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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Extended MARCH 31, 2009

CALL-FOR-PAPERS

IEEE Globecom 2009: Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking Symposium www.ieee-globecom.org/2009 November 30th- December 4th, 2009 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Symposium Chairs:

Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa (boukerch@site.uottawa.ca) Nizar Bouabdallah, INRIA, France (nizar.bouabdallah@inria.fr) Chunxiao Tricia Chigan, Michigan Tech (cchigan@mtu.edu) Ashfaq Khokhar, University of Illinois at Chicago (ashfaq@uic.edu)

Sponsoring Technical Committees: Ad Hoc & Sensor Communications & Networks Wireless Communications Information Infrastructure

Scope: The field of ad hoc, sensor and mesh networking is reemerging amid unprecedented growth in the scale and diversity of computer networking. A Mobile ad hoc network (Manet) is a system of wireless mobile nodes dynamically self organizing in arbitrary and temporary network topologies. People and vehicles can thus be internetworked in areas without a pre-existing communication infrastructure, or when the use of such infrastructure requires wireless extension. Therefore, such networks are designed to operate in widely varying environments, from military networks (with hundreds of nodes) to low-power sensor networks and other embedded systems. Dynamic topologies, Bandwidth constraints, Energy-constrained operations, Wireless vulnerabilities, and limited physical security are among the characteristics that differentiate Mobile ad hoc networks from fixed multihop networks.

This symposium aims at providing a forum for sharing ideas among researchers and practitioners working on state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges above. We are seeking papers that describe original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc, sensor and mesh networks.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers by the deadline 15 March 2009 for publication in the IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 Conference Proceedings and for oral or poster presentation(s).

All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages (10-point font) including figures, without incurring additional page charges (maximum 2 additional pages, with overlength page fee). Standard IEEE Transactions templates for Microsoft Word or LaTeX formats found at http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.html.

Alternatively you can follow the sample instructions in template.pdf at http://www.comsoc.org/confs/globecom/2008/downloads/template.pdf Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions must be done through EDAS at http://edas.info/

TOPICS of INTEREST:

You are invited to submit original technical papers covering but not limited to the following topics.

* Applications and Evolutions of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * Autonomic Networking * Wireless, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Devices * Physical Layer Design of Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks * Frequency and Channel Allocation Algorithms *T opology Control and Management * Algorithms and Modeling for Localization, Target Tracking, and Mobility Management * Architectures of Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks * MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * QoS Provisioning in Medium Access Control and Routing for Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks * Analytical, Mobility, and Validation Models for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Mobile, Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * Integrated Simulation and Measurement based Evaluation of Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems * New Simulation Languages, Methodologies, and Tools for Wireless Systems in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks * Analysis of Correctness and Efficiency of Protocols * Data Management, Data Aggregation, Data Dissemination, and Query Processing * Distributed Algorithms in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks * Pricing Modeling and Solutions * Pervasive and Wearable Computing * Co-existence Issues of Hybrid Networks * Energy Saving and Power Control Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * Resource Management Algorithms in Mobile, wireless Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks * Synchronization and Scheduling Issues in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks * Service Discovery for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks * Cross-layer Design and Interactions in Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks * Mobile Service and QoS Management for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks * Survivability and Reliability Evaluation and Modeling for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks * Ubiquitous and Mobile Access for Wireless Mesh Networks * Security and Privacy Issues in Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks