Call for papers

The authors are encouraged to submit full papers describing original, previously unpublished, complete research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all areas of computer networking and data communications. All papers will be reviewed and accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, published in IEEE Xplore (pending). Papers must be submitted electronically in the EDAS in double column IEEE format. The maximum size of paper should be 8 pages including tables and figures. The first page must contain an abstract of about 150 words, 3-5 keywords, name and affiliation of author(s) as well as the corresponding author's e-mail and postal address.

Core Thematic Topics of interest for Baltic Congress on Future Internet and Communications BCFIC Riga 2011 include, but are not limited to:

Future Internet Technologies

Ubiquitous computing and networking
Future Internet Architecture and Protocol Design
Scalable Architectures for the Real World Internet
Future Internet Self-Management Frameworks
QoS and QoE
Platforms and Middleware for Seamless Service and Content Delivery
Cloud Computing
Network Security
Green Communications
Energy-efficient networking
Privacy, security and reputation, Identity management

Pervasive computing and smart environment

RFID and Sensor Network Technologies
Architecture and platforms
Distributed and pervasive services
Personal and body networks, wearable computing
Semantic analysis
Metadata and Meta modeling
XML and Data Management
Knowledge Management
Web Security and Privacy
Cyber threats
Web Services and Web Engineering
Web Intelligence
Bio-inspired/Bio-oriented Networks

Wireless Networking for Moving Objects

End-to-end Quality of Service Support
Traffic Characterization and Modeling
Resource Management and Admission Control
Cross layer design, optimization and Interactions
Routing and Addressing
Network Security in Wired and Wireless
Network Management Applications
Services and Applications
Mobile Service Level Agreements and Specification
Mesh and Ad-hoc Networks
Wireless Multimedia

Home networking

Home Networks
ITU G.hn concept
Overlay Networks
Transport Protocols
Network Planning
Convergence of Broadcast and Communications Technologies
Solutions for Consumer Communications
Digital TV and Radio Broadcasting
Computing in Signal Processing
Intelligent Agent and Web Applications
Intelligent Control and Automation

Mobile and Wireless Networks

Cellular & broadband Wireless (3G/4G/5G)
Cognitive wireless networks
Cooperative communications
Ecological wireless networks
Multi-hop networks
Ad hoc networks
Sensor networks
Local dependent networks
Mobile computing
Analysis, simulation, measurement and performance evaluation
Congestion and admission control
Routing, Qos and scheduling
Satellite communications
Transport layer issues
Wireless multicast
Wireless IP

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)

Vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-roadside communications
Intra-vehicle communications
Vehicle-to-Internet communications
Mobility and vehicular traffic models
Information collection and dissemination
Analytical and simulation techniques
Experimental systems and field operational testing
Safety and non-safety related applications
Recent standardization efforts and problems (e.g. 802.11p)
Overview of the activities and status of the ongoing projects
Deployment strategies and predictions

P2P technologies

Advances in theoretical foundations of P2P
Security, trust and reputation in P2P
Performance analysis of P2P systems, applications and services
Quality of experience in P2P systems
Mobile P2P

Social Networks

Computational Aspects of Social Network
Security, data protection inside communities
Evaluation and benchmarking

E-business

e-Business system design and development
e-Payment and e-Commerce
Social and Legal Issues
Digital Ecology
e-Health
e-Governance
e-Entertainment
e-Journalism
e-Learning and virtual classrooms