[Mycolleagues] WiMob 2008

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| WiMob'2008 |
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| 4th IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on |
| Wireless & Mobile Computing, Networking & communication |
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Avignon, FRANCE
October 12-14, 2008

http://www.lia.univ-avignon.fr/wimo
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SCOPE:
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The research area of mobile computing has become more important following the recent widespread drive towards mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks tracking technologies and their applications. The availability of the high bandwidth 3G infrastructures, and the pervasive deployment of low cost WiFi infrastructure and WiMAX to create hotspots around the world serve to accelerate the development of mobile computing towards ubiquitous computing.

WiMob'08 addresses three main areas:

Wireless Communications
Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications

This conference aims to stimulate interactions among participants and enable them to exchange new ideas and practical experience. WiMob'08 is the fourth in a series of annual conferences: two times in Montréal (QC), Canada in 200
5 and 2006 and the last one in New York, USA in 2007.

IMPORTANT DATES:
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Abstract submission due: May 6, 2008
Paper submission due: May 16, 2008
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2008
Final manuscripts due: August 20, 2008

This conference will be comprised of the following three symposia:

Wireless Communications
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Broadband Wireless Communication Systems
Wireless Personal Communications
Advances in Satellite Communication
Broadband Wireless Communications
Modulation and Coding
Channel Measurement and Characterization
OFDM and CDMA Technologies and Systems
MIMO Channels
Multiuser Detection
Signal Separation and Interference Rejection
Multimedia Communications over Wireless
DSP Applications to Wireless Systems
Adaptive Antennas for Wireless Systems
Multiple Access Techniques
Location Estimation and Tracking
Resource Allocation and Interference Management
Multirate and Multicar
rier Communications

Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
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Mobile IP Networks
Cellular Systems, PCS Modeling and Configuration
Multimedia over Wireless
Mobility and Location Management
Wireless Networks Standards and Protocols
Design and Analysis of Wireless LAN/WAN
Designing and Modeling High Availability Mobile Networks
Mobile Network Modeling and Simulation
Architectures and Protocols for Mobile Networks
Security, Privacy and Authentication in Mobile Environments
Wireless Sensor Networks
Cross-layer Design and Optimization
Ad-hoc Wireless Networks
Mobile Internet
Home and Ubiquitous Networks
Smart Sensors and Sensor Networks
Inter-working of 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Networks

Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
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Distributed Computing and Distributed Databases
Location-based Services
Virtual Home Environments (VHE)
M-Co
mmerce
M-Learning
Streaming Applications
Portable Devices and Wearable Computers
Web Services
Home and Office Appliances
Enabling Technologies for Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing
Security, Privacy and Infrastructure for Ubiquitous Computing
Systems and Services (e.g. Mobile satellites, WLANs)
Security and Privacy for Ubiquitous Computing
Home and Ubiquitous Networks
Mobile Ad-Hoc Computing
Gaming Applications in Ubiquitous Computing Environments
Passive, Active and Smart Tags for Ubiquitous Computing
Location-dependent and Context-aware Computing
Software Architecture for Home/Smart Appliances
Human Computer Interaction in Ubiquitous Computing

Full papers must be submitted for review. Only original papers, unpublished nor submitted for publication elsewhere, can be submitted. Please visit http://www.lia.univ-avignon.fr/wimob2008 for details and submission i
nformation. Only timely submissions through EDAS at http://edas.info will be accepted.

WiMob'08 solicits workshops in all areas and topics related to wireless networking, mobile computing, mobile and wireless communications, pervasive computing and networking, and its services and applications. Please see the CALL FOR WIMOB 2008 WORKSHOP PROPOSALS below.

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CALL FOR WIMOB 2008 WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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The 4th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2008) will be held in Avignon, France, 12-14 October 2008.

As an important part of the program at WiMob 2008, a limited number of workshops will be held in conjunction with the main conference. The workshops aim to explore special topics and provide international forums for researchers to present their early research results and share expe
riences with focus on more specific research areas than the main conference.

We solicit workshops in all areas and topics related to wireless networking, mobile computing, mobile and wireless communications, pervasive computing and networking, and its services and applications.

All papers accepted in WiMob 2008 workshops will be published in the WiMob 2008 Proceedings published by IEEE. The workshops will be held on 12 October 2008.

The workshop proposal should contain the following information:

1. The title of the workshop.
2. The names, addresses, and affiliation of Workshop organizers.
3. A brief description of the workshop (eg. the goals and its relevance, etc.).
4. The names of potential program committee members,
5. Expected number of submissions.
6. A description of the publicity plan.
7. A draft call for papers

Workshop organizers should send their workshop proposals to the workshop co-chairs at the email addresses given below by 4 February 2008. Th
e proposals can be submitted in PDF or plain text. Acceptance/rejection notification will be sent to workshop organizers by 4 March 2008.

Workshop Co-Chairs
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Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland
pmu@zurich.ibm.com

Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada
denko@cis.uoguelph.ca

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WiMoB'08 CONFERENCE COMMITEES
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GENERAL CHAIR
Abderrahim BENSLIMANE University of Avignon, France

STEERING COMMITTEE
Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France
Pierre Boucher, Ericsson Research Canada
Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada
Ibrahim Habib, City University of New York, USA
Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
Samuel Pierre, A(?cole Polytechnique de MontrA(Šal, Canada
Do Van Thanh, Telenor & N
orwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Guy Pujolle, university of Paris 6, France

FINANCE CO-CHAIRS
Christine Nora, IEEE France Section,
Christophe Pruvost, University of Avignon

TPC CO-CHAIRS
Chadi Assi, CIISE, University of Concordia, MontrA(Šal, Canada
Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

TUTORIAL CO-CHAIRS
Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa
Mischa Dohler, France Telecom R&D

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland
Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada

PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS
Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Ronald Beaubrun, UniversitA(Š Laval, Canada
Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia
Congduc Pham, University of Pau, France

EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP CO-CHAIRS
Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada

CONTACT INFORMATION
Abderrezak
Rachedi, University of Avignon
abderrezak.rachedi(at)univ-avignon.fr

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Professor
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, Room 3908
Quebec (Quebec) G1K 7P4
Canada

Phone: (418) 656-2131, Ext. 2932
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