It would be cool to have papers on Perl and AI here.  A very cool
thing would be for someone to organize a technical session (six paper)
on Perl and AI.

Nat

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>                  C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S
> 
>     The 2003 International Multiconference in Computer Science
>                    and Computer Engineering
>                  (15 Joint Int'l Conferences)
> 
>             Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
>                        June 23-26, 2003
> 
> Dear Colleagues:
> 
> You are invited to submit a draft paper (see instructions below)
> and/or a proposal to organize a technical session/workshop.  All
> accepted papers will be published in the respective conference
> proceedings.  The names of technical session/workshop organizers/chairs
> will appear on the cover of the proceedings/books as Associate Editors.
> 
> Any help in distributing this announcement would be most appreciated.
> 
> The 2003 International Multiconference in Computer Science & Computer
> Engineering is composed of the following 15 conferences - each event is
> the premier conference for presentation of advances in its respective
> subject.  All conferences will be held simultaneously (same location &
> dates: June 23-26, 2003, Las Vegas, USA):
> 
> 1.  The 2003 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
>     Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'03)
> 
> 2.  The 2003 International Conference on Imaging Science,
>     Systems, and Technology (CISST'03)
> 
> 3.  The 2003 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
>     (IC-AI'03)
> 
> 4.  The 2003 International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'03)
> 
> 5.  The 2003 International Conference on Embedded Systems and
>     Applications (ESA'03)
> 
> 6.  The 2003 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'03)
> 
> 7.  The 2003 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models,
>     Technologies and Applications (MLMTA)
> 
> 8.  The 2003 International Conference on Mathematics and
>     Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences
>     (METMBS'03)
> 
> 9.  The 2003 International Conference on Communications in
>     Computing (CIC'03)
> 
> 10. The 2003 International Conference on Engineering of
>     Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'03)
> 
> 11. The 2003 International Conference on VLSI (VLSI'03)
> 
> 12. The 2003 International Conference on Information and
>     Knowledge Engineering (IKE'03)
> 
> 13. The 2003 International Conference on Software Engineering
>     Research and Practice (SERP'03)
> 
> 14. The 2003 International Conference on Security and Management
>     (SAM'03)
> 
> 15. The First International Conference on Web Services (ICWS'03)
> 
> (a link to each conference's URL can be found at
> http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences)
> 
> Please regard this announcement as General Guidelines.
> You are requested to send your submission to the Multiconference
> chair whose address appears below (The Chair may be forwarding
> the papers to respective conference chairs/committees).
> 
> 
> CONFERENCES CONTACT:
> 
>     H. R. Arabnia, Ph.D.
>     Chair, The 2003 Int'l Multiconference in CS & CE
>     The University of Georgia
>     Department of Computer Science
>     415 Graduate Studies Research Center
>     Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.
> 
>     Tel: (706) 542-3480
>     Fax: (706) 542-2966
>     email: hra@[...].edu
> 
> 
> HISTORY:
> 
>     The International Multiconference in Computer Science & Computer
>     Engineering is a major annual international research event.
>     The last Multiconference attracted over 1,550 computer science
>     and Engineering researchers from 72 countries.  It is anticipated
>     that The 2003 Int'l Multiconference will attract about 2000
>     participants.  The 2003 event is composed of 15 (planned) major
>     conferences - attendees will have full access to all 15
>     conferences' sessions & tracks.
> 
> 
> SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
> 
>     Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies
>     of their draft paper (about 5 pages - single space, font size
>     of 10 to 12) to H. R. Arabnia by the due date (who may be
>     forwarding the papers to respective conference chairs/committees).
>     E-mail & Fax submissions are also acceptable.
> 
>     The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be
>     limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages.  Papers must not have been
>     previously published or currently submitted for publication
>     elsewhere.  The first page of the draft paper should include:
>     title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail
>     address, telephone number, & Fax number for each author.  The first
>     page should also include the name of the author who will be
>     presenting the paper (if accepted) & a maximum of 5 keywords.
> 
> 
> EVALUATION PROCESS:
> 
>     Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, &
>     soundness.  Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in the
>     topical area.  The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person.
> 
> 
> PUBLICATION:
> 
>     The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN)
>     in hardcopy/book.  The proceedings will be available at the conference.
