<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14pt">Due to multiple requests and to allow wider participation, the submission deadline has been EXTENDED to 19 June, 2022.</span></div>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MeditCom
2022 CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> –<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:red">DEADLINE EXTENDED
TO 19 JUNE (FIRM)<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">============================================================<br>
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Second IEEE International Mediterranean Conference</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">on Communications and Networking
(IEEE MeditCom 2022)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5-8 September 2022, in Athens,
Greece</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> (</span><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c1a11361-9e3a2dde-c1a5206e-000babda033e-99e6d0a061453881&q=1&e=9209e572-0773-456c-8d52-cfa87bcede16&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org%2F" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">)<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IEEE
MeditCom is the IEEE ComSoc Conference serving the Mediterranean area and
surrounding countries. It gathers visionaries in academia, research labs and
industry from all over the world to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with a
top-notch technical program addressing hottest topics in the areas of
communications and networking. IEEE MeditCom 2022 solicits Industry and
Academia to submit papers on a wide range of research subjects, spanning both
theoretical topics and system engineering.</span></p>
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Original technical papers are sought in the following areas:<br>
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- Network Architectures, SDN, NFV<br>
- Cloud Communications and Data-Center Networks<br>
- Optical Networks and Systems, Radio over Fiber<br>
- Mobile and Wireless Communications and Networking<br>
- 5G Mobile Systems and their Components<br>
- Molecular and Nanoscale Communications<br>
- Satellite and Space Communications<br>
- Underground and Underwater Communications<br>
- Image, Speech and Signal Processing for Communications<br>
- Big Data and Machine Learning for Communications<br>
- Semantic Web and Ontologies<br>
- Internet of Things, Smart grids, and Vehicular Networks<br>
- Edge Computing, Edge Intelligence, and Fog Networks<br>
- Semantic Communications<br>
- Green Communications and Energy-Efficient Computing<br>
- Network Applications and Services<br>
- Analytical Models, Simulation, Testbeds & Prototypes<br>
- Network Management and Cognitive Radio<br>
- QoE/QoS Support and Cross-Layer Optimization<br>
- Performance Evaluation of Communication Systems<br>
- Massive MIMO, Signal Processing, and Coding<br>
- Advanced PHY and MAC Techniques<br>
- Security, Privacy, Trust and Blockchain<br>
- 6G Systems<br>
- Machine Learning for Communications and Networks<br>
- Communications and Information Theory<br>
- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications<br>
- Integrated Sensing and Communications<br>
- Cell-Free Massive MIMO<br>
- RIS/LIS-Aided Communications</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:aqua">A selection of best papers
will be proposed to be revised and submitted to a special track of IEEE
Networking Letters with accelerated review process.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">IMPORTANT DATES:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paper
Submission
Due: </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red;background:yellow"><b>June 19, 2022 (Extended)</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
Acceptance Notification:
July 15, 2022<br>
Camera-ready
Submission:
July 29, 2022<br>
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<b>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:</b></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General
Co-Chairs:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<br>
Hikmet Sari, Nanjing University of
Posts and Telecommunications, China<br>
<b>Executive Co-Chairs:<br>
</b> Christos Verikoukis, University
of Patras, Greece<br>
Symeon Papavassiliou, National
Technical University of Athens, Greece<br>
<b>Technical Program Co-Chairs:</b><br>
Octavia Dobre, Memorial University,
Canada<br>
Jalel Ben Othman, Centrale Supelec,
France<br>
<b>Steering Committee Chair:</b><br>
Khaled B. Letaief, HKUST, Hong
Kong</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More
information can be found at</span><span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></span><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=e10fbb8d-be948532-e10b8882-000babda033e-f09a8c389f721ff3&q=1&e=9209e572-0773-456c-8d52-cfa87bcede16&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org%2F" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/</span></a></p></div>