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Workshop on Advances in Ubiquitous Computing Systems (AUCS 2009)
http://arg.vsb.cz/ndt2009/Workshops/AUCS2009.aspx
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In conjuction with The 1st International Conference on
Networked Digital Technologies (NDT 2009)
VSB Technical University of Czech
http://arg.vsb.cz/ndt2009/InstructionForAuthor.aspx
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Paper submission deadline: February 23, 2009

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This workshop will bring together researchers and industry participants who are involved with the design, development, and
implementation of novel applications and frameworks in the domain of Ubiquitous Computing.

Ubiquitous Computing is an exciting and booming research field which encompasses a wide range of research topics from
Distributed Computing to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ubiquitous computing is a result of tremendous advances of a wide
range of technologies including wireless and sensor networks, mobile and distributed computing, agent technologies, and
virtualisation. AUCS 2009 will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to present
state-of-the-art research in the field of Ubiquitous Computing.

We welcome original, high-quality research contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in the design, development,
deployment, evaluation and understanding of ubiquitous computing systems.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality. Both full research reports and
work-in-progress reports are welcome. The workshop welcomes papers addressing research
and case studies in relation to some of the following topics:

* Privacy concerns in Ubiquitous Computing Systems
* Trust concerns in Ubiquitous Computing Systems
* Tools and techniques for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating ubiquitous
computing systems
* Challenges in building secure Ubiquitous Computing Systems for health, academic institutions,
and other applications
* Techniques and challenges in designing, developing and implementing smart spaces

WORKSHOP IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission deadline: February 23, 2009
Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2009
Camera ready papers due: April 13, 2009
Workshop: July 30, 2009

SUBMISSION DETAILS
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Paper must be submitted electronically to Fred.Mtenzi@comp.dit.ie. All papers will be fully refereed by at least two referees
and before final acceptance all referees comments must be considered. The required formats of the paper are available on the
conference website http://arg.vsb.cz/ndt2009/InstructionForAuthor.aspx. Accepted papers will be published in the conference
proceedings.

Authors of accepted papers will be expected to present their work at the special session.

All attendees must register for the NDT 2009 conference.


WORKSHOP COMMITTEES
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General Chairs
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Fredrick Mtenzi, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Program Committee
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Tom Dowling, Claude Shannon Institute, Ireland
Ion Tutanescu, University of Pitesti, Romania
Maaruf Ali, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Mike Jackson, Birmingham City University, UK
Daniel MacCormac, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dennis Lupiana, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Zanifa Omary, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Ali Al-Dahoud, Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan
George Oreku, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania



PUBLICATION
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Proceedings will be published and indexed by IEEE Xplore.


ENQUIRIES
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Dr. Fredrick Japhet Mtenzi
fred.mtenzi@comp.dit.ie
Tel: +353-1-4024954
Fax: +353-1-4024985