<P>[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email]<BR>******************************************************<BR> CALL FOR PAPERS: MSN 2013 (IEEE sponsorship pending approval)</P>
<P> Workshop Proposal Submission Due: April 1, 2013 <BR> Workshop Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2013 <BR> Paper submission: August 31, 2013 <BR> Notification of Paper Acceptance: October 12, 2013<BR> Camera ready due: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference Registration: November 16, 2013<BR> Conference: December 11-13, 2013</P>
<P>******************************************************<BR>MSN 2013</P>
<P>The 9th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN-2013)<BR>Dalian, China<BR>December 11-13, 2013<BR><A href="http://ncc.dlut.edu.cn/msn2013/">http://ncc.dlut.edu.cn/msn2013/</A></P>
<P><BR>MSN 2013 provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange research results and share development experiences in the field of mobile adhoc and sensor networks.Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas in mobile ad hoc and sensor networks: </P>
<P> *Multi-hop Wireless Networks and Wireless Mesh Networks <BR> *Sensor and Actuator Networks <BR> *Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks <BR> *Mobile Social Network <BR> *Delay Tolerant Networks and Opportunistic Networking <BR> *Cyber-Physical Systems <BR> *Internet of Things (Protocols, Architectures & Novel Applications) <BR> *System Modeling and Performance Analysis <BR> *Routing and Network Protocols <BR> *Data Transport and Management in Mobile Networks <BR> *Resource Management and Wireless QoS Provisioning <BR> *Security and Privacy <BR> *Cross Layer Design and Optimization <BR> *Novel applications and Architectures<BR> <BR>Important dates</P>
<P> Paper submission: August 31, 2013 <BR> Notification of Paper Acceptance: October 12, 2013<BR> Camera ready due: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference Registration: October 27, 2013<BR> Conference: December 11-13, 2013</P>
<P>Special Issues</P>
<P> Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. <BR> Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. <BR> International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. <BR> </P>
<P><BR>Organizing Committee </P>
<P>General Co-Chairs<BR>Keqiu Li, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><keqiu (at) dlut.edu.cn> <BR>Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada <BR><ivan (at) site.uottawa.ca> <BR>Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia <BR><albert.zomaya (at) SYDNEY.EDU.AU> </P>
<P>TPC Chairs<BR>Hongyi Wu, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA <BR><wu (at) cacs.louisiana.edu> <BR>Song Guo, University of Aizu, Japan <BR><sguo (at) u-aizu.ac.jp> <BR>Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece <BR><papavass (at) mail.ntua.gr> </P>
<P>Workshop Co-Chairs<BR>Stephan Olariu, Old Dominion University, USA <BR><olariu (at) cs.odu.edu> <BR>Xiaofei Liao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China <BR><xfliao (at) hust.edu.cn> <BR>Yan Zhang, Simula Research Lab, Norway <BR><yanzhang (at) simula.no> </P>
<P>Publicity Co-Chairs<BR>Kui Wu, University of Victoria, Canada <BR><wkui (at) cs.uvic.ca> <BR>Jaime Lloret Mauri, Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain <BR><jlloret (at) dcom.upv.es> <BR>Yanmin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China <BR><yzhu (at) cs.sjtu.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Publication Chairs<BR>Yang Xiang, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia <BR><yang.xiang (at) deakin.edu.au> <BR>Kai Lin, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><link (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Local Organization Chairs<BR>Yanming Shen, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><shen (at) dlut.edu.cn> <BR>Xin Yang, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><xinyang (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Finance Chair<BR>Heng Qi, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><qhclement (at) gmail.com> </P>
<P>Registration Chair<BR>Liping Suo, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><ncc (at) dlut.edu.cn> </P>
<P>Web Chairs<BR>Xiulong Liu, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><xiulongliudut (at) gmail.com> <BR>Liang Tang, Dalian University of Technology, China <BR><tangliang2046 (at) sina.com> </P>
<P>Steering Committee Co-Chairs<BR>Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong, HK <BR><csjia (at) cityu.edu.hk> <BR>Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK <BR><csjcao (at) comp.polyu.edu.hk> <BR> <BR><A href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013</A></P>
<P>Papers presenting original and unpublished work are invited and will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Submitted papers should be in PDF format and uploaded on easychair. The submission website is <A href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msn2013</A>. The submitted paper should not exceed eight single-spaced, double-column pages in IEEE style format. Detailed formatting and submission guidelines is available on the conference website. Submissions imply the willingness of at least one author to register, attend the conference, and present the paper. There will be best paper awards to recognize distinguished research. </P>
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