MUCASS-2008

*********Deadline Approaching Full Paper Due: June 20, 2008*********


Special Session on Multimedia in Ubiquitous Computing and Security Services
(MUCASS-2008)

http://www.sersc.org/MUCASS2008


October 14-16, 2008
Hobart, Australia


in conjunction with the 2008 International Symposium on Ubiquitous
Multimedia Computing (UMC 2008)



Topics (include but are not limited to the following)

-Novel adaptive/context-aware/ubiquitous/wireless multimedia applications
and systems
-Multimedia content distribution/service system in UC
-Real-time and interactive multimedia applications for UC
-Wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks/ RFID application for UMC
-Ubiquitous multimedia streaming with mobility, QoS, and multicast support
-Mobile multimedia applications & services
-Human-computer interaction in UMC
-Theoretical aspects and algorithms for multimedia in UC
-Emerging standards and technologies for UMC
-Business model and protocols for UMS
-Cooperative networks and applications for UMS
-Security, privacy, and cryptographic protocols for UMC
-Network security issues and protocols in UMC
-Key management and authentication UMS
-Authentication and access control in UMS
-Intrusion detection and prevention in UMS
-Content protection and digital rights management for UMS
-Trusted computing in UMS
-Information hiding and watermarking in UMS



Paper Submission and Publication

Every submitted paper will be carefully reviewed by at least two PC members.
Authors should submit paper with about 4 pages (short paper), 6 pages
(regular paper) or 8 pages (full paper: 2 pages extra charge) by using
Online Systems for review. Please use IEEE CS paper format.

All accepted papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings published
by IEEE CS (indexed by EI). Outstanding papers accepted and presented in
MUCASS-2008, after further revisions, will be published in Special Issues of
International Journals indexed by SCI-E (confirmed)
* COMPUTING AND INFORMATIONS - Institute of Informatics
* Mobile Networks and Applications - Springer



Program Committee Members

Jongan Park, Chosun Univ., Korea (Co-chair)
Binod Vaidya, Chosun Univ., Korea (Co-chair)
Seung-Jo Han, Chosun Univ., Korea
Katsikas Sokratis, Univ. of Piraeus, Greece
SangJae Moon, Kyungpook National Univ., Korea
Jun Jo, Griffith Univ., Australia
James B D Joshi, Univ. of Pittsburgh, USA
Gritzalis Stefanos, Univ. of the Aegean, Greece
James Chang Wu Yu, Chung Hua Univ., Taiwan
Justin Zhan, Carnegie Mellon Univ., USA
Jinjun Chen, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Australia
Joel Rodrigues, Univ. of Beira Interior, Portugal
Jae-Young Pyun, Chosun Univ., Korea
Shiguo Lian, France Telecom R&D Beijing, China
Surya Nepal, CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia
ByungRae Cha, Honam Univ., Korea
Robert Biuk-Aghai, Univ. of Macau, Macao SAR
Paulo Neves, Univ. of Beira Interior, Portugal
Byung-Lok Cho, Sunchon National Univ., Korea
Vasco Soares, Univ. of Beira Interior, Portugal

(More PC members are to be invited)



Contact
For further information regarding MUCASS-2008 and paper submission, please
contact at mucass08@gmail.com