Call For Papers: PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + IC + METMBS - Las Vegas, June 25-28,2001

                            C A L L F O R P A P E R S
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                    PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + IC + METMBS + ...
                  Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
                                          June 25-28, 2001
                          (Submission Deadline: March 1, 2001)




Dear Colleagues:


I would be most grateful if you would distribute this announcement for
the 2001 International MultiConference to your colleagues who might be
interested. This will be a major international gathering in year
2001. It is anticipated that this international event will attract
about 1500 participants. This MultiConference is composed of five
(planned and more will likely be added) international conferences that
will be held simultaneously (same dates and location). Attendees will
have full access to all five+ conferences. You are invited to submit
a draft paper of about 4 to 5 pages and/or a proposal to organize a
technical session. All accepted papers will be published in the
respective conference proceedings. THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION
CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS. (contact hra@cs.uga.edu if you would like to propose
international workshops to be held simultaneously with the above
conferences.)


The five conferences are:
(a link to each conference's URL will soon be available from
http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences/pdpta)


1. The 2001 International Conference on Parallel and
        Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications
        (PDPTA'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001)


2. The 2001 International Conference on Imaging Science,
        Systems, and Technology
        (CISST'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001)


3. The 2001 International Conference on Artificial
        Intelligence
        (IC-AI'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001)


4. International Conference on Internet Computing 2001
        (IC'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001)


5. The 2001 International Conference on Mathematics and
        Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological
        Sciences
        (METMBS'2001: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 25-28, 2001)




CONFERENCES CONTACT (for all five conferences):
        (who may forward inquiries to respective chairs of
        conferences)


        Hamid R. Arabnia
        General Chair, 2001 International MultiConferences
        The University of Georgia
        Department of Computer Science
        415 Graduate Studies Research Center
        Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.


        Tel: (706) 542-3480
        Fax: (706) 542-2966
        email: hra@cs.uga.edu




SCOPE OF PDPTA'2001:
            (The 2001 International Conference on Parallel and
            Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications)


              O Parallel/Distributed applications:
                    Numerical computations/methods, neural networks and
                    fuzzy logic, medicine, remote sensing, GIS, computer
                    vision, computer graphics and virtual reality,
                    parallel/distributed databases, banking, financial
                    markets, ...
              O Parallel/Distributed architectures:
                    Clusters and parallel systems of various topologies,
                    supercomputers, shared memory, distributed memory,
                    general- and special-purpose architectures,
                    instructional level parallelism, ...
              O Building block processors:
                    Applications of processors that can be used as basic
                    building blocks for multicomputer systems.
              O Networks and Interconnection networks:
                    Scalable networks, Reconfigurable networks, routing
                    issues, general-purpose network performance for
                    distributed applications, network protocols, ATM-based
                    systems, internet technology, Optical interconnections
                    and computing, ...
              O Reliability and fault-tolerance:
                    Software and hardware fault-tolerance (system- and
                    application-level), fault diagnosis, fault-tolerance
                    measurement.
              O Performance analysis, evaluation, prediction, ...
              O Real-time and embedded systems:
                    Small-scale parallel systems for high-performance
                    control, data acquisition, and analysis; configuration,
                    routing, scheduling, performance guarantees.
              O Parallel/Distributed algorithms:
                    Algorithms exploiting clusters and general-purpose
                    distributed and parallel systems, new vector/pipeline
                    issues, shared memory, distributed memory,
                    virtual memory, ...
              O Mobile computation and communication.
              O Object Oriented Technology and related issues.
              O Multimedia Communications, Systems, and Applications:
                    High-speed networking, multimedia architectures and
                    protocols, multimedia applications, quality of service
                    support, operating system and networking support,
                    internet tools and applications, audio/video delivery
                    over the internet, ...
              O Software tools and environments for parallel and
                    distributed platforms: Operating systems, compilers,
                    languages, debuggers, monitoring tools, software
                    engineering on parallel/distributed systems, ...
              O High-performance computing in Computational Science:
                    Intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research
                    programs and applications.
              O Information and data fusion.
              O Web-based simulation and computing.
              O Education: parallel and distributed processing in
                    computer science curriculum (both graduate and
                    undergraduate levels.)
              O Recent history (1990-2000) of parallel/distributed
                    processing and what to expect during the next decade
                    (2000-2010) if history repeats itself; New horizons.
              O Other aspects and applications relating to
                    high-performance computations.




SCOPE OF CISST'2001:
            (The 2001 International Conference on Imaging Science,
            Systems, and Technology)


              O Image generation, acquisition, and processing
              O Image display techniques
              O Image data structures and databases
              O Convergence of imaging media (video and computer)
              O Virtual reality
              O Image compression, coding, and encryption
              O Tools for multimedia production and services
              O Digital imaging for film and television
              O Visualization
              O Scene and object modeling
              O Knowledge acquisition
              O Visual inspection
              O Document image understanding
              O Image algebra
              O Optical image processing systems
              O Mathematical morphology
              O Architecture of imaging and vision systems (including
                    parallel architectures and algorithms)
              O Neural network techniques and fuzzy logic
              O Performance analysis and evaluation
              O Software tools and environments for imaging
              O Animation
              O Geometric modeling and Fractals
              O CAD/CAM systems
              O Rendering techniques
              O Applications including: medicine, robotic, GIS,
                    remote sensing, industrial inspection (or machine vision),
                    nondestructive evaluation (or NDE), ...
              O Multi-resolution and multi-spectral image processing
              O Image sequence processing
              O Information fusion
              O Other aspects and applications relating to imaging science




SCOPE OF IC-AI'2001:
            (The 2001 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence)


              O. Intelligent Information Systems
              O. Intelligent Software Engineering
              O. Intelligent Agents
              O. Intelligent Networks
              O. Intelligent Databases
              O. Brain Models
              O. Evolutionary Algorithms
              O. Data mining
              O. Machine Learning
              O. Reasoning Strategies
              O. Automated Problem Solving
              O. Distributed AI Algorithms and Techniques
              O. Distributed AI Systems and Architectures
              O. Expert Systems
              O. Fuzzy Logic
              O. Genetic Algorithms
              O. Heuristic Searching
              O. Knowledge Acquisition
              O. Knowledge Discovery
              O. Knowledge Representation
              O. Knowledge-Intensive Problem Solving Techniques
              O. Languages and Programming Techniques for AI
              O. Software Tools for AI
              O. Natural Language Processing
              O. Neural Networks and Applications
              O. Multisource Information Fusion: Theory and Applications
              O. Multisource-Multisensor Data Fusion
              O. Learning and Adaptive Sensor Fusion
              O. Multisensor Data Fusion Using Neural and Fuzzy Techniques
              O. Integration of AI with other Technologies
              O. Evaluation of AI Tools
              O. Evolutionary Computation
              O. Social Impact of AI
              O. Applications - Computer Vision
              O. Applications - Signal Processing
              O. Applications - Military
              O. Applications - Surveillance
              O. Applications - Robotics
              O. Applications - Medicine
              O. Applications - Pattern Recognition
              O. Applications - Face Recognition
              O. Applications - Finger Print Recognition
              O. Applications - Finance and Marketing
              O. Applications - Stock Market
              O. Applications - Education
              O. Emerging Applications




SCOPE OF IC'2001:
              (International Conference on Internet Computing 2001)


              O Web based computing
              O Network Management
              O Design and Analysis of Internet Protocols
              O Network Architectures
              O Performance Evaluation of the Internet
              O Network Computing
              O Network Operating Systems
              O Quality of Service
              O Resource Management and Location
              O Wide Area Consistency
              O Internet Security
              O Internet Applications and Appliances
              O Electronic Commerce
              O The WWW and Intranets
              O Metacomputing
              O Grid based Computing and Tools
              O Languages for Distributed Programming
              O Cooperative Applications
              O Tele-Medical and other applications
              O Internet Telephony
              O Mobile Computing
              O Educational Applications
              O Digital Libraries/Digital Image Collections
              O Web Interfaces to Databases
              O User-interface/Multimedia/Video/Audio/User Interaction
              O Markup Languages/HTML/XML/VRML
              O Java Applications on Internet
              O Social implications/Web history
              O Alternative Web lifestyles, role-playing, chat, ...
              O Caching Algorithms for Internet
              O Traffic Models & Statistics
              O Server Space/Web Server Performance
              O Web Monitoring
              O Web Documents Management
              O Web Site Design and Coordination
              O Other aspects & applications relating to internet-based computing




SCOPE OF METMBS'2001:
              (The 2001 International Conference on Mathematics and
              Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences)


              O. Bioinformatics: This includes informatics techniques
                    in genomics gene sequencing, gene pattern discovery,
                    gene pattern-function studies, and other genomics
                    related studies.
              O. Data mining in medicine and biological sciences.
              O. Pattern recognition in medicine and biological sciences.
              O. Signal processing in medicine and biological sciences
                    (e.g. biomedical signal processing, etc.)
              O. Image processing in medicine and biological sciences
                    (e.g. biomedical image processing, biomedical imaging, etc.)
              O. Medical decision-making.
              O. Medical Physics.
              O. Biomedical Engineering.
              O. Biomedical Electronics.
              O. Biosignal interpretation.
              O. Any application of computers in Medicine and biological
                    sciences (protein structure-function analysis, drug and
                    protein design, molecular modeling and simulation, etc.)
              O. Application of information technology in biomedicine
                    (e.g. medical database management, information retrieval
                    and use of computers in hospitals)
              O. Application of Computational Intelligence (artificial
                    neural networks, fuzzy logic, and evolutionary computing)
                    in medicine and biological sciences.
              O. Medical and bio-computing.
              O. Computer-based medical systems (automation in medicine,
                    etc.)
              O. Recent history (1990-2000) of Mathematics and engineering
                    techniques in medicine and biological sciences, and what
                    to expect during the next decade (2000-2009); New horizons.
                    (Review articles.)
              O. Other aspects and applications relating to technological
                    advancements in medicine and biological sciences.




SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:


            Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies
            of their draft paper (about 4 to 5 pages) to H. R. Arabnia
            (address is given below) by the due date (who will be
            forwarding the papers to respective conference chair).
            E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. The length
            of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to
            7 pages. Papers must not have been previously published
            or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.


            The first page of the draft paper should include:
            title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address,
            E-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number for
            each author. The first page should also include the
            name of the author who will be presenting the paper
            (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. Also state
            the name of the conference you would like your paper
            to be considered for.




PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS:


            Each technical session will have at least 6 paper
            presentations. The session chairs will be responsible
            for all aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting
            papers, reviewing, selecting, ... The names of session
            chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference
            proceedings. After the conference, some sessions will
            be considered for publication in appropriate journals as
            Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest
            Editor of the journal.


            Proposals to organize technical sessions should include
            the following information: name and address (+ E-mail)
            of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of
            the topic of the session, and a short description on
            how the session will be advertised (in most cases,
            session proposers solicit papers from colleagues and
            researchers whose work is known to the session proposer).
            Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given
            below); E-mail submissions are preferred.


            Contact H. R. Arabnia, if you would like to organize
            international workshops.




EVALUATION PROCESS:


            Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance,
            clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by
            two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready
            papers will be reviewed by one person.




PUBLICATION:


            The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA
            Press (ISBN) in hardcopy. The proceedings will be
            available at the conferences site. Some accepted papers
            will also be considered for journal publication (soon
            after the conferences). (In addition to the hardcopy,
            it is also planned to publish the papers on a CD.)




ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS:


            A number of university faculty members and their staff
            in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference
            Division, Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conferences.
            The conferences will be co-sponsored by Computer Science
            Research, Education, & Applications Press (CSREA: USA
            Federal EIN # 58-2171953) together with research centers,
            international associations, international research groups,
            and developers of high-performance machines and systems.
            The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors will be
            available at a later time.
            (Previous conferences' sponsors included: CSREA,
            the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the
            Environment - DOE, The International Association for
            Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, The International
            Technology Institute (ITI), The Java High Performance
            Computing research group, World Scientific and Engineering
            Society, Sundance Digitial Signal Processing Inc., the
            Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., ...)




LOCATION OF CONFERENCES:


            The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort
            hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel
            with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms.
            The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free
            shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many
            vacation and recreational attractions, including:
            waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning
            decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades,
            lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment,
            whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms,
            nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants,
            shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are
            open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and
            children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference
            attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no
            extra charge for double occupancy) for the duration of
            the conference.


            The hotel is within walking distance from most other
            Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational
            destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street
            shows, ...).
            For the benefit of our international colleagues: the
            state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California,
            Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a
            few driving hours away from other major cities, including:
            Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ...




EXHIBITION:


            An exhibition is planned for the duration of the conferences.
            We have reserved 20+ exhibit spaces. Interested parties
            should contact H. R. Arabnia (address is given below).
            All exhibitors will be considered to be the co-sponsors
            of the conferences.




IMPORTANT DATES:


                March 1, 2001 (Thursday): Draft papers (about 4 to 5 pages) due
                April 2, 2001 (Monday): Notification of acceptance
                May 1, 2001 (Tuesday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due
                June 25 - 28, 2001: PDPTA'2001 + CISST'2001 + IC-AI'2001 +
                                                                      IC'2001 + METMBS'2001 Conferences


            Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted
            as soon as possible. All accepted papers are expected to be
            presented at the conference.




MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
            The Program Committees are currently being formed. Those
            interested in joining the Program Committees should email
            H. R. Arabnia (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information:
            Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address,
            email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography
            together with research interests.




OTHER INFORMATION:


            It is planned to add other related conferences and
            workshops to be held simultaneously (same location and
            dates). Each conference will have it's own proceedings and
            technical/research sessions.




CONFERENCE CONTACT:


            Hamid R. Arabnia
            The University of Georgia
            Department of Computer Science
            415 Graduate Studies Research Center
            Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.


            Tel: (706) 542-3480
            Fax: (706) 542-2966
            E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu


(a link to each conferences' URL will soon be available from
http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences/pdpta)

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