CALL FOR PAPERS

1st International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems 2004
20 - 22 September 2004, MAURITIUS

The objective of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers and technologists to present new ideas and contributions in the form of technical papers, panel discussions as well as online demos of service applications or technologies related to the future wireless communication systems. This symposium, first in series to be held on a bi-annual basis in the proximity of the Indian Ocean, also intends to bring together various wireless communication systems developers to discuss the current status, technical challenges, standards, fundamental issue, and future services and applications in the form of panels and tutorials. ISWCS'04 seeks to address and capture highly innovative and state of the art research and work in the wireless industry. The scope of the conference includes a wide range of technical challenges in view of the growing interest for wireless access to Internet and the evolution of future wireless communications with access across hybrid platforms. The symposium solicits papers related to but is not limited to:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Hybrid wireless communication systems
* Radio resource management and allocation
* Wireless access techniques
* Mobile Internet
* Satellite Communication Systems
* Wireless privacy and security
* Wireless services and applications
* Wireless IP
* Wireless network architecture and technologies systems
* Digital signal processing
* MANET
* End-to-End QoS
* Coding modulation and equalization
* DVB and DAB techniques
* Novel wireless switching and routing techniques
* Mobility management
* Antenna and RF subsystems
* MIMO
* Traffic control and engineering
* Network management and system operation
* UWB
* Mobile agents support for wireless networks
* Sensor networks

Authors MUST submit an extended abstract of at least 1500 words (excluding pictures and diagrams) at the SAME time of their short abstract submission (approx. 150 word).

Authors MUST submit an extended abstract (up to 2 pages) at the SAME time of their short abstract submission (approx. 150 word). Summaries must be submitted electronically by March 15, 2004, via the conference Web site. The submission must include the name, complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, the designation number of the technical subject area of the paper and the email address of the author (s)

PANEL SESSIONS & TUTORIALS

Proposals for Tutorial and Panel Sessions are also being solicited. Tutorials (half-day or full-day sessions) are intended to provide in-depth learning on a specific topic of interest to the participants. Panel sessions are 60 minutes long. They present leaders in a particular area discussing a topic of interest to the attendees of ISWC 2004. Proposals for Tutorials and Panel sessions should consist of 1000 words summary, a 150 word abstract, and a cover page listing the details of the author (s) as given above.

IMPORTANT DATES

First Date of submissions of abstract: November 1, 2003
Last Date of Submission of abstract, and proposals for tutorials and panel sessions: March 31, 2004
Notification of Acceptance: May 14, 2004
Last date for submission of camera-ready versions of accepted papers: June 20, 2004

CONFERENCE COMMITTE

Technical Program Chair: McGeehan, J. P
University of Bristol, UK
Email: J.P.McGeehan@bristol.ac.uk

General Co-Chair and Finance Chair: Yeo, B. S
Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Email: boonyeo@ieee.org

Organizing Chair: Basgeet, D. R
Telecommunications Research Laboratory
Toshiba Research Europe Limited
Email: d.r.basgeet@ieee.org

Publication Chair: Irvine, J
University of Strathclyde, UK
Email: j.m.irvine@ieee.org

Tutorial Chair: Yeo, B. S
Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Email: boonyeo@ieee.org

Panel & Publicity Chair: Lazaro, O
IMCO2 and Innovalia Association, Spain
Email: olazaro@ieee.org

Web Chair: Tan, G. H.
Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Email: tangh@i2r.a-star.edu.sg

STEERING COMMITTEE

Basgeet, D. R., Toshiba Research Europe Limited, UK
Irvine, J., University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Leung, C., University of British Columbia, Canada
McGeehan, J. P., University of Bristol, UK
Lazaro, O., IMCO2 and Innovalia Association, Spain
Riess, E., Vertical Band, UK
Yeo, B. S., Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore