[Tccc] Due in one week - RSSN2010 Workshop

The First Workshop on Radar and Sonar Sensor Networks
Aug 15, 2010, Beijing, China

http://students.uta.edu/jx/jxl5466/rssn-wasa10.htm

Call for Papers
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Although radar and sonar rely on two fundamentally different types of wave
transmission, Radio Detection
and Ranging (RADAR) and Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR) both are remote
sensing systems
with important military, scientific and commercial applications. RADAR sends
out electromagnetic waves,
while active SONAR transmits acoustic (i.e., sound) waves. In both systems,
these waves return echoes
from certain features or targets that allow the determination of important
properties and attributes of the
target (i.e., shape, size, speed, distance, etc.). Because electromagnetic
waves are strongly attenuated
(diminished) in water, RADAR signals are mostly used for ground or
atmospheric observations. Because
SONAR signals easily penetrate water, they are ideal for navigation and
measurement under water. The
networking of radars or sonars are two emerging research areas, known as
radar sensor networks and
underwater sensor networks. The goal of the workshop is to publish the most
recent results in the
development of radar sensor networks and underwater sensor networks.
Researchers and practitioners
working in this area are expected to take this opportunity to discuss and
express their views on the current
trends, challenges, and state of the art solutions addressing various issues
in radar and sonar sensor
networks. Topics to be covered in this Workshop include but are not limited
to:
* Waveform design and diversity
* UWB radar sensor networks
* Interferences analysis
* Co-existence with other sensor networks
* Network capacity
* MIMO radar
* MIMO sonar
* Medium Access Control (MAC)
* Routing
* Underwater channel modeling
* Underwater communications
* Network coverage
* Energy efficiency
* Security and privacy
* Navigation and positioning (localization)
* Sensor fusion
* In-network information processing
* Target detection and tracking
* Other applications

Submission:
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Notification:
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Camera ready:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

TPC Chairs:
Dr. Jing Liang, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
E-mail: tracy.jingliang@gmail.com <mailto:tracy.jingliang@gmail.com>
Dr. Qingchun Ren, Microsoft, Seattle, USA
E-mail: helenren@microsoft.com <mailto:helenren@microsoft.com>

Program Committee:
Dr. Scott C.-H. Huang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Dr. Ting Jiang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Dr. Qilian Liang, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Dr. Sherwood W. Samn, Air Force Research Laboratory/RHX, San Antonio,
TX 78235, USA
Dr. Lingming Wang, iBiquity Digital Corporation, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 USA
Dr. Xinsheng Xia, Tellabs Inc, New Jersey, USA
Dr. Liang Zhao, Airvana Inc, Chelmsford, MA
Dr. Zheng Zhou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China