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Call for Papers (deadline extended till February 11)

----------------------------------------------------- International IEEE Workshop on Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems (SAHNS 2007)

Toronto, Canada, June 29, 2007

In conjunction with the IEEE 27th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2007) ----------------------------------------------------- The Workshop, held in conjunction with IEEE ICDCS 2007, provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to present their latest research findings in specialized ad-hoc networks and systems.

Rather than looking for one-size-fits-all general solutions in the area of ad hoc networking and systems, maybe in vain, we want to stimulate the application-oriented divide-and-conquer approach to ad hoc network and system research. The goal is to provide sound, efficient specialized ad hoc networks and systems (SAHNS) suitable for building solutions specific for well-defined classes of applications or even individual applications.

Very popular sensor networks and P2P systems are not perhaps the best known examples of extremely broad, though specialized, subclasses of ad hoc networks. We want to include in the scope of this Workshop only their even more specialized varieties, excluding the general-purpose sensornets and P2Ps.

Other examples of SAHNS are Incident Area Networks (IANs), dedicated to single incidents or events. An IAN can be pre-deployed for a planned event, such as a sporting or "nationally significant" event, or can be dynamically deployed for an unplanned incident, such as a local law enforcement situation or a natural disaster. Opportunistic networks (oppnets), in which the network reacts to a lack of resources by finding and incorporating "helpers" that have needed resources or services, are yet another example of SAHNS. They are suitable for many application scenarios, including but not limited to emergency response situations. We want to consider both specialized ad hoc networks and specialized ad hoc systems. The latter can be built on top of specialized ad hoc networks. Alternatively, they can be constructed independently of specialized ad hoc networks, e.g., on top of general-purpose ad hoc networks.

Briefly, the areas of interest for Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems (SAHNS) include, but are not limited to, the following: . Design Issues for Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems. . Operation and Management Issues for Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems. . Application Issues for Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems.

For more details please visit the SAHNS web pages at: http://www.cs.wmich.edu/%7Ealfuqaha/SAHNS/ or contact the Workshop Chair (llilien@cs.wmich.edu).

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