Proposal for a Workshop on Research Directions for Communications After the Internet and Cellular Systems

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In the future, communications systems are expected to be characterized asubiquitous, pervasive, very mobile, and highly distributed, among other at-tributes. In contrast to current systems, such as cellular systems or thecurrent Internet, the reliance on central network components will be muchreduced and ad hoc methods for forming networks will become more preva-lent. Additionally, the number of connected devices, including both sensorsand actuators as well as processors, will increase dramatically and manynetwork devices will operate autonomously. Massive quantities of data ofvarious highly structured formats will need to be accessed and distributedacross these networks. Wireless and wireline systems will interconnect withoptical fiber and free space communications media.This workshop is intended to bring together a distinguished group ofresearch scientists/educators and industry and government experts to discussand identify critical research in communications to support this vision. Theworkshop will provide an opportunity to interact with experts from relatedfields, primarily computer science, working on different aspects of futurecommunication systems. A list of invitees for this workshop is provided inthe appendix.The workshop aims to identify research challenges and opportunities as-sociated with the emerging vision for future communications systems. Weexpect a report to come out of the workshop reflecting the themes discussed.