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[Fwd: CFP: Communication Abstractions for Distributed Systems]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: Communication Abstractions for Distributed Systems Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 13:30:02 +0100 From: Ludger Fiege <fiege(a)RBG.INFORMATIK.TU-DARMSTADT.DE> Reply-To: Mailing List der GI FG 3.3.1 "Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme" <KUVS-L(a)LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE> To: KUVS-L(a)LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] Call for Papers Communication Abstractions for Distributed Systems Workshop at ECOOP'2003, July 22, 2003, Darmstadt, Germany more details on http://perso-info.enst-bretagne.fr/~beugnard/ecoop/WS-CADS-CFP.html * Important dates April 25, 2003 : Position paper deadline May 17, 2003 : Notification of acceptance Tuesday July 22, 2003 : The workshop * Abstract As applications become increasingly distributed and networks provide more and more connection facilities, applications require more and more interconnections, thus communication takes a central part of modern systems. To tackle the communication issues, a lot of techniques and concepts have been developed in different research fields and some industrial solutions have been proposed. Over the last 15 years, the basic building blocks for distributed object systems have emerged: distributed objects, communicating with Remote Message Send (RMS), also known as Remote Method Invocation (RMI) or Location-Independent Invocation (LII). However, it has also become clear that while such abstractions are by themselves sufficient to expose the hard problems of distributed computing, they do not solve them. Hence, since large applications parts have been underlined like databases systems or graphical user interface, the goal is to wonder, if can we say the same for the communication part of applications? At the previous ECOOP workshops on The Next 701 Distributed Object Systems, we identified some of these problems (Security, Partial Failure, Guaranteeing Quality of Service, Run-time evolution, Meta-Object protocols, and Ordering of events) that are important concerns of any communication abstraction. Some Communication Abstractions were identified at ECOOP'2002 in Malaga such as Peer-to-peer abstract data structure, or publish/subscribe variants. The goal of this workshop is to work on the definition of new and good communication abstractions and on the distributed-specific features mentioned above. * Format The goal is to define and refine abstractions that address some of these problems and other like them. What are the right abstractions, APIs, development methods, reasoning systems, and tools for building the next generation of Distributed Object Systems? This workshop aims to foster discussion during the workshop and to avoid a mini-conference. Sessions of discussions and presentations will be grouped according to a list of selected issues raised by the position papers. * Submission We are interested in papers reporting practical experiences relating both benefits and obstacles in using communication abstractions in various application fields. The word "abstraction" should be understood as "higher level" not as "hidden and fuzzy things". Communication abstractions must be precise even if their implementation is hidden. The main questions are what are these abstractions, how are they specified and finally how to implement them. At previous year's ECOOP workshops on The Next 701 Distributed Object Systems, we studied some problems inherent to distribution - Security, Partial Failure, Guaranteeing Quality of Service, Run-Time Evolution - and considered what tools an object system might supply to help address them - grouping objects into components, immutable objects, application-level protocols, reflection (both introspection and reification), and event-ordering. This year participants are invited either to consider some of these issues and propose tools more deeply, or to make this list more complete by demonstrating common needs in other distributed applications. Possible sub-topics include: * Communication abstractions from various origins including: Architecture Description Languages (ADL), and especially connectors UML collaboration as communication abstractions UML collaboration refinement and implementation Coordination techniques Middleware services Mediators Glueware techniques Communication abstraction in programming languages Design Patterns for communication and distribution Composition of protocols, customizable communication frameworks, (was micro-protocols) Communication components * Security: Authentication, authorization, privacy Protection from malicious hackers What can run where? * Application Services: Mobility Migration Persistence * Other Communication Protocols (beyond RMS): Publish & Subscribe Data-centric computing, e.g., real-rate ows Group-oriented communication * Tolerance of Partial Failures: Transactions Alternatives to transactions * Run-time Evolution: of classes and interfaces of persistent data * Meta-Object protocols, e.g., changing the meaning of message send * Ordering of events * Peer to peer computing Position papers, not to exceed 6 pages in length, are solicited by April 25, 2003. Papers based on experience with the above issues are particularly welcome. Please send positions papers electronically in PDF or Postscript format to: Antoine.Beugnard(a)enst-bretagne.fr Notification of acceptance will be given by 17th of May. A maximum of 20 participants will be selected on the basis of the submitted material. The number of participants per position paper is limited to 2. * Contact info and affiliation of the organizers Antoine Beugnard(Chair): antoine.beugnard(a)enst-bretagne.fr, ENST-Bretagne, Brest, France Eric Jul (Co-chair) : eric(a)diku.dk, DIKU, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Monique Calisti, Whitestein Technologies AG, Switzerland Laurence Duchien, Université de Lille, France Ludger Fiege, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany Robert Filman, NASA Ames Research Center, USA Jean-Marc Jézéquel, INRIA, France Anne-Marie Kermarrec, Microsoft Research, UK Salah Sadou, Valoria, Université de Bretagne Sud, France * Info about the Workshop Reader Springer-Verlag will publish the ECOOP 2003 Ws Reader as an LNCS volume. This book will include a report for each workshop. The organizers will write the report, in collaboration with the participants of the workshop. The organizers should produce a report that provides a summary of the workshop with the major issues discussed and the conclusions of the working groups (if applicable). The report should also include the current research being carried out in the area and open research directions on the workshop themes. Note that best positions papers will be proposed for publication in the IEEE Distributed Systems Online.

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Future Directions Network Arch. (FDNA), Germany, Aug. 2003]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Future Directions Network Arch. (FDNA), Germany, Aug. 2003 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:43:54 -0500 From: SIGCOMM 2003 <jpgs(a)acm.org> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu WORKSHOP ON FUTURE DIRECTIONS in NETWORK ARCHITECTURE (FDNA) http://www.acm.org/sigs/sigcomm/FDNA-03 In Conjunction with SIGCOMM 2003 Karlsruhe, Germany August 27 ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop in conjunction with SIGCOMM 2003 Special Section of Computer Communications Review The architecture of a network specifies the high level principles and structures that guide the network's design, especially the engineering of its protocols and algorithms, and the interaction of its different functional components. Architectural development operates at two distinct layers: * Identification of fundamental structuring principles * Decisions about functional decomposition and system modularity The current Internet architecture has been remarkably successful as the underpinning of a global, general-purpose, decentralized data communication network. Architectural decisions made 30 years ago have allowed the Internet to quickly support new applications and adapt itself to dramatic changes in technology. Now, new forces arise. * New classes of networks - sensor-nets, highly mobile ad-hoc nets, overlays, and others - have come into existence. These networks have very different design goals, operating requirements, and implementation environments than those imagined for traditional network architectures. * The requirements underlying the architecture of general-purpose networks such as the Internet have changed significantly since the 1970's. The coherence of the Internet design is being eroded by a patchwork of narrow technical embellishments to satisfy changing requirements. The result is greatly increased complexity and some loss of functionality and extensibility. Revisiting the architectural principles of large general-purpose networks may be appropriate at this point. This call solicits papers on the broad topic of new developments in network architecture. Examples of topics include: * Architectural principles for complex, decentralized networks * Self-sustaining architecture (architecture that discourages violation of its core principles) * Relationship of technical architecture to social and economic issues * Architectural aspects of overlay and multi-layer networks * Architecture of robust and trustworthy networks * Principles and architecture of highly scalable systems * Architectures for data-centric networks (e.g., sensornets and related concepts) Submissions ranging from presentations of specific research to more general, philosophical position papers are welcome. Papers that bring out interesting and novel ideas at an early stage in their development are favored over highly polished, journal-style results. Selected papers will be forward-looking, with impact and implications for ongoing or future research. Papers submitted in response to this call will be considered both for discussion at the SIGCOMM 2003 Workshop on Future Directions in Network Architecture, and for publication in a special section of Computer Communications Review. Submitted papers may be accepted for either or both of these forums. Papers will be considered for both forums by a unified review committee. WHAT AND HOW TO SUBMIT Papers should be a maximum of 15 pages in length, formatted using at least a 10 point font and 1 inch margins. (These are review copies. Instructions for final paper preparation will be available at the workshop website.) Please submit papers in postscript or PDF format by email to the workshop email address <fdna(a)lcs.mit.edu>. Questions about the workshop content, paper preparation, etc. may also be emailed to this address. Please see the workshop website for further information. SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES Submission deadline March 17, 2003 Notification of acceptance May 27, 2003 Camera ready papers due June 30, 2003 Workshop date August 27, 2003 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Andrew Campbell - Columbia Ted Faber - USC ISI John Heidemann - USC ISI Mark Handley - ICIR Larry Peterson - Princeton James Sterbenz - BBN Technologies John Wroclawski - MIT (chair) _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CfP MoMuC03 - Munich, Germany]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CfP MoMuC03 - Munich, Germany Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 18:06:26 +0100 From: Christian Bettstetter <Christian.Bettstetter(a)ei.tum.de> Organization: http://www.lkn.ei.tum.de To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference 2003 Second Call for Papers - abstract submission until February 28th 2003- http://www.momuc.org http://www.cdtm.de/momuc Please give this message to interested persons Please accept our apologies for cross-postings *******Announcement and Call for Papers / Submissions******* Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (MoMuC) 2003 The First Interdisciplinary International Conference on Mobile Business and Technology "Opening Up New Frontiers in Mobile Business and Technology" 6-8 October 2003, Munich, Germany MoMuC 2003 is the eighth in a series of international workshops - Tokyo in 1994, Bristol in 1995, Princeton in 1996, Seoul in 1997, Berlin in 1998, San Diego in 1999 and Tokyo in 2000 - aimed at stimulating knowledge exchanges in the emerging and strategically important field of Mobile Multimedia Communications. 3G, Wireless LAN and systems and technologies "beyond 3G" have been launched or are under development. For the first time in this series the business viewpoint of mobile technologies will be integrated to complement technological issues. During the last years it has become increasingly obvious that the technological push of new wireless technologies will not result in successful products if the opportunities are not carefully evaluated in particular from the customer point of view. MoMuC 2003 is organized by the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Technical University of Munich and chaired by Prof. Dr. Jorg Eberspacher and Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Arnold Picot. MoMuc 2003's goal is to bring together researchers, practitioners and potential users involved in and affected by emerging wireless technologies. The workshop targets at experts in multimedia systems and mobility issues on the technological and business side. The impact of the workshop is to provide an effective forum for original and fundamental advances in Mobile Multimedia Systems and business models and to foster communication among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of scientific areas with a common interest in mobile multimedia communication. Also we wish to provide a timely forum for exploratory research contributions, and to promote cross-disciplinary interactions in an informal setting. -----------------Details on ways for participating----------------- --Topics-- Topics of the conference are either business-, technology- or interdiciplinary in their nature and relate to mobile technologies. Exemplarily please see the following overview of topics below. For more details please consult www.momuc.org or see attached pdf: -Mobile services, applications and content -Development process of mobile services -Mobile Multimedia Systems -Wireless networks for personal communication -Network management and services -Mobile terminal hardware and software -Business models and strategic options -Market and consumer perspective -Political and societal framework --Dates and Deadlines-- Feb. 28, 2003 Deadline for submission of extended abstracts for - Papers - Posters/ Demonstrations May 15, 2003 Notification of acceptance July 15, 2003 Deadline for submission of final version of accepted papers (to be published in the conference proceedings) --Proposals for participation may include-- .. papers, .. posters, incl. software and demonstrations The official conference language is English. --Information on the types of presentation-- Papers: The time for the presentation of a paper will be 20 minutes including time for discussion. Poster/Demonstration: Poster presentations are less formal and more interactive than a standard talk and will be presented in special sessions. Each presenter is provided with about 2 square meters of board space. Demonstrations will be presented in special sessions and can take a variety of forms, which should be indicated with submission of the abstract. Abstracts for posters and demonstrations can be submitted after Feb. 28 and will be included in the program as long as there is enough space available but these posters/ demonstrations will not be included in the conference proceedings book. --Abstract Submission-- The extended abstract should include the following information on a cover sheet: .. Title of the paper. .. Complete information regarding the (presenting) author, affiliation, address, phone, fax, e-mail. .. Indicate corresponding author (first author assumed unless otherwise noted). .. Indicate preferred topic areas. .. Indicate what kind of paper is submitted: Technical, business or interdisciplinary .. For demonstrations, please submit detailed requests for demonstration facilities needed. All papers will be subject to international peer review and will be evaluated for content and merit, innovative contribution, clarity, and relevance to the symposium's theme. --Abstract length (excl. pictures and diagrams)-- Paper Presentation: 1000-1500 words Poster/ Demonstrations: 500 words You can submit an abstract by sending it by e-mail to mailto:proposals@momuc.org in Microsoft Word or pdf - format. If you wish to submit more than one abstract, please submit each abstract separately. --Conference Proceedings-- The Conference Proceedings with full papers will be published at the Conference as a book and CD. Regarding Posters and Demonstrations, the abstracts will be published. --Committees.. -Steering Committee: Jorg Eberspacher, TU Munich, Germany David J. Goodman, Polytechnic University, U.S. Arnold Picot, LMU Munich, Germany Dipankar Raychaudhuri, WINLAB/Rutgers University, U.S. Hideyoshi Tominaga, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan -Conference Chairs: Jorg Eberspacher, TU Munich, Germany, mailto:eberspaecher@momuc.org Arnold Picot, LMU Munich, Germany, mailto:picot@momuc.org Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE, Communication Society Chapter Germany, VDE, ITG For questions please contact mailto:info@momuc.org MoMuC 2003 Secretary c/o Center for Digital Technology and Management Arcisstr. 