-Altamirano (Spain) - Telefonica I+D J. Yan (Canada) - Nortel *Organizing Committee* Carlos Salema (Portugal) - IST/Ordem dos Engenheiros/Institute of Telecommunications Luís Sá (Portugal) - Univ. Coimbra/Institute of Telecommunications Mário Freire (Portugal) Univ. Beira Interior/Institute of Telecommunications Henrique Silva (Portugal) - Univ. Coimbra/Institute of Telecommunications Joel Rodrigues (Portugal) Univ. Beira Interior/Institute of Telecommunications Fernando Perdigão (Portugal) - Univ. Coimbra/Institute of Telecommunications Rui Rocha (Portugal) - IST/Institute of Telecommunications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mario Marques Freire Assistant Professor Networks and Multimedia Group, Institute of Telecommunications Department of Computer Science, University of Beira Interior Rua Marquês d'Ávila e Bolama 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal FAX: +351 275 319 888 Phone: + 351 275 319 891 Email: mario(a)di.ubi.pt <mailto:mario@di.ubi.pt>, mfreire@acm.org,mfreire@ieee.org <mailto:mfreire@acm.org,mfreire@ieee.org> URL: http://www.di.ubi.pt/~mario

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WG: Workshop "Interoperable Software-Infrastrukturen fuer selbstorganisierende Multimedia-Appliances"
by Stefan Fischer 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Christian Elting [mailto:christian.elting@eml-d.villa-bosch.de] Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Dezember 2003 10:37 Betreff: Workshop "Interoperable Software-Infrastrukturen fuer selbstorganisierende Multimedia-Appliances" Liebe Kollegen, anbei sende ich Ihnen die Vorankündigung eines Workshops zum Thema Interoperabilität von Multimedia-Infrastrukturen, die vielleicht den einen oder anderen interessieren könnte. Viele Grüße und frohe Feiertage, Christian Elting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Workshop Interoperable Software-Infrastrukturen für selbstorganisierende Multimedia-Appliances und Konstituierende Sitzung des GI-Arbeitskreises Interaktive Anwendungen für mobile und ubiquitäre Systeme Vorankündigung Dienstag, 27. April 2004, 10:0017:00 am Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung Darmstadt Inhalt: Schlagworte wie Ambient Intelligence, Pervasive Computing und Information Appliances versprechen für die Zukunft eine allgegenwärtige Verfügbarkeit von Informationstechnik und Multimedia-Informationen. Unsere alltägliche Umwelt wird in die Lage versetzt, unsere Ziele und Bedürfnisse zu erkennen und kann uns intelligent und situationsgerecht unterstützen. Projekte wie Oxygen am MIT, Ambience in der EU oder die BMB+F-Leitprojekte EMBASSI und SmartKom entwickeln Beispiele für solche Umgebungen. Die Realisierung intelligenter Umgebungen im praktischen Einsatz außerhalb der Labore erfordert jedoch die Interoperabilität von Diensten und Geräten, die Fähigkeit zur dynamischen Vernetzung und zur Selbstorganisation. Technologien wie UPnP, Rendezvous und JINI bilden hierfür wichtige Grundlagen. Darüber hinaus ist aber die Fähigkeit zur semantischen Selbstorganisation notwendig, zur spontanen und automatischen Kooperation multimedialer Dienste und Geräte zur Erkennung und Erfüllung der Nutzerbedürfnisse. Die Entwicklung von hierfür geeigneten Software-Technologien ist Gegenstand aktueller Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten. Ziel: Ziel dieses Workshops ist die Vorstellung und kritische Diskussion aktueller Lösungsansätze für selbstorganisierende Multimedia-Appliances vor dem Hintergrund der Einsetzbarkeit in der Praxis. Wir wollen ein Anforderungsportfolio für die praxisorientierte Weiterentwicklung dieser Konzepte entwickeln und Strategien für die Koordination der verschiedenen Entwicklungsaktivitäten identifizieren. Im Anschluss an den Workshop ist die konstituierende Sitzung des GI-Arbeitskreises Interaktive Anwendungen für mobile und ubiquitäre Systeme geplant, in dessen Rahmen dieses Thema weiter verfolgt werden soll. Adressaten: Dieser Workshop wendet sich an Software-Ingenieure, Systemarchitekten, Systemdesigner und Wissenschaftler, die sich mit vernetzten Multimedia-Systemen, -Geräten und -Infrastrukturen, mit Unterhaltungselektronik sowie mit intelligenter Umgebungen befassen. Veranstalter: Dieser Workshop ist eine gemeinsame Veranstaltung des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Graphische Datenverarbeitung in Darmstadt, des European Media Lab Heidelberg und des Loewe-Kompetenzzentrum Hannover im Rahmen des BMB+F Projektes DynAMITE (Dynamisch Adaptive Multimodale IT-Ensembles). Kontakt und weitere Informationen: Thomas Kirste, Fraunhofer IGD (thomas.kirste(a)igd.fhg.de) Rainer Malaka, European Media Lab (rainer.malaka(a)eml.villa-bosch.de) Jens Neumann, Loewe Kompetenzzentrum (jneumann(a)loewe-komp.de) -- Christian Elting European Media Laboratory GmbH Web: http://www.eml-development.de/english/homes/elting/index.html Tel: +49/6221/533-244 Fax: +49/6221/533-298 Email: christian.elting(a)eml-d.villa-bosch.de "No matter where you go, there you are."

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WG: [Pervasive2004] CfP: Pervasive 2004 Workshops
by Stefan Fischer 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: pervasive2004-bounces(a)soft.uni-linz.ac.at [mailto:pervasive2004-bounces@soft.uni-linz.ac.at] Im Auftrag von Pervasive 2004 Publicity Chair Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Dezember 2003 10:20 An: pervasive2004(a)soft.uni-linz.ac.at Betreff: [Pervasive2004] CfP: Pervasive 2004 Workshops Subject: Workshops at Pervasive 2004, Call for Papers --- At the conference on Pervasive Computing 2004 in Vienne, Austria the following workshops will be held. W1: Workshop on Gaming Applications in Pervasive Computing Environments http://www.ipsi.fraunhofer.de/ambiente/pervasivegaming W2: Toolkit Support for Interaction in the Physical World http://media.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/tuit W3: Memory and Sharing of Experiences http://www.ii.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~sumi/pervasive04 W4: First International Workshop on Computer Support for Human Tasks and Activities http://www.daimi.au.dk/pervasive2004workshop W5: Benchmarks and a database for context recognition http://www.wearable.ethz.ch/pervasive04_workshop.html W6: SPPC: Security and Privacy in Pervasive Computing http://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/events/sppc04/ W7: Sustainable Pervasive Computing http://www.diuf.unifr.ch/pai/spc2004 For further information see the web pages of the workshops and the details below. ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W1: Workshop on Gaming Applications in Pervasive Computing Environments --- Organizers: * Carsten Magerkurth, Fraunhofer IPSI, Darmstadt, Germany * Regan Mandryk, imon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, Canada. * Steve Benford, University of Nottingham, UK * Johan Sanneblad, FAL, Viktoria Institute, Goteborg, Sweden. --- Theme: Gaming has been a hot topic and innovating force in most cultures for thousands of years. In contrast to traditional gaming, computer entertainment still lacks rich human-to-human interaction and is not grounded in our physical world. With the emergence of ubiquitous and pervasive computing technology, we are now facing a radical paradigm shift in which the computer as a medium steps back and weaves itself into the fabric of our physical and social environments. Combining pervasive computing technologies with gaming applications many people enjoy and are used to, will have a positive effect on the dissemination of the pervasive computing paradigm and may help creating new and revolutionary forms of experiences. With this workshop we bring together researchers who are interested in interactive entertainment and the opportunities and risks that pervasive computing might introduce to it. We want to discuss initial results from this emerging field and share our experiences and v! isions to identify relevant research questions and future research directions. --- Submission Deadline: 15. Feb 2004 --- Further Information: http://www.ipsi.fraunhofer.de/ambiente/pervasivegaming magerkurth(a)ipsi.fraunhofer.de --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W2: Toolkit Support for Interaction in the Physical World --- Organizers: * Rafael Ballagas, RWTH Aachen University * Scott Klemmer, UC Berkeley * Jennifer Sheridan, University of Lancaster --- Theme: Pervasive computing continues to push computer technology off the desktop and into the physical world. However, building physical interfaces is non-trivial, requiring knowledge of low-level hardware and software details. These difficulties echo the experiences of the GUI community twenty years ago. Tangible user interface (TUI) toolkits have the potential to simplify physical prototyping just as GUI toolkits have improved graphical prototyping. This workshop will be a collaboration between tangible user interface designers and toolkit developers. TUI designers should give perspectives on the domain they are designing for, prototyping techniques they use, and difficulties they encounter. Toolkit developers should present their toolkit solution or project, and its particular strengths and weaknesses for rapidly prototyping TUIs. We will address several fundamental issues in toolkit support for interaction in the physical world: * Creating a taxonomy of existing prototyping techniques for TUIs * Deriving required features and characteristics of potential TUI toolkits from this taxonomy * Mapping out the design space of TUI toolkits, and placing existing toolkits into it * Defining ways to evaluate TUI toolkits * Identifying opportunities for future collaboration --- Submission Deadline: January 26, 2004 --- Further Information: http://media.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/tuit --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W3: Memory and Sharing of Experiences --- Organizers: * Kenji Mase, Nagoya University / ATR * Yasuyuki Sumi, Kyoto University / ATR * Sidney Fels, University of British Columbia --- Theme: Pervasive computing environment will become a strong infrastructure to record experiences of people in the real world because it will network a lot of wide spread sensors that can capture the activities of people continuously in various aspects. The experiences here include activities such as writing, drawing, speaking, meeting, sports, traveling etc., in personal or group context, and interactions with other people and/or artifacts. Recorded experiences by means of digital video, tactile sensors, location tracking device, etc. can be used as a source for various tasks in daily life, business, education and security. They include, for example, multi-media memory aids, reference for context recognition, creation of a model of person's activities and story-telling of life. The useful and computational log can be obtained by ubiquitous sensor networks and effective tagging systems. --- There are many research projects on ubiquitous sensor network for recording events, wearable device for personal event recording, real-world oriented CSCW, interaction analysis by ethnological approach, and privacy issues. The researchers who are engaged in this theme are welcome. --- Please send electronic submissions to: pervasive04(a)atr.jp Submission Deadline: January 19, 2003 --- Further Information: http://www.ii.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~sumi/pervasive04 mase(a)itc.nagoya-u.ac.jp --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W4: First International Workshop on Computer Support for Human Tasks and Activities --- Organizers: * Jakob E. Bardram, University of Aarhus, Denmark * Henrik Bærbak Christensen, University of Aarhus, Denmark * David Garlan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, * João Sousa, Carnegie Mellon University, USA --- Theme: The term task-based or activity-based computing has been proposed as a new paradigm for computing more suited for ubiquitous and pervasive computing than the traditional application- and file-centered computing paradigm, which are oblivious to a notion of a user task spanning multiple applications, services, and information sources. This situation is worse in work environments where users, rather than sitting at a desk all the time, would like to use whatever devices are available at each location for carrying out their work and for impromptu collaboration. This workshop aims at exploring issues related to improving the computational support for human tasks and activities, with a special focus on infrastructures, software architectures, models of user tasks, and on the challenges associated with designing and implementing those. The goal is to build a network of researchers and practitioners working on aspects of task- /activity-based computing. The workshop will focus on ex! ploring this potential by discussing the constraints and possibilities of existing and emerging technologies for supporting human activities, and focusing on identifying current and future research directions. These goals will be accomplished through presentation of the participants' visions and research, brainstorming sessions, and small-group breakout sessions. --- Submission deadline: 1. March 2004 --- Further Information: http://www.daimi.au.dk/pervasive2004workshop bardram(a)daimi.au.dk --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W5: Benchmarks and a database for context recognition --- Organizers: * Paul Lukowicz, Institute for Computer Systems and Networks, UMIT Innsbruck * Jani Mäntyjärvi, Technical Research Center of Finland, VTT * Holger Junker, Wearable Computing Lab, ETH Zurich --- Theme: The aim of the workshop is to foster the generation of standard, publicly available data sets for context recognition. Such data sets and benchmarks have proven to their value in many other fields such as speech recognition, image recognition and computer architectures. They allow initial tests of new methods and algorithms without the need for time consuming data collection.Even more important, they provide an objective basis for the evaluation and comparison of algorithms. As the field of context recognition grows and becomes more mature, the need for such publicly available, standard data sets and benchmarks is becoming more and more obvious. The organizers see the workshop as a first step towards generating such data sets and benchmarks. To this end, we invite all interested researchers to present their views on relevant scenarios, sensors sets, data formats, mechanism for repository management and other related issues. We would also like to encourage presentations of existing data sets, that could be contributed to an initial database version. The output of the one-day workshop will be a consensus on the above issues. Ideally, this shall contain concrete steps and a time schedule for the establishment of the envisioned database and benchmark sets. --- Submission Deadline: 13 Feb 2004 --- Further Information: www.wearable.ethz.ch/pervasive04_workshop.html junker(a)ife.ee.ethz.ch --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W6: SPPC: Security and Privacy in Pervasive Computing --- Organizers: * Philip Robinson (TecO, University of Karlsruhe, Germany) * Harald Vogt (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) * Waleed Wagealla (University of Strathclyde, Scotland) --- Theme: When someone asks you to use your office, what goes through your mind? Is it the probability that they may make an overseas call? Is it the fear that they may browse your high profile or confidential documents lying on the table? Or in the case of a total stranger, how did they know that your office was available in the first place? In this workshop we build on a notion that decisions influenced by trust, privacy, security and context are not treated in isolation, rather there exists a system of balanced reasoning that interrelates these concerns. The aim of this workshop is to explore the properties of this system, by defining the interfaces between trust, privacy, security and context, the data that is interchanged between their identifiable mechanisms, and how this knowledge can be best applied in pervasive computing applications. --- Submission deadline: 14 February 2004 --- Further Information: http://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/events/sppc04/ --- ---------------------------------- ********************************** ---------------------------------- W7: Sustainable Pervasive Computing --- Organizers: * Siegfried Behrendt, Institute for Futures Research and Technology Assessment, Berlin, Germany * Danielle Bütschi, Center for Technology assessment, TA-Swiss, Berne, Switzerland * Michèle Courant, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland * Lorenz Hilty, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, St. Gallen, Switzerland --- Theme: The technology of pervasive computing is now ready for a large-scale everyday use. Such a widespreading may have a strong impact on society and environment, by the way equipments and technical infrastructures for everyday life will be designed, and by the way the social and environmental issues of technology will be managed. Despite the promising facilities it will bring on, pervasive computing has indeed some darks sides, which must be early taken into account if we want to achieve a sustainable development. The goal of the workshop is then to bring together interdisciplinary contributors for enabling to set up the foundations of a sustainable pervasive computing. People from any discipline concerned by pervasive computing deployement (e.g. from computer science, business, urbanism, architecture, mobility, health care and medicine, energy, waste management, ethics, technology assessment, law, etc), and interested in sharing their works, experiences, or ideas for reaching this goal are welcome to the workshop. Two aspects will be considered : (1) analysis and evaluation of the implications of pervasive computing for the society and the environment; (2) design and applications for a sustainable pervasive computing. --- For submission, 1 to 2 pages abstracts should be sent no later than January 29, 2004. --- Further Information: http://www.diuf.unifr.ch/pai/spc2004 michele.courant(a)unifr.ch ---

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[Fwd: CFP: International Middleware Conference 2004]
by Lars Wolf 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: International Middleware Conference 2004 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:41:18 +0100 From: Ludger Fiege <fiege(a)GKEC.TU-DARMSTADT.DE> Reply-To: Mailing List der GI FG 3.3.1 "Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme" <KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de> Organization: TU Darmstadt To: KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message) Call for Papers: Middleware 2004 ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference (society sponsorship pending) Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 18th - 22nd, 2004 http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/middleware2004/ Overview Requirements for faster development cycles, decreased development efforts, greater software reuse, and better end-to-end control over system resources are motivating the creation and use of middleware systems and middleware-based architectures. Middleware is systems software that resides between the applications and the underlying operating systems, network protocol stacks, and hardware. Its primary role is to functionally bridge the gap between application programs and the lower-level hardware and software infrastructure in order to coordinate how application components are connected and how they interoperate. Furthermore, middleware enables and simplifies the integration of components developed by multiple technology suppliers. In this sense middleware systems are sets of services and abstractions that facilitate the development and deployment of distributed applications in heterogeneous, distributed, computing environments. Next-generation distributed applications and systems will increasingly be developed using middleware. This dependency poses hard challenges, including latency hiding, masking partial failures, information assurance and security, legacy integration, dynamic service partitioning and load balancing, and end-to-end quality of service specification and enforcement. To address these challenges, researchers and practitioners need to discover and validate techniques, patterns, and optimizations for middleware frameworks, multi-level distributed resource management, and adaptive and reflective middleware architectures. Following the success of past conferences in this series, the 5th International Middleware Conference will be the premier event for middleware research and technology in 2004. The scope of the conference is the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed system platforms and architectures for future computing and communication environments. Highlights of the conference will include a high quality technical program, tutorials, invited speakers, poster presentations, and workshops. The proceedings of Middleware 2004 will be published as a Springer-Verlag volume in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. For paper formatting instructions see the Springer-Verlag guidelines for authors. All papers should be no more than 20 pages in length. For more detailed submission instructions, please visit the Middleware 2004 web site. Topics of Interest The topics of this conference include, but are not limited to: Distributed real-time and embedded middleware platforms Reliable and fault-tolerant middleware platforms Support for multimedia in middleware platforms Middleware for Grid computing Novel quality of service architectures and evaluation techniques Event-based, publish/subscribe and messaging-oriented middleware platforms Open architectures for reconfigurable middleware Adaptive and reflective middleware Aspect-oriented middleware Generative programming techniques for middleware development Middleware protocols and services for information assurance and security Formal methods and tools for reasoning about middleware systems and services Management and use of component-based systems in distributed environments Applications of middleware technologies, including telematics, command and control, avionics, and e-commerce Novel paradigms, APIs, and languages for distributed systems Integration of middleware with model-integrated computing architectures, such as the OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA) Extensions and refinements to RM-ODP, CORBA, J2EE, .NET, etc. Impact of emerging Internet technologies and standards on middleware platforms Integration of middleware platforms with Web services and Java technologies Distributed systems management and interactive configuration and development tools Issues of scalability in existing and new distributed systems platforms Engineering distributed systems in heterogeneous and mobile networks Middleware for ubiquitous and mobile computing Organization General Chair: Steve Vinoski (IONA Technologies, Inc.) Program Chair: Hans-Arno Jacobsen (University of Toronto, Canada) WiP Papers Chair: Jean Bacon (Cambridge University, UK) Tutorials Chair: Stefan Tai (IBM T.J. Watson, USA) Advanced Workshops Chair: Fabio Kon (USP, Brazil) Posters Chair: Eyal de Lara (University of Toronto, Canada) Local Arrangements Chair: Baochun Li (University of Toronto, Canada) Publicity Chair: Cristiana Amza (University of Toronto, Canada) Program Committee Gul Agha (U. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA) Gustavo Alonso (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) Jean Bacon (Cambridge U., UK) Mark Baker (Canada) Guruduth Banavar (IBM T.J. Watson, USA) Alejandro Buchmann (Darmstadt U. of Technology, Germany) Andrew Campbell (Columbia U., USA) Roy Campbell (U. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA) Harold Carr (Sun, USA) Geoff Coulson (Lancaster U., UK) Prem Devanbu (UC Davis, USA) Jan DeMeer (IHP-Microelectronics, Germany) Naranker Dulay (Imperial College, UK) Markus Endler (PUC-Rio, Brazil) Mike Feeley (U. of British Columbia, Canada) Chris Gill (Washington U., St. Louis, USA) Aniruddha Gokhale (Vanderbilt U., USA) Peter Honeyman (CITI, U. of Michigan, USA) Bettina Kemme (McGill U., Canada) Fabio Kon (U. of São Paulo, Brazil) Doug Lea (SUNY Oswego, USA)Joe Loyall (BBN Technologies, USA) Edmundo Madeira (U. of Campinas, Brazil) Keith Moore (HP Laboratories, USA) Hausi Muller (U. of Victoria, Canada) Klara Nahrstedt (U. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA) Dennis Noll (Boeing, USA) Kerry Raymond (DSTC, Australia) Luis Rodrigues (U. of Lisboa, Portugal) Isabelle Rouvellou (IBM T.J. Watson, USA) Michael Stal (Siemens, Germany) Rick Schantz (BBN Technologies, USA) Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt U., USA) Jean-Bernard Stefani (INRIA, Grenoble, France) Joe Sventek (University of Glasgow, UK) Janos Sztipanovits (Vanderbilt U., USA) Stefan Tai (IBM T.J. Watson, USA) Peter Triantifilou (U. of Padras, Greece) Nalini Venkatasubramanian (U. of California, Irvine, USA) Werner Vogels (Cornell U., USA) Martina Zitterbart (U. of Karlsruhe, Germany) Submission Deadlines Abstract submission: Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Research Papers: Tuesday, April 6th, 2004 Work in Progress Papers: Tuesday, April 6th, 2004 Posters: TBA Workshop Proposals: Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Tutorial Proposals: Tuesday, May 11th, 2004 **All deadlines are 11:59pm PST.** Notification of acceptance (papers): Monday June 14th, 2004 Camera-ready papers due (papers): Monday July 12th, 2004 More Information For further information and submission instructions, please visit http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/middleware2004/ .

