WPSN 2020 - 2nd International Workshop on Wirelessly Powered Systems and Networks

Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) is the driving technology that will enable the next generation of the distributed sensor systems, including battery-less sensors, passive RFID, as well as IoT, 5G and M2M solutions. Distributed WPT-enabled devices can be powered by harvesting energy from the surroundings (for example electromagnetic energy), leading to a novel communication systems networks paradigm, the Wirelessly Powered Systems and Networks. The WPSN workshop aims at providing an interdisciplinary reference forum focusing on the use of WPT as an enabler for improving the efficiency of current distributed communication systems and networks. Therefore, both tools and techniques to design (or improve) relevant distributed operations using WPT, as well as results from the analysis of data obtained through this enabler, are welcome in the workshop. WPSN aims at engaging researchers working on WPT-enabled networking protocols, algorithms and optimization WPT-enabled communication methods, tools and techniques Far-/near-field WPT technologies for networks and communications
Topics
The focus areas of the contributions can vary according the entire spectrum of distributed WPT applications. Potential authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate recent advances in both theoretical and experimental research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Scheduling algorithms in wirelessly rechargeable sensor networks
Integration of WPT in Aerial (UAV) Networks
Optimization and approximation algorithms (mobility/energy/data management)
Joint operation scheduling (routing, data gathering, ambient harvesting)
Precise algorithmic models and efficient distributed protocols
Algorithms for WPT devices deployment
Energy trading and economy models among peers
Safety provisioning through EM radiation control algorithms
Peer-to-peer and crowd charging algorithms (e.g., mobile social networks, sensor networks)
Far-field WPT for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) Networks and 5G
Algorithms for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT)
WPT for medical implants and wearable devices
WPT for automotive technology and electric vehicles (Vehicle-2-Grid (V2G) or Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V))
WPT for mobile communications, wireless sensor networks and UAVs
WPT for home/Industrial appliances
Solutions for SWIPT
Software/Hardware solutions for energy sharing among peers
RF energy harvesting, rectennas and rectenna arrays
High-frequency rectifying circuits, power transmitters and devices
Near-field (inductive, resonant) energy transfer
Microwave transmission and beaming
Novel materials, fabrication techniques
Energy storage elements, RFID-related electronics and self-powered sensors
Measurement and characterization approaches for WPT components
Standardization, regulations and biological effects
Privacy and security in WPT based energy sharing networks