21, Room 1734 80290 Munchen Tel.: +49 (0) 89 289 28163 Fax: +49 (0) 89 289 28459 Email: mailto:info@momuc.org www.momuc.org _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Network-I/O Convergence (NICELI), Karlsruhe Germany, Aug. 2003]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP: Network-I/O Convergence (NICELI), Karlsruhe Germany, Aug. 2003 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:39:29 -0500 From: SIGCOMM 2003 <jpgs(a)acm.org> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu WORKSHOP ON NETWORK-I/O CONVERGENCE: EXPERIENCE, LESSONS, IMPLICATIONS (NICELI) http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2003/workshop/niceli In Conjunction with SIGCOMM 2003 Karlsruhe, Germany 25 August (tentative date within week of 25-29) ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS The performance and commodity price advantages of modern LANs have created a convergence of networks and I/O. This convergence promises both price efficiencies and true interoperability, for storage and for cluster interconnect. The NICELI workshop provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss the merits, drawbacks, applications, and practical implications of protocol and implementation designs. Approaches based on Internet protocols are of particular interest. We invite submissions of research results, protocol design rationales, significant implementation experience, and architectural papers related to the convergence of networks and interconnect. Topics of interest could include, but are not limited to: * Remote DMA and Direct Data Placement (DDP) protocols * Architectural directions for and implications of RDMA/DDP * What implementation techniques are most beneficial? * Performance (and what are the right metrics)? * How can these protocols and implementations be made secure? * Formal verification of these protocols * Case studies of implementations (HW and SW) * Operating system implications * Applications (e.g., iSCSI, DAFS, NFS, clustering, etc.) * Lessons learned from past attempts at network-I/O convergence * Speculations on future developments enabled by this technology Other relevant topics are certainly welcome; please contact the Program Chair or Co-Chair to discuss the relevance of a topic not listed above. Accepted papers will appear in a workshop proceedings (to be placed in the ACM Digital Library). A report on workshop discussions will appear in SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review. WHAT AND HOW TO SUBMIT We invite two kinds of submissions: 1. Technical papers presenting research and practical results. 2. Position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the IETF or in industry consortia. Technical papers should be no longer than 14 pages and anonymized; position papers should be no longer than 8 pages and not anonymized. See http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/sigcomm2003/workshop/niceli/nicelicfp.html for full submission requirements. DEADLINES (Tentative; please check the Web page for updates) Submission deadline March 17, 2003 (no extensions!) Notification of acceptance May 22, 2003 Camera ready papers due June 15, 2003 Workshop date August 25, 2003 (tentative) ORGANIZERS Program Chair: Allyn Romanow <allyn(a)cisco.com> Cisco Program Co-chair: Jeff Mogul <JeffMogul(a)acm.org> HP Labs Program Committee: * Stephen Bailey, Sandburst Corporation * Jeff Chase, Duke University * Patrick Crowley, University of Washington * Uri Elzur, Broadcom Corp. * Dirk Grunwald, University of Colorado, Boulder * Liviu Iftode, University of Maryland * Kostas Magoutis, Harvard University * Vijay S. Pai, Rice University * Prasenjit Sarkar, IBM Research * Peter Steenkiste, Carnegie Mellon University _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Fwd: [tcgn] Call For Papers - Special Session on Position-Based Networking Issues & Sensor Networks]]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Fwd: [tcgn] Call For Papers - Special Session on Position-Based Networking Issues & Sensor Networks] Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:59:04 +0100 From: Kyandoghere Kyamakya <kyandogh(a)ant.uni-hannover.de> Reply-To: tcgn(a)majordomo.ieee.org Organization: University of Hannover To: tcgn(a)ieee.org

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[Fwd: [Tccc] IEEE VTC'03 Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks: DEADLINE EXTENSION]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] IEEE VTC'03 Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks: DEADLINE EXTENSION Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:49:59 -0500 From: Ahmed Safwat <safwat(a)cs.queensu.ca> To: Ahmed Safwat <safwat(a)cs.queensu.ca> Due to numerous requests, the submission deadline for the *IEEE VTC **Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks Symposium *has been extended to March 10, 2003. CALL FOR PAPERS *IEEE VTC 2003 http://www.vtc2003.org/* *Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks* *http://www.cs.queensu.ca/home/safwat/VTC_2003_Symposium/* October 4-9, 2003 Hyatt Orlando Hotel Orlando, Florida, USA *Symposium Chair:* * * Ahmed Safwat Queen's University, Canada safwat(a)cs.queensu.ca <mailto:safwat@cs.queensu.ca> This is the first in a series of annual symposia dedicated to Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor, and Wearable Networks. Each