2012 - Embedded Systems and Wireless Technology: Theory and practical applications

Embedded Systems and Wireless Technology: Theory and practical applications

Editors:

Dr. Raúl Aquino santos, MSc. Arthur Edwards Block (University of Colima, Mexico)

Call for Chapters:

Proposals submissions deadline: April 15, 2011

Introduction:

The increasing presence of embedded systems in products and services is presently creating huge opportunities in a variety of different areas. Embedded systems already play an important role not only in consumer electronics, but in many important and safety-critical systems. As a consequence, there is growing scientific interest in the conceptual and practical tools necessary to develop embedded systems. These systems are becoming increasingly more popular in a wide range of value-added applications. As a result, our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on embedded systems and wireless technology that is ubiquitously embedded in our environment. More than 98% of processors used today are in embedded systems that are no longer visible to their owner, which evidences the evolution from times when processors were located almost exclusively in personal computers. This miniaturization of processing capacity can be found not only in safety-critical applications such as intelligent smart houses, controllers for automotive devices, railways, aircrafts, aerospace, health care and medical devices, but also in communications technologies, mobile systems, environmental monitoring and control systems, mobile phones, PDA's, DVD players, cameras, etc. All of these technologies have wide-ranging impacts on society in the areas of security, privacy, the workplace and the home.

Objetive of the book:

The objective of the book is to explore embedded systems and wireless technologies based on theoretical aspects and practical applications in critical sectors, for example, agriculture, environment, public health, domotic, public transportation, among others.

Target Audience:

The prospective audience of the book “Embedded Systems and Wireless Technology: Theory and practical applications,” will be undergraduate and graduate students interested in embedded systems and wireless technologies and professors teaching or researching this area, as well as for practitioners in this emerging area.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

This book will include (but will not be limited to) the following topics on the use of embedded systems and wireless technologies, including present applications and future development.

? Embedded Systems

? Architectures

? Wireless technologies

? Propagation models

? Wireless Ad hoc Networks

? Applications in embedded systems and wireless technologies including voice, data and video

? Security

? Routing protocols

? Simulation models

The book will include a suitable balance of electronic, communications and computer science.

The book seeks to include works from the following computing areas:

? Electronics

? Communications

? Computer Networks

? Computer Security

? Software Engineering

? Human-computer Interaction

? Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing

? Social Computing

? Artificial Intelligence

? Information Technology

? Informatics

? Telematics

? Computer Electronics

Submission Procedure:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 2-3 page chapter proposal (Word document) on or before April 15, 2011, clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of submitted proposals will be notified by April 22, 2011 about the status of their proposals. Accepted proposals will receive chapter guidelines upon notification. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 30, 2011. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.

Publisher:

This book is scheduled to be published by Science Publishers. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit http://www.scipub.net/. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2012.

Important Dates:

April 15, 2011: Proposal Submission Deadline

April 22, 2011: Notification of Acceptance

July 30, 2011: Full Chapter Submission

August 19, 2011: Review Results Returned

November 30, 2011: Final Chapter Submission

January 31, 2012: Final Deadline

Editorial Advisory Board Members:

Prof. Abdullah Gani University of Malaya Malaysia

Danda B. Rawat Old Dominion University United States

Guo Huaqun Institute for Infocomm Research Singapore

Aurya Morya Inha University Korea

David Guralnick Kaleidoscope Learning United States

Nitin Maslekar École d'ingénieurs généralistes France

Mohamed el Boukhari University Mohamed first Morocco

Ali Aldahoud Al-Zaytoonah University Jordan

Corneliu Sterian Polytechnic University of Bucarest Romania

Omar Lengerke Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Christian Guetl Graz University of Technology Austria

Jesus Luna Technische Universitat Darmstadt Germany

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):

Raúl Aquino Santos, BSc, MSc, PhD

Research- Professor, College of Telematics

University of Colima

Ave. Universidad 333, Colima, 28040, Mexico

P./fax: +52(312)3161075

Email: aquinor-AT-ucol.mx