SenSys 2009

Topics
- System and network architecture; - Operating systems; - Services for time, location, and power management; - Reliability and fault tolerance; - Protocols at all layers (physical, link, network, and above); - Programming models and languages; - Data storage, retrieval, and processing; - System security and data integrity; - Novel applications and real-world deployments; - Actuation and control; and - Privacy and social implications.

- Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, relevance, interest, correctness, and clarity. A good paper will: +   Consider a significant problem; Propose an interesting, compelling solution; Demonstrate the practicality and benefits of the solution; Draw appropriate conclusions; Clearly describe what the authors have done; and Clearly articulate the advances beyond previous work. +   Submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review and the top quality papers will be published in the conference proceedings. All published papers will be   presented orally at the conference.

Submissions
Submissions must be full papers, at most 14 single-spaced 8.5" x 11" pages, including figures, tables, and references, two-column format, using 10-point type on 12-point (single-spaced) leading, with a maximum text block of 7" wide x 9" deep with .25" intercolumn space. Papers that do not meet the size and formatting requirements will not be reviewed.

Important Dates
- Paper Registration: April 1, 2009, 11:59 pm Eastern Time - Paper Submission Deadline: April 8, 2009, 11:59 pm Eastern Time - Notification of Acceptance: July 20, 2009 These are "hard deadlines" - no extensions will be granted.

Committees

 * General Chair
 * has general chair::David E. Culler, UC Berkeley, USA

Jie Liu (Microsoft Research) co-Chair Matt Welsh (Harvard University) co-Chair
 * PC Co-Chairs

Tarek Abdelzaher, (UIUC) Philippe Bonnet, (DIKU) Andrew Campbell, (Dartmouth) Andrew Christian, (Nokia) Amol Deshpande, (Maryland) Adam Dunkels, (SICS) Jakob Eriksson, (UIC) Kevin Fu, (UMass Amherst) David Gay, (Intel) John Heidemann, (USC) Polly Huang, (NTU) Zachary Ives, (UPenn) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, (USC) Philip Levis, (Stanford) Nithya Ramanathan, (UCLA) John Regehr, (Utah) Alex Snoeren, (UCSD) Subhash Suri, (UCSB) Andreas Terzis, (JHU) Fan Ye, (IBM Watson Lab) Feng Zhao, (MSR)