Smart Spaces and Next Generation Wired/Wireless Networking: 9th International Conference

We welcomeyouto the joint proceedingsofthe 9th NEW2AN(Next-Generation Teletra?c and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking) and the Second ruS- MARTconferencesheld inSt. Petersburg, Russiaduring September 15-17,2009. This year NEW2AN featured signi?cant contributions to various aspects of networking. Presented topics encompassed several layers of communication n- works: from physical layers to transport protocols. In particular, issues of QoS in wireless and IP-based multi-service networks were dealt with. Cross-layer - timization, tra?c characterization were also addressed within the program. It is also worth mentioning the emphasis placed on wireless networks, including, but not limited to, cellular networks, wireless local area networks, personal area networks, mobile ad hoc networks, and sensor networks. The Second Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2009, was targeted at attracting the attention of academic and industrial researchers to an emerging area of smart spaces that creates completely new opportunities for making fully customized applications and services for the users. The conference is a meeting placeforleadingexpertsfromtopa?liationsaroundtheworld, withparticularly activeparticipationandstronginterestfromRussianattendeesthathaveagood reputation for high-quality research and business in innovative service creation and applications development. The NEW2AN/ruSMART 2009 call for papers attracted 82 papers from 22 countries, resulting in an acceptance rate of 39%. With the help of the excellent TechnicalProgramCommittee andanumberofassociatedreviewers, thebest32 high-quality papers were selected for publication. The conference was organized in seven single track sessions. We wish to thank the Technical Program Committee members of both c- ferences and the associated reviewers for their hard work and important cont- bution to the conference.