Tenth International Symposium on Communication Theory and Applications
(ISCTA ’09)

13th - 17th July, 2009, Ambleside, Lake District, UK
First Call for Papers

Supported by the IEEE Communication and Information Theory UK RI Chapter

A major objective of the Symposium will be to pursue the progression from communication and information theory through to the implementation, evaluation and performance of practical communication systems of various types. You are invited to submit original papers in the following and related areas:

Digital Transmission and Recording
Source and Channel Coding
Modulation, Detection, Channel Estimation
Channel Modelling, Synchronisation
Optical and Magnetic Recording

 

Space-Time Techniques
Information-Theoretic Aspects, Channel Capacities
Space-Time-Coding, Signal Constellations
Spatial Spreading, Linear Dispersion Codes
MIMO Detection and Channel Estimation
MIMO Precoding, Writing on Dirty Paper
Time Reversal

Special Topics in Channel Coding, Source Coding, Information Theory
Turbo Codes, Low Density Parity Check Codes
Source Coding and Data Compression
Privacy, Secrecy and Security
Multi-Functional Coding
Sequences and Arrays
Fountain, LT, etc. codes

Systems, Multiple Access, Protocols
Communication System Architectures
3G and Beyond-3G Wireless Communication Systems
Sensor Networks
Ad Hoc Networks
Multiple Access Techniques, Protocols
Multimedia Networking, wireless e-learning, e-commerce and e-health

Detection Techniques
Vector Detection, Multiuser Detection
Combined Equalisation, Decoding and Channel Estimation
Iterative (Turbo) Schemes

Realisation
DSP for Communication Systems
MIMO Demonstrators
Complexity Considerations
Implementation of LDPC decoders

Broadband Techniques
Ultra Wideband
Fixed Wireless Access

Fusion of Communication and Location
GNSS-based
Probabilistic algorithms
Applications

The deadline for the submission of papers for consideration is Friday 6th March, 2009. Papers should not exceed 6 pages in length, including figures. Please submit your paper to:

Professor Bahram Honary or
Department of Communication Systems
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YR UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 510398
Fax: +44 (0) 1524 510493
E-mail: b.honary@lancaster.ac.uk

Professor Michael Darnell
HW Communications Ltd
Parkfield House, Greaves
Lancaster , LA1 4TZ UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1524 849196
Fax: +44 (0) 1524 849550
E-mail: mdarnell@hwcomms.com

You will be notified of acceptance by 17th April, 2009 . There will then be an opportunity to revise your paper, taking into account any comments by the referees, and to put it into the required format for the Symposium Proceedings. The deadline for receipt of your revised paper is 15th May, 2009.

Bahram Honary ( UK )
Michael Darnell ( UK )
Lina Fagoonee ( UK )
Peter Hill (UK)
Garik Markarian (UK)
Valdemar da Rocha (Brazil)
Javier Garcia-Villalba (Spain)
Izzat Darwazeh (UK)

Mario Blaum ( USA )
Pingzhi Fan (PR China)
Eric Gabidulin ( Russia )
Jurgen Lindner (Germany)
Robert McEliece (USA)
Ismael Soto (Chile)
Han Vinck ( Germany )
George Kolev (Russia)
Erdal Arikan (Turkey)

Rolando Carrasco, ( UK )
Paddy Farrell ( UK )
Lajos Hanzo ( UK )
Shu Lin ( USA )
Jorge Pereira ( Belgium )
Martin Tomlinson ( UK )
Tad Wysocki ( Australia )
Nick Komninos (Greece)
George Vongas (UK)

The Symposium Venue is St. Martin ’s College, Ambleside , Cumbria , UK , where all the presentations, most meals, and social events, will take place. Ambleside is in the famous and very beautiful English Lake District, and there will be opportunities for walks and excursions during the Symposium.

Please call back for further information on registration fees and accommodation

Sponsors :-


Rinicom Ltd