-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: CFP: ACM MobiCom 2011 - Deadline fast approaching: March 2, 2011! Datum: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:24:33 -0800 Von: Habib M. Ammari Habib.M.Ammari@hofstra.edu An: itc@comsoc.org itc@COMSOC.ORG
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Call for Papers for MobiCom2011 The Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 19-23, 2011, Las Vegas, NV, USA http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2011/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE
ACM MobiCom2011, the Annual International Conference on Mobile
Computing and Networking, is the seventeenth in a series of
annual conferences sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILEdedicated to
addressing the challenges in the areas of mobile computing and
wireless and mobile networking. The conference will be held at
the Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas, NV, USA, during
September 19 -23, 2011.
The MobiComconference series serves as a highly selective,
premier international forum addressing networks, systems,
algorithms, and applications that support mobile computers
and wireless networks. Besides the regular conference
program, MobiCom2011 will also include a set of workshops,
panels, research demonstrations, and a poster session that
includes the ACM Student Research Competition. More information
on these activities, including submission deadlines, can be
found at /http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2011/.
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*PAPERS: *Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting
new research related to the theory and practice of mobile
computing and wireless networking that pertain to the layer
two or above of the OSIprotocol stack. Areas of interest
include, but are not limited to the following.
* Architectures, protocols, and algorithms for various wireless and mobile networks, such as wireless LANs, wireless mesh networks, cellular data networks, delay-tolerant networks, mobile ad hoc networks, sensor networks, personal area networks, and vehicular networks * System design, implementation, and evaluation of wireless systems and mobile applications * Real-world measurements and characterization * Performance-oriented design and evaluation focused on networks and mobile applications * Foundational underpinnings of wireless networks * Testbeddesign and implementation * Cross-layer design for mobile and wireless networks ranging from the PHY layer to applications * Networks involving novel technologies such as UWB, MIMO, directional antennas, software radios, visible light communications and underwater networking * Architectures, algorithms and protocols for dynamic spectrum usage, white spaces, and cognitive networks * Techniques that deal with low power and energy limitations * Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking * Security, privacy, and trustworthiness of mobile and wireless systems * Emerging topics, e.g., robotic swarms, 60 GHz networking, social networking and novel applications enabled by mobile and wireless networking systems
MobiCom’11 will be a diverse conference and we strongly
encourage the submission of mobile systems, experimental and
theoretical papers. The program committee will evaluate each
paper using metrics that are appropriate for the topic area.
For example, a systems or experimental paper in the protocol
area will be evaluated based on the innovations in the protocol
design, practical implementation, and realistic evaluation, whereas a more theoretical paper may be evaluated mostly based
on innovation within the design of the algorithm and its
provable properties. At the same time, the evaluation of
wireless and mobile networking technologies is challenging
because of the significant impact that the physical environment
has on performance. For this reason, all papers must carefully
describe and justify the evaluation methodology that is used
and identify its strengths and weaknesses.
The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted
papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Selected outstanding papers will be fast-tracked for publication
in a special section of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
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*CHALLENGES PAPERS: *The conference strongly encourages the
submission of short papers in the field of mobile computing
and wireless networking that present revolutionary new ideas
or that challenge existing assumptions prevalent among the
research community. These challenges papers should provide
stimulating ideas or visions that may open up exciting avenues
and influence the direction of future research. Descriptions
of new products or evolution of existing work are not
appropriate topics for papers in this category. While an
exhaustive evaluation of the proposed ideas is not necessary,
insight and in-depth understanding of the issues is expected.
Challenges papers will be reviewed by the MobiComprogram
committee and will be part of the technical program and
published in ACM MobiComproceedings. They should be submitted
using the same submission procedure adopted for the full
papers. The title of these papers must start with the word
"Challenge:" i.e., "Challenge: Rest of the Title."
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*SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: *All paper submissions will be handled
electronically. Authors should prepare a PDF version of their
full paper. Papers must /(i) /be no longer than 12 pages
(8 pages for "Challenges" papers), /(ii) /be in font size
no smaller than 10 points, /(iii) /have pages in double column
format with each column having dimensions 9.25” X 3.33”, a
space of 0.33” between the two columns, and with no more than
55 lines of text per column, and /(iv) /fit properly on US
letter-sized paper (8.5” X 11”). More detailed instructions
will be available in the conference web pages.
All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality
through double-blind reviewing, where the identities of the
authors are withheld from the reviewers. See the Mobicom2011
website for detailed instructions to authors on preparing a
double-blind manuscript. Authors' names must not appear
anywhere in the paper or in the PDF file. Submitted papers
must be original work, and a paper with substantial similarity
must neither be already published, nor be currently under
review for publication in any other venue. Please direct any
questions about the paper submission process to the Program
Co-Chairs at mobicom_pcchairs@acm.org mailto:mobicom_pcchairs@acm.org.
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*BEST PAPER AWARD: *All papers will be considered for the /Best/
/Paper Award/. The program committee will select a number of
candidates for the award among accepted papers. The winner
will be selected at the conference, considering both the paper
and the presentation. The winner will receive a plaque and a
cash award.
*IMPORTANT DATES: *Abstract submission due: March 2, 2011 (11:59PMEST) Paper submission due: March 9, 2011 (11:59PMEST) Notification of acceptance: June 9, 2011 Camera-ready version due: June 30, 2011
General Chair Parmesh Ramanathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program Co-Chairs Brian Neil Levine, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst Thyaga Nandagopal, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Steering Committee Victor Bahl Imrich Chlamtac David B. Johnson
ACM Program Coordinator Fran Spinola
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*FOR MORE INFORMATION:*
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Please contact the General Chair or Program Co-Chairs for more
information. For information on ACM SIGMOBILEand the
MobiCom series of conferences, see /http://www.sigmobile.org /or
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