<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div id="yiv1076179684"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div><div>==========================================================================</div><div>We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.</div><div>===========================================================================</div><div><br></div><div>IEEE ICC 2012: 3rd IEEE International Workshop on SmArt COmmunications in NEtwork Technologies (SaCoNeT-III)</div><div>http://www.lissi.fr/saconet2012/doku.php</div><div>June 10,
2012</div><div>OTTAWA, Canada</div><div><br></div><div>IMPORTANT DATES</div><div>Submission Deadline: November 30th, 2011</div><div>Acceptance Notification: January 10, 2012 </div><div>Final Manuscript: February 10,
2012 </div><div><br></div><div>===========================================================================</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>SCOPE</div><div>-----------</div><div>As continuity of the first and the second edition of SaCoNet (ex.</div><div>SaCoNaS), the scope of SaCoNet-III focused on how smart communications has affect some aspects</div><div>(protocols, design, equipment, algorithms, paradigm, power, etc.) for a</div><div>large family of applications (Healthcare, Medical, Underwater, Vehicular,</div><div>Robotic, etc.) using network technologies (Sensor Networks, MANET, VANET, etc.). </div><div>The objective is to deal with the growing overlap</div><div>between both autonomous systems and the future generation of network</div><div>technologies embedded in Internet and cloud computing for a wide variety</div><div>of applications (underwater, vehicular, medical, robotic, etc.). Indeed, autonomous applications embedded in
complex configurations</div><div>and dynamic environments have rapidly expanded from classical applications</div><div>where different modular devices, actuators and sensors interact closely.</div><div>This has impacted considerably the control of a given system in a</div><div>centralized manner. Current trends are to propose new autonomic</div><div>architecture schemes that manage and control future emerging networks: sky</div><div>of clouds, Internet of things, Smart Grids, etc. Healthcare and wellness</div><div>applications such as helping elderly people, assisting dependent persons,</div><div>habitat monitoring in a smart environment constitute some of the potential</div><div>scenarios of convergence between autonomous systems and smart network</div><div>technologies. These applications, (which are based on high-level commands)</div><div>accomplish some specific tasks, reveal new challenges regarding mechanic</div><div>design, portability,
acceptability, power support and efficiency, control</div><div>theory, etc. In addition to portability and low-power systems, which are</div><div>vital challenges that limit substantially the efficiency of any autonomous</div><div>system based application; network paradigms should also take into account</div><div>issues related to cost, scalability and security.</div><div><br></div><div>This workshop will highlight the overlapping of these two domains of</div><div>autonomous systems and the smart network technologies devoted for</div><div>different applications for a large variety of domains: Healthcare,</div><div>Medical, Underwater, Vehicular, Robotic, etc. Issues related to concepts,</div><div>new technologies, testbeds and trials, and protocols will elicit</div><div>particular attention. All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed</div><div>and we will select papers based on their originality, timeliness,</div><div>significance, and relevance
to the workshop. All accepted papers must be</div><div>presented and at least on author needs to register for the paper to be</div><div>included in the workshop proceedings. Submitted papers should not be under</div><div>consideration for publication anywhere else.</div><div><br></div><div>The workshop solicits papers addressing, but are not limited to, the</div><div>following topics:</div><div>·Cloud Computing and Internet of things</div><div>·Architecture and protocol for wireless based sensor networks</div><div>·Vehicular applications of autonomous behavior</div><div>·Underwater applications</div><div>·Rural applications</div><div>·Secure, scalable and low cost network paradigms applications</div><div>·Energy optimization of autonomous systems</div><div>·Autonomous manipulation using service robots</div><div>·Virtual networks and distributed Agent Platform</div><div>·Pervasive communication in autonomous application
fields</div><div>·Rehabilitation robotics, exoskeletons, smart textile clothes and wearable</div><div>robots applications</div><div>·Context-awareness and ubiquitous applications</div><div>·Techniques of sensing, actuation and recognition</div><div>·Design modeling and control of autonomous robotic systems</div><div>·Assistive robotic technology</div><div>·Monitoring and security of autonomous systems in intelligent environment</div><div>·Context awareness using sensor networks</div><div>·Network based transmission architecture for controlling autonomous systems</div><div>·Real-time network based structure using sensors, actuators and transducers</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:</div><div>-----------------------------------------</div><div>The workshop accepts only novel, previously unpublished papers.</div><div>Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 5-page standard IEEE</div><div>conference style
paper</div><div>( http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html )</div><div>to this workshop (including all text, figures, and references) through</div><div>EDAS submission system ( http://edas.info/N11473). One additional page may</div><div>be allowed but with additional publication fee. Accepted papers must be</div><div>presented at the workshop. The presenter must register for the workshop</div><div>before the deadline for author registration</div><div>( http://www.lissi.fr/saconet2012/doku.php?id=wiki:important_dates).</div><div>Failure to register before the deadline will result in automatic</div><div>withdrawal of the paper from the workshop proceedings and the program.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE</div><div>-----------------------------------------</div><div>Steering Committee: Abdelhamid Mellouk, UPEC University, France, Chair</div><div>Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of
Columbia, USA</div><div>Samer Mohammed, UPEC University, France</div><div><br></div><div>General Chair: Abdelhamid Mellouk, UPEC University, France, Chair</div><div><br></div><div>TPC Co-Chairs: Xavi Masip-Bruin, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain</div><div>Scott Fowler, Linköping University, Sweden</div><div>Ibrahim Kamel, University of Sharjah, UAE</div></div> </div></div></div><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>