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MobiMedia 2007

                  Workshop MULTICOM-4G 


CALL FOR PAPERS

MULTICOM-4G is the Workshop on Convergence among Mobile
Multimedia Services and Fourth-Generation Wireless
Networking Standards: Technical Challenges and Users’ 
Perspectives, organized in the context of the MobiMedia 
2007 Conference. The ambitious goals of future 4G 
standardization process are well known: broadband mobile 
connectivity, ubiquitous connectivity, global coverage 
reached by a tight integration of terrestrial and 
satellite networking infrastructures, adaptive 
reconfigurability of the terminals, seamless vertical 
handover, etc. Pillars in the transition from 3G to 4G are 
represented by multicarrier modulations (OFDM, MC-CDMA), 
software-defined radio (SDR) technologies, situation-
location aware networks and services. If this panorama 
is “framed” in a multimedia perspective, some questions 
obviously arise. Could 4G standards be “broadband” enough 
to improve perceptual quality of video streaming, real-
time interaction in delay-sensitive applications, 
throughput of TCP-based applications? How can mobility 
issues be addressed by 4G standards in multimedia 
applications? In other words, will it be possible to 
provide a good quality of service also to multimedia users 
travelling by high-speed trains or airplanes? What would 
the real impact of SDR technologies be on multimedia 
service provision? How might be efficiently exploited 
location-situation awareness in order to improve the 
perceived QoS? Should the concept of “wireless security” 
be revised in a renewed framework of large-scale broadband 
multimedia mobility? To try to answer to these questions 
(and to other ones), MULTICOM-4G workshop is organized. 
MULTICOM-4G aims at bringing together leading experts on 
multimedia signal processing and mobile communications in 
order to exchange novel ideas about the future of 
multimedia communications in the perspective of 
the “broadband” mobile revolution expected with the near-
future deployment of 4G standards.


WORKSHOP TOPICS
• Multicarrier modulation
• MIMO systems
• Future-generation mobile networking protocols for multimedia applications
• Software radio techniques for multimedia communications
• Middleware for multimedia communications
• Advanced channel coding techniques for multimedia communications
• High-speed mobility and broadband multimedia
• Multimedia handset implementation issues
• Satellite communications and multimedia applications: a look to the future
• Innovative video coding techniques for mobile HDTV services
• Wireless ad-hoc networks for mobile multimedia
• Security issues in next-generation mobile multimedia services
• Applications: the end-user perspective


THE WORKSHOP LOCATION 
Nafpaktos is a seaside town, bordered by the Corinthian 
gulf; it combines mountains and seaside in a unique way, 
in a picture of unequalled beauty, where the greatest 
jewel is the unique Venetian castle, ending to a 
spectacular vision, the Port of Nafpaktos. The hospitable 
city of Nafpaktos, a city of unequalled beauty and rich 
historical heritage, has plenty of sights: the Castle at 
the top of the hill, which ends to the small, graphic port 
with Venetian walls, the imposing Clock, the Old City and 
its historical centre – which preserves its traditional 
physiognomy, Botsaris’ mansion, the beautiful, picturesque 
beaches which frame the Venetian Port and offer a 
spectacular view of the Corinthian Gulf and the impressive 
Rio-Antirrio Bridge.


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Perspective 
authors are kindly asked to tightly adhere to the ACM
publication guidelines when they are formatting their 
papers (these guidelines, together with the related author 
kit can be found at the address: 
http://www.mobimedia.org/authorskitacm.php). 

The papers MUST be submitted by email as pdf attachment to 
the following address: multicom-4g at lenst.det.unifi.it.
Note that only pdf format will be accepted for paper 
submission. Authors should quote in the cover e-mail their
names, affiliation and the e-mail address of the 
corresponding author.


WORKSHOP CHAIR
Claudio Sacchi
University of Trento
claudio.sacchi at unitn.it

PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
Simone Morosi
University of Florence
morosi at lenst.det.unifi.it

PUBLICITY CHAIR
Giulia Boato
University of Trento
boato at dit.unitn.it


PROGRAM and REVIEW COMMITTEE
Luc Vandendorpe
Catholic University of Louvain (B)

Jonathan Rodriguez
Instituto de Telecomunicaciones, Aveiro (P)

Gregory Yovanof
Athens Information Technology (GR)

Christos Politis
OfCom (UK)

Massimo Donelli
University of Trento (I)

Ramjee Prasad
University of Aalborg (DK)

Petri Mahonen
RWTH Aachen (D)

Lajos Hanzo
University of Southampton (UK)

Merouane Debbah
EURECOM (F)

Fabrizio Granelli
University of Trento (I)

Maristella Musso
University of Genoa (I)


IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline paper submission: April 30th 2007
Notification of acceptance: June 8th 2007
Submission of camera ready papers: July 2nd 2007

Please visit
http://www.mobimedia.org/documents/Multicom_4G.htm

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