MobiCom 2012 - 18th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking(MobiCom2012)

Authors are invited to submit full papers presenting new research related to the theory and practice of mobile computing and wireless networking that pertain to layer two or above of the OSI protocol stack. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
Architectures, protocols, and algorithms for various wireless and mobile networks, such as wireless LANs, wireless mesh networks, cellular data networks, delay-tolerant networks, mobile ad hoc networks, sensor networks, personal area networks, and vehicular networks
System design, implementation, and evaluation of wireless systems and mobile applications
Real-world measurements and characterization
Performance-oriented design and evaluation focused on networks and mobile applications
Testbed design and implementation
Cross-layer design for mobile and wireless networks ranging from the PHY layer to applications
Modeling, simulation, emulation and measurement of mobile systems
Networks involving novel technologies such as UWB, MIMO, directional antennas, software radios, visible light communications and underwater networking
Architectures, algorithms and protocols for dynamic spectrum usage, white spaces, and cognitive networks
Techniques that deal with low power and energy limitations
Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing and networking
Security, privacy, and trustworthiness of mobile and wireless systems
Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks
Emerging topics, e.g., robotic swarms, 60 GHz networking, social networking and novel applications enabled by mobile and wireless networking systems
Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks
Foundational underpinnings of wireless networks
MobiCom 2012 will be a diverse conference, and we strongly encourage the submission of mobile systems, experimental and theoretical papers. The program committee will evaluate each paper using metrics that are appropriate for the topic area. For example, a systems or experimental paper in the protocol area will be evaluated based on the innovations in the protocol design, practical implementation, and realistic evaluation, whereas a more theoretical paper may be evaluated mostly based on innovation within the design of the algorithm and its provable properties. At the same time, the evaluation of wireless and mobile networking technologies is challenging because of the significant impact that the physical environment has on performance. For this reason, all papers must carefully describe and justify the evaluation methodology that is used and identify its strengths and weaknesses.
The program committee will referee all papers, and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.