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CfP EURO-NGI
by Otto Spaniol 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Dear all, here is the CfP for NGI 2006. This event is cos-sponsored by IFIP TC6. Best regards Otto ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************** ******** CALL FOR PAPERS ******** *************************************************** * * * NGI 2006 * * 2nd Euro-NGI Conference on * * Next Generation Internet Design and Engineering * * * * València, Spain -- April 3-5 2006 * * * * http://www.eurongi2006.upv.es/ * * * *************************************************** Topics: * Access networks integration and always best connected * All-IP networking * Autonomic networking * Carrier Ethernet networking. * Congestion control * Control plane architectures. * Cost models and pricing * Evolution of the IP network architecture * Infrastructure and management for new services. * Integration of fixed and mobile networks. * Internetworking. * Location services. * Measurements on test bed or real networks * Methods for network resilience. * MPLS and GMPLS. * Multilayer design and optimization. * Multicast systems * Network design tools. * Network management. * Network planning. * Numerical methods and simulation. * Optical networking. * Passive and active measurements. * Peer-to-Peer. * Platforms and test beds for traffic engineering. * Protection and restoration strategies and algorithms. * QoS in wireless and wired networks. * Robustness of access networks. * Routing in next generation networks, beyond BGP. * Security and cryptography. * Spatial modelling * Traffic characterization. * Traffic engineering. * Traffic management. * Traffic modelling. * Wireless Sensor Networks and interworking between real and digital worlds Schedule: * Paper Submission Deadline: November 30th, 2005. * Feedback to Authors: January 10th, 2006. * Final Manuscripts to Publisher: February 20th, 2006. * Publication of Proceedings: April 3-5, 2006. Complete Call for Papers available on: http://www.eurongi2006.upv.es/cfp.html

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Delegate list
by Otto Spaniol 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

Dear colleagues, please find enclosed the new delegates address list. Furthermore a somewhat modified event calendar is enlosed. I have added the second EURO-NGI conference which is to be held in Valencia, April 3-5, 2006 (Vicente Casares-Giner). In Toronto, it was recommended that IFIP should be in close contact with those Networks of Excellences. such as EURO-NGI. In that case (the conference is co-sponsored with IEEE, as often) it was arrange that a sponsorship of 5 EURO per day is paid (since we are a second sponsor and thus will get only half of the fee) but only for people who attend outside of EIURO-NGI (since the EURO-NGI people don't have to pay a registration fee at all). I hope that this is acceptable. Last but not least I attach the report of TC6 whic h I would like to present at the General Assembly Meeting in Gaborone (Sept. 2005). The last part of this report contains our new publication principles and policies such as they were formulated by Lyman Chapin at the occasion of meeting 2005/1 in Toronto. Very quick modifications of the report might still be accepted; otherwise I will send it tomoorow morning (GMT) to the IFIP secretariat. Best regards Otto

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CFP SensorWare
by Boon Sain Yeo 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

(My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) *********************************************************** 1st International Workshop on Software for Sensor Networks (SensorWare) - CFP *********************************************************** Welcome to the 1st International Workshop on Software for Sensor Networks (SensorWare) to be held on the 8 January 2006. The workshop is held in conjunction with COMSWARE 2006 in the beautiful and historical city of New Delhi. Advances in technology have made deployment of miniature sensors a realistic proposition. These sensors are low-power, inexpensive, smart devices with multiple on-board sensors, and are connected through wireless links, so as to form a collaborative sensor network to perform a specific task. As a result, it opens up a new paradigm of ubiquitous computing and enables a range of applications that are previously unrealizable or too costly to be realized. However, given the limitation of on-board hardware, one of the key areas towards achieving superior performance is through the software implementation. The workshop is intended for the presentation and discussion of novel algorithms and software implementation for sensor networks. This workshop, intends to bring together engineering experts and academicians to discuss the current status, technical challenges, standards, fundamental issues, and future services and applications in the form of panels and technical presentation. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: Operating System Efficient algorithms Protocol design Performance analysis Performance related issues Sensor applications Deployment issues and scenarios Middleware Sensor security Sensor network design and modeling Workshop co-chairs: Nirmala Shenoy (ns(a)rit.edu), RIT, USA Boon Sain Yeo (boonyeo(a)ieee.org), Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore TPC Members: Holger Karl, University of Paderborn, Germany, Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Kui Wu, University of Victoria, Canada, Daeyoung Kim, ICU, Korea Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan, Wei-Peng, Fujitsu Labs of America, USA Jason Redi, BBN Technologies, USA Biao Chen, Syracuse University, USA Hairong Qi, University of Tennessee, USA Xiaojun Cao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Xin Wang, University of Buffalo, USA James Minseok Kwon, RIT, USA Wenye Wang, North Carolina State University, USA Fei Hu, RIT, USA Robin Chellappa, Deakin Univeristy, Australia Technical Papers has to be submitted to the co-chairs at boonyeo(a)ieee.org. Papers should be written in English and should preferably follow the instructions in template.pdf. Preferred maximum paper length is 6 printed pages (10-point font) including figures. Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline: 1 September 2005 Notification Acceptance/Rejection: 1 October 2005 Final Camera-Ready Paper Submission: 1 November 2005 Please visit the workshop website at http://www.sensorware.org for more info. We look forward to seeing you at SensorWare. Many thanks Best regards, Boon and Nirmala Workshop co-chairs

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TC6Funds 2006 (urgent)
by Otto Spaniol 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Dear all, please find enclosed the planning for TC6 fund spending in 2006. Probably I forgot some events since for example IWQoS and TESTCOM are not in the calendar! On the other hand, I have increased the travels (from 2 to 3) and the number of best paper awards (from 1 to 2) for Networking 2006 since this is really a big event. Much support also is foreseen for WCC 2006 and its associated TC6 events. For that, I will also make a request to obtain DCSC funds. The request will be submitted Thursday, July 28, 2006. (After that, I will be in holiday for two weeks). Thus if you believe that some requests are missing then please inform me immediately about that! Best regards Otto

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CFP - Internationl Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing 2006, P huket, Thailand
by Yeo Boon Sain 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

We sincerely apologize if you receive this CFP more than once. -------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing 2006 16 - 18 January 2006, Phuket, Thailand Technically Sponsored by IEEE Communications Society Hosted by Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand IMPORTANT DATES Last date for submitting of papers, proposals for tutorials and panel sessions: August 1, 2005 Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2005 Last date for submission of camera-ready versions of accepted papers: November 15, 2005 Wireless pervasive computing is a rapidly growing area increasingly attracting attention due to its potential impact on the quality of lifestyles of individuals. This can only be made possible by integrating technologies from the fields of communications , signal processing , computing and numerous other fields. This symposium aims to provide a platform for researchers in the collective area of wireless pervasive computing or any of the related areas to showcase their results, launch new ideas, as well as to interact with colleagues from this area. The scope of the symposium covers concepts and all enabling technologies of wireless pervasive computing. This includes a huge variety of topics ranging from wireless communications and networking to services and applications of pervasive computing . A series of panel and tutorials will also seek to inform and invoke interaction among researchers which are interested in this area. Topics of interest include but are NOT LIMITED to the following: . PCS, GPRS, EDGE, 3GPP, UMTS, GSM and B3G systems . Bluetooth technologies . Air interfaces (e.g. CDMA, OFDM, TDMA) . Dynamic spectrum management . Signal processing . Wireless access techniques . Multirate and multicarrier communications . Detection and estimation . Signal separation and interference rejection . Power control . Interference avoidance . Wireless systems design . Propagation and channel characterization . Diversity techniques & equalization . UWB . Multi-user Detection . MIMO systems . WiMAX . Cooperative coding and algorithms . WLANs and WPANs . RF systems . Coding and modulation techniques . Location management techniques . Localization and tracking techniques . Wireless multimedia . Switching and routing techniques . Wireless multicasting . Wireless network architecture . Ad hoc networks . Wireless sensor networks . Speech and video processing . Wireless security . Security applications . Wearable devices . Middleware . Multimedia systems . Resource management and interference management . Healthcare applications PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Acceptance will be based on an extended abstract of about 1500 words (two pages in the standard IEEE conference format). The extended abstract should include diagrams, initial results, and details required for the reviewers to assess the contribution of your work. A short summary of approximately 150 words is also required at the time of submission of the extended abstract. Extended abstracts must be submitted electronically by August 1, 2005, via EDAS (http://edas.info). PANEL SESSIONS & TUTORIALS Proposals for Tutorial and Panel Sessions are also being solicited. Tutorials (half-day or full-day sessions) are intended to provide in-depth learning on a specific topic of interest to the participants. Panel sessions are 60 minutes long. They present leaders in a particular area discussing a topic of interest within the scope of the symposium. Proposals for Tutorials and Panel sessions should consist of 1000 words summary, a 150 word abstract, and a cover page listing the details of the author(s). The pdf version of the cfp can be found at http://www.iswpc.org/2006/cfp.pdf

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CfP: MobiCom Workshop on Dynamic Interconnection of Networks
by Prehofer, Christian 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

******************************************************************* Call for Participation: First International ACM Workshop on Dynamic Interconnection of Networks http://www.docomoeurolabs.de/mobicom-2005-din-ws.html In conjunction with ACM <http://www.sigmobile.org/mobicom/2005/index.html> MobiCom 2005 Sept 2nd, Cologne, Germany Scope A salient feature of future mobile networks will be support for flexible, dynamic inter-connection of networks. New kinds of mobile networks, such as Personal Area Networks (PANs), Body Area Networks (BANs), inter-vehicle networks, and sensor networks, arise and have to inter connect among themselves and with existing infrastructure. Such networks will integrate heterogeneous technologies, and their topologies are dynamic. Currently, inter-working in IP networks consists essentially of inter-do main routing . In the future, t he control plane interconnection of these networks needs to enable e.g. seamless mobility, routing, QoS, multi-homed networks, charging, and security. For instance, mobility handling is different for a mobile phone, a train network or a BAN. Hence it needs to be negotiated which specific protocols to use and in which way. The owners of future mobile networks often are non-experts and hence auto-configuration is a major issue . The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers working on interconnection of mobile networks and related topics to exchange their ideas . Program 9:00 Welcome Keynote presentation, Tim Griffin, U Cambridge "Ambient Networks overview", Break Session 1: "Selfconfiguration of Interconnecting Networks" "Ambient Networks - A Framework for Mobile Network Cooperation", Norbert Niebert, Ericsson (invited) "Dynamic Autoconfiguration in 4G Networks: Problem Statement and Preliminary Solution", Rui Campos, Manuel Ricardo, Inesc Porto "Towards Self-organising Personal Networks" Mikko Alutoin, VTT, Jeroen Hoebeke, U. Gent, Luis Sanchez, U Cantabria, Djamal Zeghlache, Institut National des Telecommunications "Self Organizing Ambient Control Space - An Ambient Network Architecture for Dynamic Network Interconnection"* Peter Kersch, Róbert Szabó, Márk Erdei, Zoltán Kis, Balázs Kovács, U Budapest Lunch Panel "Visions for future dynamic network scenarios in ubiquitous environments - applications and research issues". lead by Hoger Karl, U Paderborn Panelists: Jean-Pierre Hubaux, EPFL Tim Griffin, Cambridge Wataru Takita, NTT DoCoMo, Japan Norbert Niebert, Ericsson Robert Hancok, Siemens UK N.N. Break Session 2 "Naming in Dynamic Networks" "Applying a Cryptographic Namespace to Applications" Miika Komu, Sasu Tarkoma, Jaakko Kangasharju, Andrei Gurtov, Helsinki Inst of Technology "Scalability Analysis of the TurfNet Naming and Routing Architecture" Jordi Pujol, Stefan Schmid, Lars Eggert, Marcus Brunner, Juergen Quittek, NEC "Names, Addresses and Identities in Ambient Networks"* Bengt Ahlgren, SICS, Lars Eggert, NEC, Börje Ohlman, Ericsson, Jarno Rajahalme, Nokia, Andreas Schieder, Ericsson Session 3 "Control of Interconnecting Networks" "A Framework for Network Media Optimization in Multihomed QoS Networks" , Hiroyuki Koga, Kitakyushu JGN2 Research Center, Hiroaki Haraguchi,Yaskawa Information Systems Corporation, Katsuyoshi Iida, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yuji Oie, Kyushu Institute of Technology, "Towards Modular Mobility Management in Ambient Networks" Jochen Eisl, Siemens, Jan Höller, Ericsson, Shintaro Uno, Motorola, Ramon Agüero, U Cantabria "Janus: An Architecture for Flexible Access to Sensor Networks"* Adam Dunkels, SICS, Richard Gold, Sergio Angel Martí, Arnold Pears, Mats Uddenfeldt, Uppsala University 17:00 End

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ESORICS05 - Call for Participation
by Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati 24 Jul '05

24 Jul '05

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ESORICS 2005 10TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SECURITY Milan, Italy - September 12-14, 2005 http://esorics05.dti.unimi.it/ AIMS AND SCOPE Organized in a series of European countries, ESORICS is confirmed as the European research event in computer security. The symposium started in 1990 and has been held on alternate years in different European countries and attracts an international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. From 2002 it has been held yearly. The Symposium has established itself as one of the premiere, international gatherings on information assurance. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Monday September 12, 2005 ------------------------- 09:15 - 09:30 Welcome and Opening 09:30 - 10:30 Invited talk -- Barbara Simons 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 12:30 Session 1: Access control XML Access Control with Policy Matching Tree N. Qi, M. Kudo Semantic Access Control Model: A Formal Specification M. I. Yague, M. Gallardo, A. Mana A Generic XACML Based Declarative Authorization Scheme for Java R. Gupta, M. Bhide 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Session 2: Advanced Authorization Specifications Specification and Validation of Authorisation Constraints Using UML and OCL K. Sohr, G. Ahn Unified Index for Mobile Object Data and Authorizations V. Atluri, Q. Guo On Obligations M. Hilty, D. Basin, A. Pretschner 15:30 - 16:00 Coffe break 16:00 - 17:30 Session 3: Cryptographic Schemes A Practical, Voter-Verifiable Election Scheme D. Chaum, P.Y.A. Ryan, S.Schneider Machine-Checked Security Proofs of Cryptographic Signature Schemes S. Tarento Sanitizable Signatures G. Ateniese, D. Chou, B. de Medeiros, G. Tsudik Tuesday September 13, 2005 -------------------------- 09:00 - 10:30 Session 4: Cryptographic Protocols Limits of the Cryptographic Realization of Dolev-Yao-style XOR M. Backes, B. Pfitzmann Secure Implementation of Cryptographic Protocols: A Case Study Of Mutual Distrust A. Askarov, A. Sabelfeld Augmented oblivious Polynomial Evaluation Protocol and Its Applications H. Zhu 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 12:30 Session 5: Intrusion detection Using Attack Trees to Identify Malicious Attacks from Authorized Insiders I. Ray, N. Poolsapassit An Efficient and Unified Approach to Correlating, Hypothesizing, and Predicting Network Intrusion Alerts L. Wang, A. Liu, S. Jajodia Towards a Theory of Intrusion Detection G. Di Crescenzo, A. Ghosh, R. Talpade 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Session 6: Network security On Scalability and Modularisation in the Modelling of Network Security Systems J. de Albuquerque, H. Krumm, P. de Geus Sybil resistant DHT routing G. Danezis, R. Anderson Botnet Tracking: Exploring a Root-Cause Methodology to Prevent Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks F.C. Freiling, T. Holz, G. Wicherski 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 - 17:30 Session 7: Information Flow and Formal Security Properties Quantifying Probabilistic Information Flow in Computational Reactive Systems M. Backes Enforcing Non-safety Security Policies with Program Monitors J. Ligatti, L. Bauer, D. Walker Soundness of Formal Encryption in the Presence of Key-Cycles P. Adao, G. Bana, J. Herzog, A. Scedrov Wednesday September 14, 2005 ---------------------------- 09:00 - 10:30 Session 8: Privacy and Data Protection Privacy Preserving Clustering S. Jha, L. Kruger, P. McDaniel Abstractions Preserving Parameter Confidentiality S. Gurgenas, P. Ochsenschlaeger, C. Rudolpah Minimal Disclosure in Hierarchical Hippocratic Databases with Delegation F. Massacci, J. Mylopoulos, N. Zannone 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 12:30 Session 9: Security for protocols and devices Security Notions for Disk Encryption K. Gjosteen Local View Attack on Anonymous Communication M. Gogolewski, M. Klonowski, M. Kutylowski Browser Model for Security Analysis of Browser-Based Protocols T. Gross, B. Pfitzmann, A. Sadeghi REGISTRATION Online registration is available on the conference web page: http://esorics05.dti.unimi.it/registration.php ADDITIONAL INFORMATION On the web pages (http://esorics05.dti.unimi.it), you will find information about the program, the conference hotel and venue, and some travel and tourist information. We look forward to seeing you in Milan at ESORICS 2005.

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IDPSP 2006: 1st Call for Papers
by Ioannis Chatzigiannakis 24 Jul '05

24 Jul '05

================================== ================================== IPDPS 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS APRIL 25-29, 2006 RHODES ISLAND, GREECE SPONSORED BY IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY ================================== ================================== 20th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium Tuesday, 25 April -- Saturday, 29 April 2006 Rodos Palace Resort Hotel & Convention Center Rhodes Island, Greece Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing In cooperation with: ACM SIGARCH, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Architecture, and IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing Hosted by: Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (CTI, Greece) IPDPS 2006 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IPDPS serves as a forum for engineers and scientists from around the world to present their latest research findings in the fields of parallel processing and distributed computing. The five-day program will follow the usual format of contributed papers, invited speakers, panels, and commercial participation mid week, framed by workshops held on the first and last days; this year in Greece that will be Tuesday and Saturday. Visit this Web site for regular updates, including the advance program, registration, and accommodations. Send general email inquiries to info(a)ipdps.org. ================================== ================================== IMPORTANT DATES FOR IPDPS 2006 October 7, 2005 Final Deadline for Manuscripts December 9, 2005 Review Decisions Mailed January 21, 2006 Camera-Ready Papers Due GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Paul Spirakis, CTI & University of Patras, Greece H.J. Siegel, Colorado State University, USA GENERAL VICE-CHAIRS Sotiris Nikoletseas, CTI & University of Patras, Greece Charles Weems, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA PROGRAM CHAIR Arnold L. Rosenberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA ================================== ================================== IPDPS 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that present original unpublished research in all areas of parallel and distributed processing, including the development of experimental or commercial systems. Work focusing on emerging technologies is especially welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: --Parallel and distributed algorithms, focusing on issues such as: stability, scalability, and fault tolerance of distributed systems, communication and synchronization protocols, network algorithms, and scheduling and load balancing. --Applications of parallel and distributed computing, including web applications, peer-to-peer computing, grid computing, scientific applications, and mobile computing. --Parallel and distributed architectures, including shared memory, distributed memory (including petascale system designs, and architectures with instruction-level and thread-level parallelism), special-purpose models (including signal and image processors, network processors, other special purpose processors), nontraditional processor technologies, network and interconnect architecture, parallel I/O and storage systems, system design issues for low power, design for high reliability, and performance modeling and evaluation. --Parallel and distributed software, including parallel programming languages and compilers, runtime systems, operating systems, resource management, middleware, libraries, data mining, and programming environments and tools. -------------------- BEST PAPER AWARDS Awards will be given for one best paper in each of the four conference technical tracks: algorithms, applications, architectures, and software. The selected papers also will be considered for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. -------------------- WHAT/WHERE TO SUBMIT Submitted manuscripts may not exceed 15 single-spaced pages using 12-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages, including figures, tables, and references. Authors may submit additional material as an appendix to their submission, but there is no guarantee that this material will influence the review process. Files should be submitted in PDF format. Authors must ensure that electronically submitted files are formatted for 8.5x11 inch paper. --Submission procedures will be available via web access at www.ipdps.org sometime after August 1, 2005. Return here after that date for instructions. --Authors who have e-mail access, but not web access, should send an e-mail message to cfp(a)ipdps.org for an automatic reply that will contain detailed instructions for submission of manuscripts. They should also contact the Program Chair at: ipdps06(a)ipdps.org. --Authors who have no electronic access (e-mail or web) should contact the Program Chair at: Department of Computer Science; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Amherst, MA 01003, USA. --------------------- REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPTS All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed. Submissions will be judged on correctness, originality, technical strength, significance, quality of presentation, and interest and relevance to the conference scope. Submitted papers may NOT have appeared in, nor be under consideration for, another conference or workshop, nor for a journal. Manuscripts must be received by October 7, 2005, by 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. This is a final, hard deadline; to ensure fairness, no extensions will be given. Notification of review decisions will be mailed by December 9, 2005 (typically electronically). Camera-ready papers will be due January 21, 2006. ------------- PROGRAM CHAIR Arnold L. Rosenberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA PROGRAM VICE-CHAIRS --ALGORITHMS Mikhail J. Atallah, Purdue University, USA --APPLICATIONS David A. Bader, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA --ARCHITECTURES Allan Gottlieb, New York University, USA --SOFTWARE Laxmikant Kale, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA ----------------- PROGRAM COMMITTEE Gagan AGRAWAL (Ohio State) USA Ishfaq AHMAD (U. Texas/Arlington) USA Shoukat ALI (U. Missouri/Rolla) USA Nancy AMATO (Texas A&M) USA Hagit ATTIYA (The Technion) Israel Eduard AYGUAD. (U. Polit.cnica de Catalunya) Spain Olivier BEAUMONT (U. Bordeaux) France Pete BECKMAN (Argonne National Lab.) USA Michael BENDER (SUNY/Stony Brook) USA Azzedine BOUKERCHE (U. Ottawa) Canada David BROOKS (Harvard) USA Doug BURGER (U. Texas/Austin) USA Rajkumar BUYYA (U. Melbourne) Australia Franck CAPPELLO (INRIA) France Nikos CHRISOCHOIDES (Coll. of William & Mary) USA Guojing CONG (IBM TJ Watson Research Center) USA Toni CORTES (U. Polit.cnica de Catalunya) Spain Karen DEVINE (Sandia National Lab.) USA Guy EVEN (Tel-Aviv U.) Israel Rainer FELDMANN (U. Paderborn) Germany Wu-chun FENG (Los Alamos National Lab.) USA John FEO (Cray Inc.) USA Alfredo FERRO (U. Catania) Italy Pierre FRAIGNIAUD (U. Paris-Sud) France Mark A. FRANKLIN (Washington U.) USA Efstratios GALLOPOULOS (U. Patras) Greece Guang GAO (U. Delaware) USA John GAROFALAKIS (U. Patras & CTI) Greece James R. GOODMAN (U. Auckland) NZ Ananth GRAMA (Purdue) USA Manish GUPTA (IBM) USA Attila GURSOY (Koc U.) Turkey Kei HIRAKI (U. Tokyo) Japan Hiroshi IMAI (U. Tokyo) Japan Mary Jane IRWIN (Penn State) USA Christos KAKLAMANIS (U. Patras) Greece Vijay KARAMCHETI (NYU) USA George KARYPIS (U. Minnesota) USA Bradley C. KUSZMAUL (MIT) USA Konrad LAI (Intel Labs) USA Hyunyoung LEE (U. Denver) USA Kai LI (Princeton) USA Keqin LI (SUNY/New Paltz) USA David LOWENTHAL (U. Georgia) USA Paul LU (U. Alberta) Canada Andrew LUMSDAINE (Indiana U.) USA Xiaosong MA (North Carolina State & ORNL) USA Grzegorz MALEWICZ (U. Alabama) USA Allen D. MALONY (U. Oregon) USA Bernard MANS (Macquarie Univ.) Australia Satoshi MATSUOKA (Tokyo Inst. of Technology) Japan Tim MATTSON (Intel) USA Sally A. MCKEE (Cornell) USA Celso MENDES (U. Illinois) USA Ulrich MEYER (Max Planck Inst.) Germany Russ MILLER (SUNY/Buffalo) USA Michael O'BOYLE (U. Edinburgh) UK Kunle OLUKOTUN (Stanford) USA Marios PAPAEFTHYMIOU (U. Michigan) USA Manish PARASHAR (Rutgers) USA Kunsoo PARK (Seoul National U.) Korea Yale N. PATT (U. Texas/Austin) USA Fabrizio PETRINI (Los Alamos National Lab.) USA Cynthia A. PHILLIPS (Sandia National Lab.) USA Beth PLALE (Indiana U.) USA C. Greg PLAXTON (U. Texas/Austin) USA Sushil K. PRASAD (Georgia State) USA Geppino PUCCI (U. Padova) Italy Patrice QUINTON (U. Rennes) France Sanguthevar RAJASEKARAN (U. Connecticut) USA Partha RANGANATHAN (HP Labs) USA Sanjay RANKA (U. Florida) USA Lawrence RAUCHWERGER (Texas A&M) USA Alexander REINEFELD (Zuse Inst.) Germany Adi ROS.N (The Technion) Israel Larry RUDOLPH (MIT) USA P. SADAYAPPAN (Ohio State) USA Subhash SAINI (NASA Ames) USA Pascal SAINRAT (U. Paul Sabatier) France Christian SCHEIDELER (Johns Hopkins) USA Christian SCHINDELHAUER (U. Paderborn) Germany Karsten SCHWAN (Georgia Inst. Technology) USA Peter SLOOT (U. Amsterdam) The Netherlands Per STENSTROM (U. Chalmers) Sweden Quentin F. STOUT (U. Michigan) USA Michela TAUFER (U. Texas/El Paso) USA Patricia J. TELLER (U. Texas/El Paso) USA Denis TRYSTRAM (U. Grenoble) France Dean TULLSEN (U. California/San Diego) USA Mateo VALERO (U. Polit.cnica de Catalunya) Spain Jeffrey VETTER (Oak Ridge National Lab.) USA Uzi VISHKIN (U. Maryland) USA Charles WEEMS (U. Massachusetts) USA Uri WEISER (Intel) Israel Li XIAO (Michigan State) USA Zhiwei XU (Chinese Academy of Sciences) China Yuanyuan YANG (SUNY/Stony Brook) USA Albert Y. ZOMAYA (U. Sydney) Australia ================================== ================================== IPDPS 2006 LOCATION The 20th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium, hosted by the Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (CTI, Greece), will be held on the Isle of Rhodes in Greece at the Rodos Palace Resort Hotel & Convention Center. Considered a premier European conference site, the hotel tower provides spectacular views of gardens and the blue Aegean Sea alongside its modern conference facilities. Situated on the Mediterranean Sea at the crossroads of two continents, Rodos combines the worldliness of Europe with the mystery of the Orient in an atmosphere that allows visitors to discover ancient Greek cities, a medieval town with its own castle, charming small villages, and sun drenched beaches. Rodos is also one of the most developed islands in the Mediterranean, providing every holiday amenity, including a yachting harbor, entertaining night life, and casino and sports facilities. The Rodos airport has direct flights to major international cities and other Aegean islands as well as many daily flights from Athens International Airport. With 300 sunny days per year, the island holds the Greek record for sunshine, and its remarkably rich legacy in archaeological treasures and developed tourism infrastructure make Rodos a very special place to gather for IPDPS 2006. Plan to arrive early and stay late! WORKSHOPS COMMITTEE Chair: Alan Sussman, University of Maryland, USA Vice-Chair: Yuanyuan Yang, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA COMMERCIAL PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS CO-CHAIRS John K. Antonio, University of Oklahoma, USA Theodoros Komninos, Computer Technology Institute, Greece PROCEEDINGS CHAIR Shoukat Ali, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA FINANCE CHAIR Bill Pitts, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., USA LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CO-CHAIRS Susamma Barua, California State University, Fullerton, USA Rozina Efstathiadou, Computer Technology Institute, Greece Lena Gourdoupi, Computer Technology Institute, Greece PRODUCTION CHAIR Sally Jelinek, Electronic Design Associates, Inc., USA PUBLICITY COORDINATORS --AMERICAS Bo Hong, Drexel University, USA --ASIA/PACIFIC RIM Cho-Li Wang, University of Hong Kong, China --EUROPE/AFRICA Ioannis Chatzigiannakis, Computer Technology Institute, Greece STEERING COMMITTEE David A. Bader, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Luc Boug., ENS Cachan & IRISA, Rennes, France K. Mani Chandy, California Institute of Technology, USA Jean-Luc Gaudiot, University of California, Irvine, USA Ali R. Hurson, Pennsylvania State University, USA Joseph JaJa, University of Maryland, USA F. Tom Leighton, MIT, USA Sotiris E. Nikoletseas, CTI & University of Patras, Greece Co-Chair: Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA Jos. D.P. Rolim, University of Geneva, Switzerland Arnold L. Rosenberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida, USA Behrooz Shirazi, University of Texas at Arlington, USA H. J. Siegel, Colorado State University, USA Paul Spirakis, CTI & University of Patras, Greece Hal Sudborough, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Charles Weems, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Co-Chair: George B. Westrom, Future Scientists & Engineers of America, USA IPDPS 2006 WORKSHOPS Workshops at IPDPS are held on the first and last day of the symposium. Next year in Greece that will be Tuesday, April 25th and Saturday, April 29th. Workshops are an opportunity to explore special topics, and running a workshop in association with IPDPS offers many advantages. For more information on organizing a workshop, contact Workshops Chair Alan Sussman (als(a)cs.umd.edu). Workshops already planned for 2006 are listed on the IPDPS Web at www.ipdps.org. IPDPS 2006 COMMERCIAL PARTICIPATION There are three exciting forums available for commercial participants to showcase their technologies at IPDPS 2006: (1) Give a presentation in a special Commercial Track, which includes publication of a technical article in the proceedings of the symposium. (2) Offer an evening Commercial Tutorial to provide orientation and training to symposium participants interested in using and/or learning more about your technology. (3) Participate in three days of Commercial Exhibits by having a booth where your company can promote awareness about its recent technological advances in a "walk-up-and-talk" setting with a diverse audience. Participants in one or more of the above events will be designated as Commercial Sponsors and will have their company logo linked on the IPDPS home page. For more detailed information and to reserve your spot, contact one of the Commercial Co-chairs - John K. Antonio (antonio(a)ou.edu) or Theodoros Komninos (komninos(a)cti.gr) - as early as possible but no later than January 1, 2006. IPDPS BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER These are informal sessions in which a group of researchers can gather for discussions on a topic of mutual interest. BOF space will be available early in the evening and a typical BOF session will last one to two hours. We'll provide the space, you provide the topic and gather the people. Please reserve space in advance by contacting the General Vice Chair Charles Weems (weems(a)cs.umass.edu). Reservations should be made by January 16, 2006. BOF sessions will be advertised in advance of the meeting on the IPDPS web site and can be linked to a BOF announcement web page. The goal of the BOF sessions is to encourage new collaborations and research directions, to inspire educational initiatives, and to nurture the development of new workshop proposals and other initiatives and interactions within our community. ================================== ==================================

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cfp: Web Service-based Systems and Applications (WEBSA) track at ICIW 2006
by Titi Roman 23 Jul '05

23 Jul '05

**** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Papers **** First Call for Submissions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Track on: WEB SERVICE-BASED SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS (WEBSA) at the International Conference on IP and Web Applications 2006 (ICIW 2006) (http://www.iaria.org/conferences/ICIW06.html) February 19-25, 2006, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean -------------------------------------------------------- We inaugurate a series of co-located events that covers complementary aspects related to designing and deploying of applications based on "IP&Web techniques and mechanisms". The umbrella conference (ICIW 2006, International Conference on IP&Web) consists of several mini conferences concerning Web technologies, design and development of Web-based applications, and interactions of these applications with other types of systems. Management aspects related to these applications and challenges on specialized domains are aided at too. Evaluation techniques and standard position on different aspects are part of the expected agenda. The mini conferences under this event are: ICIWA 2006, IP-Web Based Applications and Services ENSYS 2006, Entertainment Systems P2PSA 2006, P2P Systems and Applications WEBSA 2006, Web Service-based Systems and Applications ONLINE 2006, Online Communications, Collaborative Systems, and Social Networks Proceedings are published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Industry is also welcome with special contributions (see the web site mentioned below.) The conference will take place in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean. The submissions deadlines are: Submission deadline: September 30, 2005 Notification: October 28, 2005 Camera ready: November 15, 2005 Conference: February 23-25, 2006 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR WEBSA 2006 TRACK ========================================= The Call for Submissions for the Web Service-based Systems and Applications (WEBSA 2006) track covers both theoretical and experimental topics. 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 topic areas. Industrial presentations are not subject to these constraints. Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged. Topics that are expected to be covered, but not limited to are: Web services foundation, architectures, frameworks, languages Web services architecture and business continuity Special Web services mechanisms Semantic Web, Ontology, and Web services Web service applications Data Management aspects in Web Services Autonomic e-Business integration and collaboration Web service based Grid computing and P2P computing Web services based applications for e-Commerce Multimedia applications using Web Services Automatic computing for Web services Web services challenges on trust, security, performance, scalability Enterprise Web services Web services discovery, announcing, monitoring and management Platforms, technologies, mechanisms and case studies Grid architectures, middleware and toolkits WEBSA 2006 TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE ======================================== Kamel Adi, Université of Outaouais, Canada Fabio Casati, HP, USA Michele Colajanni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy John Domingue, Open University, UK Jean-Jacques Dubray, Attachmate, USA Schahram Dustdar, TU Wien, Austria Rik Eshuis, TUE, Netherlands Dieter Fensel, DERI, Austria Xiang Fu, Georgia Southwestern State University, USA Roy Grønmo, SINTEF, Norway Adriana Iamnitchi, Duke University, USA Matthias Klusch, DFKI, Germany Ryszard Kowalczyk, SWIN, Australia Birgitta König-Ries, University of Jena, Germany Winfried Lamersdorf, University of Hamburg, Germany Welf Löwe, Växjö University, Sweeden Savas Parastatidis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Jean-Philippe Martin-Flatin, UQAM, Canada Axel Martens, IBM Research, Hawthorn, USA Aad van Moorsel, University of Newcastle, England Dumitru Roman, Digital Enterprise Research Institute, Austria, [Chair] Steve Ross-Talbot, Enigmatec Corporation, UK Alexander Wahler, Niwa Web Solutions, Austria Jim Webber, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Andreas Wombacher, University of Twente, Netherlands Note: Check the conference website for frequent updates to the TPC members list. INSTRUCTION FOR THE AUTHORS ============================ The ICIW 2006 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Conference deadlines are as follows: - Submission deadline: September 30th, 2005 - Notification: October 28th, 2005 - Camera ready: November 15th, 2005 - Conference: February 19-25, 2006 Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received papers will be acknowledged via the EDAS system. The files should be sent via http://www.iaria.org/conferences/SubmitGuadaICIW06.html Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11" (two columns IEEE format), not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost. The formatting instructions can be found via anonymous FTP site at: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formattin… Once you receive the notification of paper acceptance, you will be provided by the IEEE CS Press an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance. TECHNICAL MARKETING/BUSINESS/POSITIONING PRESENTATIONS ==================================================== The conference initiates a series of business, technical marketing, and positioning presentations on the same topics. Speakers must submit a 10-12 slide deck presentations with substantial notes accompanying the slides, in the .ppt format (.pdf-ed). The slide deck will be published in the conference’s CD collection, together with the regular papers. Please send your presentations to petre(a)iaria.org. TUTORIALS ========= Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals can be for half or full day tutorials. Please send your proposals to petre(a)iaria.org PANELS ======= The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. For more information, petre(a)iaria.org ICIW ADVISORY COMMITTEE ======================== Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Sergiu Dascalu, University of Nevada-Reno, USA Petre Dini, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Rafael Dueire Lins, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil Dieter Fensel, DERI, Austria Karim El Guemhioui, Université du Québec en Outaouais , Canada Abdelhakim Hafid, University of Montreal, Canada Mário Freire, University of Beira Interior, Portugal Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France Abdelhamid Mellouk, University of Paris XII - Val de Marne, France Varol Yaakov, University of Nevada – Reno, USA Looking forward for your contributions, WEBSA 2006 Chair Dumitru Roman, Digital Enterprise Research Institute, Austria, dumitru.roman(a)deri.org ICIW 2006 Chair Petre Dini, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA, pdini(a)cisco.com

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Call for Participation ---ISWCS 2005, Siena, Italy, 5 - 7 September 2005
by Boon Sain Yeo 23 Jul '05

23 Jul '05

(My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) Dear Colleagues, Please find the call for participation for ISWCS 2005, 5 - 7 September 2005, Siena, Italy below. On behalf we look forward to receiving you at ISWCS 2005. Many thanks Best regards, Boon General Co-chair *************** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ********************** ISWCS 2005 2nd International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems http://www.iswcs.org/iswcs2005 5 - 7 September 2005, Siena, Italy *************** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ********************** The Technical Program includes 100 full papers and 33 poster papers. Out of 252 submissions, the Technical Program Committee worked very diligently and professionally in the selection of the final papers, with at least three reviews for each submitted contribution. The Program is structured in three parallel tracks and 5 sessions per track, with a total of 15 sessions. The three tracks represent key areas in wireless communications, namely: wireless network layer; radio channel modulation and coding, and; wireless network applications. The session topics (and the paper contributions) are very indicative of current research interests in the wireless field. Please find more information with regards to the technical program at the following URL: http://www.iswcs.org/iswcs2005/plan_technical_sessions_ISWCS_2005.pdf Posters represent work in progress and have been given a very visible role (and an important slot) in the program. In fact, the poster presentations will follow immediately the Plenary Session on the morning of Sept 7. We expect active discussion around posters and interaction with authors. The panel will precede the social dinner on Sept 6 - it will be addressing the very timely and, in many aspects still controversial topic, entitled "Towards a wireless and ubiquitous information society". The panelists comprise of researchers from IBM, Harris Corporation, Alcatel, KDDI R&D Lab, among others. We have been very lucky to secure two well known and esteemed researchers in the wireless community - Dr Victor Bahl, Microsoft Research and Prof Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati - as keynote and plenary speakers respectively. Dr Bahl talk "Bridging the Information Divide: Challenges & Opportunities" will touch a very critical problem created by the Internet today and will describe how wireless technologies will enable ubiquitous connectivity and services connecting rural villages in remote areas using a programmable mobile platform. Prof Agrawal talk, entitled "Why use Aggregate Logical Sensor Units for large Sensor Networks?", will address a critical area of sensor networks - tight energy constraints. Dr Agrawal will show that such constraints can be relaxed by aggregating off the shelf sensors into logical units that support the desired functions.

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