The submission deadline has been extended to Mar. 15, 2012 (firm).

Welcome Message

Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSANs) are the confluence point where the traditional fields of wireless sensor networks, multi-robot systems and control theory meet. In WSANs, nodes collaborate to accomplish distributed sensing and actuation tasks. Leveraged by the control and mobility of actors, the networking process and applications embrace a whole new set of possibilities. For instance, actors may deploy, repair and relocate sensors to improve coverage, build routes and fix network partition to ensure data communication, change network topology to shape routing patterns and balance energy consumption, and respond to reported events in a timely and effective manner. The benefits are limited only by imagination. As an emerging research field, WSANs are in need of new networking techniques, by which they can fully exploit their particularities and potentials. The International Workshop on Wireless Sensor, Actuator and Robot Networks (WiSARN) has for stated goal to be a high-profile workshop that brings together state-of-the-art contributions on the design, specification, and implementation of architectures, algorithms and protocols for current and future applications of WSANs. Following the success of previous editions of WiSARN, WiSARN 2012-Spring will be held in Hangzhou, China, May 18, 2012, in conjunction with IEEE DCOSS.