IEEE ComNet'2014 - Call for Papers
March 19 - March 22, 2014,
Hammamet, Tunisia
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EXTENDED DEADLINE: October 30, 2013
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This fourth International Conference on Communications and Networking (ComNet’2014), technically sponsored by IEEE, aims at bringing together ICT researchers from northern and southern countries to meet, exchange ideas and expertise, initiate and strengthen cooperation between them on topics related to communications and networking. It positions itself as a platform to researchers and practitioners both from academia and industry to meet and share cutting-edge research and development in these fields.

ComNet’2014 will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and research results in theories, methodologies and applications in different topics related to communications and networking, both in wired and wireless networks, from a theoretical as well as practical point of view. Original papers are invited on topics related to computer networks, network protocols, wireless networks, data communication technologies and network security. Authors are solicited to contribute to this conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to:

Networking

Heterogeneous wireless networks Adhoc and sensor networks
Internet of things
Measurement and performance analysis Mobile and broadband wireless internet Mobile networks and wireless LAN Multimedia networking
Network sharing
Network-based applications
Network operations and management Network protocols and wireless networks Network security
Networked systems and applications
Next generation internet
Next generation web architectures
Recent trends and developments in computer networks
Routing, switching and addressing techniques
Scheduling, call admission and congestion control
Networks and cloud computing Self-organizing networks Vehicle-to-vehicle/roadside/internet networking
Social networks
Cognitive networking
Delay tolerant networks
Physical-Layer Communications

Signal processing for communications Wireless communications
Multihop and cooperative communications Source and channel coding
ARQ and adaptive modulation and coding Multiple access techniques
Cognitive and green radio
Compressive sensing
Interference mitigation
MIMO systems and space-time coding Turbo-processing
Multiuser detection
Ultra-wideband communications
Physical layer network coding
Wireless sensor networks and applications Positioning and localization
4G Services and Architectures

Emerging Wireless/Mobile Applications Context and Location-Aware 4G Services Mobile Computing Systems
Service discovery and integration Adaptive Services management
Policies and strategies for deployment Communication Architectures and models QoS management
Fault tolerance, safety and security Supervision and control
OSS, data charging, Revenue Assurance SIP Based convergent services
Content Distribution
Internet computing
Cloud computing SaaS/PaaS/IaaS
Virtual Organizations and Business Processes


Paper Submissions

Authors are invited to submit papers, not exceeding 2500 words (5 pages using 10-point type) for the conference by October 30, 2013 (for more details, visit www.supcom.mincom.tn/ComNet2014). Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore. Selected papers will be published in a very prestigious international journal.

General Co-Chairs

Sami Tabbane, Mounir Frikha

Program Chair

Zied Choukair

Local Arrangements Chair

Mounir Frikha

Publication Chair

Mohamed Siala


We look forward to seeing you in Tunisia in 2014!