GRASNET 2017 - 2nd Workshop on Green and Sustainable 5G Wireless Networks (GRASNET2)

2nd Workshop on Green and Sustainable 5G Wireless Networks (GRASNET2) in conjunction with WCNC 2017 in San Fransisco.
http://wcnc2017.ieee-wcnc.org/workshop/2nd-ieee-wc...
The workshop is technically co-sponsored by IEEE technical committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC). Accepted papers will be published in the WCNC 2017 conference proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEEXplore database.
Please consider submitting technical contributions to the premier event in the area of Green and sustainable networks. The cfp for the workshop is available at http://wcnc2017.ieee-wcnc.org/sites/wcnc2017.ieee-...
The topics of interests include but are not limited to:
? Energy efficient data offloading techniques
? Heterogeneous networks for energy efficiency
? Energy efficient cloud radio access networks (RAN) solutions for 5G networks
? Energy efficient signal processing techniques
? Energy efficient massive MIMO
? Energy efficient resource allocation mechanisms
? Distributed self-organized energy efficient designs
? Delay-energy tradeoff
? Application specific protocols for energy efficient communication designs
? D2D communication and energy efficiency
? Cross layer design for energy efficiency
? Cooperative systems for energy efficiency
? Utility maximization under different types of energy constraints
? Energy efficiency in mmWave communication
? Energy efficiency in backhaul design
? Resource efficiency metric in system design
? Wireless powered communication networks
? Energy harvesting communication
? Modeling renewable power sources
? Solar and thermal energy harvesting
? Energy harvesting base stations and relay systems
? Experimental evaluation of energy efficient communication solutions
? Standardization efforts and regulation
? Smart grid communication networks
Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original papers of no more than 6 pages (standard IEEE proceedings, two-column, 10 pt font, etc.), including figures, tables, and references, in PDF format. Accepted papers will be published in the WCNC 2017 conference proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEEXplore database. Submission implies that at least one of the authors will register and present the paper at the conference. Electronic submission is accepted through the EDAS web site at https://edas.info.
Important Dates
Paper submission: October 15, 2016
Paper acceptance notification: December 15, 2016
Camera ready paper upload: January 12, 2017
Best Regards,
Chairs and organizers IEEE WCNC 17’ GRASNET workshop
Prof. Edurad Jorswieck Technical University Dresden, Germany
Prof. Ioannis Krikidis University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Dr. M. Majid Butt Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Imran Shafique Ansari Texas A&M University, Qatar
Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir Carleton University, Canada