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2009 IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference

(IEEE APSCC 2009)

December 7-11, 2009 -- Biopolis, Singapore

http://apscc09.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/


Services Computing is a new cross-discipline that covers the science and technology needed to bridge the gap between business services and IT/telecommunication services. The goal of services computing is to develop new computing technology and thereby enable more advanced IT/telecommunication services to support business services more efficiently and effectively.
IEEE APSCC 2009 is an important forum for researchers and industry practitioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of art and practice of IT/telecommunication-driven business services and application services, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions of Services Computing.


RESEARCH TRACKS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Topics of interest for each of the main research tracks of the 2009 conference edition include, but are not limited to:

- Business Process Integration and Management
+ Application integration services (e.g., Enterprise Service Bus);
+ Business performance management;
+ E-business solutions;
+ Enterprise modeling;
+ Industry solution patterns;
+ Linkage between IT services and business services;
+ Mathematical foundation of business process modeling, integration and management;
+ Security, privacy and trust in business process management;
+ Service computing process modeling, transformation and integration;
+ Service level automation and orchestration; and
+ Software architecture design, development and deployment (e.g., Software as a Service).

- Cloud/Utility/Web Computing
+ Cloud computing;
+ Resource acquisition models in cloud/utility computing;
+ Security management, analysis for cloud/utility services;
+ System performance evaluation, analysis and management;
+ Utility business services;
+ Utility computing;
+ Web computing;
+ Web service discovery and negotiation;
+ Web service management and collaboration; and
+ Web service security and privacy.

- Foundations of Services Computing
+ Formal methods for services computing;
+ Service-oriented business consulting methodologies and utilities;
+ Services composition;
+ Services delivery;
+ Services discovery;
+ Services modeling;
+ Services science; and
+ Services value chain and innovation lifecycle.

- Mobile/Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing
+ Human interface for mobile/ubiquitous/pervasive environments;
+ Mobile ad hoc networks;
+ Mobile wireless Internet;
+ Mobile/ubiquitous security;
+ Mobile/ubiquitous/pervasive quality of service (QoS) adaptation;
+ Personal area networks, body wireless networks, Bluetooth;
+ Software-defined radio, reconfigurable radio network; and
+ Wireless sensor networks.

- Service-centric Computing Models
+ Business strategy and design;
+ Service-oriented architecture (SOA);
+ SOA industry solutions;
+ SOA industry standards; and
+ SOA solution stack.

- Telecommunication Services
+ Fixed-mobile convergence;
+ Integration of telecommunication SOA and Web services;
o Service orchestration;
+ Internet Protocol Television (IPTV);
o Service-oriented Telco architectures and business processes;
+ IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS);
+ Next generation networks; and
+ Quality of service (QoS) and Policy management.


PUBLICATION
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In line with previous APSCC editions, IEEE APSCC 2009 conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society and indexed by EI (pending confirmation).

Post-conference Journal Publications
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A special section or theme will be organize for the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing based on the enhanced versions of the best presented papers at IEEE APSCC 2009.


IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper Submission: July 29, 2009 (23:59 GMT)
IEEE APSCC 2009 Conference: December 7 - 11, 2009


PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Manuscripts should be prepared according to the IEEE Computer Society Press - Proceedings Author Guidelines. Please visit the latest Services Computing Taxonomy to identify your innovation areas when you prepare your papers. Submissions must be in English and provided as PDF file.
The length of manuscripts is limited to 8 pages. Submissions, which deviate from these guidelines, may be rejected without review.

Each manuscript will be judged on its originality, significance, technical quality, relevance, and presentation.
Authors are required to certify that their paper represents original work and is previously unpublished. Simultaneous submission to any other conference, workshop or journal is strictly excluded. In case a double submission is discovered, the corresponding paper will be rejected immediately.

Submitting a paper to IEEE APSCC 2009 means that if the paper is accepted, at least one author will attend the conference to present the paper. For no-show authors, their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference and their affiliations will receive a notification.

Electronic Submission
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Submission to IEEE APSCC 2009 will be electronically only. Authors are asked to create a submission system account first. Subsequently, this account can be used to submit one or more abstracts and upload corresponding papers.
The online submission system will be available from May 2009.


ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Steering Committee Chairs
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Jin, Hai (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) Zhang, Liang-Jie (IBM Research, USA)

General Conference Chairs
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Tham, Chen Khong (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Foong, Sew Bun (IBM Singapore and IBM ASEAN Software Group)

Program Committee Chairs
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Ngoh, Lek Heng (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Teo, Hock Hai (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Technical Program Committee Chairs
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Kirchberg, Markus (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Hung, Patrick C. K. (University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
Canada)

Workshop Chairs
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Goh Eck Soong, Angela (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Benatallah, Boualem (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Industrial Program Chairs
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Cheah, Kok Beng (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Tan, Puay Siew (Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*STAR, Singapore) Randolph, Mark A. (Motorola Electronics Pte Ltd, Singapore)

Tutorial Chairs
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Medjahed, Brahim (University of Michigan, USA) Zheng, Qin (Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore)

Publicity Chairs
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Chai, Teck Yoong (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Shao, Xu (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore)

Publication Chairs
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Lee, Teck Kiong (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Leong, Hong-Va (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

Financial Chairs
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Zhou, Luying (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Foo Siang Fook, Victor (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR,
Singapore)

Local Organisation Chairs
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Teo Chee Ming, Joseph (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Liang, Qianhui (Althea) (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Ng, Wee Siong (Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore) Sun, Aixin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)



CONTACT
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For further details, please visit the IEEE APSCC 2009 Web-site

http://apscc09.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/

or contact the Technical Program Chairs at

apscc09research@i2r.a-star.edu.sg