The goal of the workshop is to present high-quality results in the field, and to provide a framework for research collaboration through focused discussions that will designate future research efforts and directions. In this context, the program committee will accept only a limited number of papers that meet the criteria of originality, presentation quality and topic relevance.
Topics of interest to DWSAN 2009 include (but are not limited to) the following:
Real life experience from deployment of wireless sensor networks in critical applications
Methodologies for assessment of performance requirements
Methodologies for systematic design of WSAN communication architecture
Application of control theory for cross-layer optimization of dependable communication protocols for WSAN
Dependable MAC protocols
Dependable routing protocols
Dependable transport protocols
Intelligent energy and QoS management
Fault tolerant middleware for WSANs
Operating systems for dependable WSANs
Security services
