[ecoop-info] CFP: MobiMedia 2008 (4th International Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference)

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                      CALL FOR PAPERS

                       MobiMedia2008
4th International Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference

     *** PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 14th of March 2008 ***
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            Sponsored by ACM, ICST, CREATE-NET and VTT

                          MobiMedia 2008
               Web-site: http://www.mobimedia.org

                  6-9th of July, Oulu, Finland

Scope
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The development and deployment of the multimedia services and applications 
in mobile environments requires adopting an interdisciplinary approach 
where both multimedia and networking issues are addressed jointly. 
Different type of semantic characteristics of media, human interpretation 
of audiovisual information, coding standards and interaction with 
networking, mobility and security protocols are research issues that need 
to be carefully examined when proposing new solutions. The efficient 
delivery and deployment of multimedia applications and services over 
emerging diverse and heterogeneous wireless networks is a challenging 
research objective. The research efforts e.g. for the 3G/4G and 3G LTE 
visions of interworking among heterogeneous technologies to achieve 
multimedia session continuity, retain multimedia QoS characteristics etc., 
amplifies the need to evaluate the conditions and restrictions under which 
delivery of such services can be accomplished. The demand for efficient 
multimedia communications can be also seen as one of main driving forces 
towards the Future Internet and Post-IP solutions. The interoperability of 
applications, transport and network protocols and radio access, as well as 
the demand for improved quality of service and user experience, security 
and mobility support creates a challenging study field and also 
possibilities for research of novel communication protocols and methods 
towards the Future Internet. In addition for the technical challenges 
caused by the increased amount of multimedia usage and delivery through 
different community services, peer-to-peer networks, Web, Internet IPTV 
etc. the multimedia delivery is also affecting to industry value chains, 
commerce transactions between businesses (B2B), and business and customers 
(B2C). Within this scope, MobiMedia is intended to provide a unique 
international forum for researchers from industry and academia, working in 
multimedia coding and mobile networking fields to study new applications, 
solutions, and standards.

Original unpublished contributions are solicited that can improve the 
knowledge and practice in the integrated design of efficient technologies 
and the relevant provision of advanced mobile multimedia applications.

The conference key reseach areas include, but are not limited to

     * Application and channel coding paradigms, including for
       example joint source and channel coding paradigms, scalable
       video coding, wireless and ad hoc network solutions,
       ciphering and authentication.
     * Networking and transmission mechanisms including for example
       transport and network protocol solutions, cross-layer
       techniques, rate control and
       adaptation mechanism for video delivery, impact of mobility
       and heterogenous networks in multimedia delivery and p2p
       content delivery
     * Multimedia services, business models and concepts, including
       for example new business models and service concepts, trust
       and security paradigms for multimedia delivery, test beds and
       experimentation platforms for multimedia delivery.

Papers
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The conference invites original technical papers that were not previously 
published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. 
Topics include, but are not limited to:

     * Multimedia semantic characteristics in wireless, mobile and
       ubiquitous environments
     * Multimedia QoS in wireless networks
     * Extraction and usage of semantic information with multimedia
     * Performance evaluation of multimedia services
     * Multimedia Retrieval in wireless and mobile environments
     * Mechanisms supporting triple-play services in emerging
       wireless networks
     * Scalable Coding of multimedia in wireless and mobile networks
     * Cross-Layer techniques for multimedia communications over
       wireless networks
     * Joint source-channel coding
     * Multimedia services over ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks
     * Rate Control and Adaptation for wireless multimedia
     * P2P multimedia streaming in wireless and mobile networks
     * Transport protocols for multimedia in emerging wireless
       networks
     * Mobile Content Delivery Networks
     * Test and experimentation test beds for multimedia delivery
     * Impact of heterogeneous wireless network environment and
       mobility
     * Trust and security in multimedia delivery
     * Service concepts and new business models

Technical program
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The conference will also include invited panels to facilitate for 
exchanging ideas and discussion, and specific sessions and workshops on 
focused interest areas. Submissions of proposals on workshops and special 
sessions on emerging topics are invited

Paper submission and publication
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MobiMedia 2008 invites manuscripts that present original materials not 
previously published in, or currently under review by, another conference 
or journal. Submissions should be full-length papers of up to 7 pages 
(including all figures and references) formatted according to ACM 
publication template. Full-length papers should report on completed work 
and will be considered for oral presentations. A separate abstract of no 
longer than 200 words should be submitted as well. Submissions will be 
judged by their originality, significance, interest, clarity, relevance, 
and correctness. Accepted papers will be published in the ACM 
International Conference Proceedings Series and will be made available in 
ACM Digital Library, as well as indexed by EI and ISI Index.

Poster sessions and demonstrations
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MobiMedia 2008 invites the poster and demonstration session parallel with 
the main conference event. These short papers should report on work in 
progress or discuss open problems, and will be considered for poster 
presentations. A maximum of 4 page proposal for poster/demonstration 
presentation for the session should be submitted to the Poster Session 
co-chairs. For information on exhibit space or sponsorship opportunities, 
please contact the corresponding conference Poster and Demosession Chair, 
General Chairs and Conference Organizing Chairs. Contact information 
can be found at URL:http://www.mobimedia.org

Workshops and special sessions
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Proposals for one-day workshops or special session to be held in 
conjunction with the conference are solicited. A maximum of 2 pages should 
be submitted which include the workshop name, its scope and a list of 
topic of interests. Proposals should be submitted to the Workshop Chairs.

Important Dates
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Proposals for Workshops and Special Sessions due: January 25, 2008
Full Papers due:                                  March 14, 2008
Notification of Acceptance:                       May 2, 2008
Camera-ready Manuscripts due:                     May 24, 2008
Conference Dates:                                 July 7-9, 2008

STEERING BOARD:
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Imrich Chlamtac
Luigi Atzori

GENERAL CHAIRS:
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Jyrki Huusko
Tapio Frantti

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRS:
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Rahim Tafazolli
Djamal Zeghlache
Frank Fitzek


On behalf of Conference Organizing Committee,

Happy Holidays,
Jyrki Huusko


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