Scope of the Papers

N³Summit 2011 topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1-. Nano-Devices and Nano-Systems Design and Manufacturing

Nanotechnology provides a new set of tools to design and manufacture components, devices and systems in a scale between one and a few hundred nanometers. In particular, we are interested in:

• Biological Systems
  • Bionanonechnology and its application to nanonetworks.
  • Biological nanosensor and nanoactuator design.
  • Bio-sensing and biological in-vivo monitoring systems.
  • Reconfigurable nano-bio systems.
  • Cellular machine bio-engineering for communication, e.g., genetically engineered cells, bacteria hybridization, etc.
  • Bio-inspired and bio-based circuits and architectures.
  • Biological nanomaterials and nanostructures.
  • Nano-bio networking systems, e.g., in-vitro and in-vivo networks, etc.
• Nanoelectronic Devices
  • Molecular and carbon nanoelectronic devices and systems, e.g., graphene multi-functional and RF transistors, amplifiers, filters, memories, nano-antennas, etc.
  • Nanophotonic devices and systems, e.g., optical switches and modulators, optical wireless interconnects, etc.
  • Quantum electronic devices and systems, e.g., quantum registers, quantum memories, etc.
  • Integration techniques for nanoscale components, e.g., DNA scaffolding, molecular selfassembly, etc.
  • Nanosensor design and manufacturing, e.g., CNT-based transistors, functionalized materials for biological and chemical sensors, etc.
  • Nanoscale energy systems, e.g., nano-batteries, nano-ultra-capacitors, harvesting mechanisms, ZnO.

2-. Nano Communications and Networks

The interconnection of nanodevices requires the development of new communication paradigms suited for the nanoscale. In particular, we are interested in:

• Molecular Communications
  • Propagation architectures for molecular communication, e.g., diffusion-based, molecular motors, carrier-based, etc.
  • Channel modeling for molecular propagation of information.
  • Capacity analysis of molecular communication systems.
  • Molecular information modulation and coding.
  • Molecular networking protocols for medium access and routing.
  • Design of devices for molecular communication, e.g., molecular transmitter/receiver.
• Electromagnetic and Quantum Communications
  • Propagation models for nano-electromagnetic communications.
  • Interaction of electromagnetic waves and nanoscale entities.
  • Modulations and coding techniques for EM nanonetworks.
  • New network architectures and protocols for EM nanonetworks.
  • Quantum communication and networks.

3-. Nanoscale and Quantum Computing

Nanocomputers and information processing at the nanoscale is another challenging field. We are interested in the most relevant current research trends of this field such as:

• Molecular computing
• Nanoscale and molecular logic gates and flip-flops
• Quantum computing and information processing
• Nano coding and compression
• DNA computing and coding
• Quantum cellular automata
• Bio-molecular automata

4-. Applications of Nanonetworks

Communication among nanodevices enables new applications of nanotechnology in diverse fields. We are interested in novel applications such as:

• Wireless nanosensor networks.
• Health monitoring nanonetworks.
• Intelligent drug delivery systems.
• Intra-body sensor/actuator networks.
• Wireless networks of multi-core computing architectures.
• Ultra-high-speed wireless networks in the Terahertz Band.