June 17th: registration is now open.

Introduction

Ad hoc networks consist of a set of nodes equipped with wireless interfaces and they are designed to form self-organizing and spontaneous networks. They are usually multihop in nature. That is, a node uses the resources of other nodes that happen to be within its radio range in order to facilitate communication by relaying traffic to distant nodes and/or to perform, collectively, a computation task. Also, network topologies are hihgly dynamic due to the potential mobility of the nodes. These properties pose a number of reasearch challenges and oportunites. As a matter of fact, ad hoc networks have become one of the most researched areas in communications, and many of the research ideas are now gaining momentum within standardization bodies. Following previous Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless conferences in Murcia, Spain (2009), Sophia Antipolis, France (2008), Morelia, Mexico (2007), Ottawa, Canada (2006), Cancun, Mexico (2005), Vancouver, Canada (2004), Montreal, Canada (2003), and Toronto, Canada (2002), the ninth International Conference on Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless will take place at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, from August the 20th to August the 22nd, 2010.

The ADHOC-NOW 2010 proceedings will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Select papers will be invited for submission to a special issue of Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks.

Topics of Interests

ADHOC-NOW is a conference interested in work in progress, experimental and theoretical research in Wireless Sensor, Ad-Hoc, Mobile, Vehicular and Mesh Networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:
  • Access Control
  • Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems
  • Algorithmic Issues
  • Analytic Methods and Modeling for Performance Evaluation
  • Ad Hoc Network Applications and Architectures
  • Delay-Tolerant Networking
  • Distributed Algorithms for Ad Hoc Networks
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Geometric Graphs
  • Location Discovery and Management
  • Wireless Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Computing Platforms, Systems and Testbeds
  • Mobile Social Networking
  • Quality-of-Service
  • Routing Protocols (Unicast, Multicast, etc.)
  • Secure Services and Protocols
  • Sensor Networks
  • Self-Configuration
  • Service Discovery
  • Timing Synchronization
  • Vehicular Networks
  • Wireless Internet

Program Co-Chairs

Kui Wu
University of Victoria, Canada

Ioanis Nikolaidis
University of Alberta, Canada

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