MSN 2009 - The 5th International Workshop on Localized Communication and Topology Protocols for Ad hoc Networks (MSN 2009)

The 5th International Workshop on Localized Communication and Topology Protocols for Ad hoc Networks

to be held in conjunction with
The 5th International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN 2009)
14-16, December, 2009 â?“ Wu Yi Mountain, China

http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/conference/msn09/

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NEWS: Excellent papers will be invited to the special issue of Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, An international Journal (AHSWN) [SCIE-indexed].
Subject and Purpose of the Workshop

This workshop covers comprehensively the algorithmic issues in the hot area of ad hoc and sensor networking. In particular, sensor networks are currently recognized as one of the priority research areas (for example, a multi-disciplinary program on sensors and sensor networks was launched in 2003 at the US National Science Foundation) and research activities are booming recently.

This workshop concentrates on network layer problems like data communication (routing, QoS-routing, geocasting, multicasting, broadcasting, etc.) and topology control (neighbor discovery, power adjustment, neighbor elimination, etc.). The main paradigm shift is to apply localized (or greedy) schemes as opposed to existing protocols requiring global information. Localized algorithms are distributed algorithms where simple local node behavior achieves a desired global objective. Localized protocols provide scalable solutions, that is, solutions for wireless networks with an arbitrary number of nodes, which is the main goal of this plan. Sensor and rooftop/mesh networks, for instance, have hundreds or thousands of nodes.

The objective of the workshop is to present state of the art research results on data communication and topology control in rapidly growing area of ad hoc and sensor networks, with emphasizes on localized techniques

Topics of Interest

We are seeking papers that describe original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc networking. Possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Medium access control for ad hoc networks
Analytical, mobility and validation models for ad hoc networks
Hybrid networks and wireless Internet
Security in ad hoc networks
Data management, query processing, and data delivery in sensor networks
Unicast routing, multicasting, and broadcasting in ad hoc networks
Geocasting and anycasting in ad hoc networks
Energy-efficient and bandwidth-efficient protocols for ad hoc networks
Quality of service in medium access control and routing
Topology construction and maintenance in ad hoc networks
Neighborhood discovery and mobility management in ad hoc networks
Localized protocols for duty-cycled sensor networks
Auto-configuration and network formation protocols and algorithms
Relative positioning algorithms
Lower bounds on information exchange required for localized solutions
Network graph properties supporting localized protocols
Worst and average case analysis on the deviation from optimal solutions