[Please distribute to your colleagues, apologies for multiple copies] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS All accepted papers will be published in IEEEXplore Submission Deadline: September 15, 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Innovations'09 6th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology December 15-17, 2009 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Innovations’09 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: September 15, 2009 Workshop proposals due: September 15, 2009 Paper and poster submissions due: September 15, 2009 Notification of acceptance: October 5, 2009 Final camera ready paper due: November 2, 2009 SUBMISSION --------------------------------------------- Innovations 2009 seeks original full-length (6 pages maximum) paper proposals describing research in all areas of Information Technology that contribute to the conference theme. All papers will be peer reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Submissions for tutorials and special sessions are also welcomed. Paper submission should be done directly through EDAS. The submission guidelines can be found on the conference website: http://www.it-innovations.ae. 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 Keynote Speaker: Jan Bosch: VP, Engineering Process at Intuit Inc. CONTACT/PROGRAM CHAIRS: Dr. Issa Khalil and Dr. Falah Awwad Contact: Innovations@uaeu.ac.ae ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Steering Committee members • Abdullah Al-Khanbashi, UAE University, vice chancellor, email Vice_Chancellor@uaeu.ac.ae • M. Yasin Akhtar Raja, (Sr. Member IEEE ComSoc), Professor of Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communications, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, Email: raja@uncc.edu • Nasir Ghani, (Sr. Member IEEE ComSoc), Assoc. Professor ECE, UNM Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Email: nghani@ece.unm.edu • Mohamed Baka, IT Advisor, ADWEA, EMAIL: baka@adwea.ae • Mohamed Ghanem, General Manger, TRA.  EMAIL: mohamed.alghanim@tra.ae • Aseem Gupta, CEO, Visionaire, EMAIL a.gupta@govisionaire.com • Rafik Makki, Senior Strategy and Planning Executive at ADEC, Abu Dhabi Education Council, EMAIL makki@adec.ac.ae • Wyatt R Hume, Provost, UAE University, UAE, EMAIL: PROVOST@UAEU.AC.AE • Eyad H. Abed, Dean of College of information Technology, UAE University, EMAIL:  abed@umd.edu Technical Committee Members • Mohsen Guizani, mguizani@cs.wmich.edu (member of the steering committee and tpc member) • Mounir Hamdi, hamdi@cs.ust.hk (TPC Member) • Hussein Mouftah, mouftah@site.uottawa.ca (TPC Member) • Azzedine Boukerche. boukerch@site.uOttawa.ca (TPC Member) • Mohammad Ilyas (Sr. Member IEEE), Associate Dean, Research & Industrial Relations, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA; Email: Ilyas@fau.edu • Junaid A. Zubairi (Sr. Member IEEE), Assoc. Professor, Department of Computer Science, SUNY at Fredonia, Fredonia NY, USA; Email: zubairi@fredonia.edu • Ms. Gigi Karmous-Edwards, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Email: gigi_ke@ncsu.edu • Kavan Acharya, (Member IEEE ComSoc), Center for Optical Communications , UNC Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: Email; kacharya@uncc.edu • Khaled Harfoush, CS, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Email: harfoush@ncsu.edu