Third Iranian Academic Association Annual Conference

"Computers and Communications"

September 19-20, 1998

The City University of New York
New York, NY 10031

Call for Papers

An explosion of data in this information age is bringing communications and computers ever closer together. The World Wide Web and the Internet bring sources of information across the world to our finger tips. High-speed transmission and switching devices allow an immense amount of information to be transferred in a blink and to support real-time applications. How should developing countries cope with this onslaught of technology?

This technical gathering provides a forum for Iranian experts from academia and industry to exchange ideas and present the results of their findings in the following areas as applied to developing countries. You are invited to submit a paper for oral or poster presentation, or a proposal for a panel discussion related to these topics:

Information Networking Issues
Planning and Design of High Speed Networks including ATM
Broadband Access Techniques
Signaling System #7 in Broadband Telecommunication Networks
Planning and Design of Wireless Networks
Wireless, Mobile, and Satellite Communications
Multiple Access Techniques in Wireless Networks
Feasibility of Development of Small Communication Satellites
Design and Implementation of Wireless Network Infrastructure
Intelligent Network and its Applications
Network Management Issues and TMN Implementation
Design, Development, and Testing of Communication Systems
Software Engineering for Education, Industry, and Communications
Future Emerging Network Architectures
Techniques for Performance Evaluation of Embedded Networks
Internet/World Wide Web Technologies
Computer and Communications Educational Issues
Issues in Video Communications
Models and Techniques for Radio/TV Communications
Network Reliability, Service Quality, and Performance
Multimedia Networking, Services and Applications
Computer Systems and Applications
Data Mining, Pattern Recognition and Classification
Management Information Systems
Relevant Standards
Security, Privacy and Information Access

Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be sent by email, regular mail, or fax (212-246-2905) to the Technical Program Chair. The abstract should include the complete author's name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone, fax number, email address, and a set of 3 to 5 keywords. Three copies of your paper (not to exceed 10 double-spaced pages including tables and diagrams) should be mailed to the Technical Program Chair. The paper should include the abstract, all the acronyms/abbreviations, and references.

The language of the conference is English, however, papers or presentations in Persian will be accepted.

Important Deadlines
Abstract due date March 13, 1998
Full Paper due date April 24, 1998
Notification to authors June 5, 1998
Final camera-ready paper due date July 3, 1998
Advance Registration August 21, 1998

For more information, please refer to the conference site: //www.iranet.com/ccc98

General Chair
Ali Kujoory
AT&T Laboratories
Room 1M-320
101 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Tel: 732-530-0015
Fax: 732-219-5322
Email: kujoory@att.com

General Vice Chair
Houtan Aghili
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Room H2C16
30 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, NY 10032
Tel: 914-784-7041
Fax: 914-784-6215
Email: aghili@watson.ibm.com

Technical Program Chair
Manuchehr Malek-Zavarei
Lucent Technologies,
Bell Laboratories
Room 4M-213
101 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Tel: 732-946-9110
Email: manumalek@attmail.com

Technical Program Committee
Siroos Afshar, AT&T Laboratories
Majid Ahmadi, University of Windsor, Canada
Nader Bagherzadeh, University of California, Irvine
Mahmoud Daneshmand, AT&T
Shervin Erfani, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories
Mohammad Fatehi, Lucent Technologies
Bahador Ghahramani, University of Missouri, Rolla
Reza Hashemian, Northern Illinois University
Hossein Izadpanah, HRL Research Laboratories
Mohsen Kavehrad, Penn. State University
Parviz Kermani, IBM Corp.
Behrooz Parhami, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mohammad Peyravian, IBM Corp.
Behrokh Samadi, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories
Mohsen Shahdad, Synopsys, Inc
Kazem Sohraby, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories and Stevens Institute
Mohammad Tavakoli, Intel Corp.

Organizing Committee
Hossein Kamaly, Columbia University
Reza Khanbilvardi, The City University of New York
Mahmoud Khojasteh, IBM Corp.
Ali Sadegh, The City University of New York
Behrooz Siapousha, New York City Transit Authority

This conference will honor Prof. F. Reza for his lasting contributions to science, technology, and Persian literature

IAA at a glance: Iranian Academic Association in North America is a non-profit organization which has been established in New York by Iranian scholars in North America. The goal of this association is to provide a forum for Iranian scholars in the area through scientific conferences, meetings and cultural activities. A Quarterly Bulletin is published by IAA to foster a cooperative atmosphere among Iranian scholars.

For further information, please contact the IAA office of the Secretariat

Mailing address
99 Park Av.
Suite 407A
New York, NY 10017

Tel/Fax: 212-246-2905
Email: academy@iranet.com
Website: www.iranet.com

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