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BalkanCom 2018 : The Second International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2018) | |||||||||||||||
Link: http://www.balkancom.info | |||||||||||||||
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Call For Papers | |||||||||||||||
(Submission Deadline Extension: 11 April, 2018)
The Second International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2018) ============================================================================================ June 6 - 8, 2018, Podgorica, Montenegro Website: http://www.balkancom.info Submission: http://edas.info/N24345 As the name suggests, the BalkanCom is held annually in a country of the Balkan Peninsula. The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers in academia, research labs and industry from all over the world to this historical region. The conference addresses the important challenges in the evolving world of Communications and Networking, while at the same time bolstering the potential and talent that is found in this exciting and dynamic region. The first edition of the conference was held in 2017 in Tirana, Albania. The second edition of BalkanCom will take place on June 6-8, 2018 in Podgorica, Montenegro. The theme of the conference, CLOSING THE DIGITAL GAP, is fitting for the Balkan Peninsula, which is in the process of intensive development and needs increased communication and networking in every sense of the word. We seek original completed and unpublished work not currently under review by any other journal/magazine/conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Wireless systems and networks - Communication protocols (transport, routing, link, and physical layers) - Optical communication systems - Cross-layer design and optimization - Information theory and coding - Signal processing for communications - Green communication and networking - Resource management - Deployment scenarios and experiences - Infrastructures, Platforms, testbeds, and software - 5G wireless and Beyond - Wireless ad hoc, mesh, sensor and robot networks - Cognitive radio networks - Communication in challenging environments (underwater, underground, tunnels/mines, space, disasters) - Internet of Things and M2M communication - Nano-scale networks - Integration of heterogeneous networks - Software-defined networking - Security and privacy in communication networks *** Manuscript Guidelines and Submission Information *** Papers should describe original work and should be no more than 5 pages in a double-column format including tables, figures and references. Accepted papers up to 5 pages will be published in the proceedings. One extra page is allowed with an additional fee, if accepted. To submit a paper, please use the instructions at: http://www.balkancom.info. The submission link is http://edas.info/N24345. BalkanCom reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference if the paper is not presented at the conference. Best papers will be fast tracked to Computer Networks (Elsevier) and Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier) Journals. *** Key Dates *** New Paper submission deadline: April 11, 2018 Notification of acceptance: May 7, 2018 Camera-ready papers due: May 14, 2018 BalkanCom 2018 General Co-Chairs ================================ Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic, Univ of Montenegro Ilir Capuni, University of New York, Tirana, Albania Ioannis Stavrakakis, University of Athens, Greece BalkanCom 2018 Technical Program Co-Chairs ========================================== George Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA Ralf Müller, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany Enrico Natalizio, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, France BalkanCom 2018 Publicity Co-Chairs ================================== Ozgur Gurbuz, Sabanci University, Turkey Konstantinos Oikonomou, Ionian University, Greece BalkanCom 2018 Publication Chair ================================ Fabio d’Andreagiovanni, CNRS, France BalkanCom 2018 Local Arrangement Chairs ======================================= Enis Kocan, University of Montenegro Petraq Papajorgji, University of New York Tirana, Albania Nicola Zaric, University of Montenegro BalkanCom 2018 Finance Chair ============================ Anna Maria Vegni, Roma Tre University, Italy Mehmet Can Vuran, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA BalkanCom 2018 Web Chair ======================== Josep M. Jornet, State University of New York- Buffalo, USA BalkanCom 2018 Steering Committee ================================= Ian F. Akyildiz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Ilir Capuni, University of New York Tirana, Albania Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland at College Park, USA Mehmet Can Vuran, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA BalkanCom 2018 Technical Program Committee Members ================================================== Nof Abuzianab, Virginia Tech, USA Ozgur Akan, University of Cambridge, UK Fatih Alagoz, Bogazici University, Turkey Alfred Asterjadhi, Qualcomm Vladimir Atanasovski, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia Marenglen Biba, University of New York, Tirana, Albania Berk Canberk, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Luca Chiaraviglio, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Marian Codreanu, University of Oulu, Finland Maice Costa, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Fabio D'Andreagiovanni, CNRS, Sorbonne University - UTC, France Rozalina Dimova, Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria Stark Draper, University Toronto, Canada Arjan Durresi, Purdue University, USA Serge Fdida, UPMC Sorbonne Universites, France Octavian Fratu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania Gordana Gardasevic, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Liljana Gavrilovska, Ss Cyril and Methoduis University, Macedonia Wolfgang Gerstacker, University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany Tolga Girici, TOBB University, Turkey Zoran Hadzi-Velkov, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia Julian Hoxha, Epoka University, Albania Georgi Iliev, Technical University of Sofia Gerhard Kramer, Technical University of Munich, Germany Božo Krstajić, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Tommaso Melodia, Northeastern University, USA Dritan Nace, Compiegne University of Technology, France Aleksandar Neskovic, University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Serbia Christoforos Ntantogian, University of Piraeus, Greece Alma Oracevic, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and University of Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Anna Pantelidou, Broadcom, Finland Petraq Papajorgji, Canadian Institute of Technology, Canada Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Nikolaos Pappas, Linkoping University, Sweden Andreas Pitsillides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Vesna Popovic-Bugarin, Univesity of Montenegro, Montenegro Vladimir Poulkov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Alexandre Proutiere, Microsoft Research, UK Igor Radusinovic, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Ljubisa Stankovic, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA Malisa Vucinic, Univesity of Montenegro, Montenegro Dejan Vukobratovic, University Novi Sad, Serbia If you have any questions or queries on BalkanCom 2018, please send email to: help AT balkancom DOT info |
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