AICCSA 2008

The sixth ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-08) will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar in April 2008. AICCSA is the premier Computer Science and Engineering Conference in the Middle East and North Africa. Authors are invited to submit papers describing new advances in computer systems and their applications. The conference welcomes papers that are theoretical, practical, conceptual or descriptive in nature in the following, and related topics in the following eight (8) tracks (for more details, please visit http://aiccsa08.org):

Algorithms and Bioinformatics: Algorithm analysis; Complexity; Combinatorial algorithms; Geometric algorithms; String algorithms; Numerical algorithms; Applications of algorithms; Data structures; Genomics; Phylogenetics; Systems biology; Structural bioinformatics

Computer Systems and Architecture: Computer Systems, Computer Arithmetic, Grid Computing, Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, VLSI Systems, Fault-Tolerant Computing, Digital Systems Testing, Computer Aided Design Tools, Performance

Databases and Data Mining: Distributed, parallel, P2P and mobile data management, Web Data Management and Information Systems, Mining Data, Middleware, Stream processing and sensor DB's,, Semi-structured data and XML, Database applications and experiences, Databases for Science, Data Integration, Interoperability, and Metadata, Semantics of data

Networking and Multimedia: Wireless Networks; 3G/4G Networks; Wireless Sensor Networks; Optical Networks; Autonomic Networks; Reliability and Survivability; Network Dimensioning; Network Performance; Multimedia Support; Quality of Service.

Parallel and Distributed Systems: Multi-core and multiprocessor architectures, Parallel programming models, Programming environments and tools, Parallelizing compilers, Parallel applications, Distributed systems, Parallel embedded systems, Parallel and distributed algorithms, Distributed data management, Resource management and allocations, Distributed operating systems, Performance

Pattern Recognition and Image Processing: Statistical, Syntactical and Hybrid Methods, Feature Extraction and Selection, Classification, Clustering, Object, Speech, Signal and Biometrics Recognition. Image Enhancement, Segmentation, Color, Texture and Motion Analysis, Compression and Coding, Watermarking, Tracking; Real-time Imaging, Retrieval

Security and Information Assurance: Security Protocols, Anonymity and Privacy, Electronic Voting, Network Security, Access Control, Digital Rights Management, Intrusion Detection, Trust Management, Security for Mobile Computing, Database Security, Executable Contents, Formal Methods for Security, Cryptography, Peer-To-Peer Security,

Software Systems and Applications: Software Design and Development, Agile Software Development, Model-Driven Development, Fault Tolerant Software Systems, Web-based Software Engineering, Cooperative Work Support, Applications, Formal Methods, Engineering, Verification and Validation, Software Testing, Software Performance

Important Dates

Workshop and Tutorial proposals:	August 1, 2007
Paper submission:	August 15, 2007
Poster abstract submission:	October 1, 2007
Notification of acceptance:	November 14, 2007
Camera ready copy due:	December 17, 2007
Author registration:	December 17, 2007

Proceedings

Papers selected for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and be available at IEEE Xplore^TM. Outstanding papers will be selected for possible publication in archival journals.

Types of Papers:

Regular papers: which are limited to 6,000 words or 20 pages double spaced 12-point font. Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere.

Short papers: submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.

Posters: research in early stages, and should be submitted as abstracts, not to exceed 750 words.