Deadline extension || CfP: AICT 2012 || May 27 - June 1, 2012 - Stuttgart, Germany

[Cristina Pascual <cris.pascual.gonzalez [at] gmail.com>]

INVITATION:

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Please, consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish 
original scientific results to AICT 2012.
The submission deadline is extended to January 16, 2012.
In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: 
http://www.iariajournals.org
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============== AICT 2012 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

AICT 2012, The Eighth Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications
May 27 - June 1, 2012 - Stuttgart, Germany

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/AICT12.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPAICT12.html

- regular papers
- short papers (work in progress)
- posters
- ideas

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitAICT12.html

Submission deadline: January 16, 2012

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org

Please, note the Poster and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, 
implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete 
unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, 
topic areas.


All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, 
Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and comply with the Editorial rules:  http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

AICT 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Signal processing, protocols and standardization

Standardization (IEEE 802.17, Policy Models, Etc.); IEEE 802.11 engineering; Telecommunications protocol engineering; 
Future networks: protocol and standards; Standardization (IEEE 802.15, IEEE 802.16); Communication theory, signal 
processing, modulation; Modulation, coding and synchronization; Propagation, antennas and channel characterization; Signal 
separation and Interference rejection; Critical infrastructure protection

Ad Hoc, autonomic and sensor networks

Autonomic home networking; Sensor, mesh, and Ad hoc networks; Programmable networks; Active networks; Self-organization 
and network reconfiguration; Partial and intermittent resources and services; Unicast and multicast routing; Radio 
resource sharing in wireless networks; Energy-efficient communications; Vehicular Ad hoc networks; Underwater sensor 
networks; Emerging sensor technologies; Intelligent video surveilance; Multi-sensor surveillance;

Wireless technologies

3G And 4G Mobile communications services; Evolution from 2G To 2.5G, 3G and beyond; Wireless multimedia and networks and 
systems; Cellular and Ad hoc networks; Mobile broadband technologies; Mobile software (agents); Wireless access (WPAN, 
WLAN, WLL); Wireless communications antennas and propagation and transmission technologies; Vertical, horizontal and 
diagonalhandover; Broadband wireless technology (HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, Wimax, Wiran); Cross-layer modeling and design; 
Heterogeneity and diversity; Ultra-wideband communications (UWB); Wireless hacking;

Management, operation and control networks

Monitoring telecommunications systems; Network management contingency challenges; Real-time traffic and QoS; Performance 
and QoS, traffic engineering (MPLS, Diffserv, Intserv, Etc.); Telecommunications management and control of heterogeneous 
networks; Mobility control and mobility engineering; Mobile video surveillance; Mobility and QoS management; 
Communications networks security; Information security; IPR and network security;

Core technologies and access technologies and networks

Wireless-fiber convergence; Metro/Access networks; Broadband access networks and services; Next Generation Networks and 
technologies; Future Internet; Inteligent & Smart networks; Grid, Cluster and Internet computing; Designing and management 
of optical networks; Performance of optical networks; Future technologies in optical communications; PLC (Homeplug, OPERA, 
UPA, CEPCA, IEEE, HD-PLC Alliance);

Future applications and services

Service-oriented architectures; E-Learning and mobile learning on telecommunications; SOHO (Small Offices/Home Offices; 
Emerging telecommunications software tools; Object and component technologies in telecommunication software; Platforms for 
Web Services-based applications and services; Web Services communications, applications, and performance; Applications in 
telemedicine; Security and trust in future services applications;

Optical Technologies

Optical internetworking architectures; Novel architectures for optical routers and switches; Optical packet / burst 
switching; Optical multi-wavelength label switching; Optical network performance modeling; Optical network control and 
management;  Measurement, monitoring and supervision techniques; Security and privacy in optical networks; Optical access 
networks designs and protocols; High speed optical LANs and gigabit Ethernet;  Energy efficiency in optical networks; 
Inter-working between optical and wireless networks; Optical Grids, optical networking for cloud computing; Optical 
integrated circuits and novel transmission methods; Standards for optical internetworking; Optical networks for future 
Internet design; Multi-domain routing protocols for IP over optical networks; Control and management protocols for IP over 
optical networks; Next-generation IP networking and Optical Internet; Development prospect for Optical Internet; Optical 
transmission systems and technologies; Optical access systems and technologies; Optical devices

Cognitive radio

Cognitive radio technologies and opportunistic spectrum utilization; Spectrum sensing technologies; Dynamic spectrum 
access; Information theory and performance limits of dynamic spectrum access; Distributed algorithms for spectrum 
detection and cooperative spectrum sensing; Inter- and Intra- standards interoperability; Cross-layer algorithms based on 
spectrum sensing techniques; Advanced signal processing techniques for cognitive radio; Physical-layer design of software 
radio and cognitive radio transceivers; Interference and coexistence analysis; Radio resource allocation; Decision making; 
Game theory; Cognitive radio with reinforcement learning; SWR and CR management; Cognitive radio sensing in the large and 
feature detection; Spectrum and performance management in cognitive radio networks; Cognitive radio applications; Future 
Internet with cognitive technologies; Flexible and opportunistic wireless access; Multimedia communications through 
cognitive networks; Regulatory policies on spectrum sharing for future broadband networks; Cognitive radio standards; 
Cognitive radio architecture for equipments; Enabling SDR technology for cognitive radio; Hardware reconfigurability; 
Testbbeds

Teletraffic modeling and management

Traffic and performance measurements; Traffic characterization and modeling; Trends and patterns; Scaling phenomena; 
Packet and flow level models; Traffic control and QosS; Queuing theory and queuing networks; Performance evaluation; 
Scheduling and admission control; Reservation and priority mechanisms; Overload control; Broadcast and multicast traffic 
control; Analytical and numerical analysis; Network design and optimization of wired and wireless networks; Mobility and 
resource management; Traffic monitoring and management; Traffic engineering in multi-technology networks; Internet traffic 
engineering; Traffic grooming; Simulation methodology for communications networks; Simulation models and tools;

E-Learning and telecommunications

Architecture of learning technology systems; Advanced uses of multimedia and hypermedia; Integrated learning and 
educational environments; National and international projects on e-learning and telecommunications; Remote and wireless 
teaching technologies; Navigational aspects for learning; e-Learning industry and universities programs; Anytime/anywhere 
e-learning and wearable network devices; Tutoring e-learning applications and services; Cost models for e-learning on 
telecommunications; Satellite technologies for e-learning; Teaching e-learning methodologies and technologies; Adaptive 
e-learning and intelligent applications/tools; Agent technology; Training e-learning teachers; Practical uses of authoring 
tools; Application of metadata and virtual reality; Collaborative learning/groupware; Intelligent tutoring systems; 
Internet based systems; Application of instructional design theories; Evaluation of learning technology systems; Standards 
related activities;

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Technical Program Committee [open, in progress]

http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComAICT12.html
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