Special Issue on Mobile Computing
Final submissions due: 15 November 2009
Publication date: May/June 2010
The successful dissemination of mobile computing devices is the result of multiple technologies and trends grow together simultaneously. Increases in the computing ability of embedded processors that require little power has enabled mobile devices to perform and support more and more diverse applications. At the same time, the gradual upgrade of network infrastructures to support higher bandwidths has allowed the same mobile devices to transfer more highly interactive data. Combined with these two boosts, an increasing number of software applications are becoming mobile aware and are thus able to efficiently operate in a mobile environment.
To tie some of these trends together, IT Professional seeks submissions on all aspects of mobile computing. We solicit high-quality contributions that present state-of-the-art theories and techniques, showcase successfully deployed applications, and/or demonstrate challenging research issues. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mobile computing processors and components
- Mobile network technologies
- Security concerns in mobile computing
- Power considerations in the mobile world
- Operating-system and application-specific considerations in the mobile world
- Usability considerations
- Ease of deployment in an enterprise
- Data center support for mobile computing access
- Mobile applications (e.g., mobile learning, ambient intelligence)
We welcome submissions in these or any other areas of mobile computing. We prefer the use of active verbs and straightforward, declarative sentences. Articles should be comprehensible to professionals with considerable expertise in a specific area, but little knowledge of IT technologies outside their area. The best articles tell readers why they should read the article (why the topic or problem being addressed is important to them) in the first three or four paragraphs. Good conclusions generally highlight future work or issues rather than summarize the article.
Feature articles should be no longer than 3,500 words (with tables and figures counting as 200 words). Illustrations are welcome. For detailed author guidelines, visit www.computer.org/itpro/author.htm.
Questions?
For information, contact the Guest Editors:
- Wes Chou, Cisco Systems
- Joseph Williams, Microsoft
- Jinan Fiaidhi, Lakehead University