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International Journal of Sensor Networks

 

Special Issue on: “Interdisciplinary Design of Algorithms and Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks”

Guest Editors:
Dr. Kun Yang, University of Essex, UK
Dr. Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Prof. Alan Marshall, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Dr. Yao Ma, Iowa State University, USA

Recent technology advances in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), embedded microprocessors and wireless communication have led to the development of wireless sensor networks. While sensor networks provide ample opportunities to provide various services, its effective deployment in large scale is still challenging due to not only limited battery supply but also various other constraints such as time-varying fading effect, limited bandwidth, different protocols and application requirements. Design of sensor network algorithms using methodologies and mechanisms from other disciplines hold great promise for addressing these challenges and providing more flexible and robust algorithms in wireless sensor networks.

This issue solicits the state-of-the-art approaches and technical solutions in the area of sensor network algorithms and protocols which specifically utilize the techniques or methodologies borrowed from other disciplines, such as game theory, fuzzy logic, control theory, micro- and macro-economics, to name a few. The application of these inter-disciplinary methods in sensor networks can be any issues involved in the algorithm and protocol design for wireless sensor networks such as network planning, topology control, signal processing, resource management, bandwidth management, power control, mobility management, MAC (Media Access Control), various routing algorithms (including broadcast, unicast and multicast, multi-path or single-path), flow and error control, admission control, QoS (Quality of Service), fault-tolerance, data aggregation and dissemination, network management, specific application design, multimedia over sensor networks. As another dimension, important issues such as energy-awareness, cross-layered design are also highly expected to be addressed.

This Special Issue is to provide a compelling forum for researchers and practitioners to present their results and to track the state-of-the-art researches that are particularly inspired by nature, society, economic and other disciplines in this rapidly evolving sensor networks field.

Subject Coverage
Any paper that bears an inter-disciplinary flavour, e.g., employing the methodology, theory, and techniques from the disciplines listed in Group 1 and tackles the sensor network problems listed in Group 2 is of the interest of this SI.
Group 1: Relevant disciplines include (but not limited to):

Fuzzy logic, fuzzy set, fuzzy reasoning

Control theory such as from the simple linear proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control to more complex Kalman filter, etc.

Game theory, Nash equilibrium

Micro- and macro-economic theory

Traditional artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and recent nature-inspired new AI such as neutral networks, genetic algorithms, modern heuristics

Any combination of the above and/or others

Group 2: Sensor Network Issues include: - but not limited to

Sensor network static and dynamic planning

Energy-aware sensor network topology control

Novel signal processing

Optimal resource management, bandwidth management, power control, mobility management

MAC (Media Access Control) algorithms and protocols, including contention-based and collision-free methods

Energy-aware routing algorithms, including broadcast, unicast and multicast, multi-path or single-path

Flow and error control

Admission control, QoS (Quality of Service), fault-tolerance

Data aggregation and dissemination, data query

Network management, signalling

Security and its trade-off with other factors such as energy, delay, computation complexity, etc.

Specific application design, multimedia over sensor networks

Sensor network testbeds, field experiments, trial and measurements

Cross-layer design and development

Inter-connection between sensor networks and other types of networks such as cellular networks, the Internet.

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page

Important Dates

Manuscript Submission Due: November 15, 2006

Acceptance Notification: February 15, 2007

Final Manuscript Due: April 15, 2007