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Re: [ifip-tc6] Special format of meeting 2005/2
by Ramon Puigjaner 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Dear Adam, thank you for your invitation to this attractive programme of activities. Best regards Ramon > Dear Otto and All, > > I would like to invite participants of the Meeting: > - to visit "Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice" (see - > http://www.wroclaw.pl/m6864/p7271.aspx), > - piano recital performed by the winner (the winner is not known yet) of the > 15th International Piano Chopin Competition (see - > www.filharmonia.wroclaw.pl/ang/program_wyswietl.php?rk=2005&mc=10) - it > starts Saturday at 6 p.m. > > I have reserved tickets for the two events. > > Best regards, > Adam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Otto Spaniol" <spaniol(a)informatik.rwth-aachen.de> > To: <ifip-tc6(a)informatik.rwth-aachen.de> > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:24 AM > Subject: [ifip-tc6] Special format of meeting 2005/2 > > > > Dear all, > > > > you will remember that we agreed in Toronto that meeting 2005/2 > > in Wroclaw (Oct. 29+30) should have a special format. > > We want to concentrate on the future and on a new strategy for TC6. > > > > This appears to be more than necessary due to several developments > > of the past: > > - shrinking attendance of events > > - publication problems (an example: change of publisher from Kluwer to > > Imperial College Press (!) despite a valid contract without any > > notification!) > > - reduced information of Programme Committee members about the decisions > > on > > acceptance/rejection of manuscripts (together with questionable > > rejections/ > > acceptances and with corresponding negative impression on IFIP TC6 events > > - strategy for better visibility, e.g. by tutorials in developing > > countries > > - .... (many more problems) > > > > The"normal" topics (attendance, officers, conference reports and > > planning,..) > > should be treated only very shortly at this particular meeting. > > > > By the way: The number of working hours will be rather limited: > > - The meeting will start Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. > > and last - interrupted by a short lunch break - until 4.30 p.m. > > (thereafter we will enjoy some cultural programmes followed by a dinner > > arranged by our host, Adam Grzech; thank you very much, Adam, for that > > programme which should convince the still undecided delegates to attend > > the meeting. > > I know about the programme but maybe Adam should inform the delegates > > from his side > > or keep it as a secret until the time of the meeting). > > - On Sunday, Oct. 30, we will restart at 9 a.m. and finish by 1 p.m. since > > many delegates have a return flight on Sunday afternoon. > > > > My desire: > > It would be excellent if each one of you would think about strategical > > and future > > issues of TC6 > > *** and if you could bring forward these ideas at the time of the meeting > > or (even better) in a written version well before the time of the > > meeting; > > such thoughts (even informally documented) would be included in the > > meeting > > documents and this would allow to discuss things much more > > constructively. > > Deadline: October 15. > > > > Thus I invite you cordially to present your ideas well before the > > meetings. > > This holds also (and particularly!) for those delegates who cannot attend > > the meeting for whatsoever reason. We will take such reactions as a sign > > of activity > > and - to formulate it very clearly - we are not at all interested in > > ghost delegates > > who don't attend meetings, don't even send apologies and/or don't > > contribute > > by constructive ideas (even if those ideas may be controversial). > > > > Best regards and see (most of you) soon > > Otto > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ifip-tc6 mailing list > > ifip-tc6(a)lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE > > http://MailMan.RWTH-Aachen.DE/mailman/listinfo/ifip-tc6 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ifip-tc6 mailing list > ifip-tc6(a)lists.RWTH-Aachen.DE > http://MailMan.RWTH-Aachen.DE/mailman/listinfo/ifip-tc6 > ========================================================================= Ramon Puigjaner Universitat de les Illes Balears Departament de Ciencies Matematiques i Informatica 07122 PALMA (Spain) Phone: +34-971173288 Fax: +34-971173003 e-mail: putxi(a)uib.es =========================================================================

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Special format of meeting 2005/2
by Otto Spaniol 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear all, you will remember that we agreed in Toronto that meeting 2005/2 in Wroclaw (Oct. 29+30) should have a special format. We want to concentrate on the future and on a new strategy for TC6. This appears to be more than necessary due to several developments of the past: - shrinking attendance of events - publication problems (an example: change of publisher from Kluwer to Imperial College Press (!) despite a valid contract without any notification!) - reduced information of Programme Committee members about the decisions on acceptance/rejection of manuscripts (together with questionable rejections/ acceptances and with corresponding negative impression on IFIP TC6 events - strategy for better visibility, e.g. by tutorials in developing countries - .... (many more problems) The"normal" topics (attendance, officers, conference reports and planning,..) should be treated only very shortly at this particular meeting. By the way: The number of working hours will be rather limited: - The meeting will start Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. and last - interrupted by a short lunch break - until 4.30 p.m. (thereafter we will enjoy some cultural programmes followed by a dinner arranged by our host, Adam Grzech; thank you very much, Adam, for that programme which should convince the still undecided delegates to attend the meeting. I know about the programme but maybe Adam should inform the delegates from his side or keep it as a secret until the time of the meeting). - On Sunday, Oct. 30, we will restart at 9 a.m. and finish by 1 p.m. since many delegates have a return flight on Sunday afternoon. My desire: It would be excellent if each one of you would think about strategical and future issues of TC6 *** and if you could bring forward these ideas at the time of the meeting or (even better) in a written version well before the time of the meeting; such thoughts (even informally documented) would be included in the meeting documents and this would allow to discuss things much more constructively. Deadline: October 15. Thus I invite you cordially to present your ideas well before the meetings. This holds also (and particularly!) for those delegates who cannot attend the meeting for whatsoever reason. We will take such reactions as a sign of activity and - to formulate it very clearly - we are not at all interested in ghost delegates who don't attend meetings, don't even send apologies and/or don't contribute by constructive ideas (even if those ideas may be controversial). Best regards and see (most of you) soon Otto

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meeting
by Farouk Kamoun 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Dear Otto Sorry I won't be able to attend. Question: are you planning to participate in the world summit on Information Society WSIS phase 2, in Tunisia in November? Farouk

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WG 6.x Reports requested
by Otto Spaniol 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

To IFIP WG 6.x chair(wo)men: Dear all, please send me your Working Group report for meeting 2005/2 in Wroclaw (Poland) in due time: Deadline is October 15, 2005. Moreover, I still miss the answers concerning attendance from: Raouf Boutaba (WG 6.6) Dominique Gaiti (WG 6.7) Ioannis Stavrakakis (WG 6.3) John Derrick (WG 6.1) Harry Perros (WG 6.10) Guy Omidyar (WG 6.8): participoation is uncertain. Clarification is very much wanted in particular due to the event PWC'05 in Colmar and for better planning of future events. Best regards Otto

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Doctoral symposium at IFM 2005 (cfp)
by Graeme Smith 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Doctoral Symposium at IFM 2005 ============================== PhD students are kindly invited to submit a contribution on their current research in integrated formal methods to the Doctoral Symposium of the 5th Int. Conf. on Integrated Formal Methods See http://www.win.tue.nl/ifm/ for the conference topics. The doctoral symposium will take place in Eindhoven on November 29, right after the tutorial by Holger Hermanns, and one day before the main conference (Nov 30 - Dec 2), with invited talks by Patrice Godefroid, David Parnas and Doron Peled. Reasons to submit ----------------- - the doctoral symposium gives you an excellent opportunity to present your work in an international setting, and to get feedback from senior researchers in the field - the doctoral symposium lets you exchange knowledge and experiences with fellow PhD-students in a related topic. - the best paper/presentation will be awarded by BCS-FACS - the selected contributions will be published electronically on the website and distributed as hand-out during the conference - a subset of the selected papers will be invited for an extended contribution to a post-conference proceedings (currently under negotiation with ENTCS) What do we require? ------------------- Send a 5 page extended abstract in PS or PDF format to ifm(a)win.tue.nl. This abstract should: - contain your name, affiliation, and a 200 word abstract - clearly identify the research question you are addressing - present preliminary ideas for the proposed approach and the contributions and results so far - contain a comparison with related work Please also include a letter of recommendation by your advisor, stating your research topic and expected date of your dissertation, which should be later than the symposium. Selection --------- Submissions will be reviewed by the conference chairs and selected for inclusion in the symposium on the basis of technical merit, presentation quality, and relevance to the conference topics. Time schedule ------------- 17 oct 2005: submission of 5 pages (postscript/pdf) to ifm(a)win.tue.nl 21 oct 2005: notification of selected contributions 29 nov 2005: doctoral symposium 2 dec 2005: afterthought and best student paper award. IFM co-chairs (ifm(a)win.tue.nl) Jaco van de Pol, Judi Romijn, Graeme Smith

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Meeting 2005/2 attendees
by Otto Spaniol 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Dear all, the list of meeting 2005/2 attendess (Oct. 29+30 in Wroclaw, Poland) is still rather incomplete; see annex. Please check whether the information is correct and send me a short message about your participation. The meeting will begin Saturday, Oct. 29, around 9 a.m. and be finished Sunday, Oct. 30, around noon. For completeness I repeat the information concerning location, hotel reservation etc. Best regards Otto ----------------------------------------------------- The IFIP TC6 Meeting will be held in Room 142 (building A-1) Wroclaw University of Technology (27, Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego Str., Wroclaw). Location of the Main Building A-1 at the University's campus can be found at the University's web site: http://www.pwr.wroc.pl/upload_module/images/mapa_campus.jpg Information about Wroclaw, as well as a map of the city can be found at the city's official web site: http://www.wroclaw.pl/ms/english/ I have obtained special prices for TC6 Meeting attendees at the HP Hotel Plaza (Best Eastern Plaza Hotels) located at 11/13 Drobnera Str. It is very close to the oldest and historical part of Wroclaw; it is located at walking distance from Old Market Square (center of the city) - see: www.parkplaza.pl Bus transfer from the HP Hotel Plaza to the Wroclaw University of Technology will be assured. The prices offered by HP Hotel Plaza to TC6 Meeting 2005/2 attendees (with nearly 40% discount) are given below in Polish currency(*): - single - 180,- PLN (Polish Zloty); equivalent to 44,- EUR, - double - 210,- PLN; equivalent to 51,- EUR. (* the HP Hotel Plaza gives prices only in Polish currency - equivalent in EUR is based on average exchange rate, i.e., 1 EUR = 4,13 PLN). Reservation of rooms in the HP Hotel Plaza is possible via: - phone (+48 71 320 84 00), - fax (+48 71 320 84 59), or - e-mail: hpwroclaw(a)beph.pl (e-mail and fax are preferred). Note: The special offer for TC6 2005/2 Meeting's attendees is valid until October 10, 2005 and name "IFIP" is required as a password.

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Performance 2005 Announcement
by Sara Alouf 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

[Many apologies if you receive duplicates of this message, and if this message does not concern you] Final call for participation to Performance 2005 conference October 3-7, 2005 Juan-les-Pins, France http://www-sop.inria.fr/maestro/performance2005/ The list of people who have already registered is available at the conference website. If you have registered but your name is not listed there, then please contact the finance chair Dany Sergeant (email: Dany.Sergeant(a)sophia.inria.fr). If you have not registered yet and wish to attend, please register at your earliest convenience. Looking forward to seeing you in Juan-les-Pins, Sara Alouf Publicity chair of Performance 2005

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25 September 2005; 11:59 PM - Paper Submission Deadline - ICC 2006 - Network Security and Information Assurance Symposium
by Carlos Becker Westphall 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

> The IEEE Symposium on Network Security and Information Assurance at > ICC 2006 will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, June 11-15, 2006. > > http://www.icc2006.org/index/cfp.html > > (2) Acceptance notification: December 31, 2005 > > Original research papers on all technical aspects of Network Security > and Information Assurance are solicited for submission to the IEEE ICC > 2006 Network Security and Information Assurance Symposium. The aim is > to provide a forum for Network Research and Information Assurance > researchers and practitioners to share their research and experiences. > > There are two tracks for the symposium: (1) a network security track, > and (2) an information assurance track. The submissions must specify > the track for the review process. > > It is a 3-full day symposium with the following topics of interest: > > Access Control and Audit > * > Anonymity and Pseudonymity > * > Authentication > * > Automated Security Analysis > * > Biometrics > * > Cryptographic tools > * > Data Integrity > * > Database Security > * > Denial of Service > * > DRM (Digital Rights Management) > * > Distributed Systems Security > * > Distributed Trust > * > Electronic Privacy > * > Forensics > * > Formal methods > * > Grid security > * > Identity Management > * > Information flow > * > Information Flow > * > Intrusion Detection and Defense > * > Insider Threats > * > Language-Based Security > * > Mobile Code and Agent Security > * > Network Security > * > Operating systems security > * > P2P security > * > Secure Hardware and Smartcards > * > Security Engineering > * > Security in Heterogeneous and Large-scale Environments > * > Security of Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks > * > Security Protocols > * > Security of Sensor Networks > * > Security Verification > * > Viruses, Worms, and Other Malicious Code > > > Technical Program Co-Chairs: > > Bulent Yener (yener(a)cs.rpi.edu) > Refik Molva (molva(a)eurecom.fr) > Carlos Becker WestphalI (westphal(a)lrg.ufsc.br) > > > Technical Program Members > > Aggelos Kiayias, Unversity of Conneticut, USA > Albert Levi, Sabanci University, Turkey > Avishai Wool, Tel Aviv University, Israel > Ayse Bener, Bogazici University, Turkey > Behcet Sarikaya, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada > Boleslaw Szymanski, Renselear Polytechnic Inst, USA > Christian Tschudin, Basel University, Switzerland > Craig Partridge, BBN, USA > Edgar Jamhour, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil > Felix Wu, University of California Davis, USA > Frank Stajano, University of Cambridge, UK > Gene Tsudik, Univ. of California Irvine, USA > Gerald Brose, Projektron GmbH, Germany > Giovanni Vigna, University of California Santa Barbara, USA > Guevara Noubir, Northeastern Univ., USA > Harmut Pohl, Institute for Information Security, Germany > Helen Wang, Microsoft, USA > Hervi Debar, France Tilicom R&D, France > John Ioannidis, Columbia University, USA > Joni da Silva Fraga, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil > Jose' Carlos Brustoloni, Pittsfield University, USA > Juan Garay, Bell Labs., USA > Levente Buttyan, Budapest University of Technology, Hungary > Luciano Paschoal Gaspary, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil > Ludovic Mi, Supelec, France > Manu Malek, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA > Markus Jakobsson, University of Iowa, USA > Michael StJohns, Nominum, USA > Moti Yung, Columbia University, USA > Nasir Memon, Polytechnic University, USA > Pierangela Samarati, University of Milan, Italy > Radha Provendran, Univ. of Washington, USA > Raheem A. Beyah, Georgia Tech, USA > Raquel Hill, University of Illinois, USA > Srdjan Capkun, UCLA, USA > Susanne Wetzel, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA > Vijay Varadharajan, Macquarie University, Australia > Virgil Gligor, University of Maryland, USA > Yves Roudier, Institut EURECOM, France > > > > _______________________________________________ > CNOM mailing list > CNOM(a)orion.lrg.ufsc.br > http://orion.lrg.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/cnom > >

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CFP, deadline approaching Journal JNSM special issue WAHN and WSN (fwd)
by Carlos Becker Westphall 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

CALL FOR PAPERS- JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/ Special Issue on Management of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks A real revolution is taking place in wireless networking with fundamentally different architectures and services. Wireless Ad hoc networks (WAHNs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are two leaders in this paradigm shift where the "network" is autonomously formed among many nodes (PDAs, lap-tops, sensors, etc.) with varying functionalities and power levels. These networks will be the enablers for ubiquitous computing and communications, as well as they can perform significant functions during natural disasters where pre-existing communications infrastructures may be destroyed. An ad hoc network configures itself dynamically depending on the environment, requiring perhaps a management approach that also dynamically adapts itself. In a wireless sensor network, nodes are assumed to be discardable, requiring fault management to have a totally different approach than for a traditional wired network. Given that WSNs and WAHNs will be dominant networks in not so distant future, what are the challenges for managing these complex and dynamic environments? This special issue intends to include articles describing the results of the latest work in the management of WSNs and WAHNs. The focus of this special issue will include (not limited to) the following topics: · Management architectures for WAHNs and WSNs · Management protocols for WAHNs and WSNs · Security management for WAHNs and WSNs · Configuration and policy-based management for WAHNs and WSNs · Resource allocation and resource discovery for WAHNs and WSNs · Topology discovery for WAHNs and WSNs · Network auto-reconfiguration and self organization for WAHNs and WSNs · Scalability, reliability, and performance issues of WAHNs and WSNs · Call admission and traffic control policies for WAHNs and WSNs · Congestion control for WAHNs and WSNs · Fault management. fault tolerance and error recovery for WAHNs and WSNs · Power management and control algorithms for WAHNs and WSNs · Data management and representation for WAHNs and WSNs · Interoperability with overlay fixed and wireless networks · Applications and services specific network management approaches for WAHNs and WSNs · Service discovery and management for WAHNs and WSNs · Management issues in pilot projects, test beds, implementations for WAHNs and WSNs Instructions to Contributors: We invite prospective authors to submit high quality, unpublished papers in Word, PDF or PS via e-mail to one of the guest editors, depending on their geographic zone. Please prepare the manuscript in single-column, double-spaced format. Paper preparation instructions can be found in any copy of the Journal, or by visiting the JNSM Web site at http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/. Guest Editors: Mehmet Ulema Barcin Kozbe José Marcos Nogueira Manhattan College Ericsson Inc, F. University of M. Gerais Riverdale, New York, Redmond, Washington Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil mehmet.ulema@manhattan.edu-barcin.kozbe@ericsson.com-jmarcos@dcc.ufmg.br Schedule: Manuscript due: September 30, 2005 Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2006 Final manuscript due: March 31, 2006 Publication: 3rd Quarter 2006 On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Carlos Becker Westphall wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:58:56 -0300 > From: jmarcos <jmarcos(a)dcc.ufmg.br> > To: Carlos B.Westphall <westphal(a)lrg.ufsc.br>, > Jose Marcos Nogueira <jmarcos(a)dcc.ufmg.br> > Subject: CFP, deadline approaching Journal JNSM special issue WAHN and WSN > > Carlos, > > Could you please advertise the attached journal special issue CFP in > your lists? The deadline is approaching. > > Thank you in advance, > > Jose Marcos Nogueira > > *CALL FOR PAPERS* > > *JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT* > > */http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm//* > > *Special Issue on Management of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless > Sensor Networks* > > *Schedule:* > > Manuscript due: *September 30, 2005* > > Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2006 > > Final manuscript due: March 31, 2006 > > Publication: 3^rd Quarter 2006 > > -- The complete CFP is attached ---- > > _______________________________________________ > Lacomsoc mailing list > Lacomsoc(a)orion.lrg.ufsc.br > http://orion.lrg.ufsc.br/mailman/listinfo/lacomsoc >

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CFP: Journal of Computer Communications Special Issue on "Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs)"
by Moustafa Youssef 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

(Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP) ------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Journal of Computer Communications (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom) Special Issue on "Sensor-Actuator Networks (SANETs)" Sensor-Actuator NETworks (SANETs) are comprised of networked sensor and actuator nodes that communicate among each other using wireless links to perform distributed sensing and actuation tasks. The recent few years have witnessed an increasing interest in the potential use of SANETs in many applications ranging from healthcare to warfare. In these applications, sensors are engaged in gathering information about the physical environment, while actuators are involved in taking decisions and then performing appropriate actions in the area of interest. This enables SANETs to provide remote sensing and actuation services to their users. SANETs are heterogeneous networks having widely differing sensor and actuator node characteristics; while sensor nodes are small, inexpensive, usually static devices with limited computation, communication and energy resources, actuator nodes are resource-rich and usually mobile. Also, the number of sensor nodes deployed may be in the order of hundreds or thousands. In contrast, actuator nodes are smaller in number due to the different coverage requirements and physical interaction methods of actuation. Typically, a deployed SANET is expected to operate autonomously in unattended environments. Operational requirements of SANETs may vary according to a networks mission defined over a multi-dimensional context, such as field of deployment (e.g., hostile versus friendly), type of application (e.g., monitoring, tracking, intrusion detection and mitigation), mode of operation (e.g., normal, exception, post-event recovery), and time. In SANETs, depending on the application, there may be a need to rapidly respond to sensor input. Moreover, so as to provide right actions, sensor data must still be valid at the time of acting. Consequently, the issues of real-time communication and coordination are vital in SANETs. Finally, to realize their potential, dependable, secure, application-aware design and operation of SANETs have to be ensured. Apparently, research is needed to resolve the many complicating issues that may impede wide-scale SANET adoption. This special issue of the Journal of Computer Communications will be designated for reporting on recent research results on SANETs. It is expected that non-conventional techniques more suited to the characteristics of SANETs need to be employed. Also, in many cases trade-off would be necessary in order to ensure practicality by dynamically setting bounds on aspects such as dependability, security, and QoS. Papers presenting original and unpublished work are being solicited. Topics of interest include, although not limited to, the following: - Sensor-actuator coordination and communication - Architectural and operational models - Robust routing and MAC protocols - Fault and attack resilience middleware - Models, metrics and measurements - Self-aware and autonomous networks - Localization and mobility - Energy-efficient cross-layer protocols - Security, dependability, privacy and QoS issues - Network management - Formal representation and verification - Network inference (tomography, etc.) - Testbeds, simulation and visualization - Novel applications of sensor and actuator networks ** Submission deadline: February 15 , 2006 ** Decision notification: May 15, 2006 ** Final manuscript due: July 31, 2006 ** Publication date: 1st Quarter 2007 ** Submission instructions: Prospective authors should submit their paper and inquiries electronically to toweissy(a)vt.edu. The manuscript should not exceed 30 double-space pages in PDF. The manuscript should be in a single column font size 11 or larger format. The first page should include title, authors contact information, an abstract and five keywords. Authors should include the paper abstract in their message. ** Guest Editors: Mohamed Eltoweissy: The Bradley Dept. of Electrical & Computer Eng., Virginia Tech, USA, toweissy(a)vt.edu Silvia Giordano: Dept. of Informatics & Electronics, Univ. of Applied Sci., Switzerland, silvia.giordano(a)supsi.ch Stephan Olariu: Dept. of Computer Science, Old Dominion University, USA, olariu(a)cs.odu.edu David Simplot-Ryl: IRCICA/LIFL, University of Lille 1, INRIA Futurs, France, David.Simplot(a)lifl.fr

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