-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CFP: Agile Radios and Cooperative Networking for Next Generation Wireless Networks Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:53:08 -0400 From: Carlos Cordeiro carlos.cordeiro@philips.com To: multicomm@comsoc.org

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* IEEE CCNC 2006 Special Session on * * * * Agile Radios and Cooperative Networking for Next Generation * * Wireless Networks (ARCON'2006) * * * * * * In conjunction with * * IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC) * *(http://www.ieee-ccnc.org/2006/call_papers/spec_sessions/index.htm) * * Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 7-10 January 2006 * * * * Call for Papers * ****************************************************************************************

SCOPE: ------

Agile or cognitive radios are being considered as one of the promising technologies for next generation wireless networks. Devices equipped with these smart radios can monitor and adapt to the radio environment in real time to optimize their performance. They may scan and opportunistically utilize unused radio spectrum bands, thus significantly increasing spectrum access and unleashing tremendous capacity for a plethora of new applications. Coupled with cooperative communication capabilities, these devices may interact with each other to provide spatial diversity so as to achieve higher throughput or save power.

In this workshop, papers describing original and significant research contributions to the field of agile/cognitive radios, cooperative networking, and their applications are solicited. All submissions must describe original results that are not published nor currently under review by any another conference or journal. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Software defined radio (SDR) - Platform or prototype of agile/cognitive radios - Spectrum agile (SA) communications - Signal and feature detection - Coexistence and Interference mitigation - Medium access control (MAC) for SA communication - Network architecture for SA communication - Code and modulation design for spatial diversity - Partner detection and selection in cooperative communications - MAC for cooperative communications - Modeling and performance evaluation - Applications for SA or cooperation-based communications

IMPORTANT DATES: ----------------

Paper Submission Deadline: 1st Oct 2005 Notification of Acceptance: 31st Oct. 2005 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 30th Nov. 2005

SUBMISSION: -----------

Papers should be submitted in PDF format through EDAS at http://edas.info/Paper.cgi?c=4602. Paper length must not exceed 5 pages. Please see author information page for submission guidelines at CCNC'06 website (http://www.ieee-ccnc.org). Submissions should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliations, fax and telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. When submitting the paper through EDAS, be sure to select "Agile radios and cooperative networking for next generation wireless networks" from the Track pull down at the bottom of the submission form. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. At least one author of accepted papers is required to register at the full registration rate.

CO-ORGANIZERS: --------------

Sai Shankar N, Qualcomm Inc. (nsai@qualcomm.com) Carlos Cordeiro, Philips Research USA (Carlos.Cordeiro@philips.com) Chun-Ting Chou, Philips Research USA (Chun-Ting.Chou@philips.com)

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: ----------------------------

Chun-Ting Chou (Philips Research, USA) Carlos Cordeiro (Philips Research, USA) Elza Erkip (Polytechnic University, USA) Jennifer Hou (UIUC, USA) Xin Liu (UC Davis, USA) Stefan Mangold (Swisscom, Switzerland) Ashish Pandharipande (Samsung, Korea) Kang Shin (University of Michigan, USA) Andrej Stefanov (Polytechnic University, USA) Haitao Zheng (Microsoft Research, China)