AICCSA 2009 - The 7th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-2009)

Call for Papers
The seventh ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-09) will be held in Rabat, Morocco May 2009. This is an ideal time to be in Morocco. AICCSA is the premier Computer Science and Engineering Conference in the Middle East and North Africa. Authors are invited to submit papers describing new advances in computer systems and their applications. We welcome papers that are theoretical, conceptual, descriptive in nature, or a survey of the state of the art. The official language for the conference is English.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Algorithms and Bioinformatics
Computer Architecture and Real time Systems
Database and Data Mining
DSP/Image Processing/Pattern Recognition/Multimedia¡¤
Geographical Information Systems/ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GIS/GNSS)
Modeling and Simulation
Networking and Telecommunications
Parallel and Distributed Systems
Security and Information Assurance
Soft Computing (AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, etc.)
Software engineering
Important Due Dates:

Paper and Poster Submissions: October 13, 2008 (Firm)-11:59 pm (EST)
Workshop, Tutorial and Panel Submissions: October 13, 2008 (Firm)-11:59 pm (EST)
Notification of acceptance: December 19, 2008
Camera ready copy due: February 5, 2009
Author Registration: February 5, 2009
Proceedings
Papers selected for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and be available at IEEE XploreTM. Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for possible publication in scholarly journals.

Submission Guidelines
To submit a paper, visit http://edas.info/showConferenceDetails.php?c=6407&

Regular Papers
Papers must be submitted electronically by October 13, 2008. Each paper will be evaluated by at least three reviewers, and will be accepted based on its originality, significance and clarity.

Submissions should not exceed 8 two-column, 8.5x11 inch pages (including figures, tables, and references) in 10 point fonts. Please include 5-10 keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. If you have difficulties with electronic submission, please contact Technical Program Co-Chairs. Papers must not be published or under consideration to be published elsewhere.

Short Papers
Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.

Workshops, Tutorials and Panels Submissions
Proposals for workshops, tutorials and panels should be submitted directly to the appropriate chair.

Posters and Doctoral Symposium
Research still in early stages and doctoral research proposals may be submitted as extended abstracts that must not exceed 750 words. Accepted abstracts will be included in a special poster session dedicated to doctoral research proposals and related research. Extended abstracts should be submitted directly to the Posters Chair.