MobiSys 2014 - The 12th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services

MobiSys 2014 will continue the tradition of publishing top-notch research papers dealing with all aspects of mobile systems. MobiSys seeks original papers that take a broad systems perspective rather than focus narrowly on low-level components. Of particular interest are technical contributions that enable new and compelling mobile scenarios and applications. The conference values results and insights obtained from working implementations more highly than those obtained solely from simulations. If you have any questions regarding relevance or other submission-related issues, please contact the program chairs at mobisys-pcchairs14-AT-umich.edu.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Experience with mobile applications, networks and systems
Innovative mobile and mobile sensing applications
Tools for building and measuring mobile systems
Wearable computing and innovative mobile devices
Software architectures for mobile devices
Data management for mobile applications
Infrastructure support for node mobility
System-level energy management for mobile devices
Operating systems for mobile devices
Support for mobile social networking and mobile Web
Security and privacy in mobile systems
Systems for location and context sensing and awareness
Mobile computing support for pervasive computing
Vehicular wireless systems
User interfaces and usability for mobile applications and systems
Personal-area networks and systems
Cyber foraging and resource discovery for mobile systems
Papers on work that is currently under review, whether in shorter, longer, or the same form, must not be submitted to MobiSys. Submission of a longer version of a published, not just accepted, workshop paper is encouraged if it includes significant new contributions. However, the authors must cite their workshop paper. Papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms are not acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. As is customary with the scientific peer review process, submissions will be handled as confidential material during the review process.
We strongly encourage perspective author(s) to use past MobiSys proceedings as a guideline to assess the readiness of their work for submission. Due to high review load on PC members, low quality or premature work submitted to the conference is likely to receive a smaller number of reviews and the reviews may be brief.
Simultaneous submission of the same work to multiple venues, submission of previously published work, or plagiarism constitutes dishonesty or fraud. Papers meeting any of these criteria will be rejected. Authors uncertain whether their submission meets these guidelines should contact the program chairs. Papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms will not be considered. Accepted submissions will be treated as confidential prior to publication; rejected submissions will be permanently treated as confidential.
New in 2014: As part of the submission process, authors of papers that describe experiments on human subjects, or that analyze nonpublic data derived from human subjects (even anonymized data), will be asked to certify that their work was vetted by an ethics review (e.g., IRB approval). We expect authors to follow the rules of their host institutions around data collection and experiments with human subjects.
Selected outstanding papers may be fast-tracked as a special section of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
Best Paper Award
All papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. The program committee will select a number of candidates for the award among accepted papers. The winner will be selected at the conference, considering both the paper and the presentation. The winner will receive a plaque and a cash award.
Submission Guidelines
Detailed formatting guidelines and access to the submission server can be found in the Submission page.
Important Dates
- Abstract registration deadline: December 3, 2013, 11:59:59 PM EST (December 4, 2013, 04:59:59 AM UTC)
- Paper submission deadline: December 10, 2013, 11:59:59 PM EST (December 11, 2013, 04:59:59 AM UTC)
- Notification of acceptance: March 4, 2014