------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this e-mail *** ------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS SustainIT 2013 The Third IFIP Conference on Sustainable Internet and ICT for Sustainability http://www.dicgim.unipa.it/networks/sustainit2013 October 30-31, 2013 Palermo, Sicily, Italy Sponsored by the IFIP TC6 WG 6.3, Performance of Communication Systems Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) In cooperation with IEEE Communications Society Technical Subcommittee on Green Communications and Computing (TSGCC) Supported by EINS: The Network of Excellence in Internet Science ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **** Paper Submission Deadline --- MAY 24, 2013 **** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The best paper presented at the conference will receive the Best Paper Award. Papers of particular merit will be considered for a special section/issue in the Elsevier Journal of Computer Communications (COMCOM) and the Elsevier Journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC). SCOPE AND OVERVIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today, energy efficiency is widely regarded as one of the biggest technological and societal challenges for developing a more sustainable world. The Internet - and more generally information and communication technologies (ICT) - can play an essential role to achieve a more sustainable energy use and to reduce our carbon footprint. On the one hand, Internet is a significant energy consumer, and it is necessary to redesign current Internet technologies, as well as network architectures, devices and components, services and protocols to improve energy efficiency. On the other hand, ICT is a key enabling technology to foster a more intelligent use of energy in areas such as buildings, transport and electric grids. Both aspects of the problem raise interesting scientific challenges, and require a comprehensive effort and inter-disciplinary research at all levels of abstraction. The goal of this conference is to bring together people from different research areas, and provide a forum to exchange ideas, discuss solutions, and share experiences among researchers, professionals, and application developers both from industry and academia. Original papers addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of energy-awareness for Internet-based systems, and the design of ICT solutions for eco-sustainability are solicited. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Green Internet - Power-aware Internet applications - Energy-efficient network architecture and protocols - Green wireless networking - Energy-efficient network technologies - Cross-layer optimization for green networking - Standards and metrics for green communications - Energy-efficient management of network resources - Energy efficiency in data centres - Energy efficiency, Quality of Service, and reliability - Algorithms for reduced power, energy and heat - Data processing in smart energy systems - ICT for energy efficiency in smart homes and buildings - ICT for sustainable smart cities - ICT for sustainable transports and logistics - ICT for green mobility - ICT for energy efficiency in industrial environments - ICT for smart grids - Security and privacy in ICT for energy systems - Sustainability achievements due to ICT-based optimization - Energy consumption measurements, models, and monitoring tools - Measurement and evaluation of the Internet sustainability - Test-bed and prototype implementations PAPER SUBMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All submissions must describe original research, not published or currently under review for another workshop, conference, or journal. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS. Manuscripts must be formatted in accordance with the IEEE Computer Society author guidelines (http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=14317). Manuscripts must be limited to 9 pages, single spacing, double column, and must STRICTLY adhere to the template format. Detailed instructions for manuscript preparation and submission are available on the conference website (http://www.dicgim.unipa.it/networks/sustainit2013/submission.html). ************************************************************************* Submission implies the willingness of, at least, one author to register and attend the conference to present the paper. The organizers reserve the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference if the paper is not presented at the conference. ************************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Paper submission deadline: May 24, 2013 - Acceptance/Reject notification: June 30, 2013 - Camera-ready version due: July 30, 2013 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Giuseppe Lo Re, University of Palermo, Italy Sajal K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington, USA PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Raffaele Bruno, IIT-CNR, Italy Thierry Klein, Bell Labs, USA STEERING COMMITTEE Marco Conti (Chair), IIT-CNR, Italy Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK Thierry Klein, Bell Labs, USA INDUSTRIAL TRACK CO-CHAIRS Cristina Bueti, ITU-T: Environment & Climate Change, Switzerland Luca Valcarenghi, SSUP, Italy PUBLICITY CHAIR Valerio Arnaboldi, IIT-CNR, Italy TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Marco Ajmone Marsan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Lachlan Andrew, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Sujata Banerjee, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Antonio Capone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Franco Davoli, University of Genoa, Italy Jose de Souza, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil Jaafar Elmirghani, University of Leeds, UK Sebastia Galmes, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Isabelle Guerin Lassous, Universite' de Lyon - LIP, France Rune Gustavsson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden Helmut Hlavacs, University of Vienna, Austria Karin Hummel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland David Hutchison, Lancaster University, UK Krishna Kant, George Mason University, USA Bart Lannoo, Ghent University - iMind, Belgium Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, France Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa, Italy Alan Marchiori, United Technologies Research Center, USA Enzo Mingozzi, University of Pisa, Italy Daniele Miorandi, Create-Net, Italy Archan Misra, Singapore Management University, Singapore Sandor Molnar, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Inder Monga, Energy Sciences Network, USA Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Italy Jean-Marc Pierson, University Paul Sabatier, France Andreas Pitsillides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Daniele Puccinelli, SUPSI, Switzerland Pedro Reviriego, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Spain Behrooz Shirazi, Washington State University Domenico Talia, Universita' della Calabria, Italy Luca Valcarenghi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy Adam Wolisz, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Weigang Wu, Sun Yat-sen University, China Moshe Zukerman, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Gil Zussman, Columbia University, USA CONTACTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information, please visit the conference website (http://www.dicgim.unipa.it/networks/sustainit2013), or send an e-mail message to sustainit2013@unipa.it.