The International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN) is a leading, single-track, annual forum that brings together researchers from academia, industry, and government to present and discuss recent advances in sensor network research and applications. The conference covers both theoretical and experimental research, as it pertains to sensor networks, in a broad range of disciplines including signal and image processing, information and coding theory, databases and information management, distributed algorithms, networks and protocols, wireless communications, machine learning, and embedded systems design.

The conference features two interleaved tracks, the Information Processing (IP) track, and the Sensor Platforms, Tools and Design Methods (SPOTS) track, with two separate program committees to evaluate their submissions. Authors should carefully review the intended foci of these two tracks to decide which track is better suited for their work, and they are encouraged to contact the cognizant program chairs with questions or clarifications.

The Information Processing (IP) track will focus on algorithms, systems, and theory pertaining to information processing using networks of embedded sensors. Topics covered in this track include, but are not limited to:

Applications of sensor networks
Coding, compression and information theory
Data processing, storage and management
Detection, classification, estimation, tracking
Distributed algorithms and reasoning
Fault tolerance
Design exploration and optimization tools
Location and time services
Operating systems
Network health monitoring
Network protocols for sensor networks
Programming models and languages
Real-time scheduling
Security
Sensor tasking, control, and actuation
The Sensor Platforms, Tools, and Design Methods (SPOTS) track will focus on platforms and tools designed for networked embedded sensors. Submission should refer to specific hardware, software, and system design and implementation, focusing on new architectures, modeling, evaluation, design methods, implementations, tools, or deployment experiences. Results focused on the analysis and processing aspects of data collected from deployments should be submitted to the IP track. Topics covered in the SPOTS track include, but are not limited to:

Case studies that highlight challenges in and advantages of platforms, designs, operations, and tools
Embedded software for sensor networks
Design exploration and optimization tools
Sensor network components and device platforms
System design and implementation
System modeling, simulation, measurements, and analysis
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Paper Submission
All papers must be submitted electronically, in Portable Document Format (PDF). Instructions for submission will be available at the IPSN'08 website: http://ipsn.acm.org/2008/

Submissions must meet the following criteria:

A paper must be original material that has neither been previously published nor is currently under review by another conference or journal.
Submitted papers should be no longer than 10 pages in ACM two-column conference format.
Each paper will be reviewed by the TPC of the track to which it is submitted, and all accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings. Following the tradition of previous IPSN conferences, an accepted paper will be allocated either an oral presentation slot or a poster presentation outlet together with a brief oral advertisement slot. The choice of the presentation style is determined entirely by the nature of results, and not by their quality.
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Important Dates
Abstract due: October 26, 2007.
Paper due: November 2, 2007.
Conference: April 22-24, 2008.