ACM SenSys 2008
The 6th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
Raleigh, NC, USA Nov. 5 - Nov. 7, 2008

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Call For Papers (PDF):

The 6th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) is a highly selective, single-track forum for the presentation of research results on systems issues in the area of embedded, networked sensors. Distributed systems based on networked sensors and actuators with embedded computation capabilities enable an instrumentation of the physical world at an unprecedented scale and density, thus enabling a new generation of monitoring and control applications. This conference provides an ideal venue to address the research challenges facing the design, deployment, use, and fundamental limits of these systems. Sensor networks require contributions from many fields, from wireless communication and networking, embedded systems and hardware, distributed systems, data management, and applications, so we welcome cross-disciplinary work.

We particularly encourage papers that extend the scope of the conference beyond wireless mote-class sensor networks and we seek contributions from a broad range of sensing-related fields, such as actuator networks, RFID applications, mobile ad-hoc networks, camera networks, and others. We seek technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research results. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Sensor network architecture and protocols

- Rich sensor systems leveraging RFID, mobile devices (e.g., cell phones), cameras, robotics, etc.

- Analysis of real-world systems and fundamental limits

- Sensor network planning, provisioning, calibration and deployment

- Deployment experience and testbeds

- Experimental methods, including measurement, simulation, and emulation infrastructure

- Programming methodology

- Operating systems

- Sensor network algorithms such as localization, routing, time synchronization, clustering, topology control,

and coverage control algorithms

- Failure resilience and fault isolation

- Energy management

- Data, information, and signal processing

- Data storage and management

- Distributed actuation and control

- Applications

- Security and privacy

- Integration with back-end systems such as web-based information systems, process control, and

Enterprise software

Demos: Demonstrations showing innovative research and applications are solicited. SenSys is very interested in demonstrations of technology, platforms, and applications of sensor systems. Abstracts of accepted demos will be published in the SenSys conference proceedings. Submissions from both industry and academia are encouraged. For submission details, see the conference web site. A call for demos with submission dates, etc., will be posted at a later point.

Posters: Posters showing exciting early work on sensor systems are solicited. Areas of interest are the same as those listed in the technical call for papers. While the poster need not describe completed work, it should report on research for which at least preliminary results are available. For submission details, see the conference web site. A call for posters with submission dates, etc., will be posted at a later point.

Sponsors:

Organizing Committee:

General Chair:
Tarek Abdelzaher (UIUC)

Program Co-Chairs:
Margaret Martonosi (Princeton)
Adam Wolisz (TU Berlin)

Poster Co-Chairs:
Phillipe Bonnet (U. Copenhagen)

Tian He (UMN)

Demo Co-Chairs:
Kamin Whitehouse (UVa)

Yunhao Liu (HKUST)

Local Arrangements Chair:
Injong Rhee (NC State)

Publicity Co-Chairs:
Thiemo Voigt (SICS)
Liqian Luo (MSR)
Yoshito Tobe (Tokyo Denki Univ.)

Sponsorship Chair:
Matt Welsh (Harvard)

Web Chair:
Ying Zhang (PARC)

Registration Chair:
Peter Corke (CSIRO ICT Centre)

Finance Chair:
Jie Liu (MSR)

Workshop Chair:
Andrew Campbell (Dartmouth)

Student Award Chair:
Sam Madden (MIT)

Publication Chair:
 Joe Polastre (Sentilla)

Important Dates:

Paper Registration & Abstract:	April 7, 2008, 5pm US Eastern Time
Paper Submission Deadline:	April 14, 2008, 5pm US Eastern Time
Notification of Paper Acceptance:	July 18, 2008
Camera Ready Paper Copy:	August 25, 2008

All deadlines are firm; we will not honor extensions. Papers must be original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF format, fitting length and formatting guidelines as directed on the submission webpage. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. The review process is double-blind and hence, all submissions must be anonymized. Selected papers of particular merit will be proposed for publication in the ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. For submission details, see the conference web site.

Technical Program Committee:

Nirupama Bulusu, Portland State
Mark Corner, Umass
Rick Han, Colorado
Adam Dunkels, SICS
Deepak Ganesan, UMass
Phil Gibbons, Intel Research,

Wiliam Kaiser, UCLA 
Ralph Kling, Crossbow 
Koen Langendoen, TU Delft
Sam Madden, MIT
Lama Nachman, Intel Research
Joe Polastre, Sentilla
Ram Ramjee, Microsoft Research

Kay Roemer, ETH Zurich
Paolo Santi, Pisa
Andreas Savvides, Yale Univ.
Jack Stankovic, Univ. of Virginia
Matt Welsh, Harvard Univ.
Kamin Whitehouse, Univ. of Virginia 

Last Updated by Ying Zhang 10/15/2008