[alife] [CFP] SI of Ad Hoc Networks on: Theory, Algorithms and Applications of Wireless Networked Robotics

[Gianni Di Caro]

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Call for Papers

Elsevier Journal of Ad Hoc Networks (Impact Factor: 1.592)

*** Special Issue on Theory, Algorithms and
     Applications of Wireless Networked Robotics ***
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*** Overview: ***

Teams of heterogeneous devices pursuing a common objective are
envisioned to be a viable and effective solution for many civil,
societal and military applications. A large body of research, from
various perspectives, have been produced by both the ad hoc networking
and the robotics research communities to achieve self-organization and
coordination of groups of sensors, actuators, robots or drones toward
target-oriented missions. But, the convergence  of objectives and
methodologies of the two disciplines is still open for further
significant research efforts and  challenging problems remain. The
research on ad hoc networks, autonomic networks, cyber physical
systems, self-organizing networks and machine-to-machine
communications has involved issues, concepts and challenges that are
useful for characterizing the pathway toward the formalization of the
theory and the definition of algorithms for Wireless Networked
Robotics (WNR).
WNR brings together the physical control of the devices along with
their communication capabilities and it includes that so far have been
either neglected or only partially explored by the ad hoc networking
and the robotics research communities.
In WNR some or all of the devices are expected to have memory and
reasoning capabilities, which allow them to use the input coming from
other devices, the environment and their history to select the best
behaviour to assume according to mission objectives. Therefore,
machine learning and cognitive networks concepts and algorithms would
greatly contribute to WNR theory and algorithms.
This special issue aims to bring together state-of-the-art
contributions on the theory, algorithms and applications of wireless
networked robotics. Original, unpublished contributions are solicited
in all aspects of this discipline.

In particular, the topic of interest includes but is not limited to

- Algorithm and theory of cooperation and coordination in WNR
   modelization, simulation and evaluation of coordination and
   cooperation schemes in WNR
- Communication and motion aware protocols for WNR
- Impact and optimization of network performance through physical and
   communication control of the devices
- Bio-inspired algorithms for cooperation and coordination in WNR
   self-organization in WNR
- Swarm intelligence and swarm robotics algorithms in WNR use cases
   and applications for WNR

A full description can be found at the following address:
http://titan.deis.unical.it/Titan/files/enrico/SIAHN-WNR.pdf



*** Submission Format and Guideline: ***

All submitted papers must be clearly written in excellent English and
contain only original work, which has not been published by or is
currently under review for any other journal or conference. Papers
must not exceed 25 pages (one-column, at least 11pt fonts) including
figures, tables, and references. A detailed submission guideline is
available as "Guide to Authors" at www.elsevier.com/locate/adhoc.

All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted
through Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select as
"SI - Wireless Networked Robotics" when they reach the "Article Type"
step in the submission process. The EES website is located at:
http://ees.elsevier.com/adhoc/

All papers will be peer-reviewed by three independent reviewers.
Requests for additional information should be addressed to the guest
editors.



*** Guest Editors: ***

Enrico Natalizio (Corresponding Editor),
INRIA Lille - Nord Europe - France
enrico.natalizio AT inria.fr

Gianni A. Di Caro,
IDSIA - Switzerland
gianni AT idsia.ch

Ahmet Sekercioglu,
Monash University - Australia
ahmet.sekercioglu AT monash.edu

Evsen Yanmaz,
University of Klagenfurt - Austria
evsen.yanmaz AT uni-klu.ac.at



*** Important Dates: ***

Paper submission deadline (extended): November 15, 2011

First round of notification:          January 30th, 2012

Final Manuscript Due:                 March 30th, 2012


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