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Technical Program of COMNETS 2008

8:00 Registration

9:00 Workshop Opening Words

9:15 - 10:30 Session I: New Models and Services of Community Networks
Chair:
Andor Farkas (Central European Institute of Technology)

Alternative Municipal Wireless Network Models: Examination of Grassroots and Ad-based Initiatives (invited paper)
A. Farkas (Central European Institute of Technology)

Broadband Services in India: Myths versus Realities (invited paper)
A. Dhar, A. Gumaste (IIT Bombay)

P2P-Based Instant Messaging for Wireless Community Networks
Y.-W. Lin (National Taichung University),
L.-S. Kuo (National Chiayi University),
J.-S. Wang, W.-T. Shiu (National Taichung University)

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:50 Keynote Address
Chair:
Dr. Károly Farkas (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

Title: Cognitive Radio for Green Communications and Green Spectrum
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Honggang Zhang (Zhejiang University)

11:50 - 12:30 Mini Tutorial

Title: Community Networks - Technologies, Business Models and Applications
Presenters: Dr. Csaba A. Szabó & Dr. Károly Farkas (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

12:30 Lunch

14:00 - 15:40 Session II: Social Aspects of Community Networks
Chair:
Dr. Francesco Botto (CREATE-NET Research Center)

Socially-Motivated Wireless Neighborhood Communities
P. Antoniadis, M. D. de Amorim, B. L. Grand (UPMC)

A Socio-Technical Infrastructures Framework for Community Networks
F. Botto (CREATE-NET Research Center)

Framing Network Studies – Understanding the Sociology of Community Networks
D. Pattanaik, J. Chatterjee, R. Sarkar (IIT Kanpur)

User Views on Developing an Open Access Network
J. Ikonen, M. Juutilainen (Lappeenranta University of Technology)

15:40 Coffee Break

16:10 - 17:50 Session III: Wireless Networks and Technologies
Chair:
Dr. Wanzhi Qiu (University of Melbourne)

A Methodology for Capacity Planning and Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks Based on Measuring and Bayesian Inference: a Brazilian Amazon Approach
J. Araujo, J. Rodrigues, S. Fraiha, H. Gomes, G. Cavalcante, C. Frances (Federal University of Para)

A Scope-Oriented Anti-Collision Protocol for Low-cost RFID Tag
H.-J. Cho, Z.-A. Jin, S. Hyun, K.-Y. Yoo (Kyungpook National University)

Routing and Localization for Extended Lifetime in Data Collection Wireless Sensor Networks
W. Qiu, M. Pham, E. Skafidas (University of Melbourne)

Performance Comparison of Pilot-Symbol Aided Channel Estimation Methods for the IEEE802.16d WMAN Standard
M. Hosseinnezhad (Azad University)

17:50 Workshop Closing Words