PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
	
The Second ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys
2004)
November 3-5, 2004, 
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (tentative)
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/sensys04

Sponsored by: ACM (SIGCOMM, SIGMOBILE, SIGARCH, SIGMETRICS, SIGOPS) and
NSF

SenSys 2004 introduces a high caliber forum for research on systems
issues in the emerging area of embedded, networked sensors.  These
distributed systems of numerous smart sensors and actuators will
revolutionize a wide array of application areas by providing an
unprecedented density and fidelity of instrumentation. They also present
novel systems challenges because of resource constraints, uncertainty,
irregularity, and scale.  SenSys design issues span multiple
disciplines, including wireless communication, networking, operating
systems, architecture, low-power circuits, distributed algorithms, data
processing, scheduling, sensors, energy harvesting, and signal
processing. SenSys seeks to provide a cross-disciplinary venue for
researchers addressing these networked sensor system design issues.
SenSys 2004 is the second in a series of annual meetings with a highly
selective single-track technical program and a hands-on research
exhibition.

PAPERS:

Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research
are solicited. In general this conference is interested in papers that
address system issues in embedded networked systems. Specific topics of
interest include the following:

- Network protocols for sensor networks			
- Operating system and middleware for sensor networks
- Applications of distributed sensor networks			
- Sensor network testbed measurements and benchmarks
- Distributed database processing in sensor networks		
- Distributed algorithms for sensor networks
- Novel sensor node hardware and software platforms		
- Sensor network planning and deployment
- Energy management in sensor networks			
- Adaptive topology management
- In-network processing and aggregation			
- Data storage in sensor networks
- Distributed and collaborative signal processing		
- Distributed actuation, control, and coordination
- Localization in time and space				
- Distributed calibration in sensor networks
- Simulation and optimization tools				
- Security					
- Fundamental limits and tradeoffs				
- Robustness	
- Algorithms for self-configuration, maintenance, stabilization	
- Programming and validation methodology
	
Please consult the program chairs at sensys04-pcchairs@enl.usc.edu for
more information about the scope of the conference.
	
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF or
PostScript. Papers must not exceed 15 pages (US "Letter" size, 8.5 x 11
inches) including text, figures and references in single-column,
single-space format. The font size must be at least 10 points. Accepted
papers will be published in the conference proceedings. We will adopt a
double-blind process for paper review, where the identities of the
authors are withheld from reviewers. Authors' names and their
affiliations must not be revealed or mentioned anywhere in the paper or
in the Postscript or PDF file. Submitted papers should be original,
unpublished work and not currently under review for any other conference
or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected.
Questions about the submission process should be directed to the Program
Co-Chairs at sensys04-pcchairs@enl.usc.edu. More detailed submission
instructions will be available at the conference website soon. Selected
papers from the conference will be fast-tracked to the new ACM
Transactions on Sensor Networks.

RESEARCH EXHIBITS & POSTERS

There will be a research exhibition and poster session.  Submission
details will be available on the website soon. 

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Registration & Abstract:	April 2, 2004 		
Paper Submission Deadline:	April 9, 2004 
Notification of Acceptance:	June 29, 2004		
Camera Ready Copy:		August 15, 2004

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

General Chair:         John A. Stankovic (University of Virginia)
Program Co-Chairs:     Anish Arora (Ohio State Univ.) Ramesh Govindan
(USC)
Publicity Co-Chairs:   Phillippe Bonnet (University of Copenhagen)
                       Chenyang Lu (Washington University in St. Louis)
Finance Chair:         Sang Son (University of Virginia)
Local Arrangements:    Anupam Joshi (Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore
County)
Exhibits Co-Chairs:    Akos Ledeczi (Vanderbilt) Mark Yarvis (Intel)	
Student Travel Awards: John Regehr (University of Utah)
Sponsorships Chair:    Badri Nath (Rutgers University)
Posters Co-Chairs:     Wendi Heinzelman (Univ. of Rochester)
                       Sandeep Kulkarni (Mich. State)

Program Committee:	
Tarek Abdelzaher (University of Virginia)		
Gul Agha (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)
Phillippe Bonnet (Univ. of Copenhagen)		
Gaetano Borriello (University of Washington)
David Culler (University of California/Berkeley)  	
Hugh Durrant-Whyte (Univ. of Sydney, Australia)
Deborah Estrin (Univ.of California/Los Angeles) 	
Mohamed Gouda (University of Texas, Austin)
Rajesh Gupta (Univ. of California, San Diego)	
John Heidemann (USC/ISI)
Lakshman Krishnamurthy (Intel)			
P.R. Kumar (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)
Koen Langendoen (Delft University of Technology)	
Mike Lemmon (Univ. of Notre Dame)
Urbashi Mitra (USC)				
Ulrich Schmid (Technische Universität Wien)	
Dawn Song  (Carnegie-Mellon University)		
Feng Zhao (PARC)


STEERING COMMITTEE

Ian Akyildiz (Georgia Tech., Co-chair)
Deborah Estrin (UCLA, Co-chair), 
Victor Bahl (Microsoft, Sigmobile Representative)
Craig Partridge (BBN, Sigcomm Representative)
Taieb Znati (NSF)