Current Ph.D. students in the early stages of their career are encouraged to submit a 2-page extended abstract about their dissertation research in sensor networking to be considered for the Ph.D. Forum. The abstract shall also include a one-paragraph bio of the student, along with information on how long he/she has been in Ph.D. school and the expected time until graduation. The student should be the sole author, although contributions of the advisor and
others should be acknowledged. Submissions will be reviewed by the Ph.D. Forum committee to ensure quality, relevance, and potential benefit from attendance to the Forum. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to participate in person to the Forum – to be held on April 15th, 2012 – and to present a poster both at the Forum and at the main conference.

Submissions must be received no later than February 20th, 2012 via e-mail to luca@sics.se, with subject “IPSN12 PhD Forum Submission”. Submissions must be in PDF format, be written in English, of no more than two pages in length (all inclusive), and adhere to the IPSN formatting guidelines
(http://ipsn.acm.org/2012/submission.html). The abstract should include the author’s name, affiliation, and email address. Submissions will be explicitly acknowledged.

Important Dates

Extended abstract submission deadline: February 20th, 2012
Notification of acceptance: February 29th, 2012
Ph.D. Forum: April 15th, 2012

During the last decade, the continuous improvement and miniaturization of integrated circuits has led to new types of computing systems. An emerging trend is the collaboration of miniature devices to achieve a common goal. Representative examples include wireless sensor networks, pervasive computing and embedded systems. Along with this trend, the notion of Cooperating Objects (COs) collectively refers to embedded computing devices equipped with communication as well as sensing or actuation capabilities, able to cooperate and organize themselves autonomously into networks to achieve a common task. As such, COs envision a single, coherent system formed by a wide range of devices. The complexity germane to the interaction inside and across networks of COs presents a rich set of research questions, and entails a wide range of scientific disciplines, such as networking, software engineering, and control theory.

CONET 2012 will provide a discussion forum for researchers, aimed at fostering synergy and convergence of complementary areas towards the vision of networks of COs. Work-in-progress systems, provocative ideas, and position papers paving the road towards such synergy and convergence are particularly welcome.

For more info, including topics of interest, see the workshop website.

Important Dates:

Paper submission: Friday, January 30th, 2012

Author Notification: Friday, February 24th, 2012

Camera Ready: Friday, March 11th, 2010

CTIA Keynote 2011 from Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD on Vimeo.

The objective of this workshop is to bring together researchers from academia, and industry working in to both robotics and sensor networks areas to present and discuss recent advances and innovative ideas pertaining to these fields. Papers dealing with the coupling between robots and sensor networks are particularly sought. The workshop also seeks contributions covering cyber-physical applications based on robotics and sensor networks, such as intelligent transportation systems, healthcare monitoring, industrial automation, etc.

Wireless Sensor Networks Track
Communication and Network Protocols (MAC and Network Layers issues)
Wireless Technologies (IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, RPL, WiMax, UWB)
Localization and Tracking
Link Quality Estimation
Fundamental Theoretical Limits and Algorithms
Performance Evaluation, Simulation and Modelling Tools
Measurement and Experimental Tools
Security and Privacy
Programming Models and Languages
Operating Systems
Service-Oriented Architecture
Hardware Design and Implementation

Mobile Robots Track
Path Planning
Multi-Robot Task Allocation
Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
Coordination and Cooperation
Autonomous Navigation
Robot Localisation
Swarm Intelligence
Multi-robot systems
Unmanned vehicle systems
Learning for control
Bio-inspired robotic
Probabilistic Exploration and Coverage
Object Detection & Collision Avoidance
Motion estimation

Cyber-Physical Applications Track
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Vehicular Networks
Health-Care Monitoring
Surveillance
Smart Home
Industrial Automation
Internet-of-Things
Case Studies

Paper Submission: February 20, 2012
Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2012
Authors Registration Due: May 10, 2012
Final Manuscript Due: May 10, 2012

More info available here

Proposals: If you are interested in organising a workshop or a tutorial at CPS Week 2012, please send a proposal (maximum 2-page PDF file) containing information about the following:

* Workshop or tutorial title,
* Abstract (maximum 200 words),
* The topic of the workshop/tutorial and how it relates to CPS Week,
* The organisers behind the workshop/tutorial including contact information, and short bio and affiliation,
* Proposed Program Committee,
* Planned review procedures,
* In the case of a workshop what the intended format will be (invited presentations, submitted presentations, panels, etc),
* Expected sponsorships (if any),
* Profile of a typical attendee (academic researcher, student or industry participant),
* A rough estimate of the number of participants,
* In case the workshop/tutorial has been previously held, provide information on the conference, date, and number of attendees.

See also: http://triton.towson.edu/~cpsweek/callforworktut.html

Please send the proposal to the CPSWeek 2012 workshop and tutorial chair, Thiemo Voigt, [thiemo AT-symbol sics.se] – with subject “[CPSWEEK 2012] Workshop and Tutorial Proposal”.

Registration to workshops will be handled in connection with registration to the conference part of CPS Week. The CPS Week 2012 reserves the right to cancel non-viable workshops/tutorials.

Important Dates:

* October 30, 2011: Submission of workshop and tutorial proposals
* November 10, 2011: Notification of acceptance
* April 16, 2012: Workshop and Tutorial day

Current developments show that in the near future the wide availability of low cost, short range radio technology, along with advances in wireless networking, will enable wireless adhoc sensor networks to become commonly deployed. In these networks, each node may be equipped with a variety of sensors, such as acoustic, seismic, infrared, motion, biomedical and chemical sensors with higher level of information inference associated with identification, embedded signal processing and networking of the data. This conference intends to be the meeting point of researchers and practitioners share experience and ideas on innovative developments in any aspect of sensor networks, including Hardware of Sensor Networks, Wireless Communication Protocols, Sensor Networks Software and Architectures, Wireless Information Networks, Data Manipulation, Signal Processing, Localization and Object Tracking through Sensor Networks, Obstacles, Applications and Uses.

Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the proceedings of SENSORNETS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Important Deadlines:

Regular Paper Submission: October 13, 2011 (extended)

Authors Notification (regular papers): November 21, 2011

Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: December 5, 2011

More info here.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Abstract deadline: Friday, October 07, 2011
Full papers due: Friday, October 14, 2011
Author notification: Friday, January 20, 2012
Camera Ready due: March 1st, 2012

More info here.

The UNconference means that the agenda/schedule for the day will be created live the day of the event. The real time nature means that emerging developments can be discussed and new ideas and unfolding research can be explored.

The unconference will also host a Wearable Technology Demo Competition. This session will be organized using the speed geeking format. Attendees will be divided in groups. Each group will have about 5 minutes to examine each demonstration and discuss with the authors. Your presentation should first highlight (similar to an elevator pitch) the need and impact of your technology (~2min), followed by a demonstration (~3min).

This is an intense presentation format. There are 10-15 demo’s happening at once all around the edge of the room. Each is being watched by a small group for 5 min. Then they move to the next project. Each demonstrator of a project presents 10 times in a row each time to a different small group. This format has a few advantages both for the viewers and presenters. Viewers get a more intimate demo, seeing the application or device up close instead of just up on a large screen and ask questions of the presenters during or at the conclusion of their demo. Presenters get to practice and improve their pitch over the hour of speed geeking.

Important Dates

Demo abstracts due: August 5th 2011
Acceptance notification: August 12th 2011

More info here

IPSN is a leading, single-track, annual forum on research in wireless embedded sensing systems. IPSN brings together researchers from academia, industry, and government to present and discuss recent advances in both theoretical and experimental research. Its scope includes signal and image processing, information and coding theory, databases and information management, distributed algorithms, networks and protocols, wireless communications, collaborative objects and the Internet of Things, machine learning, and embedded systems design.

The conference features two interleaved tracks, the Information Processing (IP) track, and the Sensor Platforms, Tools and Design Methods (SPOTS) track. Authors should carefully review the intended foci of these two tracks to decide which track is better suited for their work, and they are encouraged to contact program chairs with questions or clarifications. As an example of the different foci, results focused on the analysis and processing aspects of data collected from deployments should be submitted to the IP track, while details on the hardware and software platforms and tools used in the deployment should be submitted to SPOTS.

The Information Processing (IP) track focuses on algorithms, theory, and systems for information processing using networks of embedded sensors. Topics covered in this track include, but are not limited to:
- Applications and deployment experiences
- Coding, compression and information theory
- Data processing, storage and management
- Detection, classification, and tracking
- Distributed algorithms and reasoning
- Distributed and collaborative signal processing
- Fundamental bounds and formulations
- Location, time, and other network services
- Sensor tasking, control, and actuation
- Network protocols
- Programming models and languages
- Innovative mobile sensing applications
- User interfaces for sensing applications and systems
- Innovative sensing platforms including crowd sourcing

The Sensor Platforms, Tools, and Design Methods (SPOTS) track focuses on new hardware and software architectures, modeling, evaluation, deployment experiences, design methods, implementations, and tools for networked embedded sensor systems.  Submissions are expected to refer to specific hardware, software, and implementations. Topics covered in the SPOTS track include, but are not limited to:
- Novel sensor network components, device platforms and architectures
- Embedded software for sensor networks
- Design tools and methodologies for sensor networks
- System modeling, simulation, measurements, and analysis
- Case studies that describe experiences, highlight challenges, and study/compare the performance of platforms and tools
- Network health monitoring and management
- Operating systems and runtime environments
- Simulation

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract deadline: Friday, October 07, 2011
Full papers due: Friday, October 14, 2011
Author notification: Friday, January 20, 2012
Camera Ready due: March 1st, 2012

More info will be available here

The World is increasingly experiencing a strong need for energy consumption reduction and a need for efficient use of scarce natural resources. Official studies report that buildings account for the largest portion of World’s energy expenditure and have the fastest growth rate. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) play a key role in enabling energy-saving systems in buildings and surrounding spaces by providing a reliable, cost-effective and extensible solution that can be placed in existing as well as new structures and can be controlled via the Internet.

Important Dates
* Paper submission deadline: July 30, 2011
* Notification of acceptance: August 31, 2011
* Camera Ready Due: September 15, 2011
* Workshop date: November 1, 2011

*** New this year: Demo session! ***

We solicit both papers AND demos that focus on new techniques and technologies capable of improving the global energy efficiency of buildings leveraging connected sensing systems, networks, and devices. Technical papers will be presented on November 1, 2011, and the demo session will be co-located with ACM SenSys on November 3, 2011.

For more info, go to the workshop webpage