Scope

Internet of Things, Smart-cities and Fog computing are representative examples of modern ICT paradigms that aim to describe a dynamic and global cooperative infrastructure built upon objects intelligence and self-configuring capabilities; these connected objects are finding their way into vehicles (smart-cars), urban areas (smart-cities) and infrastructure (smart-grid).

Objects need to be smart, with enough intelligence and sensors to perform required operations. They must be able to wirelessly communicate with other nodes or remote centre in their network, exchanging information and receiving instructions in a reliable and secure way. They must be autonomous, capable of managing the energy resources in order to extend their lifetime span. Considered objects may include everything from lightweight sensors to smart-gadgets like smartphones and wearable devices.

The increased smartness of the participating objects is crucial to solve the issues derived from the required cooperation and possibly unpredictable and intense mobility. The objects can move in many different ways, covering transportation means from (i) terrestrial, like cars or trains, to (ii) aerial like drones or planes, and (iii) underwater ships. But even static objects should be flexible enough to efficiently handle on-off patterns imposed for energy savings.

The SMARTOBJECTS workshop focuses on experiences with the design, implementation, deployment, operation and evaluation of novel communication approaches and systems for smart objects in the emerging cooperative environments. We are therefore seeking original, previously unpublished papers empirically addressing key issues and challenges in the smart objects arena.

 

Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* App concepts and technologies for different mobile platforms
* Communication between mobile devices and cars
* Communication for drone coordination
* Content Distribution
* Data collection, organization and dissemination methods
* Data replication protocols in network partitions
* Delay-tolerant aerial networks and ferrying approaches
* Deployment and field testing
* Experimental results of aerial communication testbeds
* Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications
* Human-object interaction
* Innovative services and applications for mobile devices in vehicles
* Location- and track-based services in cars
* Mobile service architectures and frameworks
* Mobility and handover management
* New application scenarios for vehicular communications
* Pervasive and ubiquitous services in cloud and IoT
* Platforms and frameworks for mobile devices
* Privacy issues and solutions
* Protocol design, testing and verification
* Security issues, architectures and solutions
* Sensor-networks in vehicles

 

Previous Editions

  ► SMARTOBJECTS 2015, 7th of September, 2015 - Paris, FRANCE as part of ACM MobiCom 2015.

::::::::::: Important Dates :::::::::::::::::

      ► Submissions deadline: June 1, 2016

     

      ► Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2016

     

      ► Camera-ready due:

            July 30, 2016 August 5, 2016

     

      ► Workshop: October 3, 2016



::::::::::: Latest News ::::::::::::::::::::::

 

  ► July 20: Camera ready submission extended until August 5, 2016

  ► May 6: Papers submission final deadline extension

  ► April 21: Papers submission deadline extended

  ► March 1: The submission page is active.

  ► Feb. 10: The workshop has been accepted.





::::::::::: Organizers ::::::::::::::::::::::::

 

   Pietro Manzoni

   Universitat Politècnica de València, SPAIN

   pmanzoni@disca.upv.es

 

   Claudio E. Palazzi

   Università degli Studi di Padova, ITALY

   cpalazzi@math.unipd.it

 

 

 

 

 

 

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