Nano-Net 2008

CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Conference on Nano-Networks Boston, USA, Sept 15-17, 2008 http://www.nanonets.org Sponsors: Create-Net, ICST, EU (IST-FET), ENIAC Industry Sponsor: STMicroelectronics For RSS feed on conference updates, register: http://nano-net.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. SCOPE: The Nano-Net conference positions itself at the intersection of two worlds, namely, emerging nanotechnologies on one-side, and network/communication theory on the other side. The standing question that this conference will address is: What are the new communication paradigms that derive from the transition from micro- to nano-scale devices? The related degrees of freedom and constraints associated with these new technologies will change our notions about efficient network and system design. Nano-Net provides a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of new techniques in modeling, design, simulation, and fabrication of network and communication systems at the nano-scale. PAPERS: The conference invites original technical papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Contributions addressing all subjects pertaining to nanotechnology & networking are solicited. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Wireless nanoscale transmitters and receivers, nano-sensors and actuators, nanorobotics, medical and in-vivo imaging and sensing, lab on a chip, swarm micro and nano-inspection, embedding sensing, etc... Physical characterization/modeling of nano-scale interconnects and devices, Fault-tolerant and reliability of nano-devices, Self-healing properties of nano-networks, CAD flows for NoCs and MP-SoC platforms, NoC performance and trade-off analysis, Energy efficiency, Bio-inspired aspects Network architectures and topologies, Statistical mechanics approach to nano-communications, Routing/addressing issues in nano-networks, Nano-coding, Applications of complex network theory, Self-organization in nano-scale systems, Modeling of Nano/Bio Communication Channels Nano-technologies and devices for on-chip interconnects (CNTs, graphene nano-ribbons, semic., metallic and DNA-templated nanowires), Molecular, optical and wireless interconnects, Interconnects for non-charge-based devices, emerging 3D-interconnect technologies Communication systems and networking protocols for sub-inch robotic systems, including low-bandwidth coordination schemes for nano-robot teams and range and bearing devices for inter-robot relative positioning Bio-Micro/Nanoelectronics, Molecular scale chemical and biosensors, Bio-MEMS technology, Data and power management, Nano-scale and molecular communications and information processing, Information theory analysis of biological communications, Molecular Computation using molecular cells, Chemical computing SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a PDF version of the full paper in English. Papers are limited to 5 two-column pages, in a font no smaller than 10-points. Style guides and further information are available on the conference website: http://www.nanonets.org. Presentation will be either oral or in poster format, as deemed appropriate by the Technical Program Committee. PUBLICATION: All submitted papers will be subject to a rigorous peer-review. Accepted papers will be published by Springer in the Nano-Net Conference Proceedings, and made available online through Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNICST). Selected high-quality papers with a strong nanoscale device component will be reviewed for a Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, in an extended version. WORKSHOP & TUTORIAL PROPOSALS: Proposals for Special Sessions and Tutorials are encouraged. Potential Workshop and Tutorial organizers should submit a proposal of at most 5 pages, including scope/motivation of the session/tutorial, list of invited papers (still subject to peer-review) and short-bio of the organizer(s). Workshops should be submitted by e-mail to: goel@albany.edu, tutorials to: liyun@research.ge.com. IMPORTANT DATES
 * Nano-Net 2008 *********************
 * Applications for Nano-Networks
 * Modeling, Simulation, Standards and Architectural Aspects of Nano-Networks
 * Novel Information and Graph Theory Aspects of Nano-Networks
 * Device Physics and Interconnects
 * Nano-Robotics
 * Bio-nano Applications

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== Workshop Proposals:     May 2, 2008 Paper Submissions:       May 15, 2008 Acceptance Notification: June 30, 2008 Camera-Ready Version: July 31, 2008 Nano-Net Conference:    Sept. 15-17, 2008 Program Chairs

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= GENERAL CHAIR Stephen F Bush bushsf@research.ge.com General Electric, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR Alexandre Schmid EPFL, Switzerland TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Alexander Sergienko Boston University, USA Kaustav Banerjee UCSB, USA Radu Marculescu CMU, USA Sumit Roy U Washington, USA Nikolaus Correll MIT, USA Tatsuya Suda UC Irvine, USA Sasitharan Balasubramaniam TSSG, Ireland STEERING COMMITTEE Imrich Chlamtac (Chair) Create-Net, Italy Gian Mario Maggio Create-Net, Italy WORKSHOP CHAIR Sanjay Goel UAlbany, USA TUTORIAL CHAIR Yun Li General Electric, USA STANDARDS CHAIR Dan Gamota Motorola, USA PUBLICATIONS CHAIR Maggie Cheng Missouri S&T, USA FINANCE CHAIR Karen Decker ICST LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR Neil Gershenfeld MIT, USA WEBMASTER Damira Pon UAlbany, USA CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Dorothy Bany ICST This CfP was obtained from WikiCFP