[sigcomm] CFC Proposals - Evolution of Cognitive Networks and Self-Adaptive Communication Systems - Deadline: May 1st

[Thomas Lagkas]

Apologies for possible multiple copies

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CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: {May 1, 2012}

Evolution of Cognitive Networks and Self-Adaptive Communication Systems

A book edited by Dr. Thomas Lagkas*, Dr. Panagiotis Sarigiannidis*, Dr.
Malamati Louta*, 

and Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios+

*University of Western Macedonia, Greece

+Alexander T.E.I. of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

To be published by IGI Global:  http://bit.ly/Aidb9Y

 

Introduction

Cognitive networking is a term with a broad meaning and refers to “smart”
communicating entities that are capable of identifying current networking
conditions and adapting to them. Research was focused until lately mainly on
radio and spectrum related aspects. However, these can now be considered as
just a part of the subject area. The current trends reveal major activity in
other relevant fields towards the integration of different techniques for
the realization of completely self-aware and self-adaptive communication
systems. It is clear that the implications of cognitive networks can be
critical for the evolution of future communication systems. Optimizing the
coexistence terms of the wireless devices is expected to lead to
significantly improved reliability, robustness, performance, cost
management, and resource utilization. Hence, it becomes evident that
extensively studying the specific area arises as a necessity.

 

Objective of the Book

The book is intended to provide a complete overview of the cutting edge
technologies that are combined for the formation of self-aware,
self-adaptive, and self-organizing networks. One of the major goals is to
attract chapters on both lower layer and higher layer approaches, all
targeting at improving network behavior and user experience via enhancing
devices’ intelligence. In this manner, this publication aims to inform the
research community and the related industry of the state of the art
solutions for cognitive networks, bring the involved technologies together,
and clarify the latest trends towards a unified, cross-layer architecture
for the realization of cognitive networking.

 

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of students, instructors,
researchers, and professionals. It could be considered as a modern guide for
students and instructors to cognitive, wireless, adaptive, and next
generation networks. Researches would find it to be a valuable source of
information on the related area, on which source they could rely to develop
novel methods and techniques. Lastly, the book could assist professionals in
acquiring cutting edge knowledge on their field and motivate them towards
the implementation of self-managing networking solutions.

 

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Self-adaptive networks

Self-organizing networks

Self-managing networks

Self-aware networks

Autonomous networks

Cooperative networks

Cognitive radio

Spectrum management issues

Learning automata

Nature inspired networks

QoS and QoE provision in cognitive networks

Energy efficiency in cognitive networks

Heterogeneous cognitive networks

MAC protocols for cognitive networks

Routing schemes for cognitive networks

Mobility management in cognitive networks

Resource allocation in cognitive networks

 

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before May 1, 2012
a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of
his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified
by June 1, 2012 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter
guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 1, 2012.
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
http://www.icte.uowm.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemid
=27

 

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group
Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group
Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science
Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional
information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This
publication is anticipated to be released in 2013.

 

Important Dates

May 1, 2012:                 Proposal Submission Deadline

June 1, 2012:                 Notification of Acceptance

August 1, 2012:              Full Chapter Submission

September 30, 2012:    Review Results Returned

November 30, 2012:     Final Chapter Submission

January 15, 2013:          Final Deadline

 

Editorial Advisory Board Members:

Mischa Dohler, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain

Fabrizio Granelli, University of Trento, Italy

Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada

Ali Imran, QU Wireless Innovations Center (QUWIC), Qatar 

Jaime Lloret Mauri, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

Arturas Medeisis, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

Joseph Mitola III, Mitola's STATISfaction, USA

Dusit Niyato, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Fernando Jose Velez,     Instituto de Telecomunicacoes/Universidade da Beira
Interior, Portugal

Chonggang Wang, InterDigital Communications, USA 

Honggang Zhang, Zhejiang University, China

 

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or
by mail to:

Dr. Thomas Lagkas

Department of Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

University of Western Macedonia, 50100 Kozani, Greece

Tel.: +30 24610 56500 • Fax: +30 24610 56501 • GSM: +30 6972 866899

E-mail: tlagkas at uowm.gr

 

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