Wednesday, 6 January 2016

COMSNETS 2016 Inauguration and Opening Remarks

(9:00 AM – 9:30 AM)

KEYNOTE TALK (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM)

Speaker: Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi

Tohoku University, Japan

Venue: SIGMA HALL

Tea Break @ Sigma Foyer

(10:30 AM – 11:15 AM)

Demo Spotlight talks @ SIGMA HALL

(10:30 AM – 11:15 AM)

Paper Sessions (11:15 AM – 1:00 PM)

Session T1-1: Sensor Networks

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-1: Security and Trust

SIGMA HALL

Demos and Exhibits

INDIAN AFFAIR

Lunch Break @ Pool Side (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Paper Sessions (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

Graduate Forum

SIGMA HALL

Session T1-2: Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems

SIGMA HALL

Demos and Exhibits

INDIAN AFFAIR

Tea Break @ Pool Side (3:30 PM – 4:00 PM)

Paper Sessions (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)

Graduate Forum

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-2: Vehicular Networks

SIGMA HALL

Demos and Exhibits

INDIAN AFFAIR

COMSNETS Panel Discussion (5:30 PM – 6:45 PM)

Topic: Internet of Things: Will it Flourish or Fizzle?
Location: SIGMA HALL

Thursday, 7 January 2016

COMSNETS KEYNOTE TALK (9:00 AM – 10:00 AM)

Speaker: Ananth Krishnan, CTO and VP

Tata Consultancy Services

Venue: SIGMA HALL

Tea Break (10:00 AM – 10:30 AM)

Paper Session (10:30 AM – 1:00 PM)

Session T1-3: Cognitive Radio Networks

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-3: Cloud Computing and Applications

SIGMA HALL

Demos and Exhibits

INDIAN AFFAIR

Lunch Break (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Poster Session @ Pool Side (1:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

Tea Break @ Pool Side (3:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

Paper Session (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Session T1-4: Wireless Networks

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-4: Physical Layer Communications

SIGMA HALL

Demos and Exhibits

INDIAN AFFAIR

COMSNETS Panel Discussion (5:00 PM – 6:15 PM)

Topic: Net Neutrality: Is it Good, Bad, or Confusing for the Telecom Industry?

Location: SIGMA HALL

6:30 PM - Buses Leave from the Chancery Pavilion Hotel to the Royal Orchid Hotel for COMSNETS 2016 Banquet

COMSNETS Banquet (7:30 PM onwards)

Banquet Speaker: Peeyush Ranjan, CTO, Flipkart, India

Guest Speaker: B. M. Baveja, Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), GoI

Cocktails and Dinner: 8:30 PM onwards

COMSNETS 2016 Award Ceremony:
Best Papers; Best Posters; Best Ph.D Forum; Handing over the Baton to the New Committee

Location: Royal Orchid Hotel, Bangalore

Friday, 8 January 2016

Speaker: Prof. Henning Schulzrinne

Columbia University & FCC, USA

Venue: Sigma Hall

Tea Break @ Sigma Hall Foyer (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)

Paper Session (11:00 AM – 1:00 PM)

Session T1-5: Heterogeneous Networks

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-5: Complex Networks

SIGMA HALL

Mobile India 2016

INDIAN AFFAIR

Lunch Break @ Pool Side (1:00 – 2:00)

Paper Session (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

Session T1-6: Networking Technology

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-6: Spectrum Sensing

SIGMA HALL

Mobile India 2016

INDIAN AFFAIR

Tea Break @ Pool Side ( 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM )

Paper Session (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

Session T1-7: Large-Scale Networks

SIGMA HALL

Session T2-7: Information Dissemination

SIGMA HALL

Mobile India 2016

INDIAN AFFAIR

COMSNETS Panel Discussion (5:00 PM – 6:30 PM)

Topic: Worlds Collide: Should Government or Private Industry Take the Lead on National Development?

Location: SIGMA HALL

COMSNETS Mentor-Mentee Handshake

(Students/Young Engineers/Researchers meet Global Gurus)

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

CONFERENCE CLOSURE

Saturday, 9 January 2016

Social Networking

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

SIGMA HALL 1

NetHealth Workshop

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

SIGMA HALL 3

Tea Break (10:30 AM – 11:00AM)

Social Networking Workshop

NetHealth Workshop

Lunch Break (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Social Networking Workshop

NetHealth Workshop

Tea Break (4:00 – 4:30 PM)

Social Networking Workshop

NetHealth Workshop