CCNS 2015 - Special Issue on Consumer Communications and Networking Series

IEEE Communications Magazine
Consumer Communications and Networking Series
Call for Papers for the December 2015 Issue
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2015
http://www.comsoc.org/files/Publications/Magazines...
Perhaps, one of the biggest drivers for the many technological advances we see today is the
need for faster and more reliable communications. Emerging applications of such faster
and more reliable communications technologies include home entertainment, high-quality
visual communication applications, massive multi-player gaming, and personal, body-area
and sensor networking. Some of these applications will become key enablers where we are
already seeing ubiquitous content generation, manipulation and distribution. For example,
TV content (including both non-premium and premium) can now be viewed wherever we
are and on any connected device - a concept called TV Everywhere. Another example is
high-definition video telephony/conferencing and collaboration over smart connected TV
sets. These are all made possible by networking, software and middleware that provide
ease of use, security and stunning interactivity to the consumers.
We have also seen the technological reach of existing solutions being applied in
unconventional ways where all aspects of our digital lives are being consumed to provide
novel platforms where interoperation between disparate technologies is now possible. For
example, the automotive industry is now producing cars that include ad hoc networks
designed to provide multimedia solutions as well as links to wide-area communications via
cellular or satellite networks. Using these networking capabilities and interfaces, we see
automobile functionality being extended, blurring the boundaries between the car and
conventional consumer devices.
With this in mind the IEEE Communications Magazine is seeking articles that emphasize
consumer networking in whatever physical environment it finds itself. Particular topics of
interest include:
* Emerging wireless technologies for consumer networking
* Pervasive computing and contextual systems in consumer communications
* Architecture, platforms and protocols for consumer communications, networked
games and virtual worlds
* Middleware for networked consumer devices
* Media and device adaptation
* Social networking and its impact on consumer communications
* Home and networked entertainment
* Home networking and automation
Submission
Articles should be tutorial in nature, with the intended audience being all members of the
communication technologies community. They should be written in a style comprehensible
to readers outside the specialty of the article. Articles should not exceed 4500 words.
Figures and tables should be limited to a combined total of six. Complete guidelines for
prospective authors can be found at: http://www.comsoc.org/commag/paper-submission-
guidelines. Please submit your article in the PDF format by the submission deadline via the
Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/commag-ieee). Register or log in, go
to the Author Center and select the topic "Consumer Communications and Networking
Series."
Review Policy
As usual, all the submissions will be peer-reviewed. However, to reduce the load for the
reviewers as well as the notification time for the authors, the editorial board will perform
an initial review for each submission to determine whether it is within the scope of the
series. The editorial board will reject submissions that are not fit for the series and notify
the authors.
Schedule for Submissions
Open submission:
Paper can be submitted anytime during the year. They will receive a review process, and, if
accepted, they will be published in the first slot available for this Series.
The next edition of the series will be published in the December 2015 issue of IEEE
Communications Magazine. In order to be considered for this issue, papers need to be
submitted by 31 July 2015.
Publication is scheduled twice per year in June & December.
Note: The December publication aligns with the IEEE Consumer Communications &
Networking (IEEE CCNC) conference, held every year in January.
Series Editors
Ali C. Begen
Cisco
acbegen-AT-ieee.org
Mario Kolberg
Stirling University
mko-AT-cs.stir.ac.uk
Madjid Merabti
Liverpool John Moores University
M.Merabti-AT-ljmu.ac.uk