Topics include but are not limited to the following areas:

1. Signal Processing & Applications 

    Signal, Image, Audio, Video Processing, Analysis and Applications 
    Pattern Recognition 
    Biomedical Signal Processing and Analysis 
    Signal Filtering, Detection and Estimation 
    Statistical Signal Processing and Modeling 
    Ambient Intelligence 
    Computer Vision and Audition

2. Optical Communications And Networking 

    Design and Management of Optical Networks 
    Optical Networks Performance Modeling 
    Optical Networks Control and Management 
    Optical Modulation and Signal Processing 
    Reliable Optical Networks 
    Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) 
    New Architectures for Optical Routers and Switches 
    New Optical Fiber Technologies 
    Lasers and Photonic Components 
    High Speed optical LANs and Gigabit Ethernet 
    QoS. Optical Networks for Future Networks 
    Energy Efficiency in Optical Networks 
    Convergence of Optical and other Network Technologies 
    Optical Networks to Support Cloud Computing 
    Radio-over-Fiber 
    Free Space and Fiber-Optic Communications

3. Microwave Engineering

    Microwave Devices/Components Design and Techniques 
    Passive, Active Devices 
    MEMS 
    Integration Techniques 
    Nano-Scale Devices 
    Millimeter-Wave and THz Components etc. 
    Antenna Design and Applications 
    Wideband 
    Multiband 
    Smart Antennas 
    Antenna Modeling and Measurements 
    RF 
    Microwave and Milimeterwave Systems and Applications 

4. Communications Networks And Systems

    Networking: Future Internet/Future Networks 
    QoS/QoE and Resource Management 
    Optical Networks 
    Wireless, Mobile, Adhoc and Sensor Networks 
    Ubiquitous Networks 
    Network Security 
    Multimedia Networking etc. 
    Communication Systems 
    Coding and Information Theory 
    Wireless, UWB, Ultrasonic Communications 
    Satellite Communications 

5. Smart Grid 

    Smart Sensors and Advanced Metering Infrastructure
    Power and Energy System Applications 
    (generation, transmission, distribution, markets, operations, planning)
    Impact of Smart Grid on Distributed Energy Resources 
    (electric cars, demand response, distributed generation, storage)
    Energy Management Systems 
    (with applications to smart buildings and home automation)
    Wide Area Protection, Communication, and Control in Energy Systems
    Cyber Security Systems 
    (intelligent monitoring and outage management)
    Smart Grid Interoperability and Standards
    Critical infrastructure resiliency 
    (natural disasters, geomagnetic disturbances, etc.)
    Deployable microgrids
    Smart grid deployment and demonstration projects 

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