ACoRN Members Only AreaACoRN Multihop Wireless Networking Workshop
Call for Papers, Posters and Presentations
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Wireless multihop networks, such as ad hoc, sensor, and mesh networks, have gained widespread research attention in recent years. Ad hoc networks are thought of as the preferred solution to provide communication capability in environments devoid of fixed infrastructure (e.g., remote areas, battlefields) or in emergency situations (e.g., bushfires, floods and other natural disasters). Sensor networks have a diverse application in environmental monitoring, agriculture, health and many other industries, while mesh networking offers new possibilities of providing low-cost broadband internet access to the Australian population, as well as traffic and industrial control applications. More recently, there has also been growing interest in wireless multihop network applications in underwater scenarios, such as for marine biology, monitoring of underwater structures, etc. Due to the extreme attenuation for traditional electromagnetic wave frequencies in the underwater environment, communications in this environment typically focus on acoustics-based physical layers.
Despite the significant worldwide research effort dedicated to these areas, there remain many open challenges, including: medium access and power control; routing; congestion control; quality of service; mobility management; middleware, security, and new applications or services. Continual development of researchers in these areas is necessary to expand Australia’s growing expertise and capability in the field.
Following the success of previous workshops, the ACoRN Workshop on Wireless Multihop Networks this year provides a forum for all researchers in Australia (including postgraduate students) working on these areas to present and discuss their current research directions, identify peers working on similar topics, and facilitate the process of establishing successful collaborations.
Submission Instructions
Researchers are encouraged to submit extended abstracts describing their work, to be included for presentation or displayed as posters at the workshop. In line with the workshop goals, we encourage accounts about current or very recent research directions and work in progress, rather than reports of completed work. All abstracts will be included in the Proceedings of the workshop, which will be published online on the ACoRN website. A complementary copy of proceedings on a CD-ROM will also be available to the workshop participants. There is no requirement for the material to be previously unpublished, and vice versa, presenting it at the workshop will not prevent it from future publication in another venue.
Abstracts should be submitted by email to Christine.Thursby@unisa.edu.au. The deadline for submission is 13th June 2008. There is no set format or space limit for the abstracts; however, they should be detailed enough to describe the work, and the recommended length guideline is at least 2-3 pages.
