First Call for Papers

First Call for Papers

The 1st IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology

December 28-30, 2001, Cairo, Egypt

Co-sponsored by

Technology for the New Millennium

General Chairs

Ayman El-Dessouky, ERI, Egypt

Adel Elmaghraby, U. of Louisville, USA

Steering Committee

E. Abdel-Raheem, Ain Shams U., Egypt

R. Ammar, U. of Connecticut, USA

F. Elguibaly, U. of Victoria, Canada

A. Elmaghraby, U. of Louisville, USA

A. Tantawy, IBM, Egypt/USA

A. Tewfik, U. of Minnesota, USA

Technical Program Chair

A. H. Sayed, UCLA, USA

Registration, & finance Chair

R. Ammar, U. of Connecticut, USA

Publication Chair

F. Elguibaly, U. of Victoria, Canada

Tutorials Chair

S. El-Ramly, Ain Shams U., Egypt

Local Arrang. & Publicity Chair

E. Abdel-Raheem, Ain Shams U., Egypt

Technical Program Committee

H. Abdelwahab, Old Dominion U., USA

M. Ahmadi, U. of Windsor, Canada

A. Akansu, NJ Inst. of Tech., USA

G. Aly, Ain Shams U., Egypt

M. Amin, Villanova U., USA

A. Antoniou, U. of Victoria, Canada

P. Agathoklis, U. of Victoria, Canada

M. Bayoumi, U. of S. Louisiana, USA

M. M. Bayoumi, Queens U., Canada

K. DeJong, George Mason U., USA

P.S.R. Diniz, UFRJ, Brazil

S. El-Khamy, Alexandria U, Egypt

M. El-Sharkawy, IUPUI, USA

M. Fahmy, Assiut U., Egypt

G. Galati, U. Rome, Italy

G. B. Giannakis, U. of Minnesota, USA

I. Greenshields, U. of Connecticut, USA

A. Hero, U. of Michigan, USA

M. Ismail, Alexandria U., Egypt

K. Kamel, UAE U., UAE

A. Karmouch, U. of Ottawa, Canada

A. Kumar, U. of Louisville, USA

G. Lee, N. Carolina S. U., USA

R. Melhem, U. of Pitt., USA

W. Mikhael, U. of Centr. Florida, USA

M. Millanova, BAS, Bulgaria

H. Mouftah, Queens U., Canada

R. Naguib, Coventry U, UK

I. Pitas, U. of Thessaloniki, Greece

T. Saadawi, CUNY, USA

H. Soliman, King Saud U., Saudi Arabia

A. Tantawy, IBM, Egypt/USA

A. Tewfik, U. of Minnesota, USA

T. Yeap, U. of Ottawa, Canada

K. Yetongnon, U. Bourgogne, France

M. Zohdy, Oakland U., USA

The IEEE ISSPIT 2001 is the first in a series of international symposia that aims to cover most of the aspects in the fields of signal processing and information technology. Sessions will include tutorials in addition to presentations on new research results.

Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of IEEE ISSPIT 2001. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality. Contests for Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award will be held and awards will be given.

Papers are invited in the following topics:

Signal processing theory and methods.

Signal processing for communications.

Digital filters, adaptive filters, and filter banks.

Implementation of signal processing systems.

Multimedia signal processing.

Multimedia systems.

Image and Multidimensional signal processing.

Parallel and distributed computing.

Computer networks and the Internet.

Object-oriented approaches.

Advanced data base systems and their applications.

Knowledge based systems.

Special Session on Electrical Engineering Education (in relevant topics)

Prospective authors are invited to submit 4 copies of full-length, four-page papers in two-column formats including diagrams and references. Authors can also submit their papers as attached PDF or Postscript files to an e-mail message. The title page should include author(s) name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. The author should indicate one or two of the above categories that best describe the topic of the paper. Manuscripts should be submitted to:

Prof. A. H. Sayed,

Electrical Engineering Dept.,

UCLA, Los Angeles,

CA 90095-1594, USA.

Tel: +(310) 267-2142

Fax: +(310) 206-8495

e-mail: sayed@ee.ucla.edu

Important Dates

Proposals for Tutorials June 1^st , 2001

Four-page, full-paper submission July 1^st , 2001

Notification of acceptance September 1^st , 2001

Final version paper with registration October 1^st , 2001

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