MTAP 2013 - MTAP SI MASDE 2013 : MTAP Special Issue on Multimedia Applications for Smart Device and Equipment

Special Issue on Multimedia Applications for Smart Device and Equipment
Multimedia Tools and Application Journal
ISSN: 1380-7501 (print)
ISSN: 1573-7721 (electronic)
Aim and Scope
Smart technologies and multimedia systems are being used to control the growing energy demands of communications and information sector, as well as manage the exceptional increase in information resources made available through the internet. To make convenient smart world, many sensors, devices and equipments should be applied, and many kinds of multimedia applications should be used efficiently and effectively. This special issue will provide a chance for academic and industry professionals to discuss recent progress in the area of multimedia applications can be used by smart devices and equipments in ubiquitous environment. Topics of relevance include but are not limited to the following areas. Excellent surveying works in these areas are welcome, too:
1. Multimedia Modeling, Processing, Service and Applications for Smart Device and Equipment
AI and Soft Computing in Multimedia, Content-Based Image Retrieval / QBE, Current Challenges in Multimedia, E-Commerce and E-Learning, Entertainment Industry, Medical Image and Signal Processing, Multimedia Embedded Systems, Multimedia in Telemedicine, Multimedia Indexing and Compression, Multimedia RDBMS Platforms, Multimedia Security, Novel Multimedia Applications, Virtual Reality and Game Technology
2. Ubiquitous Services and Applications for Smart Device and Equipment
Ambient and Artificial Intelligence, Context-Aware Ubiquitous Computing, Database and Data Mining, IPv6 Foundations and Applications, Novel Machine Architectures, Parallel/Distributed/Grid Computing, Protocols for Ubiquitous Services, Semantic Web and Knowledge Grid, Smart Home and Natural Interfaces, Smart Home Network Middleware, Ubiquitous Application Interfaces, Ubiquitous Computing and Technology, Ubiquitous Database Methodologies, Ubiquitous Security, Ubiquitous Sensor Networks / RFID, U-Commerce and Other Applications, U-Healthcare and Other Applications
- Guest Editors
Prof. Wai Chi Fang
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
E-mail: Dr.WFang-AT-gmail.com
Prof. Carlos Ramos
Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
E-mail: csr-AT-sc.ipp.pt
Prof. Tai-hoon Kim
(Lead Guest Editor)
GVSA and UTAS, Australia
E-mail: taihoonn-AT-hanmail.net
Prof. Sabah Mohammed
Lakehead University, Canada
E-mail: mohammed-AT-lakeheadu.ca
Dr. Amr Abdel-Dayem
Laurentian University, Canada
aabdeldayem-AT-cs.laurentian.ca
Editorial Board
Adrian Stoica: JPL NASA, Pasadena, USA
Akingbehin Kiumi: University of Michigan-Dearborn, U.S.A
Ashesh Mahidadia: University of New South Wales, Australia
Byeong-Ho KANG: University of Tasmania, Australia
Dominik Slezak: Warsaw University & Infobright, Poland
Dosch Walter: University of Lubeck, Germany
Juan-Carlos Cubero: University of Granada, Spain
Ken Barker: University of Calgary, Canada
Kirk P. Arnett: Mississippi State University, U.S.A
Patrick Doherty: Linkoping University, Sweden
Rajkumar Buyya: University of Melbourne, Australia
Rizos Sakellariou: University of Manchester, UK
Sajal K. Das: University Texas at Arlington, USA
Sankar Kumar Pal: Indian Statistical Institute, India
Young-hoon Lee: Hannam University, Korea
Submission details
All the papers should be full journal length versions and follow the guidelines set out by Multimedia Tools and
Applications: (http://www.springer.com/computer/information+syste...).
Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/mtap/ choosing “Multimedia Applications for Smart Device and Equipment” as article type, no later than Feb 20, 2013. When uploading your paper, please ensure that your manuscript is marked as being for this special issue. Information about the manuscript (title, full list of authors, corresponding author’s contact, abstract, and keywords) should also be sent to the corresponding editor Sabah Mohammed (sabah.mohammed-AT-lakeheadu.ca). All the papers will be peer-reviewed following the MTAP reviewing procedures.
Expected Dates Schedule (Important Dates)
20 February 2013: Submission Deadline
20 May 2013: Notification of Acceptance
20 August 2013: Final Version Due
Summer 2013 (or Fall 2013): Special Issue Publishing Date
http://www.springer.com/journal/11042