Med-Hoc-Net 2015 - 14th IFIP Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net 2015)

The 14th IFIP Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop
http://medhocnet2015.uc.pt/
June 17-19, 2015
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
OVERVIEW
The unstoppable evolution of network technologies is paving the way to new network and users scenarios, driving creative services and building new business models. Wide and easy connectivity, network programmability, fast speed connections and decoupled data and management repositories, as well as smart devices are all of them facilitating innovation in the networking and services arena.
MED-HOC-NET 2015 focuses on fundamental network concepts, but also on topics related to those network paradigms attracting large attention by the scientific and industrial communities. Hence, the conference includes topics such as smart cities, smart transportation, IoT, data-centric operations, autonomous organization, seamless connectivity and cross-layer design and application scenarios (road safety, disaster recovery, smart cities, energy efficient buildings, sensors, actuators, wearables, etc.). Moreover, novel and exciting challenges are introduced by commercial systems adopting the ad hoc paradigm, from mesh, sensor and vehicular networks, and by associated delay-tolerant and opportunistic scenarios. Furthermore, today's market explosion of smart phones is creating new opportunities for wireless ad hoc social networks, the study of which requires the combination of opportunistic ad hoc networking aspects with the understanding of social behavior and mobility patterns.
Following recent successful conferences in Sicily (2006), Corfu (2007), Palma de Mallorca (2008), Haifa (2009), Juan-les-pins (2010), Favignana Island (2011), Cyprus (2012), Corsica (2013) and Slovenia, Med-Hoc-Net 2015 will take place in Algarve.
TOPICS
Papers are solicited in a variety of topics related to ad hoc, wireless, sensor, mesh, delay-tolerant, content-centric and opportunistic networks, including but not limited to:
- Routing algorithms and protocols
- MAC protocols, scheduling, power control, and resource allocation
- Transport layer protocols for multi-hop networks
- Middleware for Ad Hoc networks
- Application driven architectures and protocols
- Internet of Things
- Smart cities
- Sensor network applications and protocols
- Vehicular networks
- Cognitive radio networks
- Integration of ad hoc networks with wireless access networks
- Implementations, testbeds, and prototypes
- Technology related issues (IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.16, etc.)
- Self-organization and network reconfiguration
- Resource and service discovery
- Security and privacy
- Delay tolerant networks
- Exploitation of social and mobility patterns for opportunistic networking
- Mobile social networks
- Security and privacy
- Participatory and urban sensing
- Underwater wireless networks
- Heterogeneous networks
- Novel performance measures
- Green networking
- Cooperative schemes
- Network localization
- Networking virtualization
- Services based, and enabled by Ad Hoc networks
IMPORTANT DATES
- Papers Due: January 23, 2015
- Notification of Acceptance: Mar 16, 2015
- Camera-Ready Version due: April 17, 2015
- Conference Dates: June 17-19, 2015
PAPER SUBMISSION
Submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication. Submissions are limited to 8 pages in length in Two-Column Format, including references, figures and tables. Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts electronically through the EDAS web site.
CONFERENCE GENERAL CHAIRS
Adrian Segall - Bar Ilan University and Technion, Israel
Marilia Curado - University of Coimbra, Portugal
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRS
Edmundo Monteiro - University of Coimbra, Portugal
Xavi Masip - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
STEERING COMMITTEE
Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Khaldoun Al Agha, Paris-Sud University, France
Luigi Fratta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Mario Gerla, UCLA, USA
Farouk Kamoun, ENSI, Tunisia
Giovanni Pau, UCLA, USA
Guy Pujolle, UPMC - Paris 6, France
PUBLICATION CHAIR
Jorge Granjal - University of Coimbra, Portugal
PUBLICITY CHAIRS
Alicia Trivino-Cabrera - University of Malaga, Spain
Eduardo Cerqueira - Federal University of Para, Brazil.