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IEEE WOWMOM 2005
ANNOUNCEMENT and PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile
and
Multimedia Networks
Taormina, Italy, June, 2005
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Sponsored by The IEEE Computer Society and
The University of Texas at Arlington
Technical sponsored by IEEE TCCC
**** Submission Deadline --- November 10, 2004 ****
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Following the successful series of MobiCom one-day Workshop on
Wireless Mobile Multimedia (WOWMOM) 1998-2002, WOWMOM 2005 is now an independent
IEEE Symposium. This symposium intends to provide a definitive forum for
networking, software systems and multimedia research in the wireless/mobile area
involving both computer science and electrical engineering communities.
Technology evolution is driving toward a world of wireless, mobile, and
multimedia pervasive communications where users can seamlessly and ubiquitously
accomplish their tasks, access information or communicate with other users
anytime, anywhere, and by any device. Technologies include, among others, IEEE
802.11, 802.15, 802.16, Mobile IP, micro-mobility protocols, IP paging, wireless
IP QOS, mobile ad hoc and sensor networks, and cellular networks. In addition to
these, new and emerging technologies (e.g., UWB) need to be taken into account.
The resulting networking environment will constitute the fourth generation
wireless networks. 4G will integrate different types of wireless networks with
wire-line backbone network seamlessly, and provide the convergence of voice,
multimedia and data traffic over a single IP based core network.
WoWMoM 2005 technical program committee is soliciting papers addressing the
research challenges toward a world of wireless, mobile, and multimedia pervasive
communications. Two types of contributions will be accepted:
FULL PAPERS. Full Papers must present original, previously unpublished,
complete works, validated by experimentation, simulation, or analysis.
Practical experiences and experimental efforts are welcome.
POSITION PAPERS. Papers in this category must be visionary, innovative and
forward-looking. They must offer new perspectives opening future research
directions, rather than by presenting mature work with quantitative results.
Only a limited number of slots will be available for position papers that will
be reviewed primarily for relevance and originality.
Topics of interest for WOWMOM 2005 include, but are not limited to,
the following:
- System prototypes and experiences
- Software technologies and systems
- QoS for real-time voice and video in wireless networks
- Interactive broadband television, gaming, and video distribution
- Middleware support for QoS provision
- Caching and content management in WLANs and WMANs
- Differentiated services in wireless multimedia networks
- IP-based multimedia services over wireless networks
- Networking services for ambient intelligence and pervasive
environments
- Multicasting and broadcasting problems and solutions
- Handoff and mobility management
- Seamless internetworking
- IP-based mobile networks
- Location mechanism and services
- Wireless BAN, PAN, LAN, and MAN
- Ad hoc and sensor networks
- Vehicular wireless networks
- Access technologies
- Third and fourth generation systems
- Energy-efficient protocols and power management
- Wireless security and dependability
- Pricing and billing
- Modeling and Performance evaluation
PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
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Papers should neither have been published elsewhere nor currently under
review by another conference or journal. Guidelines on paper submission
and formatting will be provided on the website
(http://cnd.iit.cnr.it/wowmom2005). Accepted papers will appear in the symposium
proceedings published by IEEE.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Full papers due:
November 10, 2004
Notification:
January
20, 2005
Camera Ready due:
February 15, 2005
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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GENERAL Co-Chairs:
Giuseppe
Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy
Sajal K. Das, The
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
PROGRAM Co-Chairs:
Marco Conti,
National Research Council, Italy
Dipankar
Raychaudhuri WINLAB/Rutgers University, USA
FINANCE & REGISTRATION Chair:
Yonghe Liu, The
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
PUBLICITY Co-Chairs:
Mainak
Chatterjee, Univ. Central Florida, USA
Sunghyun Choi,
Seoul National University, Korea
Franca Delmastro,
IIT-CNR, Italy