CSI is pleased to announce its fourth annual Computer Conference (CSICC'98) which is to provide a forum for sharing of original research results and practical engineering experiences among researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of computer science and engineering. The objectives of CSICC is to share recent developments and original research in this field and to foster close collaboration between scientific and industrial communities in Iran. CSICC'98 is sponsored by CSI and organized by the Computer Engineering Department at Sharif University of Technology and partly supported by the Iranian Telecommunications Research Center (ITRC), Ministry of PTT. The conference will be held from 26th to 28th of January 1999, at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. It includes tutorials, paper presentations, keynote speakers, panel discussions on topics of interest, exhibition of the R&D projects done in Iran, and other activities to be announced. Research papers and industrial applications reports as well as proposals for tutorials, and tool demonstrations are solicited.

Topics of interests include (but are not restricted to) the following areas:

* Advanced Computer Architectures
* Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Neural Networks
* Computer Aided Design
* Computer Applications in Industry and Automation
* Computer Science and Engineering Curricula in Iran
* Computer Standards in Iran
* Database Theory and Applications
* Data Security in Computer Systems
* Data Transmission and Computer Networks
* Digital Speech, Image and Signal Processing
* Fault Tolerance and Testability
* Geographic Information Systems
* Management Information Systems
* Multimedia Systems
* Office Automation
* Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems
* Persian Language Processing
* Software Engineering
* Theory of Computation and Algorithms

SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit their original papers that have not previously been published in another forum. All submitted papers will be refereed for quality, originality and relevance. Of particular interest are papers that address experiences related to Iran's computational need. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

DETAILS OF SUBMISSION

1- Please send 4 copies of the full paper by the deadline mentioned below.

2- Papers should not be more than ten A4 pages.

3- Papers should include title, abstract, keywords, body, results, conclusion,and references.

4- A letter cover should be attached with the name(s), affiliation(s), email and mail addresses of the authors, and the paper title.

5- Note that the submitted papers should not include the author name(s) or address(es) in the title or references.

6- It is encouraged that the papers are submitted electronically, in LaTeX, Microsoft Word for Windows (.doc), or PostScript format.

7- Papers written in either Persian or English are accepted.

EXHIBITS/VENDOR PRESENTATIONS

Companies and R&D laboratories are encouraged to present their exhibits during the conference. For details, please contact the CSICC'98 office.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper, and Tutorial submissions: August 6, 1998.

* Notification of acceptance: October 7, 1998.

*Camera ready papers: November 6, 1998.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Rasool Jalili, General Chairman CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran jalili@sina.sharif.ac.ir

Ebrahim Abtahi, CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran abtahi@ce.sharif.ac.ir

MohamadReza BeikZadeh Iranian Telecommunications Research Center, Iran

Mahmoud Fathi, CE Dept, Iranian University of Science and Technology, Iran fathi@sun.iust.ac.ir

GholamReza GhasemSani, Head of CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran sani@ce.sharif.ac.ir

Mohammad Ghodsi, Chair of Scientific Committee CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran ghodsi@ce.sharif.ac.ir

Shaahin Hessabi, CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran hessabi@sharif.ac.ir

AmirHossein Jahangir, CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran jahangir@ce.sharif.ac.ir

Mansour Jamzad, CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran jamzad@ce.sharif.ac.ir

Hassan Mirian, CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran mirian@ce.sharif.ac.ir

AIR MAIL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SENT TO:

Dr. Rasool Jalili
Chair