MobiCONA 2012

2nd Annual International Conference on Mobile Communications, Networking and Applications (MobiCONA 2012)

http://www.mobile-conf.org/

Date: 18 - 19 June 2012 Venue: Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore

CONFERENCE THEME

The advances in mobile communications, networks and applications have released immense possibilities in areas as diverse as our daily activities, military, medical care, hospitality and tourism, logistics as well as media and entertainment. The new landscape has enabled the realization of intelligent environments where people can communicate with each other through various types of networks and systems anytime everywhere. These technologies provide organizations with an aggressive competitive edge as employees can now work more effectively in a wider range of environments.

The MobiCONA conference is dedicated to addressing the challenges in the areas of mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking. The conference serves as an active international forum in addressing networks, systems, algorithms, and applications that support the symbiosis of mobile computers and wireless networks. The conference covers on all issues in mobile computing and wireless and mobile networking at the physical layer, the link layer, the network layer and the application layer. We welcome researchers, industry professionals, and academics interested in the latest development and design of wireless systems to exchange ideas and recent research work on all aspects of wireless communication networks.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

•	Mobile computing and wireless networking •	Solutions to low power and energy limitations •	Design, implementation, and evaluation of wireless systems and mobile applications •	Algorithms / models for wireless networks and mobile applications •	Measurements and performance evaluation of mobile and wireless networks •	Cross-Layer Optimized Wireless Networks •	Multimedia over Wireless •	Next Generation Mobile Networks •	Wireless LANs and Wireless PANs •	Wireless mesh networks •	Cellular data networks •	Delay-tolerant networks •	Mobile ad hoc networks •	Personal area networks •	Vehicular networks •	Wireless Sensor Networks •	Smart Wireless Sensors •	Ad hoc Networks •	Wireless Security •	Wireless IP networks •	Seamless Mobility in Cellular Networks •	Satellite-based Systems •	Wireless QOS •	Coding and Modulation •	Wireless and Mobile applications •	Wireless sensor network architectures •	Semantic wireless sensor networks •	Security and privacy in wireless sensor actuator networks •	Wireless Emergency and Security Systems •	Broadband mobile communication systems •	Wireless technologies for sensors •	Transmitters and receiver components •	Bluetooth technologies •	Developments in RF •	Home networks •	Mobile intelligent networks •	Security aspects •	Mobile intelligent networks •	Mobile Computing Devices •	Peer to Peer Tuning •	Vehicular Networks •	QOS in Networks •	Localization in Ad-hoc Networks •	Convergence issues •	3G/4G Networks •	Wireless Communications •	Space-Time, UWB, MIMO and Adaptive Antennas •	OFDM, CDMA and Spread Spectrum •	Modulation, Coding and Diversity •	Signal Processing for Wireless Communications •	Channel Model and Characterization •	Multi-Hop and Cooperative Communications •	Interference Cancellation and MUD •	Radio Resource Management and Allocation •	Cognitive Radio and Software Defined Radio •	Satellite & Space Communications •	Multimedia Communications •	Multiple Access Techniques •	Optical Communications Network Technologies •	Wireless & Mobile Networking •	Wireless Sensor Networks •	Cognitive Radio Networks •	Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking •	Networking and Information Security •	Network Protocol and Congestion Control QoS •	Mobility, Location and Handoff Management •	Capacity, Throughput, Outage and Coverage •	Multimedia in Wireless Networks •	Optical Networks and Systems Services and Application •	Emerging Wireless/Mobile Applications •	Context and Location-Aware Wireless Services •	Wireless Telemedicine and E-Health Services •	Intelligent Transportation Systems •	RFID Technology and Application •	Cognitive Radio and Sensor-Based Applications •	Content Distribution in Wireless Home Environment •	Service Oriented Architectures, Service Portability •	SIP Based Services, Multimedia and Middleware •	Innovative User Interfaces for Multimedia Services •	Communications Software and Services •	Mobile Computing Systems •	Social networking applications

GENERAL CHAIR

Prof. the Hon. Dr. Stephen Martin Member, Board of Governors, Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF) Former Speaker Parliament of Australia Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) Curtin University of Technology Former Pro Vice Chancellor International, Victoria University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Prof. Ozan Tonguz Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Prof. Nader F. Mir Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering San Jose State University

Prof. Zhili Sun Professor Department of Electronics, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala Professor Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

Dr. Battula Tirumala Krishna Associate Professor GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India

Prof. Seyed Alireza Zekavat Associate Professor Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, USA

Dr Mehmet Aydin Department of Computing and Information Systems, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Dr Muhammad Ali Imran Centre for Communication Systems Research Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Dr. Rahat Iqbal Faculty of Engineering and Computing Coventry University

Dr. Roberto Montemanni Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull’Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA) Dipartimento Tecnologie Innovative (DTI), Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Switzerland

Prof. D.K Chauhan Associate Professor & Dean JB Institute of Technology, Dehradun, India

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF) 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, Singapore 079903 DID : +65 6327 0166 Fax : +65 6327 0162

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