[Ns-developers] Workshop on ns-3, Call for Participation (CFP)

[Tom Henderson]

Workshop on ns-3, Call for Participation (CFP)
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The  Workshop on ns-3 is a one day workshop held in conjunction with the
Second International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
(SIMUTools 2009). The workshop will take place on Monday March 2nd, 2009
in Rome, Italy.

Workshop URL:  http://www.wns3.org/
SIMUTools 2009 URL:  http://www.simutools.org/2009/

Purpose
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The purpose of the workshop is to provide both a tutorial on ns-3 and an
opportunity to see examples of simulation projects being conducted with
ns-3. We are not soliciting full papers on ns-3 or its usage, opting
instead for a workshop program that emphasizes more interaction and
discussion. We are soliciting requests for brief talks, posters, or
demonstrations. Participants to this portion of the workshop are
requested to submit a short abstract of the intended presentation, and
we will accept as many as possible that conform to the scope outlined
below. Full papers are not being accepted and were previously directed
to the SIMUTools main track, which will run from March 3-5.  Posters or
brief summaries of talks accepted to the main SIMUTools track are also
welcome.

Agenda
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The workshop is planned to consist of a half-day introductory overview
or tutorial on ns-3, with guided examples.  The second half day of the
workshop will consist of talks, posters, and demos, and will be
otherwise filled with more tutorial time and introduction of advanced
features or current development efforts with the simulator. At the end
of the day, attendees should have a basic sense for what is possible to
do with ns-3, what others are currently doing with ns-3, and how to get
more information and help on becoming an ns-3 user.

Call for submissions
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We would like to hear from the community what you are doing with ns-3,
or what you would like to do with ns-3.  To that end, we plan for a
flexible afternoon schedule that accommodates the interests of
participants.  We want this session to be less formal and more
interactive than a typical conference session.

If you would like to participate by preparing or proposing either a
short talk (this can be short and informal, such as an unconference
session) or a poster (we will provide space for all posters), please
contact one of the organizers below prior to January 21, 2009, so that
we may roughly plan the afternoon schedule.  Short abstracts (100-200
words) are recommended.

There will be no formal publication track for conference materials, but
all materials contributed will be archived (with author's permission) on
the web.

Scope
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The scope for abstracts includes the following topics. Note that
proposers do not have to have prior experience with ns-3 (e.g. a talk on
what a user would like to see developed in ns-3, based on his or her
experience with ns-2 or other simulators, is acceptable); the main scope
is that the abstract should focus on advancing ns-3 in some way:

     * Requirements or suggestions for ns-3 design (e.g., proposals for
new capabilities to make it more useful)
     * Use cases for ns-3
     * Frameworks or techniques for managing independent replications
and/or simulation output
     * Integration aspects; how to integrate or use ns-3 with other
tools or data input formats
     * Parallel simulation or other structural enhancements
     * Use of ns-3 with hardware (or virtual machines) "in the loop"
     * New or extended simulation models for ns-3
     * Debugging and developer environments for ns-3
     * Feedback on using or trying out ns-3 (or even ns-2)
     * New models for ns-3

Registration
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Registration is required to attend this event, and is separate from the
Simutools technical program track.  Registration information is
available at:
https://www.icst.org/registration/reg_simutools_2009_eur.php

Early registration deadline is February 2, 2009.

Venue
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http://www.simutools.org/2009/Venue/VenueHotelAnnounced

Organizers and contacts
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Tom Henderson (University of Washington, tomhend at u.washington.edu)
Mathieu Lacage (INRIA, Planete, mathieu.lacage at sophia.inria.fr)