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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console";color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console";color:#1F497D">I would like to let you know that the abstract deadline of IEEE SECON 2020 is postponed to Jan 12th, 2020. However, please note that the
full paper deadline will not change. It is still Jan 12th, 2020. If you have not registered your paper yet, please take this chance to do so. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console";color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console";color:#1F497D">Wan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">[Sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">The abstract registration is due very soon, on Jan 7.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">**CALL FOR PAPERS - IEEE SECON 2020**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Como (Italy), June 22-25, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="https://secon2020.ieee-secon.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">https://secon2020.ieee-secon.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">The 17th annual IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON) will provide a unique forum to exchange innovative research
ideas, recent results, and share experiences among researchers and practitioners in wireless and mobile communication networks. The conference aims to serve as the reference exhibit for state-of-the-art research supported by implementation and insights gained
on all scales of experimental systems, network architectures, components, and protocols.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Looking beyond current sensing, communication, and networking paradigms, IEEE SECON continues to emphasize pioneering cross-disciplinary work as its
signature footprint in the contemporary research landscape. Towards that end, SECON encourages work that falls at the intersection of traditional sensing/networking and new disciplinary areas including (but not limited to) machine intelligence, data analytics,
distributed computing, social networks, physics, biology, and new devices, to name a few, encompassing topics ranging from biological communication and computing networks to uncharted wireless bands, edge intelligence, and social media data exploitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Papers describing original, previously unpublished research, experimental efforts, practical experiences, as well as visionary roadmaps, in all aspects
of sensor networks, Internet of Things, mobile devices, and wireless communication are solicited. Particular topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Wireless and mobile sensing systems in challenging media (e.g., underground, underwater, space)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Internet of Things, Nano-Things and Bio-Nano-Things<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *New communication paradigms, such as Terahertz communications and optical wireless communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Machine intelligence for sensing, communication, and/or networking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *In-network processing/fog/edge computing in wireless networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Intra-body networks and molecular communication networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Unmanned aerial systems; robotic wireless networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Wearable computing and networking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Social media exploitation for sensing and dissemination<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Cellular communications and data networks, including 5G and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Next-generation applications enabled via wireless, such as virtual/augmented reality, autonomous driving, smart cities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Low-power and energy limited sensing and communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Measurement of wireless and sensor systems, and novel experimental testbeds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Software-defined and programmable networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Security, privacy, and trustworthiness of mobile, wireless and sensor systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Survivability and fault tolerance in disaster scenarios<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Application protocols and cross-layer design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""> *Testing platforms for city-scale evaluation of new sensing systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">**PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality and relevance through *double-blind* reviewing, where the identities of the authors are withheld
from the reviewers. As an author, you are required to preserve the anonymity of your submission, while at the same time allowing the reader to fully grasp the context of related past work, including your own. Papers that do not conform to our double-blind
submission policies will be rejected without review. ArXiv draft submissions are allowed and reviewers will be encouraged not to actively search papers for deanonymization purposes. Further submission instructions that are to be taken carefully into account
are at </span><a href="https://secon2020.ieee-secon.org/authors/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">https://secon2020.ieee-secon.org/authors/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">To be published in the IEEE SECON 2020 conference proceedings and be eligible for publication in IEEE Xplore®, one author of each accepted paper is
required to register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate. The paper must be presented by an author of that paper at the conference, unless the TPC co-chairs grant permission for a substitute presenter arranged in advance. The designated
presenter should be qualified to both present the paper and answer questions. Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. Only IEEE Xplore®-compliant papers received by
the camera-ready deadline can appear in the proceedings. For authors with multiple accepted papers, one full registration is valid for up to 3 papers. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE SECON 2020 conference proceedings and submitted
to IEEE Xplore® as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">The organizers of IEEE SECON 2020 as well as our attendees expect accepted papers to be presented at the conference. IEEE reserves the right to exclude
a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore®) if the paper is not presented at the conference.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">**IMPORTANT DATES**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Abstract Registration: January
<span style="color:#1F497D">12</span>th, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Paper Submission: January 12th, 2020 (firm)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Acceptance Notification: March 9th, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Paper Final Version Due: March 23rd, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Conference: June 22nd to 25th, 2020
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">**LOCATION**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">IEEE SECON 2020 will take place at the Teatro Sociale in Como, Italy. The theatre is one of the neo-classic gems in Northern Italy and internationally
renowned for its artistically unique façades and interiors. Como is widely known for its beautiful lake, within walking distance from the venue, and the dramatic scenery set against the foothills of the Alps. The city is also home to Renaissance architecture
and offers numerous attractions, including a funicular that travels up to the mountain town of Brunate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">**ORGANIZATION**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">General Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Luca Mottola (Politecnico di Milano, Italy and RI.SE SICS Sweden)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Gian Pietro Picco (University of Trento, Italy)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Program Committee Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Tarek Abdelzaher (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Sung-Ju Lee (KAIST, Korea)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Cecilia Mascolo (University of Cambridge UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"">Best regards,<br>
Wan<br>
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Wan Du<br>
Assistant Professor <br>
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,<br>
University of California, Merced.<br>
Web: <a href="http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/wdu/"><span style="color:blue">http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/wdu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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