Call for paper: DMS'04 (deadline March 31, 2004)

Call for Papers
The Tenth International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems DMS'2004
http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms04.html
Hotel Sofitel, San Francisco Bay
September 8 - 10, 2004

Important Dates
March  31, 2004       Paper submission due
 June   1, 2004       Notification of acceptance
 July   1, 2004       Final manuscript due
 July   1, 2004       Early conference registration due

The DMS conference is an international conference series, which covers a wide 
spectrum of technique discussions,
demonstrations, and student program/paper contests in the fields of distributed 
multimedia computing. Started in
1994, the series of conference has been held at Hawaii, Hong Kong, Vancouver, 
Taipei, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, San
Francisco and Miami. This time, the conference will be held at the Sofitel 
Hotel, San Francisco Bay, USA with video
conferencing in other universities/organizations in US, Japan and elsewhere.

DMS'2004 focuses on techniques, systems, applications, and theories in the 
fields of distributed multimedia computing.
The conference organizers seek contributions of high quality papers, panels or 
tutorials, addressing various aspects
of distributed multimedia systems and applications, for presentation at the 
conference and publication in the proceedings.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    * audio and video compression
    * MPEG, Quicktime, Windows API standards
    * image, video, audio content analysis and indexing/retrieval
    * image, video and audio watermark
    * 3D audio and video
    * computer graphics and animation
    * modeling and analysis of distributed multimedia systems
    * OS support for distributed multimedia systems
    * distributed multimedia databases and computing
    * multi-paradigmatic information retrieval
    * multimedia human-computer interaction
    * multimedia communications and network architectures
    * mobile networks and mobile computing
    * multimedia stream synchronization and QoS control/scheduling
    * multimedia software engineering
    * multimedia processors and ASIC
    * multimedia technologies for people with disability
    * intelligent multimedia computing
    * intelligent multimodal interaction
    * multi agents, mobile agents and their applications
    * communication encryption
    * security of distributed computer systems
    * Web servers and services
    * XML applications
    * Java, VRML and multimedia languages
    * visual and multidimensional languages for multimedia applications
    * multimedia digital libraries and mail systems
    * multimedia applications for CSCW
    * multimedia authoring tools and intelligent tutoring
    * cultural heritage multimedia applications
    * tele-conferencing, tele-medicine and tele-lecture
    * virtual reality, distributed virtual environment, and their applications
    * virtual school, virtual university, and virtual learning community
    * distance learning methodology, tools and systems
    * e-commerce, e-education and e-entertainment

The use of prototypes and demonstration video for presentations is encouraged.

Workshops and Special Sessions
This year, DMS'2004 will be held in conjunction with workshops, conferences and 
special sections. Papers submitted to
workshops or special sessions are invited by the program committee chairs of 
the workshops/sections. This joint organization
aims to collect research results from different perspectives. The following 
workshops and conferences are being planned:

      International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing

Please contact the conference program co-chairs if you are interested in 
organizing a workshop or a special session. A one-page
proposal with the following items is required:

Title of the workshop/special session
  Name of the program committee chair(s)
  A list of program committee members
  E-mail address of the corresponding program committee chair
  A brief description of the theme

Each special session should include at least 5 invited (or accepted) papers. 
Each workshop should include at least 2 special
sessions (10 papers). Paper review process of the workshop/special session will 
be arranged by the individual program
committee chair. It is the responsibility of the individual chairs to ensure 
the quality of papers in the workshop/special
sessions. The schedule of workshops/special sessions will be the same as the 
main conference (See Important Dates below).
Each individual program committee chair can set up the Web site of the 
workshop/special session. However papers will be
printed in the same volume as the main conference.

Special issue of Journals
Best ranked papers accepted at the conference will be suggested for publication 
in a special issue of an international journal,
subject to the review by the program committee. Papers suggested for the 
special issue will then be reviewed by external
reviewers following the standard procedure of review stipulated by the 
international journal.

Conference Site
Hotel Sofitel, San Francisco Bay

Conference Organization
Conference chair: Shi-Kuo Chang, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Nikolay Mirenkov, University of Aizu, Japan
Maurizio Tucci, University of Salerno, Italy

Boat Tour
Conference banquet will be combined with a boat tour to the San Francisco Bay.

Information for Authors
Papers must be written in English. An electronic version (Postscript, PDF, or 
MS Word format) of the full paper should be
submitted using the following URL: 
http://conf.ksi.edu/dms04/submit/SubmitPaper.php. Please use Internet Explorer 
as the
browser. Manuscript must include a 200-word abstract and no more than 6 pages 
of IEEE double column text (include figures
and references).

Information for Reviewers
Papers submitted to DMS'04 will be reviewed electronically. The users 
(webmaster, program chair, reviewers...) can login
using the following URL: http://conf.ksi.edu/dms04/review/pass.php. If you have 
any questions or run into problems, please
send e-mail to: dms-ZbnL4CFMhFw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

DMS'2004 Conference Secretariat
Knowledge Systems Institute
3420 Main Street
Skokie, IL 60076 USA
Tel: 847-679-3135
Fax: 847-679-3166
E-mail: dms-O32vFZQ7vCU@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you cannot submit electronically, please send four copies of the complete 
manuscript to the above postal address.
Important Dates

March  31, 2004       Paper submission due
   June   1, 2004     Notification of acceptance
   July 1, 2004       Final manuscript due
   July 1, 2004       Early conference registration due


Program Committee

Nadia Berthouze
University of Aizu, Japan
nadia-P2GrUuHSao/tP0S62TOXqw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Carsten Griwodz
University of Oslo, Norway
griff-6miFZF/5cTBuMpJDpNschA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Kai H. Chang   
Auburn University, USA
kchang-J9FZ2Xj+lwv867DpOYdHzQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Shih-Fu Chang   
Columbia University, USA
sfchang-7WTuveXWkxPENvBUuze7eA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Han-Chieh Chao   
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
hcc-WQ08jDKT9ufbajfmajKm8Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ing-Ray Chen
Virginia Tech (VPI&SU), USA
irchen-B3Yz1koTNP6HXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Meng Chang Chen
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
mcc-3pA+98l8zA9MZQ+1UWixwQIxwlB7+PcL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Shu-Ching Chen   
Florida International University, USA
chens-43oy+cWvsXk3uPMLIKxrzw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yonghee Choi
Seoul National Univ., Korea
yonghee-ntQ8I44N4zM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Zied Choukair   
ENST Bretagne, France
Zied.Choukair-Pj3lBMu8rt9bbU8NOSLlsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fadi P. Deek   
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Fadi.Deek-ibM/kCCv768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

David H. C. Du
Univ. of Minnesota, USA
du-k0Ej6N9cQa43uPMLIKxrzw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Jean-Luc Dugelay
Institut EURECOM, France
jld-LLumlL2/hSZGWvitb5QawA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Larbi Esmahi   
National Research Council of Canada, Canada
larbie-1Q/KASFKeDldKLj3K8Ij/Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Athula Ginige,
University of Western Sydney, Australia
a.ginige-w6+s2I0VQzUQrrorzV6ljw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Stuart Goose
Siemens Corporate Research, USA
sgoose-juDmOOQupLk4Rr3pShJk5A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

William Grosky
Wayne State Univ., USA
wgrosky-63aXycvo3TyHXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Angela Guercio
Hiram College, USA
guercioa-gCtIHm932FqHXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Masahito Hirakawa
Shimane University, Japan
hirakawa-J1mRUFl954ST0zImni+/8nf5DAMn2ifp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Peter Douglas Holt   
Athabasca University, Canada
holt-1Q/KASFKeDldKLj3K8Ij/Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Michelle T. C. Kao
National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan
mkao-WQ08jDKT9ufbajfmajKm8Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

James Kwok
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
jkwok-Z61Sh+0+0WM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Robert Laurini,
LIRIS - INSA de Lyon,  France
Robert.Laurini-TYLpsfhSBw3HNWWW6QW1Ag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wee Kheng Leow   
The National University of Singapore, Singapore
leowwk-re5r+meJ/dN84TsAtUCrkA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sheng-Tun Li
National Kaohsiung First Univ. of Sci. and Tech., Taiwan
stli-+ML94AMx5g9NzbyOXjGyEn2eZZfXdZYo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wen-Syan Li
CCRL, NEC USA Inc.
wen-XumLegjMthdgyP1fQBLAoA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mark Liao
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
liao-3pA+98l8zA9MZQ+1UWixwQIxwlB7+PcL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fuhua Lin       
Athabasca University, Canada
oscarl-1Q/KASFKeDldKLj3K8Ij/Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Chien-Tsai Liu   
Taipei Medical College, Taiwan
ctliu-dwU4+VsL9dLbajfmajKm8Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Jonathan Liu
University of Florida, USA
jcliu-YG/EQmCUvor2fBVCVOL8/A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Vincent Oria   
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
oria-9jjYPPHJPWP2fBVCVOL8/A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ming Ouhyoung    
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
ming-z6kBMCJJja6QRVQI7GEdMQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Syed M. Rahman
Minnesota State University, USA
mahbubur.syed-P9IgwPBqvxSbUMaxD5WQig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yoshitaka Shibata
Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
shibata-ScDHXLT8bgnoGvWMyDZePA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Timothy K. Shih
Tamkang University, Taiwan
tshih-ZYEEpjFvdU1VLo3aVNUkmw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Makoto Takizawa
Tokyo Denki University, Japan
taki-wMwmRy4SwzHLTJ4gsEYFB+ga9YzINl48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Steven L. Tanimoto
Univ. of Washington, USA
tanimoto-GmWTxIRN22iJaUV4rX00uodd74u8MsAO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Genny Tortora,
University of Salerno, Italy
tortora-unmjZaOI7Bo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Joseph E. Urban
Arizona State Univ., USA
joseph.urban-tTJs1oqo2yY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Athena Vakali   
Aristotle University, Greece
avakali-nS1Tg549IMhMo1R+fwTmgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Son T. Vuong
Univ. of British Columbia, Canada
vuong-p4f71khQOEj3fQ9qLvQP4Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Shi-Nine Yang
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
snyang-nbsS8PReSFaywsBXwkuJDg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rentaro Yoshioka
University of Aizu
rentaro-P2GrUuHSao/tP0S62TOXqw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Kang Zhang
The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
kzhang-DNmUmOh1Rg72fBVCVOL8/A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





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