Due to many requests, paper submission deadline is extended to July 10,
2011 (Firm).

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.]


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International Conference on Selected Topics (iCOST’2011)
           in Mobile & Wireless Networking
                October 10-12, 2011
                 Shanghai, China
              http://www.icost.info



iCOST’2011 will be collocated with IEEE WiMOB 2011.


The ever increasing market penetration of smart-phones, tables, and
netbooks,
along with the ubiquitous availability of wireless networks are deeply
influencing
the way people live, work, interact, and socialize. However, the broad
popularity
and diffusion of innovative services and applications tailored at mobile
users is
also raising challenging research issues that require us to rethink
available mobile
technology solutions to meet the emerging needs of a broader and ever
growing user
base.

The goal of iCOST’2011 is to bring together researchers and scientists to
present and
discuss advances on selected topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking. The
conference
aims to address recent research results and to present their methodologies,
models,
technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and
experiences.

Shanghai is the largest city in China, which is located in the eastern coast
at the
south bank. The city is an emerging tourist destination and is renowned for
both its
historical landmarks, such as Xintiandi and Bund, and for the modern Pudong
skyline.

The iCOST’2011 technical program will deliver high quality technical papers
that will
be reviewed and selected by an international program committee. Topics of
interest
include, but are not limited to:

- Cloud computing support for mobile services and applications
- Data center architectures and protocols
- Green communications models, architectures, and networking solutions
- Self-* networks, services and applications
- Content distribution networks
- Social networking solutions for pervasive and mobile environments
- Vehicular communications and vehicular ad-hoc networks
- Wireless-enabled Peer to Peer services and applications
- Internet of Things
- Machine type communications
- Context-aware middleware design, services and applications
- Long Term Evolution Engineering
- Emerging topics in wireless and mobile computing and communications

Authors are required to submit anonymous, fully formatted, original papers
(PDF),
with graphs, images, and other special areas arranged as intended for the
final
publication. Papers should be written in English conforming to the IEEE
standard
conference format (8.5" x 11" - US letter, Two-Column). The initial
submission for
review will be limited to 7 pages. The final manuscript for publication will
be
limited to 6 pages (IEEE format). Additional charges may apply for
additional pages.
Each accepted paper must be presented at the conference by one of the
co-authors
or a third party. Only timely submissions through EDAS at
http://edas.infowill be
accepted.

For more details, please visit the iCOST’2011 official website (
www.icost.info).



IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper Submission Deadline:   July 10, 2011 (EST, USA, FIRM)
Review Notification:                July 30, 2011 (EST, USA)
Camera Ready:                      August 15, 2011 (EST, USA)



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

General Co-chairs:
Prof. Abderrrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France

TPC Co-chairs:
Dr. Dario Bottazzi, Laboratori Guglielmo Marconi, Italy
Dr. Zhu Yanmin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dr. Tarik Taleb, NEC Europe Labs, Germany


Publicity Co-chairs:
Dr. Christian Makaya, Telcordia, USA
Dr. Cedric Teyssie, Paul Sabatier University, France


Local Arrangements Co-Chairs:
Dr. Lili Wei, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dr. Zhu Yanmin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China



STEERING COMMITTEE:
Prof. Abderrrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France (Chair)
Prof. Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Prof. Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan