[ICCCN 2015] Call for Workshop Proposals

24th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2015)

Las Vegas, NV, August 3 - 6, 2015

Call for Workshop Proposals

The 24th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN) will be held in Las Vegas, NV, from August 3 – August 6, 2015. About eight quality workshops will be held in conjunction with ICCCN 2015. The workshops aim to explore special topics and provide international forums for scientists, engineers, and computer users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results on hot and broad topics on computer communications and networks. Workshops for presenting papers from industrial companies and papers on design and implementations of systems and services are also welcome.  ICCCN is a premier international conference in the field and running a workshop in association with it is of high visibility. 

The topics we are soliciting include, but are NOT limited to: 

•  Mobile Cloud Computing and Services

•  Green communications and energy-harvesting networks

•  Embedded and Real-time Networking Systems

•  Cognitive Networking and Communications

•  Next Generation Broadband Wireless Access Networks

•  Virtualized Infrastructure Systems and Architectures

•  Networking of Mobile Handheld Devices, Social Networking, and Novel Applications

•  RFID and Internet of Things

•  Smart Grids

•  Software Defined Networking

•  Security and Privacy in communications, networks, and testbeds

Submission Guidelines and Publication:

In general, a workshop takes one day with 10-15 accepted and registered papers and presentations. 

Please send a workshop proposal by Nov. 14th, 2014, to

Dr. Mike Wittie                           Dr. Wei Cheng 

Workshop General Co-Chair        Workshop General Co-Chair

E-mail: mwittie@cs.montana.edu            E-mail: wcheng3@vcu.edu

Please note that the proposals will be reviewed once received and we will try to make the decision and send the notification back as soon as possible. Early-bird proposals (i.e., proposals submitted by Nov. 1st) are highly encouraged and will be given higher priority! For each approved workshop, at least one organizer must commit to attending and running the workshop on site. Please do not hesitate to send emails to the chairs if you have any questions.

The workshop proposal should include the following information:

1.  Title of the workshop

2.  Workshop organizer(s): name, affiliation, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail, with the indication of the main contact person (no more than three chairs in one workshop)

3.  A brief description of the proposed workshop content

4.  Planned format of the workshop, e.g., number of papers, sessions, keynotes, panels, etc.

5.  A description of the publicity and promotion plan

6.  Tentative list of program committee members

7.  Short bio of the main workshop organizers (up to 200 words)

Each workshop will start to advertise and distribute its call for paper after receiving the approval notification. Papers submitted to each workshop should be original, and, be peer reviewed by the program committee or external reviewers. An accepted paper must be registered and presented at the conference venue and must be limited to 6 pages in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10pt font).  More updates will be posted on the ICCCN-2015 website. Please contact the workshop chairs for any questions.