r-ICT 2009 - r-ICT 2009 2009 International Conference on Rural Information and Communication Technology

r-ICT 2009

2009 International Conference on Rural Information and Communication Technology

http://rict-itb.org

17-18 June 2009,
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Campus
Jalan Ganeca 10, Bandung, Indonesia

====================== Deadlines =======================

30 March 2009: Extended Abstract Submission
15 April 2009: Notification of Acceptance
15 May 2009 : Full Paper Submission
17-18 June 2009: Conference Date
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It is of primary importance to find effective and optimal ICT systems to
enhance well being of communities in rural areas, to maximize the
benefits of this technology. Related problems will include finding
innovative network infrastructures, affordable computing, effective
software applications, and sustainability policy scheme, social,
economics, and regulation issues.

The r-ICT 2009 will be a great opportunity for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and anyone who are interested in any
aspect of rural information and communication technologies, to share
their ideas and to build a strong network among each others. All
submitted papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by international experts
and selected outstanding papers will be invited for a publication in a
Special Issue of the ITB Journal on ICT and/or internationally published
book chapters. Topics covered in this conference are, but not limited
to, the followings:

Network Infrastructure for Rural-NGN
* NLOS Radio Link for Rural Areas
* Mesh Network s
* Satellite and HAPS
* Low Cost Antennas
* Low Cost IT Backbones
Affordable High Performance Computing
* Mobile Computing
* Low Cost Computing HW
* Next Generation Interface
* Grid, Cluster, and Seamless Computing
* Smart Computing
* Open Source
Applications
* Network Management System for R-NGN
* Telemedicine/eHealth
* Tele-education
* E-Government
* Search Technologies and Data mining
Cultural Content
* Creative Contents and Local Cultures
* Tele-environment
* Game Technologies
Policy Study and Socioeconomic Aspect of r-ICT
* USO (Universal Service Obligation)
* Microfinance and r-ICT Business Model
* Policy Study on Rural Communication
* Modeling, Optimization, and Game Theory
Other Related Topics
* Signal, Image , Video, and Multimedia Processing
* Multidimensional and Array Processing
* Internet Technologies
* Graphical and Multimedia Computing


Scientific Committee:
Leo P. Ligthart (TU Delft)
Adang S. Ahmad (ITB)
Andriyan B. Suksmono (ITB)
Witold Kinsner, (U of. Manitoba, Canada)
Chun Tung Chou, (UNSW, Australia)
Yo-Sung Ho, (KIST, South Korea)
Dharmendra Sharma, (Canberra Univ.,
Australia) Isao Nakajima, (Tokai University/ITU)
Dwi H. Widyantoro, (ITB)
Adi Indrayanto, (ITB)
Soegijardjo Soegijoko, (ITB)
Tati L. R. Mengko, (ITB)
Ary Setijadi P., (ITB)
Bobby Nazif, (U of Indonesia)
Suhono H. Supangkat, (ITB)
Dadang Gunawan, (U of Indonesia)
Budi Rahardjo, (ITB)
Hendrawan, (ITB)
Onno W. Purbo
Bambang Riyanto, (ITB)
Joko Siswanto, (ITB)
Suhardi, (ITB)
Ken Ferens, (U of Manitoba, Canada)
Santika Wachyudin P, (ITB)
Sarwono Sutikno, (ITB)
Hira Laksmiwati Zoro, (ITB)
Iyas Munawar, (ITB)
Kuspriyano, (ITB)
Ngapuli Irmea Sinisuka, (ITB)


r-ICT 2009 Secretariat

The ITB Research Center for ICT (PPTIK-ITB)
4th Floor, PAU Building, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, Indonesia
Phone: +62-22-4254034;
Fax: +62-22-2508763
http://rict-itb.org;
Email : rICT2009-AT-itb.ac.id

Contact person :
Dr. Andryan Suksmono ; email : suksmono-AT-ltrgm.ee.itb.ac.id




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Armein Z. R. Langi
School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
Bandung Institute of Technology,
Jalan Ganeca 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia