Call for papers
HONET has evolved over more than a decade as conference that caters to various areas in
Information and Communication Technologies (
ICT) and enablers of technology. HONET' 2015
has 5G Technologies and Applications as thematic focus and is therefore envisioned to cover
various areas of ICT ranging from physical layer to networking
and e-applications. Consistent with the celebration of IYL' 2015 (International Year of Light)
the
Photonics tracks will span Lasers and LEDs from combinations to lighting, displays and
light-based applications emerging from 'integrated photonics'. The
Energy tracks will cover
efficient energy production/saving technologies and harvesting renewable resources and
intelligent monitoring based on smart micro-grids. The rapidly emerging area of
Big-data will include
data transport, storage, cloud computing and data-analytics as pertains to various sectors of industry and
society form education to e-healthcare. The expanded scope for the HONET International Conference will cover
R&D topics ranging from new materials and device technologies to intelligent systems consisting of
communication networks, cyber-security, e-applications and social networks.
HONET 2015 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE.
Global Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) networks enable the high-speed internet by
utilizing various photonic- and RF wireless technologies and networks spanning millions of fiber-optic links
over the vast landscape and numerous satellites hovering over our planet. This technology base is the workhorse
for ICT from the architectural, security, signal transport and application perspectives. Photonic, Optoelectronic,
and Wireless modes of communication complement each other and enable various communication technologies that
are now the life-lines of our increasingly interconnected world. These are the disciplines that have emerged
from the fundamental electromagnetic phenomena and light-matter interaction and are the enablers of numerous
engineering applications. The foundations are materials and devices forming "integrated-photonics" for
electromagnetic-wave generation, propagation, and detection. In both RF and optical regimes semiconductors
and optical materials are utilized in the form of nano- and meta-materials. Process advances in micro/nano-fabrication
of photonics devices, components, and functional modules and sub-assemblies enable the rapid progress
in these technical areas.
The 12th International Conference will be hosted by NUST School of Electrical
Engineering & Computer Sciences. HONET has its expanded scope to also include various symposia serving
scientific, technical and commercial sectors from different regions with a broad global participation. It
will cover multiple tracks in various communication disciplines, e-applications, Photonics, Energy and Big-data
& Cloud Computing. Among several sessions it would include photonics for energy harvesting, smart grids,
internet of things, cloud computing, global e-applications, communications, network-enabled sensors, signal
processing, audio, image and video processing, network security and forensic, data compression, various
nanophotonics for energy-harvesting devices and materials. HONET will include an Industry Expo as well as
workshops/tutorials and specialized short courses. HONET' 2015 will span over three days of technical
presentations as well as Industry Exhibits/Expo. Keynote addresses and various plenary sessions will set
the theme and reinforce the overall objectives. The years HONET thematic focus is the "Information and
Communications Technologies" (ICT). HONET has also a broader appeal of "Emerging/Enabling Technologies",
in addition to various communications and networking areas, it covers photonics and other complementary
communication technologies as well as optics and nanotechnologies in the environmental arena as well as medicine
and information processing.
Papers
Authors are invited to submit R&D and concept papers presenting original research work related to the practice
and theory related to the scope of "HONET-ICT. Extended abstracts and Students' poster-papers consistent with the
topics and scope are also welcomed. Related proposals for workshops and Tutorials will be considered as well. All
submissions must describe original and pertinent research, development, and future vision and must not be submitted
in parallel at another conference. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
5G Technologies and Applications |
Current Trends in ICT Networks |
Wireless/Mobile Access Protocols/Mobile Web Access |
Internet Mobility, 5 G Services and beyond LTE |
Next Generation Wireless-systems/Mobile Internet |
Context & Location-aware Services, Protocols, and Applications |
Ubiquitous /Wireless Applications and testbeds |
Location based services (LBS) and Network Security |
Photonics for Smart Grids and Networks |
Internet of Things |
Intelligent Monitoring based Smart Grids |
Social Networks and Green ICT |
Nano- and Meta-materials for Intelligent Devices |
Cloud computing / Convergence of metro/optical access/storage networking |
Micro/Nano Fab of Active and Passive Photonics |
Demand Response and Cost Dynamics |
Lasers, Solar Cells, and LEDs |
MicroGrid Analytics and Management |
Communication Networks -Enabling the Smart Grids |
Audio, Image and Video Processing |
Communications and Signal Processing |
Network Security and Forensic |
Data Compression and Storage |
Big-Data Analytics |
Network Virtualization |
Software Defined Networks / Virtual Network Management |
These topics should be discussed in terms of research findings, concepts, state-of-the-art, standards,
implementations, developments, field trials/experiments, educational goals and new applications. Submitted
or substantially similar papers must not be under review currently for any other publication. The received
papers will be peer reviewed using "IEEE standards and criteria." Authors should note that only the accepted
and presented papers will be eligible for final proceedings. Papers accepted but not presented will be omitted
from all proceedings. View detailed author instructions
here. Accepted and presented
papers will be publiched on IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
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