通信专业研究生研究方向展望

浏览了一下IEEE Communications Society 07年通信年会指南，现摘录其中的部分内容，给报考通信专业的同学抛砖引玉。

会议主题"Smart Communications Technologies for Tomorrow" (未来智能通信技术)虽然我不知道具体的内容，但以下几百个方向应该是通信专业最前沿的研究课题了。

红色部分是我自己翻译的。

1 COMMUNICA TIONS QoS, RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MODELLING (通信质量、可靠性和性能建模)The symposium deals with performance issues for enabling current and next-generation networks and services.Topics of Interest1) Qos in Multimedia Networks , V oIP QoS (多媒体网络服务质量,IP语音服务质量)2) QoS in the Internet (Internet服务质量)3) QoS and Routing, MPLS, Multicast Service (路由和服务质量,数字证明学习系统,多点传送服务)4) QoS Metrics ()5) QoS of Network services, VPN, WEB (网络服务质量,虚拟专用网络,WEB)6) QoS for Wireless Networks including Mobile and Sensor Networks (无线网络包括移动和传感器网络的服务质量)7) QoS Aspects for PSTN /IP-NW Interworking (PSTN/IP-NW交互工作的服务质量)8) QoS Network Architectures (服务质量网络结构)9) Standardization Aspects of QoS and Reliability (服务质量和可靠性的标准化)10) Traffic Modeling and characterization (交通建模和特征)11) Traffic Control (交通控制)12) Performance Modeling (性能建模)13) Network Design (网络设计)14) Simulation techniques (仿真技术)15) Measurements techniques (测量技术)16) Tools and software for Performance Evaluation (性能评估的工具和软件)17) Satellite network and transport protocols (卫星网络和传输协议)18) QoS-oriented solutions for IP over satellite (卫星IPQos导向的解决方案)19) Satellite/terrestrial QoS mapping (卫星/陆地Qos映射)20) Satellite adaptation layers and interfaces (卫星适应层和分界面)21) Reliable satellite transport architectures (可靠卫星传输结构)22) End-to-end QoS satellite architectures (端对端Qos卫星结构)23) QoS signaling over satellite networks (卫星网络中的Qos信号)24) Peer-to-peer application over satellite (通过卫星的点对点应用)25) Satellite call admission control (卫星电话接入控制)26) QoS routing in satellite networks (卫星网络的Qos路由)27) Satellite resource allocation and planning (卫星资源分配和计划)28) Network management in satellite networks (卫星网络中的网络管理)29) Emerging standards over Satellite (卫星中的Emerging标准)%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%2 COMMUNICA TIONS THEORY (通信理论)This symposium welcomes original research papers on theoretical and applied aspects of wireless, mobile and wireline communication systems. Topics-of-interest address a wide range of physical layer issues including modulation, coding (such as turbo, LDPC, space-time, concatenated aspects), joint source-channel coding, synchronization, equalization (inc luding soft and turbo-equalization), channel estimation, interference avoidance and advanced multiple access strategies. Theoretical performance analysis and design issues of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, ultrawideband (UWB) transmission, optical communication (such as optical CDMA, wireless optical) and cooperative diversity (including diversity/multiplexing tradeoffs, distributed coding and signal processing as applied to ad-hoc and sensor networks) will be also featured. Research results on communication theory aspects of genetics, bioinformatics and quantum information processing are warmly welcome as well.Topics of Interest1) Turbo, LDPC, space-time and other designs of channel codes (Turbo,LDPC,空时及其它信道码设计)2) Iterative detection and decoding for concatenated systems (连接系统的迭代检测和解码)3) Space-time coding and processing (空时编码和处理)4) MIMO system design and analysis (多输入多输出系统设计和分析)5) Low complexity decoding algorithms (低复杂度解码算法)6) Distributed coding and processing: ad-hoc and sensor networks (分布式编码和处理:ad-hoc和传感器网络)7) Source Compression and joint source/channel coding (信源压缩和联合信源/信道编码)8) OFDM and multi-carrier methods 正交频分复用和多载波方法)9) CDMA and multi-user detection (CDMA和多用户检测)10) Diversity, cooperative systems and diversity/multiplexing tradeoff (多样性,合作系统和多样性/多路交换技术)11) Interference cancellation and avoidance (干扰消除和抑制)12) UWB systems and analysis (超宽带系统和分析)13) Soft and traditional equalization/decoding (软-传统均衡/解码)14) Adaptive systems for communications (通信中的自适应系统)15) Channel estimation and identification: training sequence optimization (信道估计和识别:训练序列最优化)%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%3 COMPUTER AND COMMUNICA TIONS NETWORK SECURITY(计算机和通信网络安全) With the advent of pervasive computer in communications networks and the proliferation ofheterogeneous networks, network security has become paramount. The proposed Communications and Computer Network Security Symposium will address aspects of modeling, design, implementation, deployment, network management, and security algorithms, protocols, architectures, systems and testbeds. Original papers are invited in the area of network security, source authentication, protocols, data encryption algorithms, attack scenarios, source mimicking, denial of service, countermeasure scenarios, link layer security, and so on. Furthermore, contributions devoted to the evaluation, optimization, or enhancement of security mechanisms for current technologies as well as devising efficient security and privacy solutions for emerging technologies are solicited.Topics of Interest1) 3G, 4G security2) 802.11 security, 802.11i3) Ad hoc network security4) Advance cryptography and Quantum cryptography5) Application/network penetration testing6) Authentication protocols7) Biometric security: technologies, risks and vulnerabilities8) Bluetooth security9) Computer communication security10) Computer and network forensics11) Critical infrastructure security12) Cryptography Issues13) Data and system integrity14) Deployment and management of computer/network security policies15) Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDOS) attacks and countermeasures16) Distributed systems security17) DNS spoofing and security18) Encryption standards19) Encryption vulnerabilities20) Financial cryptosystems21) Firewalls22) Formal trust models23) Information hiding and watermarking24) Intrusion detection, localization, and avoidance25) IPv6 security, IPSec26) Key distribution methods and management27) Light-weight cryptography28) Message authentication29) Mobile code security30) Network security metrics and performance evaluation31) Network traffic analysis techniques32) Operating System(OS) security and log analysis tools33) Optical Network security34) Peer-to-peer systems35) Public-key cryptography36) Quantum cryptography and implementation platforms37) Quantum Key Distribution methods38) Revocation of malicious parties39) Robust Security Network (RSN)40) Secure naming41) Secure Socket Layer (SSL)42) Security modeling and protocol design43) Security specification techniques44) Self-healing networks45) Sensor network security46) Single- and multi-source intrusion detection and response (automation)47) Smart cards and secure hardware48) Source and link authentication49) Symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography50) Testbeds51) Transport Layer Security (TLS)52) Trust establishment53) Upper-layer authentication54) V irtual Private Networks (VPNs)55) V ulnerability, exploitation tools, and virus/worm analysis56) Web, e-commerce, m-commerce, and e-mail security57) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%4 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICA TIONS AND HOME SERVICES(多媒体通信和家庭服务)Papers offering novel research contributions in any aspect of Multimedia Communications, Services and Home Networking are solicited for submission to the ICC2007 Multimedia Communications and Home Services Symposium. Papers may present theories, techniques, applications, or practical experiences on topics including but not limited to the following tracks:Topics of InterestMedia streaming and real-time delivery1) Techniques and architectures for streaming media and IP telephony2) Joint source and channel coding and error control schemes3) Scalability and transcoding technologies for heterogeneous networks4) Multimedia delivery to wireless embedded devices5) Cross protocol layer design and optimizationsMobile multimedia communications6) Cross-layer design for multimedia communication7) Medium access control for multimedia over wireless local area network and personal area network8) Mobile content distribution networks9) Mobility management for wireless multimedia10) Software-radio-based techniques for multimedia communicationQuality of service in multimedia communications11) Multimedia QoS support for wired and wireless networks12) MAC protocols with multimedia QoS support in wireless networks13) Transport/streaming protocols for end-to-end QoS support14) Multimedia QoS in peer-to-peer and overlay networks15) V oIP/RTC support in wireless multi-hop networksMultimedia communications systems and applications16) Online gaming (Service, architecture, protocol, and security)17) V irtual home environment18) Content distribution and web services (including media caching and replication)19) Distributed services middleware and systems for multimedia communications (e.g. Open Service Interfaces)20) Private or peer-to-peer network services for multimedia communications.21) Emerging trends, standards, applications, services, and field trialsHome networking and services for multimedia applications22) Home networks protocols (WLAN, WiMax, UWB, ad-hoc, etc.) and architectures23) W AN support of home networks24) Wireless and wireline broadband multimedia access25) TV-centric home networks, DTV, and home networked entertainment and games26) Residential gateways, and home networked appliances for multimedia applications27) Novel home networking multimedia applications and enabling technologies28) Test Beds, trials and demonstrations %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%5 NETWORK SERVICES AND OPERA TION(网络服务和操作)The concept of network convergence was developed to merge different networks into one multi-service network. This concept is becoming real using an Internet-based infrastructure and Internet protocols for transferring information. However, strategic research is still required to achieve the best integration architecture, services and operations management, and service provisioning in both wired and wireless domains. Many topics like network resilience, network and service security and availability, Quality-of-Service, or mobility management in the future network are still widely considered by researchers, network operators, device manufacturers and service providers.The aim of the proposed symposium is to provide the forum for discussions on this and other challenging research areas concerning network operation and services in future converging networks.Topics of InterestNetwork control1) Internetworking heterogeneous wireless/wire-line networks2) Quality-of-Service management3) Network control and signaling4) Network resource management5) Self-organized networks6) Routing in overlay and peer-to-peer networks7) Transport protocols for wireless8) Signaling for integrated wire-line/wireless networks9) Mobility, location and handoff management10) Autonomic networkingServices and applications11) Wireless multimedia services and applications12) Mobile network service generation13) Service portability across homogeneous and heterogeneous networks14) Service mobility techniques15) Traffic and service charging16) Mobile IP technologies and services17) Service provisioning platforms18) Service roaming19) V oIP protocols and services20) Context-aware applications and services21) Converged servicesNetwork security22) Access control and auditing23) Identity management24) Security protocols25) Security of mobile ad-hoc networks26) Security of sensor networks27) Security of V oIP networks28) Security verification29) DoS attacks prevention30) Secure signaling in IP networks %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%6 OPTICAL NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS(光学网络和系统)Research on optical systems has been gathering pace and researchers have been working to produce faster and faster transmission and switching technologies. With rapid advances in optical enabling devices and systems over the past decade, multi-terabit transport networks have now become a reality. In particular, long-haul domains have seen significant induction of advanced dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. More lately, DWDM and coarse WDM (CWDM) technologies have steadily permeated into the more focused metro/regional and edge domains. A very notable and complementary development herein has also been the rapid maturation of much-improved electronic SONET/SDH grooming technologies, broadly termed as “next-gener ation” SONET/SDH. As these paradigm shifts take hold, related standards activities to develop unified provisioning and control-plane architectures for optical and electronic layers have seen much impetus, particularly within the IETF and ITU-T organizations. Today, one of the major bandwidth “bottlenecks” lies in the access domain, where cumbersome legacy copper/coaxinfrastructures pose notable scalability hurdles toward true ultra-broadband capabilities. For many years, optical technologies were considered as too expensive and non-viable for the local loop, particularly when compared to incremental upgrades of existing legacy copper/coax plants and emerging radio wireless technologies. However, given the rapid decline in optical component price-points in recent years, advanced passive optical network (PON) access architectures have also evolved, pushing genuine fiber access all the way to the ultimate end-users. In fact, many carriers worldwide are conducting lengthy PON trials and some are even starting to offer selected ultra-broadband services to high-end users. Others are even contemplating hybrid radio/fiber access solutions to achieve a broad coverage footprint. Broadly, these trends will gain momentum over the coming years and will inevitably help usher in a new era of services, e.g., grid computing, storage extension, etc.This symposium seeks to showcase the latest developments in key open areas of optical networks and