[IMSAA-10] IEEE IMSAA 2010 (Deadline Extension: August 10, 2010) - Call for Papers

++++++ Deadline Extended To August 10, 2010 (FIRM) +++++++

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CALL FOR PAPERS

4th IEEE International Conference on Internet Multimedia Systems
Architecture and Application (IMSAA-10)
December 15-17, 2010
Bangalore, India
www.imsaa.org

Technical Sponsor: IEEE ComSoc

While the convergence of data and communication networks and the
prevalence of wireless communications had sparked many new applications
and enabling architectures, there are still significant technical
challenges in the areas of next generation communication system and
multimedia services, including issues related to performance, security,
reliability, scalability, mobility, interoperability, and deployment.

IMSAA-10 is designated to tackle these challenges by bringing together
researchers, engineers and practitioners from academia and industry
working on Internet multimedia systems. The conference will include a
peer reviewed program of technical sessions, workshops, tutorials, and
demonstration sessions. For further information, please see the conference
website: www.imsaa.org

We welcome submissions for IMSAA's Technical Program in the following areas
of telecommunications services and converged networking and not limited to:

* Convergent Communications Services
- Content/Context-aware services
- Communication services and Web 2.0
- Social networking and communication services
- Virtual worlds

* Security & Privacy toward Next Generation Communications System
- Privacy and information sharing
- User data security and privacy
- End-to-end security
- Security and privacy in P2P networks
- Authentication, Authorization, and Access control

* Mobile Communications
- Mobile communication applications in 3G and 4G networks
- Mobile communication service architectures

* Service models, architectures, creation, and management
- Service creation environments
- Feature interaction handling
- Compositional Services and Model Checking.
- Management of Next Generation Communication Systems
- Cloud Computing

* IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS)
- P2P and IMS (VoIP, Instant Messaging, Gaming)
- Integrating IMS and Web2.0 services (Mashups, Rich Internet Applications)
- Architectures and Runtimes for IMS Elements
- IMS Core Services
- IMS Mobility
- Case Studies and Status of IMS Deployment
- IMS Clients and Devices

* Multimedia Streaming and Communications
- Multicast, Broadcast and IPTV
- Media Streaming
- Cross-layer Optimization for Multimedia Service Support
- Video Quality Assessment

* Trials and testbeds
- Service Test and Validation Platforms
- Open Source Initiatives
- Benchmarking IMS Services and Applications

* Next Generation Communication System (Wireless and Wired)
- Machine-type communication technologies (Internet of Things)
- User Equipment Technologies
- Traffic offloading techniques and performance
- IPv6 migration issues
- Qos for voice and video
- Green Systems (Smart Grid and Power Saving)

All paper submissions are handled through EDAS: http://edas.info/8901
The proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library.
IMSAA is seeking original research work which is not yet published or
not submitted in any other conferences, journals or magazines. Proposals
for tutorials are also solicited.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission (Extended, Firm):   10th August 2010 (EST, USA)
Paper review notification:           15th September 2010 (EST, USA)
Paper camera ready:                   5th October 2010 (EST, USA)
Demo proposal submission:            15th October 2010 (EST, USA)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

General Co-chairs:
Ashutosh Dutta, Telcordia, USA
Sanjoy Paul, Infosys, India

TPC Co-chairs:
Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
Yoshihiro Ohba, Toshiba, Japan
Xiaotao Wu, Avaya, USA

Publicity Co-chairs:
Christian Makaya, Telcordia, USA
Rafa Marin Lopez, University of Murcia, Spain
Shashidhara Dongre, L&T Infotech, India

Publication Chair:
Shweta Jain, Rutgers, USA

Service Provider Session Chair:
Sanyogita Shamsunder, Verizon, USA

Tutorials Chair:
Shantidev Mohanty, Intel, USA

Registration Chair:
Jayanta Mukherjee, HP, India

Panel Chair:
Yoshinori Kitatsuji, KDDI Labs, Japan

Finance Chair:
C. M. Abraham, IIITB, India

STEERING COMMITTEE:
Nirwan Ansari, NJIT, USA
Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, USA
Subir Saha, RIT, India
Asok Chatterjee, Ericsson, USA
Debabrata Das, IIIT-Bangalore, India

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CALL FOR TUTORIALS

4th IEEE International Conference on Internet Multimedia Systems
Architecture and Application (IMSAA-10)
December 15-17, 2010
Bangalore, India
www.imsaa.org

We invite the submission of proposals for tutorials at IEEE IMSAA 2010.
Tutorial proposals should be submitted to imsaa10-tutorial@ieee.org,
no later than September 15, 2010 and acceptance will be notified by
September 30, 2010. We welcome submissions for tutorial proposals in
the following areas of multimedia systems and not limited to:

* Convergent Communications Services

* Security & Privacy toward Next-Generation Communications Systems

* Mobile communication applications and application development (iPhone,
Android, Blackberry, Symbian, MeeGo, etc.) in 3G and 4G networks

* Cloud Computing

* Multicast, Broadcast and IPTV

* Green Systems (Smart Grid and Power Saving)

* Any other topic that tutor thinks will be of interest to audience.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Tutorial Proposal submission:   September 15, 2010 (EST, USA)
Notification:                   September 30, 2010 (EST, USA)

Submission at: imsaa10-tutorial@ieee.org

Tutorial Chair:
Shantidev Mohanty, Intel Corporation, USA,
Email: shantidev.mohanty@intel.com

Each Tutorial proposal must include:

* Title of the tutorial

* Name, title, affiliation, address, and a short Bio (up to 200 words)
of the instructor(s)

* A short summary (up to 1 page) of the tutorial proposal emphasizing
its timeliness

* Preferred length of tutorial (half-day/full-day, though half-day
tutorial is more welcome)

* If appropriate, a description of past tutorials, including number
of attendees, etc.

Tutorial Selection Procedure:

Stage 1: The tutorial chair will check the suitability of the tutorial
proposals and rank them so that a broader and more diverse tutorial
program can be achieved. The proposals with the highest scores will be
selected and the authors will be contacted within one month of the deadline.

Stage 2: The authors of selected tutorials will be invited to submit
the complete (a detailed, more comprehensive) proposal. Tutorial chairs
possibly with the help of a small committee will evaluate the complete
proposals and decide by using the ranking system.

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

We cordially invite you to join us at:

4th IEEE International Conference on Internet Multimedia Systems
Architecture and Application (IMSAA-10)
December 15-17, 2010
Bangalore, India

http://www.imsaa.org

Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 6th, 2010 (EST, USA)

Technical Sponsors: IEEE Communications Society Bangalore Chapter,
IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), IEEE Bangalore Section

IEEE IMSAA 2010 is designated to tackle challenges in the areas
of next generation communication system and multimedia services,
including issues related to performance, security, reliability,
scalability, mobility, interoperability, and deployment by bringing
together researchers, engineers and practitioners from academia and
industry working.

The conference program will include presentation of peer-reviewed
papers, service providers session, co-located workshops, tutorials,
and demonstration sessions.

This year plenary and keynote speakers include:

- Charles E. Perkins, Technical Fellow, Tellabs, USA
- Dr. Parag Pruthi, CEO and Founder, NIKSUN, USA
- K Ananth Krishnan, CTO Tata Consultancy Services
- Dr. Venkat Padmanabhan, Manager, Microsoft Research, India
- Abhay Savargaonkar, CTO and Vice President, Bharti Airtel, India

Further details are available at: http://www.imsaa.org

We look forward seeing you in Bangalore,

Organizing Committee