>     Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal publication
>     (soon after the conference).  (In addition to the hardcopy, it is
>     also planned to publish the papers on a CD.) All conference
>     proceedings published by CSREA Press are considered for inclusion
>     in major database indexes that are designed to provide easy access
>     to the current literature of the sciences (database examples: ISI
>     Thomson Scientific, IEE INSPEC, ...).
> 
> 
> ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS:
> 
>     A number of university faculty members & their staff in cooperation
>     with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, Las Vegas ), will
>     be organizing the conferences.  The conferences will be sponsored by
>     World Academy of Sciences & co-sponsored by Computer Science Research,
>     Education, & Applications Press (CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953)
>     together with research centers, international associations,
>     international research groups, & developers of high-performance
>     machines & systems.  The complete list of sponsors & co-sponsors
>     will be available at a later time.
>     (Previous conferences' sponsors included: CSREA, the National
>     Supercomputing Center for Energy & the Environment - DOE, The
>     Int'l Association for Mathematics & Computers in Simulation, The
>     Int'l Technology Institute (ITI), Java High Performance Computing
>     research group, World Scientific & Engineering Society, Sundance
>     Digital Signal Processing Inc., Computer Vision R&A Tech.,
>     Hewlett-Packard Inc., Korea Information Processing Society (KIPS),
>     Society of Japan (SIGMPS/IPSJ), IEEE, a number of publishers of
>     books & journals, ...)
> 
> 
> LOCATION OF CONFERENCES:
> 
>     The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel
>     Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by
>     hotels).  The Monte Carlo Resort is a mega hotel with excellent
>     conference facilities & over 3,000 rooms.  The hotel is minutes
>     from the Las Vegas airport with 24-hour shuttle service to & from
>     the airport.  This hotel has many vacation & recreational
>     attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa, pools &
>     kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool
>     with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout
>     equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game
>     rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants,
>     shopping area, bars, ...  Many of these attractions are open 24
>     hours a day & most are suitable for families & children.  The
>     negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very
>     reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double
>     occupancy) for the duration of the conference.
>     The hotel is within walking distance from most other
>     Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational
>     destinations, fine dining & night clubs, free street
>     shows, ...).
> 
> 
> IMPORTANT DATES: (Some tracks have different deadlines - check the
> web site)
> 
>     Feb.  17, 2003 (Monday):    Draft papers (about 5 pages) due
>     March 21, 2003 (Friday):    Notification of acceptance
>     April 22, 2003 (Tuesday):   Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due
>     June 23-26, 2003:           All 15 Int'l Conferences
> 
>     Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted
>     as soon as possible.
> 
> 
> PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS:
> 
>     Each technical session will have at least 6 papers.  The session
>     chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions;
>     including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ...  The
>     names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors on the
>     cover of the conference proceedings.  After the conference, some
>     sessions will be considered for publication in relevant journals
>     as Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor
>     of the journal.
>     Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the
>     following information: name & address (+ E-mail) of proposer,
>     title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the
>     session, & a short description on how the session will be
>     advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers
>     from colleagues & researchers whose work is known to the session
>     proposer).  Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia; E-mail
>     submissions are preferred.
> 
> 
> MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES:
> 
>     The Program Committees are currently being formed.  Those
>     interested in joining the Program Committees should email
>     H. R. Arabnia (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: Name,
>     affiliation & position, complete mailing address, email address,
>     tel/fax numbers, name of the conference offering to help with, a
>     short biography together with research interests.
> 
> 
> EXHIBITION & ROBOTICS COMPETITION:
> 
>     An exhibition is planned for the duration of the conferences.
>     Interested parties should contact H. R. Arabnia (address is
>     given below).  All exhibitors will be considered to be the
>     co-sponsors of the conferences.
> 
>     There will also be a Robotics Competition (refer to the following
>     url for regulations and more information:
>     www.cs.uga.edu/~potter/robotics/RoboticsCompetition.htm
> 
> 
> TOPICAL SCOPE FOR EACH CONFERENCE APPEARS BELOW (the list of topics
>     that appear below should be regarded as a partial list of topics.
>     each conference considers papers in ALL ASPECTS of its domain.)
> 
> SCOPE OF PDPTA'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Parallel & Distributed Processing
>     Techniques and Applications)
> 
>   O  Parallel/Distributed applications
>   O  Parallel/Distributed architectures
>   O  Building block processors
>   O  Networks & Interconnection networks
>   O  Reliability & fault-tolerance
>   O  Performance analysis, evaluation, prediction, ...
>   O  Real-time & embedded systems
>   O  Parallel/Distributed algorithms
>   O  Mobile computation & communication
>   O  Object Oriented Technology & related issues
>   O  Multimedia Communications, Systems, & Applications
>   O  Software tools & environments for parallel & distributed platforms
>   O  High-performance computing in Computational Science
>   O  Information & data fusion
>   O  Petri Nets: theory, analysis, tools & applications
>   O  Web-based simulation & computing
>   O  Education: parallel & distributed processing in
>      computer science curriculum
>   O  Recent history (last decade) of parallel/distributed
>      processing & what to expect in the next decade: New Horizons
>   O  Other aspects & applications relating to high-performance
>      computations
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF CISST'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, & Technology)
> 
>   O  Image generation, acquisition, & processing
>   O  Image display techniques
>   O  Image data structures & databases
>   O  Convergence of imaging media (video & computer)
>   O  Virtual reality
>   O  Image compression, coding, & encryption
>   O  Multimedia / Applications
>   O  Tools for multimedia production & services
>   O  Digital imaging for film & television
>   O  Visualization
>   O  Scene & object modeling
>   O  Knowledge acquisition
>   O  Visual inspection
>   O  Document image understanding
>   O  Image algebra
>   O  Optical image processing systems
>   O  Mathematical morphology
>   O  Architecture of imaging & vision systems (including
>      parallel architectures & algorithms)
>   O  Neural network techniques & fuzzy logic
>   O  Performance analysis & evaluation
>   O  Software tools & environments for imaging
>   O  Animation
>   O  Geometric modeling & Fractals
>   O  CAD/CAM systems
>   O  Rendering techniques
>   O  Applications including: medicine, robotic, GIS,
>      remote sensing, industrial inspection (or machine vision),
>      nondestructive evaluation (or NDE), ...
>   O  Multi-resolution & multi-spectral image processing
>   O  Image sequence processing
>   O  Information fusion
>   O  Other aspects & applications relating to imaging science
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF IC-AI'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
> 
>   O.  Intelligent Information Systems
>   O.  Intelligent Software Engineering
>   O.  Intelligent Agents
>   O.  Intelligent Networks
>   O.  Intelligent Databases
>   O.  Brain Models
>   O.  Evolutionary Algorithms
>   O.  Data mining
>   O.  Reasoning Strategies
>   O.  Automated Problem Solving
>   O.  Distributed AI Algorithms & Techniques
>   O.  Distributed AI Systems & Architectures
>   O.  Expert Systems
>   O.  Fuzzy Logic
>   O.  Genetic Algorithms
>   O.  Heuristic Searching
>   O.  Knowledge Acquisition
>   O.  Knowledge Discovery
>   O.  Knowledge Representation
>   O.  Knowledge-Intensive Problem Solving Techniques
>   O.  Languages & Programming Techniques for AI
>   O.  Software Tools for AI
>   O.  Natural Language Processing
>   O.  Neural Networks & Applications
>   O.  Multisource Information Fusion: Theory & Applications
>   O.  Multisource-Multisensor Data Fusion
>   O.  Learning & Adaptive Sensor Fusion
>   O.  Multisensor Data Fusion Using Neural & Fuzzy Techniques
>   O.  Integration of AI with other Technologies
>   O.  Evaluation of AI Tools
>   O.  Social Impact of AI
>   O.  Applications: Computer Vision, Signal Processing, Military,
>       Surveillance, Robotics, Medicine, Pattern Recognition,
>       Face Recognition, Finger Print Recognition, Finance & Marketing,
>       Stock Market, Education, Emerging Applications
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF IC'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Internet Computing)
> 
>   O  Internet Security 
>   O  Internet Applications & Appliances 
>   O  Performance Evaluation of the Internet 
>   O  Resource Management & Location 
>   O  Design & Analysis of Internet Protocols 
>   O  Web based computing 
>   O  Network Management 
>   O  Network Architectures 
>   O  Network Computing 
>   O  Network Operating Systems 
>   O  Quality of Service 
>   O  Wide Area Consistency 
>   O  Electronic Commerce 
>   O  The WWW & Intranets 
>   O  Metacomputing 
>   O  Grid based Computing & Tools 
>   O  Languages for Distributed Programming 
>   O  Cooperative Applications 
>   O  Tele-Medical & other applications 
>   O  Internet Telephony
>   O  Mobile Computing
>   O  Educational Applications
>   O  Digital Libraries/Digital Image Collections
>   O  Web Interfaces to Databases
>   O  User-interface/Multimedia/Video/Audio/User Interaction
>   O  Markup Languages/HTML/XML/VRML
>   O  Java Applications on Internet
>   O  Alternative Web lifestyles, role-playing, chat, ...
>   O  Caching Algorithms for the Internet
>   O  Traffic Models & Statistics
>   O  Server Space/Web Server Performance
>   O  Web Monitoring
>   O  Web Documents Management
>   O  Web Site Design & Coordination
>   O  Other aspects & applications relating to internet-based computing
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF ESA'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications)
> 
>   O  Object Oriented Technologies for Embedded Systems
>   O  Assemblers & Cross Assemblers
>   O  Bluetooth & Embedded Systems
>   O  Languages for Embedded Systems
>   O  Memory Management Issues in Embedded Systems
>   O  Communication Tools
>   O  System-on-a-Chip Technologies
>   O  Embedded Programming Issues
>   O  Designing for Low-Power Operations
>   O  Development Tools
>   O  Distributed Real-Time Systems
>   O  Embedded Processors
>   O  Next Generation of Handheld Devices
>   O  Embedded Programming Standards
>   O  Testing Techniques
>   O  Embedded Microcontrollers
>   O  Emulators & Simulators
>   O  Flash Memory Chips
>   O  Managing Embedded Projects
>   O  Embedded Engineering
>   O  Multitasking Design for Embedded Systems
>   O  Embedded Internet Tools
>   O  Optimization Issues
>   O  Power Management Circuits
>   O  Real-Time Kernels
>   O  Real-Time Operating Systems
>   O  Safety Critical Systems
>   O  Signal Processors
>   O  System Design Tools
>   O  Task Scheduling Techniques
>   O  Compilers
>   O  DSPs
>   O  Debuggers
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF ICWN'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Wireless Networks)
> 
>   O  Mobile wireless QoS, radio resource management
>   O  Mobile wireless Internet, IPv6
>   O  Heterogeneous wireless networks, radio access networks
>   O  OFDM
>   O  W-CDMA, cdma2000, TD-SCDMA
>   O  MIMO, adaptive antenna
>   O  Software-defined radio, reconfigurable radio networks
>   O  Wireless security
>   O  Wireless applications, mobile e-commerce, wireless multimedia
>   O  Modeling, simulation, and measurement of wireless systems
>   O  Satellite-based systems
>   O  Broadcast networks
>   O  High altitude platform
>   O  GPS, location-based service
>   O  Mobile agents
>   O  Wireless & mobile applications
>   O  Multiple access
>   O  Routing, multicasting, ...
>   O  Resource management, wireless QoS
>   O  Mobile Internet
>   O  Transport-layer issues
>   O  Wireless security
>   O  Wireless network architectures
>   O  Mobile computing
>   O  Modeling, simulation, & measurement of wireless systems/networks
>   O  Ad hoc networks, sensor networks, ...
>   O  4G, 3.5G, and 3G wireless systems
>   O  Personal area networks, body wireless networks, Bluetooth
>   O  Wireless sensor networks
>   O  Coding & modulation
>   O  Multi-user detection
>   O  Power management & control, low-power protocols
>   O  OFDM
>   O  Wireless IP networks, interworking
>   O  Wireless multimedia, QoS adaptation
>   O  WAP, mobile e-commerce
>   O  Location-based service, GPS
>   O  Distributed algorithms for wireless networks
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF MLMTA'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies
>    & Applications)
> 
>   O  Artificial Neural Networks & Learning
>   O  Fuzzy Logic
>   O  Fusion & Learning
>   O  Information Retrieval & Data Mining
>   O  Inductive Learning & Applications
>   O  Knowledge Representation & Management
>   O  Knowledge Acquisition & Discovery Techniques
>   O  Machine Learning in Problem Solving
>   O  Statistical Methods in Learning
>   O  Evolutionary Algorithms
>   O  Bayesian-Based Methodologies
>   O  Reinforcement Learning Methods
>   O  Grammatical Inference
>   O  Learning Models
>   O  Multi-Agent Learning
>   O  Cognitive Modeling
>   O  Hybrid Techniques
>   O  Hierarchical Learning Models
>   O  Collaborative Filtering
>   O  Case-Based Reasoning
>   O  Semantic Indexing
>   O  Natural Language Processing
>   O  Machine Translation
>   O  Markov Decision Processes (including Semi-Markov DM)
>   O  ODE Methods & Machine Learning
>   O  Multi-Criteria Reinforcement Learning
>   O  Temporal Abstractions
>   O  Relational Learning Models
>   O  Feature Selection & Classification
>   O  Speedup Learning Techniques
>   O  Computational Needs of Learning Models
>   O  Learning by Examples
>   O  Formal Learning Methods
>   O  Graph-Based Learning
>   O  Theory Refinement Methodologies
>   O  Probabilistic Reasoning
>   O  Decision Trees
>   O  Learning Based on Adaptive Techniques
>   O  Learning Topological Maps
>   O  Verification Models
>   O  Mobile Robotics
>   O  Learning in Planning
>   O  Query Learning
>   O  Active Learning
>   O  Memory-Based Learning
>   O  Instance-Based Learning
>   O  Self-Adaptation Techniques
>   O  Requirements Models
>   O  Machine Learning & Software Engineering
>   O  Game Playing (Chess, ...)
