Call for Papers: the 5th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS '09)

DCOSS is one of the premier conferences for sensor network research. It is intended to cover several aspects of distributed computing in sensor systems such as high level abstractions and models, systematic design methodologies, signal and information processing, algorithms, analysis and applications. Many of those who will be demonstrating are featured Crossbow customers.

Distributed sensor systems have become a highly active research area due to their potential for providing diverse new capabilities. Such systems allow intelligent dense monitoring of physical environments. The focus of this conference is on distributed computing issues in large-scale networked sensor systems (including algorithms, applications, systematic design techniques and tools, and in-network signal and information processing).

June 7 - 10, 2009, Marina Del Rey, USA                

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: 11:59PM EST Jan 25, 2009
Notification: March 24, 2009
Camera Ready: March 31, 2009

Detailed submission guidelines coming soon on http://www.dcoss.org

Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research on computational aspects of distributed sensor systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Computation and programming models
• Energy models, minimization, awareness
• Distributed collaborative information processing
• Detection and tracking
• Theoretical performance analysis: complexity, correctness, scalability
• Abstractions for modular design
• Fault tolerance and security
• Languages, operating systems
• Task allocation, reprogramming and reconfiguration
• Dynamic resource management
• Scalable, heterogeneous architectures (node and system-level)
• Middleware interfaces, communication and processing primitives
• Design, simulation and optimization tools for deployment and operation
• Design automation and application synthesis techniques
• Closed-loop control for sensing and actuation
•  Case studies: lessons from real world deployments
• Network coding and compression

The conference will be co-located with several closely related workshops,and will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present their contributions related to the above high-level aspects of distributed sensor systems. In addition to contributed papers, the meeting will also include keynote addresses by leading researchers, a panel discussion, and a poster session.

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