[Mycolleagues] CFP IEEE WiMob 2008 (AVIGNON: Palace of the Popes)

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| WiMob'2008 |
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| 4th IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on |
| Wireless & Mobile Computing, Networking & communication |
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Avignon, FRANCE
October 12-14, 2008

http://www.lia.univ-avignon.fr/wimob2008

SCOPE:
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The research area of mobile computing has become more important
following the recent widespread drive towards mobile ad hoc networks,
wireless sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks tracking
technologies and their applications. The availability of the high
bandwidth 3G infrastructures, and the pervasive deployment of low cost
WiFi infrastructure and WiMAX to create hotspots around the world serve
to accelerate the development of mobile computing towards ubiquitous
computing.

WiMob'08 addresses three main areas:

Wireless Communications
Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications

This conference aims to stimulate interactions among participants and
enable them to exchange new ideas and practical experience. WiMob'08 is
the fourth in a series of annual conferences: two times in Montréal
(QC), Canada in 2005 and 2006 and the last one in New York, USA in 2007.

Best papers award and travel grants

* 1 X Student best paper award for full time student
* 1 X Best paper award
* 2 X Travel grant for students from outside Europe: To apply, you
must be student from outside EU. The application will be open on EDAS.
The committee will review your applications and will award the grants to
the students deserving as regards the social aspects, the recommendation
of the PhD supervisor, the interest for the student to attend the
conference and the quality of the paper.

Special issues of Journals

Conjointly with WiMob 2008, Special Issues (SI) of journals will be
organized and launched (the detail is coming soon). The call of these SI
will be open to all public. However, we invite a certain number of
original and technically sound papers (selected by the TPC co-chairs and
following the reviewing process) to be improved and submitted to a
designated SI.

Social Event: Dinner and dancing Cruise

IMPORTANT DATES:
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Abstract submission due: May 6, 2008
Paper submission due: May 16, 2008
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2008
Final manuscripts due: August 20, 2008

This conference will be comprised of the following three symposia:

Wireless Communications
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Broadband Wireless Communication Systems
Wireless Personal Communications
Advances in Satellite Communication
Broadband Wireless Communications
Modulation and Coding
Channel Measurement and Characterization
OFDM and CDMA Technologies and Systems
MIMO Channels
Multiuser Detection
Signal Separation and Interference Rejection
Multimedia Communications over Wireless
DSP Applications to Wireless Systems
Adaptive Antennas for Wireless Systems
Multiple Access Techniques
Location Estimation and Tracking
Resource Allocation and Interference Management
Multirate and Multicarrier Communications

Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
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Mobile IP Networks
Cellular Systems, PCS Modeling and Configuration
Multimedia over Wireless
Mobility and Location Management
Wireless Networks Standards and Protocols
Design and Analysis of Wireless LAN/WAN
Designing and Modeling High Availability Mobile Networks
Mobile Network Modeling and Simulation
Architectures and Protocols for Mobile Networks
Security, Privacy and Authentication in Mobile Environments
Wireless Sensor Networks
Cross-layer Design and Optimization
Ad-hoc Wireless Networks
Mobile Internet
Home and Ubiquitous Networks
Smart Sensors and Sensor Networks
Inter-working of 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Networks

Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
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Distributed Computing and Distributed Databases
Location-based Services
Virtual Home Environments (VHE)
M-Commerce
M-Learning
Streaming Applications
Portable Devices and Wearable Computers
Web Services
Home and Office Appliances
Enabling Technologies for Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing
Security, Privacy and Infrastructure for Ubiquitous Computing
Systems and Services (e.g. Mobile satellites, WLANs)
Security and Privacy for Ubiquitous Computing
Home and Ubiquitous Networks
Mobile Ad-Hoc Computing
Gaming Applications in Ubiquitous Computing Environments
Passive, Active and Smart Tags for Ubiquitous Computing
Location-dependent and Context-aware Computing
Software Architecture for Home/Smart Appliances
Human Computer Interaction in Ubiquitous Computing

Full papers must be submitted for review. Only original papers,
unpublished nor submitted for publication elsewhere, can be submitted.
Please visit http://www.lia.univ-avignon.fr/wimob2008 for details and
submission information. Only timely submissions through EDAS at
http://edas.info will be accepted.

Seven Workshops are organized conjointly with WiMob 2008 on 12 October:
1. Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and
Communications
2. Broadband Wireless Internet Access
3. Social Aspects of Ubiquitous Computing Environments
4. Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Resource Management and QoS
5. Context-awareness and User Interfaces for Professional Applications
of Mobile and Wearable Computing
6. War & Peace Driving: Wireless Security and Public Uptake
7. Simulators for Wireless Networks
For more information, please visit the web page:
http://www.lia.univ-avignon.fr/index.php?id=612