>   O  Performance Analysis
>   O  Transformation-Based Learning
>   O  Simulated Annealing & Learning
>   O  Life-Long Learning
>   O  Q-Learning
>   O  Predictive Learning Models
>   O  Text Categorization & Classification
>   O  Machine Learning Applications (Medicine, Games, Biology,
>      Industrial Applications, Robotics, Security & Terrorism
>      Prevention, ...)
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF METMBS'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Mathematics & Engineering Techniques in
>    Medicine & Biological Sciences)
> 
>   O  Bioinformatics
>   O  Cheminformatics
>   O  Data mining in medicine & biological sciences
>   O  Pattern recognition in medicine & biological sciences
>   O  Signal processing in medicine & biological sciences
>   O  Image processing in medicine & biological sciences
>   O  Medical decision-making
>   O  Medical Physics
>   O  Biomedical Engineering
>   O  Biomedical Electronics
>   O  Biosignal interpretation
>   O  Any application of computers in Medicine & biological sciences
>      (protein structure-function analysis, drug & protein design,
>      molecular modeling & simulation, ...)
>   O  Application of information technology in biomedicine
>      (e.g. medical database management, information retrieval &
>      use of computers in hospitals)
>   O  Application of Computational Intelligence (artificial neural
>      networks, fuzzy logic, & evolutionary computing) in medicine
>      & biological sciences
>   O  Medical & bio-computing
>   O  High-performance computing as applied to natural & medical sciences
>   O  Computer-based medical systems (automation in medicine, ...)
>   O  Recent history (last ten years) of Mathematics & engineering
>      techniques in medicine & biological sciences, & what to expect
>      during the next decade; New horizons. Review articles ...
>   O  Other aspects & applications relating to technological
>      advancements in medicine & biological sciences
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF CIC'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Communications in Computing)
> 
>   O  High Performance Applications (e.g. scientific, commercial, ...)
>   O  Distributed Systems & Advanced Applications (e.g. multimedia,
>      cooperative systems)
>   O  Grid computing
>   O  Scalable & Interoperable Systems & Associated Standards
>   O  Software Systems (e.g. operating system support, middleware, ...)
>   O  Architecture (e.g. VLSI, SIMD, MIMD, vector, systolic,
>      reconfigurable, ...)
>   O  Interconnection networks (e.g. bus-based, optical)
>   O  ATM based networks
>   O  Communications (e.g. routing, wireless, mobile)
>   O  Visualization (e.g. scientific visualization, debugging &
>      load balancing tools)
>   O  Photonics & Optical Computing
>   O  Performance Issues (e.g. benchmarks, performance measurement,
>      evaluation & prediction)
>   O  Modeling & Simulation of High Performance Systems
>   O  Advanced Compilation Techniques (e.g. parallelizing compilers)
>   O  Programming Languages for Parallel & other High Performance
>      Computing
>   O  Parallel/Distributed/Vector Algorithms
>   O  Reliability & Fault Tolerance
>   O  Embedded & Real Time Systems
>   O  Digital Signal Processing
>   O  Neural Computing, Genetic Algorithms
>   O  Issues in High Performance Computing (e.g. evolving paradigms,
>   O  Internet & web based processing, E-commerce, telecommunication
>      network, cluster-based computing
> 
> SCOPE OF ERSA'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems
>     &  Algorithms)
> 
>   O  Theory, Mapping & Parallelization:
>      Theoretical models of computing in space-time & adaptive
>      computing. Mapping algorithms into hardware & synthesis
>      of regular arrays. Parallelization & (space-time) partitioning
>      of algorithms. System architectures using configurable computing
>      platform. Newly developed algorithms for efficient
>      implementation on reconfigurable systems.
>   O  Software, CAD & Operating Systems:
>      CAD, specification, partitioning & verification. Hardware
>      compilation, hardware/software codesign, developing correct
>      circuits. High & low-level languages & compilers, design
>      environments. Operating systems & run-time reconfiguring.
>      IP-based & object oriented models & mapping methods.
>   O  Adaptive Hardware Architectures:
>      Adaptive & dynamically reconfigurable systems. Reconfigurable
>      processor architectures. Complex systems using reconfigurable
>      processors. Application-tailored reconfigurable Systems-on-Chip.
>      Low power systems on reconfigurable platform.
>   O  Applications:
>      Wireless communication systems. Multimedia & virtual reality.
>      Automotive industry. Security systems. Classical image &
>      signal processing.
>   O  Focus Sessions:
>      High-level Synthesis of Reconfigurable Systems.
>      Operating System for Reconfigurable Hardware.
>      Java-based Environment for Reconfigurable Systems.
>      Configurable Computing Architectures & Hardware.
>      Configurable Systems-on-Chip.
>      Emerging Devices for Reconfigurable Systems.
>      Low Power Systems Using FPGAs.
>      Reconfigurable Floating Point Processing.
>      Software Defined Radio.
>      Custom Computing Machines for Image Processing.
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF VLSI'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on VLSI)
> 
>   O  Quantum Computing
>   O  Nanoelectronics
>   O  Molecular & Biological Computing
>   O  MEMS
>   O  Circuits & Systems
>   O  Novel Design & Methodologies
>   O  System-on-a-Chip: Design & Methodology
>   O  Low Power VLSI System Design
>   O  Complexity Issues
>   O  Simulation Tools
>   O  Algorithm Design Approaches (AI, Genetic, ...)
>   O  High-Level Design Methodologies
>   O  ASIC Architectures
>   O  Reconfigurable Systems Design
>   O  Novel Devices & Circuits
>   O  Emerging Trends
>   O  High-Performance Circuits
>   O  Reusable Architectures
>   O  Test & Verification
>   O  Synthesis
>   O  Mixed-Signal Design & Analysis
>   O  Electrical/Packaging Designs & Co-Designs
>   O  Applications (all applications will be considered)
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF IKE'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering)
> 
>   O  Client-Server Architectures
>   O  Information & Knowledge Engineering
>   O  Mobile Agents
>   O  Web-Based Design & Development
>   O  Knowledge & Information Management Techniques
>   O  Data Mining Techniques
>   O  Database Engineering & Systems
>   O  Knowledge Delivery Methods
>   O  Data Security
>   O  Knowledge Life Cycle
>   O  Business Architectures
>   O  Formal & Visual Specification Languages
>   O  Software Tools & Support
>   O  Performance Evaluation Techniques
>   O  Knowledge-Based Systems
>   O  Clustering Techniques
>   O  Web Technology & Systems
>   O  Dataweb Models & Systems
>   O  Data Warehouses
>   O  Workflow Management
>   O  Knowledge & Information Extraction & Discovery Techniques
>   O  Service Recovery
>   O  Large-Scale Information Processing Methods
>   O  Data & Knowledge Processing
>   O  Database Engineering & Systems (Distributed, Video, ...)
>   O  Information Quality (Quality Metrics)
>   O  E-Libraries (Digital Libraries)
>   O  Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems
>   O  Agent-Based Techniques & Systems
>   O  Content Management
>   O  Information Reliability & Security
>   O  Hardware Architectures
>   O  Modeling & Simulation
>   O  Decision Support Systems
>   O  Expert Systems
>   O  Aspect-Oriented Programming
>   O  Re-usability of Software/Knowledge/Information
>   O  Privacy Issues
>   O  Interoperability Issues
>   O  Object-Oriented Modeling & Systems
>   O  Knowledge Classification Tools
>   O  Case-Based Reasoning
>   O  Bayesian Techniques
>   O  Managing Copyright Laws
>   O  Digital Watermarking
>   O  Data/Information/Knowledge Models
>   O  Digital Typography
>   O  Electronic Publishing
>   O  Data Fusion
>   O  Applications (Image Processing, OCR, Artistic Imaging,
>      e-Commerce, Multimedia, Business, GIS, Banking, ...)
