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                                 *** ACM WiNTECH 2020 ***


          Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization

                         https://ece.northeastern.edu/wintech2020/

            Co-located with ACM MobiCom 2020---Research & Experimental Track

                             London, UK, 21st September 2020

          Technically co-sponsored by the US PAWR and Europe EMPOWER programs


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                                         CALL FOR PAPERS
                                         

ACM WiNTECH has advanced to its 14th anniversary as one consolidated tradition for bringing together an important number of researchers and industry players working in different aspects of experimental wireless communications and networking. The workshop will continue to serve as a forum for sharing new ideas and experiences gathered across all experimental aspects of wireless networks and systems, such as the methodological and technical issues that have to be faced for defining, running, controlling and benchmarking experiments on wireless solutions. The workshop will also facilitate discussions of key unresolved challenges and emerging problems in the field, such as new laboratory methodologies, key real-life limitations of current and novel wireless technologies that have emerged over the past few years (including mmWave, 5G, IoT, VLC, wearables, underwater and aerial networking, and SDN), as well as key challenges facing the wireless networking of the future.

We are particularly interested in papers describing developments, lesson-learned and new results obtained through platforms for at-scale wireless research such as those in the US NSF Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, the European 5G-PPP program under the coordination of EMPOWER, and similar programs focused on large-scale experimentation. The PAWR and EMPOWER programs technically co-sponsor the workshop.

We are seeking original, previously unpublished papers empirically addressing key issues and challenges in experimental wireless networking. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

*	Design and evaluation of wireless testbeds and prototyping platforms for:

		mmWave and Terahertz communications and networking
		Emerging PHY implemented on Software Defined Radio (SDR)
		IoT and wearable computing
		Visible Light Communications (VLC)
		UAV, multi-robot and vehicular networks
		Underwater/underground networks 
		Software Defined Networking (SDN) for wireless cellular networks (LTE, 5G)
		Underwater/underground networks 
		Innovative protocols on sensor nodes
		Innovative protocols on WiFi nodes
		Other wireless networks, mobile computing, cyber-physical systems

*	Experiences/lessons from testbed deployments (especially, PAWR/ICT-17-like)
*	Techniques for improving reproducibility of real-world testing of wireless systems
*	Testbed control and management issues
*	Machine learning applied to wireless systems
*	Evaluation of large-scale and heterogeneous wireless networks
*	Experimental evaluation of performance/energy consumption of applications and protocols, including the impact of cross-layer interactions
*	Measurement and evaluation on large-scale smartphone-based deployments
*	Real-world evaluation of cellular networks
*	Real-world white-space networks, interference and spectrum usage measurements
*	Spectrum Sharing and Coexistence in unlicensed bands, including LTE/WiFi coexistence
*	Measurement and characterization (modeling) of real-world aspects of wireless networks such as usage patterns, traffic, mobility and channel characteristics
*	Security and privacy mechanisms for mobile and wireless networks
*	Sharing experiences and results with real testbeds, experimental evaluation, prototyping and empirical characterization of wireless technologies


Papers should contain original material and not be previously published or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. All submissions will be judged by their technical merit and relevance to the workshop, based on reviews by the Technical Program Committee.

Manuscripts must be submitted by using the HOTCRP conference management system. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a single PDF file with all fonts embedded, using the ACM conference proceedings format (use the same PDF formatting guidelines as the main conference). Paper length is limited to eight (8) pages (in two-column, 10-point format), all-inclusive (references, figures, etc.). Papers must include author names and affiliations for single-blind peer reviewing by the program committee. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop.

Accepted papers will be published in the ACM WiNTECH proceedings and will be archived in the ACM Digital Library. All papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their manuscripts to Computer Networks (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks).


IMPORTANT DATES:

 * Paper submission: 5 June 2020
 * Notification to authors: 12 July 2020
 * Camera ready due: 31 July 2020
 * Workshop: 21 September 2020

If you have any other questions regarding ACM WiNTECH 2020, please contact us at: chair.wintech2020@gmail.com

ACM WiNTECH 2020 co-chairs:

  * Arturo Azcorra (U. Carlos III and IMDEA Networks)
  * Stefano Basagni (Northeastern University) 
  * Abhimanyu Gosain (Northeastern University)
  * Tommaso Melodia (Northeastern University)

ACM WiNTECH 2020 Publicity Chair:

  * Francesco Restuccia (Northeastern University)

*** At this time,we are not able to determine whether the workshop will be held on ground or remotely on September 21. We will follow the guidelines of the main conference, ACM MobiCom 2020. The organizing committee of ACM WiNTECH 2020 recommends not make any non-refundable travel plans to attend the workshop, and to monitor the web site of the main conference for further details. Stay safe and healthy! ***
-- 
Francesco Restuccia, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115 USA
Website: http://www.frankrestuccia.net
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