Localization and Communication in Vehicle Networks

• Localization in VANETS

• Location in Dynamic and Intermittent Networks

• Localization for ITS

• Simultaneous localization and mapping

• Data Fusion and Localization

• Cognitive positioning

 

Positioning and Navigation in Cyber-Physical Systems

• Localization and Navigation for CPS

• Positioning in Large Scale CPS

• MAC Architectures for CPS Localization

• Location-based Control in CPS

• Pedestrian/special forces navigation

• Vehicle and robot navigation

• Asset tracking

• Industrial process automation

 

Context awareness in localization

• Semantic localization

• Simultaneous localization and mapping

• Location and behavior modeling

• Localization in autonomous networks

• Localization for the Internet of Things

• Cognitive positioning

 

Ranging and Positioning techniques

• Ranging techniques

• Positioning techniques

• RFID based approaches

• Inertial data positioning & fusion techniques

• Active & passive object tracking

• Underwater localization

• Ultra-sound ranging

• Propagation issues & antennas

• UWB ranging / UWB imaging

• Cooperative localization

Location aided Communication and Applications

• Localization in robotics and automotive

• Local/Global logistics application scenarios

• Integrated positioning & communication

• Health, public transport, M2M, Smart Grid

 

Robust and Secure Positioning

• Privacy in and security by localization

• Outlier/NLOS robustness

• Secure ranging and localization

• Fundamental limits of secure positioning

Energy efficient localization and radio communication

• Energy-accuracy and agility trade-off

• Energy harvesting

• Dedicated energy saving radio protocols

• Asymmetric communications