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Proposal: 1 May 2008
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Opens: 27 June 2008
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Deadline: 7 November 2008

TECHNICAL SYMPOSIA

• Ad Hoc, Sensor and
Mesh Networking Symposium

Azzedine Boukerche,
University of Ottawa, [email-masked]
Raouf
Boutaba, University of Waterloo, [email-masked]
Nirwan
Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, [email-masked]
Nidal
Nasser, University of Guelph, [email-masked]

The field of ad hoc, sensor and mesh networking is
reemerging amid unprecedented growth in the scale and
diversity of computer networking. In recent years, ad hoc
and sensor networks have enjoyed a tremendous rise in
popularity. The continued miniaturization of mobile
computing devices and the extraordinary rise of processing
power available in mobile laptop computers combine to put
more and better computer-based applications into the hands
of a growing segment of the population.

A
Mobile ad hoc network (Manet) is a system of wireless mobile
nodes dynamically self organizing in arbitrary and temporary
network topologies. People and vehicles can thus be
internetworked in areas without a pre-existing communication
infrastructure, or when the use of such infrastructure
requires wireless extension. Therefore, such networks are
designed to operate in widely varying environments, from
military networks (with hundreds of nodes) to low-power
sensor networks and other embedded systems.  Dynamic
topologies, Bandwidth constraints, Energy-constrained
operations, Wireless vulnerabilities, and limited physical
security are among the characteristics that differentiate
Mobile ad hoc networks from fixed multihop networks.

There is a growing number of real applications
using wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, and they are
being taken seriously by the industries. These applications
include, among others, emergency preparedness and response
operations, decision making in the battlefield and data
acquisition operations. Sensor networks have already entered
many aspects of our lives. Wireless sensors can be deployed
in almost any hostile and harsh weather environments. As a
result, the last few years have witnessed a wealth of
research ideas on ad hoc and sensor networks that are moving
rapidly into commercialization and
standardization.

As wireless networks nodes
proliferate and as applications using Internet become
familiar to a wider class of customers, those customers will
expect to use networking applications even in situations
where the Internet itself is not available. For example,
people using laptop computers at a conference in a hotel
might wish to communicate in a variety of ways, without the
mediation of routing across the global Internet.  Yet
today such obvious communications requirements cannot be
easily meet using the Internet. Providing solutions to meet
such requirements will be the subject of this symposium. The
basic solution to meet such requirements is to allow mobile
computer users with (compatible) wireless communication
devices to set up a (possibly) short-lived network just for
the communication needs of the moment- in other words, an
ad-hoc network. The ultimate goal is to enable a multitude
of users at any place access information from anywhere at
any time.

Before wireless and mobile ad hoc and
sensor networking technology can be easily deployed,
improvements must be made in such areas as: wireless
technologies, variable topology, device heterogeneity,
limited power supply and the lack of effective
energy-efficient design, lack of QoS and application
support, location and configuration management, addressing
and routing, interoperability, and security,  etc.

This symposium aims at providing a forum for
sharing ideas among researchers and practitioners working on
state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges above. We are
seeking papers that describe original and unpublished
contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc and
sensor networks.

Topics of
Interest

•  Applications and Evolutions
of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks
•  Autonomic
Networking
•  Wireless, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Devices

•  Physical Layer Design of Ad Hoc, Sensor, and
Mesh  Networks
•  Frequency and Channel
Allocation Algorithms
•  Topology Control and
Management
•  Algorithms and Modeling for
Localization, Target Tracking, and Mobility Management
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Architectures of Wireless Communication and Mobile
Computing
•  MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and
Mesh Networks
•  QoS Provisioning in Medium Access
Control and Routing for Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks
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Analytical, Mobility, and Validation Models for Ad
Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks
•  Performance
Evaluation and Modeling of Mobile, Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh
Networks
•  Integrated Simulation and Measurement
based Evaluation of Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems
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New Simulation Languages, Methodologies, and Tools for
Wireless Systems
•  Analysis of Correctness and
Efficiency of Protocols
•  Data Management, Data
Aggregation, Data Dissemination, and Query Processing
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Cryptography and Security Issues in Ad Hoc and Sensor
Networks
•  Distributed Algorithms
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Pricing Modeling and Solutions
•  Pervasive
and Wearable Computing
•  Co-existence Issues of
Hybrid Networks
•  Energy Saving and Power Control
Protocols for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Mesh Networks
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Resource Management Algorithms in Mobile, wireless Ad
Hoc and Mesh Networks
•  Synchronization and
Scheduling Issues in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks
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Service Discovery for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh, and
Sensor Networks
•  Cross-layer Design and
Interactions
•  Mobile Service and QoS Management
for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
•  Survivability and
Reliability Evaluation and Modeling for Ad Hoc, Sensor, and
Mesh
Networks
•  Ubiquitous
and Mobile Access for Wireless Mesh Networks
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Security and Privacy Issues for Wireless Ad Hoc, Mesh,
and Sensor Networks