The 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2016)

July 5-8 2016

Vienna, Austria

http://www.icufn.org/sub/call.asp

Call for Papers

During the last decade, we have witnessed fast developments of various networking technologies, and many forms of networking are becoming core parts of our daily lives. With the proliferation of future wireless technologies and electronic devices, there is a fast growing interest in ubiquitous and future networks. In the days to come, we expect that the ubiquitous communication and networking technologies will become ubiquitous along with the emergence of many future networking technologies. The ubiquitous and future network will offer multiservice, multimedia services convergence, mobility, service ubiquity and context awareness, fixed-mobile convergence, quality of service, variable connectivity, spontaneous networking, autonomic networking and other capabilities as the norm. Building on the success of the last seven years, the eighth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2016) aims at addressing advances in research on ubiquitous and future networks, covering topics ranging from technology issues to emerging applications and test-bed developments. ICUFN 2016 solicits original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of ubiquitous and future networking. Submitted articles must not be concurrently considered elsewhere for publication. The conference is organized by KICS (The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences) with the technical co-sponsorship of IEEE Communications Society and IEICE-CS. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases through EI Compendex, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Thomson ISI, and IET Inspect.

The topics include, but are not limited to

  •  Wireless and Communication Network
  •  Cognitive Radio Network
  •  5G, 4G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WLAN, WPAN
  •  Wireless Ad-hoc and Mesh Network
  •  Small cell Networks
  •  Heterogeneous Networks
  •  Self-Organizing Networks
  •  Interference Management
  •  Radio Resource Management
  •  QoE, QoS, SLA, and GoS
  •  Future Internet and Network
  •  SDN and Network Virtualization
  •  Web-services and SOA
  •  Network Security and Network Management
  •  Network Platform, Software and Services
  •  Network Theory and Network Science
  •  Information Networks
  •  Social Network
  •  Cloud Computing and Networks
  •  CCN/CDN/ICN/Delay-tolerant networks
  •  Big Data Networks and Data Center Architecture
  •  Storage Networking Protocols
  •  Body Area Network
  •  Cooperative and Collaborative Communications
  •  Cross-Layer Design and Optimization
  •  Wireless Sensor Networks, RFID and QR Code
  •  Cyber-physical system (CPS)
  •  Ubiquitous Computing and Sensor Networks
  •  Optical Wireless, VLC and LED Communication
  •  Underwater Sensor Networks
  •  Internet of things (IoTs)
  •  D2D and M2M
  •  Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks and Connected Car
  •  Energy Internet, Smart Grid and Green Internets
  •  Location-based Services
  •  Location and mobility management
  •  e-Health
  •  Multi Screen and Digital Signage
  •  Smartphone Applications
  •  Applied Computing

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be submitted electronically, in PDF format, and uploaded on EDAS. The direct link for paper submission is http://edas.info/N21458. There are two options for the submissions, either a full paper or a short paper. We decided to allow the submission of short papers in order to accommodate the most recent research outcomes. The submissions should be formatted with single-spaced, double-column pages using at least 10 pt size fonts on A4 or letter pages in IEEE style format. The maximum number of pages is 6 for full papers and 3 for short papers. Please make sure that both full paper and short papers must be at minimum 3 pages in length. Detailed formatting and submission instructions will be available on the conference web site (http://www.icufn.org).

Call for Workshop Proposals

Proposals are invited for half- or full-day workshops in communication and networking topics. Please contact workshop co-chairs, Sanghwan Lee and Joel Rodrigues at sangwhan@kookmin.ac.kr and joeljr@ieee.org.

Selected Journal Publication

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the ICUFN 2016 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases such as EI Compendex, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Thomson ISI, and IET Inspect. Also Extended versions of selected papers will be published in the following international journals as a special section for the ICUFN 2016.

  • Wireless Personal Communications (SCIE)
  • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (SCIE)
  • Journal of Internet Technology (SCIE)
  • Mobile Information System (SCIE)
  • Sensors (SCIE)
  • INFORMATION Journal (Scopus)
  • International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (Scopus)
  • ICT Express
  • Recent Advances on Communications and Networking Technology

Best Paper Awards

Best papers will be selected by the technical program committee members among regular papers presented at ICUFN 2016.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline (6-Page Full Paper or 3-Page Short Paper) April 1, 2016
Acceptance Notification April 15, 2016
Camera-Ready Paper (6-Page Full Paper or 3-Page Short Paper) May 1, 2016