WTS 2016 - 15th ANNUAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYMPOSIUM (WTS 2016)

15th ANNUAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYMPOSIUM (WTS 2016)
April 18-20, 2016, London, England, UK
Technical Co-Sponsor: IEEE Communications Society
We invite the submission of applied research papers to the 15th Annual Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2016, which will be held April 18-20, 2016 in London, England, UK. For further information, visit www.cpp.edu/wtsi.
The Wireless Telecommunications Symposium brings together industry professionals and academics from companies, governmental agencies, and universities around the world to exchange information on advances in mobile communications and wireless networking technology, business, policy, applications and security. Past WTS participants have included Dr. Vinton Cerf, Dr. Robert Kahn, and Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, Internet pioneers; Martin Cooper, “Father of the Cell Phone”; Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Co-Founder and Former CEO of QUALCOMM; and Mike Lazaridis, Founder and former Vice-Chairman, Blackberry.
The theme for WTS 2016 will be "Global Wireless Communications: Europe and Beyond". Planned highlights of WTS 2016 include executive presentations and keynote addresses; presentations of accepted academic and practitioner research papers; panel discussions; tutorials and workshops; a poster paper session; and a doctoral students’ session. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. The proceedings also will be distributed at the Symposium via a CD. Awards will be given for the most outstanding paper presented and best graduate and undergraduate student papers presented. Some selected high
quality papers from WTS 2016 will be considered for publication in the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications & Networking, IGI Global publisher, pending their successful extension and an expedited review process.
Topic areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Wireless Internet and Multimedia
Wireless Communications Investments & Ventures
Satellite Based Systems
WLANs, WPANs, and Femtocells
Global Wireless Services, Business & Applications
4G Wireless Networks & Systems
Mobile Operating Systems & Architectures
Wireless and New Media
Mobile and Wireless Network Security and Privacy
Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Wireless Modeling, Algorithms & Simulation
Spectrum Management and Policy
QoS and Wireless Network Reliability
Wireless M2M and Home Networks
Mobile & Cloud Computing
Wireless Telecommunications Management
Wireless and Healthcare
GPS and Indoor Geolocation Systems
Spread-Spectrum/CDMA/OFDM Technologies
RFID Systems & Applications
Mobile Cellular TV
Underwater Acoustic Networks
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 9, 2016 Paper submission deadline
February 6, 2016 Notification of acceptance
March 5, 2016 Camera-ready submissions
WTS 2016 PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Dr. Michael Bartolacci, Penn State University ? Berks, USA mrb24-AT-psu.edu
Dr. Robert Stewart, Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland rstewart-AT-ait.ie
Dr. Dina Simunic, University of Zagreb, Croatia dina.simunic-AT-fer.hr
WTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
General Chair: Dr. Steven Powell, Cal Poly Pomona
Program Chair: Dr. JP Shim, Georgia St. Univ..