---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arjuna Sathiaseelan <arjuna.sathiaseelan@cl.cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 3:13 PM Subject: [TIER] Call for Papers: IEEE Communications Magazine Wireless Technologies for Development (W4D) To: gaia <gaia@irtf.org> Cc: tier <tier@tier.cs.berkeley.edu> IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic Wireless Technologies for Development (W4D) CALL FOR PAPERS [Online CFP] [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP due to cross posting] We live in a world in which there is a great disparity between the lives of the rich and the poor. Using information andcommunication technologies for the purpose of development (ICT4D) offers great promise in bridging this gap through its focus on connecting human capacity with computing and informational content. It is well known that Internet access has the capability of fostering development and growth by enabling access to information, education, and opportunities. Wireless technology is a promising solution to this problem of digital exclusion and can be instrumental in democratizing access to the Internet by unfettering developing communities from the encumbering constraints of infrastructure (traditionally associated with broadband Internet provisioning). The focus of the proposed feature topic is on leveraging wireless technologies for development (W4D) to increase the quality of life for a larger segment of human societies by providing them opportunities to connect resources and capacity, especially by provisioning affordable universal Internet access. To reflect recent research advances in using W4D, this feature topic calls for original manuscripts with contributions in, but not limited to, the following topics: “Global access to the Internet for all” (GAIA) using wireless technologies Do-it-yourself (DIY) wireless networking (such as community wireless networks) for the developing world Cost-efficient wireless networked systems appropriate for use in underdeveloped areas Fault-tolerant resilient wireless networking technologies for the developing world Rural/remote area wireless solutions (that can work efficiently with resource constraints such as intermittent and unreliable access to power/ networking service) Simplified network management techniques (including support for heterogeneous service delivery through multiple solutions) Using cognitive radio technology and 5G standards (with possible native integration of satellites) for GAIA Techno-economic issues related to W4D (including development of flexible pricing and incentive structures as well as new spectrum access models for wireless) Techno-political and cultural issues related to using wireless communications for development Using emerging networking architectures and future Internet architectures [e.g., cloud computing, fog computing, network functions virtualization (NFV), information-centric networking (ICN), software-defined networking (SDN), and delay-tolerant networking (DTN)] with wireless technologies for development. Using wireless access/ distribution technologies (such as the following) for development: TV white spaces (TVWS); satellite communications using advances in geostationary orbit (GEO) and low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites; low-cost community networks; cellular technologies (such as CDMA 450, the open-source OpenBTS, etc.); wireless mesh and sensor networks; Wi-Fi-Based Long-distance (WiLD) networks; and wireless based wireless regional access networks (WRANs). GUEST EDITORS Junaid Qadir School of EE and CS (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Arjuna Sathiaseelan Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Marco Zennaro The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy Adam Wolisz Technische Universität Berlin & University of California, Berkeley, USA Saleem Bhatti University of St Andrews, UK Kannan Govindan Samsung Research, India IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline: December 1, 2015 Notification Due Date: March 1, 2016 Final Version Due Date: May 1, 2016 Feature Topic Publication Date: July 1, 2016 SUBMISSIONS Articles should be tutorial in nature and written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. Authors must follow IEEE Communications Magazine's guidelines for preparation of the manuscript. Complete guidelines for prospective authors are found at http://www.comsoc.org/commag/paper-submission-guidelines. It is important to note that IEEE Communications Magazine strongly limits mathematical content, and the number of figures and tables. Paper length (introduction through conclusions) should not exceed 4,500 words. All articles to be considered for publication must be submitted through the IEEE Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/commag-ieee) by the deadline. Since our aim with this feature topic (FT) is to provide a balanced overview of the current state of the art of using wireless technologies for development, we solicit papers from both industry professionals and researchers, and we are interested in both reports of experience and in new technical insights/ideas. -- Arjuna Sathiaseelan Personal: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/ N4D Lab: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/n4d _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER@tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier