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[Fwd: [Tccc] 1st Workshop on Privacy and Security in Pervasive e-Health and Assistive Environments (PSPAE 2009)]
by Lars Wolf 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] 1st Workshop on Privacy and Security in Pervasive e-Health and Assistive Environments (PSPAE 2009) Datum: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:42:57 -0800 (PST) Von: Petrae Workshops <wpetrae(a)yahoo.com> An: tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu (Apologies if you receive multiple copies) ======================================= *********************************************** ******** Call for Papers - Workshop PSPAE 2009****** *********************************************** 1st Workshop on Privacy and Security in Pervasive e-Health and Assistive Environments (PSPAE 2009) (in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) 2009) ****** June 13, Corfu, GREECE ********** *** SPECIAL ISSUE Wiley's Security and Communication Networks**** * Based on the appropriateness of submissions, extended versions of selected papers from * the Workshop will be invited to be considered for publication in a special issue of the * Security and Communication Networks, Wiley, InterScience *** http://www.interscience.wiley.com/security **** ** Conference Web Site http://www.petrae.org ** ******** Proceedings published by ACM (electronic) ******* ** / Topics and areas of interest include, but are not limited to:** / * Policies and practices for access, authentication, authorization and auditing for health information systems in order to protect the privacy and security of electronic health information. * Policies for sharing / exchange of patient’s sensitive information among health / assistance providers for example, during an emergency. * Legislation issues related to handling of protected health information in pervasive e-health environments. * Secure data access in e-health environments. * Trust and privacy issues in e-health and assistive environments. * Sensor network security for e-health environments. * RFID, sensor networks and biometrics to enable security in e-health and assistive environments. * Encryption, cryptographic techniques to ensure privacy and security in e-health. * Case studies in respect to privacy and security in e-health environments * Developing secure e-health and assistive infrastructures * Interoperability of pervasive e-health and assistive environments with the information systems of health organizations (e.g. hospitals). * Processing and exploitation of data from e-health and assistive environments for understanding better the needs of patients and designing better government and e-government services for them, but protecting privacy. ******/ Conference Proceedings: /********* *ACM will be the publisher of the proceedings of the PETRA conference and *the conference proceedings will be a volume in the ACM International *Conference Proceedings Series (electronic) in the ACM Digital Library. Authors should *use the ACM Word or LaTeX style templates to prepare their articles. See: *http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html *Authors should apply ACM Computing Classification categories and terms. *The Classification Scheme can be found at: *http://www..acm.org/class/1998/ *Submitted papers should be up to 8 pages. *Papers may be accepted either as full papers (8 pages) or short papers (4 pages).. *At least one author, of each accepted paper, is required to register and present the paper. *Important dates:* *· *Paper Submission Deadline: */February 12, 2009 /* *· *Notifications of Acceptance: */March 5, 2009/* *· *WORKSHOP DATE: */JUNE 13, 2009/* * * * Submission information:* Interested authors should submit their contribution through e-mail to Grammati Pantziou (pantziou(a)teiath.gr) or Petros Belsis (pbelsis(a)cs.teiath.gr). ***Workshop Chairs*** Grammati Pantziou, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece Petros Belsis, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece *Workshop Programme Committee* *Matt Bishop (Keynote Speaker), University of California, Davis, USA *Denise Anthony, Dartmouth College, USA *Petros Belsis, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece *Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA *Richard G. Golden, University of New Orleans, USA *Stefanos Gritzalis, University of Aegean, Greece *M. Eric Johnson, Dartmouth College, USA *Sokratis Katsikas, University of Piraeus, Greece *Zhengyi Le, University of Texas at Arlington, USA *Donggang Liu, University of Texas at Arlington, USA *Euripidis Loukis, University of Aegean, Greece *Fillia Makedon, University of Texas at Arlington, USA *Calton Pu, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA *Hamid Sharif, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA *Alexander Sideridis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece *Chistos Skourlas, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece *Matthew Wright, University of Texas at Arlington, USA _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] CFP-ACCESSNETS 2009
by Chadi Assi 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

