** Deadline extended to 26th February **


Call for Papers
IEEE CAMAD 2017


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22nd IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)
19-21 June 2017 Lund University, Sweden
http://www.ieee-camad.org
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IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission: 26th February 2017
Author notification: 26th March 2017
Camera ready: 23rd April 2017


CALL FOR PAPERS

IEEE CAMAD 2017 will be held as a stand-alone event at Lund University, in Scania, Swewithout grading itden. This year IEEE CAMAD will focus on communication aspects of 5G Networking and beyond. IEEE CAMAD will be hosting several Workshops and Special Sessions, bringing together a diverse group of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and providers to exchange and share their experiences and new ideas focusing on research and innovation results under wireless communications in the 5G domain. In addition to contributed papers, the conference will also include keynote speeches, panel and demo sessions.

Areas of Interest
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IEEE CAMAD is soliciting papers describing original work, unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
• Wireless PHY layers for 5G: design, analysis, and optimization
• Wireless MAC protocols for 5G: design, analysis, and optimization
• 5G IoT networks for urban applications
• Adaptive content distribution in on-demand services
• Backhaul/fronthaul for multi-tier ultra-dense heterogeneous small cell networks
• Cognitive and Cooperative Communications
• Commercial and Societal Impact of Networks, Data, and Adaptive Services
• Context and location-aware wireless services and applications
• Cross-layer design for massive MIMO and multiuser MIMO networks
• End-to-End Network slicing
• Efficient integration of multiple novel 5G air interfaces
• Energy harvesting wireless networks
• Mobile big data and network data analytics
• Mobile cloud and fog networking
• Mobile social networks
• Mobility, location, and handoff management
• Multimedia QoS, and traffic management
• Multiple access in machine-to-machine communication
• Network estimation techniques
• Optical Communications & Fiber Optics for 5G
• QoS support and energy efficient MAC
• Quality of Experience: Framework, Evaluation and Challenges
• Simulation Techniques for Large-Scale Networks
• Smart Grids: Communication, Modeling and Design
• Software-defined wireless networks
• Testbed, experiments, and prototype implementations of systems & services
• Traffic Engineering, Modeling and Analysis
• Ultra low-latency and ultra high-reliability
• Validation of Simulation Models with Measurements
• Wireless body area networks and e-health services
• Wireless broadcast, multicast and streaming

Paper Submissions
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Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper of not more than six (6) IEEE style pages including results, figures and references. Papers should be submitted via EDAS. Papers submitted to the conference, must describe unpublished work that has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three TPC members. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and IEEE digital library.

Awards
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* Best paper award presented by Ericsson
* Best demo award presented by Sony

Keynote Speakers
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- Antonio Capone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Sweden. “Sharing and slicing next generation networks”
- Carlo Fischione, KTH, Sweden. “Networking in the millimeter waves band”
- Ulrich Barth, NOKIA Bell Labs, Germany. “Smart networks”


Tutorials
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- Fabrizio Granelli on enabling 5G architectures through Software Defined Networking
- Fredrik Tufvesson on channel modelling for 5G

Committees
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General Chairs
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Björn Landfeldt, Lund University, Sweden
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain
Björn Ekelund, Ericsson, Sweden
Peter C. Karlsson, Sony, Sweden

Technical Program Chairs
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Di Yuan, Linköping University, Sweden
Petar Popovski, Aalborg University, Denmark
George Koudouridis , Huawei, Sweden
Charalabos Skianis, University of the Aegean, Greece

Panel Chairs
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Ola Svendin, Mobile Heights Center, Sweden
Nikolaos Passas, University of Athens, Greece

Tutorial Chairs
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Angelos Antonopoulous, CTTC, Spain
Emil Björnson, Linköping University, Sweden

Demo Chairs
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Lars Dittman, DTU Fotonik, Denmark
Harri Saarnisaari, CWC – Oulu University, Finland
Laura-Marie Feeney, Uppsala University, Sweden

Publicity Chairs
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Emma Fitzgerald, Lund University, Sweden
Kiho Lim, University of South Dakota, USA
Yuan Li, National University of Defence Tech., PRC

Publication Chair
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Saeed Bastani, Lund University, Sweden

Keynote Speakers Chairs
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Michael Devetsikiotis, University of N. Mexico, USA
Marian Codreanu, CWC – Oulu University, Finland
Vangelis Angelakis, Linköping University, Sweden

Award Chairs
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Nelson Fonseca, State University of Campinas, Brazil
Fabrizio Granelli, University of Trento, Italy
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain
Charalabos Skianis, University of Aegean, Greece

Workshop and Special Session Chairs
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Ilaria Malanchini, NOKIA Bell Labs, Germany
Elias Z. Tragos, FORTH, Greece

Local Arrangements Chair
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Christian Nyberg, Lund University, Sweden

Web and Social Media Chairs
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Melani Gurdiel, Iquadrat, Spain
Lei You, Upsala University, Sweden

Steering Committee
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Fabrizio Granelli, University of Trento, Italy
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain
Stefano Giordano, University of Pisa, Italy
Michael Devetsikiotis, University of N. Mexico, USA