CFP

Call for Papers

BASENETS 2006
Third IEEE/CreateNet International Workshop on Broadband Advanced Sensor Networks
In Conjunction with BroadNets 2006
October 1st, 2006 :: San Jose, CA

The emergence, adoption, and ubiquity of broadband wired and wireless networking technologies offer exciting new possibilities for high-bandwidth sensing and actuation applications. Rich modality sensors, such as video, acoustic, and motion capturing devices, connected through broadband networks can deliver unparalleled experiences for scientific discoveries, surveillance, monitoring and control, and entertainment.

Building on the success of BaseNets 2004 in San Jose and 2005 in Boston, this workshop is intended for the presentation and discussion of novel architectures, algorithms, and applications of sensor networks based on the use of broadband channels. Areas of interest include problems related to resource efficiency, dynamic control, and reliability of broadband sensor network deployments, especially under the expected resource constraints in the network. Of particular interest are visions, practical case studies, demonstrations or pilots of innovative techniques for building sensor networks using either broadband local or metropolitan wireless networks.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Architectures for Broadband Sensor Networks
Video and Audio Sensor Networks
Mobile and Heterogeneous Wired-Wireless Sensor Networks
Adaptive Configuration of Broadband Sensor Networks
Broadband vs. Narrowband Sensing
Multimedia Interfaces for Wireless Sensors
Distributed Multimedia Compression/Aggregation for Broadband Sensing
Scalability and Performance Bottlenecks for Wide-Area Sensing
Programming Models, Platforms, and Services
Power and Spectrum Management Issues
Security and Privacy Issues
Applications and Case Studies

Important Dates

COCUS Online Paper Registration: ~~May 26th, 2006~~
Final Paper Upload: ~~June 2nd, 2006~~
Extended paper submission deadline: June 18th, 2006
Acceptance Notification: July 2nd, 2006
Final Manuscript Due: August 1st, 2006

Submission Instructions
Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 8 pages in single-space, double-column, no less than 10pt font, IEEE conference proceedings format. Papers should be submitted in PDF format to the respective symposium through COCUS systems at http://cocus.create-net.it/cocus/welcome.do. Authors of accepted papers are required to register at regular registration rates in order for the paper to appear in the conference proceedings and on IEEE Xplore digital library. The best papers of this workshop will be considered for possible publication in the ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks.

Organization Committee
Workshop Co-Char: Andreas Savvides (Yale), Jie Liu (Microsoft Research)
Technical Program Committee: TBD

For more details, please visit http://www.basenets.org or contact basenets@microsoft.com.