THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED FRAMEWORKS & APPLICATIONS

*Extended CALL FOR PAPERS*
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THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTRIBUTED FRAMEWORKS & APPLICATIONS
(DFmA 2008)
Penang, Malaysia

(In conjunction with the 15th PRAGMA Workshop & PRAGMA Institute)
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DFmA 2008 welcomes computer scientists, engineers, academicians, and
practitioners throughout the world to present, discuss and exchange
ideas and research
results related to the design, use, analysis, and application of
Distributed and
Parallel Frameworks.
DFmA is an international conference born from the collaboration between
Network Research Group from Universiti Sains Malaysia and the
Laboratoire d’Informatique de l’Université de Franche-Comté, France.
DFmA is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Malaysia Chapter.

For more information please contact: _dfma2008@cs.usm.my
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Visit us online at :
_http://dfma08.cs.usm.my
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Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the
following:

Peer to peer computing
Grid Applications
Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Distributed Software Engineering
Distributed Multimedia and Image Processing
Distributed Systems Modeling
Distributed Databases, Data Mining & Visualization
Distributed Algorithms and Protocols
Distributed IHM for Multimedia Applications
High-speed Communications
Compilers and Optimizations for Parallel Processing
Parallel and Network Computing and Algorithms
Parallel Architecture and Processing Systems
Network Routing and Communication Algorithms (wired, wireless, ad-hoc,
etc.)
Network Security Applications
Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing

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IMPORTANT DATES

Papers Submission Deadline: *June 30th 2008 * Extended
Notification of Acceptance: July 31st 2008
Final Manuscript Due: September 1st 2008
Early Bird Registration: September 1st 2008

Please submit your complete paper(s) through our website at
_http://dfma08.cs.usm.my_. Only .PDF or .DOC files
will be accepted for paper submission. All received papers will be
acknowledged. The paper size should be so as not to exceed 8 pages when
it is converted to the camera-ready format (two columns, single spacing,
Times New Roman style characters, 10-point font size) after acceptance.
IEEE conference style is preferred.
All the manuscripts must be written in English. The top section of the
first page of each paper should include the title of the paper, authors'
name, position, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail of the author
responsible for correspondence and a list of four keywords.

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Steering Committee:
Hervé Guyennet
Professor, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
J.-Christophe Lapayre
Professor, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
Muhammad Idiris Saleh
Professor, Deputy Vice Chancellor, USM, Malaysia
Rosni Abdullah
Professor, USM, Malaysia
Sureswaran Ramadass
Assoc. Professor, USM, Malaysia

Program Co-Chairs:
Jean-Claude Moissinac
Assist. Professor, ENST, France
Mohamed Rawidean Mohd Kassim
IEEE Computer Society, Malaysia
Chan Huah-Yong
USM, Malaysia
Rahmat Budiarto
Assoc. Professor, USM, Malaysia
Eric Garcia
Assist. Professor, Univ.Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
Christophe Lang
Assist. Professor, Univ.Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
Pascal Lorenz
Professor, University of Haute-Alsace / IEEE, France
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Conference Venue
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia


Mailing address:
Secretariat DFmA 2008,
School of Computer Sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
Tel:+604-6533640, +604-6532158
Fax: +604-6573335

For more information please contact: _dfma2008@cs.usm.my
_
Visit us online at :
_http://dfma08.cs.usm.my