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言語処理学会第18回年次大会（NLP2012）発表申込の受付開始
by Atsushi Fujii 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

（重複して受け取られた場合はご容赦ください）東工大の藤井と申します．言語処理学会第18回年次大会の開催と発表募集を案内させて頂きます．発表申込の受付を開始しました．多数の投稿，ご参加をお待ちしております．目次 □言語処理学会第18回年次大会（NLP2012）開催案内及び発表募集 □第18回年次大会　協賛・広告掲載の募集 ============================================================== □言語処理学会第18回年次大会（NLP2012）開催案内及び発表募集言語処理学会第18回年次大会（NLP2012）を広島市立大学において以下の要領により開催いたします． ★★★ 新着情報 ★★★ ★ 発表申込の受付を開始しました． ★ テーマセッションのテーマが決定しました． ★ チュートリアルのテーマ・講師が決定しました． ★ 招待講演が決定しました． ★ 併設ワークショップは開催されません． ◯ 大会Webサイト大会Webサイトが，以下のURLで開設されております．順次，情報をアップデートいたしますので，こちらもご覧ください．　http://www.anlp.jp/nlp2012/ ◯ 開催日時　　2012年3月13日（火）〜 3月16日（金）　　　　3月13日（火）　チュートリアル　　　　3月14日（水）　本会議第1日　　　　3月15日（木）　本会議第2日，総会，招待講演，懇親会　　　　3月16日（金）　本会議第3日 ◯ 会場　広島市立大学　所在地：広島市安佐南区大塚東3丁目4番1号（〒731-3194） ◯ 共催　広島市立大学（予定） ◯ 今後のスケジュール　大会発表申込受付開始　　　　　2011年11月30日（水）　大会発表申込締切　　　　　　　2011年12月29日（木）　大会発表採否通知　　　　　　　2012年 1月 7日（土）　大会発表最終論文の提出期限　　2012年 1月30日（月）23:59 　事前参加申込締切　　　　　　　2012年 2月 6日（月）正午　発表申し込みは大会Webサイトから行なっていただく予定です． ◯ 大会発表募集例年通り，自然言語に関する理論から応用まで幅広い研究発表を募集します．とくに，言語学，教育学，心理学など，日頃「言語処理」とは縁が薄いと感じておられる人文系の研究者の方々からの積極的な発表を期待しています．従来通り，研究発表の形態は口頭発表（質疑応答も含めて20分間程度を予定）とポスター発表のいずれかです．口頭発表とポスター発表は時間帯を分け，両者が重ならないよう考慮する予定です．両種の発表とも，予稿集には最大4ページの論文を掲載する予定です．また，今大会でも言語処理関連分野内にある人文系，理工系，アカデミア，ビジネスなどのコミュニティーを超えた議論を奨励するために，分野横断的テーマセッションを口頭発表の中に設けます．テーマセッションでは，セッションの最後に総合討論の時間を取り，参加者の間でより活発な討論ができるような場を持ちたいと考えています．さらに，チュートリアルや招待講演といった企画もあります．詳細は以下をご覧ください． ◯ テーマセッション１．コーパス日本語学―その期待と可能性新聞データベースの利用からはじまり，近年各種コーパスが整備されつつある． 2011年8月には『現代日本語書き言葉均衡コーパス』（BCCWJ）が完成し，公開された．また，Webページ上には，大量のテキストデータが存在している．コーパスに基づく日本語研究の発表件数は，今，急速に増え，「コーパス日本語学」がまさに確立しつつある．しかしながら，同じく日本語コーパスや日本語テキストを扱いながらも，言語処理研究と言語学をつなぐ議論は少ない．言語学的分析によってコーパスから得られる知見は何か．言語処理に役立つ言語学的知見は何か．言語処理の観点を意識した場で，コーパス日本語学への期待とその可能性を探ることを目的とする．提案者：　柏野和佳子（国立国語研究所）　山崎誠（国立国語研究所）　プラシャント・パルデシ（国立国語研究所）　赤瀬川史朗（Lago 言語研究所）２．文章の作成／校正支援本テーマセッションでは，次のような内容の研究を対象とする（ただし，これだけに限らない）．　・文章中の誤りの検出と訂正　・文章の作成支援　・文章の入力支援　・ライティング学習支援　・非母語話者の文章の分析　・文章の作成／校正支援に役に立つ言語データ従来は，このような内容の研究は，言語処理応用や教育応用などのセッションで個別に発表が行われることが多かった．しかしながら，最近では，関連する発表の件数が増え，今年のACLでも，誤り訂正のセッションが設けられたことから，同テーマの研究が増えたことがうかがえる．従って，本大会においてもテーマセッションを設けることには意義がある．提案者：　永田亮（甲南大学）　小町守（奈良先端科学技術大学院大学）３．災害時における言語情報処理 2011年は，東日本大震災を初め，世界各国が記録的な災害に見舞われる年となった．こうした災害時には，インターネットが重要な情報源となる．しかし，それと同時に多くの情報が飛び交い，人手での整理が困難な場合も多い．本テーマセッションは災害時における言語情報処理技術の役割を見つめ，インターネットなどで溢れる言語情報をいかに整理し，必要としている人に提供するかに関する議論・アイディアの共有を目的とする．災害情報の抽出・提示・信頼性判定，言語情報を用いた災害予測，災害時におけるコミュニケーション支援，地理情報や画像情報等との融合など，災害時の言語情報処理に関するあらゆる課題を対象とする．提案者：　内山将夫（NICT）　グラム・ニュービッグ（京大）　藤田篤（未来大）　村上浩司（楽天）４．Twitterと言語処理2012 NLP2011 のテーマセッション「Twitterと言語処理」では，Twitterのデータを扱った言語処理の研究を広く募ることで研究の全体像やその可能性を探った．本テーマセッションでは，依然として社会的な注目度の高いTwitterに関する研究を，去年に引き続き広く募集することにより，本研究分野の継続的な発展を目的とする． ※災害時に特化した研究については「災害時における言語情報処理（テーマセッション３）」にご投稿ください．提案者：　年次大会プログラム委員 ◯ 大会発表申込先発表申込は，下記のWebサイトにて受け付けます．　http://www.anlp.jp/nlp2012/ 申込の受付は，2011年11月30日（水）に開始する予定です．なお，Web経由での申込が不可能である場合には，下記までご連絡ください．　プログラム委員会発表申込受付担当関洋平　nlp2012-inquiry(a)googlegroups.com ◯ 発表申込要項 1.　発表者または連名者の中に言語処理学会正会員または学生会員（入会希望　　でも可）が含まれていることが必要です．どなたも会員でない場合には，　「入会希望」としてお申し込みいただき，発表時までにどなたかが入会手　　続きをしていただくようにお願いいたします．　　言語処理学会入会案内　　http://www.anlp.jp/guide/admission.html 2.　口頭発表・ポスター発表の「該当分野」として，以下の項目（小項目）か　　ら，関係の深い順に３項目選択してください．例えば，「語彙・辞書」で　　あれば「B-1」と指定してください．テーマセッションを希望する場合にも　　指定して下さい．　　指定して頂いた該当分野は大会プログラムの決定の際に重要な情報となり　　ます．不適切な分野を不適切な順序で選ぶと発表者にとって不本意なセッ　　ションでの発表が割当てられる可能性があります．その点を考慮して，該　　当分野はなるべく発表の実態に合ったものを選ぶようにして下さい．　　A. 言語学・言語分析　　（1）音声・音韻（2）語彙・形態論（3）統語論（4）意味論　　（5）語用論（6）計量・コーパス言語学（7）心理言語学　　（8）認知言語学（9）社会言語学（10）対照言語学　　B. 基盤技術・言語資源　　　　（1）語彙・辞書（2）形態素解析（3）構文解析　　（4）意味解析（5）固有表現解析（6）評判・感情解析　　（7）生成（8）文脈処理（9）言語資源・コーパス　　（10）言い換え（11）知識獲得（12）文書分類　　（13）機械学習　　C. 応用技術　　（1）機械翻訳（2）情報検索（3）対話（4）要約　　（5）情報抽出（6）質問応答（7）Web応用　　（8）テキスト・データマイニング　　（9）音声言語処理（10）教育応用　　D. その他（　　　　　） ◯ 発表申込／原稿提出時の注意 1.　発表者または共著者の中に言語処理学会正会員または学生会員（入会希望　　でも可）が含まれていることが必要です．どなたも会員でない場合には，　　「入会希望」としてお申し込みいただき，発表時までにどなたかが入会手　　続きをしていただくようにお願いいたします．（大会への事前登録時に入　　会手続きをすることで，会員価格で参加することが可能です） 2.　発表申込時の記入事項によりプログラムを作成しますので，申込後の題目，　　著者の変更はできません． 3.　プログラム確定後（採録が通知された後）の発表のキャンセルはできませ　　ん． 4.　投稿される論文の著作権については，以下の通りとなっております．本学　　会に投稿される論文等（投稿される論文，予稿集，ワークショップ論文等　　を含む）の著作権は，本学会に最初に原稿が投稿された時点から原則とし　　て本学会に帰属します．　　執筆に際しての注意事項：　　執筆に当っては，他人の著作権を侵害しないよう，次の点に十分留意して　　ください．　　＊他人の著作権の侵害，名誉毀損の問題を生じないように配慮する．　　＊公表された著作物を引用するときには，必ず出典などを明示する．　　＊万一，執筆内容が第三者の著作権を侵害するなどの指摘がなされ，第　　　三者に損害を与えた場合，執筆者がその責を負う．　　著作権および電子媒体による論文の公開：　　著作権および電子媒体による論文の公開著作権は原則として本学会に帰属　　するものとします．著作権が所属機関にある場合などで，本学会に帰属す　　ることが困難な場合は申し出により協議します．問い合わせ先　　（nlp2012-inquiry(a)googlegroups.xn--com)-853c9a9aycq5g7cxo1390b0bxe.xn--,-d8t9ds26w 　　学会は，掲載論文や発表申込情報（住所等の個人情報を除く）が広く学術　　研究に利用できるよう，電子的な論文データベース等のサービスに提供す　　ることがあります．　　掲載論文の著者が当該論文を電子化し，計算機ネットワーク，CD-ROMなど　　の電子媒体を用いて，当該論文を第三者に公開する場合，当該論文が所載　　されている「年次大会発表論文集」，「年次大会ワークショップ論文集」　　の書誌情報を明記して，第三者に明瞭に分かるようにしなければなりませ　　ん．　　上記の「執筆に際しての注意事項」ならびに「著作権および電子媒体によ　　る論文の公開」に同意いただいた上で講演申し込み，原稿をご投稿くださ　　い．本会議の場合は，Webサーバ上での原稿送信の際に「著作権譲渡に同　　意します」ボタンを押さないと送信することはできません．「著作権譲渡　　に同意します」ボタンを押すことでご同意いただいたものとさせていただ　　きます． 5.　原稿はPDFファイルで提出していただきます（どうしてもPDFファイルでの　　提出が不可能な方は別途対応いたします）．具体的な提出方法は採録を通　　知する際にお知らせいたします． 6.　PDFファイルのフォーマットが適切でない場合には，予稿集に掲載できな　　い場合があります. 発表の採録通知，論文投稿Webサイトにあります原稿　　作成時の注意をよく読んで原稿を作成してください．なお，LaTeXのスタ　　イルファイルの見本を用意していますので，ご利用下さい． 7.　本会議の予稿集論文は，口頭発表かポスター発表によらず最大4ページです． 8.　テーマセッションでの発表を希望される場合は，申込時に明示的にご指定　　ください． 9.　テーマセッション・ポスター・口頭発表の区分については，プログラム委　　員会の判断，会場の事情などにより変更させていただくことがありますの　　で，あらかじめご了承ください． 10. 予稿集に原稿が掲載されない場合は発表できません．締切りまでに原稿が　　提出されない場合はプログラム委員会の判断により発表を取り消しさせて　　いただくこともあります． 11. “No show”に関する注意．これまでの大会で，「事前の連絡なく口頭発　　表に現れなかった」，「ポスターを貼ってあるだけで説明員がまったくい　　なかった」などの，いわゆる“No show”に関する苦情が寄せられていま　　す．このようなことが多発しますと学会としてもペナルティの導入などを　　検討せざるを得なくなります．他の参加者の迷惑にならないよう，みなさ　　んの責任ある参加をお願いします． ◯ 予稿集本大会では，予稿集はCD-ROMで配布いたします．印刷製本版の論文集は作製いたしませんのでご注意ください． ◯ チュートリアル 2トラックで合計4件（各120分）のチュートリアルを行う予定です．以下の4名の方々を講師としてお迎えします．お名前と仮のタイトルは以下の通りです．正式のタイトルおよび時間割等の詳細は追ってお知らせいたします．　「大規模言語資源時代の意味談話処理：どのようなタスクにどう切り込むか」　乾健太郎氏（東北大学）　「ネットワークの機械学習」　鹿島久嗣氏（東京大学）　「現代日本語書き言葉均衡コーパスによる日本語研究の展望」　山崎誠氏（国立国語研究所）　「統計的機械翻訳の最先端」　渡辺太郎氏（NICT） ◯ 招待講演次のお二方をお招きし，ご講演いただく予定です．時間割等の詳細は追ってお知らせいたします． Patrick Pantel 氏（Microsoft Research） Title: Active Objects: An Entity-Centric Natural Language User Interface Bio: Patrick Pantel is a Senior Researcher at MSR, conducting research in large-scale natural language processing, text mining, web search, and knowledge acquisition. Prior he served as a Senior Research Manager at Yahoo! Labs, and as a Research Assistant Professor at the USC Information Sciences Institute. In 2003, he received a Ph.D. in Computing Science from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. 市川熹氏（早稲田大学人間科学学術院教授）仮題: 障害者・高齢者と言語略歴: 1964慶大工電気卒，日立中研，千葉大を経て，現在早大人間科学学術　　　院教授，京都工繊大特任教授．工学博士，千葉大名誉教授．信学会や　　　人工知能学会の理事などを歴任．対話言語，情報福祉などに関心を持　　　つ．信学会論文賞，総務大臣表彰など受賞．著書に，“対話のことば　　　の科学−プロソディが支えるコミュニケーション−”（早稲田大学出　　　版部，2011），“福祉と情報技術”共著（オーム社，2006），“人と　　　人をつなぐ声・手話・指点字”（岩波書店，2001）など． ◯ 参加登録参加登録・参加費支払いなどについては決定次第，ご連絡いたしますので，しばらくお待ちください． ◯ 委員一覧大会委員会委員長　　　　　梅村恭司　　　　　（豊橋技科大）委員　　　　　　乾健太郎　　　　　（東北大）　　　　　　　　柏野和佳子　　　　（国語研）　　　　　　　　関根聡　　　　　　（NYU、楽天）　　　　　　　　竹澤寿幸　　　　　（広島市立大）大会プログラム委員会委員長　　　　　関根聡　　　　　　（NYU、楽天）委員　　　　　　賀沢秀人　　　　　（Google）　　　　　　　　鍜治伸裕　　　　　（東大）　　　　　　　　木村泰知　　　　　（小樽商科大）　　　　　　　　黒田航　　　　　　（京都工繊大、早稲田大）　　　　　　　　小磯花絵　　　　　（国語研）　　　　　　　　ジェプカラファウ　（北大）　　　　　　　　新里圭司　　　　　（楽天）　　　　　　　　鈴木久美　　　　　（MSR）　　　　　　　　関洋平　　　　　　（筑波大）　　　　　　　　高村大也　　　　　（東工大）　　　　　　　　徳久良子　　　　　（豊田中研）　　　　　　　　永田昌明　　　　　（NTT）　　　　　　　　萩原正人　　　　　（楽天）　　　　　　　　東中竜一郎　　　　（NTT）　　　　　　　　藤井敦　　　　　　（東工大）　　　　　　　　村脇有吾　　　　　（京大）　　　　　　　　山田一郎　　　　　（NHK) アドバイザ　　　乾健太郎　　　　　（東北大）大会実行委員会委員長　　　　　竹澤寿幸　　　　　（広島市立大学）委員　　　　　　難波英嗣　　　　　（広島市立大学）　　　　　　　　黒澤義明　　　　　（広島市立大学）　　　　　　　　目良和也　　　　　（広島市立大学）　　　　　　　　高濱徹行　　　　　（広島市立大学）　　　　　　　　砂山渡　　　　　　（広島市立大学） ◯ 問い合わせ先お問い合わせは次のメールアドレスにお願いいたします．　プログラム委員会委員長関根聡　nlp2012-inquiry(a)googlegroups.com ============================================================== □第18回年次大会　協賛・広告掲載の募集 ◆ 第18回年次大会協賛（2011年11月28日までのお申し込み分）サイボウズ株式会社　　http://cybozu.co.jp/ グーグル株式会社　　　http://www.google.co.jp/about 株式会社朝日新聞社　　http://www.asahi.com/information/cd/gakujutsu.html 株式会社バオバブ　　　https://en.ecom.trans-aid.jp/ 株式会社毎日新聞社　　http://mainichi.jp/contents/edu/03.html 協賛，広告掲載をしてくださる企業を引き続き募集しております．特典・申し込み方法などの詳細は http://www.anlp.jp/nlp2012/#sponsor をご覧ください． ==============================================================

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教員公募（助教）のお知らせ(電気通信大学大学院情報システム学研究科）
by Tadashi Ohmori('11-) 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

2011年11月30日日本データベース学会の皆様　国立大学法人　電気通信大学（東京都調布市）において大学院情報システム学研究科情報システム基盤学専攻データベース学講座　に配置されております大森　と申します。　本メーリングリストをお借りして、データベース・データ工学分野における本学　大学院の教員公募（助教）　概要を再送いたします。　応募締切は来年1月6日です。　本件についてのお問い合わせ　及び　正確な応募規定については、下記の正式な公募文書をご覧ください。　---------------------------- 公募文書URL http://www.is.uec.ac.jp/event/kobo/pdf/fs-1110.pdf 公募掲載欄：　 http://www.is.uec.ac.jp/event/kobo/index.html 　大学院情報システム学研究科　公式WEBサイト　http://www.is.uec.ac.jp/ ----------------------------- 本件、サイバー時代ということもありまして、データベース・データ工学分野で　できるだけ幅広く、多くの方にご検討を頂ければ幸いです。適宜　ご転送・ご周知のほど、お願い申し上げます。本件はJREC-IN, 情報処理学会　人材募集欄　などにも　掲載中です。 ---------------------------------------------- 文責：　　大森匡　電気通信大学大学院　情報システム学研究科情報システム基盤学専攻　データベース学講座　教授 http://home.hol.is.uec.ac.jp/omori /******************************************** *　大学院　修士・博士課程　2月一般選抜入試　募集中。 * 　　　　　詳細はhttp://www.is.uec.ac.jp　へ ******************************************** */ --------------------------------------------- --------　教員公募（電気通信大学）概要　--------- 国立大学法人電気通信大学　教員公募（テニュア・トラック助教）（データベース学）１．職名・募集人数　助教（常勤）　１名２．担当学部・研究科等　　大学院情報システム学研究科・情報システム基盤学専攻　　データベース学講座３．募集分野　　　データベース、データ工学。とりわけ、現実世界から生成される多様なデータの利用と高価値創出の領域に関する諸原理。例えば、移動体データ、センサデータ、ストリームデータ、時空間データなどの新しい多様なデータを対象にしたデータベース利用・検索技術や高価値創出技術（情報抽出、履歴追跡、プライバシ保護、広域センサデータ利用など）を扱うデータベース理論・アルゴリズム・システム原理などが考えられる。また、データベース分野の主要な国内外の学術会議で中心的活動を行なえることが望ましい。４．担当科目　　　情報システム基盤学基礎1または2　（大学院科目）５．応募資格 (1) 採用時に博士の学位を有しており、かつ、上記募集分野において、　　優秀な研究を推進していること。 (2) 自律して独創的な研究を行いうる能力を有すること。 (3) 博士号取得後10年以内であること。 (4) ポスドクの経験、またはそれに相当する経験を有することがより望ましい。 (5) 日本語により大学院学生を指導できること。６．採用予定日　　2012年　 4　月　　1日以降のできるだけ早い時期７．任期　採用日から5年間。（本学テニュア・トラック制度によって　　採用されます。本制度の規定については正式公募文書を必ず　　ご覧ください。）８．応募締切　 2012年　1月　6日（金）17時必着＜注意＞　応募書類内容、応募分野についての質問、応募あて先、問い合わせ先など、詳細規定　については、下記の　公募文書を　必ずご覧いただき、規定に沿って応募ください。　---------------------------- 公募文書URL http://www.is.uec.ac.jp/event/kobo/pdf/fs-1110.pdf --------------------------------------------------

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[ICC'12 WS] Deadline Extension - 2nd IEEE SCPA 2012 - Dec. 20
by Alejandro Canovas 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

-------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ----------------- The 2nd IEEE Internacional Workshop of Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms (IEEE SCPA 2012 - Summer) June 10-15, 2012, Ottawa, CANADA In conjunction with IEEE ICC 2012 http://scpa.it.ubi.pt/2012 Selected papers will be invited to the Special Issue on Smart Protocols and Algorithms of the International Journal Network Protocols and Algorithms (ISSN 1943-3581) Communication protocols and algorithms are needed to communicate network devices and exchange data between them. The appearance of new technologies usually comes with a protocol procedure and communication rules that allows data communication while taking profit of this new technology. Recent advances in hardware and communication mediums allow proposing new rules, conventions and data structures which could be used by network devices to communicate across the network. Moreover, devices with higher processing capacity let us include more complex algorithms that can be used by the network device to enhance the communication procedure. Smart communication protocols and algorithms make use of several methods and techniques (such as machine learning techniques, decision making techniques, knowledge representation, network management, network optimization, problem solution techniques, and so on), to communicate the network devices to transfer data between them. They can be used to perceive the network conditions, or the user behavior, in order to dynamically plan, adapt, decide, take the appropriate actions, and learn from the consequences of its actions. The algorithms can make use of the information gathered from the protocol in order to sense the environment, plan actions according to the input, take consciousness of what is happening in the environment, and take the appropriate decisions using a reasoning engine. Goals such as decide which scenario fits best its end-to-end purpose, or environment prediction, can be achieved with smart protocols and algorithms. Moreover, they could learn from the past and ! use this knowledge to improve futur e decisions. In this workshop, researchers are encouraged to submit papers focused on the design, development, analysis or optimization of smart communication protocols or algorithms at any communication layer. Algorithms and protocols based on artificial intelligence techniques for network management, network monitoring, quality of service enhancement, performance optimization and network secure are included in the workshop. We welcome technical papers presenting analytical research, simulations, practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, and papers addressing the key problems and solutions. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, standards, deployments, implementations, running experiments and applications. Topics of interest: Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal, including, but are not limited to, the following topic areas: � Smart network protocols and algorithms for multimedia delivery � Application layer, transport layer and network layer cognitive protocols � Cognitive radio network protocols and algorithms � Automatic protocols and algorithms for environment prediction. � Algorithms and protocols to predict data network states. � Intelligent synchronization techniques for network protocols and algorithms � Smart protocols and algorithms for e-health � Software applications for smart algorithms design and development. � Dynamic protocols based on the perception of their performance � Smart protocols and algorithms for Smartgrids � Protocols and algorithms focused on building conclusions for taking the appropriate actions. � Smart Automatic and self-autonomous ad-hoc and sensor networks. � Artificial intelligence applied in protocols and algorithms for wireless, mobile and dynamic networks. � Smart security protocols and algorithms � Smart cryptographic algorithms for communication � Artificial intelligence applied to power efficiency and energy saving protocols and algorithms � Smart routing and switching protocols and algorithms � Cognitive protocol and algorithm models for saving communication costs. � Any kind of intelligent technique applied to QoS, content delivery, network Monitoring and network management. � Smart collaborative protocols and algorithms � Problem recognition and problem solving protocols � Genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic and neural networks applied to communication protocols and algorithms Important Dates Submission Deadline (Extended): December 20, 2011 Acceptance Notification: February 10, 2012 Camera Ready Deadline: March 31, 2012 Submission guidelines: All submissions must be full papers in PDF format and uploaded on EDAS (http://edas.info//N11477) All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of five (5) printed pages (10-point font) including figures without incurring additional page charges. General Chairs Jaime Lloret, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Joel Rodrigues, Inst. of Telecommunications, Univ. of Beira Interior, Pt TPC Chairs Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada Kai Lin, Dalian University of Technology, China Poster Chairs Binod Vaidya, University of Ottawa, Canada Bin Wei, AT&T, USA Industry Chairs Haohong Wang, Cisco Chi-Ming Chen, AT&T, USA Keynote Chair Mbaye B. Sene, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal Publicity Chairs Sandra Sendra, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Alejandro Canovas, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Web Chair Miguel Garcia, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain

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Deadline extension, December 16: PESARO 2012 || April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France
by Cristina Pascual 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

INVITATION: ================= Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to PESARO 2012. The submission deadline is extended to December 16, 2011. In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== PESARO 2012 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS PESARO 2012: The Second International Conference on Performance, Safety and Robustness in Complex Systems and Applications April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/PESARO12.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPPESARO12.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters - ideas Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitPESARO12.html Submission deadline: December 16, 2011 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html PESARO 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) Fundamentals Fundamentals on system safety; Robustness technology and evaluation; Metrics for risk assessment; Performance-oriented design; Safety-oriented system design; Performance metrics and dependable metrics ; Active and passive safety; Performance warning delay Methodologies, techniques and algorithms Systems modeling; Hazard analysis; System measurement and monitoring; Evaluation of safety data, and mitigation and prevention strategies; Model verification and validation; Fault-tolerant systems; Simulation, statistical analysis, and experimental design analysis; Language and runtime systems Performance Performance basics; Performance-oriented design; Performance methodology techniques and algorithms for analytic modeling; System measurement and monitoring; Model verification and validation, simulation, statistical analysis; Experimental design, and reliability analysis; Performance evaluation of various technologies and systems (mobile devices and wireless networks, distributed and parallel systems, file and storage systems, power management, database systems, computer networks and architectures, operating systems, fault-tolerant systems, and language and runtime systems). Performance in dedicated service systems (Web services, Financial services, Healthcare and pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications services, Industrial Manufacturing, Education services, Transportation services, Energy and utilities) Safety in industrial systems Fundamentals on system safety; Safety of software systems and software engineering; Safety requirements; Safety for critical systems; Engineering for system robustness and reliability; Control of mission critical systems; Safety-oriented system design; Human tasks and error models; Hazard analysis; Cost and effectiveness of system safety; Verification and validation of safety; Safety tools; Evaluation of safety data, and mitigation and prevention strategies; Safety control and management; System Safety Implementation Guidelines and Standards; Transferring safety knowledge; Metrics for Risk Assessment; Contingency Planning and Occurrence Reporting; Preparedness Activities; Industry specific safety systems (Medical devices, Aerospace, Chemical industry, Nuclear power plants, Public health, Biological Safety) Robustness Basic concepts and applications; Theory and mechanisms for robustness; Uncertainty and robustness; Statistic robustness; Computation and optimization of robustness; Robustness estimation and approximation; Robustness correction; Robust systems; Robustness tests and benchmarking Applications and services Mobile Web performance; Multiple data center management; Network latency and impact on performance/robustness; Performance and robustness of cloud-based solutions; Scalable safe and robust solutions; Mobile devices and wireless networks; Mission critical systems and applications; Industry specific safety systems (medical devices, aerospace, chemical industry, nuclear power plants, public health, biological systems) Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComPESARO12.html ====================

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Deadline extension, December 16: MMEDIA 2012 || April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France
by Cristina Pascual 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

INVITATION: ================= Please, consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to MMEDIA 2012. The submission deadline is extended to December 16, 2011. In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== MMEDIA 2012 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS MMEDIA 2012: The Fourth International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/MMEDIA12.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPMMEDIA12.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters - ideas Submission page: hhttp://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitMMEDIA12.html Submission deadline: December 16, 2011 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html MMEDIA 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) Fundamentals in multimedia Multimedia systems, architecture, and applications; New multimedia platforms; Multimedia architectural specification languages; Theoretical aspects and algorithms for multimedia; Multimedia content delivery networks; Network support for multimedia data; Multimedia data storage; Multimedia meta-modeling techniques and operating systems; Multimedia signal coding and processing (audio, video, image); Multimedia applications (telepresence, triple-play, quadruple-play, �); Multimedia tools (authoring, analyzing, editing, browsing, �); Computational multimedia intelligence (fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, �); Intelligent agents for multimedia content creation, distribution, and analysis; Multimedia networking; Wired and wireless multimedia systems; Distributed multimedia systems; Multisensor data integration and fusion; Multimedia and P2P; Multimedia standards Multimedia content and modeling Interfaces for multimedia creation; Multimedia streaming and services; Image modeling and editing; Audio modeling and transformation; Video modeling and transformation; Image recognition; Multimedia databases; Multimedia coding and encryption; Multimedia modeling for learning content; Multimedia description languages; Image clustering; Media fusion for communication and presentation Self-organizing multimedia architectures Self-organization in multimedia systems; Self-organization in multimedia communities; Self-organized multimedia networks; Multimedia content distribution and consumption; Adaptive multimedia interfaces; Multimedia retrieval Multimedia content-based retrieval and analysis Multimodal data analysis; Multimedia databases; Semi-automatic and automatic methods for multimedia annotation; Image/video/audio databases; Content-based image retrieval; Semantics-based search and integration of multimedia and digital content; Multimedia data modeling, indexing, and mining; Statistical modeling of multimedia data; Multimedia extraction and annotation; Content search/browsing/retrieval; Internet imaging and multimedia; Multimodal content analysis; Multimedia abstraction and summarization; Semantic analysis of multimedia data; Media assimilation and fusion Perception and cognition for multimedia users Quality of experience; Relevance feedback; Human-computer interaction; Multimodal interaction; Multimodal user interfaces; Mobile user-centered interfaces; Peer-to-peer multimedia systems and streaming; Pervasive and interactive multimedia systems (digital TV, mobile systems, gaming,�); Multimedia in personal, sensor and ad-hoc networks; Visualization and virtual reality; Intelligent browsing and visualization; Perception and cognition; Perception and modeling of the environment; Multimedia collaboration; Social networking Multimedia ontology Multimedia semantics; Emergent semantics; Media ontology learning; Ontology for media web mining; Multimedia ontologies; Multimedia information management; Approaches using metadata standards; Conceptual clustering; Modeling and recognition of visual objects and actions Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia Architectures, protocols, and algorithms for multimedia mobility; Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia; Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia in intelligent transportation systems; Enabling platforms for mobile multimedia; Roaming and limited bandwidth; Intermittent connectivity; Streaming mobile multimedia; Mobile multimedia software architectures; Mobile multimedia applications and services; Communication and cooperation via mobile multimedia; Business models for mobile multimedia; Provisioning of mobile multimedia services; Context-aware mobile and ubiquitous multimedia; Mobile computer graphics, games and entertainment; Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia in ad hoc networks; Personalization, privacy and security in mobile multimedia; Social and regulatory aspects of mobile multimedia; Multimedia in the Extended Home; Ubiquitous/Seamless content sharing Multimedia services Reliability, availability, serviceability of multimedia services; Multimedia content distribution services; Real-time multimedia services; Audio-visual multimedia services; Multimedia signal processing and communications; Media representation and algorithms; Audio, image, video processing, coding and compression; Multimedia database, content delivery and transport; Multimedia service protocols; Mobility of multimedia services; Internet telephony and hypermedia technologies and systems; Media enabled eCommerce service; Case studies, field trials and evaluation of new multimedia services Multimedia applications Real-time interactive multimedia applications Adaptive and context-aware multimedia applications; Ambiance multimedia applications; Media applications on mobile devices; Multi-modal interaction; Virtual environments; Personalization; Collaboration, contextual metadata, collaborative tagging; Web applications; Multimedia authoring; Multimedia-enabled new applications (eLearning, entertainment,�..); Cooperative networks and applications; Mobile multimedia applications & services; Semantic metadata for mobile applications; Semantics enabled multimedia applications; Semantics enabled networks and middleware for multimedia applications; Wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks/RFID applications Industrial use-cases and applications Multimedia security and content protection Multimedia security (watermark, encryption,� ); Mobile multimedia systems and services; Security, privacy, and cryptographic protocols; Network security issues and protocols; Key management and authentication; Authentication and access control; Intrusion detection and prevention; Content protection and digital rights management; Trusted computing; Information hiding; Protection of user-generated content Multimedia control and management Wireless and mobile multimedia network management; Multimedia measurement, control, and management; Content management and delivery; IP multimedia system operations and management; Managing the quality of experience and quality of service; Measuring the quality of performance in multimedia systems; Mobile multimedia network traffic engineering and optimization; Monitoring and managing mobile multimedia; Resource reservation for multimedia services; Multicast and broadcast multimedia service management; Management of service oriented architectures; Pricing, accounting and billing for multimedia services Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComMMEDIA12.html ====================

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cfp:Special Issue on : "Networks and Communications" @ IJCNC
by Steve Price 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Special Issue on : "Networks and Communications" The International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) http://airccse.org/journal/ijcnc.html Guest Editors : E.V.Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia Chih-Lin Hu,National Central University,Taiwan Theme and Scope Networks and Communication has undergone a dramatic change in recent years. There is a shift away from the traditional client-server model to systems based on the peer-to peer network, which allows users share resources effectively. The purpose of this special issue is to publish high-quality papers on Computer Networks & Communications for wired and wireless networks in theoretical and practical aspects. This special issue aims to promote state-of-the-art research in the area of computer Networks, network protocols and wireless networks, Data communication Technologies, and network security. The special issue will additionally select high quality papers from “The Third International Conference on Networks & Communications (NetCoM-3.0)” to be held in Bangalore, India. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Authors are solicited to contribute to this special Issue by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to *Addressing & location management *Broadband access technologies *Adhoc and sensor networks *Cross layer design and optimization *Heterogeneous wireless networks *High speed networks *Internet and Web applications *Measurement & Performance Analysis *Mobile & Broadband Wireless Internet *Mobile networks & Wireless LAN *Network Architectures *Network Based applications *Network Operations & management *Network Protocols & Wireless Networks *Network Security trust, & privacy *Network Security trust, & privacy *Next Generation Internet *Next Generation Web Architectures *Peer to peer and overlay networks *QoS and Resource Management *Recent trends & Developments in Computer Networks *Routing, switching and addressing techniques *Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems *Ubiquitous networks *Virtual & overlay networks *Wireless communications *Wireless mesh networks and protocols *Wireless Multimedia systems Notes for Prospective Authors Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this Issue. Manuscripts should be written in English and strictly follow the guideline of the Journal IJCNC. The extended version of the selected papers from "NetCoM -3.0" could be submitted to this special issue. The revised version must have at least 40% difference from the conference paper. The manuscripts should be submitted to one of the guest editors by January 31, 2012, through email sinetcom(a)airccj.org Important Dates Submission Deadline : January 31, 2012 Authors Notification : February 26, 2012 Final Manuscript Due : March 01, 2012 For more details please visit : http://airccse.org/journal/ijcnc.html

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Deadline extension, December 16: ICDT 2012 || April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France
by Cristina Pascual 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

INVITATION: ================= Please, consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to ICDT 2012. The submission deadline is set to December 16, 2011. In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== ICDT 2012 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS ICDT 2012: The Seventh International Conference on Digital Telecommunications April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ICDT12.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPICDT12.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters - ideas Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitICDT12.html Submission deadline: December 16, 2011 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html ICDT 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) SIGNAL: Signal processing in telecommunications Signal processing theory and practice; Image and multidimensional signal processing; Signal filter design and structures; Multirate filtering, filter banks, and adaptive filters; Fast signal processing algorithms; Nonlinear signals and systems; Nonuniform transformation; 2D nonuniform DFT; Fast algorithm of NDFT; Advanced image/video coding; Advanced prediction techniques; Signal detection and reconstruction; Spectral estimation and time-frequency analysis; Higher order spectrum analysis; Parameter estimation; Array signal processing; Statistical signal analysis; Signal and system modeling; Cyclostationary signal analysis; Active noise control, active noise reduction and echo cancellation; Psychoacoustics and room acoustics; Signal processing for music; Binaural systems and multidimensional signal systems; Geophysical and seismic signal processing; Nonlinear interpolation/resampling; Extensions to wavelet based coding (x-lets); Low complexity image/video compression; Multiple resolution signal processing; New approach to digital signal processing; Compression of random data; Recompression of compressed data; 2D projection of 3D data; Stereo data matching; Emerging applications requiring new compression tools; Unified compression and recognition; H.264 and latest video coding standards; Latest audio coding standards DATA: Data processing Data transmission and reception mechanisms and techniques; Enhanced tools for video data integrity; Data mining, filtering, and reporting; Secure data transmission; Transmission media and data encoding; Text reading devices (super-pen, pen-elite, reading-pen); Scanned and generated lossy (progressive) multi-page text; (Visually) lossless mechanisms; Pricing data transmission; Differential data transmission systems; Data transmission equipments and transmission rates; Delay-constrained data transmission; Undersea and satellite data transmission techniques; Performance evaluation of data transmission; Multicast data transmission; High speed data transmission; Data transmission control; Integrity and privacy in data transmission; Data transmission standards AUDIO: Audio transmission and reception systems Audio transmission and reception systems and devices; Digital audio transmission signal processing; Audio transmission over Internet; Audio Multiplexing Transmission Systems; Stereo audio transmission signal; Digital infrared audio transmission; Multi-stream and multi-path audio transmission; Wireless-compressed digital audio transmission; Perceptual coding for audio transmission and storage; Laser audio transmission; Synchronizing video and audio transmission; Wide-band audio transmission; Index-frame audio transmission; Digital audio transmission rights; Noise in wireless audio transmission; Audio tools and products; Standards VOICE: Voice over packet networks Planning and implementing voice networks and systems; Voice transmission systems; Voice transmission performance; Quality real-time voice transmission; Metrics for quality of voice transmission; Stereophonic voice transmission systems; Header Compression for VoIP over WLAN; Voice over IP solution for mobile radio interoperability; VoIP over cable TV networks; VoIP over Wi-Max VIDEO: Video, conferencing, telephony Digital video; Video coding formats (ITU-T, SMPTE 421M, AVS-China); Video coders and decoders; Profiles, latency, intermediate formats; Video surveillance and privacy; Video feature requirements; Network video recorders; Graceful degradation of archive video; Video data integrity (error detection, tamper resistance); Alarm events for voice content (motion detection, object tracking, face recognitions); Coding efficiency and distributed video coding; Compression and scrambling; Enhanced tools for video data integrity; Multiple reference pictures; Intra-layer and inter-layer prediction; Fading prediction and loop filter; Video with compression errors; Viewing distance and perceptual quality; Video quality models; Omnidirectional video; 3D video; Video standardization encoding; Texture synthesizer IMAGE: Image producing, sending, and mining Model-based progressive image transmission; Wireless image transmission; Computer generated images; Image security, scrambling, and regions of interest; Timing requirements for image transmission; Transmission of still and moving images; Protocols for low bit rate; Error-prone image transmission; Energy efficient image transmission; Multi-technology image formation; Devices for image capturing and processing (cams, web-cams, etc.); Scanning and sampling, quantization and halftoning, color reproduction; Image representation and rendering, display and printing systems; Image quality assessment; Image search and sorting, video indexing and editing; Integration of images and video with other media; Image authentication and watermarking; Image storage, retrieval and multimedia; Image and video databases; Generic coding of moving pictures; Media stream packetization; Modes for archival playback; Image-based applications; Standard for image processing; Image analysis and segmentation; Image filtering, restoration and enhancement; Image representation and modeling; Pattern recognition SPEECH: Speech producing and processing Tooling, Architectures, Components and Standards; Voice modulation, frequencies; Linguistics, Phonology and Phonetics; Discourse and Dialogue; Speech analysis, synthesis, coding, and recognition; Speech enhancement and noise reduction; Speech features, production, and perception; Speech Coding and Transmission; Speech Signal Processing; Spoken Language Generation and Synthesis; Speech QoS Enhancement; Speaker Characterization and Recognition; Spoken Language; Resources and Annotation; Spoken/Multi-modal Dialogue Technology and Systems; Spoken Language Information Extraction/Retrieval; Speech Transmission Technology for the Aged and Disabled; Audio-Visual Speech Processing; Biomedical Applications of Speech Analysis; Spoken document retrieval; Speech Processing in a Packet; Network Environment; Automatic Speech Recognition in the Context of Mobile Communications; Human Factors in Speech and Communication Systems; Automatic speech recognition and understanding technology; Speech to text systems; Spoken dialog systems; Multilingual language processing; New Applications of Spoken Language Technology and Systems IPTV: IP/Mobile TV IPTV applications and middleware; On-demand television; Interactive TV; Broadcast TV data; Broadcast content formats; Stereo and 3D TV; TVoDSL; Television archiving; IPTV broadcasting; IPTV-aware devices; IPTV regulatory issues and copyrights; IPTV network infrastructure; IPTV monitoring and management; I[P]TV usage fees; IPTV Personalization and QoS Implications MULTI: Multicast/Broadcast Triple-Quadruple-play Scalable video/audio coding; Multiplexing video/audio/data; Multimedia terminals; Multimedia systems and protocols; PSTN modems and interfaces; Facsimile terminals; Direct broadcast satellite; Terrestrial broadcast television; Cable modems; Universal media access; Format compatibility; Media support platforms; VoIP Quality for Triple Play; Testing triple-play services; Triple-play data encryption; Triple-play services CONTENT: Production, distribution Content injection, cashing, storage, and distribution; Producing and transmitting streaming content; Content localization services; Content and customers profiles; Documenting and content authoring; Authorizing topic-based content; Content customization and metadata; On-demand content; Content retrieval from archives (alarm-based, time stamp-based); Content management solutions and systems; Unstructured content environment; Multi-channel content delivery/publishing strategies; Content reuse HXSIP: H-series towards SIP SIP and H-xxx architectures and logical components; Instant messages and presence; Management of QoS in SIP and H-xxx environments; Basic SIP building blocks; Security and firewalls with SIP and H-xxx series; Service creation and telephony services with SIP and H-xxx; Multimedia conferencing with SIP and H-xxx; SIP application scenarios; SIP (auto)configuration; SIP and H-xxx beyond VoIP; Leveraging SIP for Global Enterprise Roaming; SIP, H-xxx and 3GPP; Emergency Calling in SIP and H-xxx; Advanced SIP and H-xxx applications and services; SIP and H-xxx on Cable Networks; SIP and H-xxx devices; SIP and h-xxx deployment experience; End-to-end SIP and H-xxx communications; SIP/H.323 Interworking Function for real time communications MULTE: Multimedia Telecommunications Frameworks, architectures, systems for delivering voices, audio, and data; Methodologies, technologies, procedures and mechanisms; IMT-2000 concepts; IMS concepts (IP Multimedia Systems); Bluetooth and WLAN coexistence on handsets; Packet-based multimedia communication systems; Converging technology for voice and data networks; Accessibility features for unpaired users; Confidentiality for audiovisual services; Multimedia transmission performance; Multiplexing and synchronization; Directory services for multimedia; Computation complexity and costs (multiple simultaneous decoders); Coding efficiency (embedded, bit-plane, arithmetic); Compatibility between Analog/DVD and networks; IP4/IP6 transition and NAT; QoS/SLA, perceptual QoS, and formal visual tests; Temporal and spatial scalability; Pre-processing and predictive coding; Coding with regions-of-interest; Secure transcoding; Computation power and resolution; Transform and quantization; Entropy coding; Lossless and lossy compression; Transmission in noisy environments; Voice/video/data in 4G; Specialized medical applications; Medical imaging and communications networks; MPEG for endoscopy, microscopy, radiology, surgery; Medical archiving systems; Digital devices for image capturing (microscope, stethoscope); Digital equipments and digital cinema; Digital signature protection MOBILE: Mobile technologies 3G+: UMTS, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA, HSOPA, WiMAX, UWB. LTE, All-IP LTE 4G and beyond; Seamless handover engineering; Cognitive radio; Mobile video surveillance; Pervasive/ubiquitous/mobile systems; Security and privacy issues for mobile and wireless systems; Mobile ad hoc networks MEDMAN: Control and management of multimedia telecommunication Video codec-aware of packets; Monitoring via guard on patrol, central station, forensic analysis; Managing single domestic licensing and granted patent pool for compressions; End-to-end quality monitoring/management; Perceived/offered quality: video-only, audio-only, audio-video; In-service monitoring of voice/video/data services; Real-time distributed imagery management systems; Performance in voice/video/data systems; Distributed multimedia service management; Mobile multimedia network management; Multi-point, multicast services management; Deployment of multimedia services; Network management models and architectures; Billing and security for multimedia services; Network measurement/monitoring for multimedia services SARP: Software architecture research and practice Distributed software architecture; Architectural styles and patterns; Architecture refinement and transformation; Software architecture and pervasive systems; Software architecture analysis & testing; Architectural description languages (ADLs); Component-based software architecture; Dynamic software architecture; Self-repairing software architecture; Adaptive software architecture; Aspect-oriented software architecture; Service-oriented architecture [SOA]; Domain specific software architecture [DSSA]; Tools/Environments for software architects; Product-line software architecture; Industrial case studies and reports STREAM: Data stream processing Fundamentals on data stream processing; Data stream processing and event stream processing; Continuous query languages; Time management in data stream systems; Aggregated queries support; Query processing with multiple, continuous, rapid, time-varying data streams; Processing frequent itemset discovery queries; Real-time stream data processing; Network-aware operator placement for stream-processing systems; Integrating database queries and Web searches; Scalable Distributed Stream Processing; Optimization of data stream processing; Performance and overhead in data stream processing; QoS adaptation in data stream systems; Adaptive query processing in data stream; Interactive distributed data stream processing and mining; Data stream management systems; Control theory on stream processing; Processing high-speed data streams; Stream processing in production-to-business software; Multi-site cooperative data stream analysis; Grid-based data stream processing; Hyperdatabases for P2P data stream processing; Sensor data stream processing in health monitoring; Processing and sharing data streams in Grid-based P2P infrastructures TRACK: Tracking computing technologies Airport security communications technologies; Hazards detection- automatic real-time material/object recognition; Intelligent IP-based sensor networking for homeland security; Real-time intelligence data validation and verification mechanisms; Efficient data integration and mining techniques for NATO countries; Secure distributed storage and data pinning; SATCOM for HLS; Critical aerospace communications systems; HLS for air, land and sea operational environments; Airborne real-time spatial tracking techniques; Bio-authentication sensors and tools; Cyber and physical security of key infrastructure and operations; Protection of Real-time resilient communications network infrastructures; International standards for data schema and data sharing between USA and other countries; Emergency response tools; Prediction of Intent; Standards for Passenger Data Integration; Sharing Addressing and Service Discovery in Auto-configuring MANETs; Exploiting localization and network information (GPS, INS, GIS, terrain features, ToA, AoA, SNR, QoS) for improved ad-hoc networking in complex terrain; Advanced indoor and outdoor location-based applications: real-time tracking, multimedia, bidirectional, proactive applications; Location based services based on integrated cellular, ad hoc, RFID, and sensor networks; New positioning techniques in support of location based servcies (indoor, cellular, satellite, hybrid); Geographic Information Systems for supporting location based services; Quality of location data Integration of Hierarchical Location-Based Routing (HLBR) with Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Neworks (DTNs); Narrow-band control channels for HLBR; Location-aware (GPS-aware) Internet Browsers for Location-based services Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComICDT12.html ====================

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Deadline extension, December 16: CTRQ 2012 || April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France
by Cristina Pascual 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

INVITATION: ================= Please, consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to CTRQ 2012. The submission deadline is extended to December 16, 2011. In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== CTRQ 2012 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS CTRQ 2012: The Fifth International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service April 29 - May 4, 2012 - Chamonix / Mont Blanc, France General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CTRQ12.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPCTRQ12.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters - ideas Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/SubmitCTRQ12.html Submission deadline: December 16, 2011 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html CTRQ 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) Communication theory Fundamentals in communication theory; Communications switching and routing; Communications modeling; Communications security; Autonomic communications; Performance in communications; Computer communications; Distributed communications; Wired and wireless communications; Signal processing in communications; Multimedia and multicast communications; High-speed communications; Delay-tolerant communications; Fault-tolerant networks; Reliable and safe communications; Iterative coding and decoding techniques Reliability Reliability modeling; Reliability stress analysis; Dependency-related reliability; Reliability prediction technologies; Reliability-aware topology control; Reliability in highly dynamic networks and distributed systems; Reliability in sensitive networks (ehealth, financial, etc.); Service versus network reliability; Reliability and human-related risks; Software reliability; Software-based safety kernels; Reliability testing; Maintenance tools for system reliability; QoS-driven reliability; Quality of Service QoS Design and architectures for networks and distributed systems; QoS modeling, adaptation and monitoring; QoS policy assessment; QoS metrics and measurement; QoS-based routing; QoS-aware applications and services; Provisioning and monitoring QoS constraints; QoS-based admission control; QoS negotiation and mediation; User-profile QoS-aware mechanisms; QoS-network device mechanisms (scheduling, queue management, traffic engineering, etc.); QoS and opportunistic scheduling; QoS-aware resource management; QoS in WLAN, WPAN, WMAN and WiMAX (IEEE 802.11/15/16/20); QoS in wireless sensor and ad hoc networks; QoS support in wireless networks for MAC protocols; QoS and survivability in mobile environments; Quality Quality of Experience (QoE); QoS/QoE relationship; QoS/QoE mapping; QoS/QoE management; QoS/QoE issues in wireless networks; Quality of Handoff; Quality of Diagnosis; Quality of Context; Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComCTRQ12.html ====================

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平成２３年度日本データベース学会(DBSJ)業績賞推薦のお願い(12/9)
by yasushi kiyoki 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

日本データベース学会会員の皆様会員各位におかれましては，ますますご清祥のことと心よりお慶び申し上げます．この度、日本データベース学会は、我が国のデータベースの産業化をはかり，データベース分野の発展大いに寄与した団体の業績を賞するための日本データベース学会業績賞を新設いたします。日本データベース学会業績賞規程に基づき，会員の皆様から平成２３年度業績賞の候補者をご推薦いただきたく何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます．業績賞の目的は，規程により以下のように定められております. ********************************************************************* 業績賞は，我が国のデータベースに関する科学・技術の産業化をはかり，もって学術、文化、産業の発展に大いに寄与した団体の業績を賞するためのものである．（受賞者は，実在する国内団体でなければならない．） ********************************************************************* 選考対象となる業績製品化、高度技術開発、継続的製品開発、デファクト・スタンダード化、標準化、利用拡大化など添付の推薦書の書式によりまして，平成２３年１２月９日（金）までに，下記まで，電子メールにてご推薦をお願い申し上げます． kiyoki(a)sfc.keio.ac.jp 以上，何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます．日本データベース学会表彰委員会委員長清木康慶應義塾大学SFC 環境情報学部（〒２５２ー８５２０神奈川県藤沢市遠藤５３２２） TEL：０４６６ー４７ー５１１１ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 日本データベース学会業績賞推薦書推薦者氏名所属候補団体団体名推薦理由：具体的な業績の詳しい内容をなるべく詳しく明示する。客観的資料を伴うことが望ましい。

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ブラウン大学PhDプログラム
by Yoshiharu Ishikawa 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

DBSJの皆様名古屋大学の石川です．ブラウン大学の木村英明さんより，ブラウン大学のPhDプログラムのアナウンスの依頼を受けました．5年間で資金援助付きという内容です．ご興味あるかたは下記のアドレスまでお問い合わせください（木村さんについては日本語も可）．ただし，締切が12/15と迫っています． ============================================== Subject: Openings for 15-20 PhD Students at Brown University The Department of Computer Science at Brown University is pleased to invite applicants for fall 2012. The positions range across all branches of computer science, matching faculty interests. Our ties to other university departments also provide strong opportunities for students to conduct interdisciplinary research. The positions include full tuition support, health insurance, and a generous stipend. Students receive on average USD 21,000 during the 9-month academic year, with many opportunities to supplement this at a higher rate in the summer. Students in good academic standing are guaranteed five years of full academic support. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island, in northeastern USA, an hour south of Boston and three hours north of New York. Providence and New England offer numerous cultural, historical, and culinary attractions, beaches and coastline, bicycling, skiing, and much more. The city is compact and easily navigable without a car. Providence also has excellent train service to both Boston and New York. For more information, go to http://www.cs.brown.edu/grad/phd/. Our application deadline is December 15th (*). For Japanese students and international students in Japan: Current Brown CS PhD students from Japan, Hideaki Kimura (hkimura [AT] cs.brown.edu) and Marcelo Martins (martins [AT] cs.brown.edu) will be glad to answer any questions you may have on the life, research and career opportunity in the program. Please feel free to contact them. (*) GRE/TOEFL score can arrive a little later than the application deadline without having a negative impact until the first week of January.

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