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Peter Baasch | 1 Mar 01:09
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[Dbworld] IWSNE 2009 Call for Papers

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IWSNE 2009 Call for Papers
The 2nd International Workshop on Sensor Network Engineering (IWSNE'09)
co-located with the 5th IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Distributed Computing In Sensor Systems (DCOSS'09),
June 8th-10th (workshop day: June 10th), Marina Del Rey, CA, USA
http://www.itm.uni-luebeck.de/events/iwsne09/
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are heterogeneous networks that comprise
tiny, resource-constraint sensor nodes, gateways and backend systems.
Embedded into the environment, sensor nodes measure ambient parameters
such as temperature, motion, etc. and gateways provide the integration
with traditional networks while backend systems process and visualize
received data. Application development for WSNs is complex as it unites
the challenges of distributed applications and embedded programming. In
addition, heterogeneity, unpredictable environmental influences and the
size of the networks further complicate this situation.

To master these issues, an engineering approach to all phases of a
sensor network's life cycle is necessary. Developers and application
providers require powerful development support including IDEs as well as
debugging, simulation and visualization tools to develop, test,
optimize, and deploy their algorithms, applications and protocols.
Today, many of these issues are still unsolved; at least an integrated
approach is missing.

Particular topics of interest for papers to be submitted include, but
are not limited to:
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Peter Baasch | 1 Mar 01:16
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[Dbworld] WISES 09 Call for Papers

WISES 09
Seventh Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy June 25-26, 2009

Embedded systems have an increasing importance in our everyday lives. The growing complexity of embedded
systems and the emerging trend to interconnections between them lead to new challenges. Intelligent
solutions are necessary to overcome these challenges and to provide reliable and secure systems to the
customer under a strict time and financial budget.
WISES 2009 is a platform for presentation of innovative approaches that provide intelligent solutions in
embedded systems. The objective of this workshop is to present mature approaches and to provide a forum
for the exchange and discussion of ideas, and thus, the sharing of experiences among researchers,
practitioners, and application developers both from industry and academia. Original papers
addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of embedded systems are solicited. Papers
describing prototype implementations and deployments of embedded systems are particularly welcome.
In order to provide young researchers a forum to exchange their ideas WISES 2009 will include a special
session for PhD-Students.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Smart embedded (real-time) systems
- Autonomous embedded systems
- Sensor networks and sensor node hardware/software platforms
- Networking in embedded Systems
- Software for embedded systems
- Topology control and time synchronization
- Power aware embedded systems
- Fault tolerance, security and robustness
- Standardization of embedded software components
- Data gathering, aggregation and dissemination 
- Prototypes, applications, field studies and testbeds
- Embedded Systems for Ambient Assisted Living
Special Sessions:
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Mudasser Wyne | 1 Mar 06:05
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[Dbworld] Last CFP for DTA-2009, San Diego, USA

 

 

Last Call for Papers

Track on

Database Technologies and Applications: Share and Explore (DTA-2009)

 

2nd International Computer Science and Technology

Conference (ICSTC-2009)

San Diego, California, USA,

June 30 – July 1, 2009

 

The DTA-2009 track at 2nd International Computer Science and Technology Conference (ICSTC-2009) provides a premier forum for sharing and exchanging research and results to problems encountered in today’s information society. The focus of this track is on pertinent issues and industry trends that are important for organizations. The goal of the Database Technology and Application (DTA-2009) track is to gather researchers and application developers from a wide range of database related areas and to advance the state of the art in the field and its various real world applications. The sessions during this track will allow database technology leaders, academics and consultants an opportunity to share and explore ideas and strategies that impact us all and to “bridge the gap” between academia and business as well as provide opportunities for technical collaboration among database researchers around the globe.

 

DTA-2009 will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of database in general. In addition, the track will publish select high quality papers in journals. Furthermore, we expect that the track and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important area.

 

The track is also intended as a forum for PhD students working in the research area of database and application. The track aims at facilitating interactions among Ph.D. students and at stimulating feedback from more experienced researchers on the respective Ph.D. thesis topics. We encourage students at all stages of their Ph.D. studies to submit papers to this track. In particular, this includes students who are just starting their research and who would like to receive feedback on their research ideas and plan. The paper should clearly describe a problem, explain why it is important, detail what the existing solutions are and why they are not sufficient, and give some indication of new solutions the student is pursuing. There should be enough substance to provide discussion, but the work does not need to be complete. The submission should also indicate the expected duration of the Ph.D. thesis and the current stage of the work.

 

The DTA-2009 Track Program Committee solicits submissions covering innovative commercial implementations or applications of database or information management technology, and experience in applying recent research advances to practical situations. Acceptance of papers will be based primarily on originality, significance and quality of contribution and on recommendations of the reviewers. Authors are invited to submit papers in all areas of database technology and application but not limited to those listed below.

 

  • Data integration, interoperability, and metadata
  • Systems, platforms, middleware, applications, and experiences
  • Industrial-strength systems based on database technology
  • Application of database technology to new areas or data types
  • New combinations of database technology with other technologies for special needs
  • Reporting of pitfalls, challenges, and difficulties
  • Parallel and Distributed databases.
  • Spatial and Temporal Database
  • Fraud Detection

 

Examples of application areas for database technology include, but are not limited to:

 

  • Text, Document and Multimedia
  • Bio-Informatics and Medical/Health Systems
  • Content Management, Digital Libraries, and Search
  • E-Commerce and Finance
  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Enterprise Resource Planning and Data Management
  • Geographic and Environmental Information Systems
  • Home and Personal Applications
  • Telecommunications
  • Case Studies and Novel applications

 

We hope that DTA-2009 track, under the umbrella of the ICSTC-2009, will provide a common platform for researchers and developers in the field of database to present the latest progress in the area and to discuss any gaps between the scientific research and required methodologies, tools and applications in practice.

 

Highlights:

 

  • Selected papers from this track will be considered for publication in International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS), published by IGI Global Publishers or International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences (IJIDS), INDERSCIENCE Publishers.
  • An award will be given to the best paper submitted to the track.
  • A limited number of grants are available for presenter and participants.

 

Track Chair:

Mudasser F. Wyne, National University, USA, mwyne-3kb6nCW9Oto@public.gmane.orgu,

 

 

International Program Committee:

 

Mal Rey Lee, Chonbuk National University, South Korea.

Hagen Höpfner, International University in Germany, Germany.

Helen Lu, University of Technology, Australia.

Deepak Garg, Thapar University, India.

Witold Abramowicz, The Poznan University of Economics, Poland.

Ismail Hababeh, United Arab Emirate University, UAE.

John Murphy, Dublin City University, Ireland.

Ahmad Hadaegh, California State University, USA.

Kanak Saxena, Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, India.

Rana Hashmy, University of Kashmir, India.

Hamidah Ibrahim, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

Juan R. Iglesias, University of Texas, USA.

Jan Lindström, IBM, Finland.

Hui-Huang Hsu, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Mohammad Amin, National University, USA.

Peter Dey, National University, USA.

Ahmed Alhosni, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Ghassan  Qadah, American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Chingseh Wu, Oakland University, USA.

Fatma Mili, Oakland University, USA.

Dan Li, Northern Arizona University, USA.

Junfeng Qu, Clayton State University, USA.

Khalid Latif, NUST, Pakistan.

Sharifullah Khan, NUST, Pakistan.

Jivika Govil, Maharshi Dayanand University, India.

Jenq-Foung Yao, Geogia College and State University, USA.

Rajiv Phougat, IBM Global Business Services, USA.

Sunil Surve, Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, India.

Colette Rolland, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne France.

Kami Makki, Lamar University, USA.

 

Submission

Papers should be submitted using the special ICSTC template which can be downloaded from the conference website at http://www.icstc.org/. In all cases, please include complete contact information for all authors.

 

Please submit your paper for this track as an attachment via email to track chair mwyne-b70ce79799g@public.gmane.org .

 

Important Dates 

Paper submission deadline: March 15, 2009.
Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2009.
Conference dates: June 30 – July 1, 2009.

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Niwat Thepvilojanapong | 1 Mar 06:19
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[Dbworld] Deadline Extension: SWDMNSS 2009

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***** EXTENDED DEADLINE ***** March 10, 2009 *****
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3rd International Workshop on SensorWebs, Databases and Mining 
        in Networked Sensing Systems (SWDMNSS 2009) 

     in conjunction with the 6th International Conference 
          on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2009)

              http://www.osoite.jp/SWDMNSS09/

                      June 19, 2009
        Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA 

The development and deployment of sensor networking technologies has 
led to the emergence of an Internet-wide infrastructure for networked 
sensing systems and collections of heterogeneous sensor networks. Sensor 
network or collections of distributed sensor networks are now one of the 
tremendous information resources on the Internet. The SensorWeb (the 
generic term for such sensor networks and sensor network collections) can 
provide real-time and historical information representing situations, 
contexts and changes about the real world. 

Sensor networks may be regarded as an enormous virtual database that can 
provide dynamic real-world information. This has the potential for 
application in all areas of life, especially if people are able to query 
and search such information resources as they do nowadays on the World 
Wide Web. This utility would be further strengthened if the searched 
results should be provided in an understandable and potentially machine 
re-usable form. For example, aggregated, summarized or symbolized sensor 
information is more useful for understanding complex phenomena than raw 
sensor information. Such information integration will likely be brought 
about by novel methods for data mining and information extraction 
specifically tailored to networked sensing systems. 

Information integration should combine sensor-specific querying techniques, 
e.g. according to geographic location, and web search engines, e.g., 
focusing on content, in order to provide an integrated real world search 
engine. In order to realize such real-world searching on networked sensing 
systems, technologies from different research fields are required: 
a) network technologies to integrate and overlay heterogeneous sensor 
networks, b) database technologies to manage and search spatial and 
temporal information, c) data mining technologies to extract useful 
information from sensor databases and other related resources. 

This workshop aims to bring together technical papers about networks, 
databases and data mining for spatial and temporal information and 
discuss technical issues on integrating sensor networks, databases and 
Internet technologies. This workshop will open-up a novel and 
interdisciplinary research area for networked sensing systems covering 
different research fields such as sensor networks, databases, information 
integration and web engineering. It provides the opportunity to discuss 
key technologies for searching the real-world information provided by 
networked sensing systems. 

This workshop will focus on data-driven and data-centric aspects of 
networked sensing systems rather than sensor devices and hardware 
architecture for networked sensing systems. Original papers on database 
and network technologies for spatial and temporal information (e.g., 
sensor data, stream data, time-series data, geographic information and 
web information) are welcome. 

In order to have constructive discussions on presentations, the organizers 
plan to provide more time for Q&A and discussions in comparison with that 
of general conferences. The organizers hope that presenters will receive 
good feedback on their research and the discussion may inspire new research 
directions for all attendees. 

Topics of this workshop are the following (but are not limited):
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* Sensor databases: managing, archiving and searching sensing data
* Spatial and temporal databases for networked sensing system
* Query processing architecture for spatial and temporal data
* Mining, aggregation and integration of spatial and temporal data
* Stream data processing and mining 
* Data representation and query description language for networked sensing system
* Overlay network and P2P technologies for networked sensing system
* Integration of heterogeneous sensor networks
* Software architectures for sensor networks and databases
* Networked sensing system for mobile and ubiquitous computing
* Text mining, language processing, information extraction on the Web
* Sensor data integration, mapping and visualization
* Sensor web enablement and standardization
* Location-based services and geographic information systems (SensorGIS)
* Experiences on the deployment and experiments of sensor networks 

Important Dates
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 Paper submission due: March 10, 2009
 Notification of acceptance: April 1, 2009
 Submission of camera-ready paper due: May 1, 2009 
 Workshop day: June 19, 2009

Paper Submission
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Authors are requested to submit original papers of no more than 8 pages 
using standard Springer LNCS format 
(http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/authors.html), including figures, 
tables, and references in PDF that include contact information of all 
the authors. Paper will be peer-reviewed and selected papers will appear 
in the workshop proceedings and will be published as technical report.

How to submit
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Authors have to register first with a easychair account in the SWDMNSS2009 
Submission website (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swdmnss2009). 
Please use the "I have no EasyChair account" button on the login page. 
Creating the account is straightforward. The author request an account 
and has to confirm the request using an URL sent to him/her via E-Mail. 
Easychair is using a secret word on the confirmation webpage. It can be 
freely selected by the author during the account request.

Once the account is created, the author should login and can start the 
paper submission. 

Program Co-Chairs
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 Niwat Thepvilojanapong, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
 Ron Lake, Galdos Systems Inc., Canada

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Xiaolin Hu | 1 Mar 09:10
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[Dbworld] Second International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence

Second International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence
June 22-23, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico
http://www.iwaci.org/

The Second International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence
(IWACI2009) aims to explore advanced techniques and approaches in the field of
computational intelligence for innovative applications. The workshop will provide
an opportunity for researchers to present and disseminate their latest on-going
research work and a chance to share their research work with other internationally
renowned researchers. A special issue of extended accepted papers will be
published by the SCI-indexed journal, International Journal of Neural Systems.

Topic Areas
The workshop includes topics on neural networks, fuzzy systems and evolutionary
computation. However, the workshop will favor papers representing advanced
theories and innovative applications. Papers will be selected based on originality,
significance, technical quality, and clarity.

Call for Papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper not exceeding 30 doublespaced
manuscript pages to IWACI2009. All submitted papers will be refereed by
experts in the respective fields according to the criteria of originality, significance,
quality, and clarity. Authors should submit their papers via the IWACI2009 online
paper submission system by April 30, 2009.

Venue
Sala de Usos M¨²ltiples, Departamento de Control Autom¨¢tico, CINVESTAV-IPN,
Mexico City, Mexico

Accommodation
 Quality Inn, Av.Miguel Bernard 670, La escalera, Mexico City, Mexico
 Sheraton Centro Hist¨®rico, Av.Ju¨¢rez 70, Centro, Mexico City, Mexico

Registration
Registration Rate: $200 USD
Method of payment: bank draft
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Dragos Arotaritei | 1 Mar 12:17
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[Dbworld] Conf ann.

icdd
International Symposium on Assistive and Recuperative Technologies for Injured, ill, Pregnant,
Elderly and people with Disabilities (ARTIPED)

July 24-26, 2009, Iasi, Romania

Hosted by the Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi

Aim and scope	 
The symposium will offer a forum to discuss assistive and recuperative technologies that will have the
most impact on humans health and quality of life in the coming decade.  

* The Symposium will offer to attendants the opportunity to participate in
* (1) overviews the state-of-the-art in selected disciplines (tutorials and keynotes)
* (2) presentation of recent research results (oral and poster presentations)
* (3) cross-disciplinary discussions, resulting in research ideas, techniques or collaboration
initiatives (panels and break-off discussions on interdisciplinary topics, emerging technologies,
new research initiatives).

The range of topics of interest is broad across diverse technologies but are not limited, including the
development and use of 
* new materials and structures, procedures, robotics and prosthetic devices, information technologies
supporting diagnostic and intervention, computerized diagnostic, monitoring and therapy,
organ/tissue/blood/marrow preservation /banks ;
* biotechnologies,  managed healthcare,  neuro-robotics,  biofeedback devices,  bioinformatics, human
genetic engineering, genetic technologies for therapy and enhancement ;
* new techniques and technologies in neurosurgery, brain implants, neuro/brain-machine interfaces  and
control,  stem cells engineering, tissue engineering, artificial and bio-artificial organs,  novel
medical devices and systems, etc.

 Special focus of the 2009 ARTIPED is on technologies benefiting from the revolution in robotics and
prosthetic devices. Thus, special sessions will be organized on the following topics:
    *  Therapeutic and surgery robots for minimally invasive and remote operation procedures,
    *  Assistive and caregiving robotics and systems,
    *  Endoprosthetic devices, technologies and procedures for restoring functionality
    * Exoprosthetic devices, technologies and procedures, exoskeletons and other systems for      restoring mobility,
    * Prosthetic technologies for systems for coping with perception, control and communication
impairments (hearing, speech, and vision assistive systems, brain-machine interfaces  and control, neuro-robotics),
    * Robotics and automation in genetic/stem cell/tissue engineering, intelligent information
processing in new devices and robots

ARTIPED 2009 is part of AT-EQUAL 2009, which also includes: **                                                                       
LAB-RS July 22-24, 2009
2nd ECSIS Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behaviours in Robotic Systems.

http://www.labrs.info/labrs09.html
ISRIS July 22-26, 2009    The International School on Robotics and Intelligent Systems, with the theme:
Assistive robots and systems for healthcare and rehabilitation 
http://www.isris.info/isris09.html

   ARTIPED  2009 will take place in Iasi, Romania. The capital of the medieval principality of Moldavia, Iasi
is a city immersed in history and culture, yet trendy and vibrant due to the tens of thousands of university
students that live in Romania’s oldest - and second largest  -university city.  The social program will
include a tour to the famous painted monasteries of Northern Moldavia and Iasi sightseeing.
For further information please check the web site: http://www.atequal.info/atequal09.html
or contact:  Adrian Stoica, at: adrian.stoica@...,  +1 (818) 354-2190.

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Zan Huang | 1 Mar 15:21
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[Dbworld] 2nd CFP: RecSys'09: Third ACM Conference on Recommender Systems | October 22-25, 2009 | New York Cit

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CALL FOR PAPERS

RecSys'09: Third ACM Conference on Recommender Systems 
http://recsys.acm.org/

October 22-25, 2009
New York City

Paper Submission Deadline: May 8, 2008
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We are pleased to invite you once again to participate in the premier annual event on research and
applications of recommendation technologies, the Third ACM Conference on Recommender Systems. The
previous conferences in Minneapolis and Lausanne have been distinguished by a strong level of
interaction between practitioners and researchers in the sharing of ideas, problems and solutions, and
the 2009 conference will continue in this tradition. The fully-refereed proceedings will be published
by the ACM and, like past RecSys proceedings, are expected to be widely read and cited.

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PROGRAM

Technical Program

The technical program will celebrate the diversity of research in and applications of recommender
systems with refereed and invited presentations, keynote talks and posters.

Tutorials

The first day of the conference will be devoted to tutorials in which top practitioners and researchers
share their expertise and latest results. The tutorials at the 2008 conference were highly-attended.
Look for the Call for Tutorials announcement on the website, or send email to
tutorial2009@... if you are interested in presenting a tutorial.

Workshops

To reflect the diversity of research in recommender systems and to give additional venues for the
presentation of research, the conference will feature workshops for the first time. Look for the Call for
Workshops announcement on the website, or send email to
workshop2009@... if you are interested in organizing a workshop.

Doctoral Symposium

The Doctoral Symposium provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their
research interests in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished
research faculty. Look for the Call for Participation announcement on the website, or send email to
doctoral2009@... if you are interested in participating.

Additional information on all aspects of the program can be found at: http://recsys.acm.org/

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IMPORTANT DATES

* Tutorial Proposals: April 10, 2009
* Paper Submission: May 8, 2009
* Workshop Proposals: May 15, 2009
* Doctoral Symposium Applications: June 8, 2009
* Paper Acceptance Notifications: June 19, 2009
* Conference: October 22-25, 2009
        * Doctoral Symposium: October 22
        * Tutorials: October 22
        * Technical Program: October 23-24
        * Workshops: October 25

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TOPICS OF INTEREST

We construe recommender systems broadly, including applications ranging from e-commerce to social
networking, platforms from web to mobile and beyond, and a wide variety of technologies ranging from
collaborative filtering to case-based reasoning. Therefore, topics of interest for RecSys'09 include
(but are not limited to):

* Case studies of recommender system implementations
* Conversational recommender systems
* Context-aware and multidimensional recommender systems
* Evaluation of recommender systems
* Group recommenders
* The impact of recommenders in practice
* Innovative recommender applications
* Novel paradigms of recommender systems
* Personalization
* Recommendation algorithms
* Recommendation in social networks
* Recommender system interfaces
* Scalability issues
* Security and privacy
* Semantic web technologies for recommender systems
* Theoretical aspects of recommender systems
* User modeling and recommender systems
* User studies

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AWARDS

The conference will present a Best Paper and a Best Poster award, with the Best Poster award being judged on
both the (short) paper itself and on the presentation of the work in poster form.

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PAPER FORMAT & SUBMISSION

All submissions and reviews will be handled electronically in PDF format. RecSys09 submissions should be
prepared according to the standard ACM SIG proceedings format. For your convenience, we provide paper
templates in Microsoft Word and LaTeX on the conference website.

There are two paper categories:

- LONG PAPER submissions should report on substantial contributions of lasting value. Each accepted long
paper will be presented in a plenary session of the main conference program. The maximum length is 8 pages
in the standard ACM SIG proceedings format.

- SHORT PAPER submissions typically discuss exciting new work that is not yet mature enough for a long
paper. Each accepted short paper will be presented in a poster/demo session. The presentation may
include a system demonstration. The maximum length is 4 pages in the standard ACM SIG proceedings format.

RecSys '09 will not use blind review, so please include authors' names and affiliations on your
submission. See the conference website for further submission information including submission URL.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chairs (conference2009@...)
* Lawrence Bergman, IBM Research
* Alex Tuzhilin, New York University

Program Chairs (program2009@...)
* Robin Burke, DePaul University
* Alexander Felfernig, University of Klagenfurt
* Lars Schmidt-Thieme, University of Hildesheim

Industry Chairs (industry2009@...)
* John Ciancutti, Netflix
* Paul Lamere, Sun Microsystems

Workshop Chairs (workshop2009@...)
* Joseph Konstan, University of Minnesota
* Sean McNee, Attenex Corp.

Doctoral Symposium Chairs (doctoral2009@...)
* Michael O'Mahony, University College Dublin
* Paul Resnick, University of Michigan

Publicity chair (publicity2009@...)
* Zan Huang, Pennsylvania State University

Asian Liaison
* Dong Zhang, Google Research, China

European Liaison
* Alexandros Nanopoulos, University of Hildesheim
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[Dbworld] SSTD 2009: Last Call for Research and Demo Papers (deadline extended)

*** DEADLINES EXTENDED: Abstracts March 6th, Papers March 13th, 2009 ***

Call For Papers
11th International Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases (SSTD)
July 8-10, 2009, Aalborg, Denmark
http://sstd09.cs.aau.dk/

HIGHLIGHTS:
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    * Three invited talks (Lars Arge, U Aarhus; Sud Menon, ESRI; Mor Naaman, Rutgers U)
    * Demo session
    * SSTD advanced seminars
    * Best paper award
    * Extended versions of best papers invited to Geoinformatica

INTRODUCTION:
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SSTD 2009 will be the eleventh of a series of biannual events that discuss new and exciting research in
spatio-temporal data management and related technologies. Previous symposia were held in Santa
Barbara (1989), Zurich (1991), Singapore (1993), Portland (1995), Berlin (1997), Hong Kong (1999), Los
Angeles (2001), Santorini, Greece (2003), Angra dos Reis, Brazil (2005), and Boston (2007).

The primary focus of SSTD symposia is on original results in the areas of theoretical foundations, design,
implementation, and applications of spatial and temporal database technology. SSTD also welcomes
experience reports from application specialists and the commercial community that describe lessons
learned in the development, operation, and maintenance of actual systems in practical and innovative
applications. The goal is to exchange research ideas and results which will initially contribute to the
academic arena, but may also benefit the commercial community in the near future and encourage a dialog
between practitioners and researchers.

RESEARCH PAPERS:
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Authors are invited to submit electronically original research contributions or experience reports not
concurrently submitted elsewhere. Submitted papers will be refereed by at least three reviewers for
quality, correctness, originality, and relevance. Similar to the previous symposia, accepted papers
will be published by Springer as Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). The space limit for full papers
is 18 pages LNCS style.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following as they relate to spatial, temporal, and
spatio-temporal databases:

      Data Types and Query Languages
      Database Design and Conceptual Modeling
      Data Stream Technologies
      Continuous Monitoring of Spatial Queries
      Design of Experiments, Benchmarks and Performance Evaluation
      Experiences with Real Applications and Systems
      Management of Moving Objects
      Novel and Challenging Applications
      Ontologies and Taxonomies
      Critical Evaluation of Standards Proposals
      Parallel and Distributed Database Systems
      Query Optimization Techniques, Query Processing and Indexing
      Geographic Information Retrieval
      Requirements Analysis for Applications
      Security and Integrity
      Privacy and Trust in Data Publishing
      Similarity in the Spatial and Temporal Context
      Aspects of Mobile Computing and Sensor Networks
      Data and the Web
      Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery and Stream Databases
      Data Warehousing and Decision Support
      Uncertainty and Imprecision
      Aspects of Social and Recommendation Systems
      Use of Spatio-Temporal Data for Simulation
      User Interfaces and Visualization

AWARDS:
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An award will be given to the best paper. In addition, the authors of best papers will be invited to submit
extended versions of their work to a special issue of Geoinformatica for selected papers from SSTD 2009.

DEMONSTRATIONS:
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SSTD 2009 welcomes submissions of short papers, describing demonstrations of systems (developed or
under development) related to the topics of interest. The selection criteria for the demonstration
proposals evaluation include: the novelty, the technical advances and challenges, and the overall
practical attractiveness of the demonstrated system. Accepted contributions will be presented at a
special demo session during the symposium.

Submissions should be within four pages in LNCS format (which will be included in the proceedings),
describing the scientific background, plus one page that describes the nature of the demonstration that
will be given at SSTD. A submission should include:

    * motivation for the demonstrated concepts,
    * information about the technology and the system to be demonstrated (including a system description,
functionality and figures when applicable),
    * justification of the system's significance

SSTD ADVANCED SEMINARS:
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This new addition to the SSTD program will feature 3 half-day tutorials on state-of-the-art topics within
spatio-temporal data management, held by distinguished international researchers. The exact choice
of speakers and topics is yet to be determined, but likely topics include spatio-temporal modeling,
indexing and query processing of spatio-temporal data, and spatio-temporal data mining and knowledge
discovery. The targeted audience includes both doctoral students and more experienced researchers
within the area. The seminars will be held on July 6 and 7, 2009.

IMPORTANT DATES:
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    * March 6, 2009: Abstracts due
    * March 13, 2009: Paper submissions due
    * April 27, 2009: Notification of acceptance
    * May 5, 2009: Camera-ready papers due

Please submit all manuscripts to the submission site <http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sstd2009>.

ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE:
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General chair:
Torben Bach Pedersen, Aalborg University

General  co-chair:
Kristian Torp, Aalborg University

PC co-chairs:
Nikos Mamoulis, University of Hong Kong
Thomas Seidl, RWTH Aachen University

Steering Committee liaison:
Christian S. Jensen, Aalborg University and Google Inc.

Proceedings chair:
Ira Assent, Aalborg University

Web chair:
Man Lung (Ken) Yiu, Aalborg University

Publicity chair:
Hua Lu, Aalborg University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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Walid Aref, Purdue U, USA
Lars Arge, U of Aarhus, Denmark
Spiridon Bakiras, City U New York, USA
Claudio Bettini, U di Milano, Italy
Thomas Brinkhoff, FH Oldenburg, Germany
Reynold Cheng, Hong Kong U, China
Hakan Ferhatosmanoglu, Ohio State U, USA
Ralf Hartmut Güting, Fernuniv. Hagen, Germany
Marios Hadjieleftheriou, ATT Labs, USA
Erik Hoel, ESRI, USA
Panos Kalnis, National U of Singapore
George Kollios, Boston U, USA
Peer Kröger, LMU Munich, Germany
Ki-Joune Li, Pusan National U, South Korea
Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle U, Thessaloniki, Greece
Mohamed Mokbel, U of Minnesota, USA
Kyriakos Mouratidis, Singapore Management U, Singapore
Mirco Nanni, ISTI-CNR PISA, Italy
Enrico Nardelli, U di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
Mario Nascimento, U of Alberta, Canada
Dimitris Papadias, HKUST Hong Kong, China
Spiros Papadimitriou, IBM T.J. Watson, USA
Matthias Renz, LMU Munich, Germany
Philippe Rigaux, U Dauphine, France
Markus Schneider, U of Florida, USA
Bernhard Seeger, U of Marburg, Germany
Timos Sellis, IMIS/RC "Athena" and NTUA, Greece
Cyrus Shahabi, USC, California, USA
Shashi Shekhar, U of Minnesota USA
Richard Snodgrass, U of Arizona, USA
Kian-Lee Tan, National U of Singapore
Yufei Tao, Chinese U of Hong Kong, China
Yannis Theodoridis, U of Piraeus, Greece
Agnès Voisard, Fraunhofer ISST and FU Berlin, Germany
Ouri Wolfson, U of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Michael Worboys, U of Maine, USA 
Donghui Zhang, Northeastern U, USA
Baihua Zheng, Singapore Management U, Singapore
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[Dbworld] Call for Tutorial - The 2009 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications

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Call for Tutorials
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The 2009 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA'2009)
Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
29 June - 2 July 2009
Website: http://www.iccsa.org/

We cordially invite you to submit tutorial proposals for ICCSA 2009. The topics of the tutorials can be on
any of the topics listed in the conference CFP, which are: 
  (i)   Computational Methods, Algorithms and Scientific Applications; 
  (ii)  High Performance Computing and Networks; 
  (iii) Geometric Modelling, Graphics and Visualization; 
  (iv)  Advanced and Emerging Applications; 
  (v)   Information Systems and Technologies. 
Tutorials on contemporary topics and developments in the computational science are particularly encouraged.

ICCSA 2009 is the next event in the series of highly successful International Conferences on
Computational Science and Its Applications, previously held in Perugia, Italy (2008), Kuala Lumpur
(2007), Glasgow (2006), Singapore (2005), Assisi (2004), Montreal (2003), and, as ICCS, in Amsterdam
(2002) and San Francisco (2001). Every year, ICCSA together with its co-located workshops attracts more
than 1,000 submissions. The proceedings have been published as multi-volumes in LNCS, Springer, as well
as in the IEEE Conference Proceedings. ICCSA'2009 special issues will be published in reputable
journals, such as The Journal of Supercomputing, Concurrency & Computations, Transactions on
Computational Sciences, and a few others.

Proposal Detail
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A proposal with maximum of 5 pages should be submitted to the conference chairs by the due date. The proposal
should consist of:
  1. Title
  2. Overview
  3. Speakers' Biographies 
  4. Duration 
  5. Intended Audience 
  6. Detailed outline

Important Dates
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Proposal submission          : 31 March 2009
Outcome notification         : 15 April 2009
Tutorial material submission : 31 May 2009 (optional)
Tutorial dates               : 29 June - 2 July 2009

Note: The tutorial speaker(s) will receive free registration to ICCSA 2009.

ICCSA Conference Chairs
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Osvaldo Gervasi 
University of Perugia, Italy
osvaldo@...

David Taniar
Monash University, Australia
David.Taniar@...

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[Dbworld] CFP: 3rd International Workshop on Personalization in Grid and Service Computing (PGSC'09)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

PGSC2009: 3rd International Workshop on Personalization in Grid and Service Computing
http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~pgsc2009/index.htm

August 27-29, 2009
Lanzhou China

Paper Submission Deadline: April 15, 2009

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We are pleased to invite you once again to participate in the premier annual event of The International
Workshop on Personalization in Grid and Service Computing (PGSC2009).

The 3rd workshop follows last year¡¯s inaugural event in Shenzhen. It will be held in conjunction with
the 8th International Conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing (GCC 2009).

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Call for Papers

Research on personalization in combination with semantic technologies has become a hot topic in Grid, SOA
and Pervasive Computing. The Grid and Service Computing paradigm tries to enable all kinds of resources
or services being shared or composed across the Internet. Under such paradigm, information and service
supply faces new challenges, i.e. how to deal with large amounts of services, how to handle service
composition in dynamic environments or how to customize processes to individual needs.
Personalization for processes and services in such dynamic environments is one of the most exciting
trends in Grid/Pervasive Computing today that holds the potential to enrich user experiences and make
our daily life more productive, convenient, and enjoyable.
The topics of this workshop focus on all the aspects around personalized processes and services in the
Grid/Pervasive Computing field, ranging from its theoretical foundations, supporting
infrastructures, engineering approaches, to its applications and case studies. 
Following the success of PGSC2007 and PGSC2008 in conjunction with GCC2007 and GCC2008, PGSC2009 intends
to continue providing a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas, developments,
and experiences on the personalization issues of processes and services in the Gird/Pervasive
Computing field.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST

PGSC 2009 welcomes papers that focus on novel solutions on the recent developments in the general areas of
Grid/Web services, Semantic Web, and Pervasive Computing.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

- Models and languages for formal specification of personalization
- Personalization in Grid/Cloud Computing and Pervasive Computing
- Service Personalization, Resource & Service Modeling, Service Matching
- Context & Situation-Aware Processes and Service Adaptation
- Personalization and Web services standards
- Personalization Using Semantic Technologies
- Semantic Platforms/Infrastructures for Grid/Cloud & SOA Applications
- Requirement Engineering for Personalized and Evolvable Applications
- User Modeling
- Personalized User Interfaces and Interaction Patterns
- Case Studies from Different Application Domains

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IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline of paper submission: April 15, 2009
Notification of acceptance:    May 15, 2009
Workshop registration due:    May 20, 2009
Final manuscript due:         May 30, 2009
Workshop:                   One day of August 27-29, 2009

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PAPER FORMAT & SUBMISSION

Unpublished original papers are solicited. Papers are not to exceed 8 pages at maximum in IEEE
double-column format. Formatting instructions are available in IEEE¡¯s Author Digital Tool Box
under ¡°Template and Instructions on How to Create Your Paper¡±. 

Papers must be submitted electronically to:
https://www.easychair.org/login.cgi?conf=pgsc2009
in PDF format according to pdf specifications for IEEE Xplore
(http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/confstandards/pdfs/IEEE-PDF-SpecV401.pdf). 

All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society if at
least one of the authors registers to GCC2009 to present the work.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chairs
Bernhard Holtkamp, Fraunhofer ISST, Germany
Yanbo Han, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, China
Bing Li, Wuhan University, China 
Michael Sheng, The University of Adelaide, Australia 

Program Chairs
Jian Yu, The University of Adelaide, Australia 
Guisheng Chen, Institute of Electronic System Engineering, China 
Manfred Wojciechowski, Fraunhofer ISST, Germany 

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