Dear Colleagues,
As requested by many potential authors, the paper submission deadline of
IEEE/Innovations 2008 is extended by TWO more weeks. Therefore, please spread
the word and inform your colleagues, students and research fellows about the
approaching deadline, to assure a high number of paper submissions and a high
quality and successful conference.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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IEEE/Innovations 2008
5th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology
December 16-18, 2008
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Conference website: http://www.it-innovations.ae/
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BACKGROUND
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Innovations
in Information Technology (Innovations'08), is a premier Forum for the
presentation and discussion of technology advances and research results in the
field of Information Technology (IT). Held for the first time in the oasis city
of Al Ain, the fourth largest city in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), Innovations '08 is the fifth in the series that has been
held in Dubai
since 2004. The latest research advances in fields ranging from traditional
computer science to evolving web technologies, bioinformatics and healthcare
informatics are explored in Innovations' technical sessions.
Innovations'08
is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Communication Society. Accepted papers will
be published by IEEE and fully indexed in IEEEXplore.
KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
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Mike S. Zafirovski,
President and CEO, Nortel
Dharma P. Agrawal,
OBR Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
SOCIAL PROGRAM
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Dubai City Tour and Dhow Cruise
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Desert Safari
AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE (Deadlines):
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Paper
and poster submissions due: September 15, 2008
Notification
of
acceptance: October
15, 2008
Final
camera ready paper
due: November 3, 2008
TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Topics
include, but are not limited to:
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Communication networks and security
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Information systems and services
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Bioinformatics and healthcare informatics
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Computing systems
SPECIAL SESSIONS:
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- Realtime Visual
Analysis and Visual Communication of In-Vivo and In-Silico Biology
Organizer: Dr. Pablo de Heras Ciechomski, CEO Visualbiotech , Switzerland
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Innovations
in Arabic Language Technologies
Organizer: Dr. Haikal El Abed, Braunschweig Technical University, Germany
TUTORIALS:
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Security Challenges in Wireless Mesh Networks
By Dharma P. Agrawal, OBR Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
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Introduction to WAN Planning and Design
By Algirdas Pakstas, Professor, London Metropolitan University
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Technology as a driver of innovation and catalyst for growth
By Mark Walker, Microsoft Gulf region
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Information Technology in the Financial Services Sector
By Ayman Fathallah, Regional Director Middle East
WORKSHOPS:
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Robotics and Interactive Media
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Cognitive Science
CONTACT:
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Contact:
Innovations08 [at] uaeu.ac.ae
