MobiMedia 2007
Workshop MULTICOM-4G
CALL FOR PAPERS
MULTICOM-4G is the Workshop on Convergence among Mobile Multimedia Services and Fourth-Generation Wireless Networking Standards: Technical Challenges and Users Perspectives, organized in the context of the MobiMedia 2007 Conference. The ambitious goals of future 4G standardization process are well known: broadband mobile connectivity, ubiquitous connectivity, global coverage reached by a tight integration of terrestrial and satellite networking infrastructures, adaptive reconfigurability of the terminals, seamless vertical handover, etc. Pillars in the transition from 3G to 4G are represented by multicarrier modulations (OFDM, MC-CDMA), software-defined radio (SDR) technologies, situation- location aware networks and services. If this panorama is framed in a multimedia perspective, some questions obviously arise. Could 4G standards be broadband enough to improve perceptual quality of video streaming, real- time interaction in delay-sensitive applications, throughput of TCP-based applications? How can mobility issues be addressed by 4G standards in multimedia applications? In other words, will it be possible to provide a good quality of service also to multimedia users travelling by high-speed trains or airplanes? What would the real impact of SDR technologies be on multimedia service provision? How might be efficiently exploited location-situation awareness in order to improve the perceived QoS? Should the concept of wireless security be revised in a renewed framework of large-scale broadband multimedia mobility? To try to answer to these questions (and to other ones), MULTICOM-4G workshop is organized. MULTICOM-4G aims at bringing together leading experts on multimedia signal processing and mobile communications in order to exchange novel ideas about the future of multimedia communications in the perspective of the broadband mobile revolution expected with the near- future deployment of 4G standards.
WORKSHOP TOPICS Multicarrier modulation MIMO systems Future-generation mobile networking protocols for multimedia applications Software radio techniques for multimedia communications Middleware for multimedia communications Advanced channel coding techniques for multimedia communications High-speed mobility and broadband multimedia Multimedia handset implementation issues Satellite communications and multimedia applications: a look to the future Innovative video coding techniques for mobile HDTV services Wireless ad-hoc networks for mobile multimedia Security issues in next-generation mobile multimedia services Applications: the end-user perspective
THE WORKSHOP LOCATION Nafpaktos is a seaside town, bordered by the Corinthian gulf; it combines mountains and seaside in a unique way, in a picture of unequalled beauty, where the greatest jewel is the unique Venetian castle, ending to a spectacular vision, the Port of Nafpaktos. The hospitable city of Nafpaktos, a city of unequalled beauty and rich historical heritage, has plenty of sights: the Castle at the top of the hill, which ends to the small, graphic port with Venetian walls, the imposing Clock, the Old City and its historical centre which preserves its traditional physiognomy, Botsaris mansion, the beautiful, picturesque beaches which frame the Venetian Port and offer a spectacular view of the Corinthian Gulf and the impressive Rio-Antirrio Bridge.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Perspective authors are kindly asked to tightly adhere to the ACM publication guidelines when they are formatting their papers (these guidelines, together with the related author kit can be found at the address: http://www.mobimedia.org/authorskitacm.php).
The papers MUST be submitted by email as pdf attachment to the following address: multicom-4g@lenst.det.unifi.it. Note that only pdf format will be accepted for paper submission. Authors should quote in the cover e-mail their names, affiliation and the e-mail address of the corresponding author.
WORKSHOP CHAIR Claudio Sacchi University of Trento claudio.sacchi@unitn.it
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR Simone Morosi University of Florence morosi@lenst.det.unifi.it
PUBLICITY CHAIR Giulia Boato University of Trento boato@dit.unitn.it
PROGRAM and REVIEW COMMITTEE Luc Vandendorpe Catholic University of Louvain (B)
Jonathan Rodriguez Instituto de Telecomunicaciones, Aveiro (P)
Gregory Yovanof Athens Information Technology (GR)
Christos Politis OfCom (UK)
Massimo Donelli University of Trento (I)
Ramjee Prasad University of Aalborg (DK)
Petri Mahonen RWTH Aachen (D)
Lajos Hanzo University of Southampton (UK)
Merouane Debbah EURECOM (F)
Fabrizio Granelli University of Trento (I)
Maristella Musso University of Genoa (I)
IMPORTANT DATES Deadline paper submission: April 30th 2007 Notification of acceptance: June 8th 2007 Submission of camera ready papers: July 2nd 2007
Please visit http://www.mobimedia.org/documents/Multicom_4G.htm
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