2008-08-31

[Mycolleagues] [CFP] The First Intl Conf. on Communication Systems and Networking (COMSNETS 09) -- Submission Deadline Sept. 15, 2008

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The submission deadline of COMSNETS 2009 is Sept. 15, 2008
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COMSNETS 2009: The First International Conference on

            COMunication Systems and NETworks

 

                    January 5-10, 2009

                    Bangalore, India

 

Venue for Workshops:                                      IISc, Bangalore

Venue for Main Conference & Business Track: Chancery Pavillion Hotel,

                                                                        Residency Road, Bangalore

 

                     http://www.comsnets.org

 

  Co-Sponsored by IEEE Communications Society

 

                     CALL FOR PAPERS

 

THE FIRST International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS

(COMSNETS) will be held in Bangalore, India from 5 January 2009 to 10 January

2009.  COMSNETS is a premier international conference dedicated to addressing

emerging topics and challenges in Networking and Communications Systems.  The

goal of the conference is to create a world-class gathering of researchers from

academia and industry, practitioners, business leaders, intellectual property

experts and venture capitalists, providing a launch pad for new innovative

business and technology.

 

Detailed conference information and paper submission guidelines will be

available on the conference Web site: http://www.comsnets.org

 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

 

* Internet architecture and protocols

* Network-based applications

* Video Distribution (IPTV, Mobile video, Video on Demand)

* Operations and management of large networks

* Local and Metro Area Networks, including Wireless

* Broadband and Cellular Networks (3G/4G, WiMAX/LTE, UWB)

* Mesh and Sensor Networks

* Software in wireless communications (cognitive radios, dynamic

spectrum access, SDR)

* Wireless operating systems and mobile platforms

* Optical Networks

* Network Security

* Cloud and Utility computing

* Storage area networks

* Next generation Web architectures

* Vehicular Networking

 

Conference Highlights:

 

* Technical paper and poster sessions

* Panel Discussions (7, 8 and 9 January 2009)

* Co-located workshops: WISARD, IAMCOM, RiMCET, WIPCom, NGIntW

* Keynotes/Plenary/Banquet Talks

      * Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIT Madras, India

      * Prof. P. R. Kumar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

      * Prof. Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, USA

      * Dr. Hamid Ahmadi, Motorola, USA

      * Mr. Sandeep Sibal, Qualcomm, India

      * Infosys (TBD)

* COMSNETS Business Track (6 January 2009)

 

The authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their

paper will be presented at the conference.  Accepted papers will be included in

the conference proceedings published by IEEE.  At least one author of each

accepted paper must be registered for the conference for that paper to appear in

the proceedings and be scheduled for presentation.

 

Important Deadlines (firm and will not change)

 

Paper registration: September 8, 2008 at 11:59pm IST

Paper submission: September 15, 2008 at 11:59pm IST

Notification of Acceptance: November 7, 2008

Camera-Ready Submission: December 8, 2008

 

For further information please contact the TPC Chairs at:

comsnets09-tpc-chairs@cs.ucsd.edu

 

Sponsoring Institutions: ALCATEL-LUCENT,  INFOSYS,  MOTOROLA,  SASKEN,  IBM,  AIRVANA,

MICROSOFT RESEARCH India, QUALCOMM

 

US Air Force Research Laboratory (Pending)

 

Media Sponsors: Voice & Data, SmartTechie

 

University Sponsors: IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai, IIT Guwahati, IIIT Bangalore

 

Best Paper Award Sponsor: JET Airways, India

Airline Partner: JETLITE, India

 

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