Call For Papers: IEEE Network Magazine "Biologically Inspired Networking" Guest Editors: Dinesh Verma, IBM (dverma@us.ibm.com) Pietro Lio, University of Cambridge (pietro.lio@cl.cam.ac.uk) Scope: Computer Networks deployed in the field today lack many of the features which are demonstrated in the operation and mechanisms of biological networks. Some examples of features where biological networks have an advantage include their ability to maintain homeostatic environments, adapt rapidly to environmental changes, self-organize, assemble simple structures into complex tasks, autonomous operations, self-replication, protection against attacks of various natures, etc. While computer networking has many features which perform better than any biological system, it is a reasonable proposition that application of biologically inspired techniques to computing systems and networks will improve on the current state of the art in computer networks.

This special issue is focused on highlighting approaches for designing computer networks that are biologically inspired, and which show an improvement in some aspect of the current state of computer networking. The goal is to develop techniques that improve the adaptability, scalability and autonomicity of comptuer networks. We welcome papers that provide new architectures and insights, real-world experience in building biological systems, theoretical advances in biological networks, and any other area of bio-inspired improvements to computer networks. Any paper that covers a technology which has a clear connection to a biological system and a demonstrable advantage to computer networks will be considered within scope.

We welcome both tutorial type papers, as well as papers describing new research activities. Some of the topics of interest include: Modeling of Biological Networks Evolutionary systems and protocols Biological Inspired Network Architectures Homeostatic Control and its Applications Neural Networks applications to Computer Networks Self-healing systems and protocols Biologically Inspired Security Predator-Prey applications to computer networks Performance evaluation of biologically inspired networks Biologically inspired Network Topologies Manuscript Submission: This special issue will only consider electronic submissions in the format of postscript, PDF, or MS WORD. To submit a paper for consideration, authors should send your paper to one of the guest editors via email. The paper should be included as an email attachment, or the author may provide a URL where the file can be downloaded. Indicate which author is to serve as the primary correspondence contact. Provide a contact list for all of the other authors. Please list affiliations, mailing addresses, phone/fax numbers, and email addresses.

We will provide an acknowledgment of receipt of the paper within 24 hours of submission. Schedule: Submission Deadline: November 1, 2009 Acceptance Notification: January 1, 2010 (*) Final Manuscripts: March 1, 2010 Tentative Publication: May 2010 (*) Authors of papers submitted that are judged to fall outside the objectives of this special issue may be notified earlier.

Regards, Dinesh C. Verma IBM TJ Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY 10532 Phone: (914)-784-7466 Cell: (914)-494-8018 Email: dverma@us.ibm.com URL: http://www.research.ibm.com/people/d/dverma _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc