pernem 2013 - Third International Workshop on Pervasive Networks for Emergency Management

After a successful second PerNEM workshop in 2012, we are delighted to announce the third PerNEM workshop in conjunction with IEEE PerCom 2013.
The events that took place on 11 September 2001 have brought to the forefront the unique challenges that occur during a crisis, which require effective sensing, communications and decision making with demanding time constraints in highly dynamic environments. Pervasive systems address these requirements by providing decision support to rescuers and evacuees, guaranteeing communications and collecting information that is vital for planning and organising the emergency operation. This workshop focuses on pervasive networked sensing and decision making, both wired and wireless, geared towards emergency management. PerNEM 2013 addresses leading edge research in these areas through the use of sensing, communication, decision support, simulation tools and modelling methods with focus on system design, optimisation and experimental evaluation.
Topics
PerNEM will bring together contributions which include but are not limited to the following areas:
Networked sensors for emergency management
Pervasive middleware for emergency management
Architectures and Systems for Emergency Management Applications
Decentralised algorithms for pervasive systems
Self-aware and self- adaptive network design and evaluation
Network self-healing, security and self-defence
Energy efficiency in pervasive networks
Wireless Networks for emergency support
Mobile sensors for disaster monitoring
Wireless Protocols for Emergency Management
Networked robotics for wireless communications
Emergency Communication Systems
Pervasive emergency management systems
QoS in critical communications
Adaptive Routing for Emergency Situations