IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication - ICSPC'17
July 28-29 2017 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

The conference aims to bring together the Scientists, Scholars, Engineers, Industrialists and Students from in and around the world to present and share their knowledge and experience on the on-going research activities and hence to foster research relations between universities and industries. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas, insights, applications and experiences, to establish research relations and to find global partners for collaborations and to solve future problems in signal processing and communication.

=== Important Dates ===

March 15, 2017........................Tutorial Special Session proposals
March 15, 2017.........................Paper submission deadline
April 15, 2017........................... Notification of acceptance
April 30, 2017............................Camera-ready paper submission
July 28-29, 2017........................ICSPC17 Conference

The authors are invited to submit technical papers of their original, unpublished work under the below-mentioned sub-themes. The works within the broad areas (but not limited to) are acceptable for the presentation in the conference.

Track 1
Bio-Signal Processing
Audio/Speech Processing and Coding
Statistical Signal Processing
Signal Processing for Communications
Medical Image Processing
Array Signal Processing
Soft Computing for Image Processing
Remote Sensing
Signal Processing for Security
Video Processing
Biometrics
Cryptography/Steganography/Watermarking
VLSI Signal Processing

Track 2
Mobile and Cellular Communications
Vehicular Communication Networks
Wireless Sensor Networks
Antennas, RF, and Microwave Communications
Optical Communication
MIMO and Space-Time Communications
Cognitive Radio and Cognitive Networks
Satellite Communication
Virtual Reality and Gaming
OFDM and CDMA Communication Receivers

===Journal Publications===

ICSPC17 Proceedings will be published by IEEE. Extended versions of papers will be invited for special issues of the following journals:

International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (Inderscience)
http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijaip

Intelligent Decision Technologies - An International Journal (IOS Press)
http://www.iospress.nl/journal/intelligent-decision-technologies/

International Journal of Imaging and Robotics
http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/iji

International Journal of Tomography and Simulation
http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijts/

International Journal of Artificial Intelligence
http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijai

=== Committees ===

Organizing Committee:
Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Chancellor, Karunya University
Dr. S. Sundar Manoharan, Vice-chancellor, Karunya University
Dr. Prince Arulraj, Director-Engineering and Technology, Karunya University
Dr. A. Shobha Rekh, Head- Department of Electrical Technology, Karunya University
Dr. N.M Sivamangai, Programme Coordinator - Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karunya University
Dr.G.Josemin Bala, ECE Department, Karunya University
Dr. S. Thomas George, ECE Department, Karunya University
Dr.D.Jude Hemanth, ECE Department, Karunya University
Dr. D. Nirmal, ECE Department, Karunya University
Mr. D. Narain Ponraj, ECE Department, Karunya University

Advisory Committee:
Prof. Rangaraj M Rangayyan, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Daniela Lopez De Luise, Computational Intelligence and Information Systems Lab,Argentina
Prof. Valentina Emilia Balas, ‘Aurel Vlaicu’ University of Arad, Romania
Dr. Mohammed Majid Al-Riafe, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
Dr. Bernadetta Kwintiana Ane, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Prof. Aboul Ella Hassanien, Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Ali Ismail Aawad, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Janos Botzheim, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Dr. Fuqian Shi, Wenzhou Medical University, P.R.China
Prof. S. Giridhar, IIT Madras, India
Prof.G.N. Pillai, IIT ROORKEE, India
Dr. S. Raghavan, NIT TRICHY, India
Prof. Nikhil R. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Dr. Vania V. Estrela, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil
Dr. Dalmo Stutz, Instituto Politécnico do Rio de Janeiro (IPRJ), UERJ, Brazil
Dr. Osamu Saotome, ITA -CTA, Brazil

=== Submission Guidelines ===

Paper submission for ICSPC'17 is now open. Papers should be submitted in PDF format, on the Easy Chair conference system at this link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icspc17 and should not exceed 6 pages according to the IEEE Word template.

All full papers submitted will be subjected to a review process through an expert reputed review panel. Comments of the reviewers will be sent directly to the authors.

=== Special Sessions ===

ICSPC 2017 will run many Special Sessions. Any topic of interest for the conference is eligible with a focus on a specific, possibly cutting-edge, topic of interest for ICSPC 2017. Special session organizers will be responsible for call dissemination, the reviewing process and organizing oral presentations. Typically, a special session will have at least 4 accepted papers and may have an invited speaker (to be negotiated). Special Session proposals, including the session's title and scope, short CV of sessions chairs, a preliminary list of at least 4, possibly more, potential authors. Please send proposals to convenericspc@gmail.com

=== Keynote Speakers ===

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: Computer-aided Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Prof. Rangaraj M Rangayyan, University of Calgary, Canada

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2: To be Updated
Prof. K.Giridhar, IIT Madras, India

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3: To be Updated
Prof. S. Raghavan, NIT Trichy, India

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 4: The Fuzzy-Interpolative Systems and Methodology
Prof. Marius M. Balas, ‘Aurel Vlaicu’ University of Arad, Romania

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 5: Application of Image Processing for The Visually Impaired People
Dr. Daniela Lopez de Luise, Computational Intelligence and Information Systems Lab,Argentina.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 6: To be Updated
Dr. Bernadetta Kwintiana Ane, University of Stuttgart, Germany

March 15, 2017............................Special Session proposals
March 15, 2017............................Paper submission deadline
April 15, 2017.............................. Notification of acceptance
April 30, 2017..............................Camera-ready paper submission
July 28-29, 2017...........................ICSPC17 Conference