R-ICT 2009 - r-ICT 2009 2009 International Conference on Rural Information and Communication Technology

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Category R-ICT 2009

Deadline: March 30, 2009 | Date: June 17, 2009

Venue/Country: Bandung, Indonesia

Updated: 2010-06-04 19:32:22 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

2009 International Conference on Rural Information and Communication Technology

http://rict-itb.org

17-18 June 2009,

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Campus

Jalan Ganeca 10, Bandung, Indonesia

30 March 2009: Extended Abstract Submission

15 April 2009: Notification of Acceptance

15 May 2009 : Full Paper Submission

17-18 June 2009: Conference Date

It is of primary importance to find effective and optimal ICT systems to

enhance well being of communities in rural areas, to maximize the

benefits of this technology. Related problems will include finding

innovative network infrastructures, affordable computing, effective

software applications, and sustainability policy scheme, social,

economics, and regulation issues.

The r-ICT 2009 will be a great opportunity for researchers,

practitioners, policy makers, and anyone who are interested in any

aspect of rural information and communication technologies, to share

their ideas and to build a strong network among each others. All

submitted papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by international experts

and selected outstanding papers will be invited for a publication in a

Special Issue of the ITB Journal on ICT and/or internationally published

book chapters. Topics covered in this conference are, but not limited

to, the followings:

Network Infrastructure for Rural-NGN

* NLOS Radio Link for Rural Areas

* Mesh Network s

* Satellite and HAPS

* Low Cost Antennas

* Low Cost IT Backbones

Affordable High Performance Computing

* Mobile Computing

* Low Cost Computing HW

* Next Generation Interface

* Grid, Cluster, and Seamless Computing

* Smart Computing

* Open Source

Applications

* Network Management System for R-NGN

* Telemedicine/eHealth

* Tele-education

* E-Government

* Search Technologies and Data mining

Cultural Content

* Creative Contents and Local Cultures

* Tele-environment

* Game Technologies

Policy Study and Socioeconomic Aspect of r-ICT

* USO (Universal Service Obligation)

* Microfinance and r-ICT Business Model

* Policy Study on Rural Communication

* Modeling, Optimization, and Game Theory

Other Related Topics

* Signal, Image , Video, and Multimedia Processing

* Multidimensional and Array Processing

* Internet Technologies

* Graphical and Multimedia Computing

Scientific Committee:

Leo P. Ligthart (TU Delft)

Adang S. Ahmad (ITB)

Andriyan B. Suksmono (ITB)

Witold Kinsner, (U of. Manitoba, Canada)

Chun Tung Chou, (UNSW, Australia)

Yo-Sung Ho, (KIST, South Korea)

Dharmendra Sharma, (Canberra Univ.,

Australia) Isao Nakajima, (Tokai University/ITU)

Dwi H. Widyantoro, (ITB)

Adi Indrayanto, (ITB)

Soegijardjo Soegijoko, (ITB)

Tati L. R. Mengko, (ITB)

Ary Setijadi P., (ITB)

Bobby Nazif, (U of Indonesia)

Suhono H. Supangkat, (ITB)

Dadang Gunawan, (U of Indonesia)

Budi Rahardjo, (ITB)

Hendrawan, (ITB)

Onno W. Purbo

Bambang Riyanto, (ITB)

Joko Siswanto, (ITB)

Suhardi, (ITB)

Ken Ferens, (U of Manitoba, Canada)

Santika Wachyudin P, (ITB)

Sarwono Sutikno, (ITB)

Hira Laksmiwati Zoro, (ITB)

Iyas Munawar, (ITB)

Kuspriyano, (ITB)

Ngapuli Irmea Sinisuka, (ITB)

r-ICT 2009 Secretariat

The ITB Research Center for ICT (PPTIK-ITB)

4th Floor, PAU Building, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, Indonesia

Phone: +62-22-4254034;

Fax: +62-22-2508763

http://rict-itb.org;

Email : rICT2009itb.ac.id

Contact person :

Dr. Andryan Suksmono ; email : suksmonoltrgm.ee.itb.ac.id

Armein Z. R. Langi

School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Bandung Institute of Technology,

Jalan Ganeca 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia