Scope
Over the years, we have witnessed the merging of wireless communications and transportation technologies. This excellent combination of two important fields has propelled our capabilities even further, allowing us to communicate anytime and anywhere, thereby improving the traffic safety, reducing the travel costs, and increasing our life quality tremendously.
Once the new Intelligent Transportation Systems are deployed, our roads and highways will be able to provide enhanced services to users through the combination of V2X and cellular communications, thus completely revolutionizing when and how we communicate, commute, and navigate, in the coming future.
In addition, all types of autonomous vehicles, including aerial, terrestrial and maritime drones, can also support ITS systems and processes to achieve unprecedented performance, safety and services.
Under such conditions, several issues remain open in the field on vehicular networking, including message dissemination in congested environments, Quality of Service (QoS), efficient and adaptive routing, MAC layer enhancements, mobility prediction, efficient handovers, and also in Intelligent Transportation Systems, such as efficient road traffic managing, optimal emergency services operation, integration with autonomous vehicles, etc.
This workshop is soliciting original technical papers addressing the main research challenges in the vehicular networking and the intelligent transportation systems area.
Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following scope:
- Wireless Vehicular Networking (aerial, terrestrial and maritime vehicles)
- DSRC/WAVE Communications, DSRC Alternatives, and Supporting Technologies
- 5G/6G technologies for vehicular environments
- UAV support for ground vehicle communications and services
- AI-Enhanced V2X Communication Protocols
- Communications for Safety of Vulnerable Road Users
- Communications for Automated Driving
- Content distribution in wireless vehicular environments
AI-Enhanced Traffic Management and Optimization
- AI-Enhanced Traffic Prediction, Management, and Optimization
- Statistical Analysis, Prediction, and Management of Vehicular Mobility
Autonomous Vehicle Intelligence and Systems
- Autonomous Vehicle Intelligence
- AI in Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics
- AI-Driven Cybersecurity in Vehicular Networks
- Integration with aerial, terrestrial and maritime autonomous vehicles
- Security and Trust Issues in Vehicular Environments
- Explainable and Trustworthy AI in Vehicular Systems
Network Control and Management
- Congestion and Admission Control in Dense Vehicular Networks
- Network Protocols and Algorithms, Including Clustering and Routing
- Cross-Layer Protocol Design
Integration and Edge Computing Solutions
- Smartphone/Vehicle Integration
- Service-Oriented Architectures, Service Portability, P2P
- AI for Real-Time Data Processing and Edge Computing
- Edge Solutions for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Cooperative Sensing and Human-Machine Interfaces
- Cooperative Sensing of Road Conditions
- Intelligent Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI)
Computational Models and Simulation Tools
- Network and System Architectures for Mobile Vehicular Computing
- Models, Simulators, and Tools for Vehicular Environments
- AI-Integrated Simulation and Modeling Tools for Vehicular Environments
Computer Vision and Multimedia in Vehicular Scenarios
- Computer Vision Applications in Vehicular Environments
- Multimedia Communications in Vehicular Scenarios
Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations
- Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations in AI-Powered Vehicular Systems
AI for User Experience and Sustainable Transportation
- AI for Enhanced User Experience and Personalization
- AI in Sustainable and Green Transportation
- Multi-Agent AI Systems in Vehicular Networks
