GCWOC’18 was jointly organized by University of Malaga (UMA) Spain, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan and Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) Karachi, Pakistan with travel grant sponsorship support for Pakistani researchers by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Pakistan Engineering Council also made debut in the conference as a collaborative partner. The same troika of UMA, MUET and SSUET is successfully running International European Commission Credit Mobility Programs under Erasmus Plus.
GCWOC(Global Conference on Wireless and Optical Communication) is an International forum for researchers to exchange information regarding novel aspects of technology, application and service development within the multidisciplinary framework of Wireless and Optical Communication Technologies. GCWOC aims to facilitate a creative environment for the promotion of collaboration and knowledge transfer.
The event was held in Malaga (Spain) on 1st to 3rd October 2018 at the University of Malaga by making it part of Technological Advancements in Wireless & Optical Communication Systems. The conference was chaired by Prof Dr Javier Poncela, the University of Malaga and Prof. Dr.Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Professor & Dean Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering at MUET. The Technical Program Committee (TPC) was chaired by Prof Dr Pablo Otero Roth, University of Malaga and, Dr Muhammad Aamir, Chairman Telecommunication Engineering at SSUET. The presence of Prof Dr AfzalUlHaq, Vice Chancellor SSUET, Paulo Monteiro of the University of Aveiro, Portugal, Dr Enrique Nava, of UMA Spain including three high-quality keynotes lectures had enhanced the impact of GCWOC’18.
The conference program included six (6) technical sessions. Each technical session was chaired by renowned professors from universities of 04 different countries. The Technical program committee accepted only 42 papers out of 138 submissions after thorough peer reviews. Presented papers covered wide variety of research area including Signal processing, Energy efficiency and power management system, Smart and mobile antennas, Circuit design for wireless systems, Wireless sensor networks, Wireless Security, Industrial applications, Optical signal processing, Optical sensors, Photonic communications system, High-speed optical communications systems and devices, Coding techniques, Optical networks etc. These papers represented authors from Germany, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Spain, UK, Ireland, Italy, Finland, USA, Canada, Tunisia, India, Saudi Arabia, UK, Poland, Denmark and Korea. Accepted and presented papers will be submitted for publication in Springer’s Journal (an impact factor journal) on Wireless Personal Communication which is abstracted/indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, SCOPUS, INSPEC, Google Scholar, EBSCO, CSA, Academic OneFile, ACM Digital Library, Computer Science Index, CSA Environmental Sciences, Current Contents Collections / Electronics & Telecommunications Collection, EI-Compendex, Expanded Academic, OCLC, PASCAL, SCImago, Summon by Pro Quest.
The closing address was delivered by Prof. Dr Afzal Ul Haq, VC SSUET. He acknowledged all the organizers, keynote speakers and participants. He hoped that the participants will share their experience with others and further strengthen the relationship with GCWOC. He was also thankful to all the sponsors of this conference i.e. the University of Malaga, Mehran University of Engineering &Technology and Sir Syed University of Engineering &Technology. He also invited all the participants in the next edition of GCWOC 2019 which will be held at the same venue i.e. University of Malaga, Spain.
At the end of the GCWOC’18 Conference, Dr.AfzalUlHaq, Dr B.S. Chowdhry and Dr Muhammad Aamir, Engr Khadim Hussain Bhatti Registrar Pakistan engineering Council, Engr Muhammad Nasrullah GB Member PEC presented souvenirs to organizers of the conference from MUET and SSUET respectively. After the Conference on 4th October, the University of Malaga arranged a complimentary guided tour of the famous historical city of Muslims Empire “Cordoba” and Seville which was enjoyed by all participants.