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[Fwd: Call for Presentations: EntNet @ SUPERCOMM 2004]
by Marc Bechler 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for Presentations: EntNet @ SUPERCOMM 2004 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:58:37 -0500 From: CommunicationsSociety(a)comsoc.org Reply-To: <Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org> To: Conferencesx(a)comsoc.org EntNet @ SUPERCOMM 2004 The 4th International Enterprise Networking and Services Conference CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Deadline: 10 January 2004 This conference brings visionaries, vendors, practitioners and technologists to a common forum for discussion of enterprise networking and services issues and solutions. The conference technical program will feature business and technology oriented panels, a workshop, and tutorials. McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois, USA 21-22 June 2004 For more information on the EntNet program, please visit web page http://www.comsoc.org/confs/entnet/index.html Looking forward to seeing you at ENTNET 2004, Sincerely, Gabriel Jakobson, Technical Program Chair Vinay Chandhok, Technical Program Vice-Chair Samir Chatterjee, Workshop Chair Lundy Lewis, Tutorial Chair 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.

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[Fwd: [Tccc] ACM MobiCom 2004 - Preliminary CFP]
by Lars Wolf 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] ACM MobiCom 2004 - Preliminary CFP Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:37:39 -0600 From: Robin Kravets <rhk(a)cs.uiuc.edu> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS MobiCom 2004 The Tenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 26 - October 1, 2004 Philadelphia, PA, USA (dates and location are subject to final approval) http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2004/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE IMPORTANT DATES: Paper registrations due: March 8, 2004 Paper submissions due: March 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance: June 21, 2004 Camera-ready versions due: July 25, 2004 ACM MobiCom 2004, the Tenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, is the tenth in the series of annual conferences sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE and 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, single-track conference focusing on all issues in mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking at the link layer and above. PAPERS: Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting new research related to the theory or practice of mobile computing and networking. All submissions must describe original research that is not published or currently under review by another conference or journal. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Applications and computing services supporting mobile users - Architectures, protocols, and algorithms to cope with mobility, limited bandwidth, or intermittent connectivity - Database and data management issues in mobile computing - Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking - Distributed systems aspects of mobile computing - New mobile and wireless applications - Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks - Performance of mobile and wireless networks and systems - Location-dependent applications and protocols - Security and privacy of mobile/wireless systems - Mobile ad hoc and sensor networks - Wireless multimedia systems - Algorithms and protocols for power management and control - Service creation and management environments for mobile/wireless systems The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of the ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks (WINET) journal. CHALLENGES PAPERS: The conference also solicits short papers (maximum of 8 pages) that challenge the mobile computing community with revolutionary new approaches, new technologies, or visionary applications. Such papers should provide stimulating ideas or grand visions that may open up exciting avenues of far-reaching future research. Descriptions of new products or simple evolution of existing work are not appropriate as Challenges Papers. Challenges Papers will be reviewed and should be submitted using the normal submission procedure. The title of such papers must start with the word "Challenges," i.e., "Challenges: ... `rest of the title'." SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare a PDF or a PostScript version of their full paper. Papers must be no longer than 15 pages (8 pages for Challenges submissions), font size not smaller than 10 points, and must fit properly on U.S. "letter"-sized paper (8.5x11 inches) with reasonable margins. Detailed instructions for 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 8, 2004 and the deadline for submitting the actual paper is March 15, 2004. All deadlines are 11:59PM EST. All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality through double-blind review process, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors should not be identifiable by any means from the paper or from the PDF or the Postscript file. Guidelines for preparing the paper for blind reviewing, as well as electronic paper submission instructions, will be available on the conference web pages. Submitted or substantially similar papers must not be currently under review for any other publication. Please direct any questions regarding paper submission to the Program Co-Chairs, Samir Das and Ravi Jain 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, Andrew Campbell (campbell(a)ee.columbia.edu) and Taieb Znati (tznati(a)nsf.gov). The deadline for tutorial proposals is April 05, 2004. PANELS: Panel proposals are solicited that examine innovative, controversial, or otherwise provocative issues of interest. Panel proposals should not exceed 3 pages, including biographical sketches of the panelists. Potential panel organizers should contact the Panel Co-Chairs, Prathima Agrawal (pagrawal(a)eng.auburn.edu) and Tao Zhang (tao(a)research.telcordia.com). The deadline for panel proposals is April 26, 2004. 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, Elizabeth Belding-Royer (ebelding(a)cs.ucsb.edu). The deadline for demo proposals is July 12, 2004. We are also planning an Expo featuring exhibits of the latest mobile computing products and services. STUDENT POSTER SESSION: Student posters are solicited that present recent and on-going research by students on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking topics. Student posters should not exceed 2 pages and should include a description of the student's research. See above for paper formatting requirements. Accepted posters will be put on the conference web page; however, they will not be printed in the conference proceedings. Send poster submissions to the Student Poster Co-Chairs, Chiara Petrioli (petrioli(a)di.uniroma1.it) and Stefano Basagni (basagni(a)ece.neu.edu). The deadline for student posters is July 12, 2004. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD: Papers with a student as a primary author will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award, with a cash award of 1000 USD. Students must indicate with their submission that they would like to be considered for this award. The student author of the awarded paper is expected to present the paper at the conference. GENERAL CHAIR Zygmunt Haas Cornell University PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Samir R. Das Stony Brook University, SUNY Ravi Jain DoCoMo USA Labs STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR Imrich Chlamtac University of Texas at Dallas ACM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Ginger Ignatoff Additional committee members will be announced on the conference web page. _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Sepcial issue on wireless sensor networks, IEEE Wireless Communications Magainze]
by Lars Wolf 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Sepcial issue on wireless sensor networks, IEEE Wireless Communications Magainze Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:35:36 -0600 (CST) From: Jennifer Hou <jhou(a)cs.uiuc.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Apology if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. --------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Special Issue on "Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Systems" IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine Theme Driven by advances in MEMS micro-sensors, wireless networking, and embedded processing, ad-hoc networks of sensors are becoming increasingly available for commercial and military applications such as environmental monitoring (e.g., traffic, habitat, security), industrial sensing and diagnostics (e.g., factory, appliances), monitoring critical infrastructures (e.g., power grids, water distribution, waste disposal), and collecting data for battlefield awareness. Information processing in sensor networks is an interdisciplinary research area, which spans the areas of signal processing/detection/estimation, networking and protocols, embedded systems, data bases and information management, as well as distributed algorithms. It opens up new research venues, which include sensor tasking and control, tracking and localization, probabilistic reasoning, sensor data fusion, distributed data bases, communication protocols and theory that address network coverage, connectivity, and capacity, as well as system/software architecture and design methodologies. Moreover, all these issues have to consider many cross-cutting requirements such as efficiency/cost tradeoff, robustness, self-organization, fault-tolerance, timeliness, scalability, and network longevity. Topics of Interest This special issue calls for articles that highlight technical issues from physical device design, signal processing, network protocols/algorithms, to revolutionary new applications enabled by sensor network technology. In particular, we are seeking contributions in all aspects of sensor networks. Of particular interests are (i) Articles that summarize the fundamental performance and behavior limits of sensor networks with respect to sensor network capacity, coverage, connectivity, and/or lifetime. As wireless sensor networks must operate under extreme resource constraints, an understanding of the fundamental performance limits of such networks will provide valuable insights into what designs make sense and can help identify areas in which theory promises performance much better than that attained by existing designs. (ii) Articles that outline algorithms which realize certain sensor network operation, such as localization, time synchronization and target tracking, and their theoretical base. Articles of this type should focus on comparing alternative algorithms/approaches with respect to the various sensor network requirements outlined above. (iii) Articles that deal with system implementations, experiments, and experiences in application domains. At an early stage of sensor network development, one can analyze and predict network behavior through simulation and theoretical reasoning. However, a true evaluation of system performance can only be obtained through implementation and direct measurement and experimentation of the prototype. Hence articles that report the system implementation issues with an emphasis on the cross-layer design tradeoffs will shed lights on how effective the overall system design is. Example topical areas of interests include, but not limited to * Coding and information theory * Detection, classification, and estimation * Distributed networked sensing and control * Data compression, association, aggregation and fusion * Data-centric routing and attribute based addressing * Energy efficient medium access control and resource management * Localization, tracking and time synchronization * Network coverage, connectivity, and longevity * Query processing and optimization * Security * Simulation environments and systems prototyping * Sensor network applications and services Publication Schedule Manuscript due: January 1st Acceptance notification: March 1st Final manuscript due: May 1st Expected publication date: August Submission Instruction All submissions should adhere to the style of IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine. Guidelines for prospective authors can be found on-line at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/pcm/pub_guidelines.html. Electronic submissions are accepted only in Postscript and PDF formats and should be sent to havinga(a)cs.utwente.nl or jhou(a)cs.uiuc.edu directly. If you have any questions, please contact any one of the guest editors. Submissions must meet the following criteria: - A paper must be material that has not been previously published nor is currently under review by another conference or journal. - Each submitted paper should be no longer than the equivalent of 15 double space pages excluding figures, graphs, and illustrations. Guest Editors Paul Havinga Department of Computer Science University of Twente, the Netherlands havinga(a)cs.utwente.nl Jennifer C. Hou Department of Computer Science University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign jhou(a)cs.uiuc.edu Mani Srivastava Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California at Los Angeles mbs(a)ee.ucla.edu Feng Zhao Embedded Collaborative Computing Palo Alto Research Center zhao(a)parc.com _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Re: Final Call for papers -- Special Issue on Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Re: Final Call for papers -- Special Issue on Sensor Networks Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:37:02 -0500 From: Hossam Hassanein <hossam(a)cs.queensu.ca> Organization: Queen's To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu>, <news-announce-conferences(a)uunet.uu.net> Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this. **** IPCCC 2004 Call for STUDENT POSTER Submissions **** 23rd IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC) April 15-17, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona, USA http://www.ipccc.org ** New to IPCCC this year: Student Poster Session ** We are pleased to announce that IPCCC will feature student research in a special poster session. We encourage submission of high-quality student posters and extended abstracts reporting original work in both theoretical and experimental research areas. After review by the program committee, the selected research will be featured in a poster session on the evening of April 15, 2004 at the conference hotel. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following " Mobile and Networked Applications " Network Protocols and Performance " High-Performance Computing " Distributed Computing " Performance Evaluation " Embedded System Design/Integration " Storage Systems " Mobile and Ad Hoc Networking " Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems " Power-Aware Design " Network Security " Internet Computing " Web Server Performance " Wireless Networks Submission Procedures for Student Posters and Extended Abstracts Submitted extended abstracts must have at least 11-point font size, and should not exceed 2 double-spaced pages in length, including the abstract, figures, and references. Authors should obtain company and government clearances prior to submission of papers. The first author of the submitted abstracts must be a full-time student. All extended abstracts are to be submitted online at http://pc-roliver.nmsu.edu/ipccc2004.html. You will be provided with a web address to check the progress of your abstract submission. In case of questions, please email roliver(a)nmsu.edu. All extended abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee. They will be judged with respect to their quality, originality, and relevance. Student authors of accepted extended abstracts are expected to attend the poster session on the evening of April 15, 2004; an easel will be provided to display a poster describing the student's research. All accepted extended abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings, conditional upon the student author's advance registration. The student author is responsible for completing and submitting IEEE copyright documents. Important Dates: Extended abstracts due: December 31, 2003 Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts: January 15, 2004 Camera-ready manuscripts and registrations due: January 26, 2004 Contact roliver(a)nmsu.edu with any questions regarding the student poster session. Linda Wilson IPCCC General Chair _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP - ACM/Kluwer MONET Journal Special Issue on Wirless Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP - ACM/Kluwer MONET Journal Special Issue on Wirless Sensor Networks Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:46:23 +0800 From: Jiangchuan Liu <ljc(a)cse.cuhk.edu.hk> Reply-To: ljc(a)cse.cuhk.edu.hk Organization: The Chinese University of Hong Kong To: tccc <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CC: ljc <ljc(a)ieee.org>, bli <bli(a)cs.ust.hk>, znati <znati(a)cs.pitt.edu>, nguyen <nguyen(a)itd.nrl.navy.mil>, thou <thou(a)vt.edu> CALL FOR PAPERS ACM/Kluwer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) Special Issue on "Energy Constraints and Lifetime Performance in Wireless Sensor Networks" Wireless sensor networks have been undergoing a revolution that promises to have a significant impact throughout society, one that could quite possibly dwarf previous milestones in the information revolution. These networks consist of battery-powered nodes that are endowed with a multitude of sensing modalities. The demand for these networks is spurred by numerous applications that require in-situ, unattended, high-precision, real-time observation over a vast area. Such networks are more than simply the next step in the evolution of the personal computer or the Internet. Instead, wireless sensor networks operate under a set of unique constraints and requirements that demand more than merely incremental improvements in, or modifications of, traditional technologies. In particular, although there have been significant improvements in processor design and computing, advances in battery technology still lag behind, making energy resource the ultimate bottleneck in wireless sensor networking. The purpose of this issue is to disseminate state-of-the-art approaches and novel techniques that will advance basic knowledge and understanding of wireless sensor networks. We are particularly interested in soliciting papers that study fundamental performance limits and tradeoffs that are brought about by energy constraints and that are unique to the wireless sensor networks. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - New performance metrics and considerations due to energy constraints - Network lifetime limits due to energy constraints - Network lifetime-aware protocols and algorithms - Infrastructure and topological considerations for performance enhancement, e.g., relaying node/base station placement, impact of network geometry - Performance enhancement with power control and directional antennas - Network capacity limits due to energy constraints - Energy provisioning considerations for network lifetime guarantee - Energy consumption consideration for the design of control plane (e.g., centralized or distributed implementations) - Application of directional antennas in energy conservation Publication Schedule: - Manuscript Due: January 15, 2004 - Acceptance Notification: May 1, 2004 - Final Manuscript Due: June 1, 2004 - Publication Date: 3rd Quarter, 2004 Submission Guidelines: Only original, unpublished research papers will be considered. Submission should be limited to 25 double space pages. Prospective authors should submit, via email, their manuscript as a PDF file to EDAS at http://edas.info/ according to the publication schedule. Guest Editors: Bo Li, Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. and Tech., bli(a)cs.ust.hk Thomas Hou, Virginia Tech, USA, thou(a)vt.edu Jiangchuan Liu, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, csljc(a)ieee.org Gam D. Nguyen, Naval Research Lab, USA, nguyen(a)itd.nrl.navy.mil Taieb Znati, Univ. of Pittsburgh & NSF, USA, znati(a)cs.pitt.edu _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] ACM MobiCom 2003 - Preliminary CFP]
by Lars Wolf 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] ACM MobiCom 2003 - Preliminary CFP Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:26:34 -0600 From: Robin Kravets <rhk(a)cs.uiuc.edu> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS MobiCom 2004 The Tenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 26 - October 1, 2004 Philadelphia, PA, USA (dates and location are subject to final approval) http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2004/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE IMPORTANT DATES: Paper registrations due: March 8, 2004 Paper submissions due: March 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance: June 21, 2004 Camera-ready versions due: July 25, 2004 ACM MobiCom 2004, the Tenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, is the tenth in the series of annual conferences sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE and 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, single-track conference focusing on all issues in mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking at the link layer and above. PAPERS: Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting new research related to the theory or practice of mobile computing and networking. All submissions must describe original research that is not published or currently under review by another conference or journal. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - Applications and computing services supporting mobile users - Architectures, protocols, and algorithms to cope with mobility, limited bandwidth, or intermittent connectivity - Database and data management issues in mobile computing - Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking - Distributed systems aspects of mobile computing - New mobile and wireless applications - Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks - Performance of mobile and wireless networks and systems - Location-dependent applications and protocols - Security and privacy of mobile/wireless systems - Mobile ad hoc and sensor networks - Wireless multimedia systems - Algorithms and protocols for power management and control - Service creation and management environments for mobile/wireless systems The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of the ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks (WINET) journal. CHALLENGES PAPERS: The conference also solicits short papers (maximum of 8 pages) that challenge the mobile computing community with revolutionary new approaches, new technologies, or visionary applications. Such papers should provide stimulating ideas or grand visions that may open up exciting avenues of far-reaching future research. Descriptions of new products or simple evolution of existing work are not appropriate as Challenges Papers. Challenges Papers will be reviewed and should be submitted using the normal submission procedure. The title of such papers must start with the word "Challenges," i.e., "Challenges: ... `rest of the title'." SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare a PDF or a PostScript version of their full paper. Papers must be no longer than 15 pages (8 pages for Challenges submissions), font size not smaller than 10 points, and must fit properly on U.S. "letter"-sized paper (8.5x11 inches) with reasonable margins. Detailed instructions for 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 8, 2004 and the deadline for submitting the actual paper is March 15, 2004. All deadlines are 11:59PM EST. All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality through double-blind review process, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors should not be identifiable by any means from the paper or from the PDF or the Postscript file. Guidelines for preparing the paper for blind reviewing, as well as electronic paper submission instructions, will be available on the conference web pages. Submitted or substantially similar papers must not be currently under review for any other publication. Please direct any questions regarding paper submission to the Program Co-Chairs, Samir Das and Ravi Jain 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, Andrew Campbell (campbell(a)ee.columbia.edu) and Taieb Znati (tznati(a)nsf.gov). The deadline for tutorial proposals is April 05, 2004. PANELS: Panel proposals are solicited that examine innovative, controversial, or otherwise provocative issues of interest. Panel proposals should not exceed 3 pages, including biographical sketches of the panelists. Potential panel organizers should contact the Panel Co-Chairs, Prathima Agrawal (pagrawal(a)eng.auburn.edu) and Tao Zhang (tao(a)research.telcordia.com). The deadline for panel proposals is April 26, 2004. 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, Elizabeth Belding-Royer (ebelding(a)cs.ucsb.edu). The deadline for demo proposals is July 12, 2004. We are also planning an Expo featuring exhibits of the latest mobile computing products and services. STUDENT POSTER SESSION: Student posters are solicited that present recent and on-going research by students on mobile computing and mobile and wireless networking topics. Student posters should not exceed 2 pages and should include a description of the student's research. See above for paper formatting requirements. Accepted posters will be put on the conference web page; however, they will not be printed in the conference proceedings. Send poster submissions to the Student Poster Co-Chairs, Chiara Petrioli (petrioli(a)di.uniroma1.it) and Stefano Basagni (basagni(a)ece.neu.edu). The deadline for student posters is July 12, 2004. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD: Papers with a student as a primary author will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award, with a cash award of 1000 USD. Students must indicate with their submission that they would like to be considered for this award. The student author of the awarded paper is expected to present the paper at the conference. GENERAL CHAIR Zygmunt Haas Cornell University PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Samir R. Das Stony Brook University, SUNY Ravi Jain DoCoMo USA Labs STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR Imrich Chlamtac University of Texas at Dallas ACM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Ginger Ignatoff Additional committee members will be announced on the conference web page. _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: 49. IWK an der TU Ilmenau - Schwerpunkt Mobilkommunikation]
by Lars Wolf 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

dafür könnten wir doch evtl. auch etwas haben ... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 49. IWK an der TU Ilmenau - Schwerpunkt Mobilkommunikation Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:12:04 +0100 From: Andreas Mitschele-Thiel <mitsch(a)TU-ILMENAU.DE> Reply-To: Mailing List der GI FG 3.3.1 "Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme" <KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de> Organization: TU Ilmenau To: KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de Sehr geehrte Mitglieder der KuVS-Fachgruppe, hiermit möchte ich auf das *49. Internationale Wissenschaftliche Kolloquium* (27.-30.9.2004) an der TU Ilmenau hinweisen, insbesondere auf den Themenschwerpunkt *Mobilkommunikation* mit den Schwerpunkten * Lastverteilung in Multilayer/Multistandard-Systemen * IP-basierte Mobilkommunikationssysteme * Innovative Systemarchitekturen und Protokolle * Innovative Anwendungen für die Mobilkommunikation * Dienste und Dienstinfrastruktur für Mobilkommunikationssysteme * Selbstorganisierende Mobilkommunikationsnetze Ich würden mich freuen, wenn sich der eine oder andere von Ihnen angesprochen fühlt und mit einem Beitrag auftreten würde. Der Termin für die Einreichung erweiterter Abstracts (2 Seiten) ist der 16. Januar 2004. Nähere Informationen zum IWK finden Sie unter http://www.iwk2004.tu-ilmenau.de, Informationen zu Ilmenau und Umgebung unter http://www.ilmenau.de bzw. http://www.ilmenau.com Mit freundlichen Grüßen Andreas Mitschele -- Andreas Mitschele-Thiel TU Ilmenau, Integrated HW/SW Systems Phone: +49 3677 69 2819, FAX: +49 3677 69 1196 Email: mitsch(a)tu-ilmenau.de, Web: www-ihs.theoinf.tu-ilmenau.de

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[Fwd: 2nd CfP DIMVA 2004]
by Lars Wolf 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2nd CfP DIMVA 2004 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:37:01 +0100 From: Michael Meier <mm(a)INFORMATIK.TU-COTTBUS.DE> Reply-To: Mailing List der GI FG 3.3.1 "Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme" <KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de> Organization: BTU Cottbus To: KUVS-L(a)listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] The special interest group SIDAR (Security - Intrusion Detection and Response) of the German Informatics Society (GI) engages in the detection and management of information security incidents. In cooperation with the IEEE Task Force on Information Assurance, the German Chapter of the ACM and the University of Dortmund the special interest group SIDAR organizes a workshop on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnarability Assessment (DIMVA 2004, http://www.gi-fg-sidar.de/dimva2004) taking place 6/7-07-2004 at Dortmund. The workshop is intended to give an overview of the state of the technology and practice and brings together the german-speaking players in industry, services, government and research on the topics Intrusion Detection, Malicious Agents (Malware) and Vulnarability Assessment. The presentations aim particularly at results from research, development and integration, relevant applications, new technologies and resulting product developments on a conceptual level. The discussion also embraces legal issues and commercial factors. The program committee invites the submission of papers in german and english language. Since the workshop brings together german-speaking players, the call for papers and the web site are yet available in german language only (see below). For further and more recent information visit the web site at: http://www.gi-fg-sidar.de/dimva2004 General chairs: Ulrich Flegel, Ulrich.Flegel{at}udo.edu Michael Meier, mm{at}informatik.tu-cottbus.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment DIMVA 2004 6.-7. Juli 2004 Dortmund, Deutschland Workshop der Fachgruppe SIDAR der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) in Kooperation mit IEEE Task Force on Information Assurance German Chapter of the ACM Universität Dortmund http://www.gi-fg-sidar.de/dimva2004 mailto:dimva2004{at}gi-fg-sidar.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Die Fachgruppe SIDAR (Security - Intrusion Detection and Response) der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. beschäftigt sich mit der Erkennung und Beherrschung von Vorfällen der Informationssicherheit und veranstaltet vom 6.-7. Juli 2004 einen Workshop zum Thema Erkennung von Schutzzielverletzungen (Intrusion Detection), Malware-Bekämpfung (Malicious Agents) sowie Ermittlung von Verwundbarkeiten (Vulnerability Assessment). Ziel des Workshops ist es, eine Übersicht zum Stand der Technik und Praxis in Industrie, Dienstleistung, Verwaltung und Wissenschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum zu geben. Insbesondere sollen Ergebnisse aus den Bereichen Forschung, Entwicklung und Integration vorgestellt, relevante Anwendungen aufgezeigt sowie neue Technologien und daraus resultierende Produktentwicklungen konzeptionell dargestellt werden. Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und wirtschaftliche Faktoren sollen ebenfalls betrachtet werden. Das Programmkomitee lädt ein zur Einreichung von - vollen Beiträgen über bisherige Ansätze und Erfahrungen sowie laufende Entwicklungen, insbesondere zu Theorie, Entwurf, Implementierung, Analyse und Evaluierung sowie über rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen. - vollen Beiträgen und Kurzbeiträgen über Praxisstudien und wirtschaftliche Faktoren bei der Einführung oder Anwendung in Referenzprojekten (Fallstudien). Die Beiträge können unter anderem (aber nicht ausschließlich) folgende Gesichtspunkte behandeln: Entdeckung von Schutzzielverletzungen (Intrusion Detection - ID): - Handhabung von großen Daten- und Alarmvolumina - Anwendung in Hochleistungsnetzen und Echtzeit-Umgebungen - Nachweisführung bei der Verfolgung von Schutzzielverletzungen - Entdeckung anwendungsspezifischer Schutzzielverletzungen Ermittlung von Verwundbarkeiten (Vulnerability Assessment - VA): - Dokumentation und Nachvollziehbarkeit - Analyse von dynamischem Server-Content - Sichereitsanalyse von komplexen oder nicht-dokumentierten Protokollen (z.B. Windows-Protokolle, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) - Verwundbarkeiten bei neuen Betriebssystemen (z.B. Windows 2003) Agenten mit Schadensfunktion / Malware (Malicious Agents - MA): - Klassische und alternative Erkennungsmethoden - Bezeichnungs- und Beschreibungs-Methoden - Auswirkungen auf moderne Netze und deren Dienste (z.B. Email, Identitätsmanagement, WebServices, Single-Sign-On) Sowie für alle Teilgebiete (ID, VA, MA): * Trends und Herausforderungen * Aspekte bei mobilen Endgeräten * Nutzung wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse bei der Produktentwicklung * Technisch nutzbare Synergien, Querbezüge und Berührungspunkte der Teilgebiete ID, VA, MA sowie Netzwerk-Management: - gemeinsame Verwundbarkeits-Modelle und -Klassifikationen - Interoperabilität und Standardisierung - Kooperation und Integration verschiedener Produkte - auf Kooperation basierende Adaptivität - Korrelation, Aggregation und Fusion von Meldungen FORMALIA -------- Jeder Beitrag wird von mindestens drei Gutachtern bewertet. Angenommene Beiträge werden auf dem Workshop präsentiert. Es ist vorgesehen, angenommene volle Beiträge in einem Tagungsband der Reihe Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) zu veröffentlichen. Voraussetzung dafür ist eine unterzeichnete Copyright-Erklärung der Autoren. Beiträge können in deutscher oder in englischer Sprache verfaßt werden. Volle Beiträge umfassen 10-14 Druckseiten im LNI-Format (Formatvorlage s. Webseite), Kurzbeiträge 4-9 Seiten. Beiträge sind per Email als MIME-Attachment im PDF-Format einzureichen. Andere Formate können nicht berücksichtigt werden. In der Email sind Beitragstitel, falls zutreffend, inhaltliche Kategorie des Beitrags (s.o.), Autorennamen, Kontaktautor, Organisation, Email-Adresse, postalische Adresse, Telefon- und Faxnummer anzugeben (ASCII). Jeder Beitrags-Eingang wird innerhalb von 7 Tagen per Email bestätigt. TERMINE ------- 31.01.2004 Elektronische Einreichung an: dimva2004{at}gi-fg-sidar.de 31.03.2004 Annahme-Benachrichtigung an Autoren per E-Mail 31.04.2004 Elektronische Abgabe druckfertiger Beiträge TAGUNGSLEITUNG -------------- Ulrich Flegel (Vorsitz), Universität Dortmund, Fachbereich Informatik, LS6 - Informationssysteme und Sicherheit, D-44221 Dortmund Tel.: +49-231-755-4775, ulrich.flegel{at}udo.edu Michael Meier, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Institut für Informatik, Lehrstuhl Rechnernetze, Postfach 10 13 44, D-03013 Cottbus Tel.: +49-355-69-2028, mm{at}informatik.tu-cottbus.de PROGRAMMKOMITEE --------------- Thomas Biege (SuSE Linux AG) Roland Büschkes (T-Mobile) Anja Feldmann (TU München) Ulrich Flegel (stv. Vorsitz) (Uni Dortmund) Christian Freckmann (TÜV-IT) Oliver Göbel (RUS-CERT) Christian Götz (Cirosec) Dirk Häger (BSI) Marc Heuse (Unisys) Klaus Julisch (IBM Research Zürich) Oliver Karow (Symantec) Klaus-Peter Kossakowski (Presecure) Hartmut König (BTU Cottbus) Heiko Krumm (Uni Dortmund) Christopher Krügel (UCSB, Kalifornien) Holger Mack (Secorvo) Michael Meier (Vorsitz) (BTU Cottbus) Jens Nedon (Consecur) Morton Swimmer (IBM Research Zürich) Stefan Strobel (Cirosec) Marco Thorbrügge (DFN-CERT) Andreas Wespi (IBM Research Zürich) Stephen Wolthusen (Fraunhofer IGD Darmstadt) VERANSTALTER ------------ Fachgruppe SIDAR der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) Wissenschaftszentrum, Ahrstraße 45; D-53175 Bonn Tel.: +49-228-302-145; Fax: +49-228-302-167 http://www.gi-ev.de in Kooperation mit IEEE Task Force on Information Assurance German Chapter of the ACM Universität Dortmund ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Meier E-Mail : mm{at}informatik.tu-cottbus.de Brandenburgische TU Cottbus Institut für Informatik Tel.: +49 (0) 3 55 69 20 28 Postfach 10 13 44 Fax : +49 (0) 3 55 69 21 27 D-03013 Cottbus Germany http://www-rnks.informatik.tu-cottbus.de/~mm/