year there will be one or more themes invigorated by the state-of-the-art. This year's theme is "Energy-Efficient and Context-Aware Designs". However, we welcome all submissions of relevance to wireless ad hoc, sensor, and wearable networks. In multi-hop wireless ad hoc, sensor, and wearable networks wireless mobile stations and electronic devices form a network without the intervention of a dedicated infrastructure. Such networks eradicate infrastructure deployment, setup, and administration costs. Nevertheless, although energy efficiency and context awareness in wireless ad hoc, sensor, and wearable networks are of great significance, they both remain the main impediments towards their deployment. The outcomes of this year's Symposium will stimulate and exhilarate the deployment of sustainable and context-rich wireless ad hoc, sensor, and wearable networks. Original papers are solicited in the area of energy-efficiency and/or context-awareness for wireless ad hoc, sensor, and wearable networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: -- Routing protocols -- Medium access control -- Modeling and simulation -- Security algorithms -- Energy-efficient physical designs -- Disruptive applications (telemedical, biological, etc) -- Multi-hop cellular architectures (multi-hop WLANs, 4G, 4G+) -- Body area networks -- M-commerce -- Multi-channel ad hoc/sensor networks: designs and algorithms -- Directive antennas -- Self-configurable wearable networks -- Personal area networks -- Cross-layer designs -- TCP-related issues -- Wireless multi-hop testbeds -- Location-inspired designs -- Incorporation of context into wearable networking -- Non-monolithic/shared conceptual models for context-awareness -- Algorithms for context discovery and delivery *Submission Guidelines: * Authors are required to submit a short abstract (approximately 150 words) AND an extended abstract (up to 2 pages) as well. All submissions will be handled electronically through the EDAS conference management system at http://edas.info, and must be in MS-Word or PDF format. Your submission should include the names, complete mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and the email addresses of the authors. *Important Dates:* New Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: March 10, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2003 Camera-Ready Papers: July 15, 2003 Best regards, Ahmed -------------------------------------------------------------- Ahmed Safwat Queen's University, Canada Phone: 613.549.5667 URL: http://www.cs.queensu.ca/home/safwat/ --------------------------------------------------------------

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Deadlline Extended:CFP-IEEE VTC'03 Multimedia Services in Wireless Networks]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Deadlline Extended:CFP-IEEE VTC'03 Multimedia Services in Wireless Networks Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:56:18 -0500 From: sanjeev.verma(a)nokia.com To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> Hello, Hereby, we wish to notify you that due to numerous requests the deadline for VTC'03 paper submission has been extended to March 10. --Sanjeev Verma Srinivas Bindignavile Symposium Chair [Multimedia Services in Wireless Networks] ***We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call*** CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE VTC 2003 Symposium On Multimedia Services in Wireless Networks October 4-9, 2003 Hyatt Orlando Hotel Orlando, Florida, USA SYMPOSIUM CHAIR: Dr. Sanjeev Verma Dr. Srinivas Bindignavile Nokia Research Center, 5 Wayside Road, Burlington, MA-01803. Motivation and Scope The Internet is fast emerging as the ubiquitous transport network to provide wide range of multimedia services like IP Datacast, Streaming and Multimedia Broadcast. Also, there has been a growing popularity of portable devices, such as notebook computers, PDAs and mobile phones in recent years. Now it is possible to provide very high-speed access to portable devices with emerging technologies like WLAN and 3G networks. This has lead to the search for newer applications and algorithms that can add value to an end-user's experience by combining multimedia services with mobile specific services. The research issues to provide multimedia services in wireless environments are numerous. We are seeking papers that are original, unpublished, and not currently under review by an other conference, workshop, or journal. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: -- QoS issues with multimedia services. -- Signaling architecture to support multimedia services in next generation wireless networks. -- Multimedia Security. -- Architectural issues in providing multimedia services in heterogeneous wireless environments. -- Location and mobility issues. -- System modeling and performance evaluation. -- Protocol design, analysis, and optimization. -- Routing (including multicasting and broadcasting) -- Joint MAC and network layer optimization issues to provide multimedia services in emerging wireless networks. -- Congestion, admission, and flow control. -- Implementation and test-bed experiments. Submission Guidelines Authors MUST submit a short abstract submission (approximately 150 words in the EDAS web site form) AND an extended abstract (up to 2 pages) also submitted through the EDAS web site. The extended abstracts are soft copy in MS Word or PDF file formats. The submission must include the name, complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and the email address of the author(s). Extended abstracts should be submitted electronically (MS Word or PDF) by March 10, 2003. Important Dates March 10, 2003: Last date for submission of abstracts April 15, 2003 : Notification of acceptance July 15, 2003 : Camera-ready version of accepted papers _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENSION --- GLOBECOM 2003]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENSION --- GLOBECOM 2003 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:11:58 +0000 (GMT) From: Luca Valcarenghi <valcarenghi(a)sssup.it> To: itc(a)comsoc.org CC: tccc(a)cosmos.cs.columbia.edu, <comswtc(a)comsoc.org>, <itc(a)comsoc.org>, <comm-theory(a)ieee.org>, <cnom(a)lrg.ufsc.br> Please, note that the SUBMISSION DEADLINE for the IEEE Globecom 2003 Optical Networking and Systems Symposium has been extended to MARCH 1, 2003, 3 AM (EST). Best regards, Luca Valcarenghi. APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE COPIES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ CALL FOR PAPERS +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IEEE GLOBECOM 2003 + + December 1-5 + + San Francisco, California + + www.globecom2003.com + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IEEE Globecom 2003 Optical Networking and Systems Symposium + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Endorsing technical Committee(s) Optical networking technical committee (ONTC) ######### NEW ######### ### IMPORTANT DATES ### ==> Complete Paper Manuscripts Due: March 1, 2003, 3 AM (EST) <== Paper manuscripts should be submitted electronically, after November 15, 2002, by using the Online Submissions form on the GLOBECOM 2003 website. ==> Proposals to Conduct Technical Tutorials and Workshops Due: March 1, 2003, 3 AM (EST) <== Proposals should be sent electronically, after November 15, 2002, to the Technical Program Chairs. -- Luca Valcarenghi, Ph.D. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna School of University Studies and Doctoral Research via Cisanello 145, 56124, Pisa (PI), Italy ph.: +39-0509719005 fax: +39-0509719033 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ CALL FOR PAPERS +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IEEE GLOBECOM 2003 + + December 1-5 + + San Francisco, California + + www.globecom2003.com + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IEEE Globecom 2003 Optical Networking and Systems Symposium + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Endorsing technical Committee(s) Optical networking technical committee (ONTC) Symposium Chair: Prof. Ibrahim Habib Department of Electrical Engineering City College and Graduate School City University of New York Convent Avenue at 138th Street New York, NY 10031, USA E-mail: habib(a)ccny.cuny.edu Symposium Vice-Chair: Prof. Anthony C. Boucouvalas Director of Microelectronics and Multimedia Research Centre, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK E-mail: tboucouv(a)bournemouth.ac.uk Technical Program Committee TPC Chair: Andrea Fumagalli, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA, andreaf(a)utdallas.edu Wesam Alanqar, Sprint, USA, wesam.alanqar(a)mail.sprint.com Nirwan Ansari, NJIT, USA, Nirwan.Ansari(a)NJIT.edu Javier Aracil, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain, javier.aracil(a)unavarra.es Daniel Awduche, Consultant, awduche(a)awduche.com Jacek Chrostowski, Cisco, USA, jchrosto(a)cisco.com Tarek Elbawab, Alcatel Networks, USA, telbawab(a)ieee.org Khaled Elsayed, Cairo University, Egypt, khaled(a)ieee.org Don Fedyk, Nortel Networks, Canada, dwfedyk(a)nortelnetworks.org Jeff Fitchett, Nortel Networks, Canada, jfitch(a)nortelnetworks.com Fary Ghassemlooy University of Sheffield Hallam, UK, z.f.ghassemlooy(a)shu.ac.uk Mohsen Guizani, University of West Florida, USA, mguizani(a)cs.uwf.edu Takis Hajifotiou, Nortel Networks, aph(a)nortelnetworks.com David Hunter, University of Essex, UK, david.hunter(a)ieee.org Bilel Jamoussi, Nortel Networks, Canada, jamoussi(a)nortelnetworks.com Jason Jue, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA, jjue(a)utdallas.edu Wojciech Kabacinski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland, kabacins(a)et.put.poznan.pl Moshen Kaverhad, Pennsylvania State University, USA, mkavehrad(a)psu.edu Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida, USA, Labrador(a)csee.usf.edu Emilio Leonardi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, leonardi(a)polito.it Bo Li, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, bli(a)cs.ust.hk Hussein Mouftah, Queen's University, mouftah(a)eleceng.ee.queensu.ca Fabio Neri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, neri(a)polito.it Alberto Paradisi, CPqD Foundation, Brazil, paradisi(a)cpqd.com.br George N. Rouskas, North Carolina State University, USA, rouskas(a)csc.ncsu.edu Ted Sargent, University of Toronto, Canada, ted.sargent(a)utornoto.ca Krishna Sivalingam, Washington State University, USA, krishna(a)eecs.wsu.edu Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA, mtacca(a)utdallas.edu Lubo Tancevski, Alcatel, USA, Ljubisa.Tancevski(a)alcatel.com Luca Valcarenghi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy, valcarenghi(a)sssup.it Vasileios Vitsas, TEI