[DistComp] Third CFP: WiSARN 2012-Spring, May 18-20, Hangzhou China

[xianghui cao]

Call for Papers


The 5th IEEE International Workshop on

Wireless Sensor, Actuator and Robot Networks (WiSARN 2012-Spring)
http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~xuli/WiSARN2012Spring/

To be held in conjunction with the

The 8th IEEE International Conference on

Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS'12)

May 18-20, Hangzhou, China.


Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSANs) are the confluence point

where the traditional fields of wireless sensor networks (WSNs),

robot networks and control theory meet. In WSAN, nodes collaborate

to accomplish distributed sensing and actuation tasks. Leveraged by

the control and mobility of actors, the networking process and

applications embrace a whole new set of possibilities. Actors may

deploy, repair and relocate sensors to improve coverage, build routes

and fix network partition to ensure data communication, change network

topology to shape routing patterns and balance energy consumption,

and respond to reported events in a timely and effective manner.

The benefits are limited only by imagination. As an emerging field,

WSANs are in need of new networking techniques, by which they can fully

exploit their particularities and potentials. WiSARN aims to bring

together state-of-the-art contributions on the design, specification

and implementation of architectures, algorithms and protocols for

current and future applications of WSAN.


Original, unpublished contributions are solicited in ALL aspects of

WSANs, WSNs, robot networks, and robotics and automation. Possible topics

include, but are not limited to:

* Autonomous sensor networks

* Emergent behavior in WSAN

* Modeling and simulation of WSAN

* WSAN architectural and operational models

* Autonomic and self-organizing coordination and communication

* Sensor-actor (robot) and actor-actor coordination

* Energy-efficient and real-time communication protocols

* Bandwidth-efficient and delay-tolerant communication protocols

* Distributed control and management in WSAN

* Neighborhood discovery and mobility management

* Communication protocols for swarms of mobile actors (robots)

* Map exploration and pattern formation of mobile robots

* Actor (robot) task assignment

* Biologically inspired communication

* Ecological systems

* Architectures and topology control

* Localization in WSAN

* Probabilistic integration in WSAN

* Quality of service, security and robustness issues

* Applications and prototypes

* Hybrid networks and wireless Internet

* Data management, gathering, aggregation and query processing


Papers must not exceed 6 single-spaced and two-column pages using

at least 10 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inches pages, and must be

formatted in strict accordance with the IEEE author guidelines.

Submissions are being considered with the understanding that they

describe original research, neither published nor under review

elsewhere. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Digital

Library after the conference and included in DCOSS 2012 proceedings.


Selected best papers will be invited to a special issue of

Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks: an international journal (SCIE).


Important dates

Paper submission: Feb. 20, 2012

Author notification: Mar. 20, 2012

Camera ready: Apr. 02, 2012

Workshop date: May 18, 2012


General Chair

Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada

Program Co-Chairs:

Jiming Chen, Zhejiang University, China

Carlo Fischione, KTH, Sweden

Xu Li, Inria Lille - Nord Europe, France


Publicity Co-Chairs:

Xianghui Cao, Zhejiang University, China

Hannes Frey, University of Paderborn, Germany

Enrico Natalizio, INRIA Lille - Nord Europe, France

Cheng Wang, University of Ottawa, Canada


Submission Chair:

Rafael Falcon, University of Ottawa, Canada


For further information, please refer to the above WiSARN 2011 website,

or contact the program co-chairs:

Dr. Jiming Chen at jmchen.zju (at) gmail.com

Dr. Carlo Fischione at carlofi (at) kth.se

Dr. Xu Li at xu.li (at) inria.fr
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