CFP-MOBILIGHT 2010

MOBILIGHT 2010 2nd International ICST Conference on Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems 10 - 12 May 2010, Barcelona, Spain http://www.mobilight.org CALL FOR PAPERS SPONSORS Sponsored by ICST Technically co-sponsored by CREATE-NET SCOPE Wireless communication is becoming increasingly pervasive, as the number of portable wireless-equipped devices is exponentially increasing (ranging from smartphones to handheld game consoles, from personal digital assistant and personal navigation devices to still and video cameras). This results in an unprecedented request for lightweight, wireless communication devices with excellent usability and performance, as well as the ability to support added-value services in a highly mobile environment - following the user everywhere s/he goes (at work, at home, while travelling, in a classroom, etc.). Besides attractive business opportunities, this opens up exciting research and development areas. This scenario clearly demands significant upgrades to the existing communication paradigm in terms of infrastructure, devices and services to support the ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANY DEVICE philosophy, introducing novel and fast evolving requirements and expectations on research and development in the field of information and communication technologies. The core issue is to support the wireless user desire of 24/7 reliable network availability and transparent access to "their own" personalized services. In this framework, and motivated by the interdisciplinary competences needed to build successful lightweight wireless systems, the MOBILIGHT conference will provide an international forum where practitioners and researchers coming from various areas involved in lightweight wireless systems design and deployment will be able to interact and exchange experiences, and thus realize cross-fertilization among the worlds of academia, research centers and industry. TOPICS Prospective authors are invited to submit original and unpublished technical papers to the following tracks: TECHNOLOGIES & ARCHITECTURES Wireless communication standards (IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16/WiMAX, 802.20, Bluetooth, ECMA-387, wireless USB, LTE-Advanced) Next generation mobile networks (including vehicular communication) Mobile multi-hop networks, ubiquitous coverage Ad hoc, sensor and cooperative networks Pervasive and wearable computing Green communication, energy saving Wireless transmission (multi-/single-carrier, multi-antenna, multi-user, modulation, coding) Lightweight devices architecture Internetworking and interoperability Protocol stack design (layering, cross-layering) Cognitive radio and software defined radio Self-organization and cooperation Compact and power efficient RF architectures for wireless devices MOBILE SERVICES Anytime, Anywhere, Any device Interactive multimedia Ambient assisted living Usability and HMI Location and context aware services Seamless roaming Emerging and next generation services BUSINESS MODELS, OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS Architectures deployment Service provisioning Value-added services Business models Next generation lightweight devices Industry perspectives and market evolution User needs and requirements Available and emerging solutions PUBLICATION The Proceedings of MOBILIGHT 2010 will be published in the Lecture Notes of ICST (LNICST), appear in SpringerLink and will be referenced in the ICST digital library, the European Union Digital Library (EUDL). Selected high-quality papers will be invited to Special Issues in prestigious International Journals. SUBMISSION All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of 12 single-column pages including figures. All papers must be formatted using the Springer LNICST Author Kit and submitted through the ASSYST paper management system. WORKSHOP Workshops, Special Sessions and Tutorials on the latest technical and business issues in topics of mobile lightweight wireless systems are encouraged. Information on submission of proposals, the selection procedure etc. are posted on the conference website. Workshop submission deadline: 14 December 2009 IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission deadline: 14 December 2009 Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2010 Camera-ready deadline: 15 March 2010 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs Periklis Chatzimisios, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Greece Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain Technical Program Chair Ignacio Santamaria, University of Cantabria, Spain Massimiliano Laddomada, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, USA Oliver Hoffmann, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany For a complete list of committee and board members, please visit http://www.mobilight.org/committees.shtml