-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] NetCri 2007: Call for papers Datum: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:31:27 -0500 Von: James Joshi jjoshi@mail.sis.pitt.edu Antwort an: jjoshi@mail.sis.pitt.edu An: tccc@cs.columbia.edu

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Call for Papers NetCri 07

The First International Workshop on Research Challenges in Next Generation Networks for First Responders and Critical Infrastructures

http://www.cs.umd.edu/~sharno/NetCri07

In Conjunction with

IEEE IPCCC 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-13 ===============================================================================

As advances in pervasive computing, wireless communication and sensor networks continue, more opportunities are open to first responders and critical infra- structures to benefit from these technologies. Providing first responders with the best possible technology, infrastructure and services help save the lives of the general public and the first responders as well. One of the main challenges to the operations of first responders and critical infrastructures is to deploy a communication network that is dependable, secure, and rapidly deployable. In order to operate effectively, the deployed network supports services such as location determination, audio and video communication, and in site and remote sensing. Another key feature for first responders and critical infrastructures networks is to support interactions among multiple heterogen- eous networks.

This workshop provides a forum for researchers, industry, and government agencies to discuss the challenges facing the design, deployment and operation- al issues for next generation network support for first responders and critical infrastructure. The workshop will identify and define fundamental concepts and techniques, resolve conflicts between different approaches in the area, and provide a common ground for an advanced research and development agenda. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Smart environments (buildings, roads, vehicles, etc.) - Fast roaming in heterogonous network environment - Localization and time synchronization - Rapidly deployable and self configuring services and networks - Security, dependability, privacy, and performance trade-offs - QoS in heterogeneous wireless networks - Sensor and actuator networks for information gathering and real-time control - Network and system support for augmented reality and visual analytics - Simulation studies of first responders and critical infrastructures’ networks - Novel and adaptive communication protocols to support first responders and critical infrastructure’ operation - Resource management and allocation - Power control management - Admission, load and flow control - Performance analysis and experimentation of heterogeneous wireless networks - Security techniques and methods for heterogeneous wireless networks - Interoperability among WLANs, Cellular, WSN and wired networks - Metrics and measurements on heterogeneous networks - Mobility models and traffic patterns in disaster areas - Cross-layer design - Testbeds

Paper Submission

Papers should describe original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or journal. Authors are invited to submit a maximum of 6 pages papers including the abstract, figures and references. Papers should include the title, author(s), authors' affiliation and an abstract. The formatting should be according to IEEE rules. Papers should be submitted in a PDF format using the EDAS submission system.

Accepted papers will be accessible through the IEEE digital library and are included in the conference proceedings.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: November 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance: January 5, 2007 Camera ready version: January 26, 2007

Workshop Organizing Committee

Program Co-Chairs Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virginia Tech, USA Moustafa Youssef, University of Maryland, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs Tamer Elsharnouby, Microsoft Corporation, USA James Joshi, University of Pittsburg, USA

Technical Program Committee Arup Acharya, IBM, USA Ashok Agrawala, University of Maryland, USA Jonathan Agre, Fujitsu Lab, USA Mustaque Ahamad, Georgia Tech, USA Nils Aschenbruck, University of Bonn, Germany Farag Azzedine, King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia Doreen Cheng, Samsung Research, USA Nagwa Elmakky, Alexandria University, Egypt Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas, USA Elena Guara, Coventry University, UK Wendi Heinzelman, University of Rochester, USA James Joshi, University of Pittsburgh, USA P. Krishnan, Avaya Labs, USA Scott Midkiff, Virginia Tech, USA Tamer Nadeem, Siemens Research, USA Dragos Niculescu, NEC Labs, USA Stephan Olariu, Old Dominion University, USA Stephen D. Wolthusen, University of London, USA Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland at BC, USA Adel Youssef, Google, USA