- "Dependability and Security Measurements in Dynamic Heterogeneous System of Systems"
- "Indoor Positioning"
- "Advances in 5G wireless networks (5G-WINET)”
- “Sensor Networks for Human Safety”
Special Session on "Dependability and Security Measurements in Dynamic Heterogeneous System of Systems"
Chairmen:
Andrea Ceccarelli, University of Florence, Italy
Nuno Laranjeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
The ubiquitous availability of the Internet and the enabling technologies for communication are fostering the composition of the existing multitude of computer systems and networks into loosely integrated, heterogeneous System of Systems. With the ultimate objective of providing synergistic services and more efficient economic processes, such integration is involving several areas where *-critical services are implemented and executed. Examples can be found in many areas, including Cyber-Physical Infrastructures, industrial informatics backbones, and cloud systems.
The enhanced interoperability, composability and dynamicity favoured by the System of Systems approach call for new methodologies, processes, techniques and tools able to measure, benchmark and quantitatively assess the dependability and security of such highly dynamic heterogeneous interacting systems. The goal of this Special Session is to promote discussion on challenges and frontier solutions in the area of dependability and security assessment and benchmarking of dynamic heterogeneous System of Systems.
Special Session on “Indoor Positioning”
Chairman:
Antonio Moschitta, University of Perugia, Italy
Indoor Positioning is a field of application, that comprises algorithms and technologies to locate a stationary or moving item in indoor environments, where traditional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSSs) may not operate satisfactorily, due to signal attenuation. IPSs can be based on various signaling schemes, including the transmission of electromagnetic or acoustic signals, on inertial systems, and on image analysis. Ranging and positioning can be based on time of flight, received signal strength, or bearing measurements, followed by triangulations algorithms. Hybrid systems have been proposed as well in recent years, combining various technologies and seamless integration with GNSSs.
Indoor positioning systems (IPSs) are measurement systems enabling various fields of application, including Ambient Assisted Living, Production Line traceability, and the recent paradigm of Location Based Services (LBSs)
In this session attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and to present original research work in the area of instrumentation, measurement techniques, and applications related to indoor positioning.
The main topics include, but are not limited to:
- Indoor positioning and tracking;
- Wearable or implantable sensors and measurement systems;
- Wireless sensor networks for indoor positioning;
- Applications relying on indoor positioning systems;
- Data fusion algorithms for indoor positioning and tracking;
- Integration between indoor and outdoor positioning systems
- Real time indoor positioning systems
Special Session on “Advances in 5G wireless networks (5G-WINET)”
Chairmen:
Donatella Darsena, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy
Giacinto Gelli, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy,
Francesco Verde, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
As the demand for high-speed wireless data traffic and mobility increases, driven by the proliferation of Internet-connected mobile devices, next-generation wireless network (5G) operators are forced to ensure higher system capacity and enhance network coverage. The expected traffic growth can be fulfilled by the use of underutilized frequency spectrum, higher spectral efficiency, cell densification, and exploitation of spatial and cooperative diversity. Promising approaches rely on designing innovative air interfaces as well as deploying distributed low-power and cost-efficient small cells, i.e., moving towards heterogeneous networks. However, the interference caused by such network densification may significantly degrade system performance and is likely to represent the bottleneck of future wireless systems. Other challenges in 5G wireless networks include accurate yet simple realistic channel models, energy efficiency, delay, reliability, fairness of users, Quality of Service (QoS), implementation complexity, and so forth.
The challenging problems posed by 5G technologies call for a great bulk of research on advanced methodologies, efficient techniques and innovative measurement tools. We invite authors to present original and unpublished articles reporting cutting-edge research achievements in 5G wireless networks. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Multiple-access/modulation schemes beyond OFDMA
- Millimeter wave communications
- Massive MIMO techniques
- Heterogeneous and small-cell networks
- Interference management
- Cooperative and relaying protocols
- Cognitive radio
- Performance assessment and measurement
- Simulation tools, benchmarks and testbeds
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Latest international standardization developments
Special Session on “Sensor Networks for Human Safety”
Bruno Andò, DIEEI – University of Catania, Italy
Assistive Technologies are nowadays a concrete solutions to improve the life quality of frail people with particular regards to the elderly and their living environments. To such aim advanced measurement systems and innovative sensing methodologies assume a fundamental role. In particular Sensors Networks (SN) could be strategic in the above mentioned fields in terms of the amount of information which could be easily acquired and conveyed by such networks. Such strategies could improve localization features and environmental monitoring to acquire awareness of the environment and to detect the end-users’ status and anomalous upcoming events. We strongly invite original research papers on this subject with the goal to generate an amusing discussion where novel ideas on how to exploit Sensor Networks in these fields can be shared within the audience.
Submission are welcomed on:
- Overview of State Of The Art on Sensor Networks for Human safety
- Distributed measurement methodologies and algorithms for Human safety
- Early Warning Systems
- Distributed Environmental monitoring
- Indoor localization, Fall detection, ADL monitoring
- Solutions for the well being and the active ageing
- Wireless Body Sensor Network