PRELIMINARY
CALL FOR PAPERS
The First ACM Conference on Embedded
Networked Sensor Systems
SenSys
2003
http://www.cens.ucla.edu/sensys03/
November
5-7, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sponsored by: ACM (Sigcomm, Sigmobile, Sigarch,
Sigmetrics, Sigops), and NSF
SenSys 2003 introduces a high caliber forum for
research on systems issues in the emerging area of
embedded, networked
sensors. These distributed systems of numerous smart sensors and
actuators
connecting computational capabilities to the physical world have
the potential to revolutionize a
wide array of application areas by providing
an unprecedented density and fidelity of
instrumentation. They also
present a host of novel systems challenges because of resource
constraints,
uncertainty, irregularity, and scale. SenSys design issues cut across
multiple
fields, including wireless communication, networking, operating
systems, architecture, low-power
circuits, distributed algorithms, data
processing, scheduling, sensors, energy harvesting, and
signal processing, so
a holistic approach is required. SenSys seeks to provide a
cross-disciplinary
venue for researchers addressing the rich space of
networked sensor system design issues to
interact and exchange recent
results. It is the first of a planned series of annual meetings with
a
single-track technical program and a hands-on research exhibition. This
inaugural 2003 conference
shall take place in Los Angeles, CA.
PAPERS:
Technical papers describing original, previously
unpublished research are solicited. In general this
conference is interested
in papers that address system issues in embedded networked systems.
Specific
topics of interest include the following:
* Network protocols for sensor networks
*
Operating system and middleware for sensor networks
* Distributed database
processing in sensor networks
* Distributed algorithms for sensor
networks
* Novel sensor node hardware and software platforms
* Sensor
network planning and deployment
* Energy management in sensor networks
*
Adaptive topology management
* In-network processing and aggregation
*
Data storage in sensor networks
* Distributed and collaborative signal
processing
* Distributed Actuation, Control, and Coordination
*
Localization in time and space
* Distributed calibration in sensor
networks
* Simulation and optimization tools
* Applications of distributed
sensor networks
* Security and Robustness in sensor networks
* Sensor
network testbed measurements and benchmarks
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submissions will be handled electronically and
must be in PDF or PostScript file format. Papers
must not exceed 15 pages (US
"Letter" size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and references
in
single-column, single-space format. The font size must be at least 10 points.
Accepted papers
will be published in the conference proceedings. We will
adopt a double-blind process for paper
review, where the identities of the
authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors' names and
their
affiliations must not be revealed or mentioned anywhere in the paper or in the
postscript or
PDF file. Submitted papers should be original, unpublished work
and not currently under review for
any other conference or journal. Papers
not following these guidelines will be rejected. To submit
a paper, please
refer to the paper submission link at the conference website,
http://www.cens.ucla.edu/sensys03.
Questions about the submission process should be directed to the
Program
Co-Chairs at <sensys03-pcchairs@cens.ucla.edu>.
Selected papers from the conference will be
forwarded for fast-track
publication as journal papers in ACM/IEEE Transactions on Networking
and
ACM/Kluwer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET).
RESEARCH EXHIBITS and POSTERS
There will be a research exhibition and poster
session. Details will be provided in the final Call for
Papers.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Registration & Abstract: April 1,
2003
Paper Submission Deadline: April 8,
2003
Notification of Acceptance: June 27,
2003
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
General
Co-Chairs: Ian Akyildiz
(Georgia Tech.) Deborah Estrin
(UCLA)
Program
Co-Chairs: David Culler
(UC Berkeley) Mani
Srivastava (UCLA)
Demos & Exhibits Co-chairs: John Heidemann
(USC/ISI)
Fabio Silva (USC/ISI)
Publicity
Co-chairs: Erdal Cayirci
(ITU)
Lynette Millett (NRC)
Student Posters Co-chairs: Bhaskar Krishnamachari
(USC) Sylvia Ratnasamy
(Intel)
Finance
Chair:
David Jaquez (UCLA)
Local Arrangements Chair: Bernie Dempsey
(UCLA)
Registration Chair:
Suresh Singh (Portland State)
Sponsorship
Chair: Rajesh Gupta
(UCSD)
Student Travel Awards: R. Sivakumar
(Georgia Tech.)
Submission Process Chair: Dirk Grunwald (U.
Colorado)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
A. Arora (Ohio State U.) H. Bakakrishnan
(MIT) P. Bonnet (U. Copenhagen)
L. Clare
(JPL) C. Enz (EPFL) R.
Govindan (USC)
J. Hellerstein (UC Berkeley) L. Krishnamurthy
(Intel) R. Martin (Rutgers)
M. Martonosi (Princeton) A.
Perrig (CMU) S. Servetto (Conell)
M. Smith
(HP) J. Stankovic (U. Virginia) G. Sukhatme
(USC)
M. Vetterli (EPFL) F. Zhao (PARC)
STEERING COMMITTEE
Ian Akyildiz (Georgia Tech., Co-chair), Victor Bahl (Microsoft, Sigmobile
Representative),
Deborah Estrin (UCLA, Co-chair), Craig Partridge (BBN,
Sigcomm Representative), and
Taieb Znati (NSF)