Calls for Papers

Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs)

Guest Editors
Mohamed Eltoweissy Virginia Tech
Silvia GiordanoUniv. of Applied Science, Switzerland
Stephan Olariu Old Dominion University
David Simplot-Ryl,University of Lille 1, France           


Publication:  SPRING 2006
Sensor-Actuator NETworks (SANETs) are comprised of networked sensor and actuator nodes that communicate among each other using wireless links to perform distributed 
sensing and actuation tasks. The recent few years have witnessed an increasing interest in the potential use of SANETs in many applications ranging from healthcare to 
warfare. In these applications, sensors are engaged in gathering information about the physical environment, while actuators are involved in taking decisions and then 
performing appropriate actions in the area of interest. This enables SANETs to provide remote sensing and actuation services to their users. 

SANETs are heterogeneous networks having widely differing sensor and actuator node characteristics; while sensor nodes are small, inexpensive, usually static 
devices with limited computation, communication and energy resources, actuator nodes are resource-rich and usually mobile. Also, the number of sensor nodes 
deployed may be in the order of hundreds or thousands. In contrast, actuator nodes are smaller in number due to the different coverage requirements and 
physical interaction methods of actuation. Typically, a deployed SANET is expected to operate autonomously in unattended environments. Operational requirements 
of SANETs may vary according to a network's mission defined over a multi-dimensional context, such as field of deployment (e.g., hostile versus friendly), type of 
application (e.g., monitoring, tracking, intrusion detection and mitigation), mode of operation (e.g., normal, exception, post-event recovery), and time. In SANETs, 
depending on the application, there may be a need to rapidly respond to sensor input. Moreover, so as to provide right actions, sensor data must still be valid at the 
time of acting. Consequently, the issues of real-time communication and coordination are vital in SANETs.  Finally, to realize their potential, dependable, secure, 
application-aware design and operation of SANETs have to be ensured.  
	
Apparently, research is needed to resolve the many complicating issues that may impede wide-scale SANET adoption. This special issue of the Journal of 
Computer Communications will be designated for reporting on recent research results on SANETs. It is expected that non-conventional techniques more suited to the 
characteristics of SANETs need to be employed. Also, in many cases trade-off would be necessary in order to ensure practicality by dynamically setting bounds on 
aspects such as dependability, security, and QoS. Papers presenting original and unpublished work are being solicited. Topics of interest include, although not 
limited to, the following: 


·	Sensor-actuator coordination and communication		
·	Architectural and operational models 
·	Robust routing and MAC protocols				
·	Fault and attack resilience middleware 
·	Models, metrics and measurements 				
·	Self-aware and autonomous networks
·	Localization and mobility						
·	Energy-efficient cross-layer protocols 
·	Security, dependability, privacy and QoS issues		
·	Network management
·	Formal representation and verification 				
·	Network inference (tomography, etc.)
·	Testbeds, simulation and visualization				
·	Novel applications of sensor and actuator networks


IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submissions: February 15 2006 	
Notification of acceptance: May 15 2006		     
Final papers due: July 31 2006


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Prospective authors should submit their paper and inquiries electronically to toweissy@vt.edu. The manuscript should not exceed 30 double-space pages in PDF. 
The manuscript should be in a single column font size 11 or larger format. The first page should include title, authors' contact information, an abstract and five 
keywords. Authors should include the paper abstract in their message.  


Mohamed Eltoweissy, The Bradley Dept. of Electrical & Computer Eng., Virginia Tech, USA,  toweissy@vt.edu
Silvia Giordano, Dept. of Informatics & Electronics, Univ. of Applied Sci., Switzerland, silvia.giordano@supsi.ch
Stephan Olariu, Dept. of Computer Science, Old Dominion University, USA, olariu@cs.odu.edu
David Simplot-Ryl, IRCICA/LIFL, University of Lille 1, INRIA Futurs, France, David.Simplot@lifl.fr


Full details of submission or further information are available from www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom, or from the General Editor, Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.co.uk).

Wireless Sensor Networks: Performance, Reliability, Security, and Beyond

Guest Editor 
Jelena Misic and Vojislav B Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada          


Publication:  SUMMER 2006
The need to monitor and measure various physical phenomena ­ temperature, vibration, strain, humidity, acidity (pH), among others ­ is common to such diverse areas a
s structural engineering, agriculture and forestry, health care, logistics and transportation, and military applications. Recent advances in information technology have made 
possible the production of intelligent, autonomous, and energy-efficient sensors that can be deployed in large numbers to form self-organizing and self-healing wireless 
sensor networks in a given geographical area. However, much as is known nowadays about the traditional wired networks, the design, deployment, and operation of wireless 
sensor network environment is still in need of serious analysis both theoretical and practical. 

This special issue of Computer Communications focuses on all aspects of design and operation of wireless sensor networks, in particular issues pertaining to their performance, 
reliability, and security.  The main goal being to evaluate relevant models, algorithms, protocols, simulation tools, and other recent advances that lead to improved 
understanding of the performance of performance, reliability, and security in wireless sensor networks. 
We are seeking papers that describe original, unpublished contributions (which are not currently submitted elsewhere) addressing various operational aspects of wireless 
sensor networks.  Possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 


·	Performance issues (802.15.x and other) 
·	Reliability and QoS issues 
·	Security issues: threats, attack and intrusion detection, and resilience 
·	Power-aware and energy-efficient design, and their impact on performance, reliability, and security
·	Network configuration, scheduling, and synchronization
·	Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination 
·	Analytical, mobility, and validation models 
·	Applications of sensor networks 


IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submissions: August 1, 2005		
Notification of acceptance: November 1st, 2005		     
Final papers due: December 30, 2005


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submit full papers as PDF files by email to both editors. The papers should not have more than twenty single-column, double-spaced pages, excluding figures, 
tables, and references, using a font of at least 12-point size.  Detailed formatting instructions are available at the Computer Communications web site, 
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom/. In addition to the paper in PDF format, your submission should include the title of the paper, the names of the authors 
and their affiliations, postal address, phone, fax, and e-mail address of the corresponding author, an abstract with up to 200­250 words, and up to five keywords 
describing the contents of the paper.  
 
			Jelena Misic and Vojislav B. Misic 
			University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 
			Email: jmisic@cs.umanitoba.ca, vmisic@cs.umanitoba.ca 

Full details of submission or further information are available from www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom, or from the General Editor, Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.co.uk).