First International Workshop on Personalized Networks

Workshop to be held in conjunction with The 3rd Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networks and Services (MOBIQUITOUS 2006).

Important dates

• Paper Submission Deadline: April 9, 2006 - Deadline Extended!
• Notification of Acceptance: May 8, 2006
• Camera-Ready Submissions: May 31, 2006

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and the IEEE Digital Library.

Purpose of the Workshop
The ubiquitous nature of wireless networks has spawned many interesting applications that were unimagined hitherto. It has also brought many challenges for the communication and networking community to ponder. On the one hand, we see present day mobile devices capable of providing many integrated services that only yesterday required several different devices. For instance, most cell phones nowadays provide high speed data access, still and video cameras, PDA functionality, etc. These advances in device sophistication and service offerings, including wireless hotspots, have made a difference in the way we communicate.

With increased user mobility and the desire to always be connected, we have seen a growing interest in Personal Area Networks (PANs) and Body Area Networks (BANs). These networks can be tuned and applied meaningfully for individual users and their requirements. On the other hand, the Internet has changed our way of interacting dramatically. These two major communication areas are having an in-depth influence on the way we communicate; it is worth considering them 'together' as the future communication vehicle.

Please visit http://pernets.org/ for more information and submission instructions