EN4PPDR 2014 - The IEEE WiMob 2014 Workshop on Emergency Networks for Public Protection and Disaster Relief(EN4PPDR 2014)

The Emergency Networks for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (EN4PPDR) Workshop aims to gather researchers and experts working in the field of public safety, emergency response, protection, relief and recovery of critical infrastructures. Disasters, natural or not, may occur on a metropolitan (e.g. building collapse, airplane crash,...) or on a large scale (e.g. earthquake, forest fire, flooding,..) and may involve critical infrastructures as well (e.g. gas pipelines, electric power systems, telecommunications networks,...).
Therefore, protection of critical infrastructures from one side and prompt emergency response from the other play a fundamental role in saving human lives, protecting properties and recovering from system failure.
The workshop very large area of interests includes, but is not limited to, wireless technologies, network architectures, transmission protocols, spectrum management, fast deployable systems, interoperability, crisis management, data fusion systems, secure communications, standardization activities, first responder equipment, network topologies and resilience.
Results from research activities, demonstrations, test-bed and prototype testing are encouraged by universities, research institutes, industries and companies.
Joint papers from different institutions are welcome.
List of Topics
4G wireless technologies (LTE, WiMax)
Wireless LANs
First responder equipment and sensors
Body and Personal Area Networks
Ad hoc and wireless mesh networks
Sensor networks for environmental monitoring (WSN)
Positioning systems (LPS, GPS,...)
Infrastructure and Infrastructures-less architectures and protocols for prompt response
Satellite communications for disaster events
Satellite and terrestrial networks inter-working
Multimedia communications
Information systems for disaster events
Data fusion systems and disaster management tools
Secure communications
Critical infrastructure resilience and survivability
Disaster management
Interoperability (radio spectrum, wireless technologies, network architectures)
Inter-agency interoperability (among different public safety agencies)
Inter-countries interoperability (among different countries agencies)
Demonstrations, test-bed and prototype testing
New social media and wireless technologies for crisis response and Search and Rescue (SAR) activities