************************************************************** * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * ACCESSNETS 2009 * * Fourth International Conference on Access Networks * * November 2-4, 2009, Hong Kong, China * * http://www.accessnets.org * * * ************************************************************** Submission deadline: April 2, 2009 OVERVIEW: With the rapid growth of the Internet as well as the increasing demand for broadband services, access networks have been receiving growing investments in recent years. This has led to a massive network deployment with the goal of eliminating the bandwidth bottleneck between end-users and the network core. Today many diverse technologies are being used to provide broadband access to end users. The architecture and performance of the access segment (local loop, wired and wireless access networks, and even home networks) are getting increasing attention for ensuring quality of service of diverse broadband applications. Moreover, most access lines will no longer terminate on a single device, thus leading to the necessity of having a home network designed for applications that transcend simple Internet access sharing among multiple personal computers and enable multimedia support. Therefore, the access network and its home portion have become a hot investment pool from both a financial as well as a research perspective. The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate with their in-home counterparts. AccessNets'09 is the fourth edition of this exciting event, which will be held in Hong Kong, China, on November 2-4, 2009. The conference will consist of technical sessions, industry track, workshops, and panels. The technical sessions will present original and fundamental research advances while the industry track, workshops and panels will focus on development, application, and related business issues in this hot and exciting area. TOPICS: The conference solicits original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * FTTx and PON technologies * xDSL technology and DSM * Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology * Cable-based access technology * Powerline communication technology * Digital satellite access technology * WiFi and WiMax networks * Wireless mesh networks * Integrated wired/wireless networks * Long reach Ethernet * Home networks * Networked appliances * Hybrid wired/wireless LANs * Municipal and community networks * Network architectures and protocols * Medium access control * Cross-layer design * OFDM, OFDMA, CDMA techniques * MIMO techniques * Service convergence * Quality of service provisioning * Network scalability and upgradeability * Network survivability and security * Deployment/standardization statuses PANELS AND WORKSHOPS: We solicit panel and workshop proposals on hot and controversial topics in access networks. Proposals should be submitted to the panel and workshop co-chairs, respectively. Please visit the conference website for detailed instructions. PAPER SUBMISSION: Please visit the conference website (http://www.accessnets.org) for detailed instructions. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission due April 2, 2009 Notification of acceptance June 15, 2009 Final manuscript due July 31, 2009 CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIR Danny H.K. Tsang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China TPC CO-CHAIRS Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology USA Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada Vincent K.N. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS Chonggang Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan PANEL CO-CHAIRS Martin Maier, INRS, Canada Qinqing Zhang, Johns Hopkins University, USA PUBLICATION & WEB CHAIR Xiaojun Hei, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada Rong Zhao, Detecon International GmbH, Bonn, Germany INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP CHAIR Carlson Chu, PCCW, Hong Kong, China CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Szilvia Papp, ICST LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR Lawrence Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Wilson Chu, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China STEERING COMMITTEE Imrich Chlamtac (Chair), Create-net, Italy Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE See http://www.accessnets.org _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] IEEE DEST 2009 Call-for-Paper]
by Lars Wolf 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] IEEE DEST 2009 Call-for-Paper Datum: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:39:51 +0900 Von: Song Han <Song.Han(a)cbs.curtin.edu.au> An: <tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu> CC: Sonya Rosbotham <Sonya.Rosbotham(a)cbs.curtin.edu.au>, Elizabeth Chang <Elizabeth.Chang(a)cbs.curtin.edu.au> We apologize if you receive this announcement multiple times. 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies Special theme: Cyber Engineering and Human Space Computing Istanbul, Turkey 1-3 June 2009 Workshops and Tutorials on 31 May 2009 http://dest2009.debii.curtin.