Scope

In face of the emerging notion of seamless services and next generation networks (NGNs) driven by the convergence of the mobile Internet and fixed / mobile telecommunication networks, mobility aware technologies and middleware play an important role.

The aim of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for academic and industrial researchers and developers from the IT, Internet and telecommunications domains, as well as network operators and service providers, to discuss the advances in mobility aware technologies and their applications in the field of NGN.

The workshop will focus on new concepts, protocols and architectures as well as recent developments of mobility aware middleware, service delivery platform technologies and related applications within the fields of terminal, network and service provisioning and management, service control for multimedia services, policy-based service control and management, adaptable telecommunication systems and applications, programmable networks and devices / autonomic communications, ambient networks, intelligent appliances, smart end systems and smart environments.

Emphasis will be given to specific MATA aspects, such as security, interoperability, performance, context awareness, mobility and presence management, as well as new mobile application fields, business models and related topics.

Topics

The MATA program committee is soliciting original papers describing research in the area of mobility aware technologies and applications.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Mobility Aware Middleware
• Mobile Service Delivery Platform Technologies
• IP Multimedia System Mobility Support and Mobile Services
• Mobility in Next Generation Networks
• Follow Me Services and Applications
• Mobile Agent-based Systems and Applications
• Session and Flow Mobility Management
• Mobility Prediction and QoS Management
• Terminal Network and Personal Mobility Management
• Service Provisioning and Management
• Service Control for Multimedia Services
• Policy-Based Service Control And Management
• Adaptable Telecommunication Systems and Applications,
• Programmable Networks And Devices
• Autonomic Communications
• Ambient Networks and Moving Networks
• Intelligent Appliances
• Smart End Systems
• Smart Environments
• Intelligent Home Systems
• Security in Mobility Aware Systems
• Performance In Mobile Systems
• Context Awareness Technologies And Applications
• Mobility and Presence Management
• Peer-to-Peer Mobile Multimedia Applications
• New Mobile Applications
• Mobility Aware P2P
• Business Models
• Other mobility aware systems and applications

Submissions Types

Only original papers related to the conference topics and not published elsewhere will be accepted. All paper submissions will be carefully reviewed by at least three experts and returned to the author(s) with comments to ensure the high quality of accepted papers.

The authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must be duly registered for the conference in order for the paper to appear in the proceedings and be scheduled in the conference program.

Full Papers

Authors are invited to submit a full paper of up to ten (10) pages including figures, tables, references and annexes. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS) series. A special issue featuring the best papers is planned as well.  Please refer to the Springer Verlag Authors' Instructions for detailed instructions on how to properly format your document.

Short Papers and Posters

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of maximum two (2) pages for a short paper and one page for a Poster.  Please refer to the Springer Verlag Authors' Instructions for detailed instructions on how to properly format your document.

Tutorials

Proposals for half-day technical tutorials related to MATA technologies or the use of these technologies in the above fields are solicited.

Questions regarding submissions will be answered by the TPC Co-Chair:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz (magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de)

Note that all correspondence will take place by email.


Paper Submission Process

Papers must be written in English and should follow the LNCS style as described in the template file available in both DOC (MS Word) format or PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. The paper's cover page must include the following information:

• Title of paper.
• Authors’ names and affiliations.
• Contact author's name and address (both postal and electronic).
• A short abstract.
• Keywords.
• Type of submission (i.e. Full paper, Short paper or Poster).
• Submission area from the list of relevant topics of interest.

MATA 2005 is using the JEMS Conference Management System to manage paper submissions process. In order to submit, you must first create an JEMS account. JEMS system will e-mail you your password. You need to login to JEMS using the password you have received by email. JEMS will provide you with submission homepage where you can register your paper submission and make appropriate changes. If you have problems with the system, please e-mail mata@congresbcu.com.

Note: The administrators of our Conference Management System have recently renamed their system name from EDAS to JEMS.  This does not change in any way the method of submission or website for submitting papers to the conference.  Rest assured that this change does not affect previously submitted papers nor does it change your login information.


How to use JEMS to submit your paper:

Camera Ready Paper Submission - due August 1, 2005

Once your paper is accepted for presentation at MATA 2005, following are the guidelines and pertinent information for camera ready paper submission.

As the author of an accepted paper, you will need to do the following:

Important Dates