Call for Papers: 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2016)

May 16-18, 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece
http://ict-2016.org

Highlights:

– ICT 2016 conference is Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society
– Accepted, registered and presented papers will be published in the ICT 2016 conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
– Distinguished Keynote Speakers announced:
Mohamed-Slim Alouini (King Abdullah Univer. of Science and Technology)
Mike Short (Vice President – Telefonica Europe)
Robert Schober (Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

Important Dates:
Paper submission (main track): January 31, 2016
Workshop/Special Session Proposals: January 15, 2016 (extended)
Paper submission (Special Sessions): February 15, 2016
Paper Acceptance Notification: March 1, 2016
Camera-Ready Papers: March 10, 2016

Scope:
The 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2016) will be held in Thessaloniki, a modern metropolis bearing the marks of its stormy history and its cosmopolitan character, known for its hospitality and cuisine.

This year’s theme “Expansion to Small” aims to draw research community’s attention to the enormous anticipated expansion of communication systems through small architectures and devices. Small cells, short wavelengths, small sensors, small scale communications going down to molecular level are expected to boost next generation communications leading to Big Data networking, massive Internet of Things and green, energy efficient applications. Additionally, high quality papers on all aspects of contemporary research and applications of telecommunications are welcome.

The Organizing Committee invites proposals for Workshops/Special Sessions/Tutorials/Demos to be held in ICT 2016. More information can be found in http://ict-2016.org (under “Submissions”).

Submission Guidelines:
Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality original technical papers reporting original research of theoretical or applied nature for presentation at the conference and publication in the IEEE ICT 2016 Proceedings. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. The manuscripts must be prepared in English with a maximum paper length of five (5) printed pages (following the standard IEEE 2-column format) without incurring additional page charges (maximum 2 additional pages with over length page charge of USD100 for each page if accepted). Please note that for every accepted contribution, at least one person must register for the conference and present. Accepted papers not presented in the conference will be excluded from the proceedings.

All papers for ICT 2016 should be submitted via EDAS using http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=21703

Workshop/Tutorials/Special Sessions/Demo proposals can be directed to the corresponding chairs as described in the conference web site.

Organizing Committee:

General Co-Chairs:
Mischa Dohler, King’s College London, UK
George Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Technical Program Chairs:
Periklis Chatzimisios, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
Athanasios C. Iossifides, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
Shiwen Mao, Auburn University, USA
Kan Zheng, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China
Vasilis Friderikos, King’s College London, UK