PIMRC 2008 shall expose scientific excellence and technological achievements in present and future wireless communications by gathering the leading scientists, researchers, managers and key market players of all respective areas.

1.Important Dates

The preliminary key dates are as follows:

* full papers: March 2008
* acceptance notice: May 2008
* final manuscript: June 2008

2. Paper Format

Papers should be in English, strictly not exceeding 5 double-column pages (about 3,000 words), and should ideally follow IEEE paper templates available here. Papers will be published in the IEEE Xplorer.

3. Technical Tracks

Authors are invited to submit high-quality papers describing original and previously unpublished contributions in a wide range of topics in wireless communications. These topics are clustered in (but not limited) four categories and are given below.

Track #1: Fundamentals & PHY [chairs]

* Antenna & RF components
* Handset design and low power circuits
* Power management
* Mobile radio testbeds
* Channel modelling, estimation, characterization
* Equalization and synchronization
* Shannon capacity
* Modulation and coding
* Multiuser Detection and Estimation
* Adaptive Source Coding
* Cooperative techniques
* Multirate Communications
* Multiple access technologies and multiplex techniques
* Smart Antennas
* Software defined radio and re-configurability
* Space-time, MIMO, OFDM
* Spectrum agility
* Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
* Cognitive radio
* PAN, BAN, WSN, UWB
* WiMAX, WLAN, DVB, WiFi
* 3G, 4G

Track #2: MAC & Cross-Layer Design [chairs]

* Wireless MAC protocols
* Cross-layer design and optimization
* Energy-efficient Protocols for WSNs
* Spectrum policies and open spectrum
* Spectrum Management
* Cooperative techniques
* Co-existence issues
* Cognitive radio
* PAN, BAN, WSN, UWB
* WiMAX, WLAN, DVB, WiFi
* 3G, 4G

Track #3: Mobile and Wireless Networks [chairs]

* Ad Hoc networks and networks of ad hoc networks
* Analysis, simulation, measurement and performance evaluation
* Congestion and admission control
* Cooperative networks
* End-to-end protocols
* Experiments, trials & deployment
* Integration of heterogeneous mobile, wireless and wireline networks
* IP-based mobile networks
* Mobility, location and handoff management
* Mobile and wireless IP
* Radio resource management
* Routing, QoS and scheduling
* Routing in multihop, ad hoc and sensor networks
* Satellite systems/networks and high altitude platforms
* Security and privacy
* Self-organization of wireless networks
* Traffic management
* Transport layer issues
* Wireless Multicast
* Wireless networks Testbeds
* Vertical handover control
* Vehicular communication and networks

Track #4: Applications, Services & Business Approach [chairs]

* Authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA)
* Audio and video broadcasting applications
* Business models
* Intelligent transportation systems and applications
* Emerging wireless applications
* Mobile multimedia and broadcasting services
* Perceptive applications
* Security techniques and systems
* Sensor networks for pervasive computing
* Service access and mobility
* Service portability and personalization
* Wireless biomedical applications
* Wireless services and middleware platforms
* Location based services
* Wireless/mobile networked applications