systems, and emergent service paradigms. In particular, one of the major themes w ill be on vertical and horizontal integration. For example, the former entails issues such as Ethernet-optical internetworking, SONET/SDH-WDM multi-granularity grooming, traffic engineering, physical-layer aware networking, application-layer optimization, etc. Meanwhile, the latter covers topics such as multi-domain interworking and grooming, hybrid wireless-optical interworking, etc. Another major theme will be high-speed transmission and switching systems. The symposium will consist of peer-reviewed research papers as well as informative tutorials and workshop offerings from leading luminaries in the field. Moreover, broad-based participation is envisioned from academia, governmental institutions, and industry—both service providers and equipment vendors alike. Some of the key focus areas include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following:Topics of Interest1) Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems2) Optical code division multiplexing (OCDM) systems3) Optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) systems4) Hybrid time and wavelength multiplexing5) Modulation and coding6) Multiple access7) Optical transmission systems8) Equipment architecture and performance9) System modeling and performance evaluation10) Demonstrators and experimental trials of optical transmission and switching systems11) Next generation SONET/SDH transmission and switching systems12) Optical cross-connect systems13) Optical packet and burst switching systems14) Optical access systems15) Hybrid wireless-optical transmission and switching systems16) Emerging standards and proposals17) Routing and wavelength assignment18) Dynamic ligthpath re-routing19) Extension of the GMPLS control plane to multi-domain20) Traffic grooming and traffic engineering21) Free space optical networks22) Multicasting in optical networks23) Optical Packet Switching (OPS)24) Optical Burst Switching (OBS)25) Single layer and multi-layer protection and restoration26) Optical switch architectures and performance27) Optical access network architectures: PON, APON, BPON, GPON, EPON, WDM-PON28) Optical network experiments: demonstrations, test beds and field trials29) Signaling and monitoring in optical networks30) Impact of the physical-layer impairments on optical network design and traffic engineering31) Horizontal integration: multi-area optical communications, Path Computing Element32) V ertical integration: multi-granularity switching33) Hybrid wireless-optical metro/access networks34) Traffic engineering for next-generation SONET/SDH35) Optical Ethernet and new service paradigms36) Optical virtual private networks37) Innovative services: grid computing, storage area networking, utility computing38) Standardization issues %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%7 SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CODING FOR DA TA STORAGE(数据存储中的信号处理和编码)Signal processing and coding have been key component of data storage systems in the past (tape recording, disk drives, CD and DVD players). Recording devices simply do not work without signal processing and coding electronics. Codes and signal processing methods in data storage are unique in the sense that they need to be tailor-made to address issues in data storage: head-disk interfaces, media noise, recording physics, etc. Over the past 5 years, there has been a major shift in signal processing methods for data storage, triggered by two events:1) The shift to perpendicular magnetic recording technology, and2) The penetration of magnetic data storage into consumer electronics (MP3 players, digital cameras, video recorders, etc.)As a result, established companies that had not been in the data storage industry in the past and start-up companies are entering this exciting technical area. The symposium will present a chance for researchers in this community to present the novel approaches for signal processing and coding for data storage.Topics of Interest1) Channel characterization, including modeling of media noise and nonlinearity.2) Detection methods, including sequence detection, partial response and decision feedback.3) Modulation and run-length limited codes.4) Error-correcting codes, trellis coding and turbo codes.5) Combined equalization and coding.6) Equalization and filtering, including nonlinear techniques.7) Write precompensation and write equalization.8) Circuit designs for read/write channel electronics and coding / detection algorithms.9) Timing and gain recovery.10) New concepts for perpendicular recording.11) Noise modeling and analysis for perpendicular recording.12) Coding bounds, density, and channel capacity.13) Data compression for digital storage, including audio and video.14) AC-bias or FM linearization techniques.15) Multiple-head systems.16) Signal processing for optical storage systems: holographic, near-field, multi-level, phase change, magneto-optic, CD, DVD.17) Cost versus performance issues surrounding design of signal processing systems for storage18) Coding techniques for disk arrays.19) Special issues surrounding signal processing and coding for removable storage devices.20) Novel servo coding and formatting.21) Servo Gray code detection and processing.22) System-on-chip (SOC) architecture and optimization.23) Iterative decoding and LDPC codes.24) Efficient error control coding/decoding and LDPC codes for 4K block sectors.25) Measurement, testing, and performance optimization. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%8 SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR COMMUNICA TIONS(通信中的信号处理)Topics of Interest1) Adaptive Antennas2) Adaptive Equalization3) Channel Estimation and Modeling4) Communications Electronics5) Interference Mitigation and Signal Separation6) Multiuser Systems7) Multiuser Detection8) MIMO Systems9) Modulation Techniques10) Receiver Techniques11) Signal Processing in Communications12) Signal Processing for Networks13) Source Coding and Joint Source-Channel Coding14) Space-Time Processing15) Speech and V ideo Signal Processing16) Synchronization17) Software Defined Radio18) Signal Processing Algorithms & Techniques19) Signal Processing for UWB20) Signal Processing for Multimedia21) OFDM and Multicarrier Systems22) Image Processing for Communications23) VLSI Circuits for Communications24) Measurement, testing, and performance optimization.25) Security & Encryption for Wired/Wireless Communications and Data Storage %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%9 WIRELESS AD HOC AND SENSOR NETWORKS(无线ad hoc和传感器网络)As computing and communications are converging, wireless ad hoc and sensor networks have attracted more and more attention in recent years. These networks will revolutionize information gathering and processing in both urban environments and inhospitable terrain. A wireless ad hoc network is an autonomous system consisting of mobile hosts (serving as routers) connected by wireless links. Such networks can be quickly and widely deployed to serve a multiplicity of purposes. Example applications of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks include, among others, emergency search-and-rescue operations, decision making in the battlefield and data acquisition operations. Sensor networks have already entered many aspects of our lives. Wireless sensors can be deployed in almost any environment, especially those where conventional wired sensor systems are impossible, unavailable or inaccessible, such as in inhospitable terrains, dangerous battlefields outer space or deep oceans. As a result, the last few years have witnessed a wealth of research ideas on ad hoc and sensor networks that are moving rapidly into commercialization and standardization. Such networks can be randomly and rapidly deployed and reconfigured and easily tailored to specific applications including civilian, military, entertainment, etc. Moreover, an ad hoc architecture is highly robust to node failure and can provide a high-level of fault tolerance due to nodal redundancy and its distributed nature. Furthermore, energy efficiency can be achieved through multi-hop routing communication. Bandwidth reuse can also benefit from dividing the single long range hop to multiple short hops with each hop having a shorter range. Several challenges are standing in the way to achieving ubiquitous deployment of ad hoc and sensor networks. These include variable topology, device heterogeneity, limited power supply and the lack of effective energy-efficient design, lack of QoS and application support, etc.This symposium aims at providing a forum for sharing ideas among researchers and practitioners working on state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges above. We are seeking papers that describe original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks.Topics of Interest1) Applications and evolutions of Ad hoc and sensor networks2) Autonomic Networking3) Wireless, ad hoc and sensor devices4) Physical layer design of ad hoc networks5) Frequency and channel allocation algorithms6) Topology control and management7) Algorithms and modeling for localization, target tracking and