Deadline extension | ICDT 2013 || April 22 - 26, 2013 - Venice, Italy

[Cristina Pascual <cris.pascual.gonzalez [at] gmail.com>]

INVITATION:

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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the 
following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to ICDT 
2013.

The submission deadline is December 8, 2012.

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to 
one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org

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============== ICDT 2013 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

ICDT 2013, The Eighth International Conference on Digital Telecommunications

April 22 - 26, 2013 - Venice, Italy


General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/ICDT13.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/CfPICDT13.html

- regular papers

- short papers (work in progress)

- posters

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/SubmitICDT13.html


Submission deadline: December 8, 2012

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org


Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals:  
http://www.iariajournals.org

Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.: 
http://www.proceedings.com/9769.html

Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library: 
http://www.thinkmind.org


Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state 
of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, 
applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete 
unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal 
in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.
All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of 
Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business 
presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules: 
http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html


ICDT 2013 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)


SIGNAL: Signal processing in telecommunications

   Signal processing theory and practice; Image and multidimensional signal 
processing; Signal filter design and structures; Multirate filtering, filter banks, 
and adaptive filters; Fast signal processing algorithms; Nonlinear signals and 
systems; Nonuniform transformation; 2D nonuniform DFT; Fast algorithm of NDFT; 
Advanced image/video coding; Advanced prediction techniques; Signal detection and 
reconstruction; Spectral estimation and time-frequency analysis; Higher order 
spectrum analysis; Parameter estimation; Array signal processing; Statistical 
signal analysis; Signal and system modeling; Cyclostationary signal analysis; 
Active noise control, active noise reduction and echo cancellation; Psychoacoustics 
and room acoustics; Signal processing for music; Binaural systems and 
multidimensional signal systems; Geophysical and seismic signal processing; 
Nonlinear interpolation/resampling; Extensions to wavelet based coding (x-lets); 
Low complexity image/video compression; Multiple resolution signal processing; New 
approach to digital signal processing; Compression of random data; Recompression of 
compressed data; 2D projection of 3D data; Stereo data matching; Emerging 
applications requiring new compression tools; Unified compression and recognition; 
H.264 and latest video coding standards; Latest audio coding standards
DATA: Data processing

   Data transmission and reception mechanisms and techniques; Enhanced tools for 
video data integrity; Data mining, filtering, and reporting; Secure data 
transmission; Transmission media and data encoding; Text reading devices 
(super-pen, pen-elite, reading-pen); Scanned and generated lossy (progressive) 
multi-page text; (Visually) lossless mechanisms; Pricing data transmission; 
Differential data transmission systems; Data transmission equipments and 
transmission rates; Delay-constrained data transmission; Undersea and satellite 
data transmission techniques; Performance evaluation of data transmission; 
Multicast data transmission; High speed data transmission; Data transmission 
control; Integrity and privacy in data transmission; Data transmission standards
AUDIO: Audio transmission and reception systems

   Audio transmission and reception systems and devices; Digital audio transmission 
signal processing; Audio transmission over Internet; Audio Multiplexing 
Transmission Systems; Stereo audio transmission signal; Digital infrared audio 
transmission; Multi-stream and multi-path audio transmission; Wireless-compressed 
digital audio transmission; Perceptual coding for audio transmission and storage; 
Laser audio transmission; Synchronizing video and audio transmission; Wide-band 
audio transmission; Index-frame audio transmission; Digital audio transmission 
rights; Noise in wireless audio transmission; Audio tools and products; Standards
VOICE: Voice over packet networks

   Planning and implementing voice networks and systems; Voice transmission 
systems; Voice transmission performance; Quality real-time voice transmission; 
Metrics for quality of voice transmission; Stereophonic voice transmission systems; 
Header Compression for VoIP over WLAN; Voice over IP solution for mobile radio 
interoperability; VoIP over cable TV networks; VoIP over Wi-Max

VIDEO: Video, conferencing, telephony

   Digital video; Video coding formats (ITU-T, SMPTE 421M, AVS-China); Video coders 
and decoders; Profiles, latency, intermediate formats; Video surveillance and 
privacy; Video feature requirements; Network video recorders; Graceful degradation 
of archive video; Video data integrity (error detection, tamper resistance); Alarm 
events for voice content (motion detection, object tracking, face recognitions); 
Coding efficiency and distributed video coding; Compression and scrambling; 
Enhanced tools for video data integrity; Multiple reference pictures; Intra-layer 
and inter-layer prediction; Fading prediction and loop filter; Video with 
compression errors; Viewing distance and perceptual quality; Video quality models; 
Omnidirectional video; 3D video; Video standardization encoding; Texture 
synthesizer

IMAGE: Image producing, sending, and mining

   Model-based progressive image transmission; Wireless image transmission; 
Computer generated images; Image security, scrambling, and regions of interest; 
Timing requirements for image transmission; Transmission of still and moving 
images; Protocols for low bit rate; Error-prone image transmission; Energy 
efficient image transmission; Multi-technology image formation; Devices for image 
capturing and processing (cams, web-cams, etc.); Scanning and sampling, 
quantization and halftoning, color reproduction; Image representation and 
rendering, display and printing systems; Image quality assessment; Image search and 
sorting, video indexing and editing; Integration of images and video with other 
media; Image authentication and watermarking; Image storage, retrieval and 
multimedia; Image and video databases; Generic coding of moving pictures; Media 
stream packetization; Modes for archival playback; Image-based applications; 
Standard for image processing; Image analysis and segmentation; Image filtering, 
restoration and enhancement; Image representation and modeling; Pattern recognition
SPEECH: Speech producing and processing

   Tooling, Architectures, Components and Standards; Voice modulation, frequencies; 
Linguistics, Phonology and Phonetics; Discourse and Dialogue; Speech analysis, 
synthesis, coding, and recognition; Speech enhancement and noise reduction; Speech 
features, production, and perception; Speech Coding and Transmission; Speech Signal 
Processing; Spoken Language Generation and Synthesis; Speech QoS Enhancement; 
Speaker Characterization and Recognition; Spoken Language; Resources and 
Annotation; Spoken/Multi-modal Dialogue Technology and Systems; Spoken Language 
Information Extraction/Retrieval; Speech Transmission Technology for the Aged and 
Disabled; Audio-Visual Speech Processing; Biomedical Applications of Speech 
Analysis; Spoken document retrieval; Speech Processing in a Packet; Network 
Environment; Automatic Speech Recognition in the Context of Mobile Communications; 
Human Factors in Speech and Communication Systems; Automatic speech recognition and 
understanding technology; Speech to text systems; Spoken dialog systems; 
Multilingual language processing; New Applications of Spoken Language Technology 
and Systems
IPTV: IP/Mobile TV

   IPTV applications and middleware; On-demand television; Interactive TV; 
Broadcast TV data; Broadcast content formats; Stereo and 3D TV; TVoDSL; Television 
archiving; IPTV broadcasting; IPTV-aware devices; IPTV regulatory issues and 
copyrights; IPTV network infrastructure; IPTV monitoring and management; I[P]TV 
usage fees; IPTV Personalization and QoS Implications
MULTI: Multicast/Broadcast Triple-Quadruple-play

   Scalable video/audio coding; Multiplexing video/audio/data; Multimedia 
terminals; Multimedia systems and protocols; PSTN modems and interfaces; Facsimile 
terminals; Direct broadcast satellite; Terrestrial broadcast television; Cable 
modems; Universal media access; Format compatibility; Media support platforms; VoIP 
Quality for Triple Play; Testing triple-play services; Triple-play data encryption; 
Triple-play services
CONTENT: Production, distribution

   Content injection, cashing, storage, and distribution; Producing and 
transmitting streaming content; Content localization services; Content and 
customers profiles; Documenting and content authoring; Authorizing topic-based 
content; Content customization and metadata; On-demand content; Content retrieval 
from archives (alarm-based, time stamp-based); Content management solutions and 
systems; Unstructured content environment; Multi-channel content 
delivery/publishing strategies; Content reuse
HXSIP: H-series towards SIP

   SIP and H-xxx architectures and logical components; Instant messages and 
presence; Management of QoS in SIP and H-xxx environments; Basic SIP building 
blocks; Security and firewalls with SIP and H-xxx series; Service creation and 
telephony services with SIP and H-xxx; Multimedia conferencing with SIP and H-xxx; 
SIP application scenarios; SIP (auto)configuration; SIP and H-xxx beyond VoIP; 
Leveraging SIP for Global Enterprise Roaming; SIP, H-xxx and 3GPP; Emergency 
Calling in SIP and H-xxx; Advanced SIP and H-xxx applications and services; SIP and 
H-xxx on Cable Networks; SIP and H-xxx devices; SIP and h-xxx deployment 
experience; End-to-end SIP and H-xxx communications; SIP/H.323 Interworking 
Function for real time communications

MULTE: Multimedia Telecommunications

   Frameworks, architectures, systems for delivering voices, audio, and data; 
Methodologies, technologies, procedures and mechanisms; IMT-2000 concepts; IMS 
concepts (IP Multimedia Systems); Bluetooth and WLAN coexistence on handsets; 
Packet-based multimedia communication systems; Converging technology for voice and 
data networks; Accessibility features for unpaired users; Confidentiality for 
audiovisual services; Multimedia transmission performance; Multiplexing and 
synchronization; Directory services for multimedia; Computation complexity and 
costs (multiple simultaneous decoders); Coding efficiency (embedded, bit-plane, 
arithmetic); Compatibility between Analog/DVD and networks; IP4/IP6 transition and 
NAT; QoS/SLA, perceptual QoS, and formal visual tests; Temporal and spatial 
scalability; Pre-processing and predictive coding; Coding with regions-of-interest; 
Secure transcoding; Computation power and resolution; Transform and quantization; 
Entropy coding; Lossless and lossy compression; Transmission in noisy environments; 
Voice/video/data in 4G; Specialized medical applications; Medical imaging and 
communications networks; MPEG for endoscopy, microscopy, radiology, surgery; 
Medical archiving systems; Digital devices for image capturing (microscope, 
stethoscope); Digital equipments and digital cinema; Digital signature protection
MOBILE: Mobile technologies

   3G+: UMTS, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA, HSOPA, WiMAX, UWB. LTE, All-IP LTE 4G and beyond; 
Seamless handover engineering; Cognitive radio; Mobile video surveillance; 
Pervasive/ubiquitous/mobile systems; Security and privacy issues for mobile and 
wireless systems; Mobile ad hoc networks

MEDMAN: Control and management of multimedia telecommunication

   Video codec-aware of packets; Monitoring via guard on patrol, central station, 
forensic analysis; Managing single domestic licensing and granted patent pool for 
compressions; End-to-end quality monitoring/management; Perceived/offered quality: 
video-only, audio-only, audio-video; In-service monitoring of voice/video/data 
services; Real-time distributed imagery management systems; Performance in 
voice/video/data systems; Distributed multimedia service management; Mobile 
multimedia network management; Multi-point, multicast services management; 
Deployment of multimedia services; Network management models and architectures; 
Billing and security for multimedia services; Network measurement/monitoring for 
multimedia services

SARP: Software architecture research and practice

   Distributed software architecture; Architectural styles and patterns; 
Architecture refinement and transformation; Software architecture and pervasive 
systems; Software architecture analysis & testing; Architectural description 
languages (ADLs); Component-based software architecture; Dynamic software 
architecture; Self-repairing software architecture; Adaptive software architecture; 
Aspect-oriented software architecture; Service-oriented architecture [SOA]; Domain 
specific software architecture [DSSA]; Tools/Environments for software architects; 
Product-line software architecture; Industrial case studies and reports

STREAM: Data stream processing

   Fundamentals on data stream processing; Data stream processing and event stream 
processing; Continuous query languages; Time management in data stream systems; 
Aggregated queries support; Query processing with multiple, continuous, rapid, 
time-varying data streams; Processing frequent itemset discovery queries; Real-time 
stream data processing; Network-aware operator placement for stream-processing 
systems; Integrating database queries and Web searches; Scalable Distributed Stream 
Processing; Optimization of data stream processing; Performance and overhead in 
data stream processing; QoS adaptation in data stream systems; Adaptive query 
processing in data stream; Interactive distributed data stream processing and 
mining; Data stream management systems; Control theory on stream processing; 
Processing high-speed data streams; Stream processing in production-to-business 
software; Multi-site cooperative data stream analysis; Grid-based data stream 
processing; Hyperdatabases for P2P data stream processing; Sensor data stream 
processing in health monitoring; Processing and sharing data streams in Grid-based 
P2P infrastructures

TRACK: Tracking computing technologies

   Airport security communications technologies; Hazards detection- automatic 
real-time material/object recognition; Intelligent IP-based sensor networking for 
homeland security; Real-time intelligence data validation and verification 
mechanisms; Efficient data integration and mining techniques for NATO countries; 
Secure distributed storage and data pinning; SATCOM for HLS; Critical aerospace 
communications systems; HLS for air, land and sea operational environments; 
Airborne real-time spatial tracking techniques; Bio-authentication sensors and 
tools; Cyber and physical security of key infrastructure and operations; Protection 
of Real-time resilient communications network infrastructures; International 
standards for data schema and data sharing between USA and other countries; 
Emergency response tools; Prediction of Intent; Standards for Passenger Data 
Integration; Sharing Addressing and Service Discovery in Auto-configuring MANETs; 
Exploiting localization and network information (GPS, INS, GIS, terrain features, 
ToA, AoA, SNR, QoS) for improved ad-hoc networking in complex terrain; Advanced 
indoor and outdoor location-based applications: real-time tracking, multimedia, 
bidirectional, proactive applications; Location based services based on integrated 
cellular, ad hoc, RFID, and sensor networks; New positioning techniques in support 
of location based servcies  (indoor, cellular, satellite, hybrid); Geographic 
Information Systems for supporting location based services; Quality of location 
data; Integration of Hierarchical Location-Based Routing (HLBR) with Delay- and 
Disruption-Tolerant Neworks (DTNs); Narrow-band control channels for HLBR; 
Location-aware (GPS-aware) Internet Browsers for Location-based services


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Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/ComICDT13.html
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