INVITATION:
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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate
groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original
scientific results to:
- ICDT 2021, The Sixteenth International Conference on Digital
Telecommunications
ICDT 2021 is scheduled to be April 18 - 22, 2021 in Porto, Portugal
under the NexComm 2021 umbrella.
The submission deadline is January 19, 2021.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article
versions to one of the IARIA Journals: https://www.iariajournals.org
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============== ICDT 2021 | Call for Papers ===============
CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS
ICDT 2021, The Sixteenth International Conference on Digital
Telecommunications
General page: https://www.iaria.org/conferences2021/ICDT21.html
Submission page: https://www.iaria.org/conferences2021/SubmitICDT21.html
Event schedule: April 18 - 22, 2021
Contributions:
- regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
- short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
- ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- demos: two pages [posted at www.iaria.org]
Submission deadline: January 19, 2021
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA
Journals: https://www.iariajournals.org
Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.:
https://www.proceedings.com/9769.html
Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library:
https://www.thinkmind.org
The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of
concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations,
running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors
are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under
review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not
limited to, topic areas.
All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in
terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress,
Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.
Before submission, please check and comply with the editorial rules:
https://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html
ICDT 2021 Topics (for topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)
Call for Papers: https://www.iaria.org/conferences2021/CfPICDT21.html
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ICDT 2021 Tracks (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)
ADVANCED: Next generation wireless systems and services
5G; 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE); High Speed Uplink Packet Access
(HSUPA); 802.16 and WiMAX; Femto Cells; IMS and IMS-based services;
Mobility, handoff protocols and management; Next generation 802.11 and
802.15 including mesh, PAN, BAN, etc.; Ultra-wideband communications
(UWB); Underwater communications; Low-layer wireless technologies;
Interoperability in IoT; Software defined radio (SDR); Internet
broadcasting; Mobile broadcasting and mobile TV; Cooperative
communications and networking; Multi-carrier access schemes such as
OFDMA, MC-CDMA, DFTS-OFDM, IFDMA, OFDM-IDMA; RFID and Sensor Network
Technologies; Personal and body networks, wearable computing; Digital
home network technologies; Deployment, trial experience, business
models and applications
GREEN: Green telecommunications
Information theory on energy efficiency; Smart Grid; Protocols and
protocol extensions for energy efficient networks; Network load balance
and smart information storage; Energy-efficient networking; Cross-layer
optimizations to minimize energy consumption on a network scale;
Cognitive, cooperative and reconfigurable networks; Harvesting
distributed energy generation; Spectrum sensing and spectrum management;
Dynamic spectrum access; Remote power management for wireless terminals
and access networks; Regulations and standards
SIGNAL: Signal processing in telecommunications
Signal processing theory and practice; Image and multidimensional signal
processing; Signal filter design and structures; Multirate filtering,
filter banks, and adaptive filters; Fast signal processing algorithms;
Nonlinear signals and systems; Nonuniform transformation; 2D nonuniform
DFT; Fast algorithm of NDFT; Advanced image/video coding; Advanced
prediction techniques; Signal detection and reconstruction; Spectral
estimation and time-frequency analysis; Higher order spectrum analysis;
Parameter estimation; Array signal processing; Statistical signal
analysis; Signal and system modeling; Cyclostationary signal analysis;
Active noise control, active noise reduction and echo cancellation;
Psychoacoustics and room acoustics; Signal processing for music;
Binaural systems and multidimensional signal systems; Geophysical and
seismic signal processing; Nonlinear interpolation/resampling;
Extensions to wavelet based coding (x-lets); Low complexity image/video
compression; Multiple resolution signal processing; New approach to
digital signal processing; Compression of random data; Recompression of
compressed data; 2D projection of 3D data; Stereo data matching;
Emerging applications requiring new compression tools; Unified
compression and recognition; H.264 and latest video coding standards;
Latest audio coding standards
DATA: Data processing
Data transmission and reception mechanisms and techniques; Enhanced
tools for video data integrity; Data mining, filtering, and reporting;
Secure data transmission; Transmission media and data encoding; Text
reading devices (super-pen, pen-elite, reading-pen); Scanned and
generated lossy (progressive) multi-page text; (Visually) lossless
mechanisms; Pricing data transmission; Differential data transmission
systems; Data transmission equipments and transmission rates;
Delay-constrained data transmission; Undersea and satellite data
transmission techniques; Performance evaluation of data transmission;
Multicast data transmission; High speed data transmission; Data
transmission control; Integrity and privacy in data transmission; Data
transmission standards
AUDIO: Audio transmission and reception systems
Audio transmission and reception systems and devices; Digital audio
transmission signal processing; Audio transmission over Internet; Audio
Multiplexing Transmission Systems; Stereo audio transmission signal;
Digital infrared audio transmission; Multi-stream and multi-path audio
transmission; Wireless-compressed digital audio transmission; Perceptual
coding for audio transmission and storage; Laser audio transmission;
Synchronizing video and audio transmission; Wide-band audio
transmission; Index-frame audio transmission; Digital audio transmission
rights; Noise in wireless audio transmission; Audio tools and products;
Standards
VOICE: Voice over packet networks
Planning and implementing voice networks and systems; Voice transmission
systems; Voice transmission performance; Quality real-time voice
transmission; Metrics for quality of voice transmission; Stereophonic
voice transmission systems; Header Compression for VoIP over WLAN; Voice
over IP solution for mobile radio interoperability; VoIP over cable TV
networks; VoIP over Wi-Max
VIDEO: Video, conferencing, telephony
Digital video; Video coding formats (ITU-T, SMPTE 421M, AVS-China);
Video coders and decoders; Profiles, latency, intermediate formats;
Video surveillance and privacy; Video feature requirements; Network
video recorders; Graceful degradation of archive video; Video data
integrity (error detection, tamper resistance); Alarm events for voice
content (motion detection, object tracking, face recognitions); Coding
efficiency and distributed video coding; Compression and scrambling;
Enhanced tools for video data integrity; Multiple reference pictures;
Intra-layer and inter-layer prediction; Fading prediction and loop
filter; Video with compression errors; Viewing distance and perceptual
quality; Video quality models; Omnidirectional video; 3D video; Video
standardization encoding; Texture synthesizer
IMAGE: Image producing, sending, and mining
Model-based progressive image transmission; Wireless image transmission;
Computer generated images; Image security, scrambling, and regions of
interest; Timing requirements for image transmission; Transmission of
still and moving images; Protocols for low bit rate; Error-prone image
transmission; Energy efficient image transmission; Multi-technology
image formation; Devices for image capturing and processing (cams,
web-cams, etc.); Scanning and sampling, quantization and halftoning,
color reproduction; Image representation and rendering, display and
printing systems; Image quality assessment; Image search and sorting,
video indexing and editing; Integration of images and video with other
media; Image authentication and watermarking; Image storage, retrieval
and multimedia; Image and video databases; Generic coding of moving
pictures; Media stream packetization; Modes for archival playback;
Image-based applications; Standard for image processing; Image analysis
and segmentation; Image filtering, restoration and enhancement; Image
representation and modeling; Pattern recognition
SPEECH: Speech producing and processing
Tooling, Architectures, Components and Standards; Voice modulation,
frequencies; Linguistics, Phonology and Phonetics; Discourse and
Dialogue; Speech analysis, synthesis, coding, and recognition; Speech
enhancement and noise reduction; Speech features, production, and
