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Although radar and sonar rely on two fundamentally different types of wave transmission, Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) and Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR) both are remote sensing systems with important military, scientific and commercial applications. RADAR sends out electromagnetic waves, while active SONAR transmits acoustic (i.e., sound) waves. In both systems, these waves return echoes from certain features or targets that allow the determination of important properties and attributes of the target (i.e., shape, size, speed, distance, etc.). Because electromagnetic waves are strongly attenuated (diminished) in water, RADAR signals are mostly used for ground or atmospheric observations. Because SONAR signals easily penetrate water, they are ideal for navigation and measurement under water. The networking of radars or sonars are two emerging research areas, known as radar networks and underwater networks. The goal of the Workshop is to publish the most recent results in the development of radar networks and underwater networks. Researchers and practitioners working in this area are expected to take this opportunity to discuss and express their views on the current trends, challenges, and state of the art solutions addressing various issues in radar and underwater networks. Review papers on radar networks and/or underwater networks are also welcome. Topics to be covered in this Workshop include but are not limited to: * Waveform design and diversity * UWB radar sensor networks * Radar networks * Interferences analysis * Co-existence with other sensor networks * Network capacity * MIMO radar * MIMO sonar * Medium Access Control (MAC) * Routing * Underwater channel modeling * Underwater communications * Underwater networks * Network coverage * Energy efficiency * Security and privacy * Navigation and positioning (localization) * Sensor fusion * In-network information processing * Target detection and tracking * Other applications Submitted papers must represent original material that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been previously published. Paper length should not exceed 5 pages, but one additional page will be allowed with additional publication fee. An accepted paper must be registered before the registration deadline. An accepted paper must be presented at the workshop. Failure to register before the deadline will result in automatic withdrawal of the paper from the workshop proceedings and the program. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the IEEE Globecom proceedings and IEEE digital library. Globecom has the right to remove an accepted and registered but not presented paper from the IEEE digital library. Papers should be submitted in a PDF format through <http://edas.info> EDAS. 5 Paper Submission Deadline June 15, 2012 Paper Accept/Reject Notice August 15, 2012 Camera Ready September 15, 2012 General Co-Chairs: Qilian Liang, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Yiming Pi, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Chenglin Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China TPC Co-Chairs: Xiuzhen Cheng, George Washington University, USA Jing Liang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Publication Co-Chairs: Baoju Zhang, Tianjin Normal University, China Xiaorong Wu, Tianjin Normal University, China Registration Co-Chairs: Zinan Wang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Wei Wang, Tianjin Normal University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Rui Min, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Jin Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Lei Xu, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Local Arrangement Chair Dechang Chen, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, USA Steering Committee Qilian Liang, University of Texas at Arlington, USA (Chair) Xiuzhen Cheng, George Washington University, USA Jing Liang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Zheng Zhou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Sherwood W. Samn, Air Force Research Laboratory/RHX, San Antonio, USA Program Committee: Zongjie Cao, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Dechang Chen, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, USA Ting Jiang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Rui Min, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Jin Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Davis Kirachaiwanich, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Qingchun Ren, Microsoft, Seattle, USA Sherwood W. Samn, Air Force Research Laboratory/RHX, San Antonio, TX 78235, USA Lingming Wang, iBiquity Digital Corporation, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 USA Wei Wang, Tianjin Normal University, China Xinsheng Xia, Tellabs Inc, New Jersey, USA Xiaorong Wu, Tianjin Normal University, China Yiming Pi, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China Baoju Zhang, Tianjin Normal University, China Zheng Zhou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