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[Fwd: CFP: ICWE'04 - 4th International Conference on Web Engineering]
by Lars Wolf 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: ICWE'04 - 4th International Conference on Web Engineering Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:40:55 +0100 From: Nora Koch <kochn(a)PST.INFORMATIK.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE> Reply-To: Nora Koch <kochn(a)PST.INFORMATIK.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE> To: SIGMM-MEMBERS(a)ACM.ORG ** Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement ** SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourth International Conference on Web Engineering ICWE'04 July 28-30, 2004 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany http://www.icwe2004.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fourth International Conference on Web Engineering will be organised and hosted by the Institute for Informatics of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The ICWE'04 Conference continues the tradition of ICWE'03 in Oviedo, Spain, ICWE'02 in Santa Fé, Argentina and ICWE'01 in Cáceres, Spain. The ICWE'04 conference aims at bringing together the international community of experts in Web Engineering research, practice and education, to share their experiences and to foster discussion on the present status of and future trends in this rapidly growing field. The conference focuses on the methodologies, techniques and tools that are the foundation of Web Engineering and support the development, use, and evaluation of complex Web applications. The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: * Business Processes for Applications on the Web * CASE Tools for Web Applications * Code Generation for Web Applications * Collaborative Web Development * Conceptual Modelling of Web Applications * Data Models for Web Information Systems * Development Process and Process Improvement of Web Applications * Empirical Web Engineering * Integrated Web Application Development Environments * Multimedia Authoring Tools and Software * Performance of Web-based Applications * Personalisation and Adaptation of Web Applications * Process Modelling of Web Applications * Prototyping Methods and Tools * Quality Control and Testing * Requirements Engineering for Web Applications * Semantic Web Applications * Software Factories for/on the Web * Testing Automation, Methods and Tools for Web Applications * Ubiquitous and Mobile Web Applications * UML and the Web * Usability of Web Applications * Web Accessibility * Web Design Methods * Web Engineering Education * Web Interface Design * Web Metrics, Cost Estimation, and Measurement * Web Project Management and Risk Management * Web Services Development and Deployment ICWE'04 invites original submissions in the mentioned and other related areas. Contributions may fall in any of the following categories: papers, demonstrations, workshops and tutorials. The submissions may cover new approaches in Web Engineering, novel viewpoints and challenges on any aspect of Web Engineering, reports on the implementation or deployment of advanced Web projects in an industrial or application scenario, or descriptions of Web Engineering education experiences. PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer Verlag in its Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/index.html) Papers may not exceed 14 pages in the Springer LNCS format. Submitted papers may be accepted either as full papers, or as short papers or poster presentations. All the accepted submissions will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Additionally, an extended version of selected papers will be published on a special issue of the Journal of Web Engineering after the conference. TUTORIALS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutorial proposals should be submitted to the Tutorial Co-Chairs, Klaus Turowski (klaus.turowski(a)wiwi.uni-augsburg.de ) and Jose Emilio Labra (labra(a)pinon.ccu.uniovi.es). Tutorials may last for a half-day or full day and they are held on 26-27 July. A tutorial proposal should include the following: - Title of the tutorial. - Names and affiliations of the organizer(s), identifying one primary contact. - Abstract of the tutorial with no more than 200 words, describing its main topics, goals and expected outcomes. - A table of contents, with short explanations of the contents of individual sections. - Target audience. Specify assumed background knowledge needed, if any. - Facilities, equipments and materials required - Biography of each presenter WORKSHOPS -------------------------------------------------------------------- We solicit workshop proposals promoting highly interactive forums for exchanging novel results, conducting in-depth discussions on a specific topic, or coordinating work among representatives of a technical community. Workshop proposals should be submitted to the Workshop Co-Chairs, Sara Comai (sara.comai(a)polimi.it) and Maristella Matera (maristella.matera(a)polimi.it). Workshops last for one full day and will be held on 26-27 July. A workshop proposal should include the following items: - Name of the workshop. - Names and affiliations of the organiser(s), identifying one primary contact. - Abstract of the workshop with no more than 200 words, including its major topics, goals and expected outcomes. - Motivation: relevance of the workshop to the Web Engineering community; references to other workshops organised by the proponents at ICWE or other conferences. - Desired number of workshop participants (minimum and maximum). - Facilities, equipments and materials required. - A draft of the Call for Papers/Presentations briefly describing the goals of the workshop, the maximum number of accepted participants, the participant selection process, the schedule of the activities, and the organisers' biography. - A short description of the activities that Workshop organisers propose to undertake for the success of the workshop upon acceptance of the proposal. DEMONSTRATIONS AND POSTERS -------------------------------------------------------------------- ICWE 2004 provides a forum for discussing ongoing work. We welcome poster reports on in-progress projects, demonstrations of early versions of software tools and products, invitations to cooperate on new project ideas, etc. Please submit demonstration proposals to the Poster and Demo Chair, Alexander Knapp (knapp(a)informatik.uni-muenchen.de). Accepted posters and demonstrations will have a two-page description in the Conference Proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deadline for paper abstracts: 15 February Deadline for paper submissions: 22 February Deadline for workshop/tutorial/demonstration proposals: 22 February Notification of workshop/tutorial acceptance: 19 March Notification of paper acceptance: 5 April Notification of demonstration acceptance: 5 April Deadline for final versions: 26 April PROGRAMME COMMITTEE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Atzeni, Universita' di Roma Tre (Italy) Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Philip A. Bernstein, Microsoft Research (USA) Michael Bieber, NJIT (USA) Alex Buchmann, Darmstadt University (Germany) Christoph Bussler, Oracle Corporation (USA) Leslie Carr, University of Southampton (UK) Fabio Casati, HP Labs (USA) Vassilis Christophides, FORTH (Greece) Ernesto Damiani, Universita' di Milano (Italy) Paul Dantzig, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center (USA) Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) Yogesh Deshpande, University of Western Sydney (Australia) Klaus R. Dittrich, Universitaet Zuerich (Switzerland) Asuman Dogac, Middle East Technical University Ankara (Turkey) Juliana Freire, Oregon Graduate Institute (USA) Martin Gaedke, University of Karlsruhe (Germany) Athula Ginige, University of Western Sydney (Australia) Jaime Gómez, Universidad de Alicante (Spain) Martin Gonzalez Rodriguez, Universidad de Oviedo (Spain) Manfred Hauswirth, EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland) Geert-Jan Houben, Eindhoven University (The Netherlands) Martti Jeenicke, University of Hamburg (Germany) Gerti Kappel, Vienna University of Technology (Austria) Nick Kushmerick, University College Dublin (Ireland) Frank Leymann, IBM Software Group (Germany) Xiaoming Li Peking University (China) Stephen W. Liddle, Brigham Young University (USA) Tok Wang Ling, National University of Singapore (Singapore) David Lowe, University of Technology Sydney (Australia) Luis Mandel, FAST (Germany) Massimo Marchiori, W3C (USA) Heinrich Mayr, University of Klagenfurt (Austria) Giansalvatore Mecca, Universita' della Basilicata (Italy) Emilia Mendes, University of Auckland (New Zeland) Sandro Morasca, Università di Milano (Italy) San Murugesan, Southern Cross University (Australia) Moira Norrie, ETH Zurich (Switzerland) Luis Olsina, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa (Argentina) Mario Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) Gustavo Rossi, National University of La Plata (Argentina) Arthur Ryman, IBM Toronto Lab (Canada) Arno Scharl, Wirtschaftuniversität Wien (Austria) Klaus-Dieter Schewe, Massey University (New Zealand) Michel Scholl, CNAM Paris (France) Daniel Schwabe, PUC Rio (Brazil) Wieland Schwinger, Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria) David Stotts, University of North Carolina (USA) Jianwen Su, UCSB (USA) Bernhard Thalheim, Brandenburg Tech. Univ. at Cottbus (Germany) Antonio Vallecillo, University of Malaga (Spain) Jean Vanderdonckt, Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) Bebo White, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (USA) James Whitehead, University of California Santa Cruz (USA) Carlo Zaniolo, University of California Los Angeles (USA) Yanchun Zhang, University of Victoria (Australia) ORGANISING COMMITTEE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nora Koch, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (kochn(a)informatik.uni-muenchen.de) Piero Fraternali, Politecnico Milano, Italy (piero.fraternali(a)polimi.it) Martin Wirsing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (wirsing(a)informatik.uni-muenchen.de)

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Early CfP: WLAN/3G Integration for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Mobile Data Networks]
by Lars Wolf 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Early CfP: WLAN/3G Integration for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Mobile Data Networks Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:17:18 +0200 From: Nikos Passas <passas(a)di.uoa.gr> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> Wiley's Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Call for Papers for a Special Issue on "WLAN/3G Integration for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Mobile Data Networks" http://www.di.uoa.gr/~passas/WLAN-3G-CFP.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The recent evolution and successful deployment of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) has yield a demand to integrate WLANs with third-generation (3G) cellular networks, such as GSM/GPRS, UMTS, cdma2000, etc. The key goal of this integration is to develop heterogeneous mobile data networks, capable to support ubiquitous data services with very high data rates in strategic locations. The effort to develop such heterogeneous networks is linked with many technical challenges including seamless vertical handovers across WLAN and 3G radio technologies, security, 3G-based authentication, unified accounting & billing, WLAN sharing (by several 3G networks), consistent QoS and service provisioning, etc. The need to address these issues and provide timely, solid technical contributions in the area of WLAN/3G integration establishes the motivation behind this special issue proposal. In response to the above demand for integrated WLAN/3G mobile data networks, the proposed special issue aims at providing a timely and concise reference of the current activities and findings in the relevant technical fields. The primary goal is to address the key technical issues pertaining to WLAN/3G integration and present novel technical contributions. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): - 3G-based authentication - Security issues - Access to 3G-based services (e.g. WAP, MMS) from WLANs - Access to 3G multimedia services from WLANs - Seamless session handover between WLAN and 3G - WLAN information advertisement - WLAN sharing / 3G network selection - Consistent QoS across WLAN and 3G - 3G-based online/offline billing - 3G voice services over WLANs - Interworking architectures and scenarios - Value added services with WLAN-3G integration - Performance evaluation studies - Standardization activities - Extension of location services to WLANs. GUEST EDITORS ---------------- Dr. Nikos Passas Dept. of Informatics & Telecommunications University of Athens Panepistimiopolis, Ilisia GR-15784 Athens, Greece passas(a)di.uoa.gr Dr. Apostolis K. Salkintzis Motorola Inc. 32, Kifissias Avenue GR-15125 Maroussi, Greece salki(a)motorola.com SCHEDULE Manuscript submission deadline: July 1, 2004 Notification of acceptance: November 1, 2004 Camera-ready paper: December 31, 2004 Publication of Special Issue: 2005 SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Papers may be submitted electronically (Postscript or PDF files only) to Dr. Nikos Passas (passas(a)di.uoa.gr). Authors are also requested to submit a separate cover letter via email, which contains the paper title, the authors' names and affiliations, and a 200 word abstract. ---------------------------------- Dr. Nikos Passas Communication Networks Laboratory Dept. of Informatics & Telecommunications University of Athens Panepistimiopolis, Ilisia 15784, Athens - Greece Tel: +30 210 7275651 Fax: +30 210 7275601 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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18 Joint Conferences in CS & CE: June 2004, Las Vegas, USA
by Muhammad Khan 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

------------- Begin Forwarded Message ------------- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:01:13 -0500 (EST) From: Hamid Arabnia <hra(a)cs.uga.edu> To: khan(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Subject: 18 Joint Conferences in CS & CE: June 2004, Las Vegas, USA X-IBRFilter-SpamReport: 0 () X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.24 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on agitator.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: CALL FOR PAPERS The 2004 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (18 Joint Int'l Conferences) http://www.world-academy-of-science.org Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 21-24, 2004 Dear Colleagues: You are invited to submit a draft paper (see instructions below) and/or a proposal to organize a technical session/workshop. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings. The names of technical session/workshop organizers/chairs will appear on the cover of the proceedings as Associate Editors. Any help in distributing this announcement would be most appreciated. The International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering is a major annual research event. It assembles a spectrum of affiliated research conferences into a coordinated research meeting held in a common place at a common time. This model facilitates communication among researchers in different fields of computer science and computer engineering. The last Multiconference attracted over 1,650 computer science and engineering researchers from 78 countries. We expect to have over 2,000 attendees for this set of conference. The 2004 event is composed of the following 18 conferences: 1. The 2004 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'04) 2. The 2004 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'04) 3. The 2004 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'04) 4. The 2004 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods (MSV'04) 5. The 2004 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'04) 6. The 2004 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'04) 7. The 2004 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA'04) 8. The 2004 International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'04) 9. The 2004 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'04) 10. The 2004 International Symposium on Web Services and Applications (ISWS'04) 11. The 2004 International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PCC'04) 12. The 2004 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'04) 13. The 2004 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences (METMBS'04) 14. The 2004 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies and Applications (MLMTA'04) 15. The 2004 International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'04) 16. The 2004 International Conference on VLSI (VLSI'04) 17. The 2004 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'04) 18. The 2004 International Conference on Algorithmic Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS'04) (a link to each conference's URL can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org ) Please regard this announcement as General Guidelines. You are requested to send your submission to the Multiconference chair whose address appears below (The chair may be forwarding the papers to respective conference chairs/committees). CONFERENCES CONTACT: H. R. Arabnia, PhD General Chair, The 2004 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (IMCSE2004) The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra(a)cs.uga.edu SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (about 5 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to H. R. Arabnia by the due date (who may be forwarding the papers to respective conference chairs/committees). E-mail submissions in MS document or PDF formats are preferable (Fax submissions are also acceptable.) The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, & Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) & a maximum of 5 keywords. LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by hotels). The Monte Carlo Resort is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities & over 3,000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle service to & from the airport. This hotel has many recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day & most are suitable for families & children. The negotiated room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable. The hotel is within walking distance from most other attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining & night clubs, free street shows, ...). IMPORTANT DATES: Feb. 16, 2004: Draft papers (about 5 pages) due March 22, 2004: Notification of acceptance April 21, 2004: Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 21-24, 2004: 2004 Int'l Multiconference in CS & CE Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible. PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations (from different authors). The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ... The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal. Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short description on how the session will be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the session proposer). Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given above); E-mail submissions are preferred. MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: The Program Committee includes members of chapters of World Academy of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing; artificial intelligence; imaging science; databases; simulation; software engineering; embedded systems; internet and web technologies; communications; computer security; and bioinformatics.) The Program Committee for individual conferences is currently being formed. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia (hra(a)cs.uga.edu) the following information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with research interests and the name of the conference offering to help with. EXHIBITION: An exhibition is being planned. Interested parties should contact H. R. Arabnia (hra(a)cs.uga.edu). All exhibitors will be considered to be the co-sponsors of the conference. Topical scope for each conference can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org ------------- End Forwarded Message -------------

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[Fwd: Call for Papers for SPECTS 2004]
by Lars Wolf 10 Dec '03

10 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for Papers for SPECTS 2004 Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:26:16 +0000 From: zgp(a)comcast.net To: itc(a)comsoc.org CC: obaidat(a)monmouth.edu, imad(a)cse.fau.edu, shabib(a)eve.usc.edu (Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP) SPECTS 2004 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems July 25-29, 2004 San Jose, California San Jose Hyatt Sponsored by The Society for Modeling and Simulation International http://www.scs.org/confernc/ssimc/ssimc04/cfp/spects04.htm ****************************************************************** SCOPE: ====== This annual international conference is a forum for professionals involved in performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Evaluation of computer systems and networks is needed at every stage in the life cycle of the product including design, manufacturing, sales/purchase, use, upgrade, tuning, etc. The discipline of performance evaluation has progressed rapidly in the past decade, and it has now begun to approach maturity. Significant progress has been made in analytic modeling, simulation, and measurement approaches for performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. The list of topics includes (but is not limited to): Networking and Telecommunication Systems - Internet Technology - Quality of Service (QoS) - DiffServ/IntServ - MPLS - TCP - World Wide Web (WWW) Technology - Networking Techniques - Unicast and Multicast Routing - Congestion Control - Switching Techniques - Tele-traffic - Network Protocols - Network Management and Control - Network Capacity Planning - Network Architecture Evaluation - Service and QoS Pricing - Security and Authentication - Broadband Networks - High-Speed Networking - ATM - Optical Networks - Wireless Systems and Networks - Satellite Systems - UMTS - Mobile Networks/Computing - Ad-hoc networks - Multimedia Communications and Applications Computer Systems - Distributed Architectures - Client/Server - Distributed Systems and Agents - Parallel and Distributed Computing - Massively Parallel Systems - Cluster Computing - Grid Computing - Interconnection Networks - Computer Architectures - Microprocessors/Microcomputers - Memory Systems - High Performance I/O - Real-time Systems - Scheduling Schemes - Software - Software Performance, Evaluation and Testing - Parallel Algorithms and Languages - Hardware and Software Monitors - High-Performance Computing - Workload and Traffic Characterization - Scientific Computing Algorithms - Reconfigurable Computing - Electronic Commerce Tools, Methodologies and Applications - Parallel and Distributed Simulation - Verification and Validation - Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Applications - Performance Optimization, Bounds, and Models - Queuing Systems and Networks - Scalability Studies - Integrated Modeling and Measurement - On-Line Performance Adaptation and Tuning - Process Algebra-Based Models - Mathematical Aspects and Integrated Design of Performance - Case Studies General Chair Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA obaidat(a)monmouth.edu Vice General Chair Franco Davoli, DIST-University of Genoa, Italy franco(a)dist.unige.it Program Chair Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia a.jamalipour(a)ieee.org Vice Program Chair and Special Sessions Chair: Jose L Marzo, University of Girona, Spain joseluis.marzo(a)udg.es Vice Program Chair and Tutorial Chair: Mario Marchese, CNIT, Italy mario.marchese(a)cnit.it Vice Program Chair and Publicity Chair: Imad Mahgoub, Florida Atlantic University imad(a)cse.fau.edu Industrial Track and Special Sessions Chair: J. Fox, Motorola Inc., UK fox.ijcs(a)btinternet.com Publicity Committee: Chair, Imad Mahgoub, Florida Atlantic University, USA. E-mail:imad@cse.fau.edu Vice Chair: Guoping Zeng, University of Texas at Dallas, E-mail: gzeng(a)utdallas.edu Sami Habib, Kuwait University, shabib(a)cairo.eng.kuniv.edu.kw Web Master: Michael J. Chinni, U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC\, Email: mchinni(a)pica.army.mil Technical Program Committee Abdullah Abonamah, Zayed University, UAE Krishan Aggrawal, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India Ian Akyildiz, Georgia Tech., USA Mohammed Atiquzzaman, University of Oklahoma, USA Bruno Baynat, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Louis G. Birta, University of Ottawa, Canada Noureddine Boudriga, University of Tunis, Tunisia Maria C. Carzarossa, University of Pavia, Italy Hasan Cam, Arizona State University, USA Andrew Campbell, Columbia University, USA Nedo Celandroni, ISTI-CNR, Italy Haitham Cruickshank, University of Surrey, UK Hassan B. Diab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Arek Dadej, University of South Australia, Australia Gabor Fodor, Ericsson Radio Systems, Sweden Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA John Fox, Motorola Inc., UK Luigi Fratta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Sebastia Galmes, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Aura Ganz, University of Massachusetts, USA Carlos Juiz, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Erol Gelenbe, University of Central Florida, USA Nicolas Georganas, University of Ottawa, Canada Mario Gerla, UCLA, USA Sami Habib, Kuwait University, Kuwait Omar Hammami, ENSTA, France Jarmo Harju, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Herman Hughes, Michigan State University, USA Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGM University of Science and Technology, Poland Ingemar Kaj, Uppsala University, Sweden Krishna Kant, Intel, USA Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greece Demetrios Kazakos, University of Louisiana, USA Ulrich Killat, Tech Univ. of Hamburg, Germany Tag Gon Kim, KAIST, Korea Kevin Kwiat, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA Veronica Lagrange M. Reis, HP Corp., USA Axel Lehmann, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany Daniel C. Lee, USC, USA Mike T. Liu, Ohio State University, USA Pascal Lorenz, Universite de Haute Alsace, France Erich Lutz, DLR, Germany Sam Makki, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Krzysztof Malinowski, Warsaw Technical University, Poland Mark Malowidzki, Military Communication Institute, Poland Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University, USA Vojislav Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada Hussein Mouftah, Queen’s University, Canada Ibrahim Onyuksel, Northern Illinois University, USA Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK Elena Pagani, Universit?di Milano, Italy Sergio Palazzo, Universit?di Catania, Italy Georgios I. Papadimitriou, Aristotle University, Greece Achille Pattavina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Krzysztof Pawlikowski, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Gregory D. Peterson, University of Tennessee Steven Pink, University of Arizona, USA George Polyzos, AUEB, Greece Ramon Puigjaner, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Kaliappa Ravindran, CUNY, USA Gian Paolo Rossi, Universit?di Milano, Italy Izhak Rubin, UCLA, USA Vicente Santonja, Technical University of Valencia, Spain Donald Schilling, CUNY, USA Jens B. Schmitt, TU Darmstadt, Germany Harald Skinnemoen, Nera, Norway Tatsuya Suda, UCI, USA Alexander Thomasian, NJIT, USA Iwao Toda, Fujutsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan Phuoc Tran-Gia, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Kishor Trivedi, Duke University, USA Tracy Tung, University of Sydney, Australia Kenneth S. Vastola, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Manuel Villen-Altamirano, Telefonica, Spain Bernd E. Wolfinger, Hamburg University, Germany Michele Zorzi, Universit?di Ferrara, Italy Paper Submission Submit your complete papers electronically to: http://scs.proceedingscentral.com/ All required instructions will be posted on this web site. Submissions should not exceed 25 double-spaced, 8.5x11 inch pages (including figures,tables, and references) in 10-12 point font. Include five to ten keywords, complete postal and e-mail addresses, and fax and phone numbers of corresponding author. If you have difficulty in electronic submission, contact the Web Master, Program Chairs or the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Steve Branch, The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 4838 Ronson Court, Suite L, San Diego, CA 92111, USA, Tel 858-277-3888, Fax 858-277-3930, E-mail sbranch(a)scs.org. Extended versions of selected accepted papers in SPECTS 2004 will be considered for possible publication in scholarly journals. Proposals for tutorials should be sent to the Conference Vice Program Chair, Mario Marchese. Proposals for special sessions and panel sessions should be submitted to the special Sessions Chair. For more information regarding presentations or exhibitions at SPECTS 2004 contact: Mr. Steve Branch at the address shown above. Workshop on Performance of High Performance Parallel and Distributed systems (part of SPECTS2004) To submit papers to the workshop and for more info, contact Geoffrey Fox at: gcf(a)grids.ucs.indiana.edu, Tel: 315-254-6387 or 812-856-7977, Fax: 812-856-7972 DEADLINES Submission of Papers .........................................January 31, 2004 Notification of Acceptance ...................................April 25, 2004 Final Camera-Ready Submission .............................. May 23, 2004

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[Fwd: SAFECOMP 2004 Call for Papers]
by Stefan Schmidt 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP SIGCOMM 2004-- Deadline approaching!]
by Lars Wolf 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP SIGCOMM 2004-- Deadline approaching! Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 22:43:45 -0800 From: SIGCOMM 2004 <allyn(a)cisco.com> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CALL FOR PAPERS ACM SIGCOMM 2004 August 30 - September 3 Portland, Oregon USA http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2004 DEADLINES Registration/abstract of paper: 30 January 2004 (required and firm) Submission of full paper: 6 February 2004 (firm) Paper notification 30 April 2004 Camera ready papers 21 June 2004 Workshop proposals 1 December 1003 Tutorial proposals 1 February 2004 The SIGCOMM 2004 conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions to the field of computer and data communication networks. We invite submissions on network architecture, design, implementation, operations, analysis, measurement, and simulation. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: -Network, transport, and application-layer protocols -Networking issues for Web, multimedia, and gaming applications -Routing, switching, and addressing -Resource management, quality of service, and signaling -Operating system support for networking -Wireless, mobile, ad hoc, and sensor networks -Network management and traffic engineering -Experimental and measurement results from operational networks -Network fault-tolerance and reliability, debugging, troubleshooting -Peer-to-peer, overlay, and content distribution networks -Analysis and design of network architectures and algorithms -Tools and techniques for network measurement and simulation -Network security, vulnerability, and defenses -Fundamental insights into network and traffic characteristics We welcome two categories of paper submissions -- full papers and position papers. As in previous years, SIGCOMM 2004 will have a poster session and student travel grant program. Details will be posted on the conference web site as they become available, http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2004 TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS The Data Communications Festival will continue in 2004 with a distinct set of tutorials and workshops to be held Monday August 30th and Friday September 3rd. For more information on the workshop proposals, please see the conference web page. FULL PAPERS Full Papers are no more than 14 pages long and typically report novel results firmly substantiated by experimentation, simulation, or analysis. Guidelines on paper submission and formatting will be provided on the website. POSITION PAPERS Position papers are no more than 8 pages long and attempt to shape research directions by offering new perspectives, wisdom, and guidance, rather than by presenting mature work with quantitative results. More detailed information for authors of position papers will be available on the web site as the submission deadline draws closer. POSTERS Posters are one 30" x 40" (75cm x 100cm) page long, and present ongoing work. Student submissions will be favored. MISCELLANEOUS There will also be a Student Paper Award, Student Travel Grants, and a SIGCOMM Award recognizing lifetime contributions. Contact Mark Crovella <crovella(a)cs.bu.edu> to nominate a candidate for the SIGCOMM Award. FOR MORE INFORMATION General Chair: Raj Yavatkar, Intel Corp <raj.yavatkar(a)intel.com> Program Chairs: Ellen Zegura, Georgia Tech <ewz(a)cc.gatech.edu> Jennifer Rexford, AT&T Labs <jrex(a)research.att.com> Conference Coordinator: Joe Touch, USC/ISI <touch(a)isi.edu> Workshop Chair: Harrick Vin, U of Texas, Austin <vin(a)cs.utexas.edu> Tutorial Chair: Christophe Diot, Intel Corp <christophe.diot(a)intel.com> Local Arrangements: Wu-chang Feng. OGI@OHSU <wuchang(a)cse.ogi.edu> Poster Chair: Prashant Shenoy, U of Mass, Amherst <shenoy(a)cs.umass.edu> Student Grants: Tilman Wolf, U of Mass, Amherst <wolf(a)ecs.umass.edu> Publicity Chair: Allyn Romanow, Cisco Systems <allyn(a)cisco.com> Webmaster: Prashant Chandra, Intel Corp <prashant.chandra(a)intel.com> Registration Chair: Marcel Waldvogel, IBM, Zurich <mwl(a)zurich.ibm.com> Treasurer: Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan, U of Texas, Austin <chris(a)cs.utexas.edu> _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: 2nd CFP to ICETE-2004 conference]
by Lars Wolf 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2nd CFP to ICETE-2004 conference Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 10:35:00 -0000 From: ICETE Secretariat <secretariat(a)icete.org> To: Lars Wolf <Lars.Wolf(a)uni-karlsruhe.de> Dear Lars Wolf, ICETE-2004 (International Conference on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks) will be held in Setubal (Portugal) next year, on August 25-28. The deadline for paper submission is February 15. Please check further details at the conference web site (http://www.icete.org) to see whether any of the tracks of ICETE-2004 interests you. Information about dates and main topic areas is also provided below. All the accepted papers will be published under an ISBN. Furthermore, we will have the best papers of the conference published in a book of selected papers, by Kluwer Academic Publishers. We are also inquiring with some journals about the possibility to publish extended versions of selected ICETE-2004 papers. The conference is held in collaboration with some world class prestigious associations including: IEEE/COMSOC, ACM/SIGMIS and IEICE/SWIM. Furthermore, we are happy to inform you that the conference program includes a list of very interesting keynote lectures which will be presented by distinguished international researchers (http://www.icete.org/Keynote.htm). ICETE 2004 will include several tutorials as well, to be lectured the day before the conference opening (http://www.icete.org/tutorials.htm). Finally, several workshops are already confirmed to be held in conjunction with ICETE 2004 (http://www.icete.org/workshops.htm). Please don't hesitate to contact me, should you have any question. Best regards, Monica Saramago (Conference Secretariat) P.S.: Please accept our apologies if this information is not of your interest. In that case please reply with "remove" in the message subject. ************************************************************************* ICETE-2004 web site: http://www.icete.org E-mail: secretariat(a)icete.org Important dates: - Full Paper Submission: 15th February 2004 - Author Notification: 15th May 2004 - Workshops Submission: 15th April 2004 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Registration: 5th June 2004 - Conference dates: 25th-28th August 2004 Main topic areas: 1.Global Communication Information Systems and Services e-Commerce and e-business: B2B and B2C Electronic payment systems and exchange protocols e-Marketing and Consumer Behavior CRM and Business Solutions Web Technologies and Web Services Agent-based Information Systems Virtual Enterprises VPN Technology and Services Unified Communications and Enhanced Services Telecommunication Software Systems, Tools and Languages Internet Services and Applications Web-based Enterprise Management, DEN, CIM, XML Hosting Strategies for Web-Enabling the Enterprise 2.Security and Reliability in Informations Systems and Networks Biometric Security Network Security and Protocols (IPSec) Cryptographic Techniques and Key Management Intrusion Detection and Vulnerability Assessment Viruses and Worms Network Management Identification and Authentication Operating Systems Security Service and Systems Designs and QoS Network Security Fairness Scheduling and QoS Guarantee Identity Management e-Commerce Security and Reliability Issues Data and Systems Security and Privacy 3.Wireless Communication Systems and Networks Mobile Services (WASP, ASP, MSP and more) Wireless Internet and Mobile System Security Wireless LAN and Home area networks Wireless and Mobile Computing 4G Systems GPRS and UMTS Broadband Wireless Performance Analysis of Wireless Networks Network Protocols and Packet Services Cellular and Wireless Networks Management Application Development Environment & Tools Mobile Multimedia Applications Wireless Local Loop: LMDS, MMDS 4.Multimedia Signal Processing Image and Video Compression Digital Audio & Video Broadcasting Image and Video Databases Multimedia Indexing and Retrieval Content Protection and Security Speech Coding and Recognition Signal Processing for Data Storage Universal Multimedia Adaptation Multimedia and VoIP - Services & Technologies Traffic Modelling for Multimedia Authentication and Watermarking Audio and Video Streaming (IPv4 / IPv6) Multimedia Applications .

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP IASTED International Journal of Computers and Applications on 'System and Networking for Smart Objects']
by Lars Wolf 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP IASTED International Journal of Computers and Applications on 'System and Networking for Smart Objects' Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:29:55 +0100 From: David Simplot-Ryl <David.Simplot(a)lifl.fr> To: <manet(a)ietf.org>, <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CC: arp(a)cines.fr, com-info(a)lifl.fr, alp-diffusion(a)univ-lille1.fr, tarot(a)hds.utc.fr Please accept our apologies in case you receive this information from multiple sources. ================================================================== Call for Papers IASTED International Journal of Computers and Applications (IJCA) Special Issue on 'System and Networking for Smart Objects' http://www.actapress.com/journals/specialca2.htm Purpose IASTED International Journal of Computers and Applications (IJCA), by ACTA Press, seeks articles for a special issue on System and Networking for Smart Objects, to appear in January 2005. The guest editors for this special issue are David Simplot-Ryl and Gilles Grimaud, University of Lille, France, and Jean-Jacques Vandewalle, Gemplus Systems Research Labs, France. The ubiquitous sudden increase of new networked devices and the fast proliferation of distributed computing involving all kinds of computing devices create a unique challenge. Innovative solutions are required for the development, implementation and operation of distributed applications in complex IT environments full of diversity and heterogeneity. The concept of 'smart object' is defined as the junction between miniaturization with the development of wireless communications. A large number of applications in daily life enriched can be imagined: from PDA networks to smart space, from wireless smartcard to smart fridges. Smart objects like smartcards, RFID tags, wireless sensors, smart dust, require suitable basic software which takes into account the specificity of smart objects: limited resources, transient communication links, mobile and untrusted environment, etc. These constraints impact in operating system design which represents a huge challenge for a great number of research activities. The goal of this special issue of the International Journal of Computers and Applications by ACTA Press, USA, is to publish original research and review articles in the domains of operating system and networking for smart devices given below. Areas of relevant interest we foresee (but not limited to) include: - Smart devices like smartcards, RFID tags, sensors and smart dusts - Embedded operating system dedicated to smart objects - Mobile and ad hoc networking protocols and service discovery - Design principles and techniques for smart embedded systems - Middleware services for deployment and management of smart objects - Security and safety issues of ubiquitous computing systems - Location-dependent / personalized applications - Wireless sensor networks and group management of sensor nodes Submission and timetable The submission deadline is February 20, 2004. Send papers as .pdf file to David.Simplot(a)lifl.fr. Papers must be written in English and must confine to a maximum of 18 pages (including abstract page, equations, tables, all figures, references, author biographies and photos (optional)) with double-line spacing per page. Clear fonts with 12-pt size must be used. All the pages shall be numbered. If there are any photographs to be included good quality printing must be used to aid referees to see the photographs clearly. Avoid coloring any graphs unless use of color shades is meant for any technical purposes. References shall be typed in a consistent format throughout and must be referenced in the order they appear. Manuscripts should strictly follow the guidelines of ACTA Press, given at the following website: http://www.actapress.com/journals/submission.htm Manuscript Submission: February 20, 2004 Acceptance Notification: June 20, 2004 Final Manuscript Due: September 1, 2004 Publication: January 2005 Guest co-editors David SIMPLOT-RYL IRCICA/LIFL, Univ. Lille 1, INRIA Futurs, France David.Simplot(a)lifl.fr Jean-Jacques VANDEWALLE Gemplus Systems Research Labs, France Jean-Jacques.Vandewalle(a)research.gemplus.com Gilles GRIMAUD IRCICA/LIFL, Univ. Lille 1, INRIA Futurs, France Gilles.Grimaud(a)lifl.fr _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc .

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