-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] Deadline extension to October 10: Special Issue of PMC on Homeland and Global Security Datum: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:54:39 +0200 Von: Raffaele Bruno raffaele.bruno@iit.cnr.it An: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu

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Call for Papers

Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal

Special Issue on Homeland and Global Security

The development, deployment and coordination of pervasive and mobile computing (PMC) has been studied for a number of years, and much of this research is beginning to transition into real solutions for a variety of domains. One domain that is ripe for PMC research and development is homeland and global security. Much of the security mission involves the monitoring of various environments (e.g., ports, borders, mass transit hubs, financial centers, power grids, the Internet) and the prediction and detection of threats to these environments. PMC represents a general solution to maintaining security in these environments. In this special issue we seek contributions representing the state-of-the-art in PMC research and technology targeted toward homeland and global security. Components of such approaches include novel sensor and sensor systems for the detection of various threats, efficient and effective deployment of mobile devices and sensors in such environments, heterogeneous systems for surveillance and threat detection, secure and fault tolerant coordination and communication of sensors in homeland and global security environments, information fusion for prediction and detection of threats, integration and registration of data from multiple sources, and effective decision-making in dynamic environments. And since the nature of the challenge restricts in situ testing of the various approaches, high-fidelity simulation and modeling of such systems is necessary, including the mobile devices and sensors, their communication, the data produced, the characteristics of potential threats, and the temporal interaction in response to the sequence of events leading up to the threat.

The objective of this special issue is to gather high quality research papers that address PMC applied to the challenges of homeland and global security. Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts containing original research in this area. Topics on integrated and demonstrated systems and experiments with real- world data and involving users are highly encouraged. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

· Sensors and sensor networks for threat detection · RFID-based tracking · Biometric devices · Biological/chemical sensors · Screening devices · Deployment of mobile devices and sensors · Secure and fault tolerant coordination and communication · Sensor data and information fusion · Decision-making in dynamic security environments · Command and control software systems · Testing and evaluation methodologies · Simulation and modeling of security domains and systems · Secure smart environments · Learning and training systems · Disaster mitigation and emergency response

Manuscripts must not have been previously published or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The manuscript should be at least 1.5 spaced and must not exceed 30 pages (all inclusive.) If the paper was published in a conference, the submitted manuscript should be a significantly enhanced version. Authors are also required to submit their published conference articles and a summary document explaining the enhancements made in the journal version. The manuscript preparation guidelines can be obtained from the PMC Journal's web page (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pmc).

Important Dates: Deadline for submission (HARD): Extended to October 10, 2007 Author Notification: December 1, 2007 Revisions Due: February 1, 2008 Final Decision: March 15, 2008

Authors should submit their full manuscripts to the PMC Special Issues Editor-in-Chief, Behrooz Shirazi, using the Elsevier online Editorial System (EES) at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pmc

Guest Editors: Larry Holder, Mohan Kumar and Raffaele Bruno

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