IWSDN 2015 - 2015 Workshop on Advanced PHY and MAC Techniques for Super Dense Wireless Networks

Densely deployed wireless networks provide one of the most important and sustainable solutions to improve the area spectral efficiency, and to handle the spectrum crunch expected by 2020. They are expected to have a huge economic impact, contributing to 5G small-cell technology, wireless sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, vehicular-to-vehicular (V2V) communications, and to public safety networks. However there are many serious technical issues identified in the implementation of these networks, which include optimisation of spectral and energy efficiencies, minimisation of signalling overhead for network planning and link budget allocation, and security issues. One potential solution to these problems is node cooperation with distributed/centralised data fusion. In particular wireless physical layer network coding exploits this route diversity and avoids the congestion that arises in conventional networks. Moreover distributed self-organisation methods are currently being intensively investigated, promising to allow robust and flexible distributed network optimisation. Recent work on physical layer security also provides an opportunity to enhance security in dense wireless networks
Scope and objectives:
Super dense wireless networks have received tremendous attention worldwide. This workshop aims to gather researchers, regulators, and users to present and debate advanced PHY and MAC techniques for super dense wireless networks and applications, with the perspective of current cellular, M2M, and V2V standardisation activities in 3GPP, ETSI, IEEE and IETF. Specifically, but not exclusively, the workshop proposes to address the following issues related to super dense wireless network:
Information theoretic limits
Channel and traffic models
Advanced modulation and coding schemes
Advanced relaying and cooperative communications
Centralised/distributed signal processing
Physical layer network coding
Asynchronous multiple access design
Non-orthogonal waveforms
Distributed self-organising methods
Advanced and cross-layer MAC solutions
Resource allocation
Routine and re-transmission protocols
Mobility management
Security, trust and privacy issues
Field trials / test-beds / regulatory issues