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CALL FOR PAPERS

BODYNETS 2014
9th International Conference on Body Area Networks
September 29–October 1, 2014
London, Great Britain

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Special track: "Electromagnetic-Body Area NanoNETworks (E-BANNET)"

http://bodynets.org/2014/media/uploads/cfp-ebannet.pdf

In addition to the regular track that covers general/mainstream topics, BodyNets 2014 features several special tracks that focus on specific, emerging or underrepresented topics.
All special tack papers will be peer-reviewed with the same criteria and quality standard used in the regular track.
All accepted special track papers will be included as conference papers in the proceedings.

Organizing Chairs:

- Valeria Loscrì, INRIA Lille-Nord Europe, France

- Anna Maria Vegni, University of Roma Tre, Italy

- Sara Pizzi, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy

- Josep Miquel Jornet, The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

- Massimiliano Pierobon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA


Abstract:

Recently, nanotechnology has emerged as a novel evolution in technology enabling the design of miniaturized devices at nanoscale level (i.e., nanorobots and nanoparticles). At this scale, the behaviors and characteristics of nanodevices require a deep understanding and a revision of well-known features of devices at the macroscale level.

A set of nanodevices, sharing the same medium (e.g., the biological tissue or the bloody flow) and collaborating for the same task, forms a nanonetwork. Nanonetworks are expected to expand the capabilities of single nanodevices and enable new nanotechnology applications in biomedical, environmental, military, industrial, and consumer fields.

Electromagnetic Body Area NanoNETworks (E-BANNET) represent a novel field of research that will allow the interconnection of various components to support health monitoring, medical diagnoses and treatment, telemedicine, sensing, and assistance to people with disabilities.

E-BANNET is intended to have a twofold aim of both telecommunications and electromagnetic issues in body area nanonetworks. The main goal of this special track is to involve researchers and academics from various and inter-disciplinary fields of study, such as electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, materials science, bio-engineering, bio-technology, and nanotechnology.


Topics of interest:

We invite submissions to E-BANNET special track with original (unpublished and not currently under review) and novel contributions on electromagnetic body area nanonetworks, in areas including (but not limited to), the following:

• Communications Techniques for E-BANNET
• Terahertz Band Communication:
• Intra-body Channel Modeling & Capacity Analysis
• Modulation and Channel Coding
• Near Field Communication:
• Intra-body Propagation Modeling
• Modulation and Channel Coding
• Protocols and architectures for E-BANNET
• Medium Access Control
• Synchronization and Flow Control
• Error Control
• Addressing
• Routing and Neighbor Discovery
• Network Infrastructure
• Security and Privacy
• Nano-Device Design for E-BANNET
• Nano-antennas:
• Nanomaterial- and Metamaterial-based Nano-antennas
• On-body/wearable Nano-antennas
• In-body/implanted/tattoo-like Nano-antennas
• Nano-antenna Arrays
• Nano-transceivers:
• Signal Generators & Detectors
• Modulators & Demodulators
• Filters & Amplifiers
• Nano-processors
• Nano-memories
• Nano-batteries and Energy Harvesting
• Nanosensors
• Electromagnetic Nanoparticles
• Applications of E-BANNET
• Nanosensing for Health Monitoring
• Intra-body Drug Delivery
• Human Life Enhancement
• Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Analysis for E-BANNET


PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers must follow the ACM conference paper format http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates
Different page limits are given to different paper categories:
• Regular paper (Up to 7 pages)
• Short paper (Up to 4 pages)
• Poster/demo paper (Up to 1 page)
All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers must be uploaded to the EasyChair conference management system https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bodynets2014


Important dates:

Full Paper Submission deadline: 1 June 2014
Notification and Registration opens: 30 June 2014

Camera-ready deadline: 31 July 2014

Start of Conference: 29 September 2014

End of Conference: 1 October 2014