RAMCOM 2014
International Workshop on Recent
Advances on Machine-to-Machine Communication

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High quality papers will be selected for a special issue of the Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing
http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12652
Publisher : Springer
Impact Factor: 1.766
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In conjunction with the 5th International Conference
on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies
(ANT-2014)

June 2-5, 2014,
Hasselt, Belgium
http://www.hanalab.org/RAMCOM-2014/index.html

Abstract deadline: February 15 th, 2014
Full paper due: February 22 nd, 2014
Author notification: March 15 th, 2014
Camera ready due: April 4th, 2014
Workshop: June 2-5, 2014


Published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line.



Authors of selected best papers from this workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to international journal special issues of Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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Machine-to-machine communication is considered as the next technology revolution. It involves a huge number of autonomous smart machines, sharing information and collaborating together. M2M technology encompasses a large spectrum of applications ranging from e-health and biomedical sensor networks, to vehicular technology, smart grid and advanced metering infrastructures. As the voice revenue is in constant decrease, Telecom operators are energetically supporting this new technology as it is one of the most promising revenue-generating service.



From a standardization point of view, the M2M paradigm is still in its infancy. Both ETSI and 3GPP standards do not provide a seamless and unified M2M architecture, which is a sine qua none condition to the healthy and sustained development of the M2M market. Furthermore, the spreading of M2M technologies still hinge on fully providing secure and fault-tolerance to M2M communications. Finally, in a single M2M network might coexist several radio technologies (Zigebee, bluetooth, UWB, WiFi and Femtocell...), which could dramatically impact M2M channels with fluctuation and noise.



This workshop aims to gather researchers, engineers and practitioners both from academia and industry as well as end users who aim to present recent advances on Machine-to-Machine communications.



Original contributions on Machine-to-Machine communications are solicited. The workshop proposes to address, but is not limited to, the following topics related to M2M communications, paradigms, frameworks and innovative applications:

M2M Standardization progress
Spectrum management for M2M
Green M2M communication
M2M system architecture and components
Security, trust and privacy of M2M devices and services
Mobility management for M2M
M2M and information centric networking
Reliability management for M2M
Medium access technologies and protocols for M2M communication
M2M traffic models
M2M and Smart Grid
M2M and vehicular technology
M2M and smart homes
Cloud support for M2M applications
New M2M applications, services, and business models
M2M testbed and field trials



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SUBMISSIONS

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Paper Length



Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 8 pages in length including all figures, tables and references.





Paper Format



The submitted paper must be formatted according to the guidelines of Procedia Computer Science, MS Word Template, Latex, Elsevier.



Paper Submission



Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the online workshop management system in PDF format before the deadline (see Important Dates).



The submission processes will be managed by easychair.org. If you have used this system before, you can use the same username and password. If this is your first time using EasyChair, you will need to register for an account by clicking "I have no EasyChair account" button. Upon completion of registration, you will get a notification email from the system and you are ready for submitting your paper. You can upload and re-upload the paper to the system by the submission due date.



Publication



All ANT-2014 and associated workshops accepted papers will be printed in the conference proceedings published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Sciences is hosted on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. All accepted papers will also be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/).

At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the work.



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IMPORTANT DATES

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Abstract deadline: January 5 th, 2014
Full paper due: January 12 th, 2014
Author notification: March 15 th, 2014
Camera ready due: April 4th, 2014
Workshop: June 2-5, 2014



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ORGANIZING COMMITTEES

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Workshop General Chairs

Abdelfettah Belghith - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
Khalil Drira - LAAS-CNRS, France


Workshop Co-Chairs

Amine Dhraief - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
Ilhem Lengliz - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia




Publicity Chairs

Issam Mabrouki - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
Nessrine Chakchouk - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia