Committee; Program Committee; Steering Committee; Organizing Committee; A Welcome Message From the General Chairs; A Welcome Message From the TPC Chairs; Contents; Main Track 1: Context-Awareness and Autonomy Paradigms; 1 The Allocation in Cognitive Radio Network: Combined Genetic Algorithm and ON/OFF Primary User Activity Models; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Problem Formulation; 2.1 PU ON-OFF Models; 2.2 Genetic Algorithm; 3 Simulation Results; 4 Conclusion; References; An Optimized Vertical Handover Approach Based on M-ANP and TOPSIS in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks; 1 Introduction

2 MADM-based Network Selection2.1 Related Work and Problem Statement; 2.2 The ANP Method; 2.3 The TOPSIS Technique; 3 Our Optimized Vertical Handover Algorithm; 4 Simulation and Results; 4.1 Simulation 1; 4.2 Simulation 2; 4.3 Simulation 3; 4.4 Simulation 4; 5 Conclusion; References; 3 Performance Analysis of Routing Protocols in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Topology-Based Routing Protocols; 2.1 Proactive Routing Protocols; 2.2 Reactive Routing Protocols; 3 Position-Based Routing Protocols; 4 Cluster-Based Routing Protocols; 5 Performance Evaluation; 5.1 Simulation

5.2 Simulation Results5.2.1 Number of Vehicles; 5.2.2 Vehicle Speed; 6 Conclusion; References; A Message Removal Mechanism for Delay Tolerant Networks; 1 Introduction; 2 Related Works; 3 The Proposed Mechanism; 4 The Influence of Removal Mechanisms on the Performance of DTN Routing Protocols; 4.1 Routing Protocols; 4.2 Compared Mechanisms; 4.3 Description of Simulation Parameters; 4.4 Performance Metrics; 5 Results; 5.1 Delivery Ratio; 5.2 Average Delay; 6 Conclusions; References; A Context-Aware Access Network Selection Based on Utility-Function for Handover in WLAN-LTE Environment

1 Introduction and Motivation2 Related Works; 3 Utility-Function Based Network Selection; 3.1 System Model; 3.2 Utility Function; 4 Performance Analysis; 4.1 Simulation Parameters; 4.2 Evaluation Criteria; 4.3 Simulation Results and Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; 6 Study of the Impact of Designed Objective Function on the RPL-Based Routing Protocol; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Related Works; 3 Preliminaries; 3.1 RPL Routing Protocol; 3.2 Objective Function; 4 Metrics Choice; 5 Simulation Results; 5.1 Analysis Based on Scalable Network; 5.2 Analysis Based on Mobility Models

5.3 Analysis Based on Positions6 Conclusion; References; Multi-channel Coordination Based MAC Protocols in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): A Survey; 1 Introduction; 2 IEEE 802.11p/1609.4 Multi-channel Operations; 3 Multi-channel Coordination Based MAC Protocols; 3.1 Dynamic Interval Division Protocols; 3.2 Enhancing Multi-channel Operations Protocols; 4 Qualitative Analysis of Multi-channel Coordination Based MAC Protocols; 4.1 Qualitative Analysis; 4.2 Open Issues and Future Research Directions; 5 Conclusion; References; Towards the Enhancement of QoS in 802.11e for Ad Hoc Networks