[agents] Last Mile: SENSORCOMM 2011 || August 21-27, 2011 - French Riviera, Nice/Saint Laurent du Var, France

Thu Mar 24 21:25:31 EDT 2011

INVITATION:
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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate 
groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original 
scientific results.
This event is under the umbrella of NetWare 2011.
A video of NetWare 2010 is available at: 
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2010/NetWare10.html

Note we are entering the last few days before the submission deadline of 
March 31, 2011
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============== SENSORCOMM 2011 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

SENSORCOMM 2011: The Fifth International Conference on Sensor 
Technologies and Applications

August 21-27, 2011 - French Riviera, Nice/Saint Laurent du Var, France

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/SENSORCOMM11.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/CfPSENSORCOMM11.html

- regular papers
- short papers (work in progress)
- posters

Submission page: 
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/SubmitSENSORCOMM11.html

Submission deadline: March 31, 2011

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA 
Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org

Please note the Poster Forum and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of 
concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, 
running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors 
are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under 
review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not 
limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in 
terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, 
Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: 
http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

SENSORCOMM 2011 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

APASN: Architectures, protocols and algorithms of sensor networks
Network planning, provisioning and deployment; Network Architectures for 
Sensor Networks; Network Protocols for Sensor Networks; Structural 
design; Distributed Sensor Networks; Dynamic sensor networks; Scalable 
and heterogeneous architectures; Hierarchical clustering architectures; 
Group-based Architectures; Network topologies; Mesh networking; Device 
centric sensor networks; Distributed coordination algorithms; Topology 
construction; Routing protocols; Routing Metrics; Distributed 
Algorithms; Attribute-based named nets; Mobility and Scalability; 
Attribute-based named Sensor Networks; Query optimization; 
Self-organization and self-configuration algorithms; Reconfigurability; 
Time Synchronization; MAC protocols for sensor networks (801.11, 
802.15.4, UWB, etc); Location and time service; Integration with other 
systems; Distributed inference and fusion; Cross-layer design and 
optimization; Complexity analysis of algorithms; Sensor networks and the 
Web; Integration with other systems (e.g., Web-based information 
systems, process control, enterprise software, etc.); Target tracking; 
RFID tags; Traffic scheduling

MECSN: Energy, management and control of sensor networks
Energy models; Energy optimization; Energy management; Power-aware and 
energy-efficient design; Power sources in sensor networks; Battery 
technology; Power management; Algorithms and theories for management; 
Communication strategies for topology control; Algorithms and theories 
for supervisory control; Sensor tasking and control; Distributed control 
and actuation; Location and mobility management; Bandwidth management; 
Distributed networked sensing; Resource provisioning; Resource 
management and dynamic resource management; Schemes to maximize accuracy 
and minimize false alarms; Online self-calibration and self-testing; 
Handoff and mobility management and seamless internetworking; 
Distributed actuation and control; Topology control

RASQOFT: Resource allocation, services, QoS and fault tolerance in 
sensor networks
Algorithms to support quality of service in sensor networks; Protocols 
to support quality of service in sensor networks; QoS/SLA in sensor 
networks; Provisioning of QoS in terms of bandwidth and delay assurance; 
System services and distributed services in sensor networks; Delay 
tolerant networks and opportunistic networking; Failure resilience and 
fault isolation; Information assurance in sensor networks; Fault 
tolerance and reliability; Admission control; Resource allocation and 
fairness; Real-time resource scheduling; Scheduling and optimisation; 
Capacity planning

PESMOSN: Performance, simulation and modelling of sensor networks
Performance measurement of sensor networks; Performance evaluation and 
analysis of sensor networks; Performance comparison on capacity, 
coverage and connectivity; Modelling techniques of sensor networks; 
Validation of sensor network architectures; Simulation and theoretical 
analysis; Simulation software tools and environments; Theoretical 
performance analysis: complexity, correctness and scalability; Design, 
simulation and optimization tools for deployment and operation; Platform 
modelling and analysis tools; Analytical, mobility and validation 
models; System debugging and testing

SEMOSN: Security and monitoring of sensor networks
Security and privacy in sensor networks; Reliability aspects in sensor 
networks; Monitoring distributed sensor networks; Mechanisms for 
authentication; Secure communication in sensor networks; Encryption 
algorithms for sensor networks; Sensor secure management; Data 
integrity; Trustworthiness issues in sensor networks; Trade-off analysis

