As more and more users become increasingly dependent on wireless and
mobile communications, it is necessary to ensure reliable and dependable
connectivity and support for "on-demand" services through new-generation
wireless technologies such as personal networks, mesh networks, WiMax,
ad hoc networks, sensor networks, vehicular networks, and their
integration with the Internet, the cloud, and with legacy wireless
technologies such as cellular and WiFi.

There are major challenges to be addressed, including integration of
infrastructure-based and ad hoc networks, development of robust and
lightweight algorithms for self-organization, reconfiguration at all
layers of the protocol stack, on-demand service models and their
provision in a highly-volatile interconnected environment, and smooth
interoperability of architectures.

WONS, now in its tenth edition, has established itself as a high-quality
forum to address these challenges in the context of a conference that is
rich in interactions and based on innovative contributions by experts in
the field.

This announcement solicits original submissions of high-quality research
papers on "wireless on-demand networks" that provide novel insights on
protocol and network design, modeling, performance evaluation,
profitability models, energy efficiency, QoS models and mechanisms,
practical implementations, service level aspects, and Internet
integration of wireless networks.

Topics related to wireless on-demand networks comprise, but are not
limited to:

* New architectures for on-demand wireless systems
* Intra-body and biomedical on-demand systems
* Performance evaluation through simulations and experiments
* Modeling, optimization, and game theoretic aspects
* Integration and co-existence of heterogeneous technologies
* Social and economic aspects
* Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
* Localization and mobility management
* Content Centric networking
* Mobile social networks
* Network coding and end to end coding
* Security, privacy, and trust
* Novel applications and services
* Energy-efficient protocols and power management
* Cross-layer design
* Implementations and testbeds
* Opportunistic, delay-tolerant, and dissemination-based protocols
* Mobile peer-to-peer systems
* Middleware aspects
* Self-X and network management
* Cognitive radio networks
* Green wireless networks


This Year's Keynote Speakers
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Edward W. Knightly (Rice University)
Giuseppe Bianchi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)


Manuscript submissions
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Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere and must not be
currently under review by another conference or journal. Authors are
invited to submit double-column full (up to 8 pages) and short papers
(up to 4 pages) as a PDF file in IEEE format with a font size no smaller
than 10pt. Short papers should present future research directions and
ongoing work with visionary, innovative ideas; accepted short papers
will populate poster sessions at the conference and will be included in
the conference proceedings. Submission implies the willingness of at
least one of the authors to register and present the paper.

Further submission instructions will be published on the conference
web site.


Best Paper Award
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The WONS 2013 Best Paper Award will recognize the authors of
superior quality papers. The authors of a Best Paper Award will be
recognized at the conference.


Important Dates for Attendees & Authors
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* Paper registration (title+abstract): November 25th, 2012
* Full Paper Submission: December 2nd, 2012
* Acceptance notification: January 31st, 2013
* Camera-ready due: February 11th, 2013
* Conference: March 18-20, 2013


Chairs and Committees
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General Chair:
Christian Schlegel (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Technical Program Chairs:
Claudio Sacchi (University of Trento, Italy)
Tommaso Melodia (State University of New York at Buffalo, USA)

Publicity Chair:
Christoph Sommer (University of Innsbruck)

Steering Committee:
Renato Lo Cigno (University of Trento)
Ernst Biersack (EURECOM)
Falko Dressler (University of Innsbruck)
Mario Gerla (UCLA)
Edward W. Knightly (Rice University)
Ioannis Stavrakakis (University of Athens)

Technical Program Committee:
Fan Bai (General Motors)
Giuseppe Bianchi (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)
Claudio Casetti (Politecnico di Torino)
Matteo Cesana (Politecnico di Milano)
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini (Politecnico di Torino)
Kaushik Chowdhury (Northeastern University)
Ruben Cuevas Rumin (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Francesca Cuomo (University of Rome Sapienza)
Michael Devetsikiotis (North Carolina State University)
Falko Dressler (University of Innsbruck)
Marco Fiore (INSA Lyon)
Mario Gerla (University of California at Los Angeles)
Jérôme Härri (EURECOM)
David Hay (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Frank Kargl (Ulm University)
Gunnar Karlsson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Oliver Klemp (BMW Group Research and Technology)
Edward Knightly (Rice University)
Dimitrios Koutsonikolas (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Renato Lo Cigno (University of Trento)
Toktam Mahmoodi (King’s College London)
Tommaso Melodia (University at Buffalo, SUNY)
Enrico Natalizio (Université de Technologie de Compiègne)
Jörg Ott (Aalto University)
Tommaso Pecorella (Università di Firenze)
Scott Pudlewski (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)
Michele Rossi (University of Padova)
Claudio Sacchi (University of Trento)
Theodoros Salonidis (Paris Research and Innovation Center)
Björn Scheuermann (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Christoph Sommer (University of Innsbruck)
Ioannis Stavrakakis (University of Athens)
Zhi Sun (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Ilenia Tinnirello (University of Palermo)
Elisabeth Uhlemann (Halmstad University)
Martina Zitterbart (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)