The IT Research Center for the Holly Quran and its Sciences (NOOR) is pleased to announce the forthcoming "Taibah University International Conference on Advances in Information Technology for the Holy Quran and its Sciences" (NOORIC).
NOORIC aims to gather worldwide researchers, academic scholars and industrial practitioners that represent a wide variety of IT specializations for the service of the Holy Quran and its sciences. The conference shall provide a platform for sharing and exploring high-quality and recent research results, industrial/applied practices and future trends in the domain of information technology for the service of the Holy Quran and its sciences.

NOORIC is Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society.

Conference Forum:

NOORIC will also host a Forum (Multaqa) for researchers and interested stakeholders on Information Technology for the Holy Quran and its Sciences.

Themes and Topics:

NOORIC welcomes contributions based on novel and high-quality research and case-studies in the following research themes:
- IT for the Science of the Holy Quran Recitations (Qiraat).
- IT for the Science of Tafseer of the Holy Quran.
- IT Security for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences.
- Virtual Learning Environment for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences.
- Standardization and Quality Assurance of IT applications and products of the Holy Quran and Its Sciences.

The scope of NOORIC contributions should relate to IT research for the service of the Holy Quran and its Sciences. Research topics include, but are not limited to the following:

- Image Analysis and Processing
- Speech and Signal Processing
- Pattern Recognition
- Artificial Intelligence
- Embedded Systems
- Cloud Computing
- Semantic and Web Ontology
- Knowledge Management
- Web- and Grid-based Simulation
- Data Mining
- Information Retrieval and Management
- Indexing, storage and data-analysis techniques
- Information Security
- Internet Security
- Computer Based Education
- eLearning
- Blended and Collaborative Learning
- Ubiquitous Learning
- Adaptive Learning Systems
- Innovative Online Learning Systems
- Advanced Technologies for People with Special Needs
- Multimedia Computing
- Computer Games
- Computer Animation
- Quality Assurance
- Standardization

Submission:

Authors wishing to submit their papers to this conference are invited to submit initial abstracts via the NOOR Center Website, http://nooritc.org. Research papers should be concisely written in accordance with the NOOR Center Manuscript Template found in the Authors Instructions page. All contributions will be peer-reviewed to ensure high-quality content and relevance. All full-paper submissions shall then be considered for oral presentations and will be published in the conference proceedings.

Keynote Speakers:

In addition to sessions featuring original contributions from conference participants, the conference will include a number of plenary sessions featuring presentations from renowned researchers, scholars and practitioners.

Important Dates:

# Abstract Submission Deadline 12/04/1434 5th Apr 2013
# Abstract Notification 15/06/1434 25th Apr 2013
# Overseas Participants Visa List Request* 01/08/1434 10th Jun 2013
# Full Paper Submission Deadline 01/09/1434 9th Jul 2013
# Full Paper Notification 01/11/1434 7th Sept 2013
# Camera Ready Submission Deadline 01/12/1434 6th Oct 2013
# Conference Event 19-22/02/1435 22-25 Dec 2013

*Comments: Overseas Advance Online Registration Deadline is mentioned here to give the university enough time to finish the VISA issuing process.

For more Information
Taibah University: http://www.taibahu.edu.sa
IT Research Center for the Holy Quran and its Sciences: http://www.nooritc.org