[GenCWiNets'08] Call for Papers

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The First IEEE International Workshop on Generation C Wireless Networks (GenCWiNets'08)

In conjunction with
The 26th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC)
December 7, 2008

Austin, Texas, USA

GenCWiNets Website: http://www.ipccc.org/ipccc2008/main.php?page=6
IPCCC website: http://www.ipccc.org/
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As we progress from Generation X to Generation Z, we are also advancing towards
Generation C where "the community is connected through context-aware content". Wired
networks and applications have already responded well to the needs of Generation C.
Though wireless is already prevalent in the forms of WLAN, WPAN cellular etc, they are
still seen as the last mile enabler for these wired applications. As advances in
pervasive computing, wireless communication and sensor networks continue, real time
information availability, ubiquitous connectivity and convergence can enable new
applications that are context aware and provide valuable services to the community.

This workshop provides a forum for academia, industry, and government agencies to discuss
the challenges involved in the design, deployment and operational issues of Generation C
wireless networks. The workshop will identify and define new applications, fundamental
issues and potential solutions. Contributions of all types including case studies and
research, addressing the main focus or one of following non-exclusive list of topics
are equally welcome:

* Connectivity and convergence of heterogonous networks
(interoperability, handoff, QoS, policies, resource management, roaming, etc)
* Smart environments (buildings, roads, vehicles, etc)
* Location based services
* Security, privacy, and performance trade-offs
* Community based networks
* Next generation networking applications (social, vehicular, healthcare, etc)
* Context-aware networks, service management and adaptive protocols
* Cognitive networks, protocols, and services
* Mobility models and traffic patterns
* Cross-layer designs and optimizations
* Testbeds, benchmarks, prototypes and experimental studies

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Paper Submission
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All submissions will be handled electronically through EDAS system. Papers should describe
original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference,
workshop, or journal. Authors are invited to submit a maximum of 8 page regular papers and
4 page short papers including the abstract, figures and references. Papers should include
the title, author(s), authors' affiliation and an abstract. Papers must not exceed 10
single-spaced and two-column pages using at least 10 point size type on 8.5 * 11 inches
pages. For further formatting guidelines please follow IEEE conference style available at
www.computer.org/portal/site/cscps. Both regular and short papers accepted for presentation
will be published in the IPCCC conference proceedings.
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Important Dates
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Manuscript submission due: October 15, 2008
Acceptance notice: November 8, 2008
Final manuscript due: November 15, 2008

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Organizing Committee
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GENERAL CHAIR
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Lakshmi Venkatraman Robert Bosch LLC, USA

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
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Vivek Jain Robert Bosch LLC, USA
Wenyuan Xu University of South Carolina, USA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Arup Acharya IBM TJ Watson, USA
Dharam Agrawal University of Cincinnati, USA
Onur Altintas Toyota InfoTechnology, Japan
Oliver Amft ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Nils Aschenbruck University of Bonn, Germany
Heribert Baldus Philips Research, The Netherlands
Subir Biswas Michigan State University, USA
Yingying Chen Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Hsiao-Hwa Chen National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Wai Chen Telcordia Technologies, USA
Krishna Chintalapudi Robert Bosch LLC, USA
Mustafa Ergen University of California, Berkeley, USA
Marco Gruteser Rutgers University, USA
Ashok Jhunjhunwala Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Ramesh Joshi Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Abtin Keshavarzian Robert Bosch LLC, USA
Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui The Open University, UK
Bhaskar Krishnamachari University of Southern California, USA
Anup Kumar University Of Louisville, USA
Loukas Lazos University of Arizona, USA
Donggang Liu University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Tamer Nadeem Siemens Corporate Research, USA
Nagesh Nandiraju Motorola Inc., USA
Jeffrey Pan Google Inc., USA
Adrian Perrig Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Cem Saraydar General Motors R&D, USA
Ichiro Satoh National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Rahul Shah Intel Corporation, USA
Xiaodong Wang Qualcomm Inc., USA
Hongwei Zhang Wayne State University, USA
Lin Zhong Rice University, USA

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