SECSED: Sensor circuits and sensor devices
Methods for sensor deployment; Instrumentation and models for deployment 
of sensors networks; Sensor architecture; Abstractions for modular 
design; Design and deployment of embedded system platforms; Embedded 
architectures and tools; Embedded processors; Embedded chip design; 
Micro and Nano devices; Biosensors; Optical sensors; Smart sensors; 
Acoustic Sensors; Microwave sensors; Middleware design; Sensor 
Prototypes; Sensor node components; Sensor interfaces; Actuators; 
Independent Component Analysis; Design of cost effective and economical 
sensors; Smart Material Applications to design sensors; Microfabrication 
Technologies for Microsystem Integration; Integration of sensors into 
engineered systems; Hardware platforms; Test-beds incorporating multiple 
sensors; Operating system and middleware support

RIWISN: Radio issues in wireless sensor networks
Wireless Sensor Communications; Network connectivity & longevity; 
Tracking objects; Geo-location problems; Network coverage; Algorithms 
for sensor localization and tracking; Detection, classification and 
estimation; Physical layer impact on higher level protocols; Directional 
and smart antennas for sensor networks; Coverage maintenance; 
Transceiver and antenna design; Ubiquitous wireless connectivity

SAPSN: Software, applications and programming of sensor networks
Applications and demonstrations of sensor networks; Software platforms 
and development tools; Architectural design and optimization tools for 
sensor nodes; Computation and programming models of sensor networks; 
Languages and operating systems of Sensors; Programming and Interfacing; 
Programming abstraction; Programming models for sensors; Programming 
methodology for sensor environments; Intelligent sensor theory and 
applications; Machine learning applications to sensor networks; Wireless 
sensor applications; Applications for sensor network management; 
Software tools for chip programming; Application requirements; 
Application evaluation and comparison; Demos and prototype testing

DAIPSN: Data allocation and information in sensor networks
Techniques for the interpretation and use of sensor data in 
decision-making processes; Distributed data processing; Distributed 
signal processing; Array signal processing; Statistical signal 
processing; Distributed query processing; Distributed information 
processing; Distributed algorithms for collaborative information and 
signal processing; Task allocation, reprogramming and reconfiguration; 
Coding and information theory; In-network processing and aggregation; 
Data analysis and visualisation; Data storage in sensor networks; Data 
retrieval; Data dissemination; Data compression and aggregation; Data 
transport in wireless sensor networks; Data gathering and fusion in 
wireless sensor networks; Theories and models on fundamental information 
and communication aspects of sensor networks; Redundancy

DISN: Deployments and implementations of sensor networks
Methods for sensor networks deployment; Practical implementations and 
real-world experiences; Real-life deployments; System implementation; 
End-user aspects; Operational experience and test-beds; Industrial and 
commercial developments and applications; Measurements from experimental 
systems, test-beds and demonstrations; Intelligent sensors, body sensors 
and their utilisation; Analysis of real-world systems and fundamental 
limits; Smart Sensors for building surveillance; Sensing in health care; 
Games using sensor networks; Peer-to-peer, overlay, and content 
distribution wireless sensor networks; Use cases (e.g., Automotive, 
Battlefield, Defense, Construction, Disaster recovery, Environmental, 
Medical, Security, Biomedical, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, etc.); Sensor 
networks for Rural and Agricultural environments; Sensors for railway 
systems; Pattern Recognition; Machine Intelligence; Sensor-equipped 
Smart Environment; Deployments in Harsh Environments; Potential 
application areas

UNWAT: Under water sensors and systems
Protocols for underwater sensor networks; Underwater hardware; 
Underwater wired systems; Underwater wireless sensor networks; 
Underwater sensors for neutrino telescopes; Acoustic and radio 
underwater communication; Aquatic environments and applications; 
Unmanned underwater exploration; Underwater localization and knowledge 
acquisition; Scalable underwater monitoring and measurement systems; 
Fixed and mobile underwater wireless sensors; Aquatic surveillance 
applications; QoS/Performance in underwater communication; 
Surface-floating and underwater sensor communication; Access control in 
underwater networks; Latency effects for critical applications and 
synchronization; Synchronization and delays in underwater sensor 
networks; Localization in underwater sensor networks; Advanced 
underwater sensor-based applications

ENOPT: Energy optimization in wireless sensor networks
Energy supply, lifetime and transmission power; Energy efficiency; 
State-driven energy optimization; Power consumption models; Energy-aware 
adaptive low power; Optimal energy-aware clustering; Lifetime-oriented 
energy provisioning; Sensor placement and accessibility; Random sensor 
deployment and density function; Fixed and adjustable transmission 
power; Traffic and energy consumption rate; Energy-efficient topology 
control; Energy optimization in multi-hop communications; Energy 
harvesting for autonomous sensors

Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/ComSENSORCOMM11.html
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