[IWCLD 2009] Re: Mallorca, Spain (IWCLD 2009, submission deadline 2 February 2009)

2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CROSS-LAYER DESIGN 2009
IWCLD 2009

June 11-12, 2009
Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
http://www.iwcld2009.org

Technically Sponsored by:
IEEE Communications Society & EURASIP

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Cross-layer design refers to a paradigm which exploits dependence
between layers to obtain performance gains. In the last decade, a large
number of cross-layer designs have been put forward which only recently
commenced converging towards a more synthesized and generalized
universal cross-layer architecture.

Research on cross-layer design motivates collaboration among researchers
from different specialities, such as antenna design, propagation
characterization, signal processing, coding, scheduling, networking,
etc. This paves the way to innovative solutions for next generation
wireless communications systems.

TOPICS
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Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

* Cross-layer architectures for wireless communications (3G, 4G, ad-hoc,
mesh and heterogeneous networks)
* Cross-layer adaptation for energy minimization in wireless sensor
networks
* Cross-layer considerations for specific PHY techniques: MIMO,
multi-carrier, space-time coding, etc.
* Cross-layer design for cognitive radio and cognitive networks
* Applications of network coding in cross-layer design
* Cross-layer end-to-end QoS support for wireless networks
* Cross-layer secure mechanisms for future generation wireless networks
* Cross-layer optimization of current standards (WiMAX,W-CDMA, etc.)
* Application-layer adaptation based on cross-layer strategies
* Complexity and scalability issues in cross-layer design
* Signalling for cross-layer protocol interaction
* Design, implementation and testbed results
* Interactions among PHY/MAC/RLC and transport layer protocol
* Cross-layer mobility management and routing protocols * Security
aspects in cross-layer designs.

IMPORTANT DATES
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* Submission deadline: February 2, 2009
* Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2009
* Final paper due: April 20, 2009

PAPER SUBMISSION
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Papers should be in English, not exceeding 5 double-column pages and
should follow IEEE paper templates available on the Workshop web site.
The proceedings of the workshop will be included in the IEEExplore
database and indexed by EI.

CO-LOCATED & CO-TIMED EVENTS
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IWCLD 2009 will be followed by the IEEE Int'l Communications Conference
(ICC 2009) to take place in Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009. The two
events IEEE ICC 2009 and IEEE IWCLD 2009 are connected by budget
airlines and give you an opportunity to have a fruitful and exciting
stay in Europe.

DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS AND PANEL SESSIONS:
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Distinguished Lecturers:

- Prof. Kin K. Leung (Imperial College, UK): "Cross-Layer Designs for
Wireless Mesh Networks"
- Prof. Martin Haardt (TU Ilmenau, Germany): "Tensor-Based Channel
Estimation (TENCE) for Two-Way Relaying with Multiple Antennas and
Scalable Complexity: cross-layer implications"

Panel Session:
- Prof. Giuseppe Bianchi (University of Tor Vergata, Italy), lead
panelist: "The role of cross layer in the future wireless Internet"

CHAIRS & COMMITTEES
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Steering Committee
Miguel A. Lagunas - CTTC, Spain
Josef Nossek - TU Munich, Germany
Dongfeng Yuan - Shandong U. China

General Co-chairs
Ana Pérez-Neira - UPC, Spain
Carles Antón-Haro - CTTC, Spain

Technical Program Committee Co-chairs
Montse Nájar - UPC, Spain
Mischa Dohler - CTTC, Spain

Financial Chair
J. Mangues-Bafalluy - CTTC, Spain

Publications Chair
Lorenza Giupponi - CTTC, Spain

US Liaison
Alejandro Ribeiro, U. of Pennsylvania

Far East Liaison
Ju Liu - Shandong U., China

Special Sessions Chair
Xavier Mestre - CTTC, Spain

Local Arrangements
Laura Casaus - CTTC, Spain
David Company - CTTC, Spain
Miguel Gutiérrez - CTTC, Spain
Margarida Hesselbach - CTTC, Spain

Local Committee
Ramon Puigjaner – UIB, Spain
Christian Ibars - CTTC, Spain
Christos Verikoukis - CTTC, Spain
Paolo Dini - CTTC, Spain
Antonio Pascual, UPC, Spain
Nizar Zorba - CTTC, Spain
Bartomeu Serra – UIB, Spain

Technical Committee
S. Affes M. Haardt G. Pujolle
R. Agustí R. Heath A. Ribeiro
A. Alexiou N. Jindal S. Ruiz
M. Bengtsson M. Kaveh M. Rupp
G. Chelius M. Kihl M. Sanchez
H. Chen A. Klein B. Serra
J. Cioffi G. Kormetzas O. Simeone
G. Corazza I. Koutsopoulos S. Simoens
L. Correia L. Libman M. Skoglund
M.G. di Benedetto J. Liu D. Slock
C. Diot D. Love U. Spagnolini
J. Domingo-Pascual L. Loyola A. Svensson
A. Duda J. Luo J. Sykora
S. Fdida S. Mangold R. Tafazolli
M. Garcia M. Matijasevic F. Theoleyre
J. García-Vidal C. MecklenbraukeS. Toumpis
D. Gesbert B. Ottersten V. Tralli
A. Gkelias N. Passas W. Utschick
A. Goldsmith X. Perez Costa R. Verdone
A. Gomez-Skarmeta R. Puigjaner J. Vidal
T. Watteyne