[agents] Call for Chapters Springer Book on Cooperative Robots and Sensor Networks

[Anis Koubaa (COINS)]

Call for Chapters
Book Title: Cooperative Robots and Sensor Networks, Third Edition
Special edition in the ³Studies in Computational Intelligence² Springer Book
Series http://www.springer.com/series/7092
<http://www.springer.com/series/7092>
Publisher: Springer
Editors
Anis Koubaa (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia)/(CISTER Research Unit,
Portugal)
José Ramiro Martínez de Dios (University of Seville, Spain)
Call for Chapters
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 25, 2014
Abstract Acceptance Notification Deadline: April 05, 2014
Full Chapters Due: June 15, 2014
Chapter Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2014
Estimated Publication Date: December 2014
Context and Objectives
Mobile robots and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have enabled great
potentials and a large space for ubiquitous and pervasive applications.
Robotics and WSNs have mostly been considered as separate research fields
and little work has investigated the marriage between these two
technologies. However, these two technologies share several features, enable
common cyber-physical applications and provide complementary support to each
other.
The primary objective of book is to provide a reference for cutting-edge
studies and research trends pertaining to robotics and sensor networks, and
in particular for the coupling between them. Research works dealing with the
integration between robots and sensor networks are particularly sought. The
book also looks for contributions about cyber-physical applications based on
robotics and/or sensor networks, such as vehicular networks, intelligent
transportation systems, healthcare monitoring, industrial automation, etc.
Outstanding contributions related to purely sensor networks or robotics
research works are also welcome.
Target Audience
The book is expected to serve broad audience including researchers,
academics, advanced students, and industrials in the field of robotics and
sensor networks.   
Recommended topics

There are three major topics of interest for this book: (1) sensor networks,
(2) mobile robots, and (3) cyber-physical intelligent applications. Any
research work coupling any of these topics is particularly sought. In
addition, efforts related to merging cloud computing with robotics and
sensor networks are of big interest for this book. Comprehensive tutorials
and surveys are also expected.
Details about recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the
following:
* Wireless Sensor Networks
> * Cloud computing and sensor networks integration
> * Communication and Network Protocols (MAC and Network Layers issues)
> * Wireless Technologies (IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, RPL,
> WiMax, UWB) 
> * Localization and Tracking
> * Link Quality Estimation
> * Fundamental Theoretical Limits and Algorithms
> * Performance Evaluation, Simulation and Modeling Tools
> * Measurement and Experimental Tools
> * Security and Privacy
> * Programming Models and Languages
> * Operating Systems
> * Service-Oriented Architecture
> * Hardware Design and Implementation
* Mobile Robots 
> * Cloud Computing and Robotic Integration
> * Combinatorial problems and algorithms for robotics
> * Path Planning 
> * New robotic platforms
> * Robot programming
> * Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA)
> * Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
> * Coordination and Cooperation
> * Autonomous Navigation
> * Robot Localization
> * Swarm Intelligence
> * Multi-robot systems
> * Unmanned vehicle systems
> * Learning for control
> * Bio-inspired robotics
> * Probabilistic Exploration and Coverage
> * Object Detection & Collision Avoidance
* Cyber-Physical Intelligent Applications
> * Intelligent Transportation Systems
> * Vehicular Networks
> * Health-Care Monitoring
> * Surveillance 
> * Smart Home 
> * Industrial Automation
> * Internet-of-Things
> * Case Studies 
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 25,
2014, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of the proposed chapter.
Submission of abstracts must be done through EasyChair system
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robosense2014

Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 05, 2013 about the
status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are to
be submitted by June 15, 2013 through EasyChair
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robosense2014
The Chapter should not exceed 20 pages with respect to Springer format.
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a single-blind review basis.
Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book will be published by end of 2014 by Springer as an edition of the
book the series ³Studies in Computational Intelligence².
http://www.springer.com/series/7092
For additional information and guidelines regarding the publisher, please
visit www.springer.com <http://www.springer.com>
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 25, 2014
Abstract Acceptance Notification Deadline: April 05, 2014
Full Chapters Due: June 15, 2014
Chapter Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2014
Estimated Publication Date: December 2014

For any inquiry, please contact
Anis Koubaa akoubaa at coins-lab.org
Jose Ramiro Martinez de Dios jdedios at us.es