AD
HOC NETWORKS (ELSEVIER) JOURNAL
A Special Issue on
“Nanoscale
Networking”
“There is plenty of room at the bottom” as Feynman presciently stated
about the atomic scale, and communication is needed down there. There is a
growing trend of results from diverse approaches that both leverages and
overcomes the environment at the nanoscale. These include molecular motors,
random carbon nanotube networks, calcium signaling, and quantum networking to
name a few. The goal of this issue is to focus upon ad hoc networking at the
nanoscale and thus is not seeking static system-on-chip results unless
they are in support of ad hoc nanoscale network approaches. The following list
provides example topics (in no particular order):
- Molecular
Communication:
Sparse-molecule
communication, molecular motors, calcium signaling, communication via
diffusive processes, single-nanotube radios,
pheromones and stigmergic
communication, etc...
- Quantum
Communication Networks:
Hybrid classical quantum communication networks, repeaters, teleportation,
entanglement swapping, nanoscale photon detectors, quantum dot networks,
networks and quantum robotics, etc...
- Applications
for Nano-Networks: Wireless
nanoscale transmitters and receivers, nano-sensors and actuators,
nanorobotics, medical and in-vivo imaging and sensing, lab-on-a-chip, swarm
micro- and nano-inspection, embedding sensing, etc...
- Modeling,
Simulation, Standards and Architectural Aspects of
Nano-Networks: Physical
characterization/modeling of nano-scale interconnects and devices,
fault-tolerant and reliability of nano-devices, self-healing properties of
nano-networks, energy efficiency, bio-inspired aspects,
etc...
- Novel
Information and Graph Theory Aspects of Nano-Networks: Network architectures and topologies, statistical
mechanics approach to nano-communications, routing/addressing issues in
nano-networks, nano-coding, applications of complex network theory,
self-organization in nano-scale systems, modeling of nano/bio communication
channels, etc...
- Device Physics
and Interconnects:
Nano-technologies and devices for nanoscale biological and ad
hoc network on-chip interconnects
(calcium
signaling, molecular motors, CNTs, graphene nano-ribbons, semic., metallic and
DNA-templated nanowires), optical and wireless interconnects, etc…
- Nano-Robotics: Communication systems and networking protocols for
sub-inch robotic systems, including low-bandwidth coordination schemes for
nano-robot teams and range and bearing devices for inter-robot relative
positioning, etc...
- Bio-nano
Applications:
Bio-micro/nanoelectronics, molecular scale chemical and biosensors, bio-MEMS
technology, data and power management, nano-scale and molecular communications
and information processing, Information theory analysis of biological
communications, molecular computation using molecular cells, chemical
computing, etc...
The list is not restrictive - authors are encouraged to
contact the editors before submitting a paper to determine whether the proposed
submission is within the scope of this Special
Issue.
Prospective authors should prepare their manuscripts
according to the guidelines in the Guide for Authors, found at
http://ees.elsevier.com/adhoc,
and submit them to the online submission and reviewing tool, at http://www.editorialmanager.com/comnet, choosing the Article Type:
SI-Nanoscale
Networking.
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: Sep 4,
2009
Notification: Feb
12, 2009
Revisions due:
May 7, 2010
Final version due: Jul 9,
2010
Publication Date: 2nd
half 2010
Guest Editor
Stephen F Bush, IEEE Nano-Scale, Molecular, and
Quantum Networking Committee
Chair,
(bushsf at research.ge.com)