We seek original completed and unpublished work not currently under review by any other journal/ magazine/conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• AI/ML algorithms for energy optimization
• Architecture design and general approach of energy aware Internet of Things
• Business enablers and motivations for energy savings in the E2E communication path
• Business potential of energy awareness in IoT
• Communication protocol and network technology of Energy-Aware IoT
• Computation offloading in IoT
• Energy-Aware IoT security and privacy protection technology
• Edge-cloud continuum
• Effect of secure transport protocols for mMTC
• Efficient use of edge processing
• End-to-end data communication
• Energy efficiency directives and regulations
• Energy efficiency of end user devices
• Energy efficiency of mobile based Applications
• Energy harvesting zero power communications for mMTC
• Energy production and storage
• Energy-Aware service architectures and orchestration
• Energy-weather forecasting modeling system
• Interference avoidance in IoT
• Low power wide area networks (LPWAN)
• Massive machine-type communications (mMTC)
• ML approach and suitable algorithms for the electricity cost/CO2 minimization
• Mobile radio access networks, applications and devices
• New opportunities and possible new business actors for Energy-Aware IoT
• RAN and edge energy consumption
• Renewable energy sources in mobile communication
• Resource management and optimization strategies for Energy-Aware IoT
• Simulation platforms for Energy-Aware IoT
• Standardization and normalization of Energy-Aware IoT
• Sufficiency of business-oriented development to guarantee energy awareness in IoT
• Typical application scenarios and case studies of Energy-Aware IoT

The workshop on Energy-Aware IoT based on Mobile Networks (Eware-IoT) aims to provide a forum for sharing ideas and explore the latest advances in the areas contributing towards the optimization of IoT applications and devices from energy awareness perspective (consumption production and storage) in wireless 5G/6G systems; and Integration and application of Energy-Aware IoT with MEC, ML, big data, AI, DRL and other technologies.

This workshop is aimed at researchers, industry professionals, regulators, policy makers and students passionate about the convergence of Energy usage in Mobile Radio Access Networks using the Machine Learning, the Internet of Things and energy aware data analysis. We encourage participation from those looking to explore collaboration opportunities and help shape a connected, energy-driven future. All unpublished, original papers addressing all aspects related to the development and adoption of the Energy-Aware Internet of Things are invited.

In the proposed one-day workshop, we expect around 30 people, but attendance will not be restricted. The planned schedule of the workshop will start with a keynote presentation, followed by the presentation of full papers and short papers in multiple sessions. Interactive activities during the Workshop will focus on sharing, ideas, and concerns surrounding the optimization of IoT applications and devices from energy awareness perspective in wireless 5G/6G systems in a moderated discussion to capture the diversity of interests and perspective of participants. A full outline of the workshop agenda is presented below.

Papers not exceeding 6 double-column pages, including figures must be submitted via EasyChair, written in English, and contain original material that has not been published or is currently undergoing review elsewhere.

Papers must use the new ACM article template (when using the overleaf ACM template, choose the sample-sigconf.tex file). Accepted full papers will be presented during the workshop in 8 min presentation + 2 min Q&A style. Short papers (up to 2 pages) are encouraged to report novel and creative ideas that are yet to produce concrete research results but are at a stage where community feedback would be useful. Accepted short papers will be presented at the workshop as One-slide pitches.

Papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two experts following a double-blind review process (therefore, the submissions should be anonymized). The reviewers will evaluate the novelty and originality of the research, assess the degree of innovation in addressing challenges or presenting new concepts, determine the significance of the research contribution to the broader field and analyse the potential impact on advancing knowledge or practical applications.

Based on the review comments a decision would be made and conveyed to the contributors. Accepted papers will be invited to the workshop and will be included in the ACM Digital Library and supplemental proceedings of the conference. All papers will be digitally available through the workshop website. At least one author of an accepted submission must attend the workshop. Organizers will document the outcomes of the workshop and make this information available to all participants through a shared cloud folder.

Important Dates

• Deadline for Workshop Paper Submission: 30th September 2024 (Extended)
• Notification of Decision: 10th October 2024 (Rolling)
• Workshop Camera-Ready Paper Submission Deadline: 18th October 2024

All attending authors must have a full registration at the conference, and the workshop authors are eligible for the early-bird registration rates.

Submission link: here

Erkki Harjula

• Assistant Professor (Tenure track)
• CWC-Networks and Systems
• Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
• Pentti Kaiteran katu 1, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, Oulu, Finland
• erkki.harjula@oulu.fi
• Homepage

Erkki Harjula (Member, IEEE) is a tenure-track assistant professor and a docent at the CWC-NS research unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE), University of Oulu, Finland. He received a D.Sc. degree in 2016, and an M.Sc. degree in 2007 from University of Oulu. Currently he works with his research team on wireless system level architectures for future digital healthcare, focusing on intelligent trustworthy distributed computing and communication architectures. He has background in the interface between computer science and wireless communications, including continuum of cloud and edge computing, mobile and IoT networks, distributed networks and green computing. He has co-authored more than 100 international peer-reviewed articles. He is also an associate editor of Springer Wireless Networks journal.

Jukka Mäkelä

• Research Team Leader, Principal Scientist, Project Manager
• Future communication networks
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
• KV1, Kaitoväylä 1, FI-90590, Oulu, Finland.
• jukka.makela@vtt.fi
• Citations

Jukka Mäkelä leads a team focused on future communication networks at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Additionally, he oversees research infrastructure development projects at VTT. With extensive experience in various fields of advanced communication networks, including 5G/6G, network infrastructures, network management, and Internet of Things solutions, Dr. Mäkelä also has a strong background in leading prototyping and field trial activities. He holds an IPMA-C Certified Project Manager designation and has managed subprojects and tasks in several international collaborative projects, as well as national funded initiatives. His scientific contributions include over 50 published articles and presentations, spanning conference papers, book chapters, and journal papers related to his research and development work. Dr. Mäkelä also supervises PhD and diploma thesis workers at VTT. He received his Ph.D. degree in telecommunications from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, in 2011, and his M.Sc. degree in 2003 from the same institution.

Nishu Gupta

• Research Scientist
• Future communication networks
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.,
• KV1, Kaitoväylä 1, FI-90590, Oulu, Finland.
• ext-nishu.gupta@vtt.fi
• Homepage

Nishu Gupta is a Senior Member, IEEE. He is a Research Scientist in the Future Communication Networks research unit at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, located in Oulu, Finland. He is the only Indian to be selected at VTT for the 2023 Fall call for the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Before this position, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Smart Wireless Systems research group, department of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik, Norway. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India, in 2016. He has published 62 scientific papers till date. He is specialized in the field of computer communication and networking. He is the author and editor of several books and book chapters with reputed publishers. His major work is in IoT-based enhanced safety applications in vehicular communication. His research interests include Internet of Things, Intelligent transportation systems, V2X, Cellular IoT, 5G/6G verticals among other related topics.

• Jarno Pinola, VTT, Finland
• Mikko Uitto, VTT, Finland
• Olli Apilo, VTT, Finland
• Juho Markkula, University of Oulu, Finland
• Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu, Finland
• Konstantin Mikhaylov, University of Oulu, Finland
• Ramon Aquero, University of Cantabria, Spain
• Flavio Esposito, St. Louis University, USA
• Srinivasa Kiran Gottapu, Benedict College, Columbia, USA
• Arun Prakash, MNNIT Allahabad, India
• Ayan Mondal, IIT Indore, India
• Manuel J. Cabral S. Reis, UTAD University, Portugal
• Mohammad Derawi, NTNU Gjøvik, Norway