Call For Papers
Fifth Annual Conference on
Communication Networks and
Services Research (CNSR2007)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
May 14 - 17, 2007
E-mail: cnsr2007@unb.ca

The Fifth Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services (CNSR2007) will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 14-17, 2007 at the Delta Fredericton Hotel. This annual conference is jointly sponsored by the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Dalhousie University (Dal), Université de Moncton (UdeM), and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) .

The proceedings from CNSR2004, CNSR2005, and CNSR2006 have been archived in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library. Application is being made to archive the proceedings of CNSR2007 in the Digital Library of the IEEE. The ACM has granted their in-cooperation status to CNSR2007.

Technical Topics:

Technical papers, short papers, and posters describing original research in the field of communication networks and services are invited. Posters describing work in progress are also invited. Topics and areas to be presented at the conference are listed below. However, papers outside these areas are also welcome with a requirement that they describe current original work within the scope of the conference. All papers should describe work, either theoretical or applied, and should not have been published elsewhere. Both industrial and academic contributions are invited.

• Ad Hoc Networks
• Adaptive Web Systems
• Antenna Systems
• Architectures for Voice/Data Services
• Broadband Wireless Networks
• Communication Algorithms
• Communication Systems
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Data Mining
• Digital Broadcast Technologies
• Emerging Communication Technologies
• Emerging Web Technologies
• Intelligent Transceiving Architectures
• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Mobility in Communication Systems
• Network Management
• Network Security
• Optical Networks
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
• Protocol Design
• Quality of Service in Communication Systems
• Radio Propagation
• Sensor Networks
• Signal Processing for Communications
• Software Radio
• Space-Time Coding and Decoding
• Traffic Engineering and Modelling
• Ultra-Wide Band
• Voice Over IP
• Web Information Management
• Web Services
• Wireless Security

Tutorial Information:

Prior to the regular conference sessions, one-day tutorial or special sessions are being planned for May 14, 2007. We warmly encourage outstanding researchers and industry leaders to submit tutorial proposals on timely and important topics in communications networks and services. Particular emphasis is placed on wireless communications and tool development for increased efficiencies in delivery of Internet-based communication services.

Prospective instructors are invited to submit a tutorial proposal to the tutorial and workshop co-chairs identified below. Each proposal should include:

• Tutorial title
• Instructor's biographical sketch
• Extended abstract
• Potential audience
• Estimated duration
• Equipment required
• List of materials to be distributed to participants

Important Dates:

Submissions:

The details for submitting papers, posters, and tutorials are at:

      http://www.cnsr.info/cnsr2007/submissions/

Registration:

For registration information, please contact Diane Saurette, by either email, dsaurett@unb.ca, or phone, (506) 452-6321, or FAX, (506) 451-6976

Accommodations:

The Fredericton Delta Hotel has rooms available for CNSR 2007 (at conference rates) which may be reserved at the following site:

     http://www.deltafredericton.ca/CNSR

Enquiries:

Enquiries should be directed to cnsr2007@unb.ca.

Honourary Conference Chair:

David D. Falconer
Carleton University
http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/falconer.html

Conference General Chair:

Brent R. Petersen
University of New Brunswick
b.petersen@ieee.org
http://www.ece.unb.ca/petersen/

Conference Program Chair:

John M. DeDourek
University of New Brunswick
dedourek@unb.ca

Conference Publicity Co-chairs:

Nidal Nasser
University of Guelph
http://www.cis.uoguelph.ca/~nasser/

Susumu Yoshida
Kyoto University
http://yoshida.kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yoshida/
http://yoshida.kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

Technical Program Co-chairs:

Aladdin Saleh, Ph.D
Wireless Technology Strategy
Bell Canada

Bruce G. Colpitts, Ph.D.
University of New Brunswick
colpitts@unb.ca
http://www.unb.ca/ph/index.cgi?-mcolpitts

Keynote Speakers:  
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David D. Falconer
Carleton University
http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/falconer.html
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Norm Lo
Research In Motion, Ltd.
http://www.rim.com
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Gregory J. Pottie
UCLA
http://www.ee.ucla.edu/faculty/bios/pottie.htm
Thursday, May 17, 2007
"Sensor networks for environmental monitoring"

Conference Tutorial Chair:

Mary E. Kaye
University of New Brunswick
http://www.unb.ca/ph/index.cgi?-mkaye

Local Arrangements:

Diane Saurette
University of New Brunswick
dsaurett@unb.ca
http://www.unb.ca/ph/index.cgi?saurette/

Steering Committee:

Technical Program Committee Members:

Promotional Material:

CNSR'07 Poster for Printing [pdf]
CNSR'07 Poster for Display [pdf]
CNSR'07 Poster for Printing on A4 paper[pdf]

Related Sites:

• Author kit: camera-ready copies of accepted papers must be uploaded here by February 16, 2007
• IEEE Communications Society
• Association for Computing Machinery
• IEEE Explore: Top Articles
    (Benny Bing's CNSR 2006 tutorial is No. 61 as of Jan. '07)

Sponsors:

CNSR Research Industrial Partners:

[Last Revised: 2007 Feb 9]