Thessaloniki, Greece, vitsas(a)it.teithe.gr Ian White, Cambridge University, UK, ihw3(a)cam.ac.uk Guoliang Xue, Arizona State University, USA, Xue(a)eas.asu.com Doug Zuckerman, Zuckerman Associates, w2xd(a)DougZuckerman.com This symposium is a forum for exchanging views on recent research and development activities in the area of optical networking and systems. Despite the recent economical downturn, the optical communications field continues to be the subject of extensive efforts in standards bodies like the IETF and the OIF among others, as well as in academia. Optical communications technologies for devices, systems, and networks will play a major role in the infrastructure of future telecommunications networks. You are invited to submit original technical papers for presentation at GLOBECOM 2003 and publication in the Conference Record. Symposium Topics * Routing and wavelength assignment * Optical Switching * Optical Communication Systems * Optical Access Networks * Network Survivability and fault management * Network Design and reconfiguration * Quality of service and Scheduling * Traffic Grooming in Optical Networks * Traffic Engineering in IP optical Networks * Metropolitan and Local Area Optical Networks * Traffic control and management * GMPLS protocols analysis * Optical Components and Devices * DWDM/TDM multiplexing systems GENERAL INFORMATION GLOBECOM 2003 will be composed of six major Symposia, the traditional GLOBECOM General Conference addressing a set of current communication topics, and technology Tutorials and Workshops. You are invited to submit original technical papers for presentation at GLOBECOM 2003 and publication in the Conference Record. You are invited to submit proposals to conduct technical Tutorials and Workshops. Visit the website for further details. IMPORTANT DATES Complete Paper Manuscripts Due: March 1, 2003, 3 AM (EST) Paper manuscripts should be submitted electronically, after November 15, 2002, by using the Online Submissions form on the GLOBECOM 2003 website. Proposals to Conduct Technical Tutorials and Workshops Due: March 1, 2003, 3 AM (EST) Proposals should be sent electronically, after November 15, 2002, to the Technical Program Chairs. GENERAL CHAIR TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR Terry Kero (Myaani Inc.) Dr. Willie W. Lu (Siemens-Infineon) E-Mail: tkero(a)myaani.com E-Mail: wwlu(a)ieee.org , e-fax :1-603-590-0637 TECHNICAL PROGRAM VICE-CHAIR CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT Dr. Norival Figueira (Nortel Networks) Terrie Heikkila, CMP(Don Anderson Inc.) E-mail: norival(a)nortelnetworks.com E-Mail: terrie(a)donanderson.com GLOBECOM 2003 will also conduct the first annual IEEE COMSOC EXPO with exhibits featuring new products and ventures. Business Application Sessions will be conducted as part of the COMSOC EXPO (Contact Dr. Hal Sobol - E-Mail: h.sobol(a)ieee.org).

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[Fwd: [Tccc] VTC Fall 2003 Symposium on: "Scalable autonomous networking for self-configuring and QoS based Ad Hoc Wireless Networks." - deadline extended to March 10]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] VTC Fall 2003 Symposium on: "Scalable autonomous networking for self-configuring and QoS based Ad Hoc Wireless Networks." - deadline extended to March 10 Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:20:43 -0800 From: Izhak Rubin <rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CC: rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu Please note: Due to numerous requests, the deadline for paper submission for VTC 2003 has been extended to March 10. For more information, please visit: _www.vtc2003._ <http://www.vtc2003.org/>_org <http://www.vtc2003.org/>_ For submission, please visit: _www.edas.info _ <http://www.edas.info/>Looking forward to receiving your contributions and to your participation in our Symposium. Please idnicate that your submission is for: Symposium on: "Scalable autonomous networking for self-configuring and QoS based Ad Hoc Wireless Networks." Symposium Chair: Professor Izhak Rubin, Electrical Engineering Department, UCLA rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu Best regards, Izhak Professor Izhak Rubin Electrical Engineering Department 58-115 ENGR IV UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594 Tel.: 310-825-2326 FAX: 310-206-8495 rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE VTC (Vehicular Technology Conference) Fall 2003 _http://www.vtc2003.org/__ _October 4-9, 2003 Hyatt Orlando Hotel Orlando, Florida, USA Symposium on: "Scalable autonomous networking for self-configuring and QoS based Ad Hoc Wireless Networks." Symposium Chair: Professor Izhak Rubin, Electrical Engineering Department, UCLA rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu Original papers are solicited in the area of scalable autonomous and QoS based ad hoc wireless networks, and UV based C4ISR autonomous networked intelligent systems (AINS). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Use of Unmanned Vehicles (UVs), including UAVs and UGVs, for wireless networking - Multi tier backbone network oriented architectures - Mechanisms for supporting quality of service (QoS) - Scalable routing - QoS routing - Power control and spatial reuse Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols - Network-centric C4ISR systems - Power aware networking - Integrated routing and MAC operations - Cross-layer schemes - Mobility control - Robust and survivable ad hoc networks - Integrated wireless and wireline architectures Submission Guidelines: Authors are required to submit a short abstract (approximately 150 words) AND an extended abstract (up to 2 pages) as well. All submissions will be handled electronically through the EDAS conference management system at http://edas.info <http://edas.info/>, and must be in MS-Word or PDF format. Your submission should include the names, complete mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and the email addresses of the authors. Important Dates: Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 15, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2003 Camera-Ready Papers: July 15, 2003 Looking forward to receiving your contributions and to your participation in our Symposium. Best regards, Izhak Professor Izhak Rubin Electrical Engineering Department 58-115 ENGR IV UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594 Tel.: 310-825-2326 FAX: 310-206-8495 rubin(a)ee.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] J-SAC Special Issue]
by Lars Wolf 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] J-SAC Special Issue Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:22:22 -0500 From: Mohsen Guizani <mguizani(a)cs.wmich.edu> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu> CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications INTELLIGENT SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS IN NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS Next generation networks are expected to be very complex systems interconnecting different technologies and architectures across various software platforms. No single technology or architecture will be able to smoothly glue together such complex systems into a single network of all networks. DSL and Cable once dominating the access networks will be challenged by new cheap alternatives such as optical ethernet, wireless LANs, fixed wireless access systems such as LMDS, and even dark fiber. Metro networks will also be dominated by an array of technologies from multiple service protocol platforms (MSPP) to resilient packet rings (RPR) to 10 GB-ethernet switches, and even OXC switching nodes. The backbone will be superhighways utilizing DWDM, OXC nodes interconnecting Gigabit and Terabit IP routers. 3G and beyond mobile networks will be a corner stone in extending communications services to mobile users. New services and applications will be supported on these complex systems through upper layer middleware software platforms. These services will no longer be independent static sources of content, rather will have intelligent software to adapt those sources to varying networks conditions, technologies, and platforms. This will be achieved through another intelligent layer of cognitive middleware that is capable of interfacing these services to the underlying network technologies. New services must be capable of receiving information about the network and adaptively tune their transport parameters as well as bit-rates according to the underlying networking conditions/technologies. New services and contents will need to understand networking traffic parameters, and react accordingly in order to maintain smooth traffic flows in the network and avoid skewness behaviors. The scope of this issue is to address the research and development efforts of the aforementioned various issues in the area of intelligent services and applications in next generation networks. In particular we are interested in papers dealing with state-of-the-art design and analysis, implementation and experimental results of cognitive and intelligent software agents/services and applications as well as architectures for intelligent content delivery. In this context, topics include: · Cognitive middleware · Cognitive software agents · Cognitive services and applications · Novel architectures for intelligent content delivery · Adaptive QoS provisioning issues · Peer-to-peer networking · Adaptive rate video encoding · Intelligent traffic management and control · Experimental test-beds and results · Programmable services interfaces · Intelligent transport and routing protocols · Adaptive, congestion controlled multicast / management and control · Intelligent algorithms · Service-aware congestion and traffic control protocols · Wireless and mobile issues for intelligent services · Adaptive security issues · Case studies Original, unpublished contributions prepared in accordance to the IEEE J-SAC format will be considered. Papers NOT related to one of the above listed topics WILL NOT be reviewed. Electronic submission in PDF format ONLY should be sent to one of the guest editors listed below. The following timetable shall apply: Manuscript Submission: NOVEMBER 1, 2003 Acceptance Notification: May 1, 2004 Final Manuscript Due: July 1, 2004 Publication: 1st Quarter 2005 Mohsen Guizani, Dept of Computer Science, Western Michigan Univ, mguizani(a)cs.wmich.edu Mario Gerla, Computer Science Dept, UCLA, gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu Mamoru Sawahashi, NTT DoCoMo, Japan, sawahashi(a)mlab.yrp.nttdocomo.co.jp Josef F. Huber, Siemens, Germany, josef-franz.huber(a)icn.siemens.de _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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