MACOM 2012 - 5th International Workshop on Multiple Access Communications

5th International Workshop on Multiple Access Communications
19-20 November 2012, Dublin, Ireland
(co-located with Wireless Days 2012 and WINEMO COST action)
http://www.macom.ws
Aims and Topics
In 1961, Claude Shannon established the foundation for the discipline now known as "multi-user information theory" in his pioneering paper "Two-way Communication Channels", and later Norman Abramson published his paper "The Aloha System - Another Alternative for Computer Communications" in 1970 which introduced the concept of multiple access using a shared common channel. Thereafter for more than 40 years of study, numerous elegant theories and algorithms have been developed for multiple access techniques.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss both multi-user communications theory and multiple access techniques and standardization activities in areas related to PHY and MAC layer protocols - and their interactions - for contemporary networks. We intend to provide the experts from both the academic
institutes and industry with an opportunity to present their state-of-the-art results and exchange the ideas on multiple access techniques and related areas:
? PHY-layer multiple access techniques
? Link-layer MAC access protocols
? PHY/MAC cross-layer techniques
? Multi-user information theory
? Modeling, simulation and analysis techniques (Queuing theory, Game theory, etc.)
The MACOM 2012 event has special interest to address the new paradigms and theoretical foundations for next-generation wireless communication systems. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
? Smart, adaptive and self-configurable MAC/PHY protocols
? Cooperative & collaborative MAC/PHY protocols
? MAC/PHY protocols for multi-hop and relay-based networks
? Cognitive radio networks, software radio, dynamic spectrum access and channel bonding techniques
? MAC/PHY protocols supporting MIMO, spatial multiplexing and transmit diversity techniques
? Energy-aware MAC/PHY protocols
? Scheduling and radio resource management, including inter and intra network coexistence techniques
? MAC/PHY solutions for M2M-type communications in Broadband Wireless Networks (LTE, WiMAX)
Important Dates
? Submission deadline (tentative): 1 July 2012
? Notification of acceptance: TBA
? Camera-ready manuscript: TBA
? Registration deadline for authors: TBA
? Early Registration deadline: TBA
? MACOM 2012: 19-20 November 2012
Committee
General co-chairs
? Alexey Vinel (TUT, Finland)
? Boris Bellalta (UPF, Spain)
? Magnus Jonsson (HH, Sweden)
TPC co-chairs
? Jaume Barcelo (UPF, Spain)
? Roman Maslennikov (Wireless Competence Center of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
? Periklis Chatzimisios (ATEITHE, Greece)
Local co-chairs
? Hamid Nafaa (UCD, Ireland)
? Yacine Ghamri-Doudane (ENSIIE, France)
? John Fitzpatrick (UCD, Ireland)
Submissions
We invite submissions of full papers describing original research. The page limit is 12 pages and authors must comply with the LNCS instructions that can be found here. The maximum number of words is 5000, including tables and figures. The cover page must contain an abstract of about 150 words, 3-5 keywords and the name and affiliation of all the authors.
The contact details of the corresponding author (e-mail and postal address) must be included as well. Papers must be submitted using the EDAS conference system that can be directly accessed with the following link:
http://edas.info/N12363.
It is also possible to log in to EDAS, click on the tab "Submit papers" and look for the entry "MACOM-2012". All accepted papers will be presented at the workshop by one of the authors