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********************************************************************* * EWSN 2005 * * * * 2nd European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN) * * * * Istanbul, Turkey * * January 31 - February 2, 2005 * * * * http://www.ewsn.org * * * * Call For Papers * *********************************************************************

Scope of EWSN 2005: ===================

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are fast emerging as a new sensing paradigm based on the collaborative effort of large number of sensors deployed close to or inside the phenomenon to be observed, and have the potential of providing diverse services to numerous applications. The realization of WSNs require intensive technical research efforts especially on energy efficient scalable wireless ad hoc communication protocols due to their unusual application requirements and unique constraints. Additionally, WSNs are further evolving from simple data transportation networks to functionally rich distributed systems such that the tasks of event sensing and acting upon the phenomenon can be collectively realized in an autonomous manner by sensor and actuator nodes.

The objective of this workshop is to bring together researchers from different backgrounds ranging from hardware to applications, to create a forum where cross-layer integration, novel solutions for specific problems, and the future development of WSN functionalities can be discussed.

We encourage contributions describing innovative work on WSN. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Hardware for WSN: transceiver concepts, wakeup radio, antenna design, system integration, process and cost of manufacturing, battery technology, energy scavenging

* Communication protocols: MAC and link layer problems, routing and transport protocols tailored for WSN, redundancy, data aggregation, and mobility support; gateways to fixed Internet; providing functionalities like localization and synchronization

* Source coding techniques appropriate for WSN to support data fusion

* Middleware for WSN: Configuration and installation support, lookup of available functionalities, group communication, distributed algorithms in WSN, harmonizing node-centric and data-centric addressing, integrating WSN in middleware architectures like .NET

* Security: primitives for appropriate cryptographic protocols, secure system engineering

* Applications of WSN: novel applications and their requirements such as medicine, environment control, etc.; experiences with real-world applications

* What part will WSNs play in realizing the visions of ubiquitous computing & communication and Ambient Intelligence.

* Prototypes, field studies, and testbeds: novel sensor node prototypes, measurements within sensor network testbeds

* Modeling of WSN: models for WSN load/applications, mobility or channel models

For further information, please contact the co-chairs via: info@ewsn2005.org

Important Dates: ================

Submission deadline: September 3, 2004 Notification of acceptance: December 6, 2004 Camera-ready version: December 24, 2004 EWSN 2005 Conference: January 31 - February 2, 2005

Submission Details: ===================

The workshop will only accept for review original papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review by another conference or journal.

All submissions will be handled electronically via EDAS: http://edas.info

Manuscripts must be formatted according to the IEEE single-space double-column standard conference format, except the font size, which must be 11 pt. The maximum length of the manuscript is 12 pages, including text, figures and references. All submissions must be in PDF or PostScript format. Use of LATEX for typesetting is strongly recommended.

General Chair: ======================= Erdal Cayirci, Istanbul Technical University, TURKEY

TPC Co-Chairs: ======================= Sebnem Baydere, Yeditepe University, TURKEY Paul Havinga, University of Twente, NETHERLAND

Tutorial Co-Chairs: ======================= Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, USA Giacomo Morabito, University of Catania, ITALY

Publicity Co-Chairs: ======================= Ozgur Baris Akan, Middle East Technical University, TURKEY Wenye Wang, North Carolina State University, USA