CALL FOR PAPERS
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IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM 2018)
November 14 - November 16, 2018
Guadalajara, Mexico
http://latincom2018.ieee-comsoc-latincom.org/

Submission Link: https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/ (https://edas.info/N24466)

SCOPE
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The IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM) is an
international conference organized by the IEEE Communications Society
(ComSoc). It is held annually and attracts submissions and participants
from all around the world. It covers the scope of all ComSoc Technical
Committees and has a broad technical program that includes renowned keynote
speakers and comprehensive tutorials presenting the state of the art in
communications. This year will mark the 10th edition of LATINCOM, and the
City of Guadalajara has been chosen to host the conference for this
symbolic occasion. Known as the Pearl of the West, the Mexican Silicon
Valley, and the land of tequila and mariachi, Guadalajara is rich in
history and traditions. The Organizing Committee is inviting the submission
of original, unpublished high-quality research papers focused on (but not
limited to) the following topics of interest:

NETWORKING
? Networking for Cloud Computing
? Mobile Cloud Computing and Mobile Edge Computing
? Communications for Smart grid
? Peer-to-Peer networking
? Social Networks
? Network Functions Virtualization
? Software Define Network
? Big Data Management
? Content-oriented Infrastructures
? Smart Cities and Urban Computing Networking
? Vehicular Networks
? Delay-Tolerant Networking
? Communications for IoT and enabling infrastructures (Fog/edge)
? Next Generation Networks

COMMUNICATION SERVICES
? Emergency Communications
? Broadcast services (Digital TV, HDTV, IPTV, etc.)
? Multimedia Services and Applications
? Service Security and Privacy
? Services for disaster situations and humanitarian services
? Location-based Information Systems
? Communications for Intelligent Transport Systems
? Social Networks
? E-Health, E-Governance, E-Transportation, E-Agriculture, etc.

OPTICAL NETWORKS
? Elastic networks
? Access networks
? Optical communications
? Optical & wireless convergence
? Photonics

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
? Communication Theory
? Power Line Communications
? Radio Communications
? Satellite & Space Communications
? Signal Processing & Communications Electronics
? Data storage
? Transmission, access and optical system
? Cross-layer design

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
? Internet of Things and applications (Smart Cities, Agriculture, eHealth,
Industry 4.0, etc.)
? 5G Communications and Networking
? Device-to-Device / Machine-to-Machine Communications
? Smart Grids
? Non Orthogonal Multiple Access
? mmWave and VLC communications
? Cognitive networks
? Cross-layer design
? Ad Hoc, sensor, mesh and access networks
? Radio, Satellite and space communications
? Software Defined Networking and Network functions virtualization
? Cloud and Fog Computing and Networking

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
? Green wireless and fixed-line communications
? Energy-efficient protocols and networks
? Green Data Centers and Cloud Networking
? Energy-Efficient Datacenters and Networks
? Smart Grid communications
? Trials and experiences of operators

COMMUNICATION QOS, RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MODELING
? Communications systems integration and modeling
? Performance evaluation and Design
? Reliability of systems and networks
? Traffic engineering and traffic theory
? Traffic characterization and measurements
? Quality of Experience and Quality of Service

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
? Network management
? Switching and Routing
? Internet protocols
? Communications protocols
? Communications and information security

IMPORTANT DATES
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*Submission of full papers: July 31, 2018*
Submission of tutorial proposals: July 31, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: 30 September, 2018
Submission of camera-ready papers: 15 October, 2018

SUBMISSION
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Papers must be written in English, unpublished and not submitted elsewhere.
Full papers must be formatted as the standard IEEE double-column conference
template and submitted exclusively in PDF on JEMS (
https://submissoes.sbc.org.br) at the IEEE LATINCOM 2018 page. Maximum 6
pages are allowed for each paper, including all illustrations and
references. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE
LATINCOM 2018 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore® as well
as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. The submission will be
open by July 31st.