OAWN 2012 - Internataional Workshop on Opportunistic Ad-hoc Wireless Networks

Opportunistic networks represent an emerging communication paradigm for pervasive and ubiquitous computing by supporting wireless communications in intermittently connected scenarios. Opportunistic Networks are examples of wireless, ad hoc networks where there is an absence of a continuous end-to-end path. The proliferation of mobile device usage creates opportunities for nodes to forward packets in a dynamic way, utilizing nodes as they present themselves. When two devices come into contact, opportunistically, it provides an op¬portunity to match services to resources, exchange information, and forward messages.
The scope of this workshop is to provide an international forum for researchers with the aim of encouraging the exchange of ideas and experience in the field of Opportunistic Networks.
Topics
The main topic areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
Opportunistic routing
Social routing as applied to opportunistic or sensor networks
Optimisation methods for opportunistic sensor networks
Modelling and simulation for opportunistic or sensor networks
Control of privacy and security problems in opportunistic or sensor networks
Analysing performance of opportunistic network algorithms and protocols
Methods for inviting opportunistic nodes and for controlling them
Methods for detecting suitable opportunistic nodes with useful resources and facilities
Intelligent systems that utilise opportunistic networking approaches
Emergent collective intelligent networks
Vehicular networking
Opportunistic networking for logistics and distribution
Opportunistic networking for e-business and m-business
Best practices, case studies and research use cases.
Academics, researchers and industry practitioners are encouraged to submit original work, research papers, work-in-progress papers, case studies and experience reports.
Organising committee
Workshop co-chairs
Kim Smith
Email: a.k.smith-AT-derby.ac.uk
Dr. Richard Hill
Email: r.hill-AT-derby.ac.uk.
Programme committee
To be confirmed.
Important dates
Paper Submissions: 15 May 2012
Notification of Acceptance: 5 June 2012
Camera-ready Submissions: 6 July 2012
Author Registration: 6 July 2012
Conference Dates: 19 - 21 September 2012.
Instructions for authors
Submitted papers of up to 6 pages long must be original and not submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts following the IEEE Conference Proceedings Manuscript style: two columns, single-spaced, including figures and references, using 10 font size, and number each page. You can find instructions for authors how to format the IEEE CS proceedings manuscripts, at the following web page:
www.computer.org/portal/site/cscps.
All papers will be peer reviewed by at least two or more independent referees of the International Workshop Program Committee and accepted on the basis of their scientific merit, originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. The papers should be submitted electronically via the EIDWT-2012 submission system.
Details are available from:
http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~eidwt2011/submission....
Accepted papers will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and archived in the Digital Library (www.ieee.org, Xplore service, only abstracts are free).