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi ew&id=14&Itemid=28 The digital ecosystem is defined as an open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, domain clustered, agent-based self organised collaborative environment where species/agents form a temporary coalition (or longer term) for a specific purpose or goal, and everyone is proactive and responsive for their own benefit or profit. The essence of digital ecosystems is creating value by making connections through collective intelligence. Digital Ecosystems promote collaboration instead of unbridled competition and ICT based catalyst effect in a number of domains to produce networked enriched communities. Digital Ecosystems are empowered by the cyber engineering and human space computing. Cyber engineering studies the digital horizon in our ecosystems, also known as Cloud computing. It encompasses the semantic web, ontologies, cyber security, privacy, trust and risk management, social networks, web 2.0, 3.0, convergence technologies, web services and grid technologies. Human space computing is about the study of the technology (Bluetooth, WiFi, IRDA, RFID, GSM, GPRS, 3G Digital Pens, PDAs, Mobile Phones , VoIP, Video, Voice, Data, other devices) for improvement of our human lives, not just organisations, businesses or government. It studies the world we live in, and personal space computing, our space, between the digital skyline and our ecosystems. Prospective participants are invited to electronically submit a full paper (6 pages, about 4500 words, pdf or WinWord file) of their original work following the IEEE instructions available on this website. Each paper will undergo a rigorous peer reviewed process involving at least two reviewers. The main conference theme is to strengthen ICT to support different digital ecosystems, especially focusing on cyber engineering and human space computing. It is the study of triangle relationship between industries, human endeavours and advanced ICT. We are interested in papers, work-in-progress reports, and industrial experiences describing advances in all areas of digital business applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Collaborative and Connectivity in Digital Ecosystems * Web Spam - Adversarial Information Retrieval in Digital Ecosystems * Models of Open Transactions in Digital Ecosystems * Governance in Large Heterogeneous IT Systems * Democratising Collaborative Research Patterns * Performance and Evaluation of Digital Ecosystems * Intelligent Digital Ecosystems and Technologies * Emerging Concepts in the Field of Ecosystems * Open Source Digital Ecosystems * Service-oriented Collaborative Platforms * Infrastructure for Digital Ecosystems * Mechatronics for Digital Ecosystems * Knowledge Mapping and Modelling * Interdisciplinary Ecosystems Research * Human Collective Intelligence * Analytics and Visualisation * Digital Business Ecosystems * Self Organisation of Agents * e-Learning Ecosystems * Security and Privacy * Health Ecosystems * Social Networks * Trust and Risk * e-Humanities * Students' Research Track Important Dates Tutorial,Workshops and Special Session Proposals Due 30 September 2008 Full Paper Submissions 1 February 2009 Paper Acceptance Notifications 1 March 2009 Final 'Camera Ready' Papers Due 15 April 2009 Tutorials and Workshops 31 May 2009 Conference 1-3 June 2009 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] IEEE Mobile Video Delivery (MoViD) 2009: Call for Papers
by Shamik Sengupta 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

(Apologies for multiple copies. Appreciated if you can forward to potentially interested persons) ************* CALL FOR PAPERS ***************** ---------- MoViD 2009 ---------- 2nd IEEE Workshop on Mobile Video Delivery in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2009 http://eecs.ucf.edu/movid/ 24 April 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *********************************************** The focus of this workshop is to present and discuss recent advances in the wireless network technologies and video delivery mechanisms for supporting the broad spectrum of emerging video-centric applications. The workshop will have the goal of understanding the research and deployment challenges in building the Next Generation Mobile Video Internet. Specifically, the workshop intends to address the following topics: a) Research challenges in developing new methods for delivering rich video experience to users over existing wireless technologies; b) New visions and concepts that will drive evolution of wireless access technologies to support high definition video content with diverse QoS requirements; c) Deployment challenges in new video delivery models (broadcast/multicast) to mobile users. The workshop aims to foster interaction among researchers and exchange new ideas by bringing together members of the video and networking communities. The workshop will provide an interesting venue to discuss widely varying beliefs and understanding being formed among the academic and industrial communities in terms of how next generation mobile video content should delivered to end-users. The technical program committee invites the submission of original, unpublished technical papers in the following areas (but not limited to): Application-specific technologies in supporting **Mobile VoD, SDV, IPTV **Mobile video conferencing **Mobile video gaming **Video surveillance and sensing Performance **Quality of experience metrics **Video quality measurement **Performance analysis **Experimental results from testbed/deployments Encoding and Transport **Wireless video coding techniques **Adaptive media coding **Link adaptive transport mechanisms Wireless network techniques and protocols **802.11 WLAN/802.11n **802.16 WiMax **3G cellular networks **DVB-H **MAC/PHY layer techniques Wireless delivery models **Broadcast/multicast/simulcast **P2P mobile video **Vehicular video delivery Submission Instructions ======================= Papers should contain original material and not previously published, or currently submitted elsewhere. Manuscripts must be limited to 6 pages in IEEE 8.5x11 conference format, and formatted in strict accordance with the IEEE Communications Society author guidelines. All submissions will be handled electronically through EDAS. Important Dates =============== Submission Deadline: Jan 31 Accept/reject notification: Feb 28 Camera ready paper due: Mar 15 Workshop date: Apr 24 Workshop Organizers =================== Mainak Chatterjee, University of Central Florida Samrat Ganguly, NEC Corporation of America Technical Program Committee (List incomplete) =========================== Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, Google, Inc. Yi Cui, Vanderbilt University Polychronis Koutsakis, McMaster University Dilip Krishnaswamy, Qualcomm Research Center Athina Markopoulou, University of California, Irvine Sourav Pal, Microsoft Research Amy R Reibman, ATT Research Mihaela van der Schaar, University of California, Los Angeles Deepak Turaga, IBM Research, Watson Thierry Turletti, INRIA Stephan Wenger, Nokia Research Magda El Zarki, University of California, Irvine Roger Zimmermann, National University of Singapore Publicity Chair =============== Shamik Sengupta, Stevens Institute of Technology Web Chair ========== Wenjing Wang, University of Central Florida =============================================== http://eecs.ucf.edu/movid/ _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] JCM Special Issue on Delay Tolerant Networks, Architecture and Applications]
by Lars Wolf 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] JCM Special Issue on Delay Tolerant Networks, Architecture and Applications Datum: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:15:56 +0000 Von: Joel Rodrigues <joeljr(a)ieee.org> An: tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Communications (JCM, ISSN 1796-2021) Special Issue on Delay Tolerant Networks, Architecture, and Applications Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) are designed to address networks that exhibit intermittent connectivity. In general DTN architecture can be defined by one or more of the following characteristics: (a) sparse connectivity (i. e., end-to-end route between source and destination may not even exist); (b) long or variable delay; (c) asymmetric data rate; and (d) high error rate. Such characteristics can be results of various factors, including sever power fluctuations, wireless range, network partitioning, catastrophic disasters, or malicious attacks. Consequently, applications of DTNs are highly diverse and can be expanded to a wide variety of areas. Examples of such areas are interplanetary networks for deep space communications, sensor networks for ecological monitoring, transient networks to benefit developing communities, ad hoc networks to disseminate information in tactical or roadway environments, and disaster recovery networks to restore communications following a natural disaster. Diversity of network environments and inherent uncertainty about network conditions make design of DTNs highly challenging in terms of architecture, protocol designs, interoperability, security, management, and stability. We hope this special issue can address some of these issues and further stimulate activity in the research community. The goal of this special issue is to bring together the state-of-the- art research contributions that address the various aspects of delay/disruption tolerant communications, networks, architecture, and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Multicasting and broadcasting * Routing protocols for stochastic and deterministic time evolving networks * Integration with other systems and networks, such as free-space optical communications systems, MANET, VANET, C2C, Deep space, Acoustic Underwater, ad hoc, sensor/actuator networks * Models for rural connectivity and disconnected ad hoc networks * Multimedia and web searching * Hybrid DTN * Security, stability, survivability, and interoperability * Wireless DTN technologies, including RF, UWB, free-space optical, and acoustic * Network architecture and design, including link technology and node design * Applications, testbeds, and implementations * Management, configuration, QoS, and authentication * User mobility support, naming, and addressing * Protocols and overlay architecture * Delay tolerant networks and energy efficiency * Economic models and feasibility SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers should be submitted as PDF format electronically to joeljr(a)ieee.org with a Subject of SI/JCM. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three experts following the standard review process of the Journal of Communications to ensure the high quality of the special issue of the journal. Further information on Journal of Communications can be found at: http://www.academypublisher.com/jcm/ . IMPORTANT DATES: Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2009 Revised manuscript due: September 30, 2009 Publication: First Quarter, 2010 GUEST EDITORS: Joel Rodrigues, Instituto de Telecomunicações, University of Beira Interior, Portugal Email: joeljr(a)ieee.org Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University, USA Email: farid.farahmand(a)flash.net Wai Chen, Telcordia Technologies, USA Email: wchen(a)research.telcordia.com _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[ISCC] Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks Architectures, Simulation and Programming (WASP'09)
by Antonio Corradi 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First International Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks Architectures, Simulation and Programming (WASP'09) http://www.arcos.inf.uc3m.es/~wsn/wasp09/ within MOBILWARE 2009 Berlin, Germany. April 28-30, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.mobilware.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTEXT AND GOAL The First International Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks Architectures, Simulation and Programming (WASP'09) is a workshop addressed to scientists and researchers with interest on architectures and high-level programming abstractions which look for easing the applications development process for Wireless Sensor Networks. WASP'09 aims to be a forum where researchers and practitioners address the challenges in the design, development and eva- luation of architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks applications. The wokshop will focus specially on the high-level programming abstractions, simulation and new programming techniques and algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks. The workshop will be held within the MOBILWARE 2009. Mobilware is a premier conference dedicated to addressing emerging topics and challenges in various mobile wireless software-related areas. TOPICS * Architecture-independent programming for Wireless Sensor Networks * Languages, Operating systems and high-level programming abstractions * Middleware architectures and network services * Specification languages and models * Programming Models, Methodologies and design of applications for WSN * Design patterns for WSN applications * Cross-layer design and optimization * Applications portability * Complexity analysis of algorithms for WSN * Tools for rapid developing of applications, debugging and simulation * WSN Simulation software tools and environments * Techniques for remote network programming and reconfigurability * Scalable and distributed data storage in Wireless Sensor Networks * Distributed monitoring of applications & WSN managemen. * Wireless Sensor Network time protocols and synchronizing * Discovering, self-organization, routing and MAC protocols * Energy-Aware and Low-Power Processing Applications and Systems for WSN * Security, privacy, and data integrity in WSN * Reliable and Trustworthy Applications for WSN * Profiling, Measurement and Analysis Techniques for WSN * Performance evaluation and analysis of sensor networks * Novel applications and algorithms of Wireless Sensor Networks * Practical implementations and experiences from the real-world * Sensor networks and the Web * Integration with other systems * Applications and demonstrations of sensor networks * New trends in Wireless Sensor Networks IMPORTANT DATES Papers due: 20 February 2009 Notification: 6 March 2009 Camera Ready: 20 March 2009 Workshop dates: 30 April 2009 More information: For more information visit the workshop site at http://www.arcos.inf.uc3m.es/~wsn/wasp09/ -- =============================================================== Antonio Corradi DEIS (Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Sistemistica) Universita' di Bologna Viale Risorgimento, 2 - 40136 BOLOGNA - ITALY Ph.: +39 - 051-20 93083 - Fax: +39 - 051-20 93073 E-mail: antonio.corradi(a)unibo.it PLEASE note new mail URL: http://lia.deis.unibo.it/Staff/AntonioCorradi/ =============================================================== _______________________________________________ ISCC mailing list ISCC(a)mail.ing.unibo.it https://calvin.ing.unibo.it/mailman/listinfo/iscc

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[Tccc] First CFP: WiMob 2009
by Mieso Denko 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

--------------------------------------------------------- WiMob'2009 5th IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Wireless & Mobile Computing, Networking & communication ------------------------------------------------------- Marrakech, Morocco October 12-14, 2009 http://www.larim.polymtl.ca/wimob2009/ SCOPE: ------ The research area of mobile computing has become more important following the recent widespread drive towards mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks tracking technologies and their applications. The availability of the high bandwidth 3G infrastructures, and the pervasive deployment of low cost WiFi infrastructure and WiMAX to create hotspots around the world serve to accelerate the development of mobile computing towards ubiquitous computing. WiMob-09 addresses three main areas: Wireless Communications Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications This conference aims to stimulate interactions among participants and enable them to exchange new ideas and practical experience. WiMob?8 is the fourth in a series of annual conferences: two times in Montreal (QC) Canada in 2005 and 2006, in New York USA in 2007 and the last one in Avignon France in 2008. This conference will be comprised of the following three symposia: Wireless Communications ----------------------- Broadband Wireless Communication Systems Wireless Personal Communications Advances in Satellite Communication Broadband Wireless Communications Modulation and Coding Channel Measurement and Characterization OFDM and CDMA Technologies and Systems MIMO Channels Multiuser Detection Signal Separation and Interference Rejection Multimedia Communications over Wireless DSP Applications to Wireless Systems Adaptive Antennas for Wireless Systems Multiple Access Techniques Location