Topics of Interest
Papers are solicited in a variety of topics related to IoT, ad hoc, wireless and sensor networks, green technologies, social networks, network protocols and algorithms, including but not limited to:
-Cloud and fog computing
-Internet of Things
-Smart cities
-Sensor network applications and protocols
-Vehicular networks
-Security and privacy
-Participatory and urban sensing
-Underwater wireless networks
-Heterogeneous networks
-Green networking
-Cooperative schemes
-Network localization
-Networking virtualization
-Services based, and enabled by Ad Hoc networks
-Routing algorithms and protocols
-MAC protocols, scheduling, power control, and resource allocation
-Transport layer protocols for multi-hop networks
-Middleware for Ad Hoc networks
-Application driven architectures and protocols
-Cognitive radio networks
-Integration of ad hoc networks with wireless access networks
-Implementations, testbeds, and prototypes
-Technology related issues (IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee, IEEE 802.16, etc.)
-Self organization and network reconfiguration
-Resource and service discovery
-Security and privacy
-Delay tolerant networks
-Exploitation of social and mobility patterns for opportunistic networking
-Mobile social networks
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Extended versions of selected papers will be reviewed for possible publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems.