MUE 2009 - the 3rd International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2009)

The 3rd International Conference on
Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE¡¯09)
http://grid.hust.edu.cn/mue09/
Organized by Huazhong Univ. of Sci. and Tech. (HUST)
And Ocean University of China (OUC)
In Cooperation with the IEEE Computer Society
Qingdao, China, June 4-6, 2009

Introduction
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Based on the great success of 1st MUE 2007 and the 2nd MUE 2008, the 3rd International Conference on Multimedia and

Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2009) will be the most comprehensive conference focused on the various aspects of advances in

Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering. Multimedia and Ubiquitous is emerging rapidly as an exciting new paradigm to provide

computing life services any time, any where. Our Conference provides a chance for academic and industry professionals to

discuss recent progress in the area of multimedia and ubiquitous environment including models and systems, new directions,

novel applications associated with the utilization and acceptance of ubiquitous computing devices and systems.
The goal of this conference is to bring together the researchers from academia and industry as well as practitioners to

share ideas, problems and solutions relating to the multifaceted aspects of Information Technology.

Scope and Interests
======Topics include but are not limited to the following:
1. Ubiquitous Computing and Beyond
Ubiquitous Computing and Technology
Ambient and Artificial Intelligence
Context-Aware Ubiquitous Computing
Parallel/Distributed/Grid Computing
Novel Machine Architectures
Semantic Web and Knowledge Grid
Smart Home and Natural Interfaces

2. Multimedia Modeling and Processing
AI and Soft Computing in Multimedia
Computer Graphics and Simulation
Content-Based Image Retrieval / QBE
Medical Image and Signal Processing
Multimedia Indexing and Compression
Virtual Reality and Game Technology
Current Challenges in Multimedia

3. Ubiquitous Services and Applications
Protocols for Ubiquitous Services
Ubiquitous Database Methodologies
Ubiquitous Application Interfaces
IPv6 Foundations and Applications
Smart Home Network Middleware
Ubiquitous Sensor Networks / RFID
U-Commerce and Other Applications
Database and Data Mining

4. Multimedia Services and Applications
Multimedia RDBMS Platforms
Multimedia in Telemedicine
Multimedia Embedded Systems
Entertainment Industry
E-Commerce and E-Learning
Novel Multimedia Applications
Computer Graphics in Industry

5. Multimedia and Ubiquitous Security
Security in Commerce and Industry
Security in Ubiquitous Databases
Key Management and Authentication
Privacy in Ubiquitous Environment
Sensor Networks and RFID Security
Multimedia Information Security
Forensics and Image Watermarking

6. Other IT and Multimedia Applications


IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission Deadline: December 31, 2008
Authors Notification: February 20, 2009
Camera Ready and Registration Deadline: March 10, 2009

Submission Information
======= Please submit your paper(s) at the web site: http://grid.hust.edu.cn/mue09/

Publications
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All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceeding published by IEEE CS (Proceedings will be included in EI

and other index). After conference, 2 SCI(E) journals special issues will be arranged for selected papers.

Organizing and Program Committees
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Steering Committee Chair
Jong Hyuk Park, Kyungnam University, Korea
General Co-Chairs
Weijia Jia, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hai Jin, Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology, China
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Wenbin Jiang, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China
Frode Eika Sandnes, Oslo University College, Norway
Workshop Co-Chairs
Keqiu Li, Dalian University of Technology, China
Deqing Zou, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China
Publicity Co-chairs
Robert C. H. Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
Guojun Wang, Central South University, China
Publication Chair
Ran Zheng, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China
Local Organizing Chair
Xia Xie, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China
Steering Committee
Taihoon Kim, Hannam University, Korea
Andrea Omicini, DEIS, Universit¨¤ di Bologna, Italy
Hamid-R Arabnia, The University of Georgia, USA
Daqing Zhang, INT/GET, France
Sankar K. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada
Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong
Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Marquette University, USA
Program Committee
See web site: http://grid.hust.edu.cn/mue09/
Further questions, please contact with PC Chairs
Wenbin Jiang (jwbhust-AT-gmail.com)
Frode Eika Sandnes (frodes-AT-hio.no)