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CFP Innovations'09
by Sanja Lazarova-Molnar 22 Jun '09

22 Jun '09

[Please distribute to your colleagues, apologies for multiple copies] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Innovations'09 6th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology December 15-17, 2009 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates *IEEE pending upon Approval ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference web site: http://www.it-innovations.ae/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'09), is a premier Forum for the presentation and discussion of technology advances and research results in the field of Information Technology (IT). Held in the oasis city of Al Ain, the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Innovations'09 is the sixth in the series that has been held in Dubai since 2004. Innovations09 will be hosted by the College of Information Technology (CIT). The CIT is the newest addition to the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), the oldest and largest university in the UAE. The latest research advances in fields ranging from Communication Networks and Security to evolving Computing Systems, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Web Technologies, Bioinformatics and Healthcare Informatics are explored in Innovations' technical sessions. AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE (Deadlines): ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutorial proposals due: August 24, 2009 Workshop proposals due: August 24, 2009 Paper and poster submissions due: August 31, 2009 Notification of acceptance: October 5, 2009 Final camera ready paper due: November 2, 2009 TOPICS OF INTEREST ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics within the following Tracks: * COMMUNICATION NETWORKS * COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY * COMPUTING AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS * INFORMATION SYSTEMS & Web SERVICES * BIOINFORMATICS AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS * SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONTACT/PPROGRAM CHAIRS: DR. ISSA KHALIL AND DR. FALAH AWWAD ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Innovations(a)uaeu.ac.ae

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2009年度「リコーソフトウエア MPMeisterアカデミック支援プログラム」参加募集中(6月末まで)
by Atsushi.Iizawa＠rsi.ricoh.co.jp 20 Jun '09

20 Jun '09

リコーソフトウエアの飯沢です。日本データベース学会との共催で2009年度「リコーソフトウエア MPMeister アカデミック支援プログラム」の参加募集中です。締め切りが、6月末と迫ってきましたので、再度ご案内します。本プログラムでは、大学など教育機関におけるマルチメディアコンテンツ関連研究の支援を目的として、動画とスライドの統合コンテンツを簡単・スピーディに作成し、そのコンテンツをイントラネット内で簡単に配信できる「MPMeister Visual Solution Intranet Communication Service」を提供します。 MPMeister は、日本データベース学会の第1回年次大会（2003 年）から、口頭発表を記録するコンテンツ制作に利用されています。また、様々な大学で講義アーカイブの作成、情報発信などに、また、情報リテラシー授業の教材として利用されています。 MPMeisterについては、以下のURLをご参照ください。 http://www.ricoh.co.jp/mpmeister/ MPMeisterを活用していただくことで、マルチメディアコンテンツ利用技術の研究にお役に立つことができれば、幸いです。申し込みについては、日本データベース学会のHPの産学連携プログラムから、あるいは下記のURLをご覧ください。リコーソフトウエアMPMeisterアカデミック支援プログラム http://www.ricoh.co.jp/mpmeister/academic/index.html 実施要綱 http://www.ricoh.co.jp/mpmeister/academic/download_ac/H21MPMeister_academic… 本プログラムを是非ご検討の程よろしくお願い致します。 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 飯沢篤志リコーソフトウエア株式会社 DAIS推進センター長/フェロー〒104-0054 東京都中央区勝どき3-12-1 (フォアフロントタワー) E-mail: Atsushi.Iizawa(a)rsi.ricoh.co.jp, izw(a)src.ricoh.co.jp Tel: 03-5560-8606, Fax: 03-5560-8915 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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第４回先端的データベースと Web 技術動向講演会の案内
by Haruo Yokota 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

日本データベース学会の皆様、 ACM SIGMOD 日本支部長を仰せ付かっております東工大の横田です。これまで ACM SIGMOD 日本支部では、データベースに関するトップレベルの国際会議に新進気鋭の若手の研究者を派遣して、その内容を支部大会でご報告頂き、大変ご好評を頂いて参りました。昨年度からは、「先端的データベースと Web 技術動向講演会」と命名して、先端的なトピックス講演と一緒に、これまでに３回開催しました。第４回の先端的データベースと Web 技術動向講演会は、ICDE2009 の報告と、クラウドコンピューティングにおける DB 関連技術の最新動向を特集して、 6月13日（土）に東京工業大学大岡山キャンパスで開催予定です。本年3月29日から4月2日に中国上海で開催された、データベース分野の３大メジャー会議の一つである ICDE2009 に関しては、東京農工大学の品川徳秀先生にご報告頂きます。最新のデータベース研究の動向をお聞きのがしなく。また、今般大変注目を集めているクラウドコンピューティングにおける DB 関連技術の最新動向に関しては、日本IBM、マイクロソフト、グーグルの各社の研究者に各社の取り組みについてご紹介頂く予定になっています。また、同時に日本データベース学会の総会が開催され、2008年度の日本データベース学会論文賞の発表と表彰が行われる予定です。さらに、3月に開催された DEIMフォーラム2009 の優秀論文賞、最優秀論文賞の表彰式も行われる予定です。プログラム等の詳細に関しては、追って DBJapan の ML で流させて頂く予定ですので、興味のある方は、是非6月13日（土）の予定を空けておいて下さい。 −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− 横田治夫〒152-8552 東京都目黒区大岡山 2-12-1 東京工業大学学術国際情報センター情報基盤部門 (兼) 大学院情報理工学研究科計算工学専攻 TEL: (03) 5734-3505 (直通)、 FAX: (03) 5734-3504 email: yokota(a)cs.titech.ac.jp −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

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著作権改正
by Masaru Kitsuregawa 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

dbjapanな皆様　著作権改正が参議院にて決まりましたので、御連絡申し上げます。　http://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/gian/171/meisai/m17103171054… 角谷先生（情報処理学会データベース研究会主査）、川越先生（電子通信学会データ工学研究専門委員長）を始め多数の方々のパブコメへの御対応御礼申し上げます。喜連川優

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終了報告：第8回DBSJ通常総会＋第6回DBSJ論文賞授賞式
by Yoshifumi MASUNAGA 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

日本データベース学会の皆様皆様、益々ご清栄のこととお慶び申し上げます。さて、6月13日（土）に開催されました第8回DBSJ通常総会および第6回DBSJ論文賞授賞式は、皆様から多数のご出席ならびに委任状をいただきまして、つつがなく終了いたしました。謹んで報告いたします。議事録を簡単ではありますが、添付いたします。ご覧いただけますと、今回の総会でご承認いただきました本年度の重点項目や役員一同のリスト、2008年度DBSJ論文賞受賞論文などが分かります。 2009年度も日本データベース学会は、DBS研究会やDE研究会と力を合わせて、我が国のDBコミュニティの更なる発展のためになお一層の努力をしてまいります。会員の皆様の積極的なご参加とご支援をお願いいたします。よろしくお願いいたします。 2009年6月15日 DBSJ会長増永良文青山学院大学社会情報学部 Tel & Fax (042)759-6101（研究室） Tel (042)759-6195（社会情報学研究所）

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ISPAN\'09 Announcement and CFP
by Robert C. Hsu 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

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PerCom 2010 Call for Papers
by Zhiwen Yu 11 Jun '09

11 Jun '09

Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS PerCom 2010 - THE PREMIER IEEE CONFERENCE ON PERVASIVE COMPUTING Eighth IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications PerCom 2010 (http//www.percom.org/) Mannheim, Germany, March 29 - April 2, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Paper Submission Deadline --- September 28, 2009 **** Sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society The University of Texas at Arlington IEEE TCPP, IEEE TCCC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE PerCom, now at its eighth edition, is the premier scholarly venue in the areas of pervasive computing and communications, which aim at providing a ubiquitous platform for supporting exciting anytime and anyplace services paradigms. Pervasive computing and communications is a natural outcome of the tremendous advances of a broad spectrum of technologies including wireless networking, sensor networks, mobile and distributed computing, and agent technologies. PerCom 2010 will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to present state-of-the-art research in the respective fields of pervasive computing and communications. The conference will feature a diverse mixture of presentation forums including core technical sessions, several targeted workshops, demonstrations, keynote speeches and panel discussions from domain experts. TOPICS: Research contributions are solicited in all areas pertinent to pervasive computing and communications, including: - Innovative pervasive computing applications - Programming paradigms for pervasive systems - Software evolution and maintenance in pervasive systems - Middleware services and agent technologies - Adaptive, autonomic and context-aware computing - Mobile/Wireless computing systems and services in pervasive computing - Energy-efficient and green pervasive computing - Communication architectures for pervasive computing - Ad hoc networks for pervasive communications - Pervasive opportunistic communications and applications - Enabling technologies for pervasive systems (e.g., wireless BAN, PAN) - Positioning and tracking technologies - Sensors and RFID in pervasive systems - Multimodal sensing and context for pervasive applications - Pervasive sensing, perception and semantic interpretation - Smart devices and intelligent environments - Trust, security and privacy issues in pervasive systems - User interfaces and interaction models - Virtual immersive communications - Wearable computers - Standards and interfaces for pervasive computing environments - Social and economic models for pervasive systems WORKSHOPS ANA AFFILIATED EVENTS: Many workshops will be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshop papers will be included and indexed in the IEEE digital libraries (Xplore), showing their affiliation with IEEE PerCom. As in the past, PerCom 2010 will also feature a PhD Forum, Demonstrations and a Work-in-Progress Session. Please visit the conference website for details. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication. Also, they must show a significant relevance to pervasive computing and networking. Guidelines for preparing and submitting the manuscript will be made available on the conference website (http//www.percom.org/). All papers will be managed electronically through EDAS. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous review process handled by the Technical Program Committee. The best paper will receive the prestigious Mark Weiser Best Paper Award. Papers of particular merit will be considered for a special issue of the Elsevier journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC). IMPORTANT DATES: Paper Registration: Sept. 25, 2009 Paper submission: Sept. 28, 2009 Author notification: Dec. 21, 2009 Camera-ready due: Jan. 29, 2010 For Further Information, please contact: giuseppe.anastasi(a)iet.unipi.it or visit the conference website (http://www.percom.org) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: General Co-chairs: Christian Becker, University of Mannheim, Germany Marco Conti, National Research Council, Italy Program Chair: Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy Program Vice Chairs: Yonghe Liu, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Daniela Nicklas, University of Oldenburg, Germany Steve Ward, MIT, USA Steering Committee Chair: Mohan Kumar, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Workshops Co-chairs: Jalal Al Muhtadi, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Andrea Passarella, National Research Council, Italy Keynotes Chair: Vinny Cahill, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Panels Chair: Djamshid Tavangarian, University of Rostock, Germany Work in Progress Chair: Achilles Kameas, University of Patras, Greece Joerg Ott, Helsinky University of Technology, Finland Demo Co-chairs: Qi Han, Colorado School of Mines, USA Pedro Jose Marron, University of Bonn, Germany Ph.D. Forum Chair: Claudio Bettini, University of Milan, Italy Industrial Relations Co-chairs: Paul Castro, IBM, USA Igor Curcio, Nokia, Finland York Sure, SAP AG, Germany Finance and Registration Chair: Gergely Z�ruba, Univ. Texas at Arlington, USA Publication Chair: Emilio Ancillotti, IIT-CNR, Italy Alessio Vecchio, University of Pisa, Italy Publicity Co-chairs: Franca Delmastro, National Research Council, Italy Dinh Q. Phung, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida, USA Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Local Arrangements Chair: Gregor Schiele, University of Mannheim, Germany Submission Chair: Antonio Pinizzotto, National Research Council, Italy Website Liaison: Nayantara (Tara) Mallesh, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: To Be Announced -------------------------------------------- Dr. Zhiwen YU Professor School of Computer Science Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi An, Shaan Xi, 710129, P. R. China Email: zhiwenyu(a)nwpu.edu.cn http://www.ccm.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yu/ --------------------------------------------

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Re: [Dbworld] 2009 ACM SIGMOD Awards Winners
by Haruo Yokota 09 Jun '09

