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First Call for Papers
The 3rd IEEE Asia Pacific Services Computing Conference (IEEE APSCC 2008)
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December 9-12, 2008, Yilan, Taiwan
http://apscc2008.csie.chu.edu.tw
Sponsored by IEEE Technical Committee on Services Computing
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Service computing is a new cross-discipline that covers the science and technology needed to bridge the gap between business services and IT services. The goal of services computing is to develop new computing technology and thereby enable more advanced IT services to support business services more efficiently and effectively. IEEE APSCC 2008 is an important forum for researchers and industry practitioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of art and practice of IT-driven business services and application services, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions of Services Computing. IEEE APSCC comprises the following research tracks:

Foundations of Services Computing
- Services science
- Services modeling
- Business consulting methodologies
- Services delivery
- Services innovation lifecycle
Mobile/Ubiquitous/ Pervasive Computing
- Mobile ad hoc networks
- Mobile wireless Internet
- Mobile/Ubiquitous security
- Mobile/Ubiquitous
- Pervasive multimedia
- QoS adaptation
- Personal area networks
- Wireless sensor networks
- Human interface
- Security for Mobile/Ubiquitous
- Reconfigurable radio network
Grid/Utility/Web Computing
- Grid computing
- Utility computing
- Web computing
- Utility business services
- Resource acquisition models
- System performance evaluation
- Security management for Grid Services
- Web service security and privacy
- Web service discovery and negotiation
- Web service management and collaboration
- Wireless Grid and communication service
- Grid economics and pricing models
Service-Centric Computing Models
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- SOA Solution Stack
- SOA Industry Standards
- SOA Industry Solutions
- Business strategy and design
Service Integration and Management
- Business process modeling
- Enterprise modeling
- Business performance management
- Software architecture design
- Development and deployment
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Security, privacy and trust
- Application integration services
- Service level automation and orchestration
- Industry solution patterns
- Linkage of IT and business services
- E-business solutions

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Important Dates
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- Workshop Proposal Due: April 30, 2008
- Full Paper Due: June 15, 2008
- Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2008
- Final Camera-Ready Due: September 1st, 2008

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Submission Guideline
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Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research papers. The Proceedings of the conference will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press and Indexed by EI. The length of the camera-ready manuscripts will be limited to 8 pages (IEEE Proceedings style). Detailed instructions for electronic paper submission can be found at the conference web site. All submissions will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be reviewed by at least two to three researchers in the topic area. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present the paper at the conference. The enhanced version of the best-quality selected papers that have been presented at IEEE APSCC 2008 may be invited for publication in the special issue of international journals.

APSCC-08 submission web site is http://grid.chu.edu.tw/apscc2008/

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Workshop Proposal
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If you would like to organize a workshop, please check the information at http://apscc2008.csie.chu.edu.tw/html/workshop.htm

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Additional Information
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Please send e-mail to apscc2008@gmail.com

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Organization
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Steering Chairs:
Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Liang-Jie (LJ) Zhang, IBM Research, USA

General Chairs:
Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan
Jeffrey Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Franck Cappello, INRIA, France

Program Chairs:
Robert C. Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan
Barbara Chapman, Univ. of Houston, USA

Program Vice-Chairs:
Yuh-Shyan Chen, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Cho-Li Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Deqing Zou, HUST, China

Workshop Chairs:
Pei-Ling Liu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Jong Hyuk Park, Kyungnam University, Korea
Yan Zhang, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway

Award Chairs:
Yeh-Ching Chung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Publication Chairs:
Jemal Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia
Luciano Jose Senger, State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil

Publicity Chairs:
Guojun Wang, Central South University, China
Jia Zhang, Northern Illinois University, USA
Chien-Min Wang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
SeungJin Lim, Utah State University, USA

Local Chairs:
Cho-Chin Lin, National Ilan University, Taiwan (local arrangement)
Chiu-Kuo Liang, Chung Hua University, Taiwan (local arrangement)
Wen Ouyang, Chung Hua University, Taiwan (local arrangement)
Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan (local arrangement)
Chang-Wu Yu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan (registration)
Kun-Ming Yu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan (financial)
Chin-Feng Lin, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan (web)
Chia-Hsien Wen, Providence University, Taiwan (industry)

International Advisory Committee:
Ruay-Shiung Chang, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Ephraim Feig, Motorola, USA
Minyi Guo, University of Aizu, Japan
Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan
Chung-Ta King, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Tei-Wei Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Minglu Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Calton Pu, Georgia Tech, USA
Ce-Kuen Shieh, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Charles A. Shoniregun, University of East London, UK
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
J. Leon Zhao, The University of Arizona, USA