[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies] ================================================== = Call for Papers = = = = AD HOC NETWORKS (ELSEVIER) JOURNAL = = = = Special Issue on = = = = "RECENT ADVANCES IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS" = = = = http://www.elsevier.com/locate/adhoc/ = ================================================== Guest Editors: Eylem EKICI, Ohio State University Leonard KLEINROCK, UCLA Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are proposed to observe remote and inhospitable areas at close range. In recent years, WSN applications based on simple sense-and-send type operations are replaced by more sophisticated applications that require guarantees from WSNs in communication and information processing. While service guarantees in wireless ad hoc networks have been researched in the past, these solutions cannot be directly applied to WSNs due to limited resource environment and large scale of WSNs. Solutions developed for WSNs must not only cater to the requirements of applications, but also conserve valuable energy resources of sensor nodes, be adaptive to unexpected changes, and operate in loose coordination with the rest of the network. These requirements also highlight the need for cross-layer design and interactions between sensor hardware, protocol layers, and application middleware. This special issue is dedicated to recent advances in the area of wireless sensor networks. Papers describing protocols, models, evaluation methods, and experimental studies of WSNs are solicited for this special issue. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - WSN cross-layer protocol suites - Real-time communication in WSNs - Protocols for application-level service guarantees for WSNs - WSN capacity modeling and analysis - Application modeling for WSNs - Application admission methods for WSNs - Joint data processing and communication solutions for WSNs - Fault-tolerant communication and data processing in WSNs - Topology control and network reconfiguration - Localization, synchronization, and mobility - Security issues, solutions, and models - Novel WSN architectures and applications - Experimental and testbed studies of WSNs Submission Instructions: ------------------------ Full papers must be submitted in PDF format by e-mail to ekici@ece.osu.edu. Papers must be formatted in single-column format, double-spaced, and use at least 11pt fonts. Papers must not exceed 25 pages including references. Important Dates: ---------------- Submission Deadline: May 1, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2006 Camera-Ready Papers Due: February 15, 2007 Online Publication Date: April 2007 Journal Publication Date: September 2007 -- Eylem Ekici Assistant Professor Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng. Phone: (614) 292-0495 The Ohio State University Fax: (614) 292-7596 http://www.ece.osu.edu/~ekici E-mail: ekici@ece.osu.edu