Ad
Hoc Networks
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):
- 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
Submission deadline:
Sep 4, 2009
Notification: Feb 12,
2010
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)