We Apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS The IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07) Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 21 - 23, 2007 http://www.aina-conference.org/2007/ Sponsored by IEEE Technical Committee Distributed Processing (TCDP) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As one of the most important international conferences sponsored by the TCDP of the IEEE Computer Society, the International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07) will be held in Niagara Falls, Canada£?May 21-23, 2007. The conference covers theory, design and application of computer networks and distributed computing systems. Aside from the regular presentations, the conference will include keynote addresses with speakers from both industry and academia. Prospective authors are invited to propose papers in any of the following areas: * Communication Protocol and Architecture * High-speed Communication and Network * Wireless Communication and Network * Multimedia Communication and System * Personal Communication System * Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network * Low-power Network and System * Wearable Network and System * Embedded System and Networking * Quality of Services (QoS) * Network Control and Management * Network Performance Analysis and Evaluation * Internet Technology and IP-based Applications * Multicast Routing and Technology * Security, Privacy and Trust * Fault-tolerant and Dependable System * Multi-agent System and Applications * Parallel/Distributed Algorithm and Architecture * Distributed Database and Data Mining * Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR System * Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing * Biological Informatics and Computing * E-Learning, E-Commerce, E-Society, etc. * Grid, Cluster and Internet Computing * Peer-to-Peer (P2P) System * Service-oriented Framework and Middleware * Autonomic Computing and Communication * WWW, Semantic Web and Cyber World * Mobile and Context-aware Computing * Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing * Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World * Smart Object, Space/Environment and System * Innovative Networking and Applications * Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World =============== IMPORTANT DATES =============== Workshop Proposal Due: Jun. 30, 2006 Submission Deadline: Oct. 31, 2006 Author Notification: Jan. 22, 2007 Author Registration: Jan. 31, 2007 Final Manuscript Due: Feb. 19, 2007 ========================== PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ========================== Submit a full paper (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced), including figures and references, using 10 fonts, and number each page. You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: URL: http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm AINA-07's submission web site is http://ehpclab.stfx.ca/~aina07/ Accepted papers will be given guidelines in preparing and submitting the final manuscript(s) together with the notification of acceptance. The proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference. Distinguished papers accepted and presented in AINA-07, after further revisions, will be published in special issues on prestigious international journals such as IJHPCN, IJWMC, JPCC, JMM, etc. ================= WORKSHOP PROPOSAL ================= In conjunction with the AINA-07 conference, about 10 workshops will be held. If you would like to organize a workshop, please submit a workshop proposal including call for paper, number of papers to be accepted, contact person, to the AINA-07 workshop Co-Chairs: Prof. Leonard Barolli (barolli@fit.ac.jp), Prof. Arjan Durresi (durresi@csc.lsu.edu), Prof. Ruppa K. Thulasiram (tulsi@cs.umanitoba.ca) by June 30, 2006. Proceedings of the AINA-07 workshops will be published by IEEE ComputerSociety Press. The schedule of each workshop should follow the conference schedule. ================================ AINA-07 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ================================ Honorary Co-Chairs Shoichi Noguchi, AFAIS, Japan Richard P. Brent, Australian National University, Australia Jon C. Muzio, University of Victoria, Canada General Co-Chairs Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Hossam Saad Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada Program Co-Chairs Ivan Stojmenovic, Ottawa University, Canada Beniamino Di Martino, Second University of Naples, Italy Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan Workshops Co-Chairs Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan Arjan Durresi, Louisiana State University, USA Ruppa K. Thulasiram, University of Manitoba, Canada International Advisory Committee Nick Cercone, Dalhousie University, Canada Chin-Chen Chang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan Wen-Tsuen Chen, Tsinghua University, Taiwan Jingde Cheng, Saitama University, Japan Zhong Chen, Peking University, China Imrich Chlamtac, Create-Net, Italy S. Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA Chung-Ming Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Shou-Hsuan Stephen Huang, University of Houston, USA Ali R. Hurson, Pennsylvania State University, USA Takuya Katayama, JAIST, Japan Tohru Kikuno, Osaka University, Japan Kane Kim, University of California, Irvine, USA Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, ITRI, Taiwan Mike Liu, Ohio State University, USA Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA Tae-Woo Park, AOARD, Japan Michel Raynal, IRISA, France Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan Norio Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Jeffrey Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Theo Ungerer, University of Augsburg, Germany Roland Wagner, Linz University, Austria Xinmei Wang, Xidian University, China Chengke Wu, Xidian University, China Yaoxue Zhang, Tsinghua University, China Program Vice Chairs Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Vojislav Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada Agent and Intelligent Computing Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Biological Informatics and Computing Michael A. Langston, University of Tennessee, USA Communication Technology and Protocols Duc A. Tran, University of Dayton, USA Dependable and Autonomic Systems Naohiro Hayashibara, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Distributed and Parallel Algorithms Keqin Li, State University of New York, New Paltz, USA Distributed Database and Data Mining Zoran Obradovic, Temple University, USA Grid, P2P and Scalable Computing Erwin Laure, CERN, Switzerland Innovative Networking and Applications Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan Internet Computing and Web Applications Marios Dikaiakos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Mobile Networks and Applications Weijia Jia, City University of Hong Kong, China Multimedia Technologies and Applications Koyama Akio, Yamagata University, Japan Network Control and Performance Evaluation Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow, UK Pervasive/Ubiquitous Networks and Computing Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada Security, Privacy and Trust Antonino Mazzeo, University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy Semantic Services and Computing Omer Rana, University of Cardiff, UK Award Co-Chairs Son T. Vuong, UBC, Canada Jiandong Li, Xidian University, China Mohammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK David Taniar, Monash University, Australia International Liaison Co-Chairs Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia Vipin Chaudhary, Wayne State University, USA Industrial Liaison Co-Chairs Jian Ma, Nokia, China Publicity Co-Chairs Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada Shuang-Hua Yang, Loughborough University, UK Jinhua Guo, University of Michigan at Dearborn, USA Publication Co-Chairs Parimala Thulasiraman, University of Manitoba, Canada Charalampos Z. Patrikakis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece Zhiyong Xu, Suffolk University, USA International Journals Coordinators Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Treasure Co-Chairs Man Lin, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Web Administration Chairs Satoshi Itaya, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Tony Li Xu, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Registration Chairs Rhonda Connors, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Na Guo, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Local Arrangement Chairs Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada Iker Gondra, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Steering Committee Chair Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Conference Secretary Tony Li Xu, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Committee Members TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------