Estimation and Tracking Resource Allocation and Interference Management Multirate and Multicarrier Communications Link and System Capacity Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity ------------------------------------------ Mobile IP Networks Cellular Systems, PCS Modeling and Configuration Multimedia over Wireless Mobility and Location Management Wireless Networks Standards and Protocols Design and Analysis of Wireless LAN/WAN Designing and Modeling High Availability Mobile Networks Mobile Network Modeling and Simulation Architectures and Protocols for Mobile Networks Security, Privacy and Authentication in Mobile Environments Wireless Sensor Networks Cross-layer Design and Optimization Ad-hoc Wireless Networks Autonomic Networking and Communications Mobile Internet Home and Ubiquitous Networks Smart Sensors and Sensor Networks Inter-working of 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Networks Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications ----------------------------------------------- Distributed Computing and Distributed Databases Location-based Services Virtual Home Environments (VHE) M-Commerce M-Learning Streaming Applications Portable Devices and Wearable Computers Web Services Home and Office Appliances Enabling Technologies for Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing Security, Privacy and Infrastructure for Ubiquitous Computing Systems and Services (e.g. Mobile satellites, WLANs) Security and Privacy for Ubiquitous Computing Home and Ubiquitous Networks Mobile Ad-Hoc Computing Gaming Applications in Ubiquitous Computing Environments Passive, Active and Smart Tags for Ubiquitous Computing Location-dependent and Context-aware Computing Software Architecture for Home/Smart Appliances Human Computer Interaction in Ubiquitous Computing Full papers must be submitted for review. Only original papers, unpublished nor submitted for publication elsewhere, can be submitted. Please visit http://www.larim.polymtl.ca/wimob2009/ for details and submission information. Only timely submissions through EDAS at http://edas.info will be accepted. IMPORTANT DATES : ---------------- Abstract submission due: May 6, 2009 Paper submission due: May 16, 2009 Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2009 Final manuscripts due: August 20, 2009 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP: Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments (MMVE'09)]
by Lars Wolf 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] CFP: Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments (MMVE'09) Datum: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:59:38 +0800 Von: Kuan-Ta (Sheng-Wei) Chen <swc(a)iis.sinica.edu.tw> Antwort an: swc(a)iis.sinica.edu.tw Organisation: Academia Sinica An: tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu [Apologies if you receive this more than once] -------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS The 2nd International Workshop on Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments (MMVE 2009) at the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality 2009 (VR09) March 15th, 2009 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA http://peers-at-play.org/MMVE09/ -------------------------------------------------------- With the increasing number of potential users of virtual and augmented reality systems, as indicated by the recent booms of massively multiuser online societies, the design of distributed, massively multiuser virtual environments (MMVEs) becomes increasingly important, posing new requirements on both distribution platforms and virtual reality systems. Facing these challenges is a community-spanning effort that requires pooling the resources and experiences of both the virtual reality and the networking/ distributed computing communities. This workshop hopes to provide a link between these communities to foster the development of highly distributed, flexible and robust virtual environments. We aim to gather both practitioners and researchers under one roof to discuss their findings, incite collaborations, and move the state of the art forward. Topics ------ The main topic of this workshop is to provide a critical analysis of existing distribution approaches for virtual environments and to identify key challenges and techniques that are required for bringing VR systems into the global Internet, interconnecting thousands of users in a single environment. More specifically, the workshop addresses the following issues: 1. Scalability, i.e. the ability to handle thousands of (possibly nearby) users at the same time, interacting via the global Internet. 2. Interoperability, i.e. the ability to integrate multiple virtual worlds and/or service providers, e.g. using common protocols or universal clients. 3. Interactivity, i.e. how to provide highly responsive environments with near real time interactions despite network delay and jitter. 4. Bandwidth restricted (mobile) end user devices, e.g. the integration of mobile devices for nomadic augmented reality applications. 5. Dynamic & flexible distribution architectures, e.g. self-adapting client/server, peer-to-peer and hybrid architectures. 6. Content streaming, e.g. sound and 3D streaming. 7. Consistency, i.e. providing consistency guarantees to users of the virtual environment, despite network delay and the high level of responsiveness required. 8. Persistency, i.e. the ability to save and access the states of the virtual environments despite disconnections and faulty components. 