Ad Hoc 2017 - Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks SI on Advances in Wireless Communication and Networking for Cooperating Autonomous Systems

Integration of embedded computing, sensing and wireless communication that has fueled the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), will also lead to the design and exploitation of a new generation of cooperating autonomous systems. The components of such systems will be high-end devices, such as autonomous machines, UAVs and robots, self-driving cars, virtual reality-based systems. Such systems pose new challenges to wireless networks, which have been traditionally designed for mobile broadband applications. Most current scenarios for device-to-device communications are based on the design and exploitation of simple sensor-actuator systems, and their architecture remains dependent on computation and battery limitations. Such constraints are not applicable for resource-rich advanced systems that must always perform at the highest levels of reliability, and may be tasked with demanding communication requirements for specialized missions and tasks, such as road-safety, disaster prevention and management or focussed monitoring of sensitive sites and infrastructures. In fact, the interactions needed within such complex and comparatively large-scale systems will demand extremely low latency, significantly higher reliability, uniform and ubiquitous network availability, more power efficient designs, and sharp transient spikes in information exchange resulting from distributed cooperation. Furthermore, as humans may have an active or passive role within these systems, merging of human interaction and response times along with safety and exposure to cyberattacks must be jointly considered, e.g. in the automotive industry, where the threat of attack vectors in wireless communication using V2V/V2I/V2X paradigms, significantly increased life risks.
This special issue will highlight emerging applications as well as enabling wireless communication and networking technologies and architectures to support future autonomous systems. Emphasis will be given to breakthrough research in device/network co-design solutions that efficiently integrate sensing, computing and communication and exploit context awareness at various levels to dramatically improve wireless network performance across multiple dimensions: ultra-low latency, high reliability, uniform availability, improved bandwidth and power efficiency. The special issue will also cover test-beds and demonstration of system design and development for such networks.
Topics of Interest
In particular, the topic of interest includes but is not limited to
- Autonomous systems design and applications
- Time sensitive networks for mission critical control systems
- Network technologies and architectures for specialized high-end systems
- 5G networks for mission critical applications
- Context-aware networking protocol design
- Specialized devices interactions and communication
- V2X Communication for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS)
- Cooperative and synchronized self-driving vehicles
- Privacy, safety and cyberattacks mitigation in COCOAS
- Demonstrations and test-beds of autonomous distributed systems (e.g. autonomous vehicles, UAVs)
- Simulation tools and experimental studies
Submission Format and Guideline
All submitted papers must be clearly written in excellent English and contain only original work, which has not been published by or is currently under review for any other journal or conference. Papers must not exceed 25 pages (one-column, at least 11pt fonts) including figures, tables, and references. A detailed submission guideline is available as “Guide to Authors” at www.elsevier.com/locate/adhoc.
All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select as “SI: Cooperating Systems” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. The EES website is located at: http://ees.elsevier.com/adhoc/
All papers will be peer-reviewed by three independent reviewers. Requests for additional information should be addressed to the guest editors.
Guest Editors
Enrico Natalizio
University of Technology of Compiegne
enrico.natalizio-AT-hds.utc.fr
Dave Cavalcanti
Intel Corporation
dave.cavalcanti-AT-intel.com
Kaushik Chowdhury
Northeastern University
krc-AT-ece.neu.edu
Mostafa El Said
Grand Valley State University
elsaidm-AT-gvsu.edu
Important dates
Paper submission: March 19th, 2017
Author notification: June 15th, 2017
Final papers: July 30th, 2017