-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ACF-Members: CFP- "Context Aware Networks" : CANET'05 ; 5 July 2005, Paris, France Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:34:56 +0000 From: Alex Galis a.galis@ee.ucl.ac.uk To: : CC: Ahmed Karmouch karmouch@site.uottawa.ca, Alex Galis a.galis@ee.ucl.ac.uk

Dear All

Would you and your colleagues be so kind as to consider the enclosed call for papers (i.e. deadline 25th March 2005) for the International Workshop on Context Aware Networks, Technologies and Applications - CANET'05; 5 July 2005, Paris, France

Thank you in advance. Best Regards Alex Galis

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International Workshop on Context Aware Networks- Technologies and Applications - CANET'05 www.ee.ucl.ac.uk/~nsg/conferences/context05/

Held in conjunction with 5th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context, July 5, 2005 - Paris, France http://context-05.org/

Scope ====== Context-aware networking enables new types of applications and services in ambient environments. These applications can help users react positively to unexpected events such as emergency situations, acquire value-added services, receive messages in the most useful and suitable manner, or obtain compensation when planned activities are changed or delayed. Exploiting network-related context information can make mobile communication networks simpler, more efficient, and more powerful. For instance, mobility management can benefit from context information about the current position and direction of a vehicle, which could be provided by a navigation system connected to a vehicular area network, and information about wireless access possibilities in the then-known geographical area to improve its handover operations. Other examples are delaying the transmission of an email over an expensive connection when context information predicts the availability of a cheap hot-spot connection to be reached in the near future. This view of context management differs from the traditional focus on user preferences regarding applications and services; it rather takes a network-centric view: Protocols, not applications, adapt themselves based on context information.

The aim of the workshop is to provide a unique opportunity for researchers, software and application developers, and computer network technologists to discuss new developments on the context aware mobile and ambient networks technologies and applications.

Relevant topics ---------------- . Papers describing original research, surveys and applications in the following areas are solicited: . Context aware platforms and architecture for Ambient Networks. . Context in Grids systems and architectures. . Context Ontologies for Grids. . Context Identification, Retrieval and Management in Services and Networks . Provisioning, Maintenance and Management of Quality of Context. . Context Ontologies for Ambient Networks. . Context in Peer-to-Peer Networks and Services . Context in Autonomic Communications. . Context aware Self- adapting, Self-configurable, Self-Management Networks and Grids. . Autonomic Context aware communications and systems management. . Programmable Context aware Networks and Services. . Security, Trust and Privacy in Context sensitive Communications. . Context in Content Oriented Network & Service Management. . Context in Sensors Networks and Services. . Implementation and experiences with context aware networking infrastructure and components

Important Dates ---------------- Submissions due: 25th March 2005 Acceptance notification: 15th April 2005 Camera-ready papers received: 30th April 2005 Program on line: 5th May 2005

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