The 13th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing
in Sensor Networks?Preliminary Call for Paper

April 15-17, 2014, Berlin, Germany
URL: http://ipsn.acm.org/2014/

The International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor
Networks (IPSN) is a leading, single-track, annual forum on research
in networked sensing and control, broadly defined. IPSN brings
together researchers from academia, industry, and government to
present and discuss recent advances in both theoretical and
experimental research. Its scope includes signal and image processing,
information and coding theory, databases and information management,
distributed algorithms, networks and protocols, wireless
communications, collaborative objects and the Internet of Things,
machine learning, mobile and social sensing, and embedded systems
design. Of special interest are contributions at the confluence of a
multiple of these areas. In addition to regular research papers, in
IPSN 2014, we also encourage submissions of Challenge Papers that lay
out visions and future challenges in the field of information
processing in sensor networks. Challenge papers are up to 6 page long
and the title should start with “Challenge: … ” These submissions are
reviewed based on the novelty of the concepts and potential of
impacting the field.

The conference features two submission tracks, the Information
Processing (IP) track, and the Sensor Platforms, Tools and Design
Methods (SPOTS) track. Authors are encouraged to read the foci of the
tracks and make indications in the submission site accordingly.
However, submission tracks are for review preference only. The program
committees work together in the review process.

Topics:
The IP track focuses on algorithms, theory, and systems for
information processing using networks of embedded, human-in-the-loop,
or social sensors. Topics covered in the IP track include, but are not
limited to:
? Sensor data processing, mining, and machine learning
? Data storage, management, and retrieval
? Coding, compression and information theory
? Detection, classification, tracking, reasoning, and
decision making
? Theoretical foundation and fundamental bounds
? Network and system architectures and protocols
? Sensor tasking, control, and actuation
? Location, time, and other network services
? Programming models and languages
? Mobile, participatory, and social sensing
? Innovative applications and deployment experiences

The SPOTS track focuses on new hardware and software architectures,
modeling, evaluation, deployment experiences, design methods,
implementations, and tools for networked embedded sensor systems.
Submissions are expected to refer to specific hardware, software, and
implementations. Topics covered in the SPOTS track include, but are
not limited to:
? Novel components, device platforms and architectures
for networked sensing
? Innovative sensing and processing platforms including
cloud, crowd, and consumer devices
? Embedded software for sensor networks
? System modeling, simulation, measurements, and analysis
? Design tools and methodologies for sensor networks
? Network health monitoring and management
? Operating systems and runtime environments
? User interfaces for sensing applications and systems
? Case studies highlighting experiences, challenges, and
comparisons of platforms and tools

Submission:
Submissions must be full papers. Regular submissions are at most 12
pages, including figures, tables, and references. Challenges
submissions are at most 6 pages. Notice that page limits are the
MAXIMUM lengths. Paper qualities are not judged by length.
Submissions must be in PDF format, on single-spaced 8.5" x 11"
(letter) pages of two-column format, using 10-point type on 12-point
(single-spaced) leading, with a maximum text block of 7" wide x 9"
deep. Left and right margins must be )= 0.75". Top and bottom margins
must be )= 1". Each column should be 3.33" with a 0.33" gutter. Each
column must contain no more than 55 lines of text.

Key Dates:
? Paper registration deadline: Oct. 7th, 2013
? Paper submission deadline: Oct. 14th, 2013
? Notification: Jan. 17th, 2014

Organizers:
General Chair: Adam Wolisz (TU Berlin)
TPC Co-Chairs: Jie Liu (Microsoft Research)
Lin Zhong (Rice University)
Demo Co-Chairs: Vlado Handziski (TU Berlin)
Roozbeh Jafari (University of Texas at Dallas)
Poster Co-Chairs: Tommaso Melodia (SUNY at Buffalo)
Andreas Willig (University of Canterbury)
Publications Chair: Silvia Santini (TU Darmstadt)
Web Chair: Mohammed Shoaib (Princeton University)
Publicity Co-Chairs: Li Cui (ICT CAS)
Shaojie Tang (Temple University)
Anna Foerster (SUPSI Lugano)
Heior Ramos(Universidade Federal de Alagoas)

Program Committee:

Tarek Abdelzaher, UIUC
Yuvraj Agarwal, CMU
Marco Duarte, UMass-Amherst
Jie Gao, Stony Brook University
Omprakash Gnawali, University of Houston
James Gross KTH, Sweden
Tian He, University of Minnesota
Wen Hu, CSIRO, Australia
Xenofon Koutsoukos, Vanderbilt University
Bhaskar Krishnamachari, USC
Antonio Loureiro, UFMG, Brazil
Luca Mottola, Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Suman Nath, Microsoft Research
Bodhi Priyantha, Microsoft Research
Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue University
Anthony Rowe, CMU
Ali H. Sayed, UCLA
Jacky Shen, Microsoft Research Asia
Junehwa Song, KAIST, Korea
John Stankovic, University of Virginia
Niki Trigoni, Oxford University, UK
Guoliang Xing, Michigan State University
Pei Zhang, CMU Silicon Valley
Yanyong Zhang, Rutgers University