[Sensors] Fwd:SECON 2006 Call for Papers

[Cecilia Mascolo]

> 			   CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> 			   IEEE SECON 2006
>
> 	Third Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on
> 	    Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
>
> 			   Reston, VA, USA
> 			September 25-29, 2006
>
> 		  Paper submissions due (via EDAS):
> 	     April 1, 2006 (Abstract/title registration)
> 		      April 7, 2006 (Full paper)
>
> 	      http://www.ieee-secon.org/2006/index.html
> ====================================================================== 
> ====
>
> 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 Full papers - describing original, previously unpublished research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
>
> TUTORIALS AND PANELS:
>
> Proposals for tutorials and 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.
>
> DEMOS AND EXPO:
>
> Demonstrations that showcase practical implementations, industrial and
> commercial developments, and new applications for mesh and sensor
> networks are solicited.
>
>                           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 1, 2006, by 5pm EDT
> Full Paper Submission:		April 7, 2006, by 5pm EDT
> Decision Notification:		June 15, 2006, by 5pm EDT
> Camera-ready paper due:		July 7, 2006, by 5pm EDT
>
> Demo proposals due:		June 1, 2006, by 5pm EDT
> Poster proposals due:		June 30, 2006, by 5pm EDT
> Tutorial/Panel proposals due:	May 1, 2006, by 5pm EDT
>
> 		    CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITEE
>
> GENERAL CHAIR:
>
> Krishna Sivalingam, University of Maryland Baltimore County,  
> krishna at umbc.edu
>
> TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:
>
> Mark Yarvis, Intel Corporation, mark.d.yarvis at intel.com
> Michele Zorzi, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, zorzi at dei.unipd.it
>
> POSTERS/DEMOS CO-CHAIRS:
>
> Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, basagni at ece.neu.edu
> Cedric Westphal, Nokia, Cedric.Westphal at nokia.com
>
> PANELS CO-CHAIRS:
>
> TBA
>
> TUTORIALS CHAIR:
>
> Tom Hou, Virginia Tech, thou at vt.edu
>
> PUBLICITY CHAIR:
>
> Wendi Heinzelman, University of Rochester, wheinzel at ece.rochester.edu
>
> EXHIBITS/SPONSORSHIPS CHAIR:
>
> Vishal Anand, SUNY Brockport, vanand at brockport.edu
>
> LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR:
>
> Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virgina Tech, toweissy at vt.edu
>
> STANDING COMMITTEE:
> 		Fred Bauer (fred at 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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> ====

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Dr. Cecilia Mascolo
EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer
www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/c.mascolo
phone:+44 20 7679 1390 fax: +44 20 7387 1397