CALL FOR PAPERS International Journal of Computer Science Issues - IJCSI - July 2009 - Pervasive Computing Systems and Technologies (Volume 1)

Deadline: 03 July 2009
Notification: 19 July 2009
Online Publication: 31 July 2009

The topics suggested by this issue can be discussed in term of concepts, surveys, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

Semantics of pervasiveness; Pervasive knowledge; Pervasive technologies for education and learning; Pervasive computing; Wearable computing; Mobile computing; Nomadic computing; Mobile commerce; Mobile learning

Information retrieval and filtering; Context awareness; Control of pervasive data; Data management and processing; Data replication, migration and dissemination

Multimedia content recognition, indexing and search; Mobile graphics, games and entertainment; Pervasive multimedia applications and systems; Virtual reality in pervasive systems

Bluetooth, 802.11.x, 802.15.x, ZigBee, WiMax

Pervasive networks; Network management; Network performance evaluation; Networks and technology convergence; Internet access in pervasive systems; Pervasive mesh, ad hoc and sensor networks

Web 2.0; Semantic web; Web services; Ontology; Web Services applications

Design of devices for pervasive systems; Mobile devices; Wearable devices; Embedded systems

Frameworks, architectures, and languages for pervasive services; Algorithms for pervasive systems; SLA/QoS in pervasive services; Ontology based services; Location-based services; Protocols and interaction mechanisms for pervasive services; Mobile services and service convergence; Service discovery mechanisms; Tracking in pervasive environments; Measurement, control, and management of pervasive services; Design and development of pervasive services

Ambient components; Agent technologies; Software for spontaneous interoperation; Dependability guarantees; Security; Key Management and Authentication; Trust; Privacy; Fault-tolerance; Multimedia Information Security

Cooperative networks for pervasive systems; Cooperative applications for pervasive networks; Handheld and wearable systems for interaction in collaborative groups and communities; Ad hoc collaboration in pervasive computing environments; Awareness of collaboration and of work environment; Inherently mobile collaborative work

Mobile user interfaces; Pervasive user-generated content (weblogs, wikis, etc.); Mobile and pervasive computing support for collaborative learning; User modeling and personalization; Context- and location-aware applications; Toolkits, testbeds, development environments; Tools and techniques for designing, implementing, & evaluating pervasive systems; Constructing, deploying and prototyping of pervasive applications; Evaluation of user models for pervasive environments; On-line analytical techniques; Human-computer interaction in pervasive computing environments; Pervasive e-Development (business, science, health, etc.); Case Studies; Emerging industrial/business/scientific pervasive scenarios; Ambient intelligence; Social issues and implications of pervasive system

All submitted papers will be judged based on their quality by the technical committee and reviewers. Papers that describe research and experimentation are encouraged. All paper submissions will be handled electronically and detailed instructions on submission procedure are available on IJCSI web pages (http://www.ijcsi.org).

For other information, please contact IJCSI Managing Editor, (editor@ijcsi.org)
Website: http://www.ijcsi.org