9. Security & privacy, e.g. distributed authentication algorithms that allow users to participate in the environment securely and without fear of being spied. 10. Implementation issues, e.g. novel approaches to effectively manage the complexity of developing applications for such environments. Submission Guidelines ---------------------- Paper submissions must cover one of the topics listed above, or a closely- related one. Submitted papers should be at most 6 pages long, use the IEEE proceedings format and *must be blinded*. Research papers must be original prior unpublished work and not under review elsewhere. All submissions will be peer- reviewed (double-blind) and selected based on their originality, merit, and relevance to the workshop. Submissions in PDF format must be submitted online through the workshop page at http://peers-at-play.org/MMVE09/ no later than January 30th, 2009. Accepted papers must be presented at the workshop. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of the International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (IJAMC), subject to addressing all reviewer comments from MMVE and reformatting according to IJAMC formatting guidelines. If you have any questions, please email us at mmve(a)peers-at-play.org. Workshop Format -------------------------------------------- The workshop will have three parts. The first part will be an invited keynote talk. In the second part, we will have multiple sessions, each consisting of about 3 talks. The last part of the workshop will consist of a common panel discussion including all participants. Important Dates --------------- Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2009 Acceptance Notification: February 5th, 2009 Camera Ready Version: February 15th, 2009 Workshop Date: March 15th, 2009 Organizers ---------- * Gregor Schiele, University of Mannheim, Germany * Shun-Yun Hu, National Central University, Taiwan * Arno Wacker, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany * Wei Tsang Ooi, National University of Singapore, Singapore Program Committee ----------------- Maha Abdallah, University of Paris VI, France Christian Bouville, IRISA, France Sonja Buchegger, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Germany Romain Cavagna, University of Paris VI, France Kuan-Ta Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Abdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Wu-chi Feng, Portland State University, USA Chris GauthierDickey, University of Denver, USA Aaron Harwood, University of Melbourne, Australia Jehn-Ruey Jiang, National Central University, Taiwan Stephan Krause, University of Karlsruhe, Germany Jauvane C. Oliveira, LNCC, Brazil Peter Quax, Hasselt University, Belgium Laura Ricci, University of Pisa, Italy Jerome Royan, Orange Labs, France Ingo Scholtes, University of Trier, Germany Shervin Shirmohammadi, University of Ottawa, Canada Gwendal Simon, TELECOM Bretagne, France Shinichi Ueshima, Kansai University, Japan Shinya Yamamoto, NIST, Japan Suiping Zhou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Roger Zimmermann, National University of Singapore, Singapore _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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2nd CFP: ICFI2009 - The 10th International Conference on Feature Interactions, Lisbon, June 11-12, 2009
by Jan Bredereke 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

** The submission deadline of ICFI2009 was extended about two weeks. ** Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results. We apologize in advance if you received multiple copies of the following CFP. //------------------------------------------------------------------// ICFI 2009 -- Second Call for Papers The 10th International Conference on Feature Interactions in Software and Communication Systems June 11-12, 2009 Lisbon, Portugal (in conjunction with IFIP's DisCoTec'09) http://www27.cs.kobe-u.ac.jp/wiki/icfi/ // OVERVIEW --------------------------------------------------------// ICFI is the primary international forum for discussing and reporting about research on the Feature Interaction problem in telecommunications and software systems since 1992. ICFI2009 will be held in conjunction with Distributed Computing Techniques 2009 (DisCoTec'09), a major cluster of conferences sponsored by IFIP. ICFI2009 aims to bring together representatives of the communications industry, the software industry, and the research community working on various aspects of feature interactions in order to discuss possible solutions and their practical applications, as well as setting directions for further research. ICFI2009 will feature presentations by invited speakers, presentations of research and industrial papers (including short presentations), a doctoral symposium as well as posters and tool demonstrations. // THE FEATURE INTERACTION PROBLEM ---------------------------------// Feature interactions refer to conflicts among different features on a system. The features may be functions, services, concerns or aspects. Even if each individual feature works as intended, using multiple features together may cause unexpected (and often undesirable) behaviors, due to the feature interactions. The feature interaction problem was first studied in the domain of telecommunications systems. However, the phenomenon can occur in any software system that is subject to evolution, because the features of the new version of the system can interact with the features of the old system in an undesired way. Emerging application domains for which the feature interaction problem becomes relevant include policy-driven systems, Web services /service-oriented architecture, home network systems, building automation systems, mobile and ubiquitous systems, Parlay, 3G, grid and active networks, product-line engineering, etc. Detecting, resolving, preventing, and managing the feature interactions at different phases of the system life-cycle are more than ever important problems that need to be addressed with cost-effective techniques and tools. // TOPICS ----------------------------------------------------------// The following topics are relevant for the conference. Yet, we welcome other contributions related to the feature interaction problem. - Feature interactions in software systems / applications - Feature interactions in emerging telecom and network architectures - Feature interactions in mobile and broadband services - Feature interactions in ubiquitous/pervasive computing - Service interactions (Web Services, SOA) - Current industrial practice and experience - Enterprise-level aspects of the feature interaction problem - Mechanisms for interaction detection and resolution - User-centric view on the interaction problem - Software-engineering view including requirements engineering and design // PAPER SUBMISSION ------------------------------------------------// All submissions must be in English. Technical papers submitted may be full papers or short papers. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. * Full papers: These must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. * Short papers: In order to make the conference as complete as possible from the point of view of coverage of current research in the area, we also solicit short papers. These can be; (I) industrial reports - describe industrial case studies or research directions (E) example papers - describe examples of FIs that occurred in real-life systems (P) position papers - describe novel research directions (W) work-in-progress papers - describe slightly immature, but exciting new ideas (S) summary/survey papers - share FI research already published elsewhere with the FI community Further instructions to authors and publication details will be made available on the ICFI'09 website in due course. // IMPORTANT DATES -------------------------------------------------// - Deadline for abstract submission: January 24, 2009 (extended) - Deadline for full paper submission: January 31, 2009 (extended) - Notification of acceptance: February 27, 2009 - Camera-ready version due: March 10, 2009 - Conference dates: June 11-12, 2009 // ORGANIZATION ----------------------------------------------------// Conference Co-Chairs - Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Leicester, UK - Masahide Nakamura, Kobe University, Japan Programme Committee - Daniel Amyot, University of Ottawa, Canada - Lydie du Bousquet, University Joseph Fourier, France - Jan Bredereke, University of Applied Sciences Bremen, Germany - Rui Crespo, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal - Tom Gray, PineTel, Canada - Jean-Charles Gregoire, INRS-Telecommunications, Canada - Gang Huang, Peking University, China - Hiroshi Igaki, Kobe University, Japan - Mario Kolberg, University of Stirling, UK - Francis Leung, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA - Fuchun Joseph Lin, Telcordia Technologies, USA - Luigi Logrippo, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada - Evan Magill, University of Stirling, UK - Andreas Metzger, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany - Tadashi Ohta, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan - Jean-Luc Richier, CNRS, LIG, France - Marc Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK - Pierre-Yves Schobbens, University of Namur, Belgium - Ken Turner, University of Stirling, UK - Michael Weiss, Carleton University, Canada - Pamela Zave, AT&T, USA // CONTACTS --------------------------------------------------------// Further information can be found in the web site at: http://www27.cs.kobe-u.ac.jp/wiki/icfi/ Any questions and comments can be sent by Email at: icfi09 [at] ws.cs.kobe-u.ac.jp

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[Tccc] CFP--SPECTS 2009
by Farid Naït-Abdesselam 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP ========================================================================== 2009 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems July 13-16, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey http://atc.udg.edu/SPECTS2009/ This annual international conference is a forum for professionals involved in performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Performance evaluation of computer systems and networks has progressed rapidly in the past decade and has begun to approach maturity. Significant progress has been made in analytic modeling, simulation, and measurement approaches for performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. =========================================================================== Deadlines Special sessions proposals: January 31, 2009 Submission of papers (and tutorials proposals): February 23, 2009 Notification of Acceptance: April 24, 2009 Final Camera-Ready Submission Due: May 22, 2009 http://atc.udg.edu/SPECTS2008/ _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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