Applications

Gino-Wan, Okinawa, Japan, March 25 - 28, 2008

http://www.aina-conference.org/2008/

 Sponsored by     IEEE Computer Society TCDP

 As one of the most important international conferences sponsored by the TCDP

of the IEEE Computer Society, the International Conference on Advanced

Information Networking and Applications (AINA-08) will be held in Gino-wan

City (URL http://www.city.ginowan.okinawa.jp/2735/2410.html), Okinawa, Japan,

on March 25 -28, 2008. The conference covers theory, design and application of

computer networks and distributed computing systems. Aside from the regular

presentations, the conference will include keynote addresses with speakers 

from both industry and academia. 

The AINA-2008 seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, 

including but not limited to the following topics.

   * Communication Protocol and Architecture

   * High-speed Communication and Network

   * Wireless Communication and Network

   * Multimedia Communication and System

   * Personal Communication System

   * Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network

   * Low-power Network and System

   * Wearable Network and System

   * Embedded System and Networking

   * Quality of Services (QoS)

   * Network Control and Management

   * Network Performance Analysis and Evaluation

   * Internet Technology and IP-based Applications

   * Multicast Routing and Technology

   * Security, Privacy and Trust

   * Fault-tolerant and Dependable System

   * Multi-agent System and Applications

   * Parallel/Distributed Algorithm and Architecture

   * Distributed Database and Data Mining

   * Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR System

   * Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing

   * Biological Informatics and Computing

   * E-Learning, E-Commerce, E-Society, etc.

   * Grid, Cluster and Internet Computing

   * Peer-to-Peer (P2P) System

   * Service-oriented Framework and Middleware

   * Autonomic Computing and Communication

   * WWW, Semantic Web and Cyber World

   * Mobile and Context-aware Computing

   * Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing

   * Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World

   * Smart Object, Space/Environment and System

   * Innovative Networking and Applications

   * Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World

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IMPORTANT DATES

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Workshop Proposal Due: June 30, 2007

Submission Deadline:   Sept. 7, 2007

Author Notification:   Nov. 15, 2007

Author Registration:   Dec.  1, 2007

Final Manuscript Due:  Jan. 10, 2008

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PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

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Submit a full paper with no page limits (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings

Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced), including figures and

references, using 10 fonts, and number each page. You can confirm the IEEE

Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page:

URL: http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm

AINA-2008 submission web site is in following URL.

http://www.aina-conference.org/2008/

Accepted papers will be given guidelines in preparing and submitting

the final manuscript(s) together with the notification of acceptance. The 

proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press with 8 pages 

for each paper. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are 

requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise 

their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference.

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in AINA-2008, after further 

revisions, will be published in special issues on prestigious international 

journals. 

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WORKSHOP PROPOSAL

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In conjunction with the AINA-08 conference, some number of one-day workshops

will be held. 

If you would like to organize a workshop, please submit a workshop proposal

including call for paper, number of papers to be accepted, contact person,

to the AINA-2008 workshop Co-Chairs:

  Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan,   E-mail: akoyama@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp

  David Taniar, Monash University, Australia,  E-mail: dtaniar@gmail.com

  Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada,  E-mail: elhadi.shakshuki@acadiau.ca

by June 30, 2007. Proceedings of the AINA-2008 workshops will be published

by IEEE Computer Society Press. The schedule of each workshop should follow

the conference schedule.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

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For further information, please contact:

  Prof. Leonard Barolli (barolli@fit.ac.jp)

        AINA-2008 General Co-chair

        Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

  Prof. Makoto Takizawa (makoto.takizawa@computer.org)

        AINA-2008 Steering Committee Chair

        Tokyo Denki University, Japan

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AINA-08 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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Honorary Chair

    Shoichi Noguchi, SFAIS, Japan

General Co-Chairs

    Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology

    Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University

Program Co-Chairs

    Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan  

    Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, England

Workshops Co-Chairs

    Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan

    David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

    Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada

International Advisory Committee

  Chin-Chen Chang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

  Wen-Tsuen Chen, Tsinghua University, Taiwan

  Jingde Cheng, Saitama University, Japan

  Zhong Chen, Peking University, China

  Sunyoung Han, Konkuk University, Korea

  Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA 

  Chung-Ming Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

  Shou-Hsuan Stephen Huang, University of Houston, USA

  Ali R. Hurson, Pennsylvania State University, USA

  Takuya Katayama, JAIST, Japan 

  Tohru Kikuno, Osaka University, Japan

  Cheeha Kim, Postech, Korea 

  Kane H. Kim, University of California, Irvine, USA

  Joseph Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

  Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, ITRI, Taiwan

  Mike Liu, Ohio State University, USA 

  Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA

  Michel Raynal, IRISA, France

  Norio Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan

  A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 

  Jeffrey Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

  Roland Wagner, Linz University, Austria  

  Xinmei Wang, Xidian University, China    

  Chengke Wu, Xidian University, China

  Kechu Yi, Xidian University, China

Program Vice Chairs

   1. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

      Chih-Yung Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan

   2. Agent and Intelligent Computing

      Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, UK

   3. Communication Technology and Protocols

      Winston Seah, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

   4. Dependable and Autonomic Systems

      Naohiro Hayashibara, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

   5. Distributed and Parallel Algorithms

      Ali Shahrabi, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

   6. Distributed Database and Data Mining

      Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan

   7. Grid, P2P and Scalable Computing   

      Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain

   8. Internet Computing, Web and Multimedia Applications

      Ren-Hung Hwang, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan

   9. Mobile Networks and Applications

      Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan

   10. Network Control and Performance Evaluation

       Geyong Min, Bradford University, UK

   11. Pervasive/Ubiquitous Networks and Computing

       Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada

   12. Security, Privacy and Trust

       Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tokai University, Japan

   13. Semantic Services and Computing

       Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany

   14. Innovative Networking and Applications

       Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan

Award Co-Chairs

   Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan

   S. Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK

   Jiandong Li, Xidian University, China

International Liaison Co-Chairs

   Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

   Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

   Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, Japan

Industrial Liaison Co-Chairs

    Hisao Koizumi, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

    Jian Ma, Nokia, China   

Publicity Co-Chairs

   Timothy Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan

   Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

   Katherine Guo, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA

Publication Co-Chairs

   Arjan Durresi, Louisiana State University, USA

   Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan

   Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia

International Journals Coordinators

   Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan

   Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK

Treasure Chair

   Valbona Barolli, Tokyo Denki University, Japan 

Web Administration Chair

   Kenichi Watanabe, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

Local Arrangement Chair

   Takuo Nakashima, Kyushu Tokai University, Japan 

Steering Committee Chair

   Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

Conference Secretary

   Yuka Onaga, Okinawa Convention Bureau, Japan 

Program Committee Members

   see http://www.aina-conference.org/2008/