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CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE SECON 2006
Third Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on
Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA, USA
September 25-28, 2006
Paper submissions due (via EDAS):
* Extended to: * April 6, 2006 (Abstract/title registration)
* Extended to: * April 12, 2006 (Full paper)
http://www.ieee-secon.org/2006/index.html
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The third annual IEEE SECON conference will provide a unique forum to
exchange ideas, techniques, and applications, discuss best practices,
raise awareness, and share experiences among researchers,
practitioners, standard developers and policy makers in the field of
sensor, ad hoc, and mesh networks and systems. IEEE SECON grew out of
IEEE INFOCOM (http://www.ieee-infocom.org) in 2004, in order to create
an event that focused on the important and exciting topics of Sensor,
Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks.
The conference will be organized to provide for collegiality and
continuity in the discussions of the various topics among participants
from the industrial, governmental and academic sectors.
Original technical papers that address the communications, networking,
applications, systems and algorithmic aspects of mesh and sensor
networks, as well as those that describe practical deployment and
implementation experiences are solicited for presentation at the
conference and publication in the conference proceedings. Papers
presenting novel contributions in such disciplines as communications,
networking protocols and architectures, algorithms, embedded systems,
middleware and information management, and novel applications are
solicited.
PAPERS:
Full papers - describing original, previously unpublished research
work, experimental efforts, practical experiences, and industrial and
commercial developments in sensor, ad hoc, and mesh communications and
networks - are solicited. Papers with a deep focus on a specific
discipline or stimulated by the synergistic interaction of diverse
disciplines are encouraged. Papers describing practical application
of technology to real-world problems are similarly encouraged. Papers
submitted should not be concurrently under review at another
conference, journal or similar venue.
Particular topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* New architectures and protocols to support communication,
localization, time synchronization, routing, data dissemination, and
other distributed services in heterogeneous, large-scale distributed,
mesh networks and sensor networks
* Novel algorithms and theories for management, supervisory control,
and monitoring of distributed ad hoc networks, and techniques for the
interpretation and use of sensor data in decision-making processes
* Modeling and performance evaluation of large-scale distributed ad
hoc and sensor networks, practical implementations and deployments,
and real-world experiences
* Theories and models on fundamental information and communication
aspects of wireless mesh and sensor networks
* Mechanisms for authenticated, secure communication and data
dissemination in sensor and mesh networks
* Algorithms and protocols to support quality of service in mesh and
sensor networks, including admission control, resource allocation and
fairness, and capacity planning
* Integration of sensors into engineered systems, including novel
techniques for on-sensor renewable power sources, mechanisms for
on-sensor self-calibration and self-testing, and efficient schemes to
maximize accuracy and minimize false alarms
* Hardware platforms incorporating multiple sensors, computation,
actuation, and wireless interfaces
* Software platforms, middleware, and tools for mesh and sensor
network applications development, deployment, and management
PANELS:
Proposals for panels on current topics in the field of
ad hoc and sensor networking and applications are solicited. Panels
related to the commercial application and development of sensors and
mesh networks are especially encouraged.
POSTERS, DEMOS AND EXPO:
IEEE SECON 2006 will include poster/demonstration sessions that
shall provide a forum to present and discuss: works in progress,
industry demonstrations of new applications and techniques,
practical implementations, industrial and commercial developments,
research testbeds and demonstrations, recent
research/implementation results, upcoming research challenges,
future directions, and novel approaches in the fields of sensor,
mesh and ad hoc communications and networks. One of the key goals
of this conference is to foster collaboration between industry and
academia. Hence, participation of researchers/developers from
industry and posters/demostrations reporting joint work between
industry and academia are especially encouraged.
Submissions should be in the form of a proposal describing the
main contributions of the poster/demo and the merits of the
proposed ideas. If available, preliminary results can also be
included. Proposals will be evaluated mainly based on their
potential to stimulate interesting discussions, exchange of ideas
and promote collaborations.
Submissions should not be more than three pages (preferably IEEE
conference format, 2-column) in length. Demonstration submissions
should include the space requirements and/or any other
equipment-specific requirements. The documents must contain the
authors' names, affiliations, and contact information and the
designated corresponding author.
Accepted authors of posters/demos will have a space in the
poster/demo session room to display their posters or exhibit their
demos and describe their work in discussions with interested
attendees.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
All paper submissions will be handled electronically through the EDAS
system. Details regarding the paper format and the submission process
will be announced shortly at
http://www.ieee-secon.org/2006/index.html.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and
will appear on IEEE Xplore. IEEE Communications Society policy states
that all accepted SECON 2006 papers must have at least one
registration at the regular rate. For authors co-authoring multiple
papers, one regular registration is valid for up to three papers.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper registration: April 6, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Full Paper Submission: April 12, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Decision Notification: June 15, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Camera-ready paper due: July 7, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Panel proposals due: May 1, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Demo proposals due: June 1, 2006, by 5pm EDT
Poster proposals due: June 30, 2006, by 5pm EDT
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITEE
GENERAL CHAIR:
Krishna Sivalingam, University of Maryland Baltimore County, krishna@umbc.edu
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:
Mark Yarvis, Intel Corporation, mark.d.yarvis@intel.com
Michele Zorzi, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, zorzi@dei.unipd.it
POSTERS/DEMOS CO-CHAIRS:
Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, basagni@ece.neu.edu
Cedric Westphal, Nokia, Cedric.Westphal@nokia.com
PANELS CO-CHAIRS:
Ian Chakeres, Boeing, ian.chakeres@gmail.com
Lily Yang, Intel, lily.l.yang@intel.com
WORKSHOPS CHAIR:
Tom Hou, Virginia Tech, thou@vt.edu
PUBLICITY CHAIR:
Wendi Heinzelman, University of Rochester, wheinzel@ece.rochester.edu
EXHIBITS/SPONSORSHIPS CHAIR:
Vishal Anand, SUNY Brockport, vanand@brockport.edu
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR:
Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virgina Tech, toweissy@vt.edu
STANDING COMMITTEE:
Fred Bauer (fred@fredbauer.com), PacketHop (CHAIR)
Harvey Freeman, Booz Allen Hamilton
Sung-Ju Lee, HP Labs
Prasant Mohapatra, University of California, Davis
TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
TBA
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