The 3rd Annual Workshop on Mobile-Computing, Sensing and Actuation (MSA) for Cyber Physical Systems June 18-21, 2012;

in conjunction with

12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (MSA4CPS-ICCSA), Salvador De Bahia, Brazil

Welcome to MSA, 3rd ICCSA Workshop on Mobile-Computing, Sensing and Actuation. From Fukuoka, Japan in 2010, historical Santander on northeastern coast of Spain in 2011, ICCSA has chosen Salvador, Brazil's capital of happiness on its northeastern coast to host 2012 symposia. The 3rd MSA workshop would focus on computing, sensing, actuation and associated issues in Cyber Physical Systems under mobile and static scenarios. Through this workshop, we aim to present a quality program tackling issues related to sensing, transmission, computing, actuation and networking under strict real-time constraints with a focus on both architectural and applied aspects of Cyber Physical Systems. Conference proceedings would be published by Springer in volume book binding.

MSA4CPS Technical Program Committee

Moonseong Kim Korean Intellectual Property Office Korea
Saad Qaisar National University of Sciences & Technology Pakistan
Mukarram Bin Tariq Google Inc. USA
Jongseol Yuk University of Connecticut USA
Atif Shamim King Abdullah University of Sciences & Technology Saudi Arabia
Hyunseung Choo Sungkyunkwan University Korea
Matt W. Mutka Michigan State University USA
Kang Yong Lee Electronics and Telecommunications Institute (ETRI) Korea
Ing-Ray Chen Virginia Tech USA
Murtaza Askari Georgia Institute of Technology USA
Zonghua Gu Zhejiang University China
Azeem Sarwar University of Maryland USA


Important Dates
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Call for Papers
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Abstract/Full Paper Submission
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 23:59:59 US EST
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 23:59:59 US EST (expected)


Notification of Acceptance
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Camera Ready Papers
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Conference
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June 18-21, 2012

Topics and Areas of Interest



The areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

Computing
Multi-sensor data fusion
Cloud computing for CPS
Distributed computing
Graph and data mining for CPS
Inference engines and algorithms
Context-aware computing
Decision support systems for CPS
Embedded computing
Event processing and event driven architecture (EDA)
Storage and retrieval
Sensing
Sensing hole and full coverage problems
Sensor node design
Compressive sensing
Networked sensing
Passive and active sensing
Sensor precision and functionality issues
Sensor signal processing
Self* for wireless sensor networks
Applications of wireless sensor networks
Actuation
Actuator design for CPS
Control methods for mobile sensors
Networked control for CPS
Embedded systems and controls for cyber physical systems
Security
Security of CPS
Attacks on CPS
Vulnerabilities of hardware-software co-design
CPS hacks
Networking
Data aggregation and routing
End-to-end congestion control
Data-center networking
Network virtualization
Content based networking



Mobility
Sensor mobility problems
Mobile data transmission
Mobile networking
Fading and multi-path
Communication
Cooperative communication
Coding and communication
Data reliability and fault tolerance
Radio frequency interference
Cognition and spectrum sensing/management
Communication system design
End-to-end link design
Information theory
System level architecture
Real-time CPS
Middleware for CPS
Novel device designs for CPS
Cross-layer techniques
Testbeds and demonstrations
Business process management
System models
Hardware-software co-design
Coupled sensing, computing and actuation
End-to-end quality of service
Distributed systems
Verification and testing
Applications of cyber physical systems
Smart power grid
Resource distribution
Smart water distribution
Vehicular ad-hoc networks
Healthcare
Activity and life-style monitoring
Robotics and control
Social networks
CPS as a service
CPS as an infrastructure
CPS as a solution