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[Fwd: [Tccc] Deadline Extended: Wiley IJCS Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Network Protocols and Algorithms on Wireless Sensor Networks]
by Lars Wolf 01 Jan '06

01 Jan '06

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Deadline Extended: Wiley IJCS Special Issue on Energy-Efficient Network Protocols and Algorithms on Wireless Sensor Networks Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:38:08 -0500 (EST) From: Jun Zheng <vjzheng(a)site.uottawa.ca> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu [Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ========================================================== * Call for Papers * * * * A Special Issue * * of * * Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems * * on * * Energy-Efficient Network Protocols and Algorithms * * for Wireless Sensor Netowrks * * * ========================================================== Extended Deadline: January 20, 2006 Wireless sensor networking is an emerging technology that promises a wide range of potential applications in both civilian and military areas, and has therefore received tremendous attention from both academia and industry in recent years. A wireless sensor network (WSN) consists of a large number of inexpensive and small nodes with sensing, data processing, and communication capabilities, which are densely deployed in a region of interest and collaborate to accomplish a common task, such as environmental monitoring, military surveillance, and industry process control. Distinguished from traditional wireless networks and ad hoc networks, WSNs are characterized of dense node deployment, unreliable sensor node, frequent topology change, and severe power, computation, and memory constraints. These unique characteristics and constraints present many new challenges to practical realization of WSNs, such as energy conservation, self-organization, fault tolerance, etc. In particular, sensor nodes are usually battery-powered and should operate without attendance for a relatively long period of time. In most cases, it is very difficult and even impossible to change or recharge batteries for these sensor nodes. For this reason, energy efficiency is of primary importance for the operational lifetime of a sensor network. To prolong the lifetime of a sensor network, energy efficiency must be considered in almost every aspect of sensor network design, not only at the physical layer but also at the link layer and the network layer. From the networking perspective, energy efficiency must be considered in the design of various network protocols and algorithms, including those for topology discovery, self-organization, medium access control, routing, data aggregation, fault-tolerance, etc. An energy-efficient network protocol or algorithm can provide significant power savings in individual sensor nodes and thus prolong the lifetime of the entire network. However, most existing network protocols and algorithms for traditional wireless ad hoc networks cannot effectively address the power constraint and other constraints of sensor networks. To realize the vision of sensor networks, it is imperative to develop various energy-efficient network protocols and algorithms in order to efficiently use the limited power in each sensor node and prolong the lifetime of the network. The aim of this special issue is to present a collection of high-quality research papers that focus on energy-efficient network protocols and algorithms for WSNs. We are soliciting original contributions that were previously unpublished and are currently not under consideration by any other journal. As applicable to this theme, topics of interests include but are not limited to: - Topology discovery and self-organization - Medium access control (MAC) - Routing and data dissemination - Multicasting, geocasting, and broadcasting - Quality of service routing - Energy and resource management - Query processing and data aggregation - Localization and time synchronization - Fault-tolerance and self-healing - Performance modeling and analysis Prospective authors should prepare their manuscript in accordance with the publication format described in the Instructions to Authors (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/5996/ForAuthors.html). There will be only one round of technical reviews and acceptance will be limited to papers requiring only minor to moderate revisions. Authors should submit a PDF version of their complete manuscripts (which should be compressed if the file size exceeds 1 MB) to jzheng at ieee.org according to the following timetable: Manuscript Submission: January 20, 2006 (Extended Deadline) Acceptance notification: May 1, 2006 Final manuscript due: July 1, 2006 Tentative publication date: Late 2006 Guest Editors Dr. Jun Zheng School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa 800 King Edward Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Tel: (613)562-5800x6243 Fax: (613)562-5664 Email: jzheng at ieee.org Dr. Petre Dini Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706, USA Tel: (408) 853-4050 Fax: (408) 527-6351 Email: pdini at cisco.com Prof. Abbas Jamalipour School of Electrical & Information Eng. University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006, Australia Phone: +61 2 9351 2843 Fax: +61 2 9351 3847 Email: a.jamalipour at ieee.org Prof. Pascal Lorenz University of Haute Alsace IUT, 34 rue du Grillenbreit Colmar, 68008, France Tel: 33 (0)6 3263-0204 Fax: +61 2 9351 3847 Email: lorenz at ieee.org Prof. Dr. Do van Thanh Wireless Communications Telenor R&D Norwegian University of Science & Technology Snarøyveien 30 1331 Fornebu, Norway Tel: +47 909 77 102 Fax: +47 962 10 492 Email: thanh-van.do at telenor.com _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [ISCC06] CFP: Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ISCC06] CFP: Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006) Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:23:52 +0200 From: Periklis Chatzimisios <peris(a)it.teithe.gr> To: Chatzimisios Periklis <pchatzimisios(a)ieee.org> (Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) C A L L F O R P A P E R S ============================= 1st Workshop on multiMedia Applications over Wireless Networks (MediaWiN 2006) April 2, 2006 Athens, Greece In conjunction with 12th European Wireless Conference (EW 2006) (http://www.telecom.ece.ntua.gr/EW2006) Scope The purpose of the MediaWiN 2006 Workshop is to provide a forum for presenting and discussing recent advances in multimedia systems, services and applications over wireless networks. In particular, the Workshop will bring together leading researchers, industry professionals and academics from companies, governmental agencies, and universities around the world to exchange information and new findings as well as to study the special problems and challenges of the multimedia mobile and wireless environments. Topics of Interest The workshop will only accept for review original papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review by another conference or journal. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following: Quality and Reliability of Wireless Multimedia * Providing QoS over wireless networks (Scheduling, Call admission Control and Rate control,packetization schemes, prioritization schemes) * Cross-Layer techniques for multimedia communications over wireless networks * Provisioning, monitoring, and management of IP services for WPANs/WLANs * Traffic charging and accounting of integrated systems and services * Multimedia support over multi-hop wireless networks (mesh, ad-hoc, sensor networks) Performance Modeling and Analysis of High-speed Wireless PANs and LANs * Performance evaluation of multimedia services via analysis, simulation and experiments (voice, video, interactive gaming) * Design, implementation and testbed/experimental results for wireless multimedia systems * Energy efficiency in wireless multimedia protocols Emerging Standards and Technologies for Wireless Multimedia Communications * Performance of VoIP, VoD services and related protocols (IPv4, IPv6, H.323, SIP,RTP,RTCP) * Standardization activities in emerging standards: IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 * New network architectures and management solutions for WLANs (IEEE 802.11v,CAPWAP) * Emerging and visionary multimedia applications for wireless mobile networks * Authentication and security issues in wireless multimedia systems Important dates Submission of research papers: February 5, 2006 Notification of paper acceptance: February 25, 2006 Submission of camera-ready papers: March 6, 2006 Workshop date: April 2, 2006 Submission Guidelines We encourage submission of high-quality technical papers reporting original work and previously unpublished research in the above theoretical and experimental research areas. Submitted papers must be submitted to any of the Chairs as a .PDF file and must not exceed 7 A4 pages, double columned, single-spaced format, using 12-point font size. All submissions must also contain full contact information of the authors along with an abstract no more than 150 words describing the presented research content. Organizing Committee Workshop Co-Chairs Periklis Chatzimisios, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Vasileios Vitsas, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Program Co-Chairs Ilenia Tinnirello, University of Palermo, Italy Andrea Zanella, University of Padova, Italy Technical Program Committee Dimitrios Amanatiadis (TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece) Leonardo Badia (University of Ferrara, Italy) Frank Ball (Bournemouth University, UK) Giuseppe Bianchi (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) Anthony Boucouvalas (Bournemouth University, UK) David Everitt (University of Sydney, Australia) Fary Z. Ghassemlooy (Northumbria University, UK) Fabrizio Granelli (University of Trento, Italy) Ibrahim Habib (City University of New York, USA) Pi Huang (Bournemouth University, UK) Christos Ilioudis (TEI of Larissa, Greece) Alexandros Kaloxylos (University of Peloponnese, Greece) Michael Logothetis (University of Patras, Greece) Vasileios Lourdas (TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece) Stefan Mangold (Swisscom Innovations, Switzerland) Ioannis Mavridis (University of Macedonia, Greece) Georgios Papadimitriou (Aristotle University, Greece) Kostas Pentikousis (VTT Tech. Research Centre, Finland) Luca Scalia (University of Palermo, Italy) Antonio Servetti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) Yang Xiao (University of Memphis, USA) Michele Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy) -- Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios Researcher in Wireless Communications & Multimedia Networks Department of Informatics, TEI of Thessaloniki, GR-574 00 Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail: pchatzimisios(a)ieee.org URL: http://decweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/pchatzimisios Tel: +30 2310-791604 Fax: +30 2310-791290 _______________________________________________ Iscc2005 mailing list Iscc2005(a)mail.ing.unibo.it http://calvin.ing.unibo.it/mailman/listinfo/iscc2005

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Extended deadline: Jan 15, 2006 for IEEE Communications Magazine Special Issue on Mobile Service Platforms]
by Lars Wolf 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Extended deadline: Jan 15, 2006 for IEEE Communications Magazine Special Issue on Mobile Service Platforms Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:32:56 +0100 From: Kellerer, Wolfgang <kellerer(a)docomolab-euro.com> To: <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu>, <p2prg(a)irtf.org>, <all(a)ist-mobilife.org>, <spice-all(a)eurescom.de>, <wg2(a)wireless-world-research.org>, <wg3(a)wireless-world-research.org> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extended deadline for manuscript submission: January 15, 2006 !!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE Communications Magazine Advances in Service Platform Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Systems Call for Papers http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/cfpcommag906.htm Background Mobile communications has evolved to an integral component in our everyday life providing a growing variety of services. Traditional cellular technologies have been enhanced by Internet technologies in order to repeat the enormous success of the Internet also for mobile environments. In addition, the trend of ubiquitous computing introduces large-scale interaction with the environment based on sensors and actuators. Industry is pushing new standards that allow high data rate mobile multimedia applications as well as seamless communication across heterogeneous access and networking technologies. In such a diverse world, the success of the next generation mobile communication systems will depend on services and applications that will be provided. Future service platforms are expected to integrate those different paradigms providing open interfaces to service and application providers taking new software technologies into account. New paradigms are emerging that need to be supported. For example, the customer acceptance is considered to be widely increased by tailoring services and applications to actual user needs, their preferences and the context a user is in. Another example is peer-to-peer services, where (mobile) users directly interact with each other without central control. A well engineered next generation service platform should provide all means to allow innovative services to be created, deployed, and managed addressing customer and provider needs. For example, third party interfaces will allow chaining of expertise in service provisioning. In addition, semantic technologies may help to structure contextual knowledge about the userís environment. Scope of Contributions The papers of this feature topic will focus on advanced concepts for next generation mobile service platforms. We solicit papers covering a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to the following aspects: - Open service architectures (open interfaces, transition of OSA/Parlay/IMS towards B3G/4G) - Advanced IP-based service signaling architectures and protocols (including session mobility) - Concepts and realization of emerging features for B3G/4G mobile service platforms (context awareness, personalization, agents, service adaptation) - Decentralized, self-organized service platforms (e.g., peer-to-peer systems) - Ubiquitous service platforms (smart cards, sensor networks) and their integration with mobile systems service platforms (service gateways) - Service discovery and service composition, including the application of semantic information Papers should be of tutorial in nature and authors must follow the IEEE Communications Magazine guidelines for preparation of the manuscript. For further detail please refer to 'Information for Authors' on the IEEE Communications Magazine web site at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html. Manuscripts should be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/ by December 31, 2005. Please select 'September 2006/Advances in Service Platform Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Systems' in the drop down menu. Schedule of Submissions Manuscript submission: January 15, 2006 --- EXTENDED DEADLINE! Notification of acceptance: April 1, 2006 Final manuscripts due: June 15, 2006 Publication date: September 2006 Guest Editors Wolfgang Kellerer DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe Landsberger Str. 312 80687 Munich, Germany Tel: +49-89-56824-222 Email: kellerer(a)docomolab-euro.com Stefan Arbanowski Fraunhofer FOKUS Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31 10589 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49-30-3463-8197 Email: arbanowski(a)fokus.fraunhofer.de ------------------------------------------ Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kellerer Manager Ubiquitous Services Platforms Future Networking Lab DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH Landsberger Str. 312 80687 Munich, Germany Tel. +49-89-56824-222 Fax. +49-89-56824-300 E-mail: kellerer(a)docomolab-euro.com i-mode: kellerer(a)imail.de http://www.docomolab-euro.com ------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [Tccc] 5th International Conference on Ad hoc Networks and Wireless (Adhoc-Now 2006)]
by Lars Wolf 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] 5th International Conference on Ad hoc Networks and Wireless (Adhoc-Now 2006) Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:34:38 -0500 (EST) From: Mieso Denko <denko(a)cis.uoguelph.ca> To: <manet(a)ietf.org>, <tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu>, <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org>, <agents(a)cs.umbc.edu>, <admin(a)ai-gakkai.org.jp>, <conf(a)takilab.k.dendai.ac.jp>, <amlist(a)takilab.k.dendai.ac.jp>, <discuss(a)ieeetcsc.org> [We apologize if you receive this CFP more than once]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS - AD HOC NOW 2006 5th International Conference on Ad hoc Networks and Wireless Ottawa, August 17-19, 2006 http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Abstract Submission: February 24, 2006 Paper Submission : March 3, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: May 3, 2006 Camera-ready versions due: June 7, 2006 Demo proposals due: May 1, 2006 SCOPE ------ We are interested in work in progress, experimental and theoretical research in Wireless Sensor, Ad-Hoc, Mobile and Wireless Networks. Of interest, but not limited to, are research papers in any of the following areas: * Access Control * Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems * Analytic Methods and Modeling for Performance Evaluation * Application for Ad Hoc Networks * Architectures of Ad-Hoc Networks * Distributed Algorithms for Ad Hoc Networks * Location Discovery and Management * Low Power and Energy-Efficient Designs * Mobile Ad Hoc Computing Platforms, Systems and Testbeds * Quality-of-Service * Routing Protocols (Unicast, Multicast, etc.) * Secure Services and Protocols * Sensor Networks * Self-Configuration * Service Discovery * Timing Synchronization * Wireless Internet PROCEEDINGS ----------- As in the past years, we plan to have the proceedings of Adhoc Now 2006 published by Springer-Verlag, as part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ------------------------------ Authors are strongly encouraged to (but not required to) submit a 150 word abstract of their paper along with three keywords by the abstract submission deadline (February 24, 2006). Acceptable formats for the abstracts are plain text, postscript (PS) and portable document format (PDF). Submissions should not exceed 14 pages (including a 150 word abstract, all figures, tables and references) in Springer Verlag LNCS format. Acceptable formats for papers are PS and PDF. Submissions which are not in the appropriate format will be rejected without review. All papers will be reviewed for technical merit. Each accepted paper will be published in the conference proceedings, provided at least one author of the paper registers to present the paper at the conference. All abstract and paper submissions will be handled electronically at the conference website. SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS --------------------- Proposals for system demonstrations related to wireless networks are also solicited. Proposals should not exceed 3 pages in LNCS format and should include a description of the demo and the equipment to be used. Potential demonstrators are requested to submit a proposal in PS or PDF format to one of the Co-Chairs of the Technical Program Committee (Thomas Kunz -- tkunz(a)sce.carleton.ca or S. S. Ravi -- ravi(a)cs.albany.edu) by May 1, 2006. Please include contact information (postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers) in the submission. Accepted proposals for system demonstrations will be allotted three pages in the proceedings, provided at least one author registers to present the demo at the conference. TECHNICAL COMMITTEES -------------------- Program Committee Co-Chairs: Thomas Kunz, Carleton University, Canada S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Steering Committee: Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University, Canada Michel Barbeau, Carleton University, Canada S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Ioanis Nikolaidis, Univ. of Alberta, Canada Violet R. Syrotiuk, Arizona State Univ., USA Publicity Committee: Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada Pedro M. Ruiz, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Technical Program Committee: Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, SUNY Binghamton, USA Eitan Altman, INRIA, France Michel Barbeau, Carleton University, Canada Rida Bazzi, Arizona State Univ., USA Prosenjit Bose, Carleton University, Canada Torsten Brown, Univ. Berne, Switzerland Gruia Calinescu, Illinois Inst. of Tech., USA Edgar Chavez, Univ. Michoacana, Mexico Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Taiwan Jorge Cobb, Univ. Texas Dallas, USA Marco Conti, IIT-CNR, Italy Pilu Crescenzi, Univ. Florence, Italy Mieso Denko, Univ. of Guelph, Canada Stefan Dobrev, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada Mischa Dohler, King's College, London, UK Andras Farago, UT Dallas, USA Laura Feeney, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden Stefan Fischer, Univ. Luebeck, Germany Antonio Gomez-Skarmeta, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Alex Hall, ETH, Zurich Admela Jukan, Georgia Tech, USA Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University, Canada Valerie King, Univ. Victoria, Canada Danny Krizanc, Wesleyan University, USA Sven Krumke, Univ. Kaiseslautern, Germany Thomas Kunz, Carleton Univ., Canada Louise Lamont, Communications Research Center, Canada Errol Lloyd, Univ. Delaware, USA Angela Mielke, Los Alamos National Labs, USA Jelena Misic, Univ. Manitoba, Canada Pat Morin, Carleton University, Canada Lata Narayanan, Concordia Univ, Canada Ioanis Nikolaidis, Univ. Alberta, Canada J. Opatrny, Concordia Univ., Canada Marina Papatriantafilou, Chalmers Univ., Sweden Paolo Penna, Univ. Salerno, Italy Cristina Pinotti, Univ. Perugia, Italy Guy Pujolle, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, France Ravi Prakash, Univ. Texas at Dallas, USA Sergio Rajsbaum, UNAM, Mexico S. S. Ravi, SUNY Albany, USA Jean-Marc Robert, Alcatel, Canada Pedro M. Ruiz, Univ. of Murcia, Spain Christian Schindelhauer, Univ. Paderborn, Germany Andrew Scott, Lancaster Univ., UK Martha Steenstrup, Stow Research LLC and Clemson Univ., USA Ivan Stojmenovic, Univ. Ottawa, Canada Ravi Sundaram, Northeastern University, USA Violet R. Syrotiuk, Arizona State Univ., USA Damla Turgut, Univ. of Florida, USA Anil Kumar Vullikanti, Virginia Tech., USA Paul Ward, Univ. Waterloo, Canada Gergely Zaruba, Univ. Texas at Arlington, USA Jerry Zhao, ICSI-Berkeley, USA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------- For questions regarding obtaining visas, accommodation, etc, please contact Thomas Kunz (mailto:tkunz@sce.carleton.ca). Questions regarding paper submissions should be addressed to S. S. Ravi (mailto:ravi@cs.albany.edu). _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: CFP: ACM SenSys 2006]
by Lars Wolf 24 Dec '05

24 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: ACM SenSys 2006 Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:56:56 -0800 From: Wei Ye <weiye(a)ISI.EDU> To: tcgn(a)comsoc.org Our Apologies if you have received multiple copies of the CFP. Wei Ye and Cormac J. Sreenan SenSys'06 Publicity Co-Chairs --------- ACM SenSys 2006: Call for Papers The 4th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems November 1-3, 2006 Boulder, Colorado, USA http://www.isi.edu/sensys2006/ Sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM, SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGOPS, SIGMETRICS and SIGBED; with support from NSF. The 4th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) is a highly selective, single-track forum for the presentation of research results on systems issues in the area of embedded, networked sensors. Distributed systems based on networked sensors and actuators with embedded computation capabilities allow for an instrumentation of the physical world at an unprecedented scale and density, thus enabling a new generation of monitoring and control applications. This conference provides an ideal venue to address the research challenges facing the design, deployment, use, and fundamental limits of these systems. Sensor networks require contributions from many fields, from wireless communication and networking, embedded systems and hardware, distributed systems, data management, and applications, so we welcome cross-disciplinary work. We seek technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research results. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, new research results in the following areas for sensor networks: -Sensor network architecture and protocols -Distributed coordination algorithms such as localization, time synchronization, clustering, and topology control -Failure resilience and fault isolation -Energy management -Operating systems -Data, information, and signal processing -Data storage and management -Distributed actuation and control -Programming methodology -Security and privacy -Sensor network planning, provisioning, calibration and deployment -Operational experience and testbeds -Experimental methodology, including measurement, simulation, and emulation infrastructure -Analysis of real-world systems and fundamental limits -Applications -Sensor networks in unusual environments -Integration with back-end systems such as web-based information systems, process control, and enterprise software Important dates: Paper Registration and Abstract: March 30, 2006, midnight US Eastern Time Paper Submission Deadline: April 6, 2006, midnight US Eastern Time Notification of Paper Acceptance: June 29, 2006 Camera Ready Paper Copy: August 22, 2006 All deadlines are firm; we will not honor extensions. Papers must be original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere. For submission details, see the conference web site. Selected papers from the conference will be forwarded to the ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks for possible publication. For the first time SenSys 2006 will present a best paper/presentation award. Demos: Demonstrations showing innovative research and applications are solicited. SenSys is very interested in demonstrations of technology, platforms, and applications of wireless sensor networks. Abstracts of accepted demos will be published in the SenSys conference proceedings. Submissions from both industries and universities are encouraged. For the first time SenSys 2006 will present a best demo award for the best student demo. For submission details, see the conference web site. A call for demos with submission dates, etc., will be posted at a later point. Posters: Posters showing exiting early work on sensor networks are solicited. Areas of interest are the same as those listed in the technical call for papers. While the poster need not describe completed work, it should report on research for which at least preliminary results are available. We especially encourage submissions by students (that is, for which a student is the first author on the poster). For submission details, see the conference web site. A call for posters with submission dates, etc., will be posted at a later point. Committees: General Chair: Andrew T. Campbell, Dartmouth College Program Co-Chairs: Philippe Bonnet, DIKU; John Heidemann, USC/ISI Program Committee Members: Anish Arora, Ohio State Tucker Balch, GaTech Jan Beutel, ETHZ Nirupama Bulusu, Portland State U. Erdal Cayirci, Istambul Dave Culler, UCB Deepak Ganesan, UMass Phillip Gibbons, Intel Research Leonid Guibas, Stanford Sanjay Jha, UNSW Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt Phil Levis, Stanford Sam Madden, MIT Shivakant Mishra, U. Colorado Joe Paradiso, MIT Greg Pottie, UCLA Andreas Savvides, Yale Sergio Servetto, Cornell Yoshito Tobe, Tokyo Denki U. Feng Zhao, Microsoft Research Local Arrangements Chair: Rick Han, U. Colorado Poster Co-Chairs: Henry Tirri, Nokia; Robert Szewczyk, Moteiv Demo Co-Chairs: Chieh Yih Wan, Intel; Jie Liu, Microsoft Publicity Co-Chairs: Wei Ye, USC/ISI; Cormac J. Sreenan, Cork Publications Chair: Sam Madden, MIT Web Chair: Mark Hansen, UCLA Registration Chair: Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt U. Finance Chair: Tarek Abdelzaher, UIUC Sponsorships Chair: Injong Rhee, NCSU Travel Awards: Haiyun Luo, UIUC Steering Committee: Anish Arora, Ohio State Victor Bahl, Microsoft Hari Balakrishnan, MIT David Culler, Berkeley Deborah Estrin, UCLA Ramesh Govindan, USC Craig Partridge, BBN Jason Redi, BBN Mani Srivastava, UCLA John Stankovic, U. Virgina Feng Zhao, Microsoft Research Taieb Znati, U. Pittsburgh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a closed mailing list exclusively for the business of the IEEE ComSoc TCGN. As a member of the list you are encouraged to use it for all messages that meet this general criteria. To make this list "self correcting" please send any concern you may have to mailmanager(a)comsoc.org. You can leave this list by sending a blank email from the address you are subscribed under to tcgn-remove(a)comsoc.org.

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[Fwd: [Tccc] Ad Hoc Networks Journal Call For Papers: Wireless Mesh Networks]
by Lars Wolf 24 Dec '05

24 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Ad Hoc Networks Journal Call For Papers: Wireless Mesh Networks Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:21:42 -0500 (EST) From: Xudong Wang <wxudong(a)ece.gatech.edu> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CC: Xudong Wang <wxudong(a)ieee.org>, Anthony Ephremides <etony(a)mintaka.isr.umd.edu>, Edward Knightly <knightly(a)ece.rice.edu> [Our apologies if you receive multiple copies] ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAl ISSUE ON WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier) Journal http://www.elsevier.com/locate/adhoc/ Guest editors: Xudong Wang, Kiyon, Inc. Edward Knightly, Rice University Marco Conti, National Research Council, Italy Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireless mesh networks consist of mesh clients and mesh routers. Mesh routers form a wireless backbone via multi-hop ad-hoc networking but with minimal-mobility. The mesh backbone provides network access for both wired and wireless clients including mesh clients, and enables the integration of various wired and wireless networks. Mesh clients can run as a mobile ad hoc network. However, in order to achieve much better network performance, it is always preferable for them to work under the coordination of mesh routers. Due to the existence of a mesh backbone, wireless mesh networks possess many advantages over other wireless networks, and are expected to be one of the most promising wireless networking technologies. Despite recent progresses in wireless mesh networks, many research issues still remain. This special issue is dedicated to state-of-the-art research achievements in the area of wireless mesh networking. The papers must focus on research problems that are specific to wireless mesh networking, rather than on generic topics of ad-hoc or multi-hop networking. This special issue will cover all aspects of wireless mesh networking. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Mesh network architecture and performance analysis Mesh network capacity Scalability issues and solutions Medium access control and routing protocols Protocol design for MIMO, adaptive antenna, reconfigurable radios, software radios, and cognitive radios Cross-layer design and optimization QoS and multimedia traffic over wireless mesh networks Topology, power, and mobility management Interworking between heterogeneous networks and adaptive protocols Network self-organization and self-configuration Trustworthy networks and security algorithms Incentives, cooperation, and reputation systems Testbed, deployment, and application practice Authors must submit their manuscripts through Elsevier Editorial System at http://ees.elsevier.com/adhoc/, and must choose article type as Special Issue-Wireless Mesh Networks. For detailed formatting instructions, please refer to the guidelines available at the AD HOC Networks journal web site, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/adhoc/. The review process will be based on a pre-review phase for screening papers out of the scope of this special issue, and a single round of technical reviews. Acceptance will be limited to those papers requiring only minor revisions. The key dates are listed as follows: Manuscript Submission Due Date: March 15, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: July 15, 2006 Final Camera-Ready Submission: September 1, 2006 On-line Publication Date: November 1, 2006 Publication Date: November 2007 =================================================================== _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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cfp : 32nd Euromicro Conference
by khan＠ibr.cs.tu-bs.de 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

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[Fwd: CfP of IWSOS 2006 (International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems) - Passau, Germany]
by Lars Wolf 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CfP of IWSOS 2006 (International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems) - Passau, Germany Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:36:29 +0100 From: Amine Houyou <houyou(a)fmi.uni-passau.de> To: Amine M. Houyou <Amine.Houyou(a)Uni-Passau.De> Dear colleagues, please find attached the CfP of IWSOS 2006. Apologies for the multiple copies. Season's Greetings, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS New Trends in Network Architectures and Services: International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems (IWSOS 2006) September 18 - 20, 2006 University of Passau, Germany http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/iwsos Overview: The evolution of the Internet reveals surprising turns and obstacles. Centralized approaches of introducing new services and architectures consistently failed to materialize at large scale. Quality of Service, group communication, or mobility support are only some examples for the difficulty with orchestrated approaches. The success story of the Internet, on the other hand, is strongly linked to decentralization. Robustness to failures or flexibility in introducing new applications such as the World Wide Web or Peer-to-Peer systems have been key momentum to technological advancements and economics. Future networks are envisioned to be highly complex and difficult to manage due to heterogeneity of networks, spontaneous set-up of networks, and the envisioned number of interconnected devices, appliances, and artifacts. The question that poses itself is whether self-organization can be exploited to a larger scale for solving some of the pending problems for such future networks. Self-organization may even play a key architectural role of the future Internet for enhanced flexibility and evolvability. It is the goal of this workshop to bring together leading international and multi-disciplinary researchers to create a visionary forum for inves- tigating the potentials in self-organization and the means to achieve it. Key Note Speaker: * A Panel on "Would self-organized or self-managed networks lead to a better networking world?" * A Works in Progress Session focusing on emerging research * Industrial exhibitions and demonstrations Important Dates: * Paper abstract deadline: March 23rd 2006, 11:59pm CET * Paper submission deadline: April 1st 2006, 11:59pm CET * Notification of acceptance: May 15th 2006 * Camera-ready papers due: June 15th 2006, 11:59pm CET * Author registration deadline: June 15th 2006, 11:59 CET * Early registration deadline: August 1st, 2006 * Hotel reservation cut-off date: August 15th, 2006 * Workshop dates: September 18th - 20th 2006 * Workshop reception and welcome party: September 17th 2006 Steering Committee: * Hermann de Meer, University of Passau, Germany * David Hutchison, Lancaster University, UK * Bernhard Plattner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland * James Sterbenz, University of Kansas, USA Program Chairs: * Hermann De Meer University of Passau Passau, Germany * James Sterbenz University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA -- Contacts: Amine Houyou Richard Holzer University of Passau Germany

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[Fwd: [Tccc] CFP IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine special issue - Inter-Vehicular Communications]
by Lars Wolf 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] CFP IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine special issue - Inter-Vehicular Communications Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:17:38 +0800 From: Dr. Daniel Wong <daniel_wong(a)ieee.org> To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu Call for Papers IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine Special Issue on "Inter-Vehicular Communications" (pdf version of this CFP is available at http://www.3g-wireless.net/IVC-CFP.pdf <http://www.3g-wireless.net/IVC-CFP.pdf> ) Wireless communications technologies (cellular phones, wireless LANs, etc.) have enabled many of the conveniences in our lives, and also increased our day by day productivity. Another area where there is much potential for wireless technologies to make a tremendous impact is the area of inter-vehicular communications (IVC). The field of IVC is also known as vehicle-to-vehicle communications (V2V) and vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET). There are numerous emerging applications that are unique to the vehicular setting. For example, safety applications would make driving safer; driver information services could intelligently inform drivers about congestion, businesses and services in the vicinity of the vehicle, and other news. Mobile commerce could extend to the realm of vehicles. Existing forms of entertainment may penetrate the vehicular domain, and new forms of entertainment may emerge, all supported by the inter-vehicular communications capabilities. These emerging services are currently not well supported. Numerous research challenges need to be addressed in order for inter-vehicular communications to be widely deployed. The combination of unique features of inter-vehicular applications and networking opens new opportunities for many interesting research areas. The communications networking between cars has different characteristics from other communications networking problems. For example, because of the rapidly changing topology as cars move around, there are similarities with ad hoc networking scenarios. However, the constraints and optimizations are different. Power efficiency is not as important for inter-vehicular communications as it is for traditional ad hoc networking, since vehicles have a powerful and rechargeable source of energy. Vehicles in general are also constrained to move within roads (and within lanes most of the time). The purpose of this special issue is to showcase the variety of research being conducted in IVC and survey the state-of-the-art in this field. We solicit original unpublished manuscripts not currently being considered elsewhere for publication. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: . Service creation and management . Vehicular communications applications in general . Navigation safety applications . Content distribution to vehicles . Vehicle data collection and harvesting . Role of IVC in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) . Link and physical layer issues, algorithms and protocols . Cross-layer protocol design . Network architectures, system architectures . Inter-working of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications . Network protocols and algorithms, including clustering, routing, etc. . Vehicle movement simulation . Security for IVC . Network management for IVC . Mobility management Articles should be tutorial in nature and should be written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. All submissions will be reviewed based on technical merit and relevance. Articles should have no more than 4,500 words, no more than 6 tables/figures, and no more than 15 references. Further submission guidelines are available online at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/pcm/sub_guidelines.html <http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/pcm/sub_guidelines.html>. Please send PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word, or PostScript formatted papers to both Daniel Wong (daniel_wong(a)ieee.org <mailto:daniel_wong@ieee.org>) and Kemal Tepe (ktepe(a)windsor.ca <mailto:ktepe@windsor.ca>) no later than 15 February 2006. Deadlines Manuscript due February 15 2006 Acceptance notification April 15 2006 Final manuscript due June 15 2006 Publication date October 2006 Guest Editors K. Daniel Wong (daniel_wong(a)ieee.org <mailto:daniel_wong@ieee.org>) Malaysia University of Science and Technology Department of Information Technology GL33, Ground Floor, Kelana Square, 17 Jalan SS 7/26 47301 PJ, Selangor, Malaysia Kemal Tepe (ktepe(a)uwindsor.ca <mailto:ktepe@uwindsor.ca>) Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Windsor 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada Wai Chen (wchen(a)research.telcordia.com <mailto:wchen@research.telcordia.com>) Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Applied Research One Telcordia Drive, RRC-1T209 Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854-4157, USA Mario Gerla (gerla(a)cs.ucla.edu <mailto:gerla@cs.ucla.edu>) 3732F BH Computer Science Dept UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc

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E-Learn 2006 Call (Honolulu, Hawaii)
by Martin Gutbrod 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

E-Learn 2006 Call (Honolulu, Hawaii) >> Call for Participation Deadline: April 27th << * Please forward to a colleague * http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm _______________________________________________________________ E-Learn 2006 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education October 13-17, 2006 * Honolulu, Hawaii CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ** Submission Deadline: April 27, 2006 ** Organized by: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) (http://www.aace.org) Co-sponsored by: International Journal on E-Learning (http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel) ______________________________________________________________ ** What are your colleagues saying about E-Learn conferences? ** http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/testimonials.htm COLOR POSTER--E-Learn 2006 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb) http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/EL06poster.pdf >> CONTENTS & LINKS (details below) << 1. Submission Information, Deadline April 27th: Call for Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm Submission Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm Presenter Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge 2. Major Topics: www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm 3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm 4. Products/Services Showcases & Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm 5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs 6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm 7. Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii: http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu 8. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm INVITATION: E-Learn 2006 -- World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education is an international, annual conference which serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information on research, development, and applications of all topics related to e-Learning in these four sectors. E-Learn Is Unique: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/unique.htm E-Learn is an innovative collaboration between the top public and private academic researchers, developers, education and business professionals, and end users from the Corporate, Healthcare, Government, and Higher Education sectors. All presentation proposals are reviewed and selected by a respected, international Executive Advisory Board (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/exec.htm) and Program Committee, based on merit and the perceived value for attendees. E-Learn, the premiere international, non-commercial conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,000 attendees from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend E-Learn and submit proposals for presentations. All presentation proposals are peer reviewed and selected by three reviewers on the respected international Program Committee for inclusion in the conference program, proceedings book, and CD-ROM proceedings. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: * Keynote Speakers * Invited Panels/Speakers * Papers * Best Practice Sessions * Roundtables * Demonstrations/Posters * Research/Technical Showcases * Products/Services Showcases * Tutorials/Workshops SUBMISSION INFORMATION: For Call for Presentations, connect to: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm All authors MUST follow the submission guidelines and complete the Web form at: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm For Presentation and AV Guidelines, see: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge TOPICS: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following topics as they relate to the e-Learning and the technologies supporting e-Learning. 1. Sectors or Application Domains: General & Cross-Domain Corporate Government Health Care Higher Education Informal Learning (Museums, Communities, Homes) K-12 Military Training Professional Associations & Non-Profits 2. Major Topics relating to or technologically supporting E-Learning: Content Development Evaluation Implementation Examples and Issues Instructional Design Policy Issues Research Social and Cultural Issues Standards and Interoperability Tools and Systems 3. Specific Topic Examples: Accessibility Asynchronous Learning Authoring Tools Building E-Learning Architectures Collaborative Learning Community Building Courseware Development Customer Training Developing an Organizational e-Learning Strategy Developing, Integrating, and Delivering E-Learning Solutions Digital Libraries for E-Learning Distance Learning Electronic Publishing Tools for E-Learning Evaluation/Performance Measurement & Assessment Good Practice Concepts & Examples Human-Computer Interaction Industry-University Partnering Infrastructure of E-Learning Environments Innovative Curriculum in E-Learning Instructional Design for E-Learning Intelligent E-Learning Technology Interactive E-Learning Systems Knowledge Management in E-Learning Learning & Content Management Systems Management of Learning Resources Marketing/Promoting Learning Activities Multimedia-based E-Learning Systems Organizational E-Learning Strategies Pedagogical & Issues Policy and Law Quality Management and Assessment in E-Learning Research Perspectives for E-Learning Simulations Societal Issues, Including Legal, Standards, & International Issues Virtual Universities, Classrooms, and Laboratories PRESENTATION CATEGORIES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information. PRODUCTS/SERVICES SHOWCASES & PRESENTATIONS: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm Organizations have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their e-learning related products and services in through Products/Services Showcases & Presentations. PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS: http://www.aace.org/pubs Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on CD-ROM. Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/ hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of the art in the discipline. In addition, the Proceedings also are internationally distributed through and archived in EdITLib-- Education and Information Library, http://www.EdITLib.org/ Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the - International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ), - Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), or - Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR). All presented papers will be considered for Outstanding Paper Awards within several categories. Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the AACE journals. FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $465 U.S. (non-members). Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions except tutorials. The conference dinner will be an extra fee. All conference sessions will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/hotel.htm) located on the famous Waikiki Beach and in walking distance to the city's shopping district - with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. Special discount hotel and airline rates have been obtained for E-Learn participants. WAIKIKI BEACH, HONOLULU, HAWAII http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Honolulu Whether your idea of fun is soaking up the sun on a pristine, white sand beach or nightclubbing in Waikiki, hiking the trails or sampling some of the fantastic Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, we know that you're going to enjoy yourself on O'ahu. Explore Hawaii online at: www.gohawaii.com * www.visit-oahu.com DEADLINES: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm Submissions Due: April 27, 2006 Authors Notified: May 28, 2006 Proceedings File Due: Sept. 6, 2006 Early Registration: Sept. 6, 2006 Conference: Oct. 13-17, 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be added to the mailing list for this conference, link to http://www.aace.org/info.htm If you have a question about E-Learn, please send an e-mail to AACE Conference Services, conf(a)aace.org Contact: AACE--Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education P.O. Box 1545 Chesapeake, Virginia 23327 USA Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760 E-mail: conf(a)aace.org * http://www.AACE.org *************************************************************** ======================================================== To Unsubscribe from this listserv, send "unsubscribe eductech" to listserv(a)listserv.uh.edu; to Subscribe, send "subscribe eductech your_name" to the same address. Please do not reply to this email address. It is for sending only.

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