Call for Papers: IMSAA-2011

5th International Conference on
Internet Multimedia System Architectures and Applications
Bangalore, India, 12-14 December 2011
www.imsaa.org

Mobile broadband, convergence of data and communication networks, and
proliferation of smart end-user devices and terminals have sparked many new
architectures enabling internet multimedia applications. However, "Any
Information, Any Device, Any Location" networked systems still face
significant technical challenges including issues related to performance,
privacy, security, reliability, scalability, mobility, interoperability,
and deployment. IMSAA-11 is endoresed by the IEEE Communications Society
Bangalore Chapter and the IEEE Communications Society
Technical Committees on Communications and Information Security (CISTC),
Network Operation and Management (CNOM), and Multimedia Communications (MMTC).

IMSAA-11 is intended to tackle these challenges and will bring together
researchers, engineers and practitioners working on the latest issues in
internet multimedia systems, architectures and applications. The conference
will include a peer reviewed program of technical sessions, workshops,
tutorials, and demonstration sessions.

We welcome submissions for IMSAA's Technical Program under the following
tracks and topics:

Track I. Services
- Mobile Applications and Application Stores
- Crowdsourcing and New Business Models
- Social Networking and Communication services
- Context and Content Aware Services
- Service Lifecycle Management
- Service Delivery Platforms, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing
- Service Composition and Feature Interaction Handling
- P2P Communication and Gaming Services
- VoIP Services
- Benchmarking Services and Application

Track II. Next Generation Communication Systema
- M2M Communications and Internet of Things
- P2P Communication Architectures
- IMS Control and Application Network
- Smart Handheld, Settop, and Home Networking Equipment
- Traffic Optimization and Performance
- IPv6 Migration
- Testing, Simulation, and Validation Platforms
- Policy Management and Charging Gateways and Systems
- Green Systems and Smart Grids

Track III. Multimedia Streaming and Communication
- Multicast, Broadcast, and IPTV
- Media Streaming
- Cross-layer Optimization for Multimedia Service Support
- Video Quality Assessment
- QoS for Voice and Video

Track IV. Security
- Privacy and Information Sharing
- User Data Security and Privacy
- End-to-end Security
- Security and Privacy in P2P Networks
- Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control

In addition to the technical tracks, IMSAA-11 will host a range of
workshops, tutorials and demos. Please check the conference website
for details.

Information for authors: All submissions via EDAS. All papers submitted in
scope to conference tracks and topics will receive at least 3 reviews.

Dates:
Paper submission deadline 15 July 2011
Author notification 1 September 2011
Final camera ready 10 November 2011

TPC Chairs
Ashish Jain, Telecordia, USA
Mario Kolberg, University of Stirling, UK

General Chair
John Buford, Avaya Labs Research, USA