[Tccc] CFP: Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications Journal Specialized Routing and Node Placement Protocols for Emerging Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

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Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications Journal

"Specialized Routing and Node Placement Protocols for Emerging Wireless Ad
Hoc Networks"

http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom
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With the increasing availability of various wireless devices such as
sensors, cameras, actuators, routers, etc., there has been a recent trend
towards the design and implementation of special wireless ad hoc networks
such as Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
(WMSNs), Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UWSNs), Vehicular ad hoc
Networks (VANETs), Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks (WSANs) and Wireless
Underground Networks (WUNs). Inspired from traditionally well studied
mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), these
networks deploy specialized heterogeneous wireless nodes and are expected
to be used in many real-life applications involving inter-disciplinary
research.

In addition to the challenges inherent to MANETs and WSNs, these emerging
wireless ad hoc networks introduce new challenges at all layers of
protocol stack including new forms of wireless communication (e.g.,
multi-channel, acoustic, underground communication), new mobility models
(e.g., vehicle, underwater, actuator mobility), quality of service (QoS)
(e.g., bandwidth, delay and reliability guarantees) and new node placement
and self-organization techniques (e.g., cameras, mesh router, and actuator
placement). Published solutions for MANETs and WSNs cannot be directly
applied to aforementioned wireless ad hoc networks due to their special
characteristics and constraints.

This special issue will be dedicated to current state of the art routing
and node placement protocols in newly emerged wireless ad hoc networks
such as WMNs, VANETs, UWSNs, WMSNs, WUNs, etc. Papers describing
architectures, protocols, evaluation methods, and experimental studies are
solicited in the following topics of interest (not limited to):

• Routing in multi-radio and multi-channel ad hoc networks
• QoS Routing in WMNs, UWSNs, VANETs and WMSNs
• Network deployment, localization, and synchronization protocols
• Joint routing, scheduling, and channel assignment protocols
• Routing and security trade-offs
• Cross-layer optimization
• Node deployment in WMNs, WMSNs, UWSNs and WUNs
• Routing performance under various node deployment schemes
• Mobility modeling in UWSNs and VANETs
• Test-bed, prototype, and practical systems

Important Dates:

Paper submission: September 1st, 2010 - Note the change to the previous date
Acceptance notification: November 1st, 2010
Final papers: December 15th, 2010

Guest Editors:

Dr. Kemal Akkaya
Department of Computer Science
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Dr. Mohamed Younis
Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Dr. Chun Tung Chou
School of Computer Science & Engineering
University of New South Wales, Australia

Submission Format:

The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original
research which is not published nor currently under review by other
journals or conferences. Author guidelines for preparation of manuscript
can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom. For more
information, please contact the guest editors or Co-Editor-in-Chief,
Mohammed Atiquzzaman (atiq@ou.edu)

Submission Guideline:

Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through
Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select "SI:
AdHoc-Akkaya" when they reach the "Article Type" step in the submission
process. The EES website is located at http://ees.elsevier.com/comcom/.

Note on Review Process:

We plan to conduct a two-phase review process. The authors of papers that
are not selected for further consideration in the second phase will be
notified about the decision within three weeks of the submission deadline.
We apologize in advance that papers not selected for consideration in the
second phase will only receive a notification e-mail with no accompanying
reviews. All papers considered for review in the second phase will go
through the regular journal review process.

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Kemal Akkaya
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901
Tel: 618-453 60 54
Fax: 618-453 60 44

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