CFP : The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad hoc and Sensor Systems MASS 2005
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In response to numerous requests, the deadline for the submission of draft
manuscripts has been extended to April 30, 2005.

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CALL FOR PAPERS / CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

   **** MASS 2005 ****
The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems

November 7-10, 2005  -  Washington, DC, USA
www.mass05.wpi.edu
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Important Dates:
- Paper Submission:  April 30, 2005
- Workshops Proposal Submission: April 30, 2005
- Acceptance Notification:  July 22, 2005
- Final Submission:  August 26, 2005

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts on topics
including but not limited to:
- MAC protocols for ad-hoc and sensor networks (801.11, Bluetooth, etc)
- Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, broadcast, geocast, etc)
- Power-aware and energy-efficient design
- QoS, security, and fault-tolerant issues
- Location and mobility management
- Topology construction and coverage maintenance
- Distributed Algorithms
- Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination
- Operating system and middleware support
- Complexity analysis of algorithms
- Analytical, mobility, and validation models
- Applications of ad-hoc and sensor networks

Regular papers must not exceed 10 single-spaced, two-column pages using at
least 10 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inches pages. Poster papers are
limited to 4 pages. See submission instructions at www.mass05.wpi.edu

Proposals for full-day workshops are solicited on specific topic areas.
The selection would depend on the uniqueness and importance of the topic,
the necessary background information and potential for its success.
Proposals of at most 4 pages, including 1-page biographical sketch,
should be submitted to the Workshops Chair, Ivan Stojmenovic
(ivan@site.uottawa.ca), by April 30, 2005.

High quality papers from this conference will be invited for publication
in a special issue of Int'l Journal of Wireless Information Networks.

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GENERAL CHAIR
  Kaveh Pahlavan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
  Ryuji Kohno, Yokohama National University, Japan
  Mukesh Singhal, University of Kentucky, USA
  Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark

TECHNICAL PROGRAM VICE CHAIRS
  Ian Oppermann (Applications), Univ. of Oulu, Finland
  Abbas Jamalipour (Network and Higher Layers), Univ. of Sydney, Australia
  Shigang Chen (Reliability and Security Issues), Univ. of Florida, USA
  Guohong Cao (Algorithms and Topology), Pennsylvania State Univ., USA
  Arup Acharya (MAC and Lower Layers), IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA

WORKSHOP CHAIR
  Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR
  Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati, USA
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