Communications
Communication paradigms; Communications modeling; Communications switching and routing; Communications security; Computer communications; Distributed communications; Signal processing in communications
Computing
Computational science; Green Computing; Distributed Cloud computing; Cluster, Grid, and P2P computing; Mobile computing; Big Data Processing; High performance computing; Knowledge Management; Collaborative Computing; Internet computing; Social Computing; Sentiment analytics; Bio-inspired computation; Natural language processing; Computational social systems; Immersive communications
Mobility and Ubiquity
Mobile Cloud; Cloud-based mobile services and applications; Mobile Internet services; Mobility-oriented protocols /Mobile IP, etc./; Wearable and/or mobile technologies; Self-discovery and localizing entities; Seamless handover; Ubiquitous computing; Pervasive and embedded systems; Ubiquitous sustainability; Sensing location; Citizen activity patterns; Smart environments in the workplaces; Ubiquitous cities; Internet of Things architectures; Autonomous and autonomic systems; Self-manageable systems
Web Semantic and Data Processing
Visualizing Web data and big data; Programming patterns for semantic search; Metrics for data quality; Platforms, methodologies and tools for semantic web design; Linked data and deep web; Development of interoperable web applications; Data analysis of semantic web; Mashing up data and processes; Big data and semantic representation; New semantic-enabled capabilities and existing IDEs; Provenance of semantic data, processes and services; Web-based database integration; Semantic intelligence on the Web; Linked-data enhanced social learning and Web intelligence; Programming semantic mining and retrieval mechanisms
Security, Trust, and Privacy
Security and Privacy for Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems; Security control and management in smart cities; Trust and credential negotiations in dynamic environments; Privacy and citizen-profiles; Intrusion prevention and containment; Security in clouds and visualization approaches; Architectural support for security; Security, privacy, and dependability; Security in cooperative networks; Data protection strategies; Collaborative Internet attack containment; Micro-kernels and robustness; Surveillance; Biometrics; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); Cyber Security; Cryptography; Secure protocols
Optimization and Protection
Performance modeling and analysis; Internet modeling; Parameter estimation for adaptation of wireless communication systems; Trust, security and privacy issues; Encryption algorithm in sensor networks; Web Services Security; Adaptive wireless communication systems; Quality of Service, scalability and reliability; Power aware and energy efficient design; Energy-efficient data centers; Emission modeling and environmental impact assessment of vehicular networks
Shared Resources
Medium access control and routing protocols; Spectrum sensing techniques, spectrum efficiency and soft spectrum usage; Femto-cells and cognitive radios networks; Ultra-wideband for spectrum sharing; New applications in TV-band white space; Interference mitigation and awareness; Spectrum-management regulation and policy making; Mobility or handover technology; Application of software defined radio advanced communication systems; Information content security; Storage performance and scalability; File systems, object-based storage, and block storage; Energy-aware storage
Communication and Services
Content distribution networks; Multimedia Communications; Audio, Image and Video Processing; Information aggregation and dissemination; Data-collection, organization and dissemination methods; Data management in mobile Peer-to-Peer networks; Data stream processing in mobile/sensor networks; Ultrawideband systems; Optical communications and networks; Vehicular communications; Smart grid communications; Green communications and networks; Cognitive communications
Social Networks and Services
New architectures for Web-based social networks; Collaborative social systems (e/m-learning, e-healthcare, gaming); Information propagation on social networks; Resource and knowledge discovery using social networks; Peer-to-Peer social networks; Sensor networks and social sensing; Social networking solutions for pervasive and mobile environments; Social search; Social analytics; Measurement studies of current social networks; Simulation models for social networks; User interfaces and usability issues from mobile applications mobile social networks
Networking and Telecommunications
New ITS and Telematics applications; ITS and Telematics services; Design with multiple wireless data links; Mobility or handover technology; Multiple antenna systems; Physical layer and antenna technologies; RF propagation models for vehicularnetworks; Network architectures and protocols; Cross-layer designs and architectures; Mobility management and topology control; Spectrum, network, context, environment, location awareness; Heterogeneous networking; Wireless networking; Advanced 5G approaches; Ad hoc, sensor and mesh networks; Devices for ubiquity networking (smart-phones, tablets, and netbooks); Software-defined systems; Content-oriented systems