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF SERP'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>    (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice)
> 
>   O  Software architectures
>   O  Object-Oriented technology
>   O  Measurement, metrics & analysis
>   O  Survivable systems
>   O  Requirements engineering
>   O  Reverse engineering
>   O  Software domain modeling
>   O  Software process modeling
>   O  Workflow - Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
>   O  Project management issues
>   O  Distributed & parallel systems
>   O  Legal issues & standards
>   O  Configuration management (issues & tools)
>   O  Automated software specification
>   O  Automated software design & synthesis
>   O  Theoretic approaches (formal methods, graph, ...)
>   O  Domain modeling & meta-modeling
>   O  Evolution & maintenance
>   O  Knowledge acquisition
>   O  Reflection & metadata methodologies
>   O  Artificial intelligence approaches to Software Engineering
>   O  Automated software engineering
>   O  Component-based engineering
>   O  Data mining
>   O  Interoperability
>   O  Intelligent CASE tools
>   O  Multimedia in software engineering
>   O  Hypermedia
>   O  Software reuse
>   O  Verification, validation & quality assurance
>   O  Performance critical systems
>   O  Engineering practices
>   O  Programming languages
>   O  Program understanding issues
>   O  Education (software engineering curriculum design)
>   O  Software engineering versus Systems engineering
>   O  Software documentation
>   O  Technology adoption
>   O  Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
>   O  Architecture tradeoff analysis
>   O  Novel software tools & environments
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF SAM'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The 2003 Int'l Conference on Security and Management)
> 
>   O  Security Protocols
>   O  Mobility Management
>   O  Security Algorithms
>   O  Location Management
>   O  QoS Management
>   O  Key Management Techniques
>   O  Security in E-commerce & M-commerce
>   O  Security Policies
>   O  Resource Management
>   O  Mobile Network Security
>   O  Channel Management
>   O  AAA
>   O  Encryption
>   O  Security in Mobile IPv4/IPv6
>   O  VPN
>   O  Firewall
>   O  IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
>   O  Digital contents copyright protection techniques
>   O  Watermarking
>   O  Secure OS
>   O  Honeypot
>   O  Virus Issues (Detection, Prevention, ...)
>   O  Tracing Techniques in Internet
>   O  Active Networks
>   O  Security in CDN (Contents Distribution Networks)
>   O  Hacking Techniques & Related Issues
>   O  Security in GRID
>   O  Biological Security Technologies
>   O  Surveillance Technologies
>   O  High-Tech Systems at Airports
>   O  Face Recognition Systems
>   O  Signature Recognition Systems
>   O  Network Management
>   O  System Management
>   O  Network Security Management
>   O  Management in Network Equipments
>   O  SAN (Storage Area Networks) Management
>   O  GRID Middleware
>   O  GRID Applications
>   O  GRID Networks
>   O  Security for Protocol Management
>   O  Management Protocol (SNMP, CMIP, etc)
> 
> 
> SCOPE OF ICWS'03 (Topics of interest include, but are not limited to):
>     (The The First International Conference on Web Services)
> 
>   O  Web Services architecture
>   O  Web Services security
>   O  Frameworks for building Web Service applications
>   O  Composite Web Service creation and enabling infrastructures
>   O  Web Services discovery
>   O  Resource management for web services
>   O  Solution Management for Web Services
>   O  Dynamic invocation mechanisms for Web Services
>   O  Quality of service for Web Services
>   O  Web Services modeling
>   O  UDDI enhancements
>   O  SOAP enhancements
>   O  Case studies for Web Services
>   O  E-Commerce applications using Web Services
>   O  Grid based Web Services applications (e.g. OGSA)
>   O  Business process integration and management using Web Services
>   O  Multimedia applications using Web Services
>   O  Communication applications using Web Services
>   O  Interactive TV applications using Web Services
> 
> 
Kyle K. Hart
Product Marketing
O'Reilly & Associates
kyle@[...].com
800-998-9938

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