Event:AINA 2008

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As one of the most important international conferences sponsored by the TCDP of the IEEE Computer Society, the International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-08) will be held in Ginowan City , Okinawa, Japan. March 25-28, 2008. The conference covers theory,design and application of computer networks and distributed computing systems. Aside from the regular presentations, the conference will include keynote addresses with speakers from both industry and academia. Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the following areas:

• Communication Protocol and Architecture
• High-speed Communication and Network
• Wireless Communication and Network
• Multimedia Communication and System
• Personal Communication System
• Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network
• Low-power Network and System Network
• Wearable Network and System
• Embedded System and Networking
• Quality of Services (QoS)
• Network Control and Management
• Network Performance Analysis and Evaluation
• Internet Technology and IP-based Applications
• Multicast Routing and Technology
• Security, Privacy and Trust
• Fault-tolerant and Dependable System
• Multi-agent System and Applications
• Parallel/Distributed Algorithm and Architecture
• Distributed Database and Data Mining
• Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR System
• Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing
• Biological Informatics and Computing
• E-Learning, E-Commerce, E-Society, etc.
• Grid, Cluster and Internet Computing
• Peer-to-Peer (P2P) System
• Service-oriented Framework and Middleware
• Autonomic Computing and Communication
• WWW, Semantic Web and Cyber World
• Mobile and Context-aware Computing
• Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing
• Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World
• Smart Object, Space/Environment and System
• Innovative Networking and Applications
• Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World

AINA 2008 organizing committee

• HonoraryChair
  • Shoichi Noguchi, AFAIS, Japan

• General CoChairs
  • Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan

• Program CoChairs
  • Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
  • Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, England

• Workshops CoChairs
  • Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
  • Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada
  • David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

• International Advisory Committee
  • has OC member:ChinChenChang, FengChia University, Taiwan
  • Wen-TsuenChen, Tsinghua University, Taiwan
  • JingdeCheng, Saitama University, Japan
  • ZhongChen, Peking University,China
  • Sunyoung Han, Konkuk University, Korea
  • Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA
  • has OC member:Chung-Ming Huang, NationalCheng Kung University, Taiwan
  • Shou-Hsuan Stephen Huang, University of Houston, USA
  • Ali R. Hurson, Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
  • Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Takuya Katayama, JAIST, Japan
  • Tohru Kikuno, Osaka University, Japan
  • has OC member:Cheeha Kim, Postech, Korea
  • Kane H. Kim, University of California, Irvine, USA
  • Joseph Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
  • Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, ITRI, Taiwan
  • Mike Liu, Ohio State University, USA
  • Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA
  • Michel Raynal, IRISA, France
  • Norio Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan
  • Zhili Sun, University of Surrey, UK
  • A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
  • Jeffrey Tsai, University of Illinois atChicago, USA
  • Roland Wagner, Linz University, Austria
  • Xinmei Wang, Xidian University,China
  • has OC member:Chengke Wu, Xidian University,China
  • Kechu Yi, Xidian University,China
  • Susumu Horiguchi, Tohoku University, Japan

• Program ViceChairs:
  • Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
    • has program chair:Chih-YungChang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Agent and Intelligent Computing
    • Kuo-MingChao, Coventry University, UK
  • Communication Technology and Protocols
    • Winston Seah, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
  • Dependable and Autonomic Systems
    • Naohiro Hayashibara, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
  • Distributed and Parallel Algorithms
    • Ali Shahrabi, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
  • Distributed Database and Data Mining
    • Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan
  • Grid, P2P and Scalable Computing
    • Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
  • Internet Computing, Web and Multimedia Applications
    • Ren-Hung Hwang, NationalChungCheng University, Taiwan
  • Mobile Networks and Applications
    • HanChiehChao, National Ilan University, Taiwan
  • Network Control and Performance Evaluation
    • Geyong Min, Bradford University, UK
  • Pervasive/Ubiquitous Networks and Computing
    • Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada
  • Security, Privacy and Trust
    • Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tokai University, Japan
  • Semantic Services and Computing
    • Markus Aleksy, ABB AG Corporate Research Center, Germany
  • Innovative Networking and Applications
    • KuanChing Li, Providence University, Taiwan

• Award CoChairs
  • Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
  • S. Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK
  • Jiandong Li, Xidian University,China

• International Liaison CoChairs
  • Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
  • Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,China
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• Industrial Liaison CoChairs
  • Hisao Koizumi, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
  • Jian Ma, Nokia,China

• Publicity CoChairs
  • Timothy Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • Katherine Guo, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA

• Publication CoChairs
  • Arjan Durresi, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
  • Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
  • Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia

• International Journals Coordinators
  • Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan
  • Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK

• Treasure and Local ArrangementChairs
  • Takuo Nakashima, Kyushu Tokai University, Japan
  • Valbona Barolli, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

• Web AdministrationChairs
  • Yoshio Nakajima, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
  • Ailixier Aikebaier, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

• Steering CommitteeChair
  • Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

• Conference Secretary
  • Yuka Onaga, Okinawa Convention Beaureu, Japan
  • Yoshie Johnson, Okinawa Congress, Japan