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Systems (MASS 2020)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="http://iitr.ac.in/mass2020/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">http://iitr.ac.in/mass2020/</a></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p>
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Call for Papers </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=============== </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IEEE MASS
2020 is a premier annual forum for sharing original, novel ideas in mobile
ad-hoc networks (MANETs) and smart systems, defined broadly. As wireless ad-hoc
networks continue to evolve and specialize into a number of application
scenarios and environments, and sensor-based systems and technologies
increasingly permeate our everyday life and become the inner fabric of the
Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS), the unfolding of
smart environments such as smart cities, smart farming, smart healthcare, and
smart manufacturing, to name a few, demand integrated solutions that can make
intelligent use of both cloud and edge systems, while applying machine learning
and artificial intelligence tools to handle their growing complexity and to
leverage the vast amount of available data.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sponsored
by the IEEE Computer Society, the 17th edition of the IEEE International
Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS) will be held in Greater
Noida Extension Center (GNEC), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Delhi
NCR, India during October 1-4, 2020, and it aims at bringing together
researchers, developers, and practitioners to address recent advances in mobile
ad-hoc and smart systems, covering algorithms, theory, protocols, systems &
applications, experimental evaluations and testbeds, security/privacy, as well
as AI/ML-based smart design</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MASS 2020
conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile
Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS) dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel
contributions that help mitigating mobile ad-hoc and mart systems Computing
challenges. That is, the objective of MASS 2020 is to provide a forum for
scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel
results and experience on all aspects of Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems
Computing (MASS). MASS 2020 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Computer
Society. Researchers are encouraged to submit Original, unpublished contributions
are solicited in all aspects of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and smart
systems, from mobile networking/computing to cyber-physical systems to Internet
of Things, from theory to systems and applications. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,64)">Topics of interest </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">============== <br>
Authors are encouraged to submit their original and unpublished contributions,
which is not submitted elsewhere, to MASS 2020. The topics of interest include,
but not limited to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* 5G networks and technologies<br>
* AI/ML for smart wireless networks<br>
* AI and machine learning aided protocol design and resource allocation<br>
* AI and machine learning based applications for ad hoc networks<br>
* Algorithms for MANETs and WSNs<br>
* Application Layer Protocols<br>
* Clustering, topology control, coverage, and connectivity<br>
* Cognitive networking<br>
* Cooperative and cognitive communication<br>
* Cooperative sensing, compressive sensing, sensing from communications<br>
* Cloud, crowd-sourced, participatory and (mobile) social sensing<br>
* Cyber-physical systems and applications<br>
* Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination<br>
* Energy-efficient architectures, algorithms, and protocols<br>
* Experiences in real-world applications and deployments<br>
* Flying Ad-Hoc Networks<br>
* Free-space optical networks<br>
* Heterogeneous networks<br>
* Internet of Things (IoT) devices, gateways, and infrastructure<br>
* Light-weight distributed machine learning<br>
* Localization and Location Based Services<br>
* Measurements, experimental systems and test-beds<br>
* Mobile computing and networking<br>
* mmWave and Terahertz networks<br>
* Mobility modeling and management<br>
* Multi-channel, multi-radio and MIMO technologies<br>
* Network components, operating systems, and middleware<br>
* Opportunistic networking, delay tolerant networking<br>
* QoS and Resource management<br>
* Robotic networks<br>
* Routing protocols<br>
* Scalability, stability, and robustness of networks and sensor systems<br>
* Security and privacy at all layers, including the physical layer<br>
* Sensor enabled drone, UAV, UUV systems<br>
* Smart grid, healthcare, transportation applications<br>
* Vehicular networks and protocols<br>
* Visible light communications<br>
* Wearable and human-centric devices and networks</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance,
originality, importance and clarity.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,64)">Submissions
Guidelines and Proceedings: </span></b><a name="m_1145826211045628376_m_4858321985706559908_m_2808070259823632755_m_4188766865903930233_m_4749745271125507"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
================================</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authors are invited to submit
original, unpublished research papers that are not currently under review
elsewhere. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum length
of 9 single-spaced, double-column pages using 10pt fonts on 8.5 x 11 inch
paper, including all figures, tables, and references, in PDF format. Authors
must use the Manuscript Templates for IEEE Conference Proceedings. Accepted
papers will appear in the conference proceedings published by IEEE and will be
presented at the conference. Based on TPC reviews and discussions, some papers
may be accepted as 5-page short papers, or 2-page posters in addition to the
regular 9 page papers. For all papers, IEEE reserves the right to exclude the
paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore)
if the paper is not presented at the conference. Note that the conference will
also include a poster and demo session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,64)">Submission System: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
===============</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mass2020" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(198,11,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mass2020</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,64)">Important Dates
: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
==============</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Abstract
Submission:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"> April 30, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Paper
Submission:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"> April 30, 2020 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification
of Acceptance:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> July 1, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Camera-ready
and Registration :</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
July 30, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,64)">Contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"><br>
========</span><br></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Please send any inquiry on IEEE MASS 2020 to Sateesh K Peddoju: <a href="mailto:sateesh@ieee.org" target="_blank">sateesh@ieee.org</a></span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><div style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><b style="font-size:small">Regards,</b><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><blockquote style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size="2">Vikas Chouhan<br>Publicity Chair</font></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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