CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

The 2024 IEEE 21st IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems will be held in Seoul, South Korea, September 23 – 25, 2024. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Computer Society’s TCDP. It is a premier annual forum for sharing original, novel ideas in mobile ad-hoc networks and smart systems, defined broadly. As wireless ad-hoc networks continue to evolve and specialize into a number of application scenarios and environments, and sensor-based systems and technologies increasingly permeate our everyday life and become the inner fabric of the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems, the unfolding of smart environments such as smart cities, smart farming, smart healthcare, and smart manufacturing, to name a few, demand integrated solutions that can make intelligent use of both cloud and edge systems, while applying machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to handle their growing complexity and to leverage the vast amount of available data created.

The MASS organizing committee invites proposals for full-day or half-day workshops. Workshop proposals are solicited in all areas and topics related to mobile ad-hoc and smart systems, with more focus on fostering active discussion on emerging and visionary topics compared to the main conference. As such, workshops on new perspectives and research directions are particularly welcome.

Accepted workshop papers will be included in the conference proceeding published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. All accepted workshop papers should adhere to a common paper submission (i.e., two-column IEEE conference style, maximum paper length of 6 pages) and reviewing schedule, as outlined in the dates indicated below.

Each workshop proposal must include:

1. Full name of the workshop (and intended acronym, if applicable)

2. Workshop Organizers (names, affiliation and contact information)

3. A short biography of the organizers (up to 200 words for each), highlighting any conferences/workshops chaired

4. A brief description (max 1 page) of the topics covered, emphasizing the timeliness of the proposed workshop topics not covered or specifically addressed by the main conference symposia

5. Some consideration of the communities/groups the workshop intends to attract.

6. The names and affiliations of at least ten program committee member candidates.

7. Planned workshop format, including

   • Duration of the workshop: Half-day, Full-day and tentative schedule 

   • Number of refereed papers, hot topic sessions, keynotes, panels (and panel formats) etc.

8.  If applicable, a description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organizers, numbers of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees.

9. Draft Call for Papers (max 1 page).

10. A description of the publicity and promotion plan.

Workshop proposals should be sent in PDF format to the Workshop Co-chairs:

• Prof. Song Min Kim, KAIST, South Korea (songmin@kaist.ac.kr)

• Prof. Sateesh Kumar Peddoju, IIT Roorkee, India (sateesh@cs.iitr.ac.in)

• Proposal Submission : Monday, March 18, 2024 (extended) 

• Acceptance Notification : Monday, March 25, 2024 (extended)

• Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2024 (11:59pm AoE) Monday, July 12, 2024 (11:59pm AoE)

• Paper Acceptance Notification: Friday, July 26, 2024

• Camera-ready Version: Friday, August 9, 2024