The 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 11th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop will be jointly organized by the University of Bologna, the DLR Institute for Communications and Navigation, the European Space Agency, and the Integral Satcom Initiative Technology Platform. Building on the last successful editions of the two events, this joint conference organised with the support of University of Cagliari is an outstanding opportunity for industry and research institutions to get the latest updates and to exchange information about recent advances and emerging technologies for mobile, broadband and broadcast satellite communication systems

Theory

* Coding, modulation and synchronization schemes
* OFDM and spread spectrum techniques for satellite communications
* MIMO, multi-user detection & diversity techniques
* Fading and interference mitigation techniques
* Distortion countermeasures
* Applicability of advanced signal processing and communication techniques to GNSSs
* Propagation measurements and channel models
* Antennas and user terminals technologies
* Signal processing for secure communications and signal intelligence applications
* Multiple access strategies
* Networking and radio resource management

Systems Architectures and Applications

* On board processing techniques and advanced payload architectures
* Next generation mobile, broadband and broadcast satellite systems
* Fixed and mobile technologies in hybrid access networks
* Advance high-rate digital modems for space communications
* Integration between satellite, MANET, VANET and wireless sensor networks
* Integration between telecommunication, navigation and earth observation systems
* Satellite and the Future Internet
* Unmanned Aerial Vehicles supported by integrated space systems
* Satellite-based solutions for aeronautical applications (Air Traffic Control, Aeronautical Operational Control, Air Passenger Communications)
* Cross layer design of satellite networks and ad-hoc satellite networking
* Standardization and regulatory issues
* Business and market analysis of SatCom systems
* Operational experience with existing satellite systems
* Demonstrations and trials

Venue

The joint event will be held at the Hotel Flamingo Resort in Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Sardina is a pearl in the Mediterranean Sea. The sea of Sardina with its transparent blue, turquoise, green waters, contours the island perimeter, consigning it to the myth of paradise-like lands

Important dates

Paper Registration on EDAS: March 15, 2010
Full paper submission deadline: April 11, 2010
Acceptance notice: May 15, 2010
Final manuscript due: June 15, 2010

Authors of the best papers presented at the conference will be invited to contribute to a Special Issue of an International Journal devoted to the ASMS highlights.