STOCK 2011 - 2nd International Workshop on System and Theory of Cognitive Radio Networks (STOCK 2011)

STOCK 2011
The 2nd International Workshop on System and Theory of Cognitive Radio Networks
to be held in conjunction with
The 7th International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN 2011)
December, 2011 ? Beijing, China
Cognitive radio networks (CRNs) have received significant attention recently as an innovative paradigm for efficient spectrum utilization. Using the cooperation concept for CRNs design, is an emerging network design strategy for future cognitive wireless networks. In cooperative CRNs, individual network nodes can cooperate to find the spectrum resources in a coordinated way. Successful cooperative CRNs can prompt the development of advanced wireless networks to efficiently utilize the valuable spectrum resources. However, the impact and challenges of cooperative CRNs on the cooperative transmissions are not well-understood yet. Some fundamental aspects requiring immediate studies include: theoretical tools to guide the design of cooperative networking systems, effective incentive mechanisms for cooperation in CRNs, new protocol design for cooperative CRNs, and compatible deployment of cooperative CRNs over the existing infrastructure for effective spectrum utilizations. This workshop aims at reporting the state-of-the-art research and development on cooperation in cognitive radio networking. Original, unpublished contributions and invited articles, reflecting various aspects of cooperation in cognitive radio networks are encouraged.
Topics of Interest
The topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to:

Cooperative spectrum sensing schemes in CRNs

Cognitive MAC/link layer issues such as adaptive access connection and scheduling;

Cooperative routing at the network layer, transport layer with cognitive knowledge

Cooperative end-to-end flow control in CRNs

Incentive mechanisms for cooperation behavior in CRNs;

Cross layer design and optimization, and heterogeneous QoS provisioning;

Cooperative resource management in CRNs;

Security support to complement/enhance cooperative CRNs;

Information theoretic aspects, asymptotic performance analysis, coding schemes and scaling law for cooperative CRNs;

System modeling and experimental study
Important Dates

Full Paper Due:
20-Sep-11

Notification of Acceptance:
10-Oct-11

Final Camera-Ready Due:
18-Oct-11

Workshop Dates:
20-Dec-10
General Co-Chairs
Xiang-yang Li Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Zhiyong Feng Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, China
Qihui Wu P.L.A. University of Science and Technology, China
Program Co-Chairs
Panlong Yang(plyang-AT-computer.org) P.L.A. University of Science and Technology, China
Xufei Mao Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, China
Yiyang Zhao zhaoyy-AT-ust.hk Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China