WiMob 2014: First CFP and Call for Workshop Proposals

*** First Call for Papers ***
*** Call for Workshop Proposals ***

The 10th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile
Computing, Networking and Communications
WiMob 2014

Golden Bay Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus
October 8-10, 2014

http://conferences.computer.org/WiMob2014/

Deadline for Workshop Proposals: March 31, 2014
Deadline for Paper Submissions: May 1, 2014

(Proceedings will be published by IEEE)


The IEEE WiMob conference is an international forum for the exchange of
experience and knowledge among researchers and developers concerned with
wireless and mobile technology. For nine years, the International IEEE WiMob
conference has provided unique opportunities for researchers to interact,
share new results, show live demonstrations, and discuss emerging directions
in Wireless Communications, Mobile Networking and Ubiquitous Computing.

IEEE WiMob 2014 will take place at Larnaca, Cyprus, between October 8 to
10th, 2014. It will be held at the Golden Bay Beach Hotel, a luxurious 5 star
hotel situated in the favored south eastern region of Cyprus at the heart of
the Bay of Larnaca.

IEEE WiMob 2014 is soliciting high quality technical papers addressing
research challenges in the areas of wireless communications, wireless
networking, mobility, nomadicity, ubiquitous computing, services and
applications. Papers should present original work validated via analysis,
simulation or experimentation. Practical experiences and Testbed trials
also are welcome.

IEEE WiMob 2014 will host three parallel symposiums, including but not limited
to the following topics:

1. Wireless Communications
Broadband Wireless Communication Systems
Signal Separation and Interference Rejection
Wireless Personal Communications
Multimedia Communications over Wireless
Advances in Satellite Communication
DSP Applications to Wireless Systems
Adaptive Antennas for Wireless Systems
Modulation and Coding
Multiple Access Techniques
Multiuser Detection
Femtocells
Channel Measurement and Characterization
Location Estimation and Tracking
OFDM and CDMA Technologies and Systems
Resource Allocation and Interference Management
MIMO Channels
Multirate and Multicarrier Communications
Link and System Capacity
Spectrum Usage and Cognitive radio systems
Cognitive and cooperative MAC
Cognitive Radio Applications and Spectrum Management

2. Wireless Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
Mobile IP Networks
Inter-working of 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Networks
Security, Privacy and Authentication in Mobile Environments
Cellular Systems, PCS Modeling and Configuration
Wireless Sensor Networks
Cross-layer Design and Optimization
Cross-layer security
Congestion and Admission Control
Mobility patterns, Location and Handoff Management
Design and Analysis of Wireless LAN/WAN
Wireless multicasting, broadcasting and geocasting
Wireless Sensors and Actuators/Robots networks
Energy-efficient protocols for wireless networks
Green wireless network architectures and communication protocols
Opportunistic networks
Vehicular wireless networks
Wireless Mesh networks
Delay Tolerant Networks
Integration of ad hoc networks with wireless access networks
QoS support for mobile networks
RFID networks and protocols
B3G/4G Systems, WiMAX, WLAN, WPAN
Optimization models and algorithms

3. Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
Emerging Wireless/Mobile applications
System prototypes, real deployments and experimentation
Cognitive Radio applications and spectrum management
Resource and service discovery
Mobile Social Wireless Networks
Opportunistic Applications
Gaming Applications in Ubiquitous Computing Environments
Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing
Multimedia over Wireless Networks
Network Coding in wireless networks
Security, Privacy and Infrastructure for Ubiquitous Computing
Green computing in wireless networks
Smart Grid
Portable Devices and Wearable Computers
Passive, Active and Smart Tags for Ubiquitous Computing
Context and Location aware applications
Data replication and dissemination in mobile networks
Mobile Urban Sensing and Crowd-sensing
Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination in WSNs
Intelligent Transport Systems applications
Wireless communications to vehicle-to-grid applications
Wireless telemedicine and e-health services
Content distribution in wireless home environment
Service oriented architectures, service portability, P2P
Smart Cities and smart environment

Workshop Proposals
As part of the program of WiMob 2014, a limited number of
workshops are planned to be held in conjunction with the main
conference. The main aim of the workshops is to provide an
international forum for researchers to present their early
research results and share experiences focused on specific
research areas related to the main conference topics.

Workshop proposals are solicited in all areas and topics related
to wireless networking, mobile computing, mobile and wireless
communications, pervasive computing and networking, and its
services and applications.

All papers accepted by the workshops will be included in the
WiMob 2014 Proceedings published by IEEE. 

All proposals and questions should be submitted to the workshop chairs:

* Ebrahim Bagheri, Ryerson University, bagheri@ryerson.ca
* Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, Telecom SudParis, garcia_a@telecom-sudparis.eu
* Joan Garcia Haro, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, joang.haro@upct.es
* Luis Orozco Barbosa, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, luis.orozco@uclm.es

Acceptance/rejection notification will be sent to workshop organizers.

Proposals for workshops should be no more than 2 pages in 
length and should contain the following information:

1) A draft of the CFP of the workshop (includes title, description, topics and dates)
2) Proposed duration of the workshop
3) Why is the topic area important?
4) Likely contributors and target audience
5) Organizing committee
6) Plan for workshop advertising and publicity
7) Biography of the main organizer(s) (100-200 words)
8) Can be submitted in PDF or plain text
9) Extended abstract to be presented in the conference proceedings

Responsibilities for Workshop Organizers
Workshop chair(s) will be responsible for the following:

(1) Web page of the workshop and dissemination of "Call for 
Papers/Participation" for their workshop
(2) Paper constraints, such as quality, originality, format 
and length constraints
(3) Description of the workshop to be associated to the 
conference web page and program
(4) Acceptance notification and selection of participants
(5) Advertising the workshop beyond the conference web page
(6) Assistance in producing a camera-ready version of the workshop
proceedings

Important Dates
Workshop Proposals Deadline: March 31, 2014
Workshops Proposals Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2014
Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2014
Notification of Acceptance: July 25, 2014
Camera Ready: August 25, 2014

Organization Committees

General Chair
Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France

General Co-Chairs
George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Ali Miri, Ryerson University, Canada

Steering Committee Chair
Samuel Pierre, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Steering Committee
Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France
Dovan Thanh, Telenor & Norwegian Univ. of Science& Technology, Norway
Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
Ibrahim Habib, City University of New York, USA
Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.
Pierre Boucher, Ericsson Research Canada
Samuel Pierre, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

TPC Co-Chairs
Li CHEN, Sun Yat-Sen University, China - wireless communication track
Milena Radenkovic, University of Nottingham, UK - ubiquitous, service and application track
Lin Xiaodong, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada- wireless networking, mobility and nomadicity track

Workshop Co-Chairs
Ebrahim Bagheri, Ryerson University, Canada
Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, Telecom SudParis, France
Joan Garcia Haro, Universidad Politecnica dede Cartagena, Spain
Luis Orozco Barbosa, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Technical Program Committee
http://conferences.computer.org/wimob2014/tpc.html