-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: CFP: ACM MobiCom 2011 - Deadline fast approaching: March 2, 2011! Datum: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:24:33 -0800 Von: Habib M. Ammari Habib.M.Ammari@hofstra.edu An: itc@comsoc.org itc@COMSOC.ORG

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Call for Papers for MobiCom2011 The Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 19-23, 2011, Las Vegas, NV, USA http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2011/ Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE

ACM MobiCom2011, the Annual International Conference on Mobile

Computing and Networking, is the seventeenth in a series of

annual conferences sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILEdedicated to

addressing the challenges in the areas of mobile computing and

wireless and mobile networking. The conference will be held at

the Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas, NV, USA, during

September 19 -23, 2011.

The MobiComconference series serves as a highly selective,

premier international forum addressing networks, systems,

algorithms, and applications that support mobile computers

and wireless networks. Besides the regular conference

program, MobiCom2011 will also include a set of workshops,

panels, research demonstrations, and a poster session that

includes the ACM Student Research Competition. More information

on these activities, including submission deadlines, can be

found at /http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2011/.

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*PAPERS: *Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting

new research related to the theory and practice of mobile

computing and wireless networking that pertain to the layer

two or above of the OSIprotocol stack. Areas of interest

include, but are not limited to the following.

* Architectures, protocols, and algorithms for various wireless and mobile networks, such as wireless LANs, wireless mesh networks, cellular data networks, delay-tolerant networks, mobile ad hoc networks, sensor networks, personal area networks, and vehicular networks * System design, implementation, and evaluation of wireless systems and mobile applications * Real-world measurements and characterization * Performance-oriented design and evaluation focused on networks and mobile applications * Foundational underpinnings of wireless networks * Testbeddesign and implementation * Cross-layer design for mobile and wireless networks ranging from the PHY layer to applications * Networks involving novel technologies such as UWB, MIMO, directional antennas, software radios, visible light communications and underwater networking * Architectures, algorithms and protocols for dynamic spectrum usage, white spaces, and cognitive networks * Techniques that deal with low power and energy limitations * Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking * Security, privacy, and trustworthiness of mobile and wireless systems * Emerging topics, e.g., robotic swarms, 60 GHz networking, social networking and novel applications enabled by mobile and wireless networking systems

MobiCom’11 will be a diverse conference and we strongly

encourage the submission of mobile systems, experimental and

theoretical papers. The program committee will evaluate each

paper using metrics that are appropriate for the topic area.

For example, a systems or experimental paper in the protocol

area will be evaluated based on the innovations in the protocol

design, practical implementation, and realistic evaluation, whereas a more theoretical paper may be evaluated mostly based

on innovation within the design of the algorithm and its

provable properties. At the same time, the evaluation of

wireless and mobile networking technologies is challenging

because of the significant impact that the physical environment

has on performance. For this reason, all papers must carefully

describe and justify the evaluation methodology that is used

and identify its strengths and weaknesses.

The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted

papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Selected outstanding papers will be fast-tracked for publication

in a special section of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

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*CHALLENGES PAPERS: *The conference strongly encourages the

submission of short papers in the field of mobile computing

and wireless networking that present revolutionary new ideas

or that challenge existing assumptions prevalent among the

research community. These challenges papers should provide

stimulating ideas or visions that may open up exciting avenues

and influence the direction of future research. Descriptions

of new products or evolution of existing work are not

appropriate topics for papers in this category. While an

exhaustive evaluation of the proposed ideas is not necessary,

insight and in-depth understanding of the issues is expected.

Challenges papers will be reviewed by the MobiComprogram

committee and will be part of the technical program and

published in ACM MobiComproceedings. They should be submitted

using the same submission procedure adopted for the full

papers. The title of these papers must start with the word

"Challenge:" i.e., "Challenge: Rest of the Title."

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*SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: *All paper submissions will be handled

electronically. Authors should prepare a PDF version of their

full paper. Papers must /(i) /be no longer than 12 pages

(8 pages for "Challenges" papers), /(ii) /be in font size

no smaller than 10 points, /(iii) /have pages in double column

format with each column having dimensions 9.25” X 3.33”, a

space of 0.33” between the two columns, and with no more than

55 lines of text per column, and /(iv) /fit properly on US

letter-sized paper (8.5” X 11”). More detailed instructions

will be available in the conference web pages.

All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality

through double-blind reviewing, where the identities of the

authors are withheld from the reviewers. See the Mobicom2011

website for detailed instructions to authors on preparing a

double-blind manuscript. Authors' names must not appear

anywhere in the paper or in the PDF file. Submitted papers

must be original work, and a paper with substantial similarity

must neither be already published, nor be currently under

review for publication in any other venue. Please direct any

questions about the paper submission process to the Program

Co-Chairs at mobicom_pcchairs@acm.org mailto:mobicom_pcchairs@acm.org.

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*BEST PAPER AWARD: *All papers will be considered for the /Best/

/Paper Award/. The program committee will select a number of

candidates for the award among accepted papers. The winner

will be selected at the conference, considering both the paper

and the presentation. The winner will receive a plaque and a

cash award.

*IMPORTANT DATES: *Abstract submission due: March 2, 2011 (11:59PMEST) Paper submission due: March 9, 2011 (11:59PMEST) Notification of acceptance: June 9, 2011 Camera-ready version due: June 30, 2011

General Chair Parmesh Ramanathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Program Co-Chairs Brian Neil Levine, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst Thyaga Nandagopal, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent

Steering Committee Victor Bahl Imrich Chlamtac David B. Johnson

ACM Program Coordinator Fran Spinola

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*FOR MORE INFORMATION:*

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Please contact the General Chair or Program Co-Chairs for more

information. For information on ACM SIGMOBILEand the

MobiCom series of conferences, see /http://www.sigmobile.org /or

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