Call for Papers for

*WWASN2014*: From Wireless Sensor Networks to Cyber-Physical Systems
Eleventh International workshop, held in conjunction with the ICDCS 2014
The 34th Int. Conf. Distr. Comp. Sys., Madrid, Spain, June-July 2014

Wireless sensor network and related organization, communication, and
optimization techniques are experiencing renewed interest in the context of
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), which is an umbrella term that refers to the
integration of computation, communication, and control processes executed
by billions of networked devices, including sensors, actuators, smart user
devices, autonomic devices, and others. Also, CPS are envisaged as one of
the enabling technologies for the development and implementation of Smart
Grids. Successful design, development, and deployment of CPS pose a number
of novel problems that need to be resolved through innovative research with
immediate practical significance. In addition, many of the solutions that
have been successfully developed and utilized in various areas of
communications are simply rendered ineffective by the sheer scale and other
aspects of CPS, and creative re-development of new solutions specifically
tailored to address them is needed.

This workshop covers communication aspects of sensor, actuator,
Internet-of-Things, and networks used to implement Cyber-Physical Systems
in general. The range of topics includes all relevant issues from
architecture to applications, at all levels of granularity from physical up
to application aspects. Research results dealing with policy, human
interface, and other relevant technologies will be welcome as well. The
overarching goal is to provide a premier venue for dissemination,
discussion, and refinement of research results pertaining to all
communication-related aspects of Cyber-Physical
Systems and related
technologies.

Submitted articles will be carefully reviewed for quality and relevance.
Each article will be reviewed by experts of the same topic. In the
selection process, a comprehensive coverage will be sought, covering the
most important topics such as (but not limited to):

   - Architecture and design of large scale CPS
   - Self-organization and self-management of CPS networks
   - Advanced communication models, protocols, and technologies for CPS
   - Application development and deployment in CPS environment
   - Big data in CPS: collection, management, query, and inference
   - Pervasive and wearable computing
   - Reliability and redundancy issues in CPS networks
   - Security, privacy, and trust in CPS networks
   - Energy efficiency and the development of scalable energy-efficient
   protocols and technologies
   - Methods and tools for modeling, analysis, and
simulation of large
   scale CPS networks
   - Novel applications with sensors, actuators, smart phones, robots, and
   other wireless mobile devices

Selected best papers will be invited for publication in a special issue of Ad
Hoc & Sensor Wireless
Networks<http://www.oldcitypublishing.com/AHSWN/AHSWN.html>
 journal.

*Submission details*

Papers should be submitted via
email<wkui@ieee.org,%20vmisic@scs.ryerson.ca?subject=WWASN2014%20submission>.
Papers should be submitted as PDF files, using the IEEE Computer Society
proceedings or equivalent format (two column, 10 point, single-spaced, US
Letter, no margin smaller than one inch). Include an abstract, five to ten
keywords, technical area(s) most relevant to your paper, and the
corresponding author's e-mail address. Number each page in the manuscript.
There
is no page limit for the initial submission; page limit for the
final, camera-ready copy will be determined by the publisher.

IMPORTANT: For each accepted paper, authors will be required to submit at
least one full registration for the ICDCS2014 conference. Accepted papers
supported by at least one full registration will be published by IEEE
Computer Society Press as part of the proceedings of ICDCS'2014 workshops.

*Timetable*
Manuscript Submission*January 15, 2014*Acceptance NotificationFebruary 15,
2014Final Manuscript Due at IEEETBA

*General Chair*

*Ivan Stojmenovic*, SITE, University of Ottawa, Canada
http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~ivan/

*Program Co-Chairs*
Kui Wu
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
http://webhome.cs.uvic.ca/~wkui/Vojislav B. Mišić
Ryerson University,
Toronto, ON, Canada
http://www.scs.ryerson.ca/~vmisic/

*Program committee*

Ana Maria Vegni, Universita Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada
Cheng Wang, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Ibrahim Korpeoglu, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Kemal Tepe, University of Windsor, Canada
Lin Cai, University of Victoria, Canada
Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Melike Erol Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada
Milena Radenkovic, University of Nottingham, UK
Nathalie Mitton, INRIA, France
Vassilis Karyotis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

*Contact*

Send questions or comments to workshop
chairs<vmailto:wkui@ieee.org,%20vmisic@scs.ryerson.ca?subject=WWASN2014%20inquiry>
.


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