[Tccc] CFP: The First IEEE ICC 2013 International Worksh...

Majed HADDAD haddadmajedatyahoo.fr
Thu Dec 27 09:35:18 EST 2012



 
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The First International Workshop on Self-organization in Heterogeneous networks 
(ISONET)
In conjunction with The International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2013, 
Budapest, Hungary
https://sites.google.com/site/isonet2013
 

In order to face the steady increase in traffic demand and quality of 
service, it becomes necessary to deploy different networks than the 
conventional ones with macro cells. Heterogeneous networks are promising
network architecture and a hot research topic where different types of 
cellular access points (e.g., conventional macro cells, femto, and pico 
cells) coexist to offer a better performance to the end users. 
Nevertheless, it is obvious that numerous challenges must be overcome to
ensure the optimal functioning of the network with minimum manual 
intervention. To this end, self-organization is a requirement.

A self-organizing network (SON) is a network that can automatically 
manage, extend, change, configure, and optimize the network coverage, 
capacity, spectrum allocation, and bandwidth based on changes in certain
observed parameters, such as interference, signal strength, location, 
traffic pattern, required QoS, etc. The main purpose of introducing 
self-organization is to minimize the operation costs and the delay 
related to the deployment and operation of a network. This is achieved 
by reducing or eliminating human interventions related to network 
planning, deployment, operation, maintenance, and network optimization.

The workshop welcomes submissions from both academy and industry, 
considering theoretical and practical aspects of SONs. Areas of 
interest include but are not limited to:

* Application of game theory for auto-organization
* Bio-inspired models
* Stochastic approximation
* Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)
* Coverage and capacity optimisation
* Mobility robustness
* Energy efficiency
* Heterogeneous networks (Macro, Pico, Femto, Small cells)
* Complex networks
* Self-* Networks Management
* Joint radio resource management
* Quality of service (QoS)/Quality of experience (QoE) in SONs.

For the regular paper track (Category 1), we invite submissions of regular 
technical papers, position papers, and case studies relevant to the 
workshop. The regular track includes, but not limited to, the 
fundamental principles, theory, models, methods and design strategies in
self-* networks to leverage those understandings to build robust and 
efficient systems. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with 
papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a
journal or a conference with proceedings.

A special industry track (Category 2) is available for demonstrators and field 
trials on 
experiences on field performance of SON features implemented which 
contribute new and on-going challenges, requirements and applications 
from self-* systems in the testbed network and industry. We especially 
encourage contributions from network operators, vendors, practitioners, 
testbed experimenters, and national research project members.

The invited speaker at the workshop is Berna Syarac from Orange Labs, 
France. This talk will come from relevant experts in the fields of SON 
and will serve to frame the discourse for related sessions within the 
workshop. It is our hope that this session will provoke and inspire 
attendees. 


*Organizing Committee*

- Mrouane Debbah, Supelec, France.
- Afef Feki, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, France.
- Majed Haddad, INRIA, France.
- Jakob Hoydis, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, Germany.
- Gaoning HE, Huawei, China.

*TPC members*

- Tony Q. S. Quek, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore.
- Ismail Gven, Florida International University, USA.
- Marios Kountouris, SUPELEC, France.
- David Lpez-Prez, Bell Labs, Ireland.
- Giuseppe Caire, University of Southern California, USA.
- Tansu Alpcan, University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Mehdi Bennis, University of Oulu, Finland.
- Samir Perlaza, Princeton university, USA.
- Berna Syarac, Orange Labs, France.
- Vronique Capdevielle, Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs, France.
- Walid Saad, University of Miami, USA.
- Alonso Silva, Berkeley, USA.
- Misha Dohler, CTTC, Spain.
- Amar Azad, UCSC, USA.
- Salam Akoum, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
- Abla Kammoun, Supelec, France

*IMPORTANT DATES*
- Submission deadline regular paper track and industry track: January 11, 2013.
- Notification of acceptance:February 22, 2013.
- Camera-ready version due: March 8, 2013.

Best regards,
Majed Haddad 

https://sites.google.com/site/haddadmajed 
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