IEEE WiMob 2015 Workshop

on Emergency Networks for Public Protection and Disaster Relief


Workshop Committe

Workshop Chair

Carlo Augusto Grazia, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Workshop Co-Chair

Maurizio Casoni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Publicity Chairs

Martin Klapez, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Natale Patriciello, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Technical Program Committee

Jens Wagner, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Niko Joram, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Garik Markarian, Rinicom, U.K.

James Jackson, Rinicom, U.K.

Dimitris Vassiliadis, Exus S.A., Greece

Dimitris Kanakidis, Exus S.A., Greece

Alex Bartzas, Exus S.A., Greece

Henryk Gierszal, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

Piotr Tyczka, ITTI Sp. z.o.o, Poland

Evangelos Sdongos, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Greece

Lazaros Karagiannidis, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Greece

George Athanasiou, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Greece

Konstantinos Loupos, Institute of Communications and Computer Systems, Greece

Giorgio Matteo Vitetta, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Giovanni Schembra, University of Catania, Italy

Matteo Fiorani, KTH, Royal Insitute of Technology, Sweden

Walter Cerroni, University of Bologna, Italy

Martin Klapez, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Carlo Augusto Grazia, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Natale Patriciello, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Muhammad Alam, Qatar Mobility Innovation Center, Qatar

The Emergency Networks for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (EN4PPDR) Workshop, 2nd edition, aims to gather researchers and experts working in the field of public safety, emergency response, protection, relief and recovery of critical infrastructures. Disasters, natural or not, may occur on a metropolitan (e.g. building collapse, airplane crash,...) or on a large scale (e.g. earthquake, forest fire, flooding,..) and may involve critical infrastructures as well (e.g. gas pipelines, electric power systems, telecommunications networks,...).

Therefore, protection of critical infrastructures from one side and prompt emergency response from the other play a fundamental role in saving human lives, protecting properties and recovering from system failure.

The workshop very large area of interests includes, but is not limited to, wireless technologies, network architectures, transmission protocols, spectrum management, fast deployable systems, interoperability, crisis management, data fusion systems, secure communications, standardization activities, first responder equipment, network topologies and resilience.

Results from research activities, demonstrations, test-bed and prototype testing are encouraged by universities, research institutes, industries and companies.

Joint papers from different institutions are welcome.

You may download the Call for Papers Flyer here

The EDAS submission site is now open, please click here to start your submission.

You can download the Workshop Program: here

List of Topics

  • 4G wireless technologies (LTE, WiMax)
  • Wireless LANs
  • First responder equipment and sensors
  • Body and Personal Area Networks
  • Ad hoc and wireless mesh networks
  • Sensor networks for environmental monitoring (WSN)
  • Positioning systems (LPS, GPS,...)
  • Infrastructure and Infrastructures-less architectures and protocols for prompt response
  • Satellite communications for disaster events
  • Satellite and terrestrial networks inter-working
  • Multimedia communications
  • Information systems for disaster events
  • Data fusion systems and disaster management tools
  • Secure communications
  • Critical infrastructure resilience and survivability
  • Disaster management
  • Interoperability (radio spectrum, wireless technologies, network architectures)
  • Inter-agency interoperability (among different public safety agencies)
  • Inter-countries interoperability (among different countries agencies)
  • Demonstrations, test-bed and prototype testing
  • New social media and wireless technologies for crisis response and Search and Rescue (SAR) activities


AUTHOR GUIDELINES:

High-quality full papers which at the time of submission are not under review and have not already been published or accepted for publication elsewhere are solicited. The first page should include the paper's title, the abstract, a list of keywords indicating the paper's topic area(s), the authors' full names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses.

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, and will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Digital Xplore. Authors are required to submit fully formatted papers (PDF), with graphs, images, and other special areas arranged as intended for the final publication. Papers should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11" - US letter, Two-Column). The final manuscript for publication will be limited to 8 IEEE pages (Maximum of two (2) additional pages can be purchased for US$100 / €81 each. Each paper cannot exceed 10 pages). You can find a copy of the IEEE standard conference template for Microsoft Word or LaTeX formats here. Your paper must be printable in order to be accepted.

At least one of the authors of each accepted paper has to register at the regular rate (non-student). Each registration will cover one accepted paper. IEEE WiMob Executive Committee reserves the right not to include in IEEE Explore the papers that are not presented at the conference.

WiMob 2015 is using the EDAS Conference Management System to manage the paper submission process. The EDAS submission site is now open, please click here to start your submission.

IMPORTANT: When uploading their final manuscript on EDAS, authors will need to enter their "Registration Code", which is actually the "Order Code" received from EasyConferences through the Registration process. The "Order Code" is shown on the top-right corner of the confirmation page after the authors register through EasyConferences.

Papers cannot be included in the conference proceedings without a completed IEEE Copyright Form. Authors can submit the Copyright Form electronically through EDAS by going to the My Papers tab and clicking the 'c' icon in the Copyright column of your WiMob 2015 paper.

For more information, please refer to WiMoB 2015 author guide.

Timeline

The workshop will follow this timeline:

Workshop Duration: half-day (October 19, 2015)

Full-paper submission: July 18, 2015 (EXTENDED)

Acceptance notification: July 31, 2015

Camera Ready due: September 1, 2015

Advanced Registration by: August 25, 2015

Author Registration: here

Workshop Program: here



More Information

Please email maurizio.casoni@unimore.it or refer to the IEEE WiMob 2015 page.