Call for Papers

Robot vehicle platforms, often called “drones”, offer exciting new opportunities for mobile computing. While traditional mobile systems respond to device mobility (such as smartphones), drones allow computer systems to actively control device location, allowing them to interact with the physical world in new ways and with new-found scale, efficiency, or precision. The startup cost to experiment with and build real drone applications has dropped dramatically in recent years, also thanks to technological developments driven by the smartphone industry and the rise of the “makers” and DIY movements. Recent popular applications employing drones are 3D-mapping, search and rescue, surveillance, farmland and construction monitoring, delivery of light-weight objects and products, and video production.

DroNet welcomes contributions dealing with all facets of drones as mobile computing platforms, including system aspects, theoretical studies, algorithm and protocol design, as well as requirements, constraints, dependability, and regulations. We are particularly looking for papers reporting on experimental results of deployed systems, summaries of challenges or advancements, measurements, and innovative applications. The primary focus of this workshop will be on civilian applications of drones.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Novel applications of drones
Drone system design and deployment
Drone ad-hoc networks
Micro flying systems
Aerial communication protocol design
Drone operating systems
Programming systems
MAC and routing protocols for drone fleets
Theoretical analysis and models for drone networks
Solutions for sparse and dense fleets of drones
Spectrum and regulatory issues
Mission and context-aware solutions
Drone coordination
Mobility-aware and 3D communication
Delay-tolerant networks and ferrying
Energy-efficient operation and harvesting
Integration of drones with backend systems
Drone-based sensor networks
Positioning and localization
Swarm movement, coordination, and behavior
Autonomous flight
Artificial intelligence techniques for drones
Vision and object tracking
Human drone interaction
Cooperative surveillance, smart cameras and sensors
Acceptance, security, and privacy aspects
Experimental results of aerial communication
Drone testbeds

DroNet invites submission of original work not previously published or under review at another conference or journal. Accepted papers will be published by ACM and considered for the Best Paper Award.

Important Dates

Paper Submission:	April 6th, 2018 (Firm Deadline)
Notification of acceptance:	April 26th, 2018
Camera Ready Deadline:	May 4th, 2018
Workshop date:	June 15th, 2018

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Armir Bujari (abujari[at]math.unipd.it).