FIT 2009 - FIT 2009 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology

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Category FIT 2009

Deadline: July 31, 2009 | Date: December 16, 2009

Venue/Country: Abbottabad, Pakistan

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

Call For Papers - CFP

International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology??

December 16-18, 2009, Abbottabad , Pakistan??

www.fit.edu. pk??

(Sponsored by ACM)

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Dear Colleague(s) ,

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This is the 7th event of Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) in its history to be held this year. Due to its intensive and broader involvement at the international level, FIT 2009 upgraded to an International Conference after holding six FIT workshops in the past years.

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The aim of FIT 2009 is to provide a forum for researchers from academia and industry to present cutting edge research in the areas of information technology. We encourage you to submit unpublished original work. All papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in ACM digital library. Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in selected journals.

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The conference will be held in Abbottabad, a beautiful valley of Pakistan.

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With Best Wishes

Dr. Sajjad A. Madani

Program co-chair, FIT 2009

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CALL FOR PAPERS:

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FIT 2009, commencing on 16th December 2009 for three days, promises to be another exciting event that will broaden the research horizons by providing international research collaborations. FIT 2009 will have the honor to host leading IT researchers not only from Pakistan but also from rest of the world. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the followings;

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* ???????? Communication and Networking

* ???????? IT Security

* ???????? Grid Computing

* ???????? Artificial Intelligence

* ???????? Software Engineering?

* ???????? Computational Science

* ???????? Computer Graphics

* ???????? Image Processing

* ???????? Pattern Recognition

* ???????? Machine Intelligence

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The proceedings of the FIT 2009 International Conference will be published in ACM digital library. The extended versions of the selected papers will be published in the following journals;

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*?????International Journal of Computer Vision and Image Processing (IJCVIP), IGI Global

*?????Journal of Software, Academy Publisher

*?????The International Journal of Computer Graphics and CAD/CAM, International Scientific Publishers

*???The International Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

*??? The International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, International Scientific Publishers

*??? Transaction on Computational Science, Springer

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PhD SYMPOSIUM - Collocated with FIT 2009

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The FIT 2009 PhD Symposium will be first PhD symposium collocated with the FIT conference. The goal of the symposium is to provide a unique opportunity for PhD students to open up their work in front of other academics than their supervisors. They will be able to present their work and get feedback on their topic and approach from leading scientists in their respective field and from fellow students. Additionally, the forum will provide an opportunity to meet other students, to learn about their work and last, but not least, to discuss PhD related issues.

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We welcome submissions on all major topics related to Information and Communication Technologies research, including, but not limited to those of relevance for FIT 2009. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two members of the scientific advisory board. Selected candidates will be invited to present their research work in front of other students and senior researchers (either in a regular presentation session or in a poster session). Each accepted contribution will be assigned to a scientific advisor who will provide extended feedback on the presented research/proposed research. We encourage submissions from all PhD students, and especially those in their first year of PhD.

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CALL FOR TUTORIALS

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The Organizing Committee FIT 2009 invites proposals for tutorials to be held during the conference, December 16-18, 2009 . The organizing committee seeks proposals on emerging subjects in the area of information technology. The tutorial will be of 2hrs or a half day. The ideal tutorial should attract a wide audience. The tutorials should cover the topic in depth and it should not be the current work of the presenter or some commercial presentation. The following information is required to be presented in the proposal:

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* ???????? Title of tutorial

* ???????? Topic description

* ???????? Aims and learning objectives

* ???????? Profile/CV of the presenter

* ???????? Contact information

IMPORTANT DATES

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Draft Paper/Tutorial/ Symposium Proposal: ?????? July 31, 2009?

Notification of Acceptance(s) :? ????????? ????? September 15, 2009

Camera Ready Copy: ???? ? ???????????????? ????? October 10, 2009

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TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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Abad Ali Shah, UET, Lahore, Pakistan

Abid Ali Minhas, Behria University , Islamabad, Pakistan

Abid Khan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

?Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

?Amir Hayat, National University of Science and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Amjad, UET, Peshawar, Pakistan

Arif Ghafoor, Purdue University, USA

Ashiq Anjum, University of West England, Bristol, UK

Ashfaq Khokhar, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Chen Qingcai, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China

Dietmar Dietrich, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Friederich Kupzog, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Haroon Rashid, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Imran Hayee, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Ishfaq Ahmed, University of Texas, Arlington, USA

Junaid Zubairi, State Univesity of New York at Fredonia, USA

Kalim Qureshi, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Kamal Ather, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Kamran Arshad, University of Surrey, UK

Kassem Saleh, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Khalid Latif, National University of Science and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

?Khalid Rasheed, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Khurram Aziz, National University of Science and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Mansoor Sarwar, Punjab University College of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Masoom Alam, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan

?Mehboob Yasin, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Mohsen Guizani, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Mubarik Shah, University of Central Florida, USA

Muhammad Adeel Talib, NETSOL, Pakistan

Muhammad Asghar Saqib, UET, Pakistan

Muhammad Junaid Mughal, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, Tobi, Pakistan

Muhammad Sarfraz, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Muhammad Shahid Qureshi, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan

?Muhammad Rafiq Asim, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

?Muhammad Taimoor Khan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

?Muhammad Zubair Ahmed, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan

?Mudassir Ilyas, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Naveed Ikram, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Na'elah Al-Dabbous, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Peter Palensky, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Qaisar Abbas, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Qamar ud Din Khand, IBA, Sukkar, Pakistan

Rehan Jalil, WiCHOROUS, USA

Reiko Heckel, University of Leicester, UK

S. M. Aqil Burney, Karachi University, Pakistan

Sajjad Ahmad Madani, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Sajjad Mohsin, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Shafique Ahmad, KRL, Islamabad, Pakistan

Shahab Baqai, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Shahid Nazir, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Shahzad Sarwar, Punjab University College of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Shoukat Ali, Intel, USA

Sikandar Hayat Khayal, Faima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Sohail Ghani, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

?Stefan Mahlknecht, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Sung Yong Lee, Kyung Hee University, Korea

Syed Mansoor Sarwar ,PUCIT, Lahore, Pakistan

Syed Misbahuddin ,University of Hail, KSA

Tariq Jadoon, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Usman Javed, Vodafone, UK

Vaqar A. Khamisani, Microsoft, Pakistan

Waqas Anwar, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Xiaolong Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China

Zhang Yong, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China

Zia Khan, Corporate Application Engineering Synopsys Inc. Mountain View, California, USA

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Kind Regards,

Dr Kamran Arshad

Centre of Communication Systems Research

University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK

Tel: (+44) 1483 68 9481

Fax: (+44) 1483 68 6011

Email: k.arshadsurrey.ac.uk