CALL FOR PAPERS
Wireless pervasive computing is a rapidly growing area that has attracted significant attention due to its potential impact on the quality of lifestyles of individuals. To enable wireless pervasive computing, it is necessary to integrate technologies from the fields of communications, signal processing, distributed computing, and numerous other fields. The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform for researchers in the area of wireless pervasive computing and related areas to showcase their results, launch new ideas, as well as to interact with colleagues from these areas.
The scope of the symposium covers all enabling technologies of wireless pervasive computing. This includes a huge variety of topics ranging from wireless communications and networking to services and applications of pervasive computing. A series of panel and tutorials will also seek to inform and invoke interaction among researchers which are interested in this area.
Topics of interest include but are NOT LIMITED to the following:
| Ad hoc networks | Air interfaces (e.g. CDMA, OFDM, TDMA) | Bluetooth technologies |
| Coding and modulation techniques | Cognitive radio | Cooperative communications technologies |
| Cross-layer design | Detection and estimation | Diversity techniques & equalization |
| Dynamic spectrum management | Healthcare applications | Hybrid wireless networks |
| Interference avoidance | Interoperation of WLAN and other wireless systems | Localization and tracking techniques |
| Location management techniques | Middleware | MIMO systems |
| Multimedia systems | Multirate and multicarrier communications | Multi-user Detection |
| PCS, GPRS, EDGE, 3GPP, UMTS, GSM and B3G systems | Power control | Programmable radio |
| Propagation and channel characterization | QoS Support in wireless systems | Resource management and interference management |
| RF systems | Security applications | Signal processing |
| Signal separation and interference rejection | Speech and videprocessing | Switching and routing techniques |
| UWB | Wearable devices | WiMAX |
| Wireless access techniques | Wireless multicasting | Wireless multimedia |
| Wireless network architecture | Wireless security | Wireless sensor networks |
| Wireless systems design | WLANs and WPANs |
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Acceptance will be based on an extended abstract of about 1500 words (two pages in the standard IEEE conference format). The extended abstract should include diagrams, initial results, and details required for the reviewers to assess the contribution of your work. A short summary of approximately 150 words is also required at the time of submission of the extended abstract. Extended abstracts must be submitted electronically by August 20, 2006 , via EDAS (http://edas.info).
PANEL SESSIONS & TUTORIALS
Proposals for Tutorial and Panel Sessions are also being solicited. Tutorials (half-day or full-day sessions) are intended to provide in-depth learning on a specific topic of interest to the participants. Panel sessions are 60 minutes long. They present leaders in a particular area discussing a topic of interest within the scope of the symposium. Proposals for Tutorials and Panel sessions should consist of 1000 words summary, a 150 word abstract, and a cover page listing the details of the author(s).
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date for submitting of papers, proposals for tutorials and panel sessions: September 15, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: October 13, 2006
Last date for submission of camera-ready versions of accepted papers: November 24, 2006
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
General Chair:
Yi Qian, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
General Co-Chairs:
Boon Sain Yeo, WaveX Technologies, Singapore
Woon Hau Chin, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Technical Program Chair:
Sastri Kota, Harris Corporation, USA
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Giovanni Giambene, University of Siena , Italy
Kejie Lu, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Finance Chair:
Yi Qian, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Local Arrangement Chair:
Pedro I. Rivera Vega, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Sponsorship Chair:
Manuel Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Publicity Chair:
Miguel A. Labrador, University of South Florida , USA
Wipawee Usaha, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Tutorial Chair:
Xiaoyan Hong, The University of Alabama , USA
Panel Chair:
Wilson Rivera, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Workshop Chair:
Domingo Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Publication Chair:
Kejie Lu, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
STEERING COMMITTEE
Woon Hau Chin, Institute for Infocomm Research , Singapore
Boon Sain Yeo, WaveX Technologies, Singapore
Wipawee Usaha, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Sastri Kota, Harris Corporation, USA
Giovanni Giambene, University of Siena , Italy
Kejie Lu, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Yi Qian, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Pedro I. Rivera Vega (Chair)
Yi Qian
Kejie Lu
Manuel Rodríguez
Bienvenido Vélez
Wilson Rivera
Domingo Rodríguez
Jaime Seguel
Isidoro Couvertier
Ramón Vásquez Espinosa
