[ecoop-info] CFP -- The 3rd IEEE MHWMN 2007, October 8-11, Pisa, Itly; Deadline -- July 1st, 2007

[Qing-An Zeng]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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The 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Heterogeneous Multi-Hop Wireless and Mobile Networks 2007 (IEEE MHWMN'07)
Website: http://www.cis.uoguelph.ca/~denko/mhwmn07.html

held with The 4th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2007) (http://cnd.iit.cnr.it/mass2007/)

Pisa, Italy,  October 8-11, 2007

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AIM and SCOPE:
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The traditional centralized wireless and mobile networks are based on single-hop architecture and rely on the existing fixed infrastructure such as base stations or access points. The proliferation and deployment of radio access networks such as Wireless WANs, Wireless LANs, and Wireless PANs with distinguishing characteristics of data rate, coverage range, power, mobility, and prices will clearly lead to a need for seamless and ubiquitous access across these various networks. Such an integrated heterogeneous environment enables a user to access a particular network depending upon the application needs and the types of radioaccess networks (RANs) available (e.g., cellular network, ad hoc, WLAN, WPAN etc). The heterogeneous multi-hop wireless and mobile networks, on the other hand, provide unlimited mobility and greater flexibility but introduce a number of challenges due to dynamic network topology. The design of efficient and scalable protocols for existing multi-hop wireless and mobile networks such as wireless and mobile ad hoc networks continue to pose challenges at all the layers of networking stack. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate a global heterogeneous architecture and services that together provide seamless integration of single-hop networks (e.g., cellular, WLAN, WWAN) and multi-hop mobile ad hoc networks.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together practitioners and researchers from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for discussion and technical presentations on the latest research and future research directions in heterogeneous multi-hop wireless and mobile networks. We are seeking original and previously unpublished research papers addressing theoretical and application issues in heterogeneous multi-hop wireless mobile networks.

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TOPICS:
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

- Multi-hop architectures and protocols for resource management
- Quality of services (QoS) delivery in MHWMN
- Seamless mobility, vertical handoff
- Robust and scalable routing protocols for MHWMN
- MAC protocols for MHWMN
- Self-configuration and synchronization for MHWMN
- Security issues in MHWMN
- Topology control and management for MHWMN
- Mobility models and location management in MHWMN
- Wireless mesh networks
- Cross-layer design and interactions for MHWMN
- Modeling and performance evaluation for MHWMN
- Algorithms for localization and signal processing in MHWMN
- Implementation testbeds for MHWMN
- Operating systems and middleware for MHWMN

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SUBMISSIONS:
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All submissions must be in PDF format. The maximum page limit is 6 pages and it should be in the standard 10pt, double column IEEE format. Please send your submission (Please include your affiliation) to one of the following addresses by July 1st, 2007: denko at cis.uoguelph.ca, qzeng at ececs.uc.edu, or ak.minds at gmail.com.

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IMPORTANT DATES:
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Submission deadline:        July 1, 2007 (extended)
Author Notification:         July 16, 2007
Camera Ready papers:    August 10, 2007
Workshop date:              October 8, 2007

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
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General Co-Chair:

Anup Kumar
Computer Engineering and Computer Science Dept.
University of Louisville, USA
Email: ak at louisville.edu

Program Co-Chairs:

Qing-An Zeng
Department of Computer Science,
University of Cincinnati, USA
Email: qzeng at ececs.uc.edu

Mieso Denko
Dept. of Computing and Info. Science
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Email: denko at cis.uoguelph.ca

Publicity Chair:

Jinhua Guo
Computer and Info. Science Dept.
The University of Michigan-Deaborn, USA
Email: jinhua at umich.edu

Contacts:

For any enquiries related to the workshop please contact the
program Co-Chairs at the addresses given above.

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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See (http://www.cis.uoguelph.ca/~denko/mhwmn07.html)

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