Please accept our apologies in advance, if you receive this CFP multiple times. ================ Call for Papers ================ 3rd IEEE International Workshop on SmArt COmmunications in NEtwork Technologies (SaCoNeT-III) http://www.lissi.fr/saconet2012/doku.php to be held in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2012 Conference that will be held in Ottawa, Canada, June 11, 2012. As continuity of the first and the second edition of SaCoNeT workshop, the scope of SaCoNeT-III is to deal with the growing overlap between both autonomous systems and the future generation of network technologies embedded in Internet and cloud computing for a wide variety of applications (underwater, vehicular, medical, robotic, etc.). SaCoNet focused on how smart communications has affect some aspects (protocols, design, equipment, algorithms, paradigm, power, etc.) for a large family of applications (Healthcare, Medical, Underwater, Vehicular, Robotic, etc.) using network technologies (Sensor Networks, MaNet, VANET, etc.). Indeed, autonomous applications embedded in complex configurations and dynamic environments have rapidly expanded from classical applications where different modular devices, actuators and sensors interact closely. This has impacted considerably the control of a given system in a centralized manner. Current trends are to propose new autonomic architecture schemes that manage and control future emerging networks: sky of clouds, Internet of things, etc. Healthcare and wellness applications such as helping elderly people, assisting dependent persons, habitat monitoring in a smart environment constitute some of the potential scenarios of convergence between autonomous systems and smart network technologies. These applications, (which are based on high-level commands) accomplish some specific tasks, reveal new challenges regarding mechanic design, portability, acceptability, power support and efficiency, control theory, etc. In addition to portability and low-power systems, which are vital challenges that limit substantially the efficiency of any autonomous system based application; network paradigms should also take into account issues related to cost, scalability and security. This workshop will highlight the overlapping of these two domains of autonomous systems and the smart network technologies devoted for different applications for a large variety of domains: Healthcare, Medical, Underwater, Vehicular, Robotic, etc. Issues related to concepts, new technologies, testbeds and trials, and protocols will elicit particular attention. The workshop solicits papers addressing the following topics: Smart Communications for Cloud Computing and Internet of things Architecture and protocol for wireless based sensor networks Vehicular applications of autonomous behavior Underwater applications Rural applications Autonomous manipulation using service robots Virtual networks and distributed Agent Platform Pervasive communication in autonomous application fields Rehabilitation robotics, exoskeletons, smart textile clothes and wearable robots applications Context-awareness and ubiquitous robotics Secure, scalable and low cost network paradigms applications Techniques of sensing, actuation and recognition Vehicular applications of autonomous behavior Underwater applications Rural applications Design modeling and control of autonomous robotic systems Assistive robotic technology Energy optimization of autonomous systems Monitoring and security of autonomous systems in intelligent environment Context awareness using sensor networks Network based transmission architecture for controlling autonomous systems Real-time network based structure using sensors, actuators and transducers =========== Organizers =========== General Chair ------------- Abdelhamid Mellouk, UPEC University, France. Steering Committee ------------------- Abdelhamid Mellouk, UPEC University, France. Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA. Samer Mohammed, UPEC University, France. TPC co-Chairs -------------- Xavi Masip-Bruin, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Scott Fowler, Linköping University, Sweden. Ibrahim Kamel, University of Sharjah, UAE. Liaison Steering Committee Officer ---------------------------------- Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA. Web co-Chairs ------------- Samer Mohammed, UPEC University, France. Eric Deléchelle, UPEC University, France. Publicity co-Chairs -------------------- Nadeem Javaid, COMSATS Institute of IT, Pakistan. Sami Souihi, UPEC University, France. =========== Submission =========== All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed and we will select papers based on their originality, timeliness, significance, and relevance to the workshop. All accepted papers must be presented and at least on author needs to register for the paper to be included in the workshop proceedings. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication anywhere else. The workshop accepts only novel, previously unpublished papers. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 5-page standard IEEE conference style paper to this workshop (including all text, figures, and references) : http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html through EDAS submission system. http://edas.info/N11473 One additional page may be allowed but with additional publication fee. Accepted papers must be presented at the workshop. The presenter must register for the workshop before the deadline for author registration. Failure to register before the deadline will result in automatic withdrawal of the paper from the workshop proceedings and the program. ================ Important Dates ================ Papers Submission Deadline: Nov 30, 2011 Acceptance Notification: Jan 10, 2012 Camera Ready Deadline: Feb 10, 2012 Registration Deadline: Feb 10, 2012 Workshop Date: June 11, 2012 Best regards, ________________________________ Nadeem Javaid, Ph.D. (University of Paris-Est, France), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, COMSATS Institute of IT, Park Road, Chak-Shahzad, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan. nadeemjav...@comsats.edu.pk/@ieee.org/@yahoo.com, Office#: +92 (0)51 9049207,Mobile#: +92 (0)300 5792728. http://ww3.comsats.edu.pk/faculty/FacultyDetails.aspx?Uid=1211
