[TCPP-announce] ACS/IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS'2004)

                     Call For Papers

ACS/IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS'2004)

     American University of Beirut, Lebanon, July 19-23, 2004
                http://icps2004.cse.ogi.edu



  Pervasive services and computing are emerging as the next computing 
paradigm in which
  infrastructure and services are seamlessly available anywhere, anytime, 
and in any format.
  This exciting new paradigm is the result of recent research and 
technological advances
  in wireless & sensor networks, mobile & agent computing, autonomic 
computing & services,
  and active networks. The 2004 ACS/IEEE International Conference on 
Pervasive Services
  (ICPS'2004) is a forum for researchers, engineers, application & service 
developers
  and users to present their latest advances in the field of pervasive 
computing and services.

  Original contributions are solicited in all pervasive computing & 
services research
  and applications. Topics include, but are not limited to:


  . Pervasive and autonomous computing and Architecture
  . Mobile Computing
  . Wearable Computing
  . Smart Devices and Networks
  . Wireless & Sensor Networks
  . Middleware support to enable & administer pervasive computing
  . Pervasive computing and Management
  . Speech processing / advanced computer vision
  . User interfaces and interaction model
  . Positioning and Tracking Technologies
  . Programmable and active networks
  . Service dissemination and discovery protocols
  . Environments & algorithms for pervasive application development
  . Runtime support for intelligent, adaptive agents
  . Security services for applications in pervasive environments
  . Programming paradigms for pervasive computing applications
  . Pervasive computing applications requirements
  . Performance measurement and Benchmarking


General Co-Chairs
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Salim Hariri, Univ. of Arizona, USA
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Manish Parashar, Rutgers Univ., USA
([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Program Co-Chairs
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Hassan Diab, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Mazin Yousif, Intel Corporation, USA
([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Steering Committee
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Kamel Barkaoui, CEDRIC, CNAM, France
Hassan Diab, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
Hesham El-Rewini, SMU, USA
Salim Hariri, Univ. of Arizona, USA
Nashat Mansour, Lebanese American Univ. (Chair)
Albert Y. Zomaya, Univ. of Sydney, Australia

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Program Committee
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Esma Aimeur, Univ. De Montreal, Canada
Hany Ammar, West Virginia Univ., USA
Hassan Artail, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
Rajkumar Buyya, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia
Fuad Chedid, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
Chita Das, Penn State Univ., USA
Sajal Das, Univ. of Texas, Arlington, USA
Alan D. George, Univ. of Florida, USA
Mohsen Guizani, Univ. of West Florida, USA
Ramzi Haraty, Lebanese American Univ., Lebanon
Abdelsalam Helal, Univ. of Florida, USA
Liviu Iftode, Univ. of Maryland, USA
Helen Karatza, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mohamad Ladan, Haigazian Univ., Lebanon
Pankaj Mehra, Hewlett Packard, USA
Stephen Olariu, McGill Univ., Canada
Aaron Quigley, Univ. Of Sydney, Australia
Ilkyeun Ra, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, USA
Mazen Saghir, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
Ivan Stojmenovic, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada
Amin Vahdat, Duke Univ., USA

Publicity Chair
---------------
Waleed W. Smari, University of Dayton, USA

Publications Chair
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Victor Zia, Intel Corporation, USA

Tutorial/Workshop Chair
----------------------
Madhu Jayaprakash, Intel Corporation, USA

Local Arrangements Chair
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Farid Chaaban, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon

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   Important Dates (Tentative)
   ----------------------------
   Submission deadline: January 30, 2004
   Workshop/tutorial proposals due: January 30, 2004
   Notification of acceptance: March 26, 2004
   Final Manuscript due: April 30,2004

PAPER SUBMISSIONS
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ICPS'2004 invites authors to submit original and unpublished work.
Please submit extended abstracts (10 pages maximum in IEEE double-column 
format).
Paper submission should be electronic. Questions concerning hardcopy 
submissions
or any other issues may be directed to one of the Program Co-Chairs.
Papers exceeding the specified length or could not be viewed with Adobe 
Acrobat
may not be reviewed. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of 
the authors
to register and present the paper.

PROCEEDINGS
------------
The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press 
and distributed
at the conference.

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                 Call for Workshops

                     ICPS'2004
     International Conference on Pervasive Services

                 Beirut, Lebanon
                 July 19-23, 2004

             <http://icps2004.cse.ogi.edu>


An integral part of ICPS'2004 will be workshops conducted by
industry and academia to showcase their applications and prototypes.

We are actively seeking proposals for interactive workshops
on any area of interest to the pervasive services community
to be held in conjunction with ICPS'2004.

Suggested topics of workshops include, but are not limited to:
   -Pervasive and autonomous computing and Architecture
   -Mobile Computing
   -Wearable Computing
   -Smart Devices and Networks
   -Wireless & Sensor Networks
   -Middleware support to enable & administer pervasive computing
   -Pervasive computing and Management
   -Speech processing / advanced computer vision
   -User interfaces and interaction model
   -Positioning and Tracking Technologies
   -Programmable and active networks
   -Service dissemination and discovery protocols
   -Environments & algorithms for pervasive application development
   -Runtime support for intelligent, adaptive agents
   -Security services for applications in pervasive environments
   -Programming paradigms for pervasive computing applications
   -Pervasive computing applications requirements
   -Performance measurement and Benchmarking

Please limit submission length to 5 pages, and include
details of your proposed workshop format including:
   -Paper presentations, panel discussions, and keynote
   -Sketch of the Workshop set-up,
   -A detailed list of infrastructure requirements such as number
    of needed Ethernet connections and power supply, if needed.

Submissions should be sent to the Workshop Chair,
Madhu K. Jayaprakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, no later than
11:59pm PST on January 30, 2004 to be considered.
No further extensions will be given.