COGART 2011 - CogART 2011 - 4th International Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Advanced Spectrum Management in conjunction with ISABEL 2011

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Category COGART 2011

Deadline: June 15, 2011 | Date: October 26, 2011-October 29, 2011

Venue/Country: Barcellona, Spain

Updated: 2011-03-07 23:38:12 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Cognitive and Self-Organizing Networks for

Disasters Aftermath Assistance

October 26-29, 2011, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

:: Scope

Conventional ? xed spectrum allocation cannot successfully cope with the

scarcity of radio frequency spectrum. Cognitive radio is a novel technology, which improves the spectrum utilization by seeking and opportunistically utilizing radio resources in time, frequency and space domains

on a real time basis. The cognitive radio technology poses many new

technical challenges, and overcoming these issues becomes even more

challenging due to non-uniform spectrum and other radio resource allocation policies, economic considerations, the inherent transmission

impairments of wireless links and user mobility. Cognitive radio technology advances are based on interdisciplinary research, including among

others: signal processing, information theory, communications engineering, arti? cial intelligence, game theory, economics and legal issues. This

conference aims at publishing high quality research papers related to

cognitive radio and its applications.

An important and emerging application of cognitive networks and selforganizing networks, in general, is to help in the aftermath assistance

in case of natural or man-made disaster strikes. To give relief in the affected areas, the interested parties, i.e., relief and security groups, need

communications support; therefore, a communication network needs to

be established as quickly and as easily as possible in order to ensure

that rescue and relief efforts are not further hindered. From a communication perspective, a disaster scenario can be characterized as having

hazardous spatial environments (with the prevention of infrastructure

deployment as a consequence) and possibly radio environments as well

(with the impairment of the spectrum bands assigned to disaster relief services as a consequence). Cognitive and self-organizing networks

come as a solution to implement disaster relief networks, the latter being

infrastructure-less or not.

:: Topics of Interest (but NOT limited to)

Track 1: Spectrum Management

Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Techniques and Policies

Flexible Spectrum Usage and Advanced Cognitive Radio

Interoperability, Interference and Coexistence

Resource Management (RRM)

Spectrum Measurement and Sensing

Spectrum Modeling

Spectrum Sharing

Track 2: Cognitive Radio and Networks Design and Realization

Business and Regulatory Aspects of Spectrum Usage Reform

Cognitive and Heterogeneous Wireless Networking

Cross-Layer Cognitive Algorithms

Fundamental Limits of Cognitive Radio

Implementation, Standardization and Certi? cation of Cognitive Radio

PHY and MAC Layer Design for Cognitive Radio

Security Issues

Self-Organizing and Self-Optimizing Spectrum Management

Software De? ned Radio

Track 3: Applications of/to Cognitive Radio

Applications of Cognitive Radio

Applied Sciences to Cognitive Radio and Networks

Cognitive and Self-Organizing Networks for Disasters’ Aftermath Assistance

Learning Techniques for Cognitive Radio

Localization for Cognitive Radio

:: Submission Guidelines

Submitted papers must represent original work that is not currently

under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been

previously published. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit

a 5-pages full paper or a 2-pages extended abstract including

results following the instructions in the IEEE conference template.

All accepted papers will be granted either an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Please ? nd detailed information for submission at:

http://www.isabelconference.com/index.php?page=submission

:: Dissemination

All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. Selected authors

will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special

issues or fast tracks in well-reputed journals.

:: Important Dates

Tutorial proposals: March 15, 2011

Demo/Prototype proposals: March 15, 2011

Special Sessions/Workshops proposals: March 15, 2011

Regular papers submission: June 15, 2011

Review completion deadline: September 05, 2011

Invited papers submission: September 15, 2011

Noti? cation of acceptance: September 15, 2011

Camera-ready submission: September 30, 2011

Video submission: September 30, 2011

Early registration: September 30, 2011

:: Organizing Committee

Dr. Simone Frattasi (General Chair)

Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark

Dr. Nicola Marchetti (TPC Chair)

Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark

Emanuele Cappelli (Communication and Marketing)

Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome

Arianna Cappelli (Communication and Marketing)

Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome

Sara Prontera (Secretariat)

Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome

Marco Monti (IT)

Engineering Supervisor of Smiths Medical Italia s.r.l., Italy.

Luigi Frattasi (Meeting Planner)

:: Local Advisory Committee

Dr. Mischa Dohler

Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain

Prof. Angel Lozano

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain

Prof. Gregori Vazquez

Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain