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IEEE MASS 2008: 5-th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems
by bononi＠cs.unibo.it 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Apologies if you received multiple copies ------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE MASS 2008 Fifth IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems September 29 - October 2, 2008 Hilton Atlanta Atlanta, GA, USA http://www.cse.psu.edu/IEEEMASS08/ Sponsors: IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Distributed Processing, IEEE Technical Committee on Simulation, and IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Communications Wireless ad-hoc communication has applications in a variety of environments, such as conferences, hospitals, battlefields and disaster-recovery/rescue operations, and is also being actively investigated as an alternative paradigm for Internet connectivity in both urban and rural areas. Wireless sensor and actuator networks are also being deployed for enhancing industrial control processes and supply-chains, and for various forms of environmental monitoring. The IEEE MASS 2008 conference is the fifth edition of MASS and aims at addressing advances in research on multi-hop ad-hoc and sensor networks, covering topics ranging from technology issues to applications and test-bed development. IEEE MASS 2008 solicits original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of (mobile) ad-hoc networks and wireless sensor networks (WSN), systems and applications. Submitted articles must not be concurrently considered elsewhere for publication. Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for fast track publication in the Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal (www.elsevier.come/locate/pmc). Scope: Topics include, but are not limited to: - Physical layer impact on higher layers in ad-hoc networks and WSNs - Directional / smart antennas - Multi-channel, multi-radio and MIMO technologies - MAC protocols (802.11, 802.15.4, UWB) - Wireless mesh networks and cognitive networks - P2P/overlay/content distribution architectures for wireless ad hoc networks - Delay tolerant networks and opportunistic networking - Vehicular networks and protocols - Mobile/robotic sensor networks - Power-aware architectures, algorithms and protocols design - Clustering, topology control, coverage and connectivity issues - Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, broadcast, geocast) - Data transport, management and information scheduling - Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination in WSNs - Localization, synchronization and cooperative sensing in WSNs - Sensor networks and pervasive infrastructures - Capacity planning and admission control in ad-hoc networks - Handoff / mobility management and seamless internetworking - Resource management and wireless QoS Provisioning - Cross layer design and optimization - Incentive-based and game-theoretic approaches in ad-hoc networks - Reliability, resiliency and fault tolerance techniques - Security, privacy, and trust issues - Management and monitoring of ad-hoc and sensor networks - Operating systems and middleware support - Novel applications and architectures for WSNs - Modeling, analysis and performance evaluation - Measurements and experience from experimental systems and test-beds Submission Guidelines: All submissions must be full papers in PDF format and uploaded on EDAS. Direct link for paper submission (abstracts due within March 14, 2008): http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6118& They must not exceed 10 single-spaced, double-column pages using at least 11 pt size fonts on 8.5 x 11 inch pages in IEEE style format. Detailed formatting and submission instructions will be available on the conference website. WORKSHOP Proposals: Workshop proposals are solicited on cutting-edge topics that complement or supplement the main theme of IEEE MASS 2008. Please contact the Workshop Co-chairs with proposals or for any questions. The submission deadline is Feb 15. DEMO Proposals: Proposals are solicited for technical demonstrations of experimental ad-hoc and sensor networking systems. Visit the conference website for instructions on submitting demo proposals or contact the Demo Chair. PAPER Submission Deadlines: Abstracts Due: March 14, 2008 Manuscripts Due: March 21, 2008 Acceptance Notification: June 20, 2008 Camera-ready Submission: July 18, 2008 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE GENERAL Chair Tom La Porta, Pennsylvania State University, USA (tlp at cse.psuedu) PROGRAM Chair Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA (das at uta.edu) TPC Vice Chairs Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy (bononi at cs.unibo.it) Archan Misra, IBM Watson Research Center, USA (archan at us.ibm.com) Chunming Qiao, University of Buffalo, USA (qiao at cse.buffalo.edu) WORKSHOP Co-Chairs Yonghe Liu, University of Texas at Arlington, USA (yonghe at cse.uta.edu) Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA (szhu at cse.psu.edu) FINANCE & REGISTRATION Chair: Anup Kumar, University of Louisville, USA PUBLICATION Chair Dajin Wang, Montclair State University, USA PUBLICITY Co-Chairs Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University, Korea (schoi at snu.ac.kr) Murat Demirbas, University of Buffalo, USA (demirbas at cse.buffalo.edu) Pedro Ruiz, University of Murcia, Spain (pedrom at dif.um.es) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Chair George Riley, Georgia Tech, USA (riley at ece.gatech.edu) WEB Chair Sharanya Eswaran, Pennsylvania State Univ, USA (eswaran at cse.psu.edu) STEERING COMMITTEE Co-chairs Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati, USA Jie Wu (TCDP), Florida Atlantic University & NSF, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA Prathima Agrawal, Auburn University, USA Ian Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Kevin Almeroth, University of California at Santa Barbara Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, USA Elizabeth Belding, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA Brahim Bensaou, Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Amiya Bhattacharya, New Mexico State University, USA Douglas Blough, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada Joel Branch, IBM Watson Research Center, USA Raffaele Bruno, IIT.CNR, Pisa, Italy Levente Buttyan, CrySys lab, Budapest Univ. of tech. and econ., Hungary Guohong Cao, Pennsylvania State University, USA Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Antonio Capone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Mainak Chatterjee, University of Central Florida, USA Guihai Chen, Nanjing University, China Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Yanghee Choi, Seoul National University, Korea Chun Tung Chou, University of New South Wales, Australia Amitabha Das, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Swades De, Indian Institute of Technology, India Murat Demirbas, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA Falko Dressler, University of Erlangen, Germany Eylem Ekici, Ohio State University,USA Karoly Farkas, University of West Hungary, Hungary Laura Feeney, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden Ratan Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India Silvia Giordano, SUPSI, Switzerland Mesut Gunes, Computer Science, Freie Univ Berlin, Germany Zygmunt Haas, Cornell University, USA Qi Han, Colorado School of Mines, USA Paul Havinga, University of Twente, The Netherlands Tian He, University of Minnesota, USA Sanjay Jha, University of New South Wales, Australia Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Vana Kalogeraki, University of California at Riverside, USA Koushik Kar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Holger Karl, University of Paderborn, Germany Sneha Kasera, University of Utah, USA Young-Bae Ko, Ajou University, Korea Sastry Kompella, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Farinaz Koushanfar, Rice University, USA Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University, Canada Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, USA Sudha Krishnamurthy, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Germany Taekyoung Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea Tom La Porta, Pennsylvania State University, USA Sung-Ju Lee, HP Labs, USA Qilian Liang, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Weifa Liang, Australian National University, Australia Lavy Libman, NICTA, Sydney, Australia Yonghe Liu, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Yunhao Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Cecilia Mascolo, University College London, UK Martin Mauve, Heinrich Heine University, Düorf, Germany Ciaran Mc Goldrick, Trinity College at Dublin, Ireland Tommaso Melodia, State University of New York at Buffalo, mUSA Jelena Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada Archan Misra, IBM Watson Research Center, USA Mehul Motani, National University of Singapore, Singapore Farid Nait-Abdesselam, University of Sciences and Tech. of Lille, France Peng Ning, North Carolina State University, USA Sergio Palazzo, University of Catania, Italy Joséarente de Oliveira, ITA, Brazil Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Pisa, Italy Dirk Pesch, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland Chiara Petrioli, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy Tien Pham, Army Research Laboratory, USA Cristina M. Pinotti, University of Perugia, Italy Dario Pompili, Rutgers University, The State Univ. of New Jersey, USA Ravi Prakash, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Chunming Qiao, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA Lili Qiu, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Milena Radenkovic, University of Nottingham, UK Fengyuan Ren, Tsinghua University, China Pedro Ruiz, University of Murcia, Spain Weisong Shi, Wayne State University, USA Yi Shi, Virginia Tech, USA Rajeev Shorey, General Motors Research, India David Simplot-Ryl, INRIA & University of Lille, France Raghupathy Sivakumar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Krishna Sivalingam, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, USA Harry Skianis, National Centre for Scientific Res. 'Demokritos', Greece Cormac Sreenan, University College of Cork, Ireland Vikram Srinivasan, Bell Labs Research, India Violet Syrotiuk, Arizona State University, USA Vic Thomas, Honeywell, USA Ozan Tonguz, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Wade Trappe, Rutgers University, The State Univ. of New Jersey, USA Yu-Chee Tseng, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan Roberto Verdone, University of Bologna, Italy Mehmet Vuran, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Carlos Becker Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Hongyi Wu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Wendong Xiao, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Wensheng Zhang, Iowa State University, USA Sheng Zhong, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA Yanmin Zhu, Imperial College of London, UK Michele Zorzi, Universitàegli Studi di Padova, Italy .

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[Tccc] Extended Deadline - CFP: IEEE Network Special Issue on Implications and Control of Middleboxes in the Internet
by Martin Stiemerling 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Our apologies if you receive multiple copies. Please feel free to forward this CFP to related colleagues and students for information. --------------------------------------------------------- * Submission deadline is due in 10 days! * Call for Papers IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue on Implications and Control of Middleboxes in the Internet Important Dates =============== Manuscript Submission Due: March 8, 2008 Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2008 Final Manuscript Due: July 15, 2008 Special Issue Publication Date: September/October 2008 Call for Papers =============== Network Address Translators (NAT) and IP firewalls have been introduced to the Internet some time ago, and over the time become an integral part of the Internet architecture. Moreover, there are also other types of middleboxes, such as Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways, Application Layer Gateways (ALG), Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEP) and web proxies. These intermediary boxes perform functions different from normal IP packet treatment, which can even change the content of packets or do rerouting of IP packets. There have been diverse views on the value of middleboxes. Some believe that middleboxes introduce problems for network applications as well as challenges to the traditional end-to-end Internet architecture. These issues range, for instance, but not limited to, from naming and addressing of nodes behind NATs, directionality of communication establishment, and performance impairments. On the other hand, many administrators and operators see the middleboxes represent an important part for their network operations. For example, firewalls are widely deployed with the intention of securing enterprise, campus and home networks, so as to block attacks to nodes or keep nodes from sending malicious traffic. The Internet community has acknowledged the emergence of the middleboxes and developed middlebox control and coordination protocols that allow end hosts (or application proxies) to learn about the presence of middleboxes and communicate their needs (i.e. required packet treatment) to those devices. A number of middlebox control protocols, such as UPnP, MIDCOM and STUN, have been developed over the years and are partially used in current deployments. The papers in this special issue will focus on the state-of-the-art research in various aspects of middleboxes and middlebox control mechanisms, which help to understand their impact to the Internet architecture and network operations, and how they can be further integrated, or leveraged for different purposes, such as load balancing and mobile network environments, among the others. Specifically, within the aforementioned context in Internet middleboxes and their control mechanisms, the special issue will present tutorials, surveys and original research articles (written in a tutorial manner readable by non-specialists) that cover the following subjects, but not limited to: * Middlebox-supported network architectures vs. other Internet evolution alternatives (e.g., IPv6) * Design and/or performance evaluation of middlebox software architectures * Control and coordination across middleboxes and their traversal mechanisms * Security, including authentication, authorization and accounting issues with middlebox control/traversal mechanisms * Scalability and performance studies of middlebox control/traversal mechanisms * Deployment scenarios and case studies (corporate, ISP, content providers, mobile environments etc.) based on middleboxes * Interaction and implications with other network protocols and components * Interaction and implications with end-to-end applications and services * Related standardization efforts Manuscript Submission ===================== With regard to both the content and formatting style of the submissions, prospective contributors must follow the IEEE Network guidelines for authors that can be found at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/net/ntwrk/authors.html. Submitted papers must be original and must not be under current consideration for publication in other venues. Authors should submit a PDF format of their complete papers via http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6198. Guest Editors ============= Prof. Xiaoming Fu Institute for Computer Science University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany Email: fu(a)cs.uni-goettingen.de Martin Stiemerling NEC Europe Laboratories Network Research Division Heidelberg Germany Email: stiemerling(a)netlab.nec.de Prof. Henning Schulzrinne Department of Computer Science Columbia University New York, NY USA Email: hgs(a)cs.columbia.edu stiemerling(a)nw.neclab.eu <== NEW ADDRESS NEC Laboratories Europe - Network Research Division NEC Europe Limited | Registered Office: NEC House, 1 Victoria Road, London W3 6BL | Registered in England 2832014 _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] CFP: Workshop on Energy in Wireless Sensor Networks (WEWSN 2008)
by Chia Ching Ooi 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. =================================================== Workshop on Energy in Wireless Sensor Networks (WEWSN 2008) http://cone.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/wewsn08/ In conjuction with DCOSS 2008 Santorini Island, Greece, June 11-14 =================================================== A typical wireless sensor network is expected to work without human intervention for a long time period. Hence, energy is of paramount importance in wireless sensor networks in order to achieve maximum network lifetime. Due to the energy constraint of sensor devices, wireless sensor network necessitates an energy-aware design to ensure the longevity of the network. While most wireless sensor networks use battery-operated computing and sensing devices, new technologies like energy harvesting have been emerging and getting much attention in the research community recently. In addition, each layer of the protocol stack can employ various techniques to conserve energy while the hardware designs of motes can focus on extending its lifetime. This workshop intends to bring together the researchers working on energy-related issues in wireless sensor network. WEWSN will be held as a one-day workshop in conjuction with DCOSS '08, co-locating with several related workshops on special topics, including the Workshop on Localized Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (LOCALGOS), the Workshop on Information Theory for Sensor Networks (WITS), the Workshop on Sensor Network Engineering (IWSNE), the Workshop on Wireless Sensor Network Deployments (WiDeploy). Therefore, the workshop aims at providing an ideal venue for researchers to share their ideas and discuss their latest research works. SCOPE Authors are invited to submit original, previously unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research related to energy in wireless sensor network. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following featured topics: * Architectures for energy management * Node deployment * Sleep management algorithms * Coverage and connectivity algorithms * Energy models, conservation, optimization * Energy and bandwidth efficient distributed signal processing algorithms * Topology control * Routing algorithm, data collection, congestion control, resource management * Energy scavenging, energy harvesting * Medium access control, error control protocols * Traffic management protocol * Energy-efficient system services (e.g. localization, time synchronization) * WSN hardware and operating systems PAPER SUBMISSIONS We only accept original papers that have neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers must be submitted in PDF format. Submissions have to conform to the IEEE-Transactions format and should not exceed 7 pages. All submissions will be handled electronically via EasyChair. The use of LATEX typesetting is highly recommended. It is your responsibility to make sure that the manuscript is free of printing problem. At least one of the author(s) of each accepted paper must attend the workshop and present the paper. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: March 25, 2008 Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2008 Camera-ready version: May 15, 2008 Workshop date: June 14, 2008 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair: Christian Schindelhauer, Univ. of Freiburg, Germany PROGRAM COMMITTEE Davide Brunelli, University of Bologna, Italy Syed Ali Khayam, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan Pedro José Marron, University of Bonn and Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Hartmut Ritter, Free University Berlin, Germany Kay Uwe Römer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Kurt Rothermel, Universität Stuttgart, Germany Stefan Rührup, Univ. of Freiburg, Germany Muneeb Ali, TU Delft, The Netherlands Zartash A. Uzmi, Lahore Univ. of Management Sci. (LUMS), Pakistan _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] MobiSys 2008: Call for Posters and Demonstrations
by Varshavsky Alex 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Posters and Demonstrations Poster/Demo Chair: Landon Cox, Duke University mobisys08_demos(a)cs.duke.edu Important Dates Poster and demo proposals due: April 6, 2008 Notification of acceptance: April 20, 2008 Posters MobiSys seeks proposals for posters describing novel work on mobile systems, applications and services. Posters will be presented during a specially designated session of the conference. The poster session is meant to introduce new or ongoing work and provide opportunities for authors to interact directly with conference attendees. Posters are specially suited for presenting controversial research directions that may generate discussion, or promising ideas not yet validated through extensive evaluation. Awards will be given for the best poster of the session and the best poster presented by a student. Poster submissions must include an extended abstract no longer than one 8.5x11-inch page, including all figures and references. This abstract should be formatted in two columns, single-spaced, with a font no smaller than 10-point. Optionally, submissions may also include an electronic copy of the poster. Please note that easels will be provided at the conference for 3x4 feet posters (approximately 0.75x1.0 meters), and the posters should be sized appropriately. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF. Poster proposals must be submitted electronically by sending the extended abstract and (optionally) the poster as attachments in a single email message to mobisys_posters(a)acm.org. The subject line should read "MOBISYS POSTER SUBMISSION" (in upper-case letters). The body of the email should include, in plain text, the title of the poster and the author list, including affiliations. The extended abstracts of accepted posters will be posted on the conference website, but will not appear in the conference proceedings. Demonstrations MobiSys seeks proposals for live demonstrations of mobile computing technologies. Live demos provide an opportunity to give a flavor of real-life applications made possible by your system. Particularly encouraged are the demonstrations that include participation by conference attendees. Research prototypes as well as commercial products are welcome. However, MobiSys is not an appropriate forum for marketing or sales presentations. The presenter is expected to understand the system being demonstrated and explain the technical contributions of the system to the audience. Demonstrations of previously published systems are also welcome. Demonstrations will be selected based on the expected interest from the MobiSys audience. Awards will be given for the best demo of the session and the best demo presented by a student. A demo submission requires only an extended abstract no longer than one 8.5x11-inch page, including all figures and references, describing the demonstration as well as any special requirements (other than a demo booth/table). The extended abstract should be formatted in 8.5x11-inch pages, two columns, single-spaced, with a font no smaller than 10-point. Submissions must be in Adobe PDF. Demo proposals must be submitted electronically by sending the extended abstract as an attachment in an email message to mobisys_demos(a)acm.org. The subject line should read "MOBISYS DEMO SUBMISSION" (in upper-case letters). The body of the email should include, in plain text, the title of the demo and the author list, including affiliations. The extended abstracts of accepted demonstrations will be posted on the conference website, but will not appear in the conference proceedings. _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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IEEE CCNC 2009: Call for Papers
by Meetings＠comsocconferences.org 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

IEEE CCNC 2009 - CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE CONSUMER COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2009 11 - 13 January 2009, Harrah's Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009/ IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference - the 6th annual international conference - brings together researchers, developers, and practitioners from academia and industry working in all areas of consumer communications and networking. IEEE CCNC 2009, sponsored by IEEE Communications Society, will present the latest developments and technical solutions in the areas of home networking, consumer networking, enabling technologies (such as middleware), and novel applications and services. We invite you to submit papers for IEEE CCNC's Technical Program in the following areas of consumer communications and networking. - Wireless Networking for Consumer Electronics - Personal Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks - Entertainment & Multimedia Networking - Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery - Emerging Applications & Pervasive Technologies - Security for CE Communications For a list of potential topics and submission requirements, visit http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009/ Important Technical Program Deadlines: Technical Papers Due: 29 June 2008 Acceptance Notification: 12 September 2008 Camera Ready Artwork: 10 October 2008 ______________________________________________________________________ Submissions are also welcomed for Special Sessions, Workshops, Short Papers, Tutorials, Demonstrations, and Technical Panels. Special Sessions Due: 23 May 2008 Workshops Due: 23 May 2008 Short Papers Due: 27 June 2008 Tutorials Due: 15 August 2008 Demonstrations Due: 12 September 2008 Technical Panels Due: 17 September 2008 For more information on these specialized tracks, visit http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009/ ______________________________________________________________________ Reach hundreds of engineers, marketing and product design specialists, and executives in the consumer networking, consumer electronics, and consumer content-provider fields. Showcase your brand to the most influential engineering audience in consumer electronics. Patron status maximizes your company's exposure and enhances your company's reputation. See the IEEE CCNC website for patron opportunities! http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2009/ ______________________________________________________________________ Honorary Chair K. T. Lee, CTO Samsung Group, Korea General Co-Chairs Simon Gibbs and Alan Messer Samsung, USA Technical Program Chair John Buford, Avaya Labs, USA TPC Vice-Chairs Track: Wireless Networking for Consumer Electronics R. Chandramouli, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Track: Personal Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Behrooz Shirazi, Washington State University, USA Track: Entertainment and Multimedia Networking Zhu Li, Motorola Labs, USA Track: Peer-to-Peer and Content Delivery Wolfgang Kellerer, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe, Germany Track: Emerging Applications and Pervasive Technologies Christian Becker, University of Mannheim, Germany Track: Security for CE Communications Chi-Sung Laih, National Cheng Kung University, Republic of China Workshop Chair Kurt Tutschku, NICT, Japan Special Sessions Chair Mario Kolberg, University of Stirling, UK Short Papers Chair Florence Kolberg, University of Strathclyde, UK Tutorial Co-Chairs Dr. Frank den Hartog, TNO, The Netherlands Dr. V. Prasad, Delft U. of Technology Technology Applications Panels Chair Shoshana Loeb, Telcordia, USA Demonstration Co-Chairs Andreas Heiner, Nokia, Finland Subir Saha, Motorola India Research Lab, Bangalore ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this IEEE Communications Society Meetings and Conferences mailing list send a blank email message to CCNC09_CFP-remove(a)comsocconferences.org. You can also request removal by email or regular mail. Please email a message with your email address and the list name (CCNC09_CFP(a)comsocconferences.org) to optout(a)comsoc.org or mail a note with the same information to ComSoc List Removal - IT 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA

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[Researchers] IEEE Globecom´2008 - New Orleans, USA - 30/11-04/12/2008
by Profa Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

****************************************************************************** We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ****************************************************************************** CALL-FOR-PAPERS IEEE Globecom 2008: Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking Symposium www.ieee-globecom.org/2008 November 30th- December 4th, 2008 New Orleans, LA, USA Deadline: March 15th, 2008 ============================================================================= TPC Co-Chairs Prof. Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, boukerch(a)site.uottawa.ca Prof. Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, rboutaba(a)uwaterloo.ca Prof. Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology,Nirwan.Ansari(a)njit.edu Prof. Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, nasser(a)cis.uoguelph.ca SCOPE Multi-hop wireless Ad Hoc and sensor networks are self-organizing systems formed by co-operating nodes within communication range of each other that form temporary networks. Ad hoc wireless networks allow anywhere, anytime network connectivity with complete lack of control, ownership, and regulatory influence. The last few years have witnessed a wealth ofresearch ideas on ad hoc and sensor networks that are moving rapidly into commercialization and standardization. Such networks can be randomly and rapidly deployed and reconfigured and easily tailored to specific applications including entertainment! , civilian, military, etc. Moreover, an ad hoc architecture is highly robust to node failure and can provide a high-level of fault tolerance due to nodal redundancy and its distributed nature. Furthermore, energy efficiency can be achieved through multi-hop routing communication. Bandwidth reuse can also benefit from dividing the single long range hop to multiple short hops with each hop having a shorter range. Several challenges face are standing in the way to achieving ubiquitous deployment of ad hoc and sensor networks. These include variable topology, device heterogeneity, limited power supply and the lack of effective energy-efficient design, lack of QoS and application support,etc. This symposium aims at providing a forum for sharing ideas amongresearchers and practitioners working on state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges above. We are seeking papers that describe original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks. S! UBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of five (5) printed pages (10-point font) including figures, without incurring additional page charges (maximum 1 additional page). Standard IEEE Transactions templates for Microsoft Word or LaTeX formats found at http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.html. Alternatively you can follow the sample instructions in template.pdf at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/globecom/2008/downloads/template.pdf Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions must be done through EDAS at _http://edas.info/ Topics of Interest You are invited to submit original technical papers covering but notlimited to the following topics. . Applications and Evolutions of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Autonomic Networking . Wireless, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Devices . Physical Layer Design of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . Frequency and Channel Allocation Algorithms . Topology Control and Management . Algorithms and Modeling for Lo! calization, Target Tracking, and MobilityManagement . Architectures of Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing . MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks . QoS Provisioning in Medium Access Control and Routing for Ad Hoc and MeshNetworks . Analytical, Mobility, and Validation Models for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and MeshNetworks . Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Mobile, Ad Hoc, Sensor, and MeshNetworks . Integrated Simulation and Measurement based Evaluation of Ad Hoc andSensor Systems . New Simulation Languages, Methodologies, and Tools for Wireless Systems . Analysis of Correctness and Efficiency of Protocols . Data Management, Data Aggregation, Data Dissemination, and QueryProcessing . Cryptography and Security Issues in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks . Distributed Algorithms . Pricing Modeling and Solutions . Pervasive and Wearable Computing . Co-existence Issues of Hybrid Networks . Energy Saving and Power Control Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and MeshNetworks ! . Resource Management Algorithms in Mobile, wireless Ad Hoc and MeshNe tworks . Synchronization and Scheduling Issues in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks . Service Discovery for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks . Cross-layer Design and Interactions . Mobile Service and QoS Management for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks . Survivability and Reliability Evaluation and Modeling for Ad Hoc, Sensor,and Mesh Networks . Ubiquitous and Mobile Access for Wireless Mesh Networks . Security and Privacy Issues for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and SensorNetworks -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antivírus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo. _______________________________________________ Researchers mailing list Researchers(a)mailman.ufsc.br http://mailman.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/researchers

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[Researchers] 11th ACM/IEE MSWiM´2008 - Vancouver, Canada - 26-30/10/2008
by Profa Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

****************************************************************************** We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. ****************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th ACM/IEEE* MSWiM 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers The 11th ACM/IEEE* International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada October 26 - 30, 2008 http://www.cs.unibo.it/mswim2008 * ACM and IEEE pending upon Approval -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission deadline: April 25, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: A special issue With Internaltional Journal - Elsevier, Computer Networks is planned for extended versions of the best papers from MSWiM 2008 as well as additional papers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope and Overview: ACM/IEEE MSWiM 2008 is the Eleventh Annual International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems. MSWiM is an international forum dedicated to high level discussion of Wireless and Mobile systems, networks, algorithms and applications, with an emphasis on rigorous performance evaluation. MSWiM is a highly selective conference that is recognized as one of the most prestigious sources of innovative ideas and breakthroughs in the field. MSWiM 2008 will be held October 27-31, 2008, in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to the theory or practice of all aspects of modeling, analysis and simulation of mobile and wireless systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. Topics of Interest: Papers related to wireless and mobile network Modeling, Analysis, Design, and Simulation are solicited on, but not limited to, the following topics in mobile and wireless systems: - Performance evaluation and modeling - Analytical models - Simulation languages and tools for wireless systems - Wireless measurements tools and experiences - Formal methods for analysis of wireless systems - Correctness, survivability and reliability evaluation - Mobility modeling and management - Capacity, coverage and connectivity modeling and analysis - Wireless network algorithms and protocols - Wireless PANs, LANs, MANs - Wireless Mesh networks, Mobile Ad hoc networks, VANET - Wireless Communication - Sensor and actuator networks - Integration of wired and wireless systems - Pervasive computing and emerging models - Wireless multimedia systems - QoS provisioning in wireless and mobile networks - Security and privacy of mobile/wireless systems - Algorithms and protocols for energy efficient operation and power control - Mobile applications, system software and algorithms - RF channel modeling and analysis - Design methodologies - Tools, prototype and testbeds - Parallel and distributed simulation of wireless systems Submission instructions can be found at http://www.cs.unibo.it/mswim2008 Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by ACM press. Note: A special issue With Elsevier, Computer Networks is planned for extended versions of the best papers from MSWiM 2008 as well as additional papers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: Paper submission deadline April 25, 2008 Notification of acceptance July 8, 2008 Tutorial submission deadline June 5, 2008 Poster/Demos/Tools Submission Deadline: July 1st, 2008 Workshop submission deadline March 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Chair: Sotiris Nikoletseas, CTI/University of Patras, Greece General Vice Chair: Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA Program Committee Co-Chairs: Brahim Bensaou, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Violet Syrotiuk, Arizona State University, USA Tutorial Co-Chairs: Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Bjorn Landfeldt, University of Sydney, Australia Workshop Chair: Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, SQU and University of Glasgow, UK Poster Co-Chairs: Nirwan Ansari, NJIT, USA Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida, USA Demo/Tools Co-Chairs: Kemal E. Tepe, University of Windsor, Canada David Tipper, University of Pittsburgh, USA Web/Master Co-Chairs: Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy MarcoDi-Felici, University of Bologna, Italy Registration Chair Khalil El-Khatib, UOIT, Canada Publicity Co-Chairs: Geyong Min, Bradford University, UK Farid Nait-Abdesselam, University of Lille, France Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal University, Brasil Steering Committee Chair: Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada Program Committee: http://www.cs.unibo.it/projects/mswim2008/committee.htm -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antivírus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo. _______________________________________________ Researchers mailing list Researchers(a)mailman.ufsc.br http://mailman.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/researchers

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CfP: Use In Context, Workshop at the Informatik 2008
by Stephan Lukosch 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers. Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested. ================================================================== Use In Context Between adaptivity and adaptation in context-based interactions Workshop at the Informatik 2008 September 12, 2008 Munich, Bavaria, Germany http://kalu.fernuni-hagen.de/Informatik2008/ Submission deadline: April 28, 2008 ================================================================== Context-based systems slowly emerge from research settings to usage practice. Consequently, next to questions dealing with the technological feasibility, questions dealing with the manageability and transparency of context-based services from a user perspective come to the fore. In particular, ubiquitous computing applications help bridging between virtual and real-world context dimensions (both, concerning virtual and real context sensors and virtual and real context factors). The resulting system often remains intransparent to users, it is not immediately accessible recurring on conventionalized behavioural practices. This workshop aims to contribute on the one hand to the collection of use-oriented problems in context-based interaction. Furthermore, we aim to discuss resulting implications regarding the technical design of interfaces as well as soft- and hardware architectures. Special attention is given to context modeling and implementation of the various application scenarios as well as to the associated possibilities of manual (adaptability) or automatic (adaptivity) in-use-adjustment. A further special area of interest within a user-oriented perspective is the understanding of problem dynamics in scenarios with multiple-context systems and –technologies, and problem dynamics of emergence or evolution of context-based systems. We would like to invite in particular researchers and practitioners to contributions dealing with the following questions: - What practical experiences – positive as well as negative – have been made with regard to the usage of context-based systems in real organizational settings? What experiences have been made with adaptation mechanisms (automatic as well as interactive) of such systems in these settings? - How can relations between context descriptions/models, context sensors and context-based services become describable in a way that they can be inform end users? What framing conditions apply for interfaces that aim to achieve this? - What experiences have been collected with ontologies and folksonomies? How can systems be designed more practice-oriented? - How can context architectures be effectively designed for sustainable usages (Context evolution, context adaptation, traceability for end-users)? - How do architectures look like that are appropriate for the realization of context-adaptive systems that remain modifyable in-use? What services have to be provided by such a context-adaptive system? What interfaces are needed for a context-dependent adaptation of the system behavior? The contributions should derive out of various application areas, such as - Context-based Information Retrieval - Location-based Services - Mixed-Media Environments - Tagging Systems, other Semantic Web Applications - Mobility Services - Knowledge Management and Knowledge Media Creation - Community Applications We request for contributions to those topics in relation to research as well as practice. Guidelines for papers ===================== The papers should not exceed six pages. They may be written in German or English language (English preferred). Accepted papers will be published in the workshop volume of the Informatik 2008. The guidelines of the GI (http://www.gi-ev.de/service/publikationen/gi-edition-lecture-notes-in-infor…) for authors have to be considered and all papers have to be handed in via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=informatik2008ws). Selected papers may be considered for a book publication. Important Dates =============== - Due-date for workshop papers: 28 April, 2008 - Notification about acceptation/rejection: 02 June, 2008 - Due-date for ready-to-print manuscripts: 01 July, 2008 - Workshop: 12 September, 2008 (The workshop will be bi-lingual German/English with a preference for English presentations) Organizers ========== - Prof. Dr. Stephan Lukosch, FernUniversität in Hagen - Prof. Dr. Volkmar Pipek, University of Siegen Program-committee (preliminary) =============================== - Prof. Dr. Jörg Haake, FernUniversität in Hagen - Prof. Dr. Matthias Jarke, RWTH Aachen - Dr. Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen - Leonardo Ramirez, Fraunhofer-FIT, St. Augustin - Dr. Markus Rohde, University of Siegen - Gunnar Stevens, University of Siegen - Prof. Dr. Volker Wulf, University of Siegen - Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ziegler, University of Duisburg-Essen

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[Fwd: [Tccc] IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Cooperative and Relay Communications]
by Lars Wolf 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Cooperative and Relay Communications Datum: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:42:27 +0800 Von: Chin, Woon Hau <w.h.chin(a)ieee.org> An: <tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu> Referenzen: <000001c87525$e56d1470$6688a8c0@Iris> Call for Papers IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Advances in Cooperative and Relay Communications In wireless networks, relays have been traditionally used to extend the range of communication systems. However, in recent years, other applications of relay communications have emerged. One such emerging application is to assist in the communication between the source and destination via some cooperation protocol. By controlling medium access between source and relays coupled with the appropriate modulation or coding in such cooperative schemes, it has been found that the diversity of the system can be improved. In multi-user systems, different users can also act as cooperative partners or relays to share resources and assist each other in information transmission, thereby creating a cooperative network. One other emerging application is the exchange of information between multiple users through relay(s). In such cases, by exploiting the knowledge of one's own transmitted signal, the throughput of these systems can be drastically increased. For cooperative and relay communications, the MAC layer also has many unique features. The MAC in this case, is concerned with more than one hop communication, is distributed and cooperative and works for multipoint-to-multipoint communication. The MAC also needs to have knowledge about network topology and account for node mobility. Accordingly, a new design of the MAC layer has to be devised to include new functionalities as well as MAC layer routing. With the large benefits to be reaped from employing cooperative and relay techniques, several standardization groups, such as IEEE 802.16 and IEEE 802.11, have started standardization processes to include such technologies into their prevailing standards. These efforts will no doubt attract even more interests from the academia and industry, advancing cooperative and relay technologies even further in the coming years. With interests from both the research and industrial communities gaining momentum, there is an urgent need to better understand as well as to keep track of cutting edge research in cooperative and relay communications. We plan this special issue to help address that need, as well as to help researchers looking to jump on the bandwagon. Therefore, the special issue will focus on recent advances as well as survey papers in cooperative and relay communications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics: . Cooperative algorithms and protocols . Partner(s) selection in cooperative relay and routing . Cooperative resource allocation and management . Relay strategies for cooperative communications . Cooperative and relay technologies applied to WLAN, WMAN and cellular networks . Multidirectional relaying . Distributed coding and modulation . Multiple antenna systems and protocols for cooperative communications . Information theoretic aspects of cooperative communications . MAC issues and MAC layer routing . Cross-layer approaches for joint PHY and MAC optimization Schedule: Full manuscript due: June 1, 2008 Acceptance notification: October 1, 2008 Final manuscript due: December 1, 2008 Publication date: February 2009 Submission: Authors must follow the IEEE Communications Magazine's guidelines for preparation of the manuscript. Complete guidelines for prospective authors can be found at www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html. All articles to be considered for publication must be submitted through Manuscript Central (http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/). Choose "February 2009/Cooperative and Relay Communications" from the drop down menu. Guest Editors: Woon Hau Chin Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore w.h.chin(a)ieee.org Yi Qian National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA yqian(a)nist.gov Giovanni Giambene University of Siena, Italy giambene(a)unisi.it _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Tccc] CFP: Mascots 2008 - 16th International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems
by Eleni Karatza 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

MASCOTS 2008 16th International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems September 8-10, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland USA http://www.mascots-conference.org/index-2008.html The 16th annual MASCOTS conference is a well-established forum for state-of-the-art research on the measurement, modeling, and performance analysis of computer networks, distributed/parallel systems, wireless/cellular telecommunication networks, and Web-based systems, and is cosponsored by the IEEE and ACM. The 16th edition of this conference will take place September 8a€"10, 2008 at the Tremont Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The conference will bring together academics and industry practitioners to present and discuss their latest research results. The technical program for the 3-day conference will include tutorials, keynote talks, refereed papers, and posters. The conference organizers encourage researchers worldwide to submit their latest work in computer system performance analysis and evaluation, with results of theoretical and/or practical significance. IMPORTANT DATES March 21, 2008 - Abstract Submission April 1, 2008 - Paper Submission (firm, no extensions) May 1, 2008 - Poster Submission May 15, 2008 - Acceptance Notification June 9, 2008 - Camera Ready Submission PAPERS MASCOTS 2008 seeks original technical papers describing research in the areas of computer networks and computer systems performance evaluation. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Computer Architecture Computer Networks Distributed/Parallel Systems Industrial Practice and Experience Internetworking Protocols Multimedia Systems Performance Evaluation Methodologies Pervasive Web and Mobility Sensor Networks Storage Systems Web-based Systems Wireless Networks Submissions may be up to 10 pages in length (including figures and references), formatted in two-column IEEE conference style with font size no less than 10 point. All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. We will not accept any paper which, at the time of submission, is under review for or has already been published or accepted for publication in any other conference or journal. Accepted papers for MASCOTS 2008 will appear in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society. Authors will be required to sign a copyright transfer form. Detailed formatting and submission requirements will be provided on the conference Web site. Authors of highly-ranked papers may be invited to submit extended versions of their work to appropriate IEEE or ACM journals. POSTERS Posters provide a forum for late-breaking or preliminary research results, giving an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and demonstrate their recent research, and to obtain feedback from their peers in an informal setting. Material submitted as a full paper may also be submitted as a poster paper; if the full paper is accepted, the poster submission will not be considered. Poster paper submissions may be up to 2 pages in length, excluding references, formatted as described above. Accepted poster papers will be allocated up to 3 pages in the conference proceedings. TUTORIALS A program of tutorials will cover topics of current interest to Web design, development, services, operation, use, and evaluation. These half and full-day sessions will be led by internationally recognized experts and experienced instructors using prepared content. GENERAL CHAIRS Jackie Akinpelu (JHU-APL, USA) Douglas Schmidt (JHU-APL, USA) PROGRAM CHAIRS: Ethan Miller (UC Santa Cruz, USA) Carey Williamson (U. of Calgary, Canada) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ismail Ari (Hewlett Packard Labs) Tim Brecht (University of Waterloo) Fabian Bustamante (Northwestern University) Ken Christensen (University of South Florida) Dror Feitelson (Hebrew University) Tony Field (Imperial College, UK) Majid Ghaderi (University of Calgary) Garth Goodson (Network Appliance) Kanchi Gopinath (Indian Institute of Science) Peter Harrison (Imperial College, UK) Windsor Hsu (Data Domain) Jane Hillston (University of Edinburgh) Anupam Joshi (Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County) Nikolai Joukov (IBM) Helen Karatza (Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki) Zongpeng Li (University of Calgary) Ellen Liu (University of Manitoba) Darrell Long (University of California at Santa Cruz) Anirban Mahanti (Indian Inst. of Technology Delhi) James Martin (Clemson University) Daniel Menasce (George Mason University) Yannis Nikolaidis (University of Alberta) Michael O'Sullivan (University of Auckland) Jianping Pan (University of Victoria) George Riley (Georgia Tech) Bianca Schroeder (University of Toronto) Thomas Schwarz (Santa Clara University) Kai Shen (University of Rochester) Robert Simon (George Mason University) Adam Wierman (Cal Tech) Rob van der Mei (CWI Amsterdam) STEERING COMMITTEE Dharma Agrawal (U. of Cincinnati, USA) Kallol Bagchi (U. of Texas at El Paso, USA) Thomas BrA?unl (U. of Western Australia, Australia) Giovanni Chiola (Universitat di Genova, Italy) Doug DeGroot (U. of Leiden, Netherlands) Patrick Dowd (U. of Maryland, USA) Jozo Dujmovic (San Francisco State U., USA) David Finkel (Worcester Polytechnic Inst., USA) Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA) Erol Gelenbe (Imperial College, UK) Darrell Long (U. of California, Santa Cruz, USA) Marco Marsan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) George Riley (Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA) Herb Schwetman (Mesquite Inc., USA) Kishor Trivedi (Duke U., USA) Jean Walrand (U. of California at Berkeley, USA) ----------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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