ns, the free open-source network simulator, is the de-facto standard for research over a wide variety of networking areas. ns version 2 is widely used across both academia and industry as a way of designing, testing and evaluating new and existing protocols and architectures, and has also proven a very useful tool for teaching purposes. ns version 3 is under active development.

The Workshop on ns-2 (WNS2) is a two-day event held in conjunction with VALUETOOLS 2008, the Third International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools, during the week of 20-24 October 2008 in Athens, Greece. WNS2 2008 follows the success of the first WNS2 workshop in 2006. A tutorial day on Thursday 23 October is followed by presentation of reviewed papers on Friday 24 October 2008.
The main goals of this second WNS2 workshop are to bring together networking researchers from both academia and industry, to discuss recent advances, to identify future directions in network simulation, and to foster interdisciplinary collaborative research in this area. The workshop aims to emphasise the future evolution of ns-2, now that ns-3 is under active development, and its extension in novel research areas and networking technologies and scenarios.
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August 18-22, 2008, Castle Ebernburg, Germany

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Heterogeneous networks of sensors and unmanned vehicles open avenues for a class of novel applications. Tasks ranging from environmental monitoring to user support within emergency-response scenarios require fundamental, multidisciplinary research, typically spanning Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering topics.

This summer school sets out to survey the state of the art in several highly important subareas of the above research domains. The lectures and tutorials will be held by top speakers from academia and industry.

The summer school will also provide a good opportunity to get to know other academic, industry and government researchers working in this field, to meet distinguished scholars, and to establish contacts that may lead to research collaborations in the future.

This 5-day event will feature a number of different activities like lectures, hands-on tutorials, reading sessions and social events. The summer school is organized by the Research Training Group “Cooperative, Adaptive and Responsive Monitoring in Mixed Mode Environments”, funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG, under grant GRK 1362 and endorsed by the EURON SIG on Cooperative Robotics.

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Application deadline: June 16, 2008
Notification of admittance: July 1, 2008
Summer school venue: August 18-22, 2008

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The intended main audience of the summer school are PhD students; participation is open to all qualified applicants, but the number of participants is limited, thus early application is strongly recommended. Participants will be selected based on work area, background and date of registration.

The registration fee (approx. EUR 400) includes accommodation at Castle Ebernburg, all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee breaks), several social events and all study materials.

For more information, please visit the school’s website.

EU FP7 projects SENSEI and PROSENSE invite you to the Third International Summer School on Applications of WSN and Wireless Sensing in the Future Internet, senzations’08. The school will take place at the International Postgraduate School at Jozef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana (Slovenia) from September 1-5, 2008.

Telematics, telemedicine, environmental monitoring, home automation and control, security and surveillance, industrial processes and agriculture are examples of potential applications of wireless sensor networks. Thanks to the broad range of possible applications and potential to change the way we interact with our environment, wireless sensor networks have gained a lot of attention in the research community and are becoming increasingly popular in the industry, too.

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The Third IEEE International Workshop on Practical Issues in Building Sensor Network Applications is to be held in Montreal, Canada by 14-17 October, 2008

Real-world sensor network deployments and prototypic implementations are still not commonplace. However, experiences gained in such deployments are crucial for the sensor network research community. These results are needed to refine assumptions made when designing hardware, software, protocols and mechanisms for sensor networks.

This workshop aims at bringing together researchers from academia and industry to showcase their work and obtain feedback. We expect the workshop to act as a forum for the sensor network research community to discuss open issues, novel solutions and the future development of wireless sensor networks in general. For a list of topics of interest see the CFP.

Important Dates
Paper Registration Deadline: 25 April 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: 2 May 2008
Notification of Acceptance: 30 June 2008
Camera Ready Copy Due: 28 July 2008

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The Fifth ACM International Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Wireless Ad Hoc, Sensor, and Ubiquitous Networks will take place on October 27-31, 2008, in Vancouver, Canada.

Wireless ad hoc, sensor, along with ubiquitous networks have recently witnessed their fastest growth period ever in history, and this trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. However, as such networks become increasingly complex, performance modelling and evaluation will play a crucial part in their design process to ensure their successful deployment and exploitation in practice.

This workshop aims to share and exchange experiences, discuss challenges, and report state-of-the-art and in-progress research on all aspects of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks with a specific emphasis on their performance evaluation and analysis.
Check the CFP for list of topics of interest.
Important Dates
Paper Registration: May 20th, 2008
Full paper: June 1st, 2008
Acceptance notifcation: July 1st, 2008
Camera ready: TBA

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The PhD-NOW seminar aims to provide a friendly and supportive atmosphere where PhD students can present their ongoing research, get constructive feedback and learn what problems are being tackled by the fellow students. More importantly, it also provides a venue for all students to “network” with each other, as well as with the established researchers, obtain valuable guidance and tips, and participate in a forum designed specifically to benefit graduate students. We particularly encourage PhD students from the EU convergence regions and Western Balkan countries to take part in the workshop. The seminar is supported by the PROSENSE, FP7 Support Action project .

Applicants should be far enough into their PhD to have a concrete proposal, and have initially outlined the most important issues and proposed research methodology. Selected abstracts will appear in the AdHOC-NOW proceedings. Comprehensive surveys of the state-of-the-art in relevant technologies are also encouraged.

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