The IEEE Sarnoff Symposium is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers, panels and tutorial proposals in the following areas of interest:

Wireline Communication Systems

• Broadband Access Networks
• IPTV
• Power-Line Communications
• Smart Grid

Optical Communications and Networking

• WDM Systems and Devices
• Broadband Access Communications
• Radio over Fiber (RoF)

Networking

• Datacenter Communications
• Network Virtualization and Cloud Computing
• Switching and Routing
• Network Security

Wireless Communications Systems

• 4G, LTE, and 3G systems
• WiFi and WiMAX Systems
• MIMO Transmission Schemes
• Hierarchical Networks (Femto, Pico, Relays)
• Radio Resource and Interference Management
• Self Configuring and/or Optimizing Networks (SON)
• Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Networks
• Ultra Wideband (UWB) Communications
• Power Management and Green Communication
• Satellite Communication Systems
• Military Communication Systems
• Disruption Tolerant Networks

Communications and Information Theory

• Network Information Theory
• Cross-Layer Optimization Schemes
• Cognitive Radio

Applications

• Multimedia Applications for Mobile and Tethered Users
• Mobile Payment Applications
• Trust, Security, and Privacy
• Business Models for Mobile Applications
• Smartphone Applications and Social Networks

Wireless Communications Components

• Power Amplifiers, RF Repeaters
• Microwave Devices
• Antennas Design
• VLSI for Communications
• Transceivers