[Sincere apologies for cross-posting] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The 5th International Workshop on Hot Topics in Mesh Networking (IEEE HOTMESH 2013) June 4th 2013, Madrid, Spain, http://www.cs.kau.se/mesh2013/ Co-located with: WoWMoM 2013 - Fourteenth International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, Madrid, Spain, June 4-7, 2013 http://www.ieee-wowmom.org/ IMPORTANT DATES Submission due: March 17, 2013 Accept notification: April 12, 2013 = Camera Ready: April 21, 2013 AIMS AND TOPICS The huge advances of wireless broadband technologies lay the foundation of a future where ubiquitous wireless network access will be anywhere at anytime. Wireless mesh networks are expected to be a key element of this future by providing a highly scalable, reliable and cost-effective wireless backbone to mobile devices, through a multi-hop wireless communication system. Although significant advances have taken place in the last few years, open questions and technical challenges still remain, in addition to how wireless mesh networks will integrate with and/or influence existing mobile and fixed broadband networks in order to create an integrated infrastructure that supports emerging services. Especially interesting are recent developments in the area of community mesh networks or carrier grade mesh networks. This workshop aims to bring together technologists researchers who share interest in the area of wireless mesh networks. The main purpose is to promote discussions on recent advances in the analysis, design and implementation of systems, protocols and services for next generation mobile mesh networks. It also aims at increasing the synergy between academic and industry professionals working in this area. We plan to seek papers that address theoretical, experimental, and work in-progress at all layers of mesh networks, from application to physical layer. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: -Cross layer design and optimizations -Capacity/Performance modeling and analysis -Energy Saving and Green Mesh Networks -Integration with mobile and fixed broadband networks -Community Meshed Networks -Support for new and emerging services, such as multimedia content delivery, social networks and urban sensing -Wireless mesh networks for Smart Grids and Smart Cities -Multi-radio and multi-channel wireless mesh networking -Medium access control protocols -Mesh networks configuration and management -Routing, scheduling, and channel assignment protocols -Measurements in mesh networks -QoS provisioning -Mobility and location management -Topology construction and maintenance -Interference Control and Management -Cognitive and radio-agile mesh networks -Security and privacy in mesh networks -Testbed, prototype, and practical systems PAPER SUBMISSION Papers should neither have been published elsewhere nor currently under review by another conference or journal. Guidelines on paper submission and formatting are available at http://www.cs.kau.se/mesh2013/submissioninstructions.html. Please note that all accepted papers will need to have a full registration to the conference (there is no workshop only registration). In addition, no-shows of accepted papers at the workshop will result in those papers NOT being included in the IEEE Digital Library. All submitted papers will be reviewed by up to three experts and if accepted, included in conference proceedings published by IEEE. At least one author of accepted papers is required to register at the full registration rate. GENERAL CHAIRS Stefano Avallone, University of Naples, IT Mario Gerla, UCLA, USA Andreas J. Kassler, Karlstad University, Sweden WEB CHAIR Andreas Laven, Karlstad University, SWE TPC Kevin Almeroth, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Emilio Ancillotti, Italian National Research Council, Italy Vangelis Angelakis, Link=F6ping University, Sweden Elizabeth Belding, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Raffaele Bruno, IIT-CNR, Italy Vania Conan, Thales Communications, France Giovanni Di Stasi, University of Naples Federico II Marc Emmelmann, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany Felix Freitag, UPC, Spain Rosario Garroppo, University of Pisa, Italy Isabelle Guerin-Lassous, Universit=E9 de Lyon - LIP, France Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Emil Lundqvist, Huawei Technologies, Sweden Edmundo Monteiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal Leandro Navarro, UPC, Spain Axel Neumann, Pangea, Germany George Polyzos, AUEB, Greece Marius Portmann, University of Queensland, Australia Susana Sargento, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Pablo Serrano, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy Salvatore Vanini, SUPSI, Switzerland Frank Zdarsky, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. 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