CALL FOR PAPERS, PROPOSALS FOR PANELS, TUTORIALS AND INVITED SESSIONS
The International Conference On Advances in Mobile Multimedia MoMM2003
10-12 September 2003
Perth, Australia
Conference Website: http://www.tk.uni-linz.ac.at/momm/ Email: momm2003@tk.uni-linz.ac.at
Aims and Scope -------------- It is with a great sense of anticipation that the popularity and evolution of mobile computing devices such as laptops, mobile phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), and the fast mobile networks, have made it possible to increase the range and complexity of mobile multimedia applications and services provided to end-users. In the core of this revolution is the astonishing growth in the number, types, novelty, and complexity of mobile multimedia applications and services. Yet for people to realize the vast promise of mobile multimedia, mobile multimedia applications and services must become dramatically more powerful and easier to use.
MoMM 2003 aims to provide a forum for the discussion and exchange of ideas and information by researchers, students, and professionals on the
issues and challenges brought by the emerging wireless technologies for mobile multimedia applications and services.
Topics of Interest ------------------ The conference solicits full-length research or position papers. The list below is a suggested, but not necessarily exhaustive, list of topics of interest and relevance to the conference.
1. New Mobile Multimedia Applications and Services - Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing - Consumer Applications - Industrial Applications - Medical Applications - Military Applications - Augmented reality - Location- & Context-aware dependent Computing - Mobile CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work) - Mobile Multimedia Software Architectures - Content distribution architectures - Mobile Aware applications - Database for mobile systems - Wireless data services - Multimedia and integrated services - Security and authentication 2. Mobile Multimedia Markets and Business Models - Value added chains for mobile multimedia - Cooperation in Mobile multimedia - Marketing strategies - Standardization - Billing and security for mobile multimedia services - Economics of mobile multimedia - Provisioning of multimedia networks and services - Deployment of multimedia services
3. Enabling Infrastructures for Mobile Multimedia - Mobile multimedia platforms - Mobile Multimedia Interfaces - Mobile Operating Systems - Portable Devices and Smart Sensors - Wearable Computers and PDAs - Streaming media protocols - Personal area networks - Low power networking - Home networking - Emerging access networks - Advances in MAN - Measurement and Modeling of network operation and performance - Portable computers with wireless access - Coding, equalization, modulation - Spread spectrum communications - Source coding/compression - VoIP services - IP Video, Streaming, interactive video services - Wireless and mobile multimedia network management - Mobile Multimedia network traffic engineering and optimization - Network models and architectures - Content distribution internetworking - Multi-point, multicast services - Network programming for mobile multimedia services - QoS management - Multimedia traffic management - Active multimedia network - Middleware support for Mobile Multimedia 4. Regulatory and Societal Issues of Mobile Multimedia - Regulatory and legal frameworks - Ergonomics and Health issues - Digital rights managements - Personalization, Privacy and Security issues - Social Implications - Training - People with disabilities - The effect of mobility on computing
Program ------- The conference will consist of: . Invited talks . Peer reviewed technical program . Demos, short papers, and posters . Tutorials . Panels . Invited sessions on the same or related topics . Industrial presentations and demos . Exhibitions
Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Authors are requested to register the abstract of their papers by May 1,
2003 and to submit the full paper electronically before June 4, 2003. For paper registration and electronic submission please use the conference website ((http://www.tk.uni-linz.ac.at/MoMM2003/). The procedure for submission will be provided at the due time. The length of the paper should not exceed 12 pages for full papers and 5
pages for short papers, demos, and posters. Papers must be formatted in A4 with Time fonts of size 11. The printing area should be 14.66 x 24.62cm. Each submission should include the full paper (title, authors, abstract, and text), as well as a separate title page (title, a 300-400 word abstract, with authors names, affiliations, and email addresses). Submissions should be in PDF v.4 formats. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. All accepted conference papers would be published by an International Publisher with ISBN. Selected papers will be further considered for publication in a special issue in an international journal.
Proposals for Panels, Tutorials and Invited sessions ---------------------------------------------------- The conference also solicits proposals for panels, tutorials and invited
sessions on the same or related topics. Proposals should include a two-page description and motivation for the topic of the tutorial, panel, or invited session, the full name (s) and the contact information of the tutorial speakers, panelists, invited sessions' organizers, a concise description of the contents, and goals of the proposed tutorial, panel, or invited session. Proposals should be submitted by April 1, 2003 by email to (momm2003@tk.uni-linz.ac.at). The program committee will give notification of acceptance by May 1, 2003.
Important Dates --------------- April 1, 2003: Proposals for panels, tutorials, invited sessions due May 1, 2003: Abstracts Submissions due June 4, 2003: Paper Submissions Due July 14, 2003: Notice of Acceptance/Rejection August 1, 2003: Online Pre-Registration Starts August 7, 2003: Camera-Ready Papers Due September 10-12, 2003: Conference
Organization --------------- Conference Chair ---------------- Kotsis, Gabriele, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
Program co-Chairs ------------- Ferscha, Alois, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria Schreiner, Wolfgang, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
Organization Chair ---------------- Ibrahim, Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
Program Committee ----------------- (this is a partial list since some PC members have not yet been confirmed)
Amberg, Michael, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany Angelides, Marios C., Brunel University, UK Barnes, Stuart J., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Bjorn-Andersen, Niels, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Breiteneder, Christian, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Canny, Mark, Edith Cowan University, Australia Chen, Phoebe, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Da Bormida, Giorgio, GIUNTI Interactive Labs, Italy Damsgaard, Jan, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Hampe, J. Felix, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Hanzo, Lajos, University of Southampton, UK Kylänpää, Markku, VTT Information Technology, Finland Lin, Binshan, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA Mühlhäuser, Max Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany Smit, Gerrad J.M., University of Twente, Netherlands Sorensen, Carsten, London School of Economics, UK Uhl, Andreas, Salzburg University, Austria Zaslavsky, Arkady, Monash University, Australia
Conference Site --------------- MoMM2003 will take place in Perth, Australia. You will find more travel, accommodation, social program, and tourist information on the conference website.
Contact Information ------------------- For further inquiries please contact:
MoMM2003 Secretariat
Johannes Kepler University of Linz Department of Telecooperation Altenberger Str. 69 4040 Linz, Austria Tel.: +43-73224689888 Fax: +43-73224689829
Email: momm2003@tk.uni-linz.ac.at
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