C A L L F O R P A P E R S =============================== The 2009 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'09) Date and Location: July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp09/ws/conferences/icwn09 http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/ You are invited to submit a paper; see below for submission instructions. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed books, DVD, as well as online/web). SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: O Ad hoc networks O Power management and control, low-power protocols O Wireless applications, mobile e-commerce, multimedia O Satellite-based systems O Broadcast networks O High altitude platforms O GPS, location-based service and mobile devices O Mobile agents O Wireless and mobile applications O Routing, multicasting, ... O Resource management, wireless QoS O Mobile internet O Wireless network architectures O Mobile computing O Wireless security O Modeling, simulation, ... O 4G, 3.5G, 3G, ... wireless systems O Personal area networks, body wireless networks, Bluetooth O Wireless sensor and actuator networks O Error detection and correction in sensor networks O Mobile sensor networks O Underwater sensor networks O Imaging sensor networks O Agent-based sensor networks O Efficient and reliable MAC protocols for sensor networks O Node placement and topology control issues O Coding and modulation O Multi-user detection O Mobile wireless QoS, radio resource management O Heterogeneous wireless networks, radio access networks O Software-defined radio, reconfigurable radio networks O W-CDMA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, ... O OFDM, ... O MIMO, adaptive antenna O Wireless IP networks, interworking O Wireless multimedia, QoS adaptation O WAP, mobile e-commerce O Disruption tolerant networks and applications O Distributed algorithms for wireless networks O Autonomous Mobile Sensor Networks O Emerging technologies and related issues O International Workshop on Pervasive Systems and Computing: - Location-dependent/personalized applications - Hardware support pervasive computing and communications - Software infrastructures for pervasive systems - System architectures and platforms - Embedded computing with applications - Low power, energy-aware pervasive computing - Smart devices, spaces and objects - Service discovery mechanisms and protocols - Middleware services and agent technologies - Positioning and tracking technologies - Integration of wired and wireless networks - Personal area networks - Intelligent devices and environments - Context and location awareness, context based and implicit computing - Speech and language processing - User interfaces and interaction models - Wearable computers and technologies - Resource management in pervasive platforms - Security and privacy issues for pervasive systems - New products, standards, tools and best practices - Embodied agents - Interactive workspace - Ubiquitous computing - Secure collaboration in uncertain environments - Biometric methods for pervasive computing - Applications and case studies - Emerging topics in pervasive systems Web links: http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp09/ws/conferences/icwn09 http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/ SPONSORS (confirmed as of Feb. 10, 2009): Academic Sponsors include: United States Military Academy, Network Science Center, USA; Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory, HST of Harvard University and MIT, USA; Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility of Argonne National Laboratory, USA; Functional Genomics Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, USA; Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA; Harvard Statistics Department Genomics & Bioinformatics Laboratory, Harvard University, USA; Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA; Center for the Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Program, George Mason University, Virginia, USA; Institute of Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, Vienna University of Technology, Austria; BioMedical Informatics & Bio-Imaging Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Knowledge Management & Intelligent System Center (KMIS) of University of Siegen, Germany; Hawkeye Radiology Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA; Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Medical Image HPC & Informatics Lab (MiHi Lab), University of Iowa, USA; SECLAB of University of Naples Federico II, University of Naples Parthenope, and the Second University of Naples, Italy; The University of North Dakota, North Dakota, USA; Intelligent Cyberspace Engineeing Lab., ICEL, Texas A&M University (Com./Texas), USA; International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine; World Academy of Biomedical Sciences & Technologies; & European Commission. Other Sponsors include: High Performance Computing for Nanotechnology (HPCNano); HoIP - Health without Boundaries; The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics; The UK Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; VMW Solutions Ltd.; Scientific Technologies Corporation; and Bentham Science Publishers. General Co-Chair and Coordinator: H. R. Arabnia, PhD Professor, Computer Science Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer) Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Boyd Building Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: [log in to unmask] SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft papers by uploading them to http://worldcomp.cviog.uga.edu/ . Submissions must be received by Feb. 25, 2009 and they must be in either MS doc or pdf formats (about 5 to 7 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12). All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting format to prepare their papers for publication.) The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, and email address for each author. The first page should also identify the name of the Contact Author and a maximum of 5 topical keywords that would best represent the content of the paper. Finally, the name of the conference (ICWN) must be mentioned on the first page. Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, impact, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two experts in the field who are independent of the conference program committee. The referees' evaluations will then be reviewed by two members of the program committee who will recommend a decision to the co-chairs. The co-chairs will make the final decision. Lastly, the Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one member of the program committee. IMPORTANT DATES: Feb. 25, 2009: Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages) March 25, 2009: Notification of acceptance April 25, 2009: Camera-Ready papers and Registration due July 13-16, 2009: The 2009 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'09) MEMBERS OF PROGRAM AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: The Program Committee includes members of chapters of World Academy of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing; AI; imaging science; databases; simulation; software engineering; embedded systems; internet and web technologies; communications; bioinformatics; computational biology; and computer security.) The Program Committee for ICWN is currently being formed. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should email Prof. Arabnia ([log in to unmask]) the following information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address, a short biography together with research interests and the name of the conference (ICWN) offering to help with. Many who have already joined the committees of individual tracks are renowned leaders, scholars, researchers, scientists and practitioners of the highest ranks; many are directors of research laboratories, fellows of various societies, heads/chairs of departments, deans and provosts. PURPOSE / HISTORY: ICWN'09 is an annual research conference about wireless networks. It is being held jointly (same location and dates) with a number of other conferences (WORLDCOMP'09). WORLDCOMP is the largest annual gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. The motivation is to assemble a spectrum of affiliated research topics into a coordinated meeting held in a common place at a common time. The main goal is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas in a number of research areas that interact. The model used facilitates communication among researchers from all over the world in different fields of computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. Both inward research (core areas of computer science and engineering) and outward research (multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and applications) will be covered during the event. ICWN'09 and WORLDCOMP'09 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, tutorials, panel discussions, and poster presentations. In recent past, keynote and/or tutorial speakers included: Prof. David A. Patterson (U. of California, Berkeley); Prof. Michael J. Flynn (Stanford U.); Prof. John H. Holland (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Prof. Brian D. Athey (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor), Prof. H. J. Siegel (Colorado State U.); Prof. Barry Vercoe (MIT); Prof. Ruzena Bajcsy (U. of California, Berkeley); Prof. Jun Liu (Harvard U.); Dr. Jim Gettys (OLPC + developer of X Window); Dr. Chris Rowen (President and CEO, Tensilica, Inc.); and many other distinguished speakers. LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by hotels). This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms. It is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle service to and from the airport. This hotel has many recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, spa, pools, sunning decks, Easy River, wave pool, lighted tennis courts, health spa, nightly shows, a number of restaurants, ... The negotiated room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable. The hotel is within walking distance from most other attractions (recreational destinations, Golf courses, ...)