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[Fwd: [Tccc] IEEE ICDCS-2004 CFP]
by Lars Wolf 20 May '03

20 May '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] IEEE ICDCS-2004 CFP Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 11:26:33 EDT From: Makototaki(a)aol.com To: tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu CC: taki(a)takilab.k.dendai.ac.jp, lai(a)cis.ohio-state.edu Dear Sir, I am sending a cfp of ICDCS-2004. Thanks. Makoto ---------------------------------- Makoto Takizawa Professor and Dean of Graduate School of Science and Engineering Department of Computers and Systems Engineering Tokyo Denki University Ishizaka, Hatoyama, Saitama 350-0394, Japan Tel. +81-492-96-2911 ext.5001 (Secretary Ms. Mieko Yokota stf.yoko(a)jim.dendai.ac.jp) Fax. +81-492-96-5798 (or 6185) e-mail taki(a)takilab.k.dendai.ac.jp URL http://www.takilab.k.dendai.ac.jp/ ----------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** * * * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * ICDCS 2004 * * * * THE 24th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS * * * * http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/icdcs04 * * //www.icdcs2004.org * * * * March 23-26, 2004 * * Tokyo, Japan * * * * Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society * * and * * the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) * * * ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT DEADLINES =================== Workshop Proposal.......May 31, 2003 Paper Submission........July 15, 2003 Author Notification.....October 31, 2003 Final Manuscript Due....December 20, 2003 PURPOSE AND SCOPE ================= ICDCS provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to present and discuss their latest research findings on a broad array of topics in distributed computing. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Agents and Mobile Code - Distributed Data Management - Distributed Algorithms - Distributed Operating Systems - Middleware - Internet Computing and Applications - Multimedia Systems - Peer-to-Peer Communication - Network Protocols - Real-time and Embedded Systems - Ubiquitous Computing - Wireless Communication and Networks - Security and Fault Tolerant Systems PAPER SUBMISSION ================ All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF or PostScript format. Please see the conference web page for instructions. http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/icdcs04 //www.icdcs2004.org WORKSHOP PROPOSAL ================= Six to eight workshops will be held in conjunction with the conference. Workshop proposals should be submitted to Workshops Co-chair, Makoto Takizawa at taki(a)takilab.k.denkidai.ac.jp or Nian Feng Tzeng at tzeng(a)cacs.louisiana.edu. PROGRAM COMMITTEE ================= Program Co-Chairs....... Ten H. Lai - Ohio State University, USA Kenichi Okada - Keio University, Japan Program Vice Chairs: Agents and Mobile Code.. Toyoaki Nishida - Univ. of Tokyo, Japan Distributed Algorithms.. Toshimitsu Masuzawa - Osaka Univ., Japan Distributed Data Mgmt... Ambuj Singh - U of Calif. Santa Barbara, USA Distributed OS.......... Marvin Theimer - MS Research, USA Internet Comput/Appli... Santosh Shrivastava - U of Newcastle, UK Middleware.............. Jean Bacon - University of Cambridge, UK Multimedia Systems...... Wuchi Feng - Oregon Grad. Inst., USA Network Protocols....... Teruo Higashino - Osaka Univ., Japan RT and Embedded Sys..... Kwei-Jay Lin - U of Calif. Irvine, USA P2P Communication....... Xiaodong Zhang - NSF/William & Mary, USA Security and FT Sys..... Anish Arora - Ohio State University, USA Ubiquitous Computing.... Hideyuki Tokuda - Keio University, Japan Wireless Comm/Networks.. Yu-chee Tseng - Nat'l Chiao-Tung U, Taiwan (Full program committee available at conference web site.) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ==================== Honorary General Chairs. Shoichi Noguchi - SFAIS, Japan Iwao Toda - Fujitsu Labs, Japan General Co-Chairs....... Ming T. Liu - Ohio State University, USA Yutaka Matsushita - Tokyo U of Tech., Japan Workshops Co-Chairs..... Nien Feng Tzeng - U of LA Lafayette, USA Makoto Takizawa - Tokyo Denki Univ., Japan Awards Co-Chairs........ Michel Raynal - IRISA, France Norio Shiratori - Tohoku University, Japan International Liaison... Wen-Tsuen Chen - Nat'l Tsing-Hau U, Taiwan Michael Papazoglow, U Til., The Netherlands Joseph Urban - Arizona State Univ., USA Publicity Co-Chairs..... Bernd Kraemer - FernUniv. Hagen, Germany Arjan Durresi, Ohio State University, USA Masayuki Numao, IBM Japan, Japan Weijia Jia, City Univ. of Hong Kong, China Publication Co-Chairs... Dong Xuan - Ohio State University, USA Akira Idoue - KDDI, Japan Treasurer Chair......... Toru Hoshi - Tokyo Univ. of Tech., Japan Registration Chair...... Takanori Ugai - Fujitsu Lab., Japan Organization Chair...... Hiroshi Miyabe, NTT, Japan Local Arrangements Chair Kenichi Kitami - Tokyo Univ. of Tech., Japan TCDP Chair.............. Chita Das - Penn. State Univ., USA For further information - please contact: Ten H. Lai at lai(a)cis.ohio-state.edu, or Kenichi Okada at okada(a)ics.keio.ac.jp _______________________________________________ Tccc mailing list Tccc(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/tccc

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[Fwd: [tcgn] Call for Papers - MMCN 2004 (Multimedia Computing and Networking 2004)]
by Lars Wolf 17 May '03

17 May '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [tcgn] Call for Papers - MMCN 2004 (Multimedia Computing and Networking 2004) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 16:37:34 -0700 From: Nalini Venkatasubramanian <nalini(a)ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: tcgn(a)majordomo.ieee.org To: <tcgn(a)ieee.org> ********************************************************************** * * * CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * MMCN 2004 * * * * MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND NETWORKING 2004 (EI22) * * * * http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mmcn2004 * * * * January 21-22, 2004 * * San Jose, CA, USA * * * * Held in cooperation with ACM SIG Multimedia * * * ********************************************************************** MMCN 2004 will be held January 21-22, 2004, at the San Jose Marriott and San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, USA. Present your work at MMCN 2004 and define the future of multimedia! The paper submission deadline is June 23, 2003. For paper submissions please check the MMCN 2004 webpage at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mmcn2004 Recent advances in telecommunication, storage and information technologies along with enhancements in consumer electronics have stimulated the development of pervasive multimedia applications. New and upcoming standards (MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21) facilitate the seamless integration of multiple modalities of information into truly interoperable multimedia frameworks, creating new experiences for consumers. Such powerful multimedia solutions can have significant impact across a wide spectrum of commercial, consumer, non-profit and governmental domains. The objective of this conference is to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners contributing to all facets of multimedia computing and networking. The conference will serve as an invigorating forum for the dissemination of state-of-the-art research, development, and implementations of multimedia systems, technologies, and applications. Presenters will be encouraged to make multimedia presentations and demonstrate their solutions in person. We especially encourage papers on emerging technologies such as multimedia and QoS support for 3G and UWB networks, power-aware computing and communications, mobile and fixed wireless multimedia networks, multimedia in P2P environments, network processors, content distribution networks, home networking and digital appliances. An exclusive industrial track will feature industrial design experiences and showcase tools for next-generation multimedia systems and applications. Papers are solicited in all areas of multimedia, including, but not limited to: Multimedia Computing * hardware accelerators * multimedia OS services * power-aware systems * video-on-demand services * peer-to-peer media systems Multimedia and the Internet * web-based services * push technologies and content distribution * wide-area caching * data streaming and delivery Multimedia Networking * mobile and wireless networks * broadband networks * network-processor systems * home networking * QoS control and scheduling * access technologies Measurement and Modeling * performance measurement of multimedia systems * statistical modeling of server traffic and server software * multimedia system simulations * benchmark comparisons Multimedia Middleware * proxy services * transcoding * multimedia data management * security and multimedia Case Studies and Applications * synthetic animation * multimedia search engines * entertainment and games * distributed virtual reality * multimedia authoring We specifically solicit submissions in new and emerging areas in the field. AWARDS will be given to the best paper and the best student paper. PANELS will consist of discussions on timely and controversial topics. Author Information Submissions should not exceed 15 single-spaced pages including figures, tables, and references, using a typeface no smaller than 10 point. Papers must be electronically submitted in PDF or postscript format (using standard fonts and "US letter" size). Detailed instructions on the electronic submission process can be found on the conference web page at http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mmcn2004/. Please also submit a cover page electronically, (in plain text format) to mmcn2004(a)ics.uci.edu. Each cover page should contain paper title, author names and affiliations, name and address (both postal and electronic) of contact author, abstract (less than 500 words), keywords, and submission area. Please direct questions about paper submission to the Program Co-Chair at mmcn2004(a)ics.uci.edu IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission deadline : June 23, 2003 Notification of acceptance : Aug 24, 2003 Camera-ready manuscripts due : Oct 27, 2003 200-word Summary to SPIE : Nov 17, 2003 CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS General Chair Ragunathan Rajkumar, Carnegie Mellon University Program Chair Nalini Venkatasubramanian, University of California, Irvine. Publicity Chairs Americas: Ketan Mayer-Patel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Europe: Carsten Griwodz, University of Oslo, Norway Far East: Wei-Ying Ma, Microsoft Research, China Program Committee Tarek F. Abdelzaher, University of Virginia Kevin Almeroth, University of California, Santa Barbara Riccardo Bettati, Texas A&M University Nina Bhatti, Hewlett-Packard Labs Sajal K. Das, University of Texas, Arlington Magda El Zarki, University of California, Irvine Carsten Griwodz, University of Oslo (Norway) Martin G. Kienzle, IBM Research Ketan D. Mayer-Patel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Scott Brandt, University of California, Santa Cruz Douglas C. Schmidt, DARPA/Vanderbilt University Prashant J. Shenoy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Cormac J. Sreenan, University College Cork (Ireland) Michael Zink, Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) Roger Zimmermann, University of Southern California Dongyan Xu, Purdue University Hong Jiang Zhang, Microsoft Research Wei-Ying Ma, Microsoft Research, China Reza Rejaie, University of Oregon Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian 464 Computer Science Building Department of Information and Computer Science University of California, Irvine Irvine CA 92697-3425

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Workshop on End2End Monitoring (E2EMON) -- deadline extended]
by Frank Strauß 16 May '03

16 May '03

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CfP: MIPS 2003 International Workshop on Multimedia Interactive Protocols and Systems
by Frank Strauss 15 May '03

15 May '03

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WG: 1. Call for Papers: Doktorandenworkshop Technologien und Anwendungen von XML
by Stefan Fischer 14 May '03

14 May '03

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Robert Tolksdorf [mailto:tolk@inf.fu-berlin.de] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2003 00:54 An: fischer(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Betreff: 1. Call for Papers: Doktorandenworkshop Technologien und Anwendungen von XML Doktorandenworkshop Technologien und Anwendungen von XML http://xdws.xml-clearinghouse.de Berlin 15. Oktober 2003 im Rahmen der Berliner XML-Tage (http://www.berliner-xmltage.de) CALL FOR PAPERS XML-Technologien und Anwendungen werden in vielen Promotionsprojekten verwendet und untersucht. Der Doktorandenworkshop Technologien und Anwendungen von XML soll einen Rahmen bieten, in dem sich entwickelnde Ideen und Arbeiten in einem größeren Forum vorgestellt und diskutiert werden können. Die spezielle Form als Doktorandenworkshop soll Gelegenheit zu einem intensiven Kontakt zu den übrigen Teilnehmenden bieten. THEMENGEBIETE Thematisch ist der Workshop nicht begrenzt, jedoch soll es sich bei den vorgestellten Arbeiten um Promotionen mit XML-bezug im Bereich Informatik oder mit sehr starkem Informatikanteil handeln. WICHTIGE TERMINE Frist für die Einreichung der Beiträge: 11. Juli 2003 Benachrichtigung über Akzeptanz: 22. August 2003 Einreichung der endgültigen Version: 05. September 2003 Workshop: 15. Oktober 2003 EINREICHEN VON BEITRÄGEN Einreichungen werden in deutscher und englischer Sprache akzeptiert, die durch ein Programmkomitee begutachtet werden. Dabei sollen die Beiträge bei Verwendung der Vorlagen den Umfang von 3 bis 6 Seiten nicht überschreiten. Die Beiträge sind grundsätzlich im PDF-Format einzureichen (die Netdestillery <http://www.babinszki.com/distiller> bietet die Erstellung von PDF aus verschiedenen Formaten online kostenlos an). Bitte beachten Sie die Hinweise für Autoren der GI-Serie Lecture Notes in Informatics. Formatvorlagen für Word und LaTeX sind unter <http://www.gi-ev.de/LNI/autorenrichtlinien/index.html> erhältlich. Die Einreichung von Beiträgen erfolgt unter http://dws.xml-clearinghouse.de/submit/. Die Beiträge werden im Tagungsband der Berliner XML Tage veröffentlicht. PROGRAMMKOMITEE Chairs: Rainer Eckstein, HU zu Berlin Robert Tolksdorf, FU Berlin Hans-Knud Arndt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Johann-Christoph Freytag, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Heinz Schweppe, Freie Universität Berlin WEITERE INFORMATIONEN Weitere Informationen finden sie auf unseren Webseiten: http://xdws.xml-clearinghouse.de http://www.berliner-xmltage.de

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WG: 1. Call for Papers: XML Technologien fuer das Semantic Web 2003
by Stefan Fischer 14 May '03

14 May '03

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Robert Tolksdorf [mailto:tolk@inf.fu-berlin.de] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2003 00:54 An: fischer(a)ibr.cs.tu-bs.de Betreff: 1. Call for Papers: XML Technologien fuer das Semantic Web 2003 XSW 2003 XML-Technologien für das Semantic Web http://xsw.xml-clearinghouse.de Berlin - 13./14. Oktober 2003 in Rahmen der Berliner XML-Tage http://www.berliner-xmltage.de CALL FOR PAPERS Ziel des Workshops ist es, im Bereich Semantic Web tätige Forscher und Entwickler aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum zum Ideen- und Meinungsaustausch zusammenzubringen. Der Workshop beschäftigt sich mit XML-basierten Technologien zur Wissen- und Datenrepräsentation und deren Verarbeitung und Darstellung, die im Semantic Web Verwendung finden können. Er soll eine Möglichkeit bieten, eigene Projekte vorzustellen und in Diskussionen neue Perspektiven für Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben in diesem Gebiet zu eröffnen. THEMENGEBIETE Der Workshop soll das Spektrum von XML Technologien für das Semantic Web umfassen. Themenbereiche sind unter anderem: - XML Technologien zur Wissensrepräsentation wie RDF, Topic Navigation - Maps etc. - XML Technologien zur Datenrepräsentation wie XML Schema - Technologien zur Darstellung von XML repräsentierten Daten und Wissen - Technologien zur Verarbeitung von XML repräsentierten Daten und Wissen Der Workshop wird in diese thematischen Schwerpunkte gegliedert sein, und neben Vorträgen auch Raum für Diskussionen bieten. WICHTIGE TERMINE Frist für die Einreichung der Beiträge: 11. Juli 2003 Benachrichtigung über Akzeptanz: 22. August 2003 Einreichung der endgültigen Version: 05. September 2003 Workshop: 13./14. Oktober 2003 EINREICHEN VON BEITRÄGEN Es gibt zwei Möglichkeiten zur Einreichung von Beiträgen. Neben den regulären Einreichungen, welche eigenständige Arbeiten in den genannten Bereichen präsentieren, können auch Kurzbeiträge eingereicht werden, die Forschungsideen, Positionen oder laufende Arbeiten kurz vorstellen. Einreichungen werden in deutscher und englischer Sprache akzeptiert. Der Beitrag darf nicht schon an anderer Stelle veröffentlicht sein oder zur Begutachtung vorliegen. Alle Einreichungen werden durch das Programmkomitee begutachtet. Volle Beiträge sollen bei Verwendung der Vorlagen den Umfang von 12 Seiten, Kurzbeiträge 6 Seiten nicht überschreiten. Die Beiträge sind grundsätzlich im PDF-Format einzureichen (die Netdestillery bietet die Erstellung von PDF aus verschiedenen Formaten online kostenlos an). Bitte beachten Sie die Hinweise für Autoren der GI-Serie Lecture Notes in Informatics. Formatvorlagen für Word und LaTeX sind unter <http://www.gi-ev.de/LNI/autorenrichtlinien/index.html> erhältlich. Die Einreichung von Beiträgen erfolgt unter http://xsw.xml-clearinghouse.de/submit/. EINGELADENER VORTRAG Dieter Fensel, Universität Innsbruck PROGRAMMKOMITEE Chairs: Rainer Eckstein, HU zu Berlin Robert Tolksdorf, FU Berlin Andreas Abecker, DFKI Kaiserslautern Wolfgang Benn, TU Chemnitz Bettina Berendt, HU zu Berlin Andreas Eberhardt, International University in Germany Dieter Fensel, Uni Innsbruck Manfred Hauswirth, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Silvia Hollfelder, Fraunhofer IPSI, Darmstadt Gerti Kappel, TU Wien Matthias Klusch, DFKI GmbH Frank Leymann, IBM Entwicklung, Böblingen Alexander Maedche, Robert Bosch GmbH Wolfgang Nejdl, Uni Hannover Oli Kai Paulus, neofonie GmbH, Berlin Joachim Quantz, xmlcity e.V. Ralf Schenkel, Uni des Saarlandes Harald Schöning, Software AG, Darmstadt Steffen Staab, Uni Karlsruhe Gottfried Vossen, Uni Münster Gerd Wagner, Eindhoven University of Technology Michael Weber, Uni Ulm WEITERE INFORMATIONEN Weitere Informationen finden sie auf unseren Webseiten: http://xsw.xml-clearinghouse.de http://www.berliner-xmltage.de

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WG: Informatik 2003
by Stefan Fischer 12 May '03

12 May '03

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Jörg Maas [mailto:maas@gi-ev.de] Gesendet: Sonntag, 11. Mai 2003 12:21 An: mitglieder(a)gi-ev.de Betreff: Informatik 2003 Sehr geehrtes GI-Mitglied, die Vorbereitungen für die 33. GI-Jahrestagung "Informatik 2003" in Frankfurt/Main laufen bereits auf Hochtouren. Vom 29. September bis zum 2. Oktober 2003 werden sich Fachleute aus allen Gebieten der Informatik ueber die aktuellen Trends und Entwicklungen zum Thema "Innovative Informatikanwendungen" austauschen. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt in diesem Jahr auf dem Thema "Sicherheit", das der GI-Fachbereich "Sicherheit - Schutz und Zuverlaessigkeit" in einer eigenen Teiltagung beleuchtet. Außerdem werden in ueber 20 Workshops und Symposien die neuesten Entwicklungen beispielsweise in den Gebieten "E-Learning", "Informations- und Wissensmanagement", "Software Engineering", "Mobiles Internet", "Pervasive Computing", "Digitale Bibliotheken", "Modellierung und Visualisierung" praesentiert und diskutiert. Zur Sprache kommen auch gesellschaftliche Fragen des Informatikeinsatzes. Neben dem fachlichen Teil gibt es natuerlich wieder ein attraktives Rahmenprogramm. Hoehepunkt wird ein geselliges Beisammensein mit Preisverleihungen an besonders verdiente GI´lerinnen und GI´ler sein. Einsendeschluss für Beitraege zu den Workshops im Rahmen der Informatik 2003 ist der 15. Mai 2003. Die Call-for-Papers und weitere Informationen finden Sie unter <www.informatik2003.de>. Mit freundlichen Gruessen Joerg Maas --------------------------------------------------------------------- Geschaeftsfuehrer Gesellschaft fuer Informatik e.V. (GI) Wissenschaftszentrum Ahrstrasse 45 D-53175 Bonn Tel.: +49(0)228/302-145 / Fax: +49(0)228/302-167 e-mail: <mailto:gs@gi-ev.de> / WWW: <http://www.gi-ev.de/> ------------- Joerg Maas Tel.: +49(0)228/302-148 / e-mail: <mailto:maas@gi-ev.de> ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Fwd: [tcgn] Call for Papers - PerCom 2004]
by Lars Wolf 12 May '03

12 May '03

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [tcgn] Call for Papers - PerCom 2004 Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 17:21:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Diana Marculescu <dianam(a)ece.cmu.edu> Reply-To: tcgn(a)majordomo.ieee.org To: Undisclosed recipients: ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES IF YOU RECEIVE MULTIPLE COPIES OF THIS CFP *** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS Second IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications PerCom 2004 (http//www.percom.org) March 14-17, 2004 Orlando, FLORIDA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Paper Submission Deadline --- September 1, 2003 **** **** Workshop Proposals Deadline --- June 1, 2003 **** Sponsored by The IEEE Computer Society and The University of Texas at Arlington Cosponsored by the IEEE TCCC and the IEEE TCPP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE PerCom 2004 will be the second annual conference on the emerging area of pervasive computing and communications aimed at providing an exciting platform and paradigm for all the time, everywhere services. This emergence is a natural outcome of the tremendous advances in wireless networks, mobile computing, sensor networks, distributed computing, and agent technologies. PerCom 2004 will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to present their latest research in the field of pervasive computing and communications. As in PerCom 2003, the Mark Weiser Best Paper Award will be given to the best paper judged by the award subcommittee. Also, as in PerCom 2003, a special issue of a leading journal will be published out of the selected papers. Proposals to organize Workshops are also invited. PerCom 2004 will also feature industry exhibits and demonstrations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feature Topics: ---------------- Contributions are solicited in all areas and topics pertaining to pervasive computing research and applications. These include, but are not limited to, the following topics: * Pervasive computing architectures * Intelligent environments * Wearable computers * Smart devices and smart spaces * Location-dependent / personalized applications * Service discovery mechanisms * Agent technologies * Sensors and actuators * Positioning and tracking technologies * Identification and authentication technologies * Integration of wired and wireless networks * Personal area networks * Enabling technologies such as Bluetooth, 802.11 and 802.15 * Software coordination models * Mobile / wireless computing systems and services * Context based and implicit computing * Speech processing / advanced computer vision * User interfaces and interaction models * Wireless/mobile service management and delivery * Ad hoc networking protocols and service discovery * Resource management in pervasive computing platforms * Security and privacy issues for pervasive computing systems -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidelines: ---------------------------------- Submitted papers must be unpublished and not currently under consideration elsewhere for publication. Only electronic submissions (PS or PDF) will be considered. Page limit is 12 pages (single column, 11 pt fonts and 1.5 line spaced, excluding references, figures and tables). Detailed procedure will be available at http://www.percom.org. All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous review process managed by the technical program committee. IEEE Computer Society Press will publish the conference proceedings. Papers of particular merit will be considered for a special issue of a journal. For organizing a workshop at PerCom'2004, please contact the Workshop Chairs. A separate proceedings of workshop papers will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. ###################################################### IMPORTANT DATES: Paper Submission: September 1, 2003 Workshop Proposal: June 1, 2003 Demonstration Proposal: October 31, 2003 Acceptance Notification: November 15, 2003 Camera Ready Manuscripts: December 10, 2003 Conference Dates: March 14-17, 2004 ###################################################### --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Chair: Anand Tripathi University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Email: tripathi(a)cs.umn.edu Vice Program Committee Chairs: Liviu Iftode University of Maryland, College Park Klara Nahrstedt University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Paddy Nixon University of Strathclyde, UK Technical Program Committee: ---------------------------- Jean Bacon, Cambridge University, UK B.R. Badrinath, Rutgers University, USA Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, USA Bharat Bhargava, Purdue University, USA Vinny Cahill, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Andrew Campbell, Columbia University, USA Roy Campbell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Matthew Chalmers, Glasgow University, UK Marco Conti, Council of National Research, Italy Diane Cook, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Antonio Corradi, University of Bologna, Italy Kieran Delaney, NMRC, Ireland Armando Fox, Stanford University, USA Dave Garlan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Amir Herzberg, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Lars Holmquist, Viktoria Institute, Sweden Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA Robin Kravets, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Hui Lei, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA Diana Marculescu, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Dave Marples, Telecordia, USA Phil McKinley, Michigan State University, USA Lionel Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Sotiris Nikoletseas, Patras University, Greece Chiara Petrioli, Rome University `La Sapienza', Italy Gopal Pingali, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA Ravi Prakash, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Kishore Ramachandran, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Ichiro Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan Steve Shafer, Microsoft Research, USA Mukesh Singhal, University of Kentucky, USA Dave Snowdon, Xerox Research Europe, France Maarten van Steen, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands Roy Want, Intel Research, USA Zhi-Li Zhang, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Taieb Znati, University of Pittsburgh and NSF, USA ------------------------------------------------------------ Organizing Committee: ------------------------- General Chair: Sajal K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington, USA General Vice Chair: Mohan Kumar, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Steering Committee Chair: Behrooz A. Shirazi, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Keynote Lecture Chair: Roy Want, Intel Research, Santa Clara, USA Panel Chair: Chatschik Bisdikian, IBM T.J. Watson Research, USA Workshop Chairs: Hui Lei, IBM Research and Francis Lau, University of Hong Kong Education Workshop Chair: Scott Midkiff, Virginia Tech, USA NIST-Industry Workshop Chair: Vince Stanford, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA Industry Liaison: Sumi Helal, University of Florida at Gainesville, USA Demonstration and Exhibit Chairs: Gopal Pingali, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA Chistian Becker, University of Stuttgart, Germany Publicity Chairs: Diana Marculescu, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Kwan-Wu Chin, Motorola Australia, Sydney, Australia Sotirios Terzis, University of Strathclyde, UK Registration Chair: Gergely Zaruba, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Finance Chair: David Levine, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Local Arrangements : Ratan Guha (Chair) University of Central Florida, USA Mostafa Bassiouni, University of Central Florida, USA Mainak Chatterjee, University of Central Florida, USA Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida, USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Final Call for Papers: "The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Paradigm", Minitrack, HICSS-37 - January 5 - 8, 2004, Hawaii, USA
by Kai Fischbach 10 May '03

10 May '03

CALL FOR PAPERS "The Peer-to-Peer Paradigm" Minitrack Part of the "Internet and the Digital Economy" Track at the Thirty-seventh Annual HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES on the Big Island of Hawaii January 5 - 8, 2004 For more information: http://www.whu.edu/ebusiness/hicss-37 This minitrack focuses on the analysis of potentials, challenges, recent developments and current research issues applying the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm. We invite contributions dealing with File Sharing, Grid Computing, Collaboration, and Instant Messaging. Furthermore we have a strong interest in papers regarding the intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing. The minitrack is interdisciplinary in nature. We will invite contributions from a broad spectrum including information systems, computer science, economics and management in order to fully incorporate technical as well economic aspects of P2P. We also invite practitioners that will enrich the discussions through their experiences with business applications of P2P. The minitrack will focus on but will not be limited to the following areas: . Sharing of resources (processing cycles, storage, bandwidth, knowledge, presence) in P2P networks . Experiences with real-world implementations . P2P system architectures . Interoperability through standards: Web Services, JXTA, Globus, Jabber . Security and trust: identity management, authentication, accountability, and reputation . Incentives for fair sharing of resources in P2P networks, coping with free-riders . The intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing . Currency and payment schemes within P2P networks . Peer-to-Peer business models; economic analysis of P2P electronic business strategies IMPORTANT DEADLINES June 1, 2003 Full papers submitted to Minitrack Chairs. Contact minitrack chairs for submission instructions. August 31, 2003 Notice of accepted papers sent to Authors. October 1, 2003 Accepted manuscripts sent electronically to the publisher. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION 1. Contact the Minitrack Chair in advance for specific submission instructions. Otherwise, submit an electronic version of the full paper, consisting of no more than 25 double- spaced pages, including diagrams, directly to the appropriate Minitrack Chair. (NOTE: The final paper must be NO MORE THAN 10 pages, double-column, single spaced.) 2. Do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. Papers should contain original material and not be previously published, or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. 3. Each paper must have a title page to include title of the paper, full name of all authors, and complete addresses including affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). 4. The first page of the manuscript should include only the title and a 300-word abstract of the paper. CONTACT INFORMATION Detlef Schoder and Kai Fischbach (primary contact) WHU, Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management Chair of Electronic Business Burgplatz 2 56179 Vallendar, Germany Phone: ++49 (0)261 6509 - 234 Fax: ++49 (0)261 6509 - 239 E-Mail: kai.fischbach(a)whu.edu For the latest information; visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION: Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair Email: sprague(a)hawaii.edu Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator Email: hicss(a)hawaii.edu Eileen Dennis, Track Administrator Email: eidennis(a)indiana.edu 2004 CONFERENCE VENUE: Hilton Waikoloa Village (on the Big Island of Hawaii) 425 Waikoloa Beach Drive Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738 Tel: 1-808-886-1234 Fax: 1-808-886-2900 http://www.hilton.com/hotels/KOAHWHH/index.html?show=all www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com NOTE: December 1 is the deadline to guarantee hotel room reservation at conference rate.

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LANOMS'03 - Extended Deadline for submissions - June 6th
by Frank Strauß 09 May '03

09 May '03

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