I2TS'2005 - 4th International Information and Telecommunication

Technologies Symposium

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, December 14-17,  2005
Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

Sponsored by:
IEEE-R9, INE-UFSC, Barddal, SBC-Sul

The International Information and Telecommunication Technologies Symposium (I2TS'2005) will take place at Federal University of Santa Catarina, in the beautiful city of Florianópolis,Santa Catarina, Brazil. I2TS'2005 serves as an international forum for peoplefrom academia, industry and research labs, for presenting recent  results in information and telecommunication technologies research and applications.I2TS'2005 includes Technical Sessions, Tool Sessions, Poster Sessions, Panels, Tutorials and Workshops.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Authors are encouraged to submit both theoretical and practical results of significance. Demonstration of new tools/applications is welcome. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

TELECOMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS NETWORKS
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Mobile Ad Hoc Networks - MANETs
- Wireless Multimedia
- Telecommunication Technology
- Optical Networks and Switching
- Wireless WANs, LANs and PANs (Personal Area Networks)
- Quality of Service
- Mobile wireless network Planning, Management, Control and Monitoring
- Security and Privacy
- Applications and Case Studies

COMPUTER NETWORKS, REAL TIME AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
- Real-Time and Multimedia Systems
- Parallel and Distributed Systems
- Distributed and Mobile Computing
- Distributed Algorithms and Architectures
- Distributed Operating Systems
- Distributed Data Management
- Computer Networks
- P2P and Overlay networks
- Quality of Service
- Network Planning, Management, Control and Monitoring
- Security and Privacy
- Applications and Case Studies

DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS, UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Large Scale Distributed Interactive Simulation
- Ubiquitous Computing (architectures, systems, human-computer interaction)
- Context aware computing
- Web-Based Systems (architectures, programming models, tools etc)
- Semantic web and ontologies
- Embedded Systems
- Applications and Case Studies

- Collaborative Virtual Environments (Synchronization, Extensibility, Persistency, Interoperability, Scalability, Adaptability, Security, etc.)

Authors of regular papers should submit the papers to JEMS (earlier brazilian EDAS) at https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/i2ts2005.

The papers should be submitted in electronic form (PDF only). Papers should be written in English (or in Portuguese) and should not exceed 8 pages (see 'Instruction for Authors in the web page).
The English papers will be published in hard copy; and the full proceedings (with papers in Portuguese) will be published in CD-ROM - both with the same ISBN number.

TOOL SESSIONS and POSTER SESSIONS
Authors are encouraged to submit papers describing tools suitable for on-line demonstration. Standard microcomputers will be available for tool sessions.
The tool and poster papers (extended abstracts) will undergo a regular review process and will be published in the conference proceedings in a dedicated tool and poster sessions, respectively. Tool and Poster papers should be sent to mirela@barddal.br.

MINI-COURSES
Proposals for half-day or full-day MiniCourses are solicited on timely topics related to the above areas. The proposal must include description and biographies. The proposals should be sent to mirela@barddal.br.

IMPORTANT DATES - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 16th

Full Paper Submission Deadline (English and Portuguese): October 16th, 2005

Poster Submission Deadline: October 16th, 2005

Tool Paper Submission Deadline: October 16th, 2005

Papers Notification: November 18th, 2005

Camera Ready: November 28th, 2005

Paper Registration: December 2nd

GENERAL CHAIRS
Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada
Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal University, Brazil
João Bosco Mangueira Sobral, UFSC, Brazil

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro, UFMG, Brazil
Regina Borges de Araujo, UFSCar, Brazil
Edson dos Santos Moreira, ICMC/USP, Brazil

LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR
João Bosco Mangueira Sobral, UFSC, Brazil

ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE
Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada
Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro, UFMG, Brazil
Bernardo Gonçalves Riso, UFSC, Brazil
João Bosco Mangueira Sobral, UFSC, Brazil
Manoel Camillo de Oliveira Penna Neto, PUC-PR, Brazil

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Abbas, Claudia Barenco - UnB - Brazil
Almulla, Mohammed - Kuwait University - Kuwait
Araujo, Regina Borges - UFSCar - Brazil
Benyoucef, Morad - University of Ottawa - Canada
Bononi, Luciano - University of Bologna - Italy
Boukerche, Azzedine - University of Ottawa - Canada
Calamoneri, Tiziana - University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Italy
Camargo, João Batista - USP - Brazil
Castro, Julio Cesar Hernández - Universidad Carlos III - Spain
Correa, Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti - USP - Brazil
Dantas, Mario - UFSC - Brazil

Fernandes, Lincoln - Barddal - Brazil
Gondim, Paulo Roberto de Lira - UnB - Brazil

Fortes, Renata Pontin M. - ICMC/USP - Brazil
Greve, Fabíola Gonçalves Pereira - UFBA - Brazil
Guardia, Hélio Crestana - UFSCar - Brazil

Jardini, José Antonio - USP - Brazil
Karatza, Helen - University of Thessaloniki - Greece
Kurt, Akif - Istanbul University - Turkey
Loureiro, Antonio Alfredo F. - DCC/UFMG - Brazil
Martinez, Jeimy José Cano - Uniandes - Colômbia
Mateus, Geraldo Robson - DCC/UFMG - Brazil

Mello, Rodrigo Fernandes - ICMC/USP - Brazil
Melo, Alba Cristina Magalhães Alves - UnB Brazil
Min, Geyong - University of Bradford - UK

Moiseichyk, Ana Elizabeth - Barddal - Brazil
Moreira, Edson dos Santos - ICMC/USP - Brazil
Narasimhan, Lakshmi - University of Newcastle - Australia
Nikoleletseas, Sotiris E. - Computer Technology Institute - Greece
Notare, Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni - Barddal University - Brazil
Ould-Khaoua, Mohamed M. - University of Glasgow - UK
Paris, Jehan-François - University of Houston - USA

Pizzolato, Ednaldo Briganti - UFSCar - Brazil
Puttini, Ricardo Staciarini - UnB - Brazil
Sobral, João Bosco Mangueira - UFSC - Brazil
Souza Jr., Rafael Timóteo - UnB - Brazil
Todesco, José Leomar - UFSC - Brazil
Trevelin, Luis Carlos - USCar - Brazil
Villalba, Luis Javier García - Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Spain
Wangham, Michelle - Barddal - Brazil

Zomaya, Albert - University of Sydney - Australia
 

STEERING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada
Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare, Barddal University, Brazil

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Carla Adriana Barvinski Zanchett, - UNIPAR/PR

Flavio Arnaldo Braga Da Silva, UEM/PR

Francisco Tadei Negreiros, Barddal

Igor Vinicius Mussoi de Lima, CESUFOZ/UNIAMERICA/PR

Jerusa Marchi, Barddal

José Washington De Medeiros, Itaipu

Kathia Regina Lemos Jucá, NPD/UFSC

Lourdes Alves, Barddal
Mauricio Fiorese, Barddal

Olinto José Varela Furtado, UFSC

Renato Bobsin Machado, UNIOESTE/PR

Rogério Dos Santos Silva – Barddal

Saulo Popov Zambiasi,  Barddal

Sinara de Oliveira Branco, Barddal

Valter Monteiro Oliveira Junior, Barddal

Vera Lúcia Lorenset Benedetti - SETREM/RGS

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Departamento de Computação - UFSCar

Departamento de Informática e Estatística - INE/UFSC

Fundação Barddal de Educação e Cultura

Fundação de Ensino e Engenharia em Santa Catarina - FEESC
Centro Tecnológico da UFSC - CTC/UFSC
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Computação - PPGCC/UFSC

Centro Acadêmico do Curso de Sistemas de Informação (CASIN/UFSC)

FURTHER INFORMATION
For additional information, please send an e-mail to Prof.Mirela Secchi Annoni
Notare (mirela@barddal.br) or Prof. Regina B. Araujo (regina@dc.ufscar.br)

Updated conference announcement and information are accessible at the symposium home page at www.dc.ufscar.br/i2ts2005.