Call for Papers
IEEE/IFIP WONS 2019 - The 15th Wireless On-demand Network systems and
Services Conference (WONS)

http://2019.wons-conference.org/
Wengen, Switzerland
22-24 January, 2019

Wireless on-demand network systems and services have become pivotal in
shaping our future networked world. Starting as a niche application over
Wi-Fi, they can now be found in mainstream technologies like Bluetooth LE,
LTE Direct and Wireless LANs, and have become the cornerstone of upcoming
networking paradigms including mesh and sensor networks, the Internet of
Things, cloud networks, vehicular networks, disruption tolerant and
opportunistic networks, underwater and intra-body networks.

The challenges of this exciting research field are numerous. Examples
include how to make smart use of these novel technologies when multiple
technologies or a mix of permanent services and on-demand networking
opportunities are available to a network node, how to provide robust
services in highly dynamic environments, how to efficiently employ and
operate heavily resource-constrained devices, and how to develop robust and
lightweight algorithms for self-organization and adaptation. Finally, there
are many application-specific challenges.

WONS, now in its fifteenth edition, is a high quality forum to address
these challenges. WONS aims to provide a global platform for rich
interactions between experts in their fields, discussing innovative
contributions in a stimulating environment.

This announcement solicits original contributions of high-quality research
providing novel insights on all aspects of wireless on-demand networks and
systems; from protocol and network design, modelling, performance
evaluation, energy efficiency, QoS models and mechanisms, practical
implementations, service level aspects, application use-cases, to the
integration of multiple wireless network technologies.

Extended versions of selected top papers will be considered for publication
on a fast track on special issues in Elsevier Computer Communications
(COMCOM) journal.

Topics of interest comprise, but are not limited to:
* Cognitive radio networks
* Cross-layer design
* Energy-efficient protocols and power management
* Heterogeneous wireless networks
* Implementations and testbeds
* Integration and co-existence of heterogeneous technologies
* Intra-body and biomedical on-demand systems
* Green wireless networks
* Localization and mobility management
* MAC and advanced PHY technologies
* Middleware aspects
* Mobile peer-to-peer systems
* Mobile computing and services
* Modelling and optimization
* Network management
* New architectures for on-demand wireless systems
* Novel applications and services
* Opportunistic, delay-tolerant, and dissemination-based protocols
* Performance evaluation through simulations and experiments
* Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
* Security, privacy, and trust
* Social and economic aspects
* Underwater on-demand networked systems
* Architectures and protocols for the Internet of Things

Authors are invited to submit double-column long papers (up to 8 pages) and
short papers (up to 4 pages) as a PDF file in IEEE format with a font size
no smaller than 10pt. All paper submissions must be written in English. The
mandatory IEEE template in Microsoft Word and LaTeX format can be found at
the IEEE templates page. All submitted manuscripts must be at least 3 pages
in length. Short papers should present future research directions and
ongoing work with visionary, innovative ideas; accepted short papers will
populate poster sessions at the conference and will be included in the
conference proceedings. Submitted papers must not have been published
elsewhere and must not be currently under review by another conference or
journal. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors
to register and present the paper. All submitted papers will be
peer-reviewed by at least 3 independent expert in the field following a
single blind process. Accepted and presented papers will appear in the
conference proceedings published in the IFIP Open Access Digital Library
and will also be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library as well as
other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.

## Paper submission
Manuscripts will be collected via ConfTool. You can submit your
contribution using the following link:
https://www.conftool.com/wons2019/

## Important dates
* Paper submission:            31 October, 2018
* Acceptance notification:   December 15th, 2018
* Camera ready:                December 31, 2018

## Organizing Committee

### General Chair
Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland

### TPC Chairs
Zhongliang Zhao, University of Bern, Switzerland
Leszek Lilien, Western Michigan University, USA

### Publications Chair
Thiago Genez, University of Bern, Switzerland

### Web Chair
Jose Luis Carrera, University of Bern, Switzerland

## Steering Committee
* Renato Lo Cigno, University of Trento, Italy
* Falko Dressler, University of Paderborn, Germany
* Mario Gerla, UCLA, USA
* Edward W. Knightly, Rice University, USA
* Ioannis Stavrakakis, University of Athens, Greece
* Kostantinos Psounis, University of Southern California, USA
* Andrea Passarella, National Research Council of Italy, Italy

For further information, please check:
http://2019.wons-conference.org/

Zhongliang Zhao
Email: zhao@inf.unibe.ch
IEEE/IFIP WONS 2019 TPC Co-chair

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