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Call for Papers
LCN 2017 - The 42nd Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN)
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Paper registration: March 31st, 2017

http://www.ieeelcn.org
Singapore
October 9-12, 2017

The IEEE LCN conference is the premier conference on the leading edge of
theoretical and practical aspects of computer networking. LCN is a highly
interactive conference that enables an effective interchange of results and
ideas among researchers, users, and product developers. For the past 41 years,
major developments from high-speed local networks to the global Internet to
specialized sensor networks have been reported at this conference.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Personal and wearable networks
* Wireless ad hoc & sensor networks
* Information-centric networking
* Embedded networks
* Opportunistic networking
* Delay-tolerant networks
* Cognitive radio networks
* Vehicular networks
* Smart Grid communications
* Underwater sensor networks
* Cyber-physical systems
* Social networks
* Mobile and ubiquitous networking
* Green networking
* Overlay and peer-to-peer networks
* Local-area and metropolitan-area networks
* Storage-area networks
* Routing and transport protocols
* Big Data Networking
* Cloud computing and networking
* Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualisation
* Internet of Things
* Link technologies
* Adaptive networking applications
* Authentication, authorization, accounting
* Security and privacy
* Cross-layer optimization
* Mobility and Location-dependent services
* Multimedia and real-time communication
* Machine-to-machine communications for smart environments
* Smart Cities
* Network traffic characterization and measurements
* Network management, reliability and QoS
* Performance evaluation of networks
* Testbeds for network experiments
* Network coding
* Optical and high-speed access networks
* E-Health networking

Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished
work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or a journal.
Full papers (up to 8 camera-ready pages, 10pt font in IEEE format) should
present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short
papers are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results and are
limited to 4 camera-ready pages. Short papers will be presented in a poster
session. Both full and short papers are published in the proceedings and IEEE
Xplore. All papers must include title, complete contact information for all
authors, abstract, and keywords on the cover page. IEEE reserves the right to
remove papers from IEEE Xplore that are not presented at the conference.


## Paper submission

Papers must be registered on EDAS (Full:
https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=23363&track=83964, Short:
https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=23363&track=83965) and submitted in PDF
format. Detailed submission instructions are available at the conference
website.

Direct your questions to the Program Chairs
* Kemal Akkaya (kakkaya@fiu.edu)
* Soumaya Cherkaoui(Soumaya.Cherkaoui@usherbrooke.ca)


## Demonstrations

Proposals are solicited for research demonstrations. A proposal (no more than 3
pages) should describe the scope, significance and required equipment. Proposals
should be submitted via EDAS to the LCN Demo Track
(https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=23387&track=84039).


## Important dates

* Paper registration: March 31, 2017
* Paper submission: April 7, 2017
* Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2017
* Final paper: July 21, 2017
* Demonstration proposal: July 5, 2017


## Organizing Committee

### General Chair
Jens Tölle, Fraunhofer-FKIE, Germany

### Program Chair
Kemal Akkaya, Florida International University, USA

### Program Co-Chair
Soumaya Cherkaoui, Université Sherbrooke, Canada

### Publications Chair
Karl Andersson, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

### Workshops Chair
Fadi Al-Turjman, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

### Local Arrangements Chair
Hwee-Pink Tan, Singapore Management University, Singapore

### Finance Chair
Frank Huebner, USA

### Demonstrations Chair
Adel Ben Mnaouer, Canadian University of Dubai, UAE

### Industry Chair
Katrin Reitsma, Motorola Solutions, USA

### Student Grants Chair
Matthias Hollick, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

### Publicity Chair
Olivier Mehani, Learnosity, Australia

### Corporate Relations Chair
Kyong Jin Shim, Singapore Management University, Singapore

### Webmaster
Gary Kessler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA


## Steering Committee

* Nils Aschenbruck, University of Osnabrück, Germany
* Joe Bumblis, IEEE TCCC Executive Committee, USA
* Ken Christensen, University of South Florida, USA
* Ehab Elmallah, University of Alberta, Canada
* Matthias Frank, University of Bonn, Germany
* Anura Jayasumana, Colorado State University, USA
* Gary Kessler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA
* Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida, USA
* Burkhard Stiller, University of Zürich + ETH, Switzerland
* Tim Strayer, BBN, USA


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