2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP)
July 4-6, 2018, Athens, Greece
Web: http://tsp.vutbr.cz/

FINAL DEADLINE Extension for Full Paper Submission: March 19, 2018 @ 6PM CET

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Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa), IEEE Greece Section, IEEE Czechoslovakia Section, and IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Chapter.

The TSP 2018 Proceedings, containing presented papers at the Conference, will be submitted for indexing to the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library registered under IEEE Conference Record #43564, SCOPUS, Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) of Thomson Reuters, DBLP, and Google Scholar databases.

Authors of the best rated and presented papers will be invited for publishing in special issues of international journals.
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GENERAL INFORMATION:

You are kindly invited to participate in the 2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP - http://tsp.vutbr.cz/), which will be held on July 4-6, 2018, in Athens, Greece.

The TSP Conference serves as a premier annual international forum to promote the exchange of the latest advances in telecommunication technology and signal processing. The aim of the Conference is to bring together both novice and experienced scientists, developers, and specialists, to meet new colleagues, collect new ideas, and establish new cooperation between research groups from universities, research centers, and private sectors from the whole Europe, America, Asia, Australia, and Africa.

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

We are glad to announce the following Keynote Speakers:

- Prof. Ozgur B. Akan, IEEE Fellow – Head of the Internet of Everything Group at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
... Title: Internet of Everything – From Molecules to the Universe

- Prof. Themis Prodromakis – Professor of Nanotechnology and Head of the Electronic Materials and Devices Research Group in the Zepler Institute, University of Southampton, UK
... Title: Memristor-based Neuromorphic Computing Systems

TOPICS:

TSP 2018 has opened Call for Papers for Full Paper Submissions with an EXTENDED deadline set for March 13, 2018. We look forward to your innovative contributions in any of the following areas:

AREA 1: Telecommunications

1. Information Systems
2. Network Services
3. Network Technologies
4. Telecommunication Systems
5. Modelling, Simulation and Measurement

AREA 2: Signal Processing

6. Analog Signal Processing
7. Audio, Speech and Language Processing
8. Biomedical Signal Processing
9. Digital Signal Processing
10. Image and Video Signal Processing

For more details please visit the Conference website at http://tsp.vutbr.cz/?page_id=121 .

SPECIAL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS:

The following Special Sessions and Workshops will be organized during the Conference:

- WS1: 2nd International Workshop on Recent Advances in Biometrics and its Applications organized by Assoc. Prof. Larbi Boubchir & Prof. Boubaker Daachi (both LIASD - University of Paris 8, France)
- WS2: 8th SPLab Workshop of Signal Processing Laboratory organized by Prof. Zdenek Smekal, Assoc. Prof. Radim Burget, Dr. Jiri Mekyska, Assoc. Prof. Pavel Rajmic, Assoc. Prof. Kamil Riha, Assoc. Prof. Jiri Schimmel (all Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
- SS1: Special Session on Signal Processing Techniques for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications (SPT4GPRA) organized by Prof. Dr. Francesco Benedetto, PhD (University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy) and Dr. Fabio Tosti, PhD (University of West London (UWL), London, UK)
- SS2: Special Session on Monitoring and Control Based on Image Processing organized by Prof.dr.ing. Dan Popescu and Dr. Loretta Ichim (both from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania)
- SS3: Special Session on Photonic Networks and their Applications (Theory, Design, Modeling, Trials) organized by Dr. Josef Vojtech (CESNET a.l.e., Czech Republic) and Dr. Petr Munster (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
- SS4: Special Session on Multivariate Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery – From Theory to Applications will be organized by Prof. Corneliu Burileanu and Dr. Anamaria Radoi (both with the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania)
- SS5: Special Session on Robust Face and Emotion Recognition and Analysis will be organized by Ing. Dr. HDR. Hassene seddik – ENSIT, Tunisia, Dr. Zied Lachiri – ENIT, Tunisia, and Assoc. Prof. Nawres Khlifa – ISTMT, Tunisia

Prospective Organizers are invited to submit proposals for Special Sessions and Workshops held during the TSP 2018 Conference. Organizing guidelines are available at http://tsp.vutbr.cz/?page_id=3492 .

STUDENT BEST PAPER AWARD:

In cooperation with IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Chapter, to recognize outstanding technical contributions by students, as evidenced by the quality of papers, their presentations, and their technical excellence, the authors of the Best 3 Student Papers will be awarded during the conference by the Technical Committee. The Best Student Paper Award consists in a Certificate of Appreciation Plaque and an IEEE Student or IEEE Graduate Student membership for 2019.

ORGANIZERS:

The TSP 2018 is IEEE technically co-sponsored Conference organized in cooperation with seventeen universities:

- Brno University of Technology, Department of Telecommunications, Brno, Czech Republic
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, Budapest, Hungary
- Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Telecommunication Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic
- Isik University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sile/Istanbul, Turkey
- Istanbul Technical University, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkey
- Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
- Seikei University, Graduate School and Faculty of Science and Technology, Information Networking Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
- Slovak University of Technology, Institute of Telecommunications, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
- Tecnocampus, Escola Universitaria Politecnica de Mataro, Mataro, Spain
- Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of Telecommunications, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Universite Paris 8, UFR MITSIC, Laboratoire d'Informatique Avancee de Saint-Denis (LIASD), France
- University of Ljubljana, Laboratory for Telecommunications, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
- University of Patras, Physics Department, Patras, Greece
- VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Department of Telecommunications, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- West Pomeranian University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Szczecin, Poland

COMMITTEES:

- Miloslav Filka, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic - Full Professor, TSP Conference Founder - Honorary Chair
- Norbert Herencsar, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic - IEEE Czechoslovakia Section CAS/COM/SP Joint Chapter Chair, IEEE Senior Member - General Co-Chair
- Costas Psychalinos, University of Patras, Greece - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Jaroslav Koton, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, IEEE Senior Member - Publications Chair
- Jiri Hosek, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, IEEE Member - Student Paper Contest Chair
- Aslihan Kartci, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic - Publicity & Social Media Chair
- Nandor Matrai, Asszisztencia Congress Bureau, Hungary - Managing Director - Finance Chair
- Csilla Fulop, Asszisztencia Congress Bureau, Hungary - Project Manager - Registrations Chair

Steering Committee:

- Larbi Boubchir, Universite Paris 8, France - Associate Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Escola Universitaria Politecnica de Mataro, Tecnocampus, Spain - Dean
- Izzet Cem Goknar, Isik University, Turkey - Institute of Science Director & Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society Turkey Chapter Chair, IEEE Life Fellow
- Ray-Guang Cheng, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Ismail Kaya, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
- Sridhar Krishnan, Ryerson University, Canada - Associate Dean, IEEE Senior Member
- Mario Kusek, University of Zagreb, Croatia, IEEE Member - IEEE Croatia Section Communications Chapter Chair
- Antonio Luque, University of Seville, Spain - IEEE Region 8 Vice Chair Member Activities 2017, IEEE Spain Section Chair 2016-2017, IEEE Senior Member
- Shahram Minaei, Dogus University, Turkey - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Ram M. Narayanan, The Pennsylvania State University, USA - Full Professor, IEEE Fellow
- Kimio Oguchi, Seikei University, Japan - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Serdar Ozoguz, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey - Full Professor, Associate Chair
- Jakub Peksinski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
- Hector Perez-Meana, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Vladimir Poulkov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria - Dean, IEEE Senior Member
- Markus Rupp, Vienna University of Technology, Austria - Dean, IEEE Fellow
- Zdenek Smekal, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic - Full Professor, IEEE Senior Member
- Attila Vidacs, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary - Deputy Head of Department
- Miroslav Voznak, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic - Department Chair, IEEE Senior Member
- Drago Zagar, University of Osijek, Croatia - Dean, IEEE Senior Member

IMPORTANT DATES:

FINAL DEADLINE Extension for Full Paper Submission: March 19, 2018 @ 6PM CET
Notification of Paper Acceptance: April 15, 2018
Final Paper Submission: April 30, 2018
Authors' Early Registration and Payment: May 10, 2018
Authors' Late Registration and Payment: May 20, 2018
Listeners' Registration: July 4, 2018
Conference: July 4-6, 2018

CONTACTS:

Web: http://tsp.vutbr.cz/
E-mail: tsp@feec.vutbr.cz

Follow us on:
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tspconf/
- Twitter https://twitter.com/tspconf/

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TSP Organizers reserve the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the Conference (e.g., non-indexing in IEEE Xplore® and other databases) if the paper is not presented at the Conference. However, this paper will be distributed as part of the Conference proceedings issued on an USB drive.
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