CALL FOR PAPERS

ABOUT IEEE LATINCOM 2014

The 6th Latin-American Conference on Communications (IEEE LATINCOM 2014) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia on 5-7 November 2014. The IEEE LATINCOM is the premier ComSoc organized in Latin America. It has attracted authors and attendees for the four corners of the world in its past edition. Selected papers will be published in the IEEE Latin America Transactions, an ISI indexed journal, and best paper award will be is given after careful selection.

Cartagena de Indias is one of the most beautiful treasures from the Caribbean. A city in which three natures live together: the old Spanish colonial city, full of history of pirates, gold, inquisition and the fight for freedom; the new modern city, full of high rise constructions, boutique hotels, local and international gastronomy and a growing economy; and an ecological paradise with gorgeous beaches, scuba diving in coral reefs and natural parks. It is one of the favorite destinations for world-class
events.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Areas of interest include and are not limited to the following topics:

Networking
– Networking for Cloud computing
– Communications for Smart Grids
– Peer-to-Peer networking
– Social Networks
– Network Virtualization
– Content-oriented Infrastructures

Wireless Communications and Networking
– 5G and 4G Communications and Networking
– Device-to-Device and Machine-to-Machine communications
– Internet of things and Smart Cities
– Cognitive networks and Cross-layer design
– Ad Hoc, sensor, mesh and access networks
– Radio, Satellite and space communications
– Software Defined Networking and wireless cloud

Communication Services
– Quality of Experience and Quality of Services
– Services for disaster situations and humanitarian services
– Multimedia services and Applications
– Service Security and Privacy
– Location-based Information Systems
– E-health
– E-governance

Sustainable Communications and Energy Efficiency
– Green wireless and fixed-line communications
– Energy-efficient protocols and networks

Optical networks
– Elastic networks
– Access networks
– Optical communications
– Optical & wireless convergence

Communications Systems and Signal Processing
– Communication theory
– Signal processing and communication electronics

Communication QoS, Reliability and Performance Modeling
– Communications systems integration and modeling
– Performance evaluation
– Reliability of systems and networks
– Traffic engineering and traffic theory

Enabling technologies
– Network management
– Switching and Routing
– Internet protocols
– Communications protocols
– Security
IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submission of full papers: 7 July 2014
Submission of tutorial proposals: 1 August 2014
Notification of acceptance: 1 September 2014
Submission of camera-ready papers: 30 September 2014

PAPER SUBMISSION

We solicit submission of high-quality full papers reporting original and novel research results on all above topics. Papers must be written in English, unpublished and not submitted elsewhere. Full papers must be formatted as the standard IEEE double-column conference template and submitted exclusively in PDF on JEMS (https://submissoes.sbc.org.br) at the IEEE LATINCOM 2014 page. Maximum 6 pages are allowed for each paper, including all illustrations and references.

CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

Proposals are invited for half-/full-day tutorials on topics of interest of the conference. Proposals must be submitted on JEMS (IEEE LATINCOM 2014 page, Tutorial Track) and include title, abstract, full contact information, introduction to the subject, preferred length, past history, biography of the lecturer, detailed outline.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Maurizio Dècina, Politecnico di Milano
Hikmet Sari, SUPÉLEC

SPECIAL ISSUE

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit a revised version of their paper to a special issue to be published in the IEEE Latin-America Transactions

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chair

Jose David Cely, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Calda, Colombia

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Pedro Wightman, Universidad del Norte – Barranquilla, Colombia
Christos Verikoukis, CTTC, Spain

Tutorials Co-Chairs

Boris Ramos, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Alberto Sanchez, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

Publications Chair

Carlos E .Velasquez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

Finance Chair

Salomon Herrera, Dirección Nacional de los Espacios Acuáticos, Ecuador

Steering Committee Chair

Nelson L. S. da Fonseca, University of Campinas, Brazil

Technical Program Advisor

Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Patrons Chair

Lorena Garcia, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

Local Arrangements

Yuli Andrea Rodriguez, ITC Ministry, Colombia

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