Call for Papers

The 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information
Networking and Applications (AINA-2013)
http://www.aina-conference.org/2013/
Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society, Technical Committee
on Distributed Processing (TCDP)
BARCELONA, SPAIN
March 25-28, 2013

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Workshop Proposal Due: June 30, 2012
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2012
Author Notification: December 1, 2012
Author Registration: December 23, 2012
Final Manuscript Due: January 6, 2013

As one of the most important international conferences sponsored by
the TCDP of the IEEE Computer Society, the International Conference
on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2013) will
be held in Barcelona, Spain, March 25-28, 2013. The conference covers
theory, design and application of computer networks and distributed
computing and information systems. Aside from the regular presentations,
the conference will include keynote addresses with speakers from both
industry and academia. Prospective authors are invited to submit papers
in any of the following areas (not limited to):

Communication Protocol and Architecture
High-speed Communication and Network
Wireless Communication and Network
Multimedia Communication and System
Personal Communication System
Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network
Low-power Network and System
Wearable Network and System
Embedded System and Networking
Internet Technology and IP-based Applications
Network Control and Management
Network Performance, Analysis and Evaluation
Quality of Services (QoS)
Multicast Routing and Technology
Security, Privacy and Trust
Fault-tolerant and Dependable System
Multi-agent System and Applications
Parallel/Distributed Algorithm and Architecture
Distributed Database and Data Mining
Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR System
Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing
Biological Informatics and Computing
E-Learning, E-Commerce, E-Society, etc.
Grid, Cluster and Internet Computing
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) System
Service-oriented Framework and Middleware
Autonomic Computing and Communication
WWW, Semantic Web and Cyber World
Mobile and Context-aware Computing
Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing
Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World
Smart Object, Space/Environment and System
Innovative Networking and Applications
Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World
Network and Application Hardware
Cognitive Network Access
Digital Eco Systems

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PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
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Submit a full paper of at most 8 pages (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings
Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced), including figures and
references, using 10 fonts, and number each page. You can confirm the IEEE
Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page:
URL: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/submission.

EDAS: Submit paper http://edas.info/N12201

Accepted papers will be given guidelines in preparing and submitting the
final manuscript(s) together with the notification of acceptance. The
proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press with 8 pages
for each paper. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are
requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise
their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference.

Distinguished papers accepted and presented at the conference and also the
workshops of AINA-2013, after further revisions, will be published in
special issues of prestigious international journals.

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AINA-2013 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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General Co-Chairs
Fatos Xhafa, Universitat PolitEcnica de Catalunya, Spain
Kin Fun Li, University of Victoria, Canada
Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, Japan

Program Committee Co-Chairs
Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Beniamino Di Martino, Second University of Naples, Italy
Shengrui Wang, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

Workshops Co-Chairs
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia
Markus Aleksy, ABB AG, Germany

Program Vice Chairs and Research Tracks
1. Communications Network and Protocols
Tsang-Ling Sheu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Alex Galis, University College London, UK

2. Ad Hoc and Mesh Networks
Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, TELECOM Bretagne, France
Li Xu, Fujian Normal University, China

3. Sensor Networks
Hanh Le, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Akimitsu Kanzaki, Osaka University, Japan

4. Mobile Networks and Applications
Agustinus Borgy Waluyo, Monash University, Australia
Michael McGuire, University of Victoria, Canada

5. Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing
Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Waltenegus Dargie, Tech. University of Dresden, Germany

6. Vehicular Networks and Applications
Jinhua Guo, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Hiroshi Shigeno, Keio University, Japan

7. Distributed and Parallel Systems
Cho-Li Wang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Siegfried Benkner, University of Vienna, Austria

8. Distributed Database and Data Mining
Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia
Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy

9. Grid, P2P and Scalable Computing
Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan
Dieter Kranzlmueller, Ludwig Maximillian University Munich, Germany

10.Internet Computing and Web Applications
Mohammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Qingshan Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

11.Multimedia and Social Networking
Changhoon Lee, Hanshin University, Korea
Mohamed Bouguessa, University of Quebec at Outaouai, Canada

12.Agents, Semantics and Intelligent Computing
Giacomo Cabri, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Brahim Chaib-draa, Laval University, Canada

13.Cloud and Services Computing
Kuo-Ming Chao, Conventry University, UK
Chunming Rong, University of Stavanger, Norway

14.Security and Privacy
Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tokai University, Japan
Antonino Mazzeo, University ``Federico II'' of Naples, Italy

15.Autonomic and Trustworthy Computing/Networking
Albert Zomaya, University of Sidney, Australia
Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dalhousie University, Canada


International Special Issue Journal Co-Chairs
Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Farookh Hussain, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Jong Hyuk Park, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea

Award Co-Chairs
Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Arjan Durresi, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

Publicity Co-Chairs
Chun-Ming Rong, University of Stavanger, Norway
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan

International Liaison Co-Chairs
Irfan Awan, Bradford University, UK
Takahiro Hara, Osata University, Japan

Treasurer / Finance Co-Chairs
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Valbona Barolli, Seikei University, Japan

Web Chairs
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Elis Kulla, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Evjola Spaho, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Steering Committee Co-Chairs
Makoto Takizawa, Seikei University, Japan
Steering Committee Chair and Founder of AINA

Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Steering Committee Co-Chair


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WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
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In conjunction with the AINA-2013 conference, some number of one-day
workshops will be held.

If you would like to organize a workshop, please submit a workshop proposal
including call for paper, number of papers to be accepted, contact person,
to the AINA-2013 workshop Co-Chairs by June 30, 2012:

Markus Aleksy, ABB AG, Germany (markus.aleksy{at}de.abb.com)
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan (eno{at}ris.ac.jp)
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia (W.Rahayu{at}latrobe.edu.au)

Proceedings of the AINA-2013 workshops will be published by IEEE CPS. The
schedule of each workshop should follow the conference schedule.

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FURTHER INFORMATION
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For further information, please contact the steering committee chairs:

Leonard Barolli (barolli{at}fit.ac.jp), Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Makoto Takizawa (makoto.takizawa{at}computer.org), Seikei University, Japan