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The eight ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications

AICCSA 2010

May 16-19, Hammamet, Tunisia

http://www.lifl.fr/AICCSA2010

The eight ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-2010) will be held in Hammamet, Tunisia May 2010. This is an ideal time to be in Tunisia. 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. We welcome papers that are theoretical, conceptual, descriptive in nature, or a survey of the state of the art.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• 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 Architecture and Real time Systems

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

• Database and Data Mining

Distributed, parallel, P2P and mobile data management, Web Data Management, Mining Data, Middleware, Stream processing and sensor DB’s,, Semi-structured data and XML, Applications, Data Integration, Interoperability, and Metadata, Data semantics

• DSP/Image Processing/Pattern Recognition/Multimedia

Multimedia Support;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

• Modeling and Simulation
• Networking and Telecommunications

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

• Parallel and Distributed Systems

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

• Security and Information Assurance

Security Protocols, Anonymity and Privacy, Electronic Voting, Access Control, Digital Rights Management, Intrusion Detection, Trust Management, Security for Mobile Computing, Database Security, Executable Contents, Formal Methods for Security, Cryptography.

• Soft Computing (AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary algorithms, etc.)
• Software engineering

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

Important Due Dates:

• Paper and Poster Submissions: October 13, 2009 (Firm)-11:59 pm (EST)Extended October 27, 2009 CLOSED
• Workshop, Tutorial and Panel Submissions: October 13, 2009 (Firm)-11:59 pm (EST)
• Notification of acceptance: December 19, 2009
• Camera ready copy due: February 5, 2010
• Author Registration: February 5, 2010

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 XploreTM. Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for possible publication in scholarly international journals.

Submission Guidelines

To submit a paper, visit http://www2.lifl.fr/AICCSA2010/index.php?n=Main.AuthorsInstructions

Regular Papers

Papers must be submitted electronically by October 13, 2009. Each paper will be evaluated by at least three reviewers, and will be accepted based on its originality, significance and clarity.

Submissions should not exceed 8 two-column, 8.5x11 inch pages (including figures, tables, and references) in 10 point fonts. Please include 5-10 keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. If you have difficulties with electronic submission, please contact Technical Program Co-Chairs. 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.

Workshops, Tutorials and Panels Submissions

Proposals for workshops, tutorials and panels should be submitted directly to the appropriate chair.

• Worksop chair: Farid Naït-Abdesselam (naf@ieee.org)
• Special session chair: Mohamed Ahmed-Nacer (anacer@cerist.dz)
• Tutorial chair: Pascal Bouvry (Pascal.Bouvry@uni.lu)

Posters and Doctoral Symposium

Research still in early stages and doctoral research proposals may 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 related research. Extended abstracts should be submitted directly to the Posters Chair Mohamed Ahmed-Nacer (a.nacer@wissal.dz).