Call for Papers

The Fifth International Conference on
Computer Science and Informatics

February 27 - March 3, 2000

Trump Taj Mahal Casino and Resort,
Atlantic City, NJ, USA

In conjunction with
The Fifth Joint Conference on Information Sciences

http://dropzone.tamu.edu/~mlu/csi2000.html

THEME AND SCOPE

With the success in the living memory of previous CS&I attendees, inspired by the new millennium featuring High-Tech exploration and scientific-sophistication popularization, the Fifth International Conference on Computer Science and Informatics (CS&I'2000), a constituent of the Fifth Joint Conference on Information Sciences (JCIS'2000), will be a great event! With great pleasure, we proudly announce that CS&I'2000 will provide an international forum for scientists, researchers, engineers and developers in computer and information sciences to exchange ideas and approaches, to present research findings and state-of-art solutions, to share experiences on potentials and limits, and to open new avenues of research and developments.

Technical papers reporting original research results in all areas of computer science, engineering, and applications, unpublished previously and not under consideration for publication elsewhere currently, are invited for presentation and publication on CS&I'2000. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:


  • Agent Database
  • Algorithms and Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • ATM Applications
  • Cluster Computing
  • Compiler Optimization
  • Computational Optimization
  • Computer Animation
  • Cryptography
  • Data Warehousing and Mining
  • Debugging and Testing Tools
  • Distributed Computing
  • Fault Tolerance and Reliability
  • Geometric Modeling
  • Graphics
  • Hardware/software Co-design
  • Heterogeneous Systems
  • Heuristics
  • Image Database
  • Image Processing
  • Information Systems and Technology
  • Internet Technology and Applications
  • Mathematical Morphology
  • Mobile Computing
  • Multimedia
  • Network Routing and Communication Algorithms
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Object-Orientation
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Processing
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Performance Modeling and Evaluation
  • Programming Language and Environment
  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Real-Time Computing
  • Reconfigurable Architectures
  • Resource Management
  • Scheduling and Load Balancing
  • Security and Privacy
  • Software Engineering
  • System Emulation
  • System verification and validation
  • Telecommunication
  • Virtual Reality
  • Visualization
  • Wireless Communication

    • CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

    Professor Mi Lu
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Texas A&M University
    College Station, Texas 77843-3128
    U. S. A.
    Phone: (409) 845-3749
    Fax: (409) 845-2630

    Email: mlu@ee.tamu.edu


    Professor Keqin Li
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
    State University of New York
    New Paltz, New York 12561-2499
    U. S. A.
    Phone: (914) 257-3534
    Fax: (914) 257-3571
    Email: li@mcs.newpaltz.edu

    PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

    Authors are invited to submit an extended summary of original and recent unpublished research results to Professor Mi Lu according to the following guidelines. The extended summary should not exceed five(5) pages including figures and tables, and they must be submitted before September 17, 1999.

    If you have any question, please contact Professor Mi Lu by e-mail, fax or phone.

    Submitted papers will be reviewed by Program Committee and external renowned referees based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Notification of paper acceptance/rejection will be sent on November 1, 1999. All the accepted papers will be published in the JCIS'2000 proceedings for which a camera-ready version with text in 10-point font, double-column single-space style should be prepared by the author(s).

    Authors of accepted summaries will also be invited to submit their full length papers for possible publications in one of the three INFORMATION SCIENCES JOURNALS, an international professional publication by Elsevier Co. A full paper should not exceed 20 pages including figures and tables. Four(4) copies should be submitted to Professor Mi Lu at the Conference. The final version of the full paper should be prepared according to the "Information for Authors" appearing at the back cover of INFORMATION SCIENCES.

    IMPORTANT DATES

    September 17, 1999: Paper submission deadline.
    November 1, 1999: Notification of acceptance.
    December 1, 1999: Camera-ready papers due.
    December 1, 1999: Deadline for early registration with discount.
    February 27, 2000: Opening of JCIS'2000.

    CONFERENCE SITE

    CS&I'2000 will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A. With more than 37 million people visiting every year, Atlantic City has become the perfect meeting place and the most popular destination. Offering luxury at an affordable price, an abundance of entertainment amenities including 13 casinos with 24-hour non-stop action, the tranquillity of wide, white sandy beaches, the history of the world's first Boardwalk, the glamour of the one and only Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City has also been honored as the America's Favorite Playground.

    The JCIS'2000 conference ground, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort offers a myriad of wonders -- sleeping like a Maharajah, enjoying ocean views, accessing Italian marble baths, indulging in the spectacular Spa At Trump Taj featuring Olympic style indoor pool and fitness center, and visiting many exclusive shops and boutiques.

    Atlantic City is easy to access through two nearby international airports. By car, it is within 2 hours 20 minutes driving distance from New York City, 65 minutes from Philadelphia, and 3 hours 45 minutes from Washington D.C.

    ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

    Selim G. Akl,
    Sameh Asaad,
    Wen-Tsuen Chen,
    Francis YukLun Chin,
    Sajal Das,
    Frank Dehne,
    Erik H. D'Hollander,
    Gerry V. Dozier,
    Dingzhu Du,
    Jose Duato,
    Ahmed El-Amawy,
    Hossam ElGindy,
    Sylvia Encheva,
    David J. Evans,
    Laxmi P. Gewali,
    Qian Ping Gu,
    Wen-Chen Hu,
    Dung T. Huynh,
    Oscar Ibarra,
    Myoung Ho Kim,
    H. T. Kung,
    Thomson Leighton,
    Guojie Li,
    Qing Li,
    David Nassimi,
    Stephan Olariu,
    Cristina M. Pinotti,
    Robert De Prisco
    Sanguthevar Rajasekaran,
    Kang G. Shin,
    Fadi Sibai,
    Arun K. Somani,
    Earl Swartzlander,
    Yasemin Topaloglu,
    Nian-Feng Tzeng,
    Peter J. Varman,
    Roland Voelpel,
    Bing-Feng Wang,
    Jian Wu,
    Pen Yew,
    H. Zedan,
    S. Q. Zheng,
    Henry Zhou,
    D. A. Zighed,
    Albert Zomaya,
    		 Queens Univ. Canada
    IBM T. J. Watson, USA
    National Tsing Hua Univ., Taiwan
    Univ. of Hong Kong, HongKong
    Univ. of Texas at Arlington, USA
    Carleton Univ., Canada
    Univ. of Ghent, Belgium
    Auburn Univ., USA
    Univ. of Minnesota, USA
    Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
    Louisiana State Univ., USA
    Univ. of Newcastle, Australia
    Stord/Haugesund College, Norway
    Loughborough Univ. of Technology, UK
    Univ. of Nevada at Las Vegas, USA
    Univ. of Aizu, Japan
    Auburn Univ., USA
    Univ. of Texas at Dallas, USA
    Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara, USA
    Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Tech., Korea
    Harvar Univ., USA.
    Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., USA
    Nat. Res. Center for Int. Comp. Sys., China
    City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    New Jersey Inst. of Tech., USA.
    Old Dominion Univ., USA
    CNR-Pisa, Italy
    MIT Lab for Comp. Sci., USA.
    Univ. of Florida, USA
    Univ. of Michigan, USA
    Intel, USA
    Iowa State Univ., USA
    Univ. of Texas at Austin, USA
    Ege Univ., Turkey
    Univ. of SW Louisiana, USA
    Rice Univ., USA
    GMD Research Center for Info. Tech., Germany
    National Tsing Hua Univ., Taiwan
    Siemens, Munich, Germany
    Univ. of Minnesota, USA
    De Montfort University, UK
    Univ. of Texas at Dallas, USA
    Hewlett Packard (HP), USA
    Universite of Lumiere Lyon 2, France
    Univ. of Western Australia, Australia

    For registration and hotel information, please see the web page of
    JCIS'2000 at http://www.ee.duke.edu/JCIS/, or contact the Managing
    Chair of the Joint Conference:

    Professor Paul P. Wang
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering
    Duke University
    Durham, NC27708-0291
    U.S.A.

    email: ppw@ee.duke.edu

    Tel: (919)660-5271 or 660-5259
    Fax: (919)660-5293 or 684-4860