CALL FOR PAPERS 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR 2011) Co-located with MobiSys 2011 Washington, D.C., USA June 28th, 2011 http://www.dritte.org/nsdr11 Important Dates * Submission Deadline (Firm): March 25, 2011 (23:59 EST) * Notification: April 25, 2011 * Camera-ready: May 10, 2011 * Workshop: June 28, 2011 Background Following four successful workshops of NSDR at SIGCOMM 2007, SIGCOMM 2008, SOSP 2009, and MobiSys 2010, the 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR11) will provide a venue for researchers to propose and discuss ideas concerning the design, implementation and evaluation of new computing and communications technologies to support the sustainable development of developing regions. NSDR specifically focuses on the technical networking and systems research challenges that arise in the development of new computing solutions appropriate for developing regions where conventional solutions are often inappropriate and the development of new research approaches and innovative designs and techniques is often required. NSDR solicits papers that either highlight important networking and systems challenges in this space or describe the deployment and evaluation of novel technologies or applications that address a specific need. Papers, Topics of Interest We encourage submission of position papers or the results of preliminary work describing interesting, original, previously unpublished ideas or results pertaining to the design, implementation and/or evaluation of networks and systems for developing regions. Accepted papers will: * Propose new research directions; * Target a specific application; * Inform design and/or deployment; and/or * Generate lively debate at the workshop. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: * Low-cost wireless connectivity * Intermittent and delay-tolerant systems * Rural network planning and spectrum management protocols and techniques * Mechanisms for emergency and urgent communications * Location-aware systems * Power-efficient systems * Low-cost computing devices * Mobile systems and applications * Middleware and mechanisms for minimizing energy, latency and storage (caching etc) * Adapting content and applications for local languages * User interfaces for low-literacy populations * Shared access devices and infrastructure, including personalization and privacy concerns * Design and evaluation of applications and in-depth case studies in the areas of public health, microfinance, agriculture, e-governance, education, monitoring, disaster management, etc. Submission Instructions Submissions must be no greater than 6 pages (six pages) in length (including figures and references), must use a minimum 10pt font and minimum 1inch margins, must be in the form of a PDF file, and must follow formatting guidelines and instructions at: http://www.dritte.org/nsdr11/submit.html Submissions that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without consideration. Reviews will be SINGLE-BLIND: authors' names and affiliations should be included in the submission. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop. Submissions must be original work not under review at any other workshop, conference or journal. Program Committee Richard Anderson, U. Washington (Program co-chair) Bill Thies, Microsoft Research India (Program co-chair) Muneeb Ali, Princeton Saman Amarasinghe, MIT John Bennett, U. Colorado Gaetano Borrielo, U. Washington Eric Brewer, UC Berkeley S. Keshav, U. Waterloo Jonathan Ledlie, Nokia Research Margaret Martonosi, Princeton Tapan Parikh, UC Berkeley Bhaskar Raman, IIT Bombay Umar Saif, LUMS Lakshmi Subramanian, NYU Steering Committee Elizabeth Belding, UC Santa Barbara Gaetano Borriello, U. Washington Eric Brewer, UC Berkeley Ravi Jain, Google Umar Saif, LUMS Lakshmi Subramanian, NYU