Newly announced journal: International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems

Many current communication systems and infrastructures, such as the World Wide Web, Peer-2-Peer systems and ad hoc wireless and sensor networks, have the characteristic of being decentralised, pervasive and composed of a large number of autonomous entities. Frequently, communication systems deployed on such infrastructures need to run in highly dynamic environments, where content, network topologies and work loads are continuously changing. Adaptation thus becomes a key feature of a system's behaviour.

In addition, such communication systems involve a social dimension; for example, the entities within such communication systems can engage in interactions, discover suitable other participants, negotiate, and perform transactions. In certain cases, the complexity of the communication system is such that no centralised or hierarchical control is possible. These characteristics are similar to those which one finds in self-organising systems seen in nature, such as physical, biological and social systems.

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems - to begin publication in 2008 - will publish high quality state-of -the art research addressing foundational, engineering and technological aspects of communications systems exhibiting emergent and adaptive behaviour. Contributions are encouraged that support the understanding, development, and control of such communication systems based on sound theoretical models, including, but not limited to, bio-inspired, natural computing, game theory and economic models. IJAACS spans complexity, self-adaptation, autonomic communication, ambient intelligence, and multi-agent systems.