|  | The Ninth International Conference   on Advances inSatellite and Space   Communications
 SPACOMM  2017April 23 - 27, 2017 - Venice, Italy
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     Significant   efforts have been allotted to design and deploy global navigation satellite   communications systems, Satellite navigation technologies, applications, and   services experience still challenges related to signal processing, security,   performance, and accuracy. Theories and practices on system-in-package RF design   techniques, filters, passive circuits, microwaves, frequency handling, radars,   antennas, and radio communications and radio waves propagation have been   implemented. Services based on their use are now available, especially those for   global positioning and navigation. For example, it is critical to identify the   location of targets or the direction of arrival of any signal for civilians or   on-purpose applications; smarts antennas and advanced active filters are playing   a crucial role.  Also progress has been made for transmission strategies;   multiantenna systems can be used to increase the transmission speed without need   for more bandwidth or power. Special techniques and strategies have been   developed and implemented in electronic warfare target location systems.
     The   SPACOMM series of events constitutes an  attempt to evaluate the state   of the art on academia and industry on the satellite, radar, and antennas based   communications bringing together scientists and practitioners with challenging   issues, achievements, and lessons learnt.
     We solicit both academic, research, and industrial          contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.
     Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.
     Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.
     The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.
     All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.
     Signal   processing in telecommunications 
     Signal   processing theory and practice
       Advances   in modulation and coding
       Image and multidimensional signal   processing
       Signal filter design and structures
       Multirate filtering,   filter banks, and adaptive filters
       Fast signal processing algorithms
       Nonlinear signals and systems
       Nonuniform transformation
       2D nonuniform   DFT
       Fast algorithm of NDFT
       Advanced image/video coding
       Advanced   prediction techniques
       Signal detection and reconstruction
       Spectral   estimation and time-frequency analysis
       Higher order spectrum analysis
       Parameter estimation 
       Array signal processing
       Statistical signal   analysis
       Signal and system modeling
       Cyclostationary signal analysis
       Active noise control, active noise reduction and echo cancellation
       Psychoacoustics and room acoustics
       Signal processing for music
       Binaural systems and multidimensional signal systems
       Geophysical and   seismic signal processing
       Nonlinear interpolation/resampling
       Extensions to   wavelet based coding (x-lets)
       Low complexity image/video   compression
       Multiple resolution signal processing
       New approach to digital   signal processing
       Compression of random data
       Recompression of compressed   data
       2D projection of 3D data
       Stereo data matching
       Emerging   applications requiring new compression tools
       Unified compression and   recognition
       H.264 and latest video coding standards
       Latest audio coding   standards
     Remote spatial sensing
      Remote sensing technology and geographic information system (GIS)
       Remote sensing computation applications
       Optical communication for   remote sensing
       High performance computing for remote sensing
       Lidar   technology in remote sensing
       Satellites and remote sensing
       Geolocation   of radio frequency signals
       Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image process   modeling
       Quality of remote data (spatial, spectral, radiometric and   temporal resolutions)
       Remote sensing tools and software
       Sensor   calibration
       Applications of remote sensing
       Remote sensing for solar   energy forecasting
       Turbulence modeling and simulation
       Climate   prediction models
     Antenna/Radar   signal processing
     Signal   detection and estimation
       RF   engineering
       Active   filters
       Analog   and digital filters
       Oscillator   circuit design
       Circuit   design for high-speed frequency synthesis
       Statistical   and adaptive signal processing
       Computational   electrodynamics
       Signal   processing for sensing systems
       RFID   and MMIC design principles and applications
       Microstrip   circuit design and applications
       Design   and analysis of microwave radiometer systems
       Modem   microwave
       System-in-package   RF design and applications
     Satellite   and space communications
      Earth-space communications
       MIMO satellite communications
       Hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks
       Access Schemes
       Demand  Assignment Multiple Access (DAMA)
       Cross-layer air interface design
       Channel models
       Navigation services
       Reliable multicast protocols
       Transport protocol performance over satellite
       IP over satellite  Routing protocols
       Game theory applications in satellite networks
       Onboard switching and processing technologies
       QoS and performance
       Call admission control schemes
       Dynamic bandwidth allocation
       Adjacent  and terrestrial interference
       Fade mitigation techniques
       Advanced  channel modeling
       Security, privacy, and trust
       Radio resource  management
       IT  application in Space Communications
       Standards activities
     Delay Tolerant Networking
      Use of DTN protocols in space missions
       DTN for PI/instrument connectivity
       Routing for DTNs
       Performance and reliability of DTN protocols
     Satellites   and nano-satellites
     Satellite communications (hybrid   satellites and terrestrial networks)
       Special   protocols for nano-satellites
       Onboard processing   technology
       Interplanetary communications   (spatial mission analysis; in-flight experiences; delay tolerant networking   [DTN])
       Nano satellites and   nano-rockets
       Fundamental of nano-satellites   communications
       New technologies specific for small satellites
       Applications   (earth observation, science, telecommunications, navigation)
       New   technologies
  Satellite constellation design
     Geographic   Information and applications
      Geographic information systems
       Earth observation
       Global positioning systems
       Digital terrain modeling
       Principles of  GNSS, inertial and multi-sensor integrated navigation systems
       GNSS  applications
       Spectrum systems for GNSS
       GNSS devices for weak signals
       Wireless positioning technologies and applications
       Modern tracking  systems
       Satellite navigation (GPS, Galileo, augmentation systems)
  Visibility analysis of a satellite, or  satellite constellation
     Remote sensing
      Remote Sensing Technology and Geographic Information System (GIS)
       Remote Sensing Computation Applications
       Optical Communication for   Remote Sensing
       High Performance Computing for Remote Sensing
       Lidar   Technology in Remote Sensing
       Satellites and Remote Sensing; Geolocation   of Radio Frequency Signals
       Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Image Process   Modeling
       Quality of Remote Data (spatial, spectral, radiometric and   temporal resolutions)
       Remote Sensing Tools and Software
       Sensor   Calibration
       Applications of Remote Sensing
       Remote Sensing for Solar   Energy Forecasting
       Turbulence Modeling and Simulation
       Climate   Prediction Models     
     Satellite/space communications-based applications
      Satellite-based disaster recovery
       Satellite-based large-scale sensor-networks
       Satellite-based power grids monitoring and control
       Satellite-based remote eHealth
       Satellite based alarm systems
       Satellite-based sensing and data mining
       Satellite-based weather forecast
       Satellite-based earthquake surveillance
       Satellite-based environmental surveillance
     Radar   systems
     Radar   systems analysis and modeling
       Radar   and signal processing
       Short   range FM radar
       Millimeter-wave   radar targets
       Radar   reflectivity (land and sea)
       Radar   system performance modeling
       Interception   and analysis of radar signal
     Antennas
     Antenna   design and communications
       Adaptive   antenna and phased arrays for radar and communications
       Smart   antennas
       Radioware   propagation and antennas for personal communications
       Dielectric   resonator antennas
       Multiantenna   wireless communications systems
       Antennas   and propagation for body-centric wireless communications
       Ultrawideband   antennas
       Mobile   antennas systems
       Parasitic   antennas for cellular communications
     Radio
     Radio   resource management and dynamic spectrum sharing
       Platforms   and architectures for cognitive radio
       Access   schemes
       Wireless   network co-existence
       Ultra-Wideband   cognitive radio system
       Interference   metric modeling
       Beamforming   and MIMO for interference avoidance
       Anti-jamming   channel coding
       QoS   provisioning and MAC protocols
       Self-organizing   mesh networks and autonomic communications
       Multi-resolution   channel sensing algorithms
     Warfare
     Electronic   warfare target location systems
       Statistical   multisource-multitarget information fusion
       Multisensor   data fusion
       Multimodel   surveillance
       Military   applications
     Galaxy-scale satellite communications and exploration   missions
     Planetary exploration management
       Space astronomy advances
       Solar-terrestrial sciences
       Space life sciences and mission monitoring
       Space physical sciences and satellite communications
       Operational space medicine
       Human exploitation of space resources
      
     INSTRUCTION FOR THE  AUTHORS
     Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to one of the IARIA Journals.
     Publisher: XPS (Xpert Publishing Services)
Archived: ThinkMindTM Digital Library (free access)
Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.
Articles will be submitted to appropriate indexes.
     Important deadlines:
     
       
         | Submission (full paper) | Dec. 5January 18, 2017
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         | Notification | February 20February 26, 2017
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         | Registration | March 5March 10, 2017
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         | Camera ready | March 15, 2017  | 
     
     Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
     Contribution types 
     
       - regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
- short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
- ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters:  slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
- presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
- demos: two pages [posted on www.iaria.org]
- doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]
Proposals for:
     
     FORMATS
     Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
     Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at  additional cost. The formatting instructions can be found on the Instructions page. Helpful information for paper formatting can be found on the here. Latex templates are also available. 
     Slides-based contributions can use the corporate/university format and style.
     Your paper should also comply with the additional editorial rules.
     Once you receive the notification of contribution acceptance, you will be provided by the publisher an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance.
     We would recommend that you should not use too many extra pages, even if you can afford the extra fees. No more than 2 contributions per event are recommended, as each contribution must be separately registered and paid for. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to ensure that the paper will be included in the conference proceedings and in the digital library, or posted on the www.iaria.org (for slide-based contributions).
     CONTRIBUTION TYPE
     Regular Papers (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
       These contributions could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Short papers (work in progress) (up to 4 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Work-in-progress contributions are welcome. These contributions represent partial achievements of longer-term projects. They could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as work in progress.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Work in Progress explanation page. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Ideas contributions (2 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       This category is dedicated to new ideas in their very early stage. Idea contributions are expression of yet to be developed approaches, with pros/cons, not yet consolidated. Ideas contributions are intended for a debate and audience feedback. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Idea.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Ideas explanation page. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Extended abstracts (2 pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Extended abstracts summarize a long potential publication with noticeable results. It is intended for sharing yet to be written, or further on intended for a journal publication. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Extended abstract.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Posters (paper-based, two pages long)  (oral presentation)
       Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. 
       A two-page paper summarizes a presentation intended to be a POSTER. This allows an author to summarize a series of results and expose them via a big number of figures, graphics and tables. 
       Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster Two Pages.  Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 
       8-10 presentation slides are suggested. 
       Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, in addition to the oral presentation.
     Posters (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
       Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. The slides must have comprehensive comments. 
       This type of contribution only requires a 8-10 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
       8-10 presentation slides are suggested. 
       Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, additionally to the oral presentation.
     Presentations (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
       These contributions represent technical marketing/industrial/business/positioning presentations. This type of contribution only requires a 12-14 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Presentation (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Demos (two pages) [posted on www.iaria.org]
       Demos represent special contributions where a tool, an implementation of an application, or a freshly implemented system is presented in its alfa/beta version. It might also be intended for thsoe new application to gather the attendee opinion.  A two-page summary for a demo is intended to be. It would be scheduled in special time spots, to ensure a maximum attendance from the participants. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Demos. The Demos paper will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
     Doctoral forum submissions:  (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
       There contributions refer to PhD dissertations, new PhD approaches, and PhD out-of-the-book thinking, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type Doctoral forum. 
       12-14 presentation slides are suggested.
     Tutorial proposals
       Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals should be for 2-3 hour long. Proposals must contain the title, the summary of the content, and the biography of the presenter(s). The tutorials' slide decks will be posted on the IARIA site.
       Please send your proposals to tutorial proposal
     Panel proposals
       The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. The panel's slide deck will be posted on the IARIA site.
       Please send your proposals to panel proposal
     Workshop proposals
       See http://www.iaria.org/workshop.html
     Mini Symposium proposal
       See http://www.iaria.org/symposium.html