THEMES

Communication networks of today are going through a rapid evolution. Different kinds of networks with different characteristics are emerging and they are integrating in heterogeneous networks. For these reasons, there are many interconnection problems which may occur at different levels in the hardware and software design of communicating entities and communication networks. These kinds of networks need to manage an increasing usage demand, provide support for a significant number of services, guarantee their QoS, and optimize the utilization of network resources. Therefore, architectures and algorithms in these networks become very complex and it seems imperative to focus on new models and methods as well as mechanisms, which can enable the network to perform adaptive behaviors.

The success of all-IP networking and wireless technology has changed the ways of living for the people around the world. The progress of electronic integration and wireless communications is going to pave the way to offer people the access to the wireless networks on the fly, based on which all electronic devices will be able to exchange the information with each other whenever necessary. Also, ubiquitous computing is an emerging field of research for computing paradigms in the 21st century. This emergence is the natural result of research and technological advances mainly in wireless communications, mobile computing and agent technologies. Supported by recent technological advances in low power wireless communications along with silicon integration of various functionalities such as sensing, communications, intelligence and actuations, ad-hoc networks and sensor networks are emerging as a critically important disruptive computer class based on a new platform, networking structure and interface that enable novel, low cost, high volume applications such as nuclear, biological and chemical attack detection and protection, home automation, battlefield surveillance and environmental monitoring.

The aim of this workshop is to present the innovative researches, and technologies as well as developments related to broadband networking, mobile networking and wireless communications. The workshop seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the following topics:

TOPICS

• Broadband Networks Applications
• High-speed Network Protocols
• Routing Algorithms
• Congestion Control
• Multimedia Communication and Applications
• WDM Networks
• Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
• P2P Systems
• Wireless Communication Protocols
• Wireless Communication Systems and Applications
• Wireless Networks Modeling
• Wireless Positioning and Tracking Systems
• Ubiquitous Computing Applications
• Lower Power Mobile Devices
• Mobile Ad Hoc Networking
• Mobile Agent Framework
• Mobility and Location Management
• Mobile Networking Applications
• Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Wireless Ubiquitous Networks
• Network Security and Privacy
• Web Applications

Submission Deadline:    August 1, 2009
Notification of acceptance:    September 10, 2009
Camera-ready paper due date:   October 2, 2009

Workshop Dates:   December 14 - 16, 2009

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Proceedings
The proceedings of the BWCCA-2009 workshop will be published together with iiWAS-2009 and MoMM-2009 proceedings by ACM digital library and indexed in major indexes properly.

Styles
The papers submitted to BWCCA-2009 International Workshop should be formatted according to the ACM guidelines (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates). Authors using Latex need to choose the LateX2e. The maximum number of pages is 6 pages (or 5000 Words).

Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition.

The papers should be submitted to Workshop Co-Chair Leonard Barolli (barolli@fit.ac.jp).

Submissions are only accepted in PostScript or PDF format.

Camera Ready Submission

The camera ready submission of your accepted paper has to be sent by October 2, 2009. Papers not sent in time won't be published in the proceedings.

For more information visit http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/momm2009/ or

http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/iiwas2009/

Some of selected papers from BWCCA-2009 International Workshop will be considered for publication in the Special Issues organized by iiWAS-2009/MoMM-2009 International Conferences.


For any further questions or inquiries please contact Workshop Co-Chairs:

Workshop Co-Chairs

Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain

Program Committee Chair

Arjan Durresi, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA

Program Committee Members

Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
Runhe Huang, Hosei University, Japan
Runhe Huang, Hosei University, Japan
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Hui-huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Goutam Chakraborty, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Bhed Bahadur Bista, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia Univiversity, Canada
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
Timothy Shih, Tamkang Univ., Taiwan
Vamsi Paruchuri, University of Central Arkansas, USA
Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany
Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan
Takuo Suganuma, Tohoku University, Japan
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia
Giuseppe De Marco, Toyota Techonological Institute, Japan

Web Chair

Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

For further questions please contact:

Leonard Barolli,
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Faculty of Information Engineering
Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT)
3-30-1 Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan
Tel: +81-92-606-4970
Fax: +81-92-606-0758
E-mail: barolli@fit.ac.jp

Fatos Xhafa,
Department of Languages and Informatics Systems,
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Campus Nord, Ed. Omega, C/Jordi Girona 1-3
08034 Barcelona, SPAIN
Tel: +34 93 413-7880
Fax: +34 93-413-7833
E-mail: fatos@lsi.upc.edu

Arjan Durresi,
Department of Computer and Information Science
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
723 W. Michigan St., SL 280M
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Tel: +1-317-274-8942
Fax: +1 317-274-9742
E-mail: durresi@cs.iupui.edu