CFP - WMNC'2013 - Atlantis- The Palm Dubai - April 23-25, 2013 The Sixth Joint IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC’2013) http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVbGFJRTgEJUAQC <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBwxbGFJRTgEJUAQC> Atlantis - The Palm Dubai <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBwxaGFJRTgEJUAQC> April 23-25, 2013 Organized by the Canadian University of Dubai Extended Submission Deadline February 1, 2013 CALL FOR PAPERS PDF Download: CFP WMNC2013 Dubai April 2013 <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVTGFJRTgEJUAQC> You are invited to submit a paper to the 6th Joint IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC'2013) to be held from 23rd to 25th of April 2013 at Atlantis, the Palm Dubai.Atlantis is the majestic resort in Dubai situated on the Palm, a man-made island that has captured the world’s imagination with its magnificent scale and ingenuity. Accepted papers will be published and indexed by IEEE Xplore. WMNC’2013 is sponsored by IFIP TC6 and technically co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society. WMNC’2013 combines the 17th PWC (Personal Wireless Communications conference), the 14th MWCN (Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks conference), and the 6th WSAN (Wireless Sensors and Actor Networks conference) into one event. WMNC’2013 provides forum for discussion between researchers, practitioners and students interested in new developments in mobile and wireless networks, services, applications and mobile computing. WMNC’2013 includes three tacks focusing on (but not limited to) the following topics: Track 1: Wireless and Mobile Communications and Networks Wireless technologies design and evaluation - Handoff management - Location management - Connection management - Bandwidth management and capacity enhancement - Resource and information management - Network and service management and control - Energy management and efficiency of protocols and devices - QoS support in mobile and wireless networks - Admission control - Packet and resource scheduling - Routing and scheduling in mobile and wireless networks - Transport layer issues in mobile and wireless networks - Evolution of networks (evolution of 3G/4G Systems, future generation systems and networks) - Network security solutions and protocols - Subscriber privacy - Authentication, Authorization, Accounting - Traffic and network modeling in wireless/mobile networks - Analysis and simulation of wireless and mobile networks - Evaluation of testbeds. Track 2: Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks, Ad hoc Networks Ad-Hoc networking - Analysis, simulation and measurement - Coordination in actor networks - Communication protocols and algorithms - Cross-layer design and optimization - Energy-efficient protocols and power management - Localization and tracking - Middleware for WSN – Self-organization and reconfiguration - Security for WSN - Physical architectures - Real-time communications in WSN - Vehicular networks - Robots as actor nodes. Track 3: Applications and Services over Wireless and Mobile Networks Wireless multimedia networking - Multicasting and broadcasting issues - Multimedia session signaling in wireless/mobile environments - Digital radio and TV broadcasting - Mobile computing - Protocols and platforms for convergence - Technology integration - Quality of service mapping between technologies - QoS for voice and video in wireless/mobile networks - IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) - Mobile and wireless applications: health, environmental protection - Wireless Internet applications – ITS (Intelligent transportation systems) - Infotainment, pervasive systems, RFID - Location-based services - Mobile services - Content management and distribution - Context-aware wireless multimedia applications - Context-aware services. Solicited Papers: WMNC’2013 technical program committee invites authors to submit: i) Research papers reporting on new trends and developments, ii) Application papers reporting on academia developments of technologies, products, services, systems and solutions, iii) Performance evaluation and experimentation papers, iv) Tutorial and survey papers, v) Industry practice papers. Paper submission: Two types of submissions are solicited: regular papers (limited to 8 double column pages) and Work-in-Progress and Industry practice (limited to 4 double column pages). Font must be no smaller than 10-points. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in PDF format, according to the instructions included in the conference web site. Working language of the conference is English. Accepted papers will be published and indexed by IEEE Xplore. 10 Free Student registrations: There will be 10 free student registrations based on paper quality. Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. The final manuscript must be accompanied by a registration fee payment proof. Keynote Speakers: Professor Muriel Médard, <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVSGFJRTgEJUAQC> MIT, Boston, USA Professor Norman Beaulieu <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVRGFJRTgEJUAQC> , University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Professor Abbas Jamalipour <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVQGFJRTgEJUAQC> , University of Sydney, Australia Professor Bayan Sharif <http://wmnc2013.org/campaign/lt.php?id=bRhWVlFTBgVXGFJRTgEJUAQC> , Khalifa University, UAE Important Dates – Extended Deadlines Regular Paper submission: January 14,2013 - February 1, 2013 WIP Paper submission: January 28,2013 - February 15, 2013 Author Notification: February 22, 2013 - March 1, 2013 Camera Ready Papers: March 11, 2013 Conference Dates: April 23-25, 2013 Conference email: contact@wmnc2013.org <mailto:contact@wmnc2013.org> Venue: Atlantis Resort – The Palm Dubai Venue: Atlantis Resort, The Palm Dubai Atlantis is the majestic resort in Dubai situated on the Palm, a man-made island that has captured the world’s imagination with its magnificent scale and ingenuity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai is both a dynamic international business centre and a laid-back tourist escape; a city where the sophistication of the 21st century walks hand in hand with the simplicity of a bygone era; a cosmopolitan society with an international lifestyle combining the comfort and convenience of the Western world with the unique charm and hospitality of Arabia.

From the timeless tranquility of the desert to the lively bustle of the souk, Dubai offers a kaleidoscope of attractions for visitors. The emirate embraces a wide variety of scenery in a very small area. In a single day, you can experience everything from rugged mountains and awe-inspiring sand dunes to sandy beaches and lush green parks, from dusty villages to luxurious residential districts and from ancient houses with wind towers to ultra-modern shopping malls.

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