MUE 2008 Submission deadline has been extended to Dec. 20, 2007

The 2nd International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2008)

http://www.sersc.org/MUE2008

April 24 - 26, 2008 Hanwha Resort Haeundae, Busan, Korea.

*Special Issues (SCI Journals)*

Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering is emerging rapidly as an exciting new paradigm to provide computing life services any time, anywhere. MUE 2008 conference will provide a good chance for academic and industry professionals to discuss recent progress in the area of multimedia and ubiquitous environment including models and systems, new directions, novel applications associated with the utilization, and acceptance of ubiquitous computing devices and systems.

Special Issue on "Emerging Multimedia Applications", Multimedia Tools and Applications (indexed by SCI-E), Springer. Special Issue on "Multimedia Services and Applications", Journal of Universal Computer Science (indexed by SCI-E). Special Issue on "Security for Multimedia and Ubiquitous Applications", Telecommunication Systems (indexed by SCI-E), Springer.

== Conference Topics == Topics of relevance include but are not limited to the following areas. Excellent surveying works in these areas are welcome, too.

Ubiquitous Computing and Technology

Ambient and Artificial Intelligence

Context-Aware Ubiquitous Computing

Parallel/Distributed/Grid Computing

Novel Machine Architectures

Semantic Web and Knowledge Grid

Smart Home and Natural Interfaces

1. Ubiquitous Computing and Beyond

   AI and Soft Computing in Multimedia

   Computer Graphics and Simulation

   Content-Based Image Retrieval / QBE

   Medical Image and Signal Processing

   Multimedia Indexing and Compression

   Virtual Reality and Game Technology

   Current Challenges in Multimedia

2. Multimedia Modeling and Processing

   Protocols for Ubiquitous Services

   Ubiquitous Database Methodologies

   Ubiquitous Application Interfaces

   IPv6 Foundations and Applications

   Smart Home Network Middleware

   Ubiquitous Sensor Networks / RFID

   U-Commerce and Other Applications

3. Ubiquitous Services and Applications

   Multimedia RDBMS Platforms

   Multimedia in Telemedicine

   Multimedia Embedded Systems

   Entertainment Industry

   E-Commerce and E-Learning

   Novel Multimedia Applications

   Computer Graphics in Industry

4. Multimedia Services and Applications

   Security in Commerce and Industry

   Security in Ubiquitous Databases

   Key Management and Authentication

   Privacy in Ubiquitous Environment

   Sensor Networks and RFID Security

   Multimedia Information Security

   Forensics and Image Watermarking

5. Multimedia and Ubiquitous Security
6. Other IT and Multimedia Applications

== Organization ==

• Honorary Chair SeokSoo Kim, University of Hannam, Korea

  Tai-hoon Kim, Hannam University, Korea Wai Chi Fang, NASA JPL, USA

• Steering Co-chairs

  Jong Hyuk Park, Kyungnam University, Korea Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan William I. Grosky, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA

• General Co-chairs

  Dominik Slezak, Infobright Inc., Canada Sang-Soo Yeo, Kyushu University, Japan Ching-Hsien Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan

• Program Co-chairs

  Track 1.Ubiquitous Computing and Beyond Hai Jin, HUST, China Track 2.Multimedia Modeling and Processing Shu-Ching Chen, Florida International University, USA Track 3.Ubiquitous Services and Applications Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan Track 4.Multimedia Services and Applications Daniel Howard, QinetiQ, UK Track 5.Multimedia and Ubiquitous Security Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Track 6.IT and Multimedia Applications Hangbae Chang, Daejin University, Korea

• Program Vice Co-chairs
• Workshop Co-chairs Mieso Denko, University of GUELPH, Canada Ilsun You, Korean Bible University, Korea Frode Eika Sandnes, Oslo University College, Norway
• Steering Committee Andrea Omicini, DEIS, Universita di Bologna, Italy Hamid-R Arabnia, The University of Georgia, USA Daqing Zhang, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore Lionel Ni, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Haeng-kon Kim, Catholic Univ. of Taegu, Korea Sajal K. Das, University Texas at Arlington, USA Byeongho Kang, University of Tasmania, Australia Sankar K. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India Kyoo Seok Park Kyungnam University, Korea Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada Cao Jiannong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Publicity Co-chairs Timothy K. Shih Tamkang University, Taiwan Deok Gyu Lee, ETRI, Korea Ing-Ray Chen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
• Publication Co-chairs Jiyoung Lim, Korean Bible University, Korea
• International Journals Coordinating Co-chairs Sajid Hussain, Acadia University, Canada Yang Xiao, University of Alabama, USA
• Program Committee: http://www.sersc.org/MUE2008/contents9.htm

== Important Dates == Submission of Papers: November 1, 2007 -- > December 20, 2007 (Final Extension) Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2007 --> January 20, 2008 (Final Extension) Camera ready submission: January 1, 2008 --> January 30, 2008 (Final Extension)

== Paper Submission and Publication == Every submitted paper will be carefully reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee. The problematic (borderline) papers will be additionally evaluated by the members of the International Advisory Board and the Chairs of the conference. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings with IEEE CS (indexed by EI) with two categories: regular papers (6~8 pages), short papers (4~5 pages).

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in MUE 2008, after further revisions, will be published in special issues on prestigious international journals indexed by SCI-E (Confirmed).

== Contact Information == If you have any question about the CfPs and papers submission, please mail to Secretary of MUE2008 (sersc@sersc.org).