The focus theme of WoNGeN 2011 workshop is Next Generation Wireless
Networking systems. Wireless networks are playing an increasingly
critical role in the evolution of communication technologies. In every
decade we see a new wireless networking technology's rise to
prominence. With the recent innovations in 3G/4G cellular
technologies, Wi-Fi systems, wireless mesh networking, ad hoc wireless
networking, and wireless sensor networking, many new applications such
as Wireless Internet, Mobile Commerce, and Smart environments are
becoming realities. From the evolution of broadcast communications to
the four generations of cellular networking, cognitive networking,
pervasive communications, or machine-to-machine (M2M) communications,
wireless networking technologies have provided substantial push to the
world's economic growth. In its multiple areas of growth, cognitive
networking, pervasive communications, and M2M dominate today's
examples of the forefront of wireless communications and networking.
Another important area of next generation communications and computing
is Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) where close interactions between
computing, communications, and physical world are envisioned. Further,
significant interest exists in provisioning efficient and scalable
end-to-end solutions to utilize the wireless networks for crisis
mitigation and management. In the event of unexpected natural or
man-made disasters, the design of future wireless networks should
contain inherent design ingredients to handle the graceful degradation
to an emergency response communication system. This workshop focuses
on the core issues of design, analysis, experimentation of end-to-end
or layer-wise solutions that focus on the next generation of wireless
networks. We invite researchers and practitioners to submit
theoretical and experimental results on topics of interest included
but not limited to the following:

* M2M Communication technologies
* Cognitive Radio Networking
* Cyber Physical Systems
* Delay Tolerant Networks
* Architectures and Protocols for next generation wireless networks
* Pervasive Computing and Communication Systems
* MAC, Network, Transport, and Application layer protocol design
for next generation wireless networks
* Future Generation Cellular Networks
* Green Communication Networks
* Wireless Ad hoc, Mesh, and Sensor Networks
* Wireless Mesh Networks for tactical applications
* Application oriented design for Sensor Networks
* Pervasive Communication and Computing Systems
* Design of wireless networks for emergency handling
* Fault tolerance and recovery in wireless systems
* Automated crises management systems for next generation wireless networks
* Design of distributed wireless network control centers for aiding
emergency situation handling

All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper
length of SIX (6) printed pages (10-point font) in IEEE 2-column style
including figures, tables, and references.
Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all
submissions must be done through web-based submission system
(https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/WONGEN2011/)

In order to recognize the most meritorious paper accepted at WoNGeN
2011, we will award a Best Paper Award (Rs. 20,000/-) sponsored by
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST).

The WoNGeN 2011 will be held in the beautiful and charming Bangalore
(Bengaluru) City in India along side IEEE HiPC 2011 on Dec. 18, 2011
at The LaLiT Ashok Bangalore Hotel.

IMPORTANT DATES
October 9, 2011 - Paper Submission Deadline
October 31, 2011 - Acceptance Notification
November 5, 2011 - Camera-ready Deadline
December 18, 2011 - Workshop

WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

General Co-Chairs
B. S. Manoj, IIST, Trivandrum, India
Dilip Krishnaswamy, Qualcomm, San Diego, USA

TPC Chair
Bheemarjuna Reddy Tamma, IIT Hyderabad, India

Publicatiions/Preceedings chair
Ming Li, California State University, USA

Industry Liaison Chair
Satya Sai Prakash, SRM Research Institute, India

Publicity Chair
B. Venkata Ramana, IIT Rajastan, India

Technical Program Committee Members
Giorgio Quer (University of California, San Diego)
Tamarapalli Venkatesh (IIT Guwahati)
Zafar Ali Khan (IIT Hyderabad)
Antony Franklin (ETRI, Korea)
Kiran Kuchi (IIT Hyderabad)
Sunil Kumar, (San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA )
B. Venkata Ramana, IIT Rajastan, India
S. Dharmaraja (IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India)
Navid Ehsan, (Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, USA)
Kiran Yedugundla (CREATE-NET, Italy)
G.V.V. Sharma (IIT Hyderabad)
Venkatesha Prasad (T U Delft, The Netherlands)
Bhushan Jagyasi (TCS Innovation Labs, Mumbai, India)
Satya Sai Prakash (SRM Research Institute, India)
Pavan Nuggehalli (Broadcom, CA, USA)
P. Raja Lakshmi (IIT Hyderabad)
Per Johansson (University of California San Diego, CA, USA)
Shabbir N. Merchant (IIT Bombay, India )
Maneesha V. Ramesh (Amrita University, India)
Krishna Sivalingam (IIT Madras, India)
Deepthi Chander (C-DAC, Mumbai, India)
Bhushan Jagyasi (TCS Innovations Lab, Mumbai, India)
Ming Li (California State University Fresno, CA, USA)
G. Manimaran (Iowa State University, USA)