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----------------- IEEE MASS 2009, October 5 - 9, 2009, Macau http://www.cs.cityu.edu.hk/mass09/

Deadline for abstracts: (extended) 29 Mar 2009 Deadline for manuscripts: 31 Mar 2009

Sponsored by: IEEE; IEEE Computer Society; IEEE Technical Committee on Distributed Processing; IEEE Technical Committee on Simulation; IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Communication

Wireless ad-hoc communication has applications in a variety of environments, such as conferences, hospitals, battlefields and disaster-recovery/rescue operations, and is also being actively investigated as an alternative paradigm for Internet connectivity in both urban and rural areas. Wireless sensor and actuator networks are also being deployed for enhancing industrial control processes and supply-chains, and for various forms of environmental monitoring. The IEEE MASS 2009 aims at addressing advances in research on multi-hop ad-hoc and sensor networks, covering topics ranging from technology issues to applications and test-bed development.

Topics of Interest ------------------- Original, unpublished contributions are solicited in all aspects of (mobile) ad-hoc networks and wireless sensor networks (WSN), systems and applications. Topics include, but are not limited to:

* MAC layer design for ad-hoc networks and WSNs * MAC protocols (802.11, 802.15.4, UWB) * Directional / smart antennas * Multi-channel, multi-radio and MIMO technologies * Wireless mesh networks and cognitive networks * P2P, overlay, and content distribution architectures for ad-hoc and sensor networks * Delay tolerant networks and opportunistic networking * Vehicular networks and protocols * Mobile/robotic sensor networks * Power-aware architectures, algorithms and protocols design * Clustering, topology control, coverage and connectivity * Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, broadcast, geocast) * Data transport and management in WSNs * Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination in WSNs * Localization and synchronization in WSNs * Cooperative sensing in WSNs * Capacity planning and admission control in ad-hoc and sensor networks * Handoff / mobility management and seamless internetworking * Resource management and wireless QoS Provisioning * Cross layer design and optimization * Reliability, resiliency and fault tolerance techniques * Security, privacy, and trust issues * Operating systems and middleware support * Novel applications and architectures for WSNs * Modeling, analysis and performance evaluation * Measurements and experience from experimental systems and test-beds

Submission Guidelines --------------------- All submissions must be full papers in PDF format and uploaded on EDAS. Abstract registration due: March 25, 2009 (Wed). They must not exceed 10 single-spaced, double-column pages using 10 pt size fonts on 8.5 x 11 inch pages in IEEE style format. Detailed formatting and submission guidelines will be available on the conference website.

Organizing Committee -------------------- Honorary Chair Wei Zhao, University of Macau

General Chair Lionel M. Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Program Co-Chairs Doug Blough, Georgia Tech Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong

TPC Sub-Area Chairs * Algorithms and Theory Paolo Santi, IIT-CNR * MAC and Cross-Layer Technologies Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Data Management and Information Processing Eylem Ekici, Ohio State University * Protocols, Systems and Applications Xiuzhen Cheng, George Washington University

Workshop Chair Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa

Industrial Liaison & Demo Chair Lin Gu, HKUST

Finance and Registration Chair Anup Kumar, University of Louisville

Publication Chair Dajin Wang, Montclair State University

Publicity Co-Chair Guihai Chen, Nanjing University Guoliang Xing, Michigan State University Yan Zhang, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs Victor Lee, City University of Hong Kong

Steering Committee Chair Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati

Chair of IEEE TC on Distributed Processing Jie Wu, US National Science Foundation

Chair of IEEE TC on Simulation Dave Cavalcanti, Phillips Research