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AICCSA-05 CALL FOR PAPERS
 
The 3rd ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications
January 3-6, 2005, Cairo, Egypt
American University in Cairo (AUC)
www.engr.smu.edu/cse/AICCSA-05
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The third ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) will be
held in beautiful Cairo in January 2005.  This is the perfect time to be in Egypt!  AICCSA is the
premier Computer Science Conference in the Middle East. Authors are invited to submit papers
describing new advances in computer systems and their applications. We welcome papers that may be
theoretical, conceptual, descriptive in nature, or a survey of the state of the art. Papers selected
for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which are published by the IEEE Computer
Society.
 

Papers are solicited in the following areas:
 
   * Algorithms and Theory
   * Database and Data Mining
   * Networking and Wireless Technology
   * Security and Information Assurance
   * Software and Applications
 

Important Dates
 
   * Proposals for Workshops, Tutorials, Panels: April 15, 2004
   * Paper submission: May 18, 2004
   * Poster submissions: June 1, 2004
   * Notification of acceptance: August 10, 2004
   * Camera ready copy due: September 15, 2004
   * Author Registration: September 20, 2004
 

Submission Guidelines Regular Papers
 
Each paper must be submitted electronically by  May 18,  2004 (5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time)
using the conference management tool.  Papers will reviewed by three members of the program
committee, and will be accepted based on their originality, significance, and clarity. Papers must
not exceed 6,000 words or 20 pages double spaced 12 point font. Research papers will be judged
according to their category, so authors should give careful consideration to placing their papers
appropriately. Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere.
Authors will be notified of the results by August 10, 2004.
 

Short Papers
 
Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will
be included as short papers.
 

Posters and Doctoral Symposium
 
Research still in early stages and doctoral research proposals can be submitted as extended abstracts
that must not exceed 750 words. Accepted abstracts will be included in a special poster session
dedicated to doctoral research proposals and other related research.  Abstracts should be submitted
by June 1, 2004 directly to the PC Chair.
 

Workshops
 
Workshops will be held on the first day of the Conference (January 3, 2005).  Proposals for workshops
must be submitted directly to the workshops chair no later than April 15, 2004.
 

Tutorials and Panels
 
Proposals for panels and tutorials must be submitted directly to the tutorials and panels chair
no later than April 15, 2004.
 

Organizing Committee
 
General Chair:
     Hesham El-Rewini, SMU, USA
     rewini@engr.smu.edu
 
Program Chair:
     Margaret Dunham, SMU, USA
     mhd@engr.smu.edu
 
Track Chairs:
   * Algorithms and Theory:
     Michael Langston, University of Tennessee, USA
   * Database and Data Mining:
     Margaret Dunham, SMU, USA
   * Networking and Wireless Technology:
     Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA
   * Security and Information Assurance:
     Suku Nair, SMU, USA
   * Software and Applications:
     Behrooz Shirazi, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
 
Panels and Tutorials Chair:
     Sumi Helal, University of Florida, USA
     helal@cise.ufl.edu
 
Workshops Chair:
     Vijay Kumar, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
     kumarv@umkc.edu
 
Local Arrangements Chair:
     Amir Zeid, AUC, Egypt
 
Publicity Chairs:
     Hella Ben Ayed, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
     Emad Mohamed, UAE University, UAE
     Zaitun Abu-Bakar, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Best regards

Hella Kaffel Ben ayed
 
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Science of Tunis
University of Tunis El Manar
 
Senior Researcher
CRISTAL Labortory
National School of Computer Sciences
University of Manouba
Tunisia