Cognitive radio and networks is the key to futuristic reconfigurable communication and networking. Apart from efficient use of the spectrum, they can facilitate the integration of different wireless systems and their appropriate usage based on the communication environment and application requirements. The Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) formed out of cognitive radios extends the radio link-level features to network layer functions and above. Some of the primary tasks of CRN (as pointed by Haykin) include: to perceive the radio environment by empowering each user’s receiver to sense the environment on a continuous-time basis; to learn from the environment and adapt the performance of each transceiver to statistical variations in the incoming RF stimuli; to facilitate communication between multiple users through cooperation in a self-organized manner; to control the communication processes among competing users through the proper allocation of available resources; to create the experience of intentions and self-awareness. These tasks open up many technical challenges encompassing devices, protocols and applications.

For the International Workshop on Cognitive Radio (IWCR), we invite papers offering novel research contributions in all aspects of cognitive radio and networks.

Topics of Interests

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Cognitive Radio and Network architectures
* Wideband sensing and multiband agile wireless networks
* Dynamic spectrum sharing techniques
* Cooperative resource management and optimization
* Cognitive protocols and algorithms from PHY to Application layers
* Interference measurements and metrics
* Cross-layer design issues
* QoS provisioning in adaptive, spectrum agile, and cognitive networks
* Interoperability, interference and co-existence of dissimilar wireless network
* Simulation of cognitive wireless networks
* Support for multimedia applications
* Security issues is CRNs
* Spectrum policy reform issues and Standardization
* Context management, sensing, reasoning and context acquisition
* Applications of CRNs
* Demonstrations and Proof of Concept of reconfigurable and cognitive infrastructures

Guidelines for Submission
Submitted papers must represent original material that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been previously published. Paper length should not exceed five-page technical paper manuscript. Please see Author Information page for submission guidelines at IMSAA 2010 website. The paper should be used as the basis for a 20- 30 minute Workshop presentation.

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Important Dates:

* Paper submission: 20th August 2010 (EST, USA)
* Paper review notification: 30th September 2010 (EST, USA)
* Paper camera ready: 30th October 2010 (EST, USA)