RAMCOM 2014 International Workshop on Recent Advances on Machine-to-Machine Communication In conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2014) June 2-5, 2014, Hasselt, Belgium http://www.hanalab.org/RAMCOM-2014/index.html Abstract deadline: January 5th, 2014 Full papers due January 12th, 2014 Author notification: March 15 th, 2014 Camera ready due: April 4th , 2014 Published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Authors of selected best papers from this workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to international journal special issues of Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS ===================================================================== Machine-to-machine communication is considered as the next technology revolution. It involves a huge number of autonomous smart machines, sharing information and collaborating together. M2M technology encompasses a large spectrum of applications ranging from e-health and biomedical sensor networks, to vehicular technology, smart grid and advanced metering infrastructures. As the voice revenue is in constant decrease, Telecom operators are energetically supporting this new technology as it is one of the most promising revenue-generating service. >From a standardization point of view, the M2M paradigm is still in its infancy. Both ETSI and 3GPP standards do not provide a seamless and unified M2M architecture, which is a sine qua none condition to the healthy and sustained development of the M2M market. Furthermore, the spreading of M2M technologies still hinge on fully providing secure and fault-tolerance to M2M communications. Finally, in a single M2M network might coexist several radio technologies (Zigebee, bluetooth, UWB, WiFi and Femtocell...), which could dramatically impact M2M channels with fluctuation and noise. This workshop aims to gather researchers, engineers and practitioners both from academia and industry as well as end users who aim to present recent advances on Machine-to-Machine communications. Original contributions on Machine-to-Machine communications are solicited. The workshop proposes to address, but is not limited to, the following topics related to M2M communications, paradigms, frameworks and innovative applications: - M2M Standardization progress - Spectrum management for M2M - Green M2M communication - M2M system architecture and components - Security, trust and privacy of M2M devices and services - Mobility management for M2M - M2M and information centric networking - Reliability management for M2M - Medium access technologies and protocols for M2M communication - M2M traffic models - M2M and Smart Grid - M2M and vehicular technology - M2M and smart homes - Cloud support for M2M applications - New M2M applications, services, and business models - M2M testbed and field trials ============================================================== SUBMISSIONS ============================================================== - Paper Length Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 8 pages in length including all figures, tables and references. - Paper Format The submitted paper must be formatted according to the guidelines of Procedia Computer Science, MS Word Template, Latex, Elsevier. - Paper Submission Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the online workshop management system in PDF format before the deadline (see Important Dates). The submission processes will be managed by easychair.org. If you have used this system before, you can use the same username and password. If this is your first time using EasyChair, you will need to register for an account by clicking "I have no EasyChair account" button. Upon completion of registration, you will get a notification email from the system and you are ready for submitting your paper. You can upload and re-upload the paper to the system by the submission due date. - Publication All ANT-2014 and associated workshops accepted papers will be printed in the conference proceedings published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Sciences is hosted on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect ( www.sciencedirect.com), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. All accepted papers will also be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/). At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the work. ============================================================== IMPORTANT DATES ============================================================== - Abstract deadline: January 5 th, 2014 - Full paper due: January 12 th, 2014 - Author notification: March 15 th, 2014 - Camera ready due: April 4th, 2014 - Workshop: June 2-5, 2014 ============================================================== ORGANIZING COMMITTEES ============================================================== Workshop General Chairs - Abdelfettah Belghith - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia - Khalil Drira - LAAS-CNRS, France Workshop Co-Chairs - Amine Dhraief - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia - Ilhem Lengliz - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia Publicity Chairs - Issam Mabrouki - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia - Nessrine Chakchouk - HANAlab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia ============================================================== TPC MEMBERS ============================================================== Abdelfettah Belghith HANALab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia Khalil Drira LAAS-CNRS, France Thierry Monteil LAAS-CNRS, INSA Toulouse, France Pierre Roux CEA, Paris, France Mounir Kellil CEA, Paris, France Anis Koubaa PSU, KSA Mounir Frikha Mediatron, SupCom, Tunisia Mohamed Abid CES, ENIS, Tunisia Marion Berbineau IFSTTAR, France Issam Mabrouki HANALab, EPT, University Carthage, Tunisia Amine Dhraief HANALab, ISIGK, University Kairouan, Tunisia Nessrine Chakchouk HANALab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia Sofiene Tahar Concordia University, Canada Mohamed Jmaiel Redcad, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia Alfredo Grieco Politecnico di Bari, Italy Mohamed Younis University of Maryland BC, USA Imen Jemili HanaLab, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia Lotfi Kamoun ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia Noureddine Boudriga SupCom, University of Carthage, Tunisia Mohamed Mosbah Labri, Bordeaux, France Joachim Posegga Universitry of Passau, Germany Faouzi Derbel University Leibzig, Germany Abdelmajid Khalil Huawei Tech, Duesseldorf, Germany Mohamed Aissa University Nizwa, Oman Bilel Derbel INRIA Lille, France Raouf Boutaba University of Waterloo, Canada