"Newcom++ Special Session on Cognitive Radio" European Wireless 2010 conference

Organized in conjunction with 12th European Wireless Conference

12-15 April 2010, Lucca, Italy

http://www.ew2010.org/

Call For Papers

Today, access to radio spectrum is largely based on the principle of owned spectrum and fixed resource allocation, which results in non-efficient utilization and spectrum scarcity. On the other hand, measurement campaigns have demonstrated the existence of space-time frequency voids, referred to as white spaces, which can be exploited for a secondary use of spectrum. This scenario, together with the advancements in technology obtained in the unlicensed ISM (Industrial/Scientific/Medical) bands, have motivated the development of novel approaches that utilize the spectrum in an opportunistic basis, without causing harmful interference to existing services. Cognitive radio is a revolutionary technology in wireless communications that, based on the principles of environment awareness, learning and reasoning, allows a radio to dynamically and autonomously adjust its operating parameters, which eventually will be a key to carry out a dynamic secondary access to the radio spectrum.

The aim of this special session is to bring together interesting research contributions that address various aspects of cognitive radio technology, with special emphasis on the results of the European Network of Excellence in Wireless Communications NEWCOM++.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

·         Spectrum/interference measurements and models

·         Beamforming, MIMO and anti-jamming channel coding as interference avoidance strategies

·         Radio resource management and dynamic spectrum sharing

·         Spectrum sensing mechanisms and protocol support

·         Information-theoretic aspects of cognitive radio networks

·         Self-organized and autonomic communications

·         Trust and security mechanisms in cognitive radio networks

·         Business models

·         Experimental prototypes

Paper Submission

All submitted manuscripts should describe original, previously unpublished work or not currently under review. Submissions should be full-length papers of up to 8 pages.

Manuscripts should be uploaded through EDAS submission system.

IMPORTANT: Paper title, list of authors and corresponding affiliations have to be sent by e-mail to the special session organizers, before the submission deadline.

Submissions will be subject to peer-review and will be judged by their originality, relevance, clarity, and correctness.

Important Dates

Full Paper submission due:                            October 30, 2009 

Notification of acceptance by:                        December 31, 2009 

Camera ready paper due:                                January 31, 2010

Special Session organizers

Lorenza Giupponi, CTTC, lorenza.giupponi@cttc.es

Jordi Pérez-Romero, UPC, Spain, jorperez@tsc.upc.edu