SAHNS 2009 - The Second International Workshop on Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems SAHNS 2009 In conjunction with The 29th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2009)

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Deadline: February 06, 2009 | Date: June 26, 2009

Venue/Country: Montreal, Canada

Updated: 2010-06-04 19:32:22 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

SAHNS 2009

The Second International Workshop on

Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems

Montreal, Canada, June 26, 2009

http://www.cs.wmich.edu/~alfuqaha/SAHNS2009/

In conjunction with the IEEE 29th International Conference

on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2009)

1. SCOPE

The Workshop provides a forum for engineers and scientists in

academia, industry and government to present their latest research

findings in specialized ad-hoc networks and systems.

As an alternative to one-size-fits-all general solutions in the area

of ad hoc networking and systems, we want to stimulate the

application-oriented divide-and-conquer approach to ad hoc network

and system research. The goal is to provide sound and efficient

specialized ad hoc networks and systems (SAHNS), suitable for

building solutions specific for well-defined classes of applications

or even individual applications.

We want to consider both specialized ad hoc networks and specialized

ad hoc systems. The latter can be built on top of specialized ad hoc

networks. Alternatively, they can be constructed independently of

specialized ad hoc networks, e.g., on top of general-purpose ad hoc

networks.

It should be emphasized that SAHNS is interested only in solutions

specific to specialized ad hoc networks and systems. The Workshop is

not interested in broad general-purpose solutions for all ad hoc

networks and systems, or in generic solutions for extremely broad

subclasses of ad hoc networks and systems. For example, the Workshop

is not interested in general-purpose solutions for all sensornets or

all P2P systems but is instead interested in specialized solutions

for their application-oriented subclasses.

One example of SAHNS targeted by this workshop are Incident Area

Networks (IANs), dedicated to single incidents or events. An IAN can

be pre-deployed for a planned event, such as a sporting or

"nationally significant" event, or can be dynamically deployed for

an unplanned incident, such as a local law enforcement situation or

a natural disaster. Another example are opportunistic resource

utilization networks (e.g., oppnets), in which the network reacts to

a lack of resources by finding and incorporating "helpers" that have

needed resources or services.

Areas and topics of particular interest include, but are not limited

to:

a) Design issues for SAHNS:

o Novel network and system architectures

o Economically-based models and solutions

o Operating systems and middleware

o Customized network protocols (incl. cross-layer protocols)

o Resource management solutions (incl. resource discovery)

o Algorithms and models for localization and mobility management

o Privacy, security, and trust

o Reliability and dependability

o Novel hardware platforms

b) Development issues for SAHNS:

o Development methodologies, models and tools

o Analytical and validation models

o Performance evaluation and modeling (incl. simulation tools)

c) Operation and management issues for SAHNS:

o Topology control and management

o Energy control and management

o Resource and service discovery and control

o QoS provisioning and management

o Data management, data aggregation, data dissemination, and

query processing

o Assuring survivability and reliability

o Controls for privacy, security, and trust management

d) Application issues for SAHNS:

o Best current and future applications for SAHNS

o Experience with SAHNS deployments and products

o Social and business impacts of SAHNS-based applications

2. PAPER SUBMISSION

Papers must be submitted in the PDF format, with numbered pages.

They should have no more than 6 pages following the IEEE Computer

Society proceedings format (8.5 by 11 inch sheets, double-column, 10

point or larger font, single-spaced).

The following information must be provided on the first page:

o Paper title

o Full names, affiliations and email addresses of all authors

o An abstract (up to 150 words)

o Five to ten keywords/phrases

o A footnote with the indication of the corresponding author,

plus the complete address, phone and fax numbers of the

corresponding author

Papers should be submitted by emailing them to:

lliliencs.wmich.edu

Each received submission will be confirmed, usually within two

workdays.

3. PAPER REVIEW AND PUBLISHING

Each paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers and their

comments will be provided to the authors.

If accepted, the paper will be published in the workshop proceedings

by the IEEE Computer Society Press, provided that at least one of

its authors registers for ICDCS (which includes SAHNS) by the early

registration deadline.

As all conferences published by the IEEE Computer Society's

Conference Publishing Services (CPS), ICDCS proceedings will be

indexed through INSPEC, the leading English-language bibliographic

information service for scientific and technical literature. ICDCS

proceedings will also be submitted for indexing to EI's Engineering

Information Index, Compendex, ISI Thomson's Scientific and

Technical Proceedings, ISTP/ISI Proceedings, and Current Contents

on Diskette (ISI Thomson).

We plan a special issue of an international journal with extended

versions of the selected SAHNS papers.

4. IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Paper submission - December 19, 2008

Author notification - January 30, 2009

Final manuscript due - February 27, 2009

5. COMMITTEES

Prof. Bharat Bhargava, Purdue University, USA

Prof. Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University, USA

Prof. Leszek Lilien (Workshop Chair), Western Michigan University, USA

Dr. Mark Linderman, Air Force Research Lab, USA

Prof. Thomas Plagemann, University of Oslo, Norway

Prof. Athanasios Vasilakos, University of Western Macedonia, Greece

a) International Publicity Co-Chairs

- Asia and Australia: Prof. Mamata Jenamani, Indian Institute of

Technology - Kharagpur, India

- Africa and Europe: Prof. Athanasios Vasilakos, University of Western

Macedonia, Greece

- Latin America: Prof. Ruy de Oliveira, Centro Federal de Educa??o

T?cnol?gica de Mato Grosso, Brazil

- North America: Prof. Ala Al-Fuqaha, Western Michigan University, USA

b) Industry Liaison Co-Chairs

To be announced

c) Publications Chair

Prof. James Yang, Western Michigan University

To be announced.

6. FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please visit the SAHNS 2009 web pages at:

http://www.cs.wmich.edu/~alfuqaha/SAHNS2009/

or contact Leszek T. Lilien, Workshop Chair (lliliencs.wmich.edu).