[hpc-announce] CFP IEEE CCNC 2022 (Las Vegas, IN-PERSON CONFERENCE), Deadline Extended August 30, 2021 (FINAL)

Thu Aug 5 11:09:54 CDT 2021

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Reconnect the World, Reconnect to CCNC
19th IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)
Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2022 (IN-PERSON)
https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org
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The IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, is a major annual international conference. Taking advantage of its co-location with the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is the world's largest trade show on consumer technology, CCNC is organized to help the consumer electronics industry drive the advancement of the numerous wireless and wireline communications technologies that will one day provide on-demand access to both entertainment and information anytime, anywhere, regardless of time or location. This includes a detailed analysis of nearly every technological area ranging from cognitive and peer-to-peer networking to the designer services and tools used to ensure ease-of-use, security and stunning interactivity.

The conference will present the latest developments and technical solutions in the areas of large scale experimentation, home/consumer networking, efficient wireless spectrum use, enabling technologies, and novel applications and services. The conference will include a peer-reviewed program of technical sessions, special sessions, industry track sessions, tutorials, and demonstration sessions.

In addition, IEEE CCNC 2022 is proud to announce three distinguished keynote speakers: Prof. Mehdi Bennis, Head of the Intelligent Connectivity and Networks/Systems Group (ICON), University of Oulu, Finland, Prof. Yingying (Jennifer) Chen, Associate Director of the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB)<http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/>, Rutgers University, USA, and  Dr. Sunghyun Choi, Senior Vice President  and Head of the Advanced Communications Research Center at Samsung Research.

As a concrete sign of return to a new normalcy, we are pleased to announce that the conference will be held in-person in Las Vegas, USA. Like pre-Covid conferences, authors of accepted papers are required to register for the conference at the full (non-student, member or non-member) rate, and the paper must be presented in-person by one of the authors of that paper.  Special provisions, such as the possibility to upload pre-recorded videos of their presentations or to present their works via Zoom, will apply to authors unable to leave their countries of origin/to enter the US or to travel in general, due to Covid-19 restrictions or to well-documented health reasons.

Claudio Casetti, General Chair, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Marco Di Felice, TPC Chair, University of Bologna, Italy
Bang Chul Jung, Vice TPC Chair, Chungnam National University, Korea

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CALL FOR TECHNICAL PAPERS
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Submissions are welcomed for the following technical tracks in consumer communications and networking. Submit your paper at:
https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/authors/call-technical-papers

Track 1 – Networking Solutions for Social Applications, Multimedia Communications and Games
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track1.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106190
Track Chairs:
Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna, Italy (email: silvia.mirri at unibo.it)
Marco Furini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy (email: marco.furini at unimore.it)

Track 2 – Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing and Networking
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track2.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106185
Track Chairs:
Kiho Lim, William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA (email: limk2 at wpunj.edu)
Tony Quek, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore (email: tonyquek at sutd.edu.sg)

Track 3 –Protocols for Next Generation Wireless Systems
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track3.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106191
Track Chairs:
Violet R. Syrotiuk, Arizona State University, USA (email: syrotiuk at asu.edu)
Shiwen Mao, Auburn University, USA (email: shiwen.mao at gmail.com)

Track 4 – Wireless & Optical Communications: Fundamentals and PHY
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track4.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106195
Track Chairs:
Koji Ishibashi, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan (email: koji at ieee.org)
Suman Kumar, Troy University, USA (email: skumar at troy.edu)

Track 5 – 5G and Onwards to 6G
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track5.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106183
Track Chairs:
Josep M. Jornet, Northeastern University, USA (email: jmjornet at buffalo.edu)
Sara Pizzi, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy (email: sara.pizzi at unirc.it)

Track 6 – IOT: From Sensors to Vertical Applications
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track6.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106188
Track Chairs:
Prem Prakash Jayaraman, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (email: pjayaraman at swin.edu.au)
Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy (email: c.vallati at iet.unipi.it)

Track 7 – CyberSecurity, Privacy and Blockchains
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track7.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106193
Track Chairs:
Joongheon Kim, Korea University, Republic of Korea (email: joongheon at korea.ac.kr)
Shamik Sengupta, University of Nevada, Reno, USA (email: ssengupta at unr.edu)

Track 8 – Wearable Computing Systems: Devices,  Applications and Analytics
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track8.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106189
Track Chairs:
Raffaele Gravina, University of Calabria, Italy ((email: r.gravina at dimes.unical.it))
Hassan Ghasemzadeh, Washington State University, USA (email: hassan.ghasemzadeh at wsu.edu)

Track 9 – Communications and Applications for Connected and Autonomous
Vehicles on Land, Water, and Sky
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track9.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106186
Track Chairs:
Christoph Sommer, TU Dresden, Germany (email: sommer at ccs-labs.org)
Francesco Malandrino, CNR-IEIIT, Italy (email: francesco.malandrino at ieiit.cnr.it)

Track 10 – AI/ML for Communications and Networking
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track10.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106184
Track Chairs:
Melike Erol-Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada (email: melike.erolkantarci at uottawa.ca)
Ming Li, Dalian University of Technology, China (email: mli at dlut.edu.cn)

Track 11 – Network Softwarization and Virtualization
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track11.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106194
Track Chairs:
Berk Canberk, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (email: canberk at itu.edu.tr)
Andreas Kassler, Karlstad University, Sweden (email: andreas.kassler at kau.se)

Track 12 – Emerging Topics in Consumer Communications and Networking
CFP: https://ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2022.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track12.pdf
Submission link: https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28318&track=106197
Track Chairs:
Thorsten Herfet, Saarland University, Germany (email: herfet at cs.uni-saarland.de)
Tan Guoping, Hohai University, China (email: guoping_tan at hotmail.com)
Siyuan Zhou, Hohai University, China

Important Dates
Technical Papers due: August 30, 2021 (EXTENDED, FINAL)
Acceptance Notification: October 1, 2021

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CALL FOR WORK-IN-PROGRESS PAPERS
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Prospective authors are invited to submit Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers related to all areas of consumer communications and networking that summarize speculative breakthroughs, industry-featured projects, open problems, new application challenges, visionary ideas, and preliminary studies or recent achievements that are not quite ready for a regular full-length paper. WiP papers are welcomed in all areas of consumer communications and networking.

All Work-in-Progress papers should be submitted via EDAS, and please make sure to follow the Submission Guidelines. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of four pages (10-point font) including figures. Accepted WiP papers will be published in the IEEE CCNC 2022 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore® as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Any questions should be submitted to the WiP Co-chairs.
Submit<https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102088> a Work-in-Progress (WiP) Paper
WIP CO-CHAIRS
Claudio E. Palazzi<https://www.math.unipd.it/~cpalazzi/>, University of Padova, Italy [email]
Johann M. Marquez-Barja<http://www.marquez-barja.com/en/>, University of Antwerpen - imec, Belgium [email]
Ani Nahapetian<http://www.csun.edu/~ani/>, California State University, USA [email]

IMPORTANT DATES
WiP Papers Due: August 30, 2021 (EXTENDED)
Acceptance Notification: 1 October 2021
Final Camera Ready: 15 November 2021

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CALL FOR TUTORIALS PROPOSALS
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IEEE CCNC 2022 invites proposals for half-day (3 hours) or full-day (6 hours) tutorials that are scheduled to take place on the first and last day of the conference (8 and 11 January, 2022). As part of the technical program of the conference, the tutorial will be on-line (details of the format will be provided as we approach the dates of the conference). Tutorials are open to all registered conference attendees at no extra charge.

We seek proposals across a wide range of topics and levels—ranging from fundamentals to the latest advances in hot topic areas. Examples include AI-based networking, testbed and platforms for testing future wireless systems, energy harvesting and transfer, aerial and robotic-based networks, open-source 5 and 6G networking, and security and privacy in all areas of consumer communications and networking and of the Internet of Things.

PROPOSAL FORMAT
Each tutorial proposal must contain the following:
•       Title
•       Names and Affiliations of Speakers
•       Abstract (one or two paragraphs)
•       Intended Audience (one paragraph): Describe the background that attendees should have. Tutorials may range from introductory to the field for attendees new to a topic, to advanced (for experts).
•       Description: A statement (no more than 2 pages) providing the relevance of the tutorial topic and a comprehensive outline of the tutorial content.
•       Materials: A description (one or two paragraphs) of materials to be provided to attendees through the conference website, such as slides, annotated bibliography, code snippets, etc. NOTE: the materials themselves do not need to be provided in the proposal.
•       Bio-sketches: A half-page bio-sketch of each tutorial presenter.

SELECTION
All tutorial proposals must be sent to the Chairs, and will be peer reviewed. The Tutorial Chairs will make a final selection of tutorials to ensure variety and relevance to the conference attendees and to best fit the conference schedule.

UPON ACCEPTANCE:
Speakers for all accepted tutorials will be required to sign a commitment to present at the conference within 14 days of notification. Tutorial topics and their presenters will be featured on the IEEE CCNC 2022. Tutorial material must be emailed to the conference organizers at least 14 days before the presentation date. All questions concerning tutorial proposals should be submitted to the Tutorial Chairs.

TUTORIAL CHAIRS
Fatemeh Afghah, Northern Arizona University, USA (email: Fatemeh.Afghah at nau.edu)
Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea (email: cbchae at yonsei.ac.kr)

IMPORTANT DATES
Tutorial Proposals Due: 31 August 2021
Acceptance Notification: 15 September 2021
Final Camera Ready Slides:  15 December 2021