DCOSS 2012 Foreword

The 8th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS 2012) is taking place in Hangzhou, China, from Wednesday, May 16, to Friday, May 18, 2012. Previous editions have taken place in Barcelona, Spain (2011), Santa Barbara, USA (2010), Los Angeles, USA (2009), Santorini Island, Greece (2008), Santa Fe, USA (2007), San Francisco, USA (2006), and Marina del Rey, USA (2005). We are pleased to present the conference program to you. This year, the DCOSS program features high-quality research presentations, two keynotes, and a poster and work-inprogress session. The conference program covers several aspects of distributed computing in sensor systems aligned with the three main tracks: algorithms and analysis, signal processing and information theory, and systems and applications. This year we received 100 submissions. Each submitted paper was reviewed by at least three Technical Program Committee experts, and ultimately a total of 34 papers were accepted. We will also feature three interesting workshops and one poster/demonstration/work-in-progress session. We are proud to feature two excellent keynotes from leading experts on issues currently driving the distributed computing and sensor systems community. We hope that the technical program will provide a stimulating forum for researchers and practitioners throughout all three days.