SPACOMM 2012 - SPACOMM 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications

SPACOMM 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Advances in Satellite
and Space Communications

April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SPACOMM12.htm...

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPSPACOMM12....

- regular papers

- short papers (work in progress)

- posters

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitSPACOMM...

Submission deadline: December 5, 2011

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals:
http://www.iariajournals.org

Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts,
state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments,
applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit
complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other
conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.
All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of
Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business
presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules:
http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

SPACOMM 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Signal processing in telecommunications
Signal processing theory and practice; Advances in modulation and coding;
Image and multidimensional signal processing; Signal filter design and
structures; Multirate filtering, filter banks, and adaptive filters; Fast
signal processing algorithms; Nonlinear signals and systems; Nonuniform
transformation; 2D nonuniform DFT; Fast algorithm of NDFT; Advanced
image/video coding; Advanced prediction techniques; Signal detection and
reconstruction; Spectral estimation and time-frequency analysis; Higher
order spectrum analysis; Parameter estimation; Array signal processing;
Statistical signal analysis; Signal and system modeling; Cyclostationary
signal analysis; Active noise control, active noise reduction and echo
cancellation; Psychoacoustics and room acoustics; Signal processing for
music; Binaural systems and multidimensional signal systems; Geophysical and
seismic signal processing; Nonlinear interpolation/resampling; Extensions to
wavelet based coding (x-lets); Low complexi!
ty image/video compression; Multiple resolution signal processing; New
approach to digital signal processing; Compression of random data;
Recompression of compressed data; 2D projection of 3D data; Stereo data
matching; Emerging applications requiring new compression tools; Unified
compression and recognition; H.264 and latest video coding standards; Latest
audio coding standards
Antenna/Radar signal processing

Signal detection and estimation; RF engineering; Active filters; Analog and
digital filters; Oscillator circuit design; Circuit design for high-speed
frequency synthesis; Statistical and adaptive signal processing;
Computational electrodynamics; Signal processing for sensing systems; RFID
and MMIC design principles and applications; Microstrip circuit design and
applications; Design and analysis of microwave radiometer systems; Modem
microwave; System-in-package RF design and applications

Satellite and space communications

Earth-space communications; MIMO satellite communications; Hybrid satellite
and terrestrial networks; Access Schemes; Demand Assignment Multiple Access
(DAMA); Cross-layer air interface design; Channel models; Navigation
services; Reliable multicast protocols; Transport protocol performance over
satellite; IP over satellite Routing protocols; Game theory applications in
satellite networks; Onboard switching and processing technologies; QoS and
performance; Call admission control schemes; Dynamic bandwidth allocation;
Adjacent and terrestrial interference; Fade mitigation techniques; Advanced
channel modeling; Security, privacy, and trust; Radio resource management;
IT application in Space Communications; Standards activities

Delay Tolerant Networking

Use of DTN protocols in space missions; DTN for PI/instrument connectivity;
Routing for DTNs; Performance and reliability of DTN protocols

Satellites and nano-satellites

Satellite communications (hybrid satellites and terrestrial networks);
Special protocols for nano-satellites; Onboard processing technology;
Interplanetary communications (spatial mission analysis, in-flight
experiences, delay tolerant networking [DTN]); Nano satellites and
nano-rockets; Fundamental of nano-satellites communications; New
technologies specific for small satellites; Applications (earth observation,
science, telecommunications, navigation); New technologies; Satellite
constellation design

Geographic Information and applications

Geographic information systems; Earth observation; Global positioning
systems; Digital terrain modeling; Principles of GNSS, inertial and
multi-sensor integrated navigation systems; GNSS applications; Spectrum
systems for GNSS; GNSS devices for weak signals; Wireless positioning
technologies and applications; Modern tracking systems; Satellite navigation
(GPS, Galileo, augmentation systems); Visibility analysis of a satellite, or
satellite constellation

Satellite/space communications-based applications

Satellite-based disaster recovery; Satellite-based large-scale
sensor-networks; Satellite-based power grids monitoring and control;
Satellite-based remote eHealth; Satellite based alarm systems;
Satellite-based sensing and data mining; Satellite-based weather forecast;
Satellite-based earthquake surveillance; Satellite-based environmental
surveillance

Radar systems

Radar systems analysis and modeling; Radar and signal processing; Short
range FM radar; Millimeter-wave radar targets; Radar reflectivity (land and
sea); Radar system performance modeling; Interception and analysis of radar
signal

Antennas

Antenna design and communications; Adaptive antenna and phased arrays for
radar and communications; Smart antennas; Radioware propagation and antennas
for personal communications; Dielectric resonator antennas; Multiantenna
wireless communications systems; Antennas and propagation for body-centric
wireless communications; Ultrawideband antennas; Mobile antennas systems;
Parasitic antennas for cellular communications

Radio

Radio resource management and dynamic spectrum sharing; Platforms and
architectures for cognitive radio; Access schemes; Wireless network
co-existence; Ultra-Wideband cognitive radio system; Interference metric
modeling; Beamforming and MIMO for interference avoidance; Anti-jamming
channel coding; QoS provisioning and MAC protocols; Self-organizing mesh
networks and autonomic communications; Multi-resolution channel sensing
algorithms

Warfare

Electronic warfare target location systems; Statistical
multisource-multitarget information fusion; Multisensor data fusion;
Multimodel surveillance; Military applications

Galaxy-scale satellite communications and exploration missions

Planetary exploration management; Space astronomy advances;
Solar-terrestrial sciences; Space life sciences and mission monitoring;
Space physical sciences and satellite communications; Operational space
medicine; Human exploitation of space resources