CogART 2011


 * Scope

Conventional ﬁ xed spectrum allocation cannot successfully cope with the scarcity of radio frequency spectrum. Cognitive radio is a novel technology, which improves the spectrum utilization by seeking and opportunistically utilizing radio resources in time, frequency and space domains on a real time basis. The cognitive radio technology poses many new technical challenges, and overcoming these issues becomes even more challenging due to non-uniform spectrum and other radio resource allocation policies, economic considerations, the inherent transmission impairments of wireless links and user mobility. Cognitive radio technology advances are based on interdisciplinary research, including among others: signal processing, information theory, communications engineering, artiﬁ cial intelligence, game theory, economics and legal issues. This conference aims at publishing high quality research papers related to cognitive radio and its applications. An important and emerging application of cognitive networks and selforganizing networks, in general, is to help in the aftermath assistance in case of natural or man-made disaster strikes. To give relief in the affected areas, the interested parties, i.e., relief and security groups, need communications support; therefore, a communication network needs to be established as quickly and as easily as possible in order to ensure that rescue and relief efforts are not further hindered. From a communication perspective, a disaster scenario can be characterized as having hazardous spatial environments (with the prevention of infrastructure deployment as a consequence) and possibly radio environments as well (with the impairment of the spectrum bands assigned to disaster relief services as a consequence). Cognitive and self-organizing networks come as a solution to implement disaster relief networks, the latter being infrastructure-less or not.
 * Topics of Interest (but NOT limited to)

Track 1: Spectrum Management Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Techniques and Policies Flexible Spectrum Usage and Advanced Cognitive Radio Interoperability, Interference and Coexistence Resource Management (RRM) Spectrum Measurement and Sensing Spectrum Modeling Spectrum Sharing Track 2: Cognitive Radio and Networks Design and Realization Business and Regulatory Aspects of Spectrum Usage Reform Cognitive and Heterogeneous Wireless Networking Cross-Layer Cognitive Algorithms Fundamental Limits of Cognitive Radio Implementation, Standardization and Certiﬁ cation of Cognitive Radio PHY and MAC Layer Design for Cognitive Radio Security Issues Self-Organizing and Self-Optimizing Spectrum Management Software Deﬁ ned Radio Track 3: Applications of/to Cognitive Radio Applications of Cognitive Radio Applied Sciences to Cognitive Radio and Networks Cognitive and Self-Organizing Networks for Disasters’ Aftermath Assistance Learning Techniques for Cognitive Radio Localization for Cognitive Radio
 * Submission Guidelines

Submitted papers must represent original work that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been previously published. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 5-pages full paper or a  2-pages extended abstract including results following the instructions in the IEEE conference template. All accepted papers will be granted either an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Please ﬁ nd detailed information for submission at: http://www.isabelconference.com/index.php?page=submission
 * Dissemination

All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. Selected authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues or fast tracks in well-reputed journals.
 * Important Dates

Tutorial proposals:  March 15, 2011 Demo/Prototype proposals: March 15, 2011 Special Sessions/Workshops proposals: March 15, 2011 Regular papers submission: June 15, 2011 Review completion deadline: September 05, 2011 Invited papers submission: September 15, 2011 Notiﬁ cation of acceptance: September 15, 2011 Camera-ready submission: September 30, 2011 Video submission: September 30, 2011 Early registration: September 30, 2011
 * Organizing Committee

Dr. Simone Frattasi (General Chair) Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark Dr. Nicola Marchetti (TPC Chair) Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark Emanuele Cappelli (Communication and Marketing) Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome Arianna Cappelli (Communication and Marketing) Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome Sara Prontera (Secretariat) Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome Marco Monti (IT) Engineering Supervisor of Smiths Medical Italia s.r.l., Italy. Luigi Frattasi (Meeting Planner)
 * Local Advisory Committee

Dr. Mischa Dohler Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain Prof. Angel Lozano Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain Prof. Gregori Vazquez Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain