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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere.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