[ACT-R-users] CFP NetCri-07

[James B. D. Joshi]

The First International Workshop on Research Challenges in Next
Generation Networks for First Responders and Critical Infrastructures
Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu/~sharno/NetCri07/

In Conjunction with

The IEEE IPCCC 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-13
Website: http://www.ipccc.org/

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Program Description
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As advances in pervasive computing, wireless communication and sensor
networks continue, more opportunities are open to first responders and
critical infrastructures to benefit from these technologies. Providing
first responders with the best possible technology, infrastructure and
services help save the lives of the general public and the first
responders as well. One of the main challenges to the operations of
first responders and critical infrastructures is to deploy a
communication network that is dependable, secure, and rapidly
deployable. In order to operate effectively, the deployed network
supports services such as location determination, audio and video
communication, and in site and remote sensing. Another key feature for
first responders and critical infrastructures networks is to support
interactions among multiple heterogeneous networks.

This workshop provides a forum for researchers, industry, and government
agencies to discuss the challenges facing the design, deployment and
operational issues for next generation network support for first
responders and critical infrastructure. The workshop will identify and
define fundamental concepts and techniques, resolve conflicts between
different approaches in the area, and provide a common ground for an
advanced research and development agenda. Topics of interest include,
but are not limited to:

- Smart environments (buildings, roads, vehicles, etc.) 
- Fast roaming in heterogonous network environment 
- Localization and time synchronization 
- Rapidly deployable and self configuring services and networks 
- Security, dependability, privacy, and performance trade-offs 
- QoS in heterogeneous wireless networks 
- Sensor and actuator networks for information gathering and real-time
control 
- Network and system support for augmented reality and visual analytics 
- Test beds 
- Simulation studies of first responders and critical infrastructures’
networks 
- Novel and adaptive communication protocols to support first responders
and critical infrastructure’ operation 
- Resource management and allocation 
- Power control management 
- Admission, load and flow control 
- Performance analysis and experimentation of heterogeneous wireless
networks 
- Security techniques and methods for heterogeneous wireless networks 
- Interoperability among WLANs, Cellular, WSN and wired networks 
- Measurements on heterogeneous networks 
- Mobility models and traffic patterns in disaster areas 
- Cross-layer design



Workshop Co-chairs
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Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virginia Tech, USA 

Moustafa Youssef, University of Maryland, USA