perception; Speech Coding and Transmission; Speech Signal Processing;
Spoken Language Generation and Synthesis; Speech QoS Enhancement;
Speaker Characterization and Recognition; Spoken Language; Resources and
Annotation; Spoken/Multi-modal Dialogue Technology and Systems; Spoken
Language Information Extraction/Retrieval; Speech Transmission
Technology for the Aged and Disabled; Audio-Visual Speech Processing;
Biomedical Applications of Speech Analysis; Spoken document retrieval;
Speech Processing in a Packet; Network Environment; Automatic Speech
Recognition in the Context of Mobile Communications; Human Factors in
Speech and Communication Systems; Automatic speech recognition and
understanding technology; Speech to text systems; Spoken dialog systems;
Multilingual language processing; New Applications of Spoken Language
Technology and Systems
IPTV: IP/Mobile TV
IPTV applications and middleware; On-demand television; Interactive TV;
Broadcast TV data; Broadcast content formats; Stereo and 3D TV; TVoDSL;
Television archiving; IPTV broadcasting; IPTV-aware devices; IPTV
regulatory issues and copyrights; IPTV network infrastructure; IPTV
monitoring and management; I[P]TV usage fees; IPTV Personalization and
QoS Implications
MULTI: Multicast/Broadcast Triple-Quadruple-play
Scalable video/audio coding; Multiplexing video/audio/data; Multimedia
terminals; Multimedia systems and protocols; PSTN modems and interfaces;
Facsimile terminals; Direct broadcast satellite; Terrestrial broadcast
television; Cable modems; Universal media access; Format compatibility;
Media support platforms; VoIP Quality for Triple Play; Testing
triple-play services; Triple-play data encryption; Triple-play services
CONTENT: Production, distribution
Content injection, cashing, storage, and distribution; Producing and
transmitting streaming content; Content localization services; Content
and customers profiles; Documenting and content authoring; Authorizing
topic-based content; Content customization and metadata; On-demand
content; Content retrieval from archives (alarm-based, time
stamp-based); Content management solutions and systems; Unstructured
content environment; Multi-channel content delivery/publishing
strategies; Content reuse
HXSIP: H-series towards SIP
SIP and H-xxx architectures and logical components; Instant messages and
presence; Management of QoS in SIP and H-xxx environments; Basic SIP
building blocks; Security and firewalls with SIP and H-xxx series;
Service creation and telephony services with SIP and H-xxx; Multimedia
conferencing with SIP and H-xxx; SIP application scenarios; SIP
(auto)configuration; SIP and H-xxx beyond VoIP; Leveraging SIP for
Global Enterprise Roaming; SIP, H-xxx and 3GPP; Emergency Calling in SIP
and H-xxx; Advanced SIP and H-xxx applications and services; SIP and
H-xxx on Cable Networks; SIP and H-xxx devices; SIP and h-xxx deployment
experience; End-to-end SIP and H-xxx communications; SIP/H.323
Interworking Function for real time communications
MULTE: Multimedia Telecommunications
Frameworks, architectures, systems for delivering voices, audio, and
data; Methodologies, technologies, procedures and mechanisms; IMT-2000
concepts; IMS concepts (IP Multimedia Systems); Bluetooth and WLAN
coexistence on handsets; Packet-based multimedia communication systems;
Converging technology for voice and data networks; Accessibility
features for unpaired users; Confidentiality for audiovisual services;
Multimedia transmission performance; Multiplexing and synchronization;
Directory services for multimedia; Computation complexity and costs
(multiple simultaneous decoders); Coding efficiency (embedded,
bit-plane, arithmetic); Compatibility between Analog/DVD and networks;
IP4/IP6 transition and NAT; QoS/SLA, perceptual QoS, and formal visual
tests; Temporal and spatial scalability; Pre-processing and predictive
coding; Coding with regions-of-interest; Secure transcoding; Computation
power and resolution; Transform and quantization; Entropy coding;
Lossless and lossy compression; Transmission in noisy environments;
Voice/video/data in 4G; Specialized medical applications; Medical
imaging and communications networks; MPEG for endoscopy, microscopy,
radiology, surgery; Medical archiving systems; Digital devices for image
capturing (microscope, stethoscope); Digital equipments and digital
cinema; Digital signature protection
MOBILE: Mobile technologies
3G+: UMTS, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA, HSOPA, WiMAX, UWB. LTE, All-IP LTE 4G and
beyond; Seamless handover engineering; Cognitive radio; Mobile video
surveillance; Pervasive/ubiquitous/mobile systems; Security and privacy
issues for mobile and wireless systems; Mobile ad hoc networks
MEDMAN: Control and management of multimedia telecommunication
Video codec-aware of packets; Monitoring via guard on patrol, central
station, forensic analysis; Managing single domestic licensing and
granted patent pool for compressions; End-to-end quality
monitoring/management; Perceived/offered quality: video-only,
audio-only, audio-video; In-service monitoring of voice/video/data
services; Real-time distributed imagery management systems; Performance
in voice/video/data systems; Distributed multimedia service management;
Mobile multimedia network management; Multi-point, multicast services
management; Deployment of multimedia services; Network management models
and architectures; Billing and security for multimedia services; Network
measurement/monitoring for multimedia services
SARP: Software architecture research and practice
Distributed software architecture; Architectural styles and patterns;
Architecture refinement and transformation; Software architecture and
pervasive systems; Software architecture analysis & testing;
Architectural description languages (ADLs); Component-based software
architecture; Dynamic software architecture; Self-repairing software
architecture; Adaptive software architecture; Aspect-oriented software
architecture; Service-oriented architecture [SOA]; Domain specific
software architecture [DSSA]; Tools/Environments for software
architects; Product-line software architecture; Industrial case studies
and reports
STREAM: Data stream processing
Fundamentals on data stream processing; Data stream processing and event
stream processing; Continuous query languages; Time management in data
stream systems; Aggregated queries support; Query processing with
multiple, continuous, rapid, time-varying data streams; Processing
frequent itemset discovery queries; Real-time stream data processing;
Network-aware operator placement for stream-processing systems;
Integrating database queries and Web searches; Scalable Distributed
Stream Processing; Optimization of data stream processing; Performance
and overhead in data stream processing; QoS adaptation in data stream
systems; Adaptive query processing in data stream; Interactive
distributed data stream processing and mining; Data stream management
systems; Control theory on stream processing; Processing high-speed data
streams; Stream processing in production-to-business software;
Multi-site cooperative data stream analysis; Grid-based data stream
processing; Hyperdatabases for P2P data stream processing; Sensor data
stream processing in health monitoring; Processing and sharing data
streams in Grid-based P2P infrastructures
TRACK: Tracking computing technologies
Airport security communications technologies; Hazards detection-
automatic real-time material/object recognition; Intelligent IP-based
sensor networking for homeland security; Real-time intelligence data
validation and verification mechanisms; Efficient data integration and
mining techniques for NATO countries; Secure distributed storage and
data pinning; SATCOM for HLS; Critical aerospace communications systems;
HLS for air, land and sea operational environments; Airborne real-time
spatial tracking techniques; Bio-authentication sensors and tools; Cyber
and physical security of key infrastructure and operations; Protection
of Real-time resilient communications network infrastructures;
International standards for data schema and data sharing between USA and
other countries; Emergency response tools; Prediction of Intent;
Standards for Passenger Data Integration; Sharing Addressing and Service
Discovery in Auto-configuring MANETs; Exploiting localization and
network information (GPS, INS, GIS, terrain features, ToA, AoA, SNR,
QoS) for improved ad-hoc networking in complex terrain; Advanced indoor
and outdoor location-based applications: real-time tracking, multimedia,
bidirectional, proactive applications; Location based services based on
integrated cellular, ad hoc, RFID, and sensor networks; New positioning
techniques in support of location based servcies (indoor, cellular,
satellite, hybrid); Geographic Information Systems for supporting
location based services; Quality of location data; Integration of
Hierarchical Location-Based Routing (HLBR) with Delay- and
Disruption-Tolerant Neworks (DTNs); Narrow-band control channels for
HLBR; Location-aware (GPS-aware) Internet Browsers for Location-based
services
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ICDT 2021 Committee: https://www.iaria.org/conferences2021/ComICDT21.html
Publicity Chairs
Lorena Parra, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Jose Luis García, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
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