mobility management8) Architectures of wireless communication and mobile computing9) MAC protocols for ad hoc and sensor networks10) QoS provisioning in medium access control and routing11) Analytical, mobility and validation models for ad hoc networks12) Performance evaluation and modeling of mobile and ad hoc networks13) Integrated simulation and measurement based evaluation of ad hoc and sensor systems14) New simulation languages, methodologies and tools for wireless systems15) Analysis of correctness and efficiency of protocols16) Data management, Data aggregation, data dissemination, and query processing17) Cryptography and security issues in ad hoc and sensor networks18) Distributed algorithms19) Pricing modeling and solutions20) Pervasive and wearable computing21) Co-existence issues of hybrid networks22) Energy saving and power control protocols for ad hoc and sensor networks23) Resource management algorithms in mobile, wireless and ad-hoc networks24) Synchronization and scheduling issues in mobile and ad hoc networks25) Service discovery26) Cross-layer design and interactions27) Mobile service and QoS management28) Survivability and reliability evaluation and modeling29) Ubiquitous and mobile access30) Security and privacy issues %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%10 WIRELESS COMMUNICA TIONS(无线通信)Wireless communications networks and systems have been penetrating our everyday lives, spurring growing interest in new wireless technologies that are smart for tomorrow. Next generation (4G and beyond) wireless systems are building ubiquitous mobile infrastructure and new integrated multimedia services and applications with seamless roaming across networks. Wireless local and personal area networks are rolling out to support wireless internet, pervasive computing, and emerging smart wireless technologies adapted to individual needs, with content-aware computing, location-aware services and optimized network resource allocation. Tomorrow's smart networks also motivate the open spectrum approach to spectrum access, enabled by software defined radio technology and the cognitive radio paradigm to allow unlicensed users to share spectrum with legacy spectrum users. To promote advances in wireless communications technologies, the Wireless Communications Symposium will inc lude topics related to all aspects of wireless and mobile communications at all layers of the network protocol suite and all wireless communications systems including cellular networks, wireless LAN and PAN, ad-hoc networks, mesh networks, sensor networks, as well as satellite systems. To ensure complete coverage of advances in wireless communication and networking technologies for current and future systems, the wireless communications symposium seeks original contributions in, but not limited to, the following topical areas:Topics of Interest1) Modulation, coding, and diversity techniques for wireless2) Information theory applications in wireless3) Cross-layer design for wireless4) Cooperative communications5) Spectrum efficiency6) CDMA, TDMA & OFDM air interfaces7) Ultra-wideband (UWB) communications8) Multi-rate and multi-carrier communications9) Adaptive modulation techniques10) Detection and estimation techniques11) Localization techniques12) Multi-user detection13) Signal separation, interference avoidance and cancellation14) Synchronization and equalization15) Diversity and multiplexing trade-off16) Smart antenna technologies17) MIMO systems and18) Space-time processing and coding19) Fading countermeasures20) Propagation and channel characterization21) Resource allocation and interference management22) Radio resource management and scheduling23) Wireless medium access control techniques24) Link design aspects for emerging technologies25) Software defined and cognitive radio26) Power control algorithms27) Error and link control28) Link-layer handoff and mobility models29) Traffic management30) Cell and capacity planning31) Wireless capacity evaluation and enhancement32) DSP applications to wireless systems33) Satellite communicationsWireless Network and Transport34) PCS, GPRS, EDGE, 3GPP, UMTS network design35) IMT2000 and beyond cellular systems36) 4G mobile network architectures37) Wireless LANs protocols and standards38) Wireless ad hoc networks39) Wireless mesh networks40) Mobile Internet technologies41) Mobile IP techniques42) Multi-protocol architectures and devices43) Mobility, location and handoff management44) Call admissions control and congestion control45) Mobile quality of service management46) Multimedia QoS and traffic management。