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DroNet 2021 Call for Papers
The 7th ACM Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and
Applications Co-located with ACM MobiSys 2021
http://wsslab.org/dronet21/
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Robot vehicle platforms, often called “drones”, offer exciting new
opportunities for mobile computing. Autonomous cooperative systems, made of
intelligent devices (such as drones), may deploy and optimize the network
to improve its coverage, build routes and fix network partition to ensure
the best communication performance, reduce energy consumption, and
dynamically respond to detected network problems. Innovative solutions are
built upon these drone networking primitives to accomplish cost-effective
and wide-ranging mission-critical applications, including search and
rescue, surveillance, 3D-mapping, farmland and construction monitoring,
delivery of light-weight objects and products, and video production.
DroNet welcomes contributions dealing with all facets of drones as mobile
computing platforms, including system aspects, theoretical studies,
algorithm and protocol design, as well as requirements, constraints,
dependability, and regulations. We are particularly looking for papers
reporting on experimental results of deployed systems, summaries of
challenges or advancements, measurements, and innovative applications. We
welcome in particular also contributions from interdisciplinary teams to
present robotic work or applications focusing on the communication networks
enabling the efficient control and context-awareness of teams of unmanned
autonomous vehicles/systems with an emphasis on civilian and aerial
applications, while related work on unmanned systems working underwater, in
space or on the ground is also invited.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Novel applications of drones
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Drone system design and deployment
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Drone ad-hoc networks
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Micro flying systems
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Aerial communication protocol design
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Drone operating systems
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Programming systems
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MAC and routing protocols for drone fleets
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Theoretical analysis and models for drone networks
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Solutions for sparse and dense fleets of drones
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Spectrum and regulatory issues
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Mission and context-aware solutions
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Drone coordination
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Mobility-aware and 3D communication
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Delay-tolerant networks and ferrying
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Energy-efficient operation and harvesting
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Integration of drones with backend systems
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Drone-based sensor networks
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Positioning and passive/active localization
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Swarm movement, coordination, and behavior
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Autonomous flight
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Artificial intelligence techniques for drones
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Vision and object tracking
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Human drone interaction
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Cooperative surveillance, smart cameras and sensors
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Acceptance, security, and privacy aspects
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Identification and Authentication of Drones
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Experimental results of aerial communication
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Results from prototypes and demonstrations
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Drone testbeds
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Applications with non-conventional drones including underwater or ground
drones
DroNet invites submission of original work not previously published or
under review at another conference or journal. Accepted papers will be
published by ACM and considered for the Best Paper Award and/or a Best
Presentation Award.
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, and select one or more award papers prior to the conference.
Important Dates
Paper submission due: May 21, 2021 (11.59pm AoE)
Camera-ready papers due: June 11, 2021
Workshop date: TBD
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Thank you,
VP Nguyen (UT Arlington)
Jun Han (National University of Singapore)
ACM DroNet’21 Workshop Chairs
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