ITNG 2007

THEME:
Pervasive computing has evolved during the last few years due to recent developments in portable low-cost light-weight devices and emergent short range, and low-power wireless communication networks. Pervasive computing environments focus on integrating computing and communications with the surrounding physical environment of day by day lives to making computing and communication transparent to the users. In pervasive computing, numerous, casually accessible, often invisible, frequently mobile or embedded devices are connected to an increasingly pervasive network structure and collect information about the surrounding environment of pervasive computing using sensors. Pervasive computing enlarges the usability of computers by allowing low powered mobile devices to query the database over the wireless network, but also raises some demanding challenges such as slow expensive connections, frequent line disconnection, limited host bandwidth, location dependent data, etc. Pervasive computing are required in different applications, such as hospitals, smart classroom, construction sites, stadiums, shopping malls, emergency services, convention centers, battlefields, and inhospitable physical environments etc.

TOPICS:
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to

Context-aware computing
Smart devices and smart spaces
Evaluation of pervasive computing applications
Database for pervasive computing
Location aware pervasive computing
Resource aware pervasive computing
Security in pervasive computing
Pervasive computing architectures
Sensors and actuators
User interfaces for pervasive computing devices
Wireless and mobile service management and delivery
Ad hoc networking protocols and service discovery
Middleware for pervasive computing applications
Personal area networks
Education using pervasive computing and technologies
Service discovery mechanisms

Paper Submission:
Papers should be original and contain contributions of theoretical or experimental nature, or be unique experience reports. Interested authors should submit a 6-page summary of their original and unpublished work including 5 keywords in the IEEE format to the track chair. Electronic submission in the PDF, PS or MS Word format is strongly encouraged. For electronic submissions, go to the http://www.softconf.com/start/ITNG2007/submit.html (select pervasive computing in the drop down menu). Upon submission, you will be sent an acknowledgement with the paper ID.

EVALUATION PROCESS:
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Per ITNG policy, except for invited papers, all papers will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings with an ISBN.

BEST STUDENT PAPER:
The Best Student Paper will be awarded at the conference. To be eligible, the student must be the sole author of the paper, or the first author and primary contributor. (The winner of the award will present the paper in a plenary session at the conference). A cover letter to the General Chair/Track Chair must identify the paper as a candidate for this competition at the time of submission.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

A selected set of papers presented at the ITNG 2007 will be considered for publication in a special issue on 'Pervasive Computing' of

International Transactions on Systems Science and Applications, URL: http://www.xiaglow-institute.org.uk/itssa/
ISSN 1751-1461 (Print), ISSN 1751-147X (CD-ROM)

DEADLINES:
Submission : October 27, 2006 (extended date!)
Author Notification: November 24, 2006
Camera Ready (6 pages): December 22, 2006

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