[agents] CFP: Hot Topics in Social and Mobile Connected Smart Objects (HotSalsa) co-located with IEEE INFOCOM 2019 - Deadline: January 18 (FIRM)

[Daniele Ronzani]

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*                           Call for Papers
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*                            HotSALSA 2019
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*    Workshop on Hot Topics in Social and Mobile Connected Smart Objects
*    Joint Edition of the 11th HotPOST and the 5th SmartObjects Workshops
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*            (organized in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2019)
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*                             Paris, France
*                             April 29 2019
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*       **** Extended Submission FIRM deadline:  January 18, 2018  ****
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OVERVIEW
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Internet of Things, smart cities and edge/fog computing are  
representative examples of modern ICT paradigms that aim to describe a  
dynamic and global cooperative infrastructure built upon objects  
intelligence and self-configuring capabilities; these connected  
objects are finding their way into vehicles (smart-cars), urban areas  
(smart-cities), and infrastructure (smart-grid).

Objects need to be smart, with enough intelligence to perform required  
operations. On the one hand, the objects should be able to deal with  
the possibly unpredictable and intense mobility and can wirelessly  
communicate with each other in a reliable and secure way. On the other  
hand, these objects must be socially aware, as we have witnessed a big  
growth in provisioning social network services including messaging,  
gaming, advertising, recommending, commercing, and content sharing on  
mobile objects.

The HotSALSA workshop focuses on experiences with the design,  
implementation, deployment, operation, and evaluation of novel systems  
for smart objects and the social aspects of these systems in the  
emerging cooperative environments. We are seeking for original,  
previously unpublished work, addressing key issues and challenges in  
the social and mobile connected smart objects arena.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- App concepts and algorithm design for mobile social applications and systems
- Drone coordination and aerial communication
- Interaction between mobile devices and cars
- Location- and tracking-based mobile services and social networking
- Measurement of social aspects in mobile systems and applications
- Mobile centric social networking
- Mobile edge/fog computing and networking
- Mobile online advertising and payment
- Pervasive and ubiquitous mobile social services
- Playful social interaction: game, entertainment, and multimedia in  
mobile applications
- Reputation, incentives, and economics in mobile systems
- Security and privacy in mobility-aware mobile social networks
- Sensors and data collection for social networking applications
- Smart cities and urban applications
- Social aspects of Mobile AR/VR
- User behavior analysis in mobile applications
- Wearable devices and computing

Authors are encouraged to submit papers describing original and  
unpublished research, not currently under review in other venues,  
addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all aspects of  
mobile computing, social networks, or the intersection of both. In  
particular, innovative, early-stage ideas and preliminary results are  
welcome. The length of the paper must be no more than 6 pages in the  
IEEE double-column format, including references. The first page must  
contain an abstract, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s).  
Each submission will receive at least three independent, single-blind  
peer reviews from the program committee. At least one of the authors  
of every accepted paper must register and present the paper at the  
workshop. The program committee will select one paper for the Best  
Paper Award.

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EDAS Submission link: https://edas.info/N25580
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WEB SITE
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http://hotsalsa2019.edgecomp.org

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Associated Special Issue with IEEE Multimedia Communications -  
Frontiers, SI on Social and Mobile Connected Smart Objects.


WORKSHOP CHAIRS
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- Pietro Manzoni (UPV, Spain)
- Claudio E. Palazzi (University of Padua, Italy)
- Lin Wang (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
- Stephan Sigg (Aalto University, Finland)

PUBLICATION CHAIR
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- Armir Bujari (University of Padua, Italy)


PUBLICITY CHAIR
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- Daniele Ronzani (University of Padua, Italy)


STEERING COMMITTEE
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- Yang Chen (Fudan University, China)
- Mario Gerla (UCLA, USA)
- Pan Hui (University of Helsinki, Finland)
- Lei Jiao (University of Oregon, USA)
- Yang-Dar Lin (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
- Pietro Manzoni (UPV, Spain)
- Max Mühlhäuser (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
- Jörg Ott (TU Munich, Germany)
- Claudio E. Palazzi (University of Padova, Italy)
- Alessandra Sala  (Nokia Bell Labs, Ireland)


IMPORTANT DATES
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- Submission deadline: January 18, 2018 (FIRM)
- Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2019
- Camera-ready due: March 10, 2019
- Workshop date: April 29, 2019
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