New: Technical program.

Call for papers

The spatial distribution of transmitters, receivers and relaying devices is an essential feature for assessing the capacity of a wireless network. The modeling of such networks requires methods and tools from point process theory, stochastic geometry and random graph theory. The art of modeling wireless networks is strongly multi-disciplinary, combining these spatial, stochastic tools with information theory, combinatorics, game theory, etc. SpaSWiN is the first workshop specifically devoted to the use of spatial stochastic models for wireless communications. Building on the success of the three previous venues of the workshop: in Riva del Garda, Italy (2005), Boston, Massachusetts (2006), and in Limassol, Cyprus (2007), the goal of SpaSWiN 2008 is to bring together researchers from the various disciplines involved in spatial models of wireless communications. Please join us in Berlin, Germany on April 4, 2008.

Papers

We are soliciting abstracts that report on recent advances on spatial stochastic models of wireless networks as well as more theoretical papers of potential interest to wireless networks.

Scope

Spatial stochastic models include, but are not limited to:

• Point processes,
• Stochastic geometry,
• Discrete and continuum percolation,
• Random graphs,

All aspects and technologies of wireless networking will be considered, in particular:

• Cellular networks,
• Mesh networks,
• Sensor networks,
• Mobile ad hoc networks,
• Hybrid networks,
• Macroscopic laws for coverage, connectivity, capacity, delay, etc.,
• Distributed routing and scheduling protocols and algorithms,
• Network information theory,
• Power and topology control,
• Mobility.

Submission guidelines

Authors are invited to submit titles and extended abstracts. Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 6 pages in length, including figures, appendix and bibliography. Abstracts should be formatted in two columns with a point size greater or equal to 10pt. Submissions will be done electronically in Adobe PDF format, through Easychair. Accepted abstracts will be published in (post)-workshop materials, with the copyright left to the authors. Authors will be offered the possibility to have their 6-page abstracts listed in the IEEE XPlore as well as in the IEEE digital library, with IEEE publication status. Exceptionally, this year the TPC of SpaSWiN will also recommend some of the accepted papers for consideration by the IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS (J-SAC) for a possible publication in its forthcoming issue on Spatial Models for Wireless Communications. This recommendation will be based on the reports and on the presentation at the workshop.

Registration and camera-ready upload

Please follow 3 steps: upload camera-ready paper, register for the conference, sign copyright form described below to ensure that your paper is correctly included in the final conference proceedings CD. The deadline for all three steps is FEBRUARY 20.

1. UPLOAD CAMERA-READY PAPERS

   The camera-ready version of the papers and is allowed up to 10 (ten) pages, including all figures, tables and references. For more information on formatting please refer to WiOpt 2008 "Authors' Kit".

   Camera-ready papers should be uploaded at the ICST Conference Management Center (CMC) , NOT at Easychair. Once logged in, "Select conference" SpaSWiN 2008. The upload procedure consists of three steps: 1) Fill out ALL information for your paper (title, abstract, and keywords); 2) Then include all co-authors of your paper (first name, last name, affiliation and email address) and please be sure to double-check for errors before submission; 3) Upload your camera-ready (PDF is the only supported file format). You can test your successful upload by clicking List Papers.

2. REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE

   Please visit WiOpt 2008 "Registration" and register for the SpaSWiN. Please note, that at least 1 author for each accepted paper must register for SpaSWiN Workshop at full rate (non-student), in order for the paper to be included at the conference and on the Proceedings CD. Please make sure to enter the title and ID number of your paper from CMC. ICST members have a reduced registration fee. It is possible to register to ICST free of charge for a limited time at the following link.

3. COPYRIGHTS

   Copyright form is required in order to include an accepted paper in the conference proceedings CD, in IEEE Digital Library and index it by EI. Copyright forms are to be submitted via fax or email. You can download the copyright form here. Please send the complete and signed form back no later than February 22 to: Publication Chair: Dirk Westhoff (dirk.westhoff(at)netlab.nec.de). Because of the ICST relationship with IEEE, ICST could keep the copyright for Wiopt 2008 conference and its workshops.

   As mentioned in the SpaSWiN "Call for papers" the accepted papers can also be published with the copyright left to the authors. If you choose this option please let the SpaSWiN 2008 chairs know it so as your paper could be made available on this web site. Note however that in this case the paper cannot be indexed and appear as ICST/IEEE publication.