Airborne Networks and Communications
Airborne networks are mobile ad hoc networks consisting of manned and unmanned air vehicles as well as ground vehicles. The ability of air vehicles to communicate voice, video, and data offers enhanced safety and efficiency for Next Generation airborne networks. Airborne networks can benefit many civilian applications such as air-traffic control, border patrol, and search and rescue missions. This workshop is an opportunity for researchers engaged in airborne networking to discuss state-of-the-art, share their research with their peers, and develop directions for future research in this emerging field. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- Communication and information foundations and fundamental limits
- Models for mobility, connectivity, and coverage
- Cyber-Physical System perspective of airborne networks
- Airborne/Satellite Communication and networking platforms and strategies
- Ad hoc routing protocols
- Security protocols (authentication, and integrity verification of communicating agents)
- Swarming, collaboration, and self-organization
- Network trials, test-beds, experiments, and measurements
- Applications of airborne networking to real world domains such as border patrol, air-traffic control, search and rescue missions, and unmanned cargo
Important Dates
Full paper: Feb 1, 2013
Notification: March 1, 2013
Final version: April 1, 2013
Workshop date: July 29, 2013
Technical Program Committee
| Debasish Ghose | Indian Institute of Science |
| P. R. Kumar | Texas A & M University |
| Kamesh Namuduri | University of North Texas |
| Ravi Pendse | Wichita State University |
| Pramod Viswanath | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished papers to the workshop via EasyChair. In contrast to the main conference, this workshop is a platform to report results with shorter turn-around time and work-in-progress. All paper submissions are limited to five pages and must follow the standard alternate ACM double column format with at least 10-pt font.