-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] CFP: Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications Journal Specialized Routing and Node Placement Protocols for Emerging Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Datum: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:38:33 -0500 (CDT) Von: Kemal Akkaya kemal@cs.siu.edu An: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu

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Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications Journal

"Specialized Routing and Node Placement Protocols for Emerging Wireless Ad Hoc Networks"

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With the increasing availability of various wireless devices such as sensors, cameras, actuators, routers, etc., there has been a recent trend towards the design and implementation of special wireless ad hoc networks such as Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs), Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UWSNs), Vehicular ad hoc Networks (VANETs), Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks (WSANs) and Wireless Underground Networks (WUNs). Inspired from traditionally well studied mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), these networks deploy specialized heterogeneous wireless nodes and are expected to be used in many real-life applications involving inter-disciplinary research.

In addition to the challenges inherent to MANETs and WSNs, these emerging wireless ad hoc networks introduce new challenges at all layers of protocol stack including new forms of wireless communication (e.g., multi-channel, acoustic, underground communication), new mobility models (e.g., vehicle, underwater, actuator mobility), quality of service (QoS) (e.g., bandwidth, delay and reliability guarantees) and new node placement and self-organization techniques (e.g., cameras, mesh router, and actuator placement). Published solutions for MANETs and WSNs cannot be directly applied to aforementioned wireless ad hoc networks due to their special characteristics and constraints.

This special issue will be dedicated to current state of the art routing and node placement protocols in newly emerged wireless ad hoc networks such as WMNs, VANETs, UWSNs, WMSNs, WUNs, etc. Papers describing architectures, protocols, evaluation methods, and experimental studies are solicited in the following topics of interest (not limited to):

• Routing in multi-radio and multi-channel ad hoc networks • QoS Routing in WMNs, UWSNs, VANETs and WMSNs • Network deployment, localization, and synchronization protocols • Joint routing, scheduling, and channel assignment protocols • Routing and security trade-offs • Cross-layer optimization • Node deployment in WMNs, WMSNs, UWSNs and WUNs • Routing performance under various node deployment schemes • Mobility modeling in UWSNs and VANETs • Test-bed, prototype, and practical systems

Important Dates:

Paper submission: September 15th, 2010 Acceptance notification: December 15th, 2010 Final papers: January 15th, 2011

Guest Editors:

Dr. Kemal Akkaya Department of Computer Science Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Dr. Mohamed Younis Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County

Dr. Chun Tung Chou School of Computer Science & Engineering University of New South Wales, Australia

Submission Format:

The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original research which is not published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Author guidelines for preparation of manuscript can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom. For more information, please contact the guest editors or Co-Editor-in-Chief, Mohammed Atiquzzaman (atiq@ou.edu)

Submission Guideline:

Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select “SI: AdHoc-Akkaya” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. The EES website is located at http://ees.elsevier.com/comcom/.

Note on Review Process:

We plan to conduct a two-phase review process. The authors of papers that are not selected for further consideration in the second phase will be notified about the decision within three weeks of the submission deadline. We apologize in advance that papers not selected for consideration in the second phase will only receive a notification e-mail with no accompanying reviews. All papers considered for review in the second phase will go through the regular journal review process.