09 Jun '09

日本データベース学会の皆様、既に御存じの方も多いかと思いますが、東京大学の喜連川優先生がACM SIGMODの 2009 SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award を受賞されました！喜連川先生のご実績は国内では知らない方はいないと存じますが、国際的にも極めて名誉ある賞を受賞され、日本のデータベースコミュニティとしてこの上なく喜ばしく、心よりお祝い申し上げます。 ACM SIGMOD 日本支部長横田治夫 At Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:40:47 -0500 [<200906090040.n590el48007545(a)vimes.cs.wisc.edu>] David Maier <maier(a)cs.pdx.edu> wrote: > It is a great pleasure and honor to announce the winners of the following ACM SIGMOD > awards, which will be presented at the ACM SIGMOD Conference in Providence. Please > join us in congratulating this year's award winners! More details about these awards > can be found at SIGMOD Online. > (http://www.sigmod.org/sigmod/NEWS/09/sigmod-award-recipients.4jun2009.html) > > Sincerely, > > The 2009 ACM SIGMOD Awards Committee > Rakesh Agrawal > Peter Buneman > Laura Haas > David Maier (2009 Chair) > Gerhard Weikum > > ========================================================================== > 2009 SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award > for innovative and highly significant contributions of enduring value to > the development, understanding, or use of database systems and databases. > > Masaru Kitsuregawa is the recipient of the 2009 SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd > Innovations Award for contributions to high-performance database > technology. > > Kitsuregawa made major contributions to the development of hash-join > algorithms, which significantly improved the performance of join > operations in relational database systems. That work has influenced > related research in areas such as query execution, plan optimization > and dynamic query-workload balancing, as well as the development of > commercial database products. He implemented the hash-based approach on > a variety of platforms, including the Functional Disk System and multi- > node PC clusters, demonstrating its substantial advantages through > detailed evaluations. He has also applied hash-based strategies to parallel > association mining and showed its effectiveness there. His contributions > in the hardware area include a high-speed sorting system with a > sophisticated memory management algorithm. That work was eventually > commercialized in collaboration with colleagues, and won the Datamation > sort benchmark in 2000. > ============================================================================ > 2009 SIGMOD Contributions Award > for outstanding and sustained services to and promotion of the database field > through activities such as education, conference organization, journals, > standards, and research funding. > > Beng Chin Ooi > > Beng Chin Ooi is the recipient of the 2009 SIGMOD Contributions Award for > his sustained and selfless contributions to the database community in > promoting and pursuing high standards of database research at both the > international and regional level. > > Beng Chin Ooi has been consistently involved in activities that push the > frontier of database research. He has taken leadership roles on technical > programs for ICDE, SSD, SIGMOD and VLDB. He has helped ensure a high standard > for database journal publications as an editor for The VLDB Journal, IEEE > Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, International Journal of > Geographical Information Science, and Geoinformatca. Currently, he is the > editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, and > an editor for the Distributed and Parallel Databases journal. He also serves > on the SIGMOD Doctoral Dissertation Award committee and on the board of the > VLDB Endowment. Ooi has contributed greatly to promoting database research, > especially in the Asia-Pacific region, by building a eminent database group > at the National University of Singapore that supports high quality research > throughout the region through direct collaborations and participation in > regional conferences. > ============================================================================= > 2009 SIGMOD Test of Time Award > for the paper from the 1999 SIGMOD Conference that has had the paper that has > had the most impact (research, products, methodology) over theintervening > decade. > > Jeffrey Scott Vitter and Mai Wang > Approximate Computation of Multidimensional Aggregates of Sparse Data > Using Wavelets > > This influential paper showed that aggregates over sparse, high-dimensional > arrays can be approximated with wavelets to give a compact data-cube > representation that supports queries at interactive speeds. Prior histogram- > based methods had prohibitive I/O costs for massive data sets of high > dimensionality. The method is more accurate than random sampling and supports > progressive refinement of answers when additional accuracy is desired. The > paper inspired significant follow-on work by others, in the OLAP domain and > also more broadly in approximate query processing, selectivity estimation, > indexing of images and time series, and data-stream processing. > _______________________________________________ > Please do not post msgs that are not relevant to the database community at large. Go to www.cs.wisc.edu/dbworld for guidelines and posting forms. > To unsubscribe, go to https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/dbworld >

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CFP:IUCS 2009: Submission due extended to July 1st
by Yutaka Kidawara 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

dbjapanのみなさま NICTの木俵でございます．（重複してお受け取りの場合はご容赦ください）先般ご案内しておりますIUCS2009の論文募集について， Extended Abstractの提出期限を 7月1日（水）まで延期することになりました．皆様からのご投稿をお待ち申しあげます． Important Dates Papers: Extended abstract due July 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 13, 2009 Camera-ready papers due September 10, 2009 Demos: Submission of description due August 7, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 =============== IUCS 2009 Call for Papers/Demos =============== Call for Papers/Demos 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ December 3 - 4, 2009 National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan In today’s world, ICT infrastructure capable of distributing massive amounts of information anytime, anywhere is becoming more abundant. However, from the viewpoint of the potential to exchange “any kind of information with anyone” as we like, we have come to recognize various barriers such as those of language, mistrust and distance. In order to discuss how to overcome these barriers and create a more human-centered communication environment, we have held two International Symposia in Kyoto and Osaka in 2007 and 2008 respectively, under the basic concept of “Universal Communication”. This year, we will have the 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to further promote productive discussion and research exchange. Following distinguished speakers will kindly provide keynote addresses at the IUCS 2009. Keynote Speakers: - Dr. Joseph Mariani, Director, Institute for Multilingual and Multimedia Information, France - Dr. Mario Tokoro, President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan - Prof. Randy H. Katz, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Topics of interest are as follows, but not limited to: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing> - Information retrieval and information analysis - Information credibility - Knowledge processing - Language resources - Speech recognition and synthesis - Machine translation and speech translation - Natural language processing - Spoken language processing - Multilingual information processing Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications> - Super high-resolution image technology - 3D visualization, imaging and display technologies - 3D sound processing - Virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality - Multisensory (visual, acoustic, haptic, olfactory, etc) interaction - Human factors Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction> - Human interface and interaction technologies - Real-world sensing technologies - Human behavior detection and analysis - User support technologies - Sensor data mining Submission Information All papers must be submitted through the IUCS 2009 homepage at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/. Paper submission: The extended abstract must be written in English and is limited to 2 pages in the ACM format http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates. When submitting a paper, please also indicate whether it is an oral paper or a poster, and be submitted as a PDF file. Once accepted, the camera-ready paper shall be 4 to 8 pages, not exceeding 8 pages. More detailed author guidelines are available at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009. All accepted papers will appear in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series in the ACM Digital Library. Demo submission: Please submit a one-page description of your demo as a PDF file. This description must be written in English and should include: an abstract of what you will show, space needed, facilities needed (including power supplies and Internet access). A specified submission format will be available on the IUCS 2009 homepage. Important Dates Papers: Extended abstract due July 1, 2009 (Extended from June 18, 2009) Notification of acceptance August 13, 2009 Camera-ready papers due September 10, 2009 Demos: Submission of description due August 7, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 Website http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ Venue National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation 2-41, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/ General Chair Kazumasa Enami, NICT, Japan General Vice Co-Chairs Thomas DeFanti, University of California, San Diego, USA Qun Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Hiromitsu Wakana, NICT, Japan Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs: Kentaro Inui, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Satoshi Nakamura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Track Chairs: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing>: Atsushi Fujii, University of Tsukuba, Japan Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications>: Naomi Inoue, NICT, Japan Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction>: Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan - Akio Ando, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan - Hiroshi Ando, NICT, Japan - Martin S. Banks, UC Berkeley, USA - Khalid Choukri, ELDA, France - Marcello Federico, FBK/IRST, Italy - Jukka H?kkinen, University of Helsinki, Finland - Munpyo Hong, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea - Hitoshi Isahara, NICT, Japan - Yukio Iwaya, Tohoku University, Japan - Ken Kaneiwa, NICT, Japan - Takashi Kawai, Waseda University, Japan - Kentaro Kayama, NICT, Japan - Junichi Kazama, NICT, Japan - Yutaka Kidawara, NICT, Japan - Kyeong Soo Kim, Swansea University, UK - Yongjin Kwon, Korea AeroSpace University, Korea - Hisashi Miyamori, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan - Yohei Murakami, NICT, Japan - Masaki Murata, NICT, Japan - Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan - Tanja Schultz, University of Karlsruhe, Germany - Mahdad N. Shirazi, NICT, Japan - Yasuyuki Sumi, Kyoto University, Japan - Eiichiro Sumita, NICT, Japan - Y?iti Suzuki, Tohoku University, Japan - Yasuhiro Takaki, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan - Kazuya Takeda, Nagoya University, Japan - Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan - Chiu-yu Tseng, Institute of Linguistics Academia Sinica, Taiwan - Kiyotaka Uchimoto, NICT, Japan - Takehito Utsuro, University of Tsukuba, Japan - Andy Way, Dublin City University, Ireland - Andrew Woods, Curtin University of Technology, Australia - Wieslaw Woszczyk, McGill University, Canada - Xing Xie, Microsoft Research Asia, China - Daqing Zhang, Institut TELECOM & Management SudParis, France - Aoying Zhou, East China Normal University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jung-Young Son, Daegu University, Korea Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan Local Arrangement Co-Chairs Kiyoharu Aizawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan Finance Co-Chairs Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Publication Co-Chairs Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan Demo Chair Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Technical Advisors Michitaka Hirose, The University of Tokyo, Japan Takashi Matsuyama, Kyoto University, Japan Steering Committee Kiyoharu Aizawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University, USA Thomas DeFanti, University of California, San Diego, USA Kazumasa Enami, NICT, Japan Kentaro Inui, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Tatsuya Kawahara, Kyoto University, Japan Yutaka Kidawara, NICT, Japan Kazuhiro Kimura, NICT, Japan Qun Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Hiroyuki Morikawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Nakamura, NICT, Japan Fumio Okano, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan Makoto Okui, NICT, Japan Jung-Young Son, Daegu University, Korea Kentaro Torisawa, NICT, Japan Alex Waibel, Carnegie Mellon University, USA and University of Karlsruhe, Germany Hiromitsu Wakana, NICT, Japan Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan Aoying Zhou, East China Normal University, China ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　独立行政法人　情報通信研究機構　知識創成コミュニケーション研究センター　知識処理グループ　グループリーダー　木俵　豊(e-mail:kidawara@nict.go.jp) 　TEL: 0774(98)6878 FAX: 0774(98)6960

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IUCS 2009: Submission due extended to July 1st
by Atsushi Fujii 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

（重複してお受け取りの場合はご容赦ください）先般ご案内しておりますIUCS2009の論文募集について， Extended Abstractの提出期限を 7月1日（水）まで延期することになりました．皆様からのご投稿をお待ち申しあげます． Important Dates Papers: Extended abstract due July 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 13, 2009 Camera-ready papers due September 10, 2009 Demos: Submission of description due August 7, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 ****PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED TO JULY 1ST. **** =============== IUCS 2009 Call for Papers/Demos =============== Call for Papers/Demos 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ December 3 - 4, 2009 National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan In today’s world, ICT infrastructure capable of distributing massive amounts of information anytime, anywhere is becoming more abundant. However, from the viewpoint of the potential to exchange “any kind of information with anyone” as we like, we have come to recognize various barriers such as those of language, mistrust and distance. In order to discuss how to overcome these barriers and create a more human-centered communication environment, we have held two International Symposia in Kyoto and Osaka in 2007 and 2008 respectively, under the basic concept of “Universal Communication”. This year, we will have the 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to further promote productive discussion and research exchange. Following distinguished speakers will kindly provide keynote addresses at the IUCS 2009. Keynote Speakers: - Dr. Joseph Mariani, Director, Institute for Multilingual and Multimedia Information, France - Dr. Mario Tokoro, President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan - Prof. Randy H. Katz, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Topics of interest are as follows, but not limited to: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing> - Information retrieval and information analysis - Information credibility - Knowledge processing - Language resources - Speech recognition and synthesis - Machine translation and speech translation - Natural language processing - Spoken language processing - Multilingual information processing Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications> - Super high-resolution image technology - 3D visualization, imaging and display technologies - 3D sound processing - Virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality - Multisensory (visual, acoustic, haptic, olfactory, etc) interaction - Human factors Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction> - Human interface and interaction technologies - Real-world sensing technologies - Human behavior detection and analysis - User support technologies - Sensor data mining Submission Information All papers must be submitted through the IUCS 2009 homepage at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/

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