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CALL FOR PAPERS
The ACM Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking & Computing MobiHoc 2003 http://mobihoc.ee.ucla.edu
June 1-3, 2003 Annapolis, Maryland, USA
MobiHoc 2003 is the fourth of a series of annual meetings sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE, focusing on the latest research in the rapidly growing area of mobile ad hoc networking and computing. The first MobiHoc was held in 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts, as a workshop affiliated with the MobiCom conference also sponsored by SIGMOBILE. Since then, MobiHoc has become a separate symposium, held in 2001 at Long Beach, California, in 2002 at Lausanne, Switzerland, and now in 2003 at Annapolis, Maryland.
Papers:
Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, are solicited. In general this symposium is interested in papers that address networking or computing problems in the context of mobile and wireless ad hoc networks, ad hoc computing systems, and sensor networks, with the focus being on issues above the physical layer. Specific topics of interest include the following:
* Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, geocast, content-based etc.) * Media access techniques * Transport-layer issues * Hardware and software platforms, systems, and test beds * Applications for ad hoc networks * Power-aware, low-power, and energy-efficient designs * Quality-of-service issues * Security and fault tolerance issues * Self-configuration in ad hoc networks * Processing and fusion of data in sensor networks * Location discovery and management * Timing synchronization * Distributed algorithms for ad hoc networks * Biologically inspired mechanisms * Ad hoc networks of autonomous intelligent systems * Analytic methods and modeling for performance evaluation * Cross-layer interactions, including between higher and physical layers
* Other ad hoc networking and computing topics above the physical layer
Please consult the program co-chairs Anthony Ephremides tony@isr.umd.edu and Mani Srivastava mbs@ee.ucla.edu if you are uncertain whether your paper falls within the scope of the symposium.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF or PostScript format. Papers must not exceed 15 pages (US "Letter" size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and references. The font size must be at least 10 points. Accepted papers will be published in the symposium 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 unpublished and not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be summarily rejected.
To submit a paper, please refer to the paper submission link at the conference website, http://mobihoc.ee.ucla.edu. Questions about the submission process should be directed to the Program Co-Chairs.
TUTORIALS
Proposals for tutorials are solicited. Evaluation of proposals will be based on the expertise and experience of the instructors, and on the relevance of the subject matter for the symposium. Potential instructors are requested to submit a tutorial proposal of at most 5 pages, including a biographical sketch, to the Tutorial Co-Chairs, Edward Knightly knightly@ece.rice.edu and Magda El Zarkielzarki@uci.edu, by the paper submission deadline below.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Deadline December 2, 2002 Notification of Acceptance February 17, 2003 Camera-ready version Due March 15, 2003
Please visit the MobiHoc 2003 Home Page at http://mobihoc.ee.ucla.edu, or send email to the General Chair, Mario Gerla (gerla@cs.ucla.edu), or to the organizing committee (mobihoc@ee.ucla.edu) for any questions or for more information about the symposium.