CROWNCOM 2011 - 2011 6th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications (CROWNCOM)

Welcome to CrownCom 2011

6th International ICST Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks

1-3 June 2011 - Yokohama, Japan

What's new

Deadline for Special Session Proposals is extended to "15th, September, 2010" (Important Dates)
Scope

Radio spectrum is becoming exhausted because of the growing demands for wireless broadband communications. To cope this problem, the paradigm shift from the conventional exclusive use of frequency resources to the flexible frequency utilization is indispensable for future wireless networks. Cognitive radio is a key technology that brings us an emerging paradigm of flexible frequency spectrum usage. By cognition of the radio frequency environment, cognitive radio terminals dynamically select the optimal frequency and transmission media with cooperation of networks. In these regards, this conference provides opportunities for researchers in both academia and industry to present the latest technologies and exchange ideas in the area of cognitive radio. The following topics are welcome to this conference.

Topics

Track 1- Dynamic spectrum access / management

Wideband, cooperative, and compressed spectrum sensing
Multi-dimensional dynamic spectrum access / sharing
Dynamic radio resource management / interference coordination
Cooperative and coordinated multiuser communications
Multi-antenna / multi-link transmission
Flexible PHY / MAC control
Track 2 - Cognitive networks

Heterogeneous networks
Cooperative networking / transmission
Self organized networks
Load balancing and network optimization
Cooperative radio resource management
Cross-layer control for cognitive networking
Track 3 - Modeling, regulation and standardizations

Cognitive channel / interference modeling
Network information theory
Dynamic spectrum access in TV white space
Policy based cognitive radio control
Protocol issues for cognitive radios
Track 4 - Architecture and Implementations

Reconfigurable antennas and RF circuits
Software defined radio and flexible radios
Hardware prototypes for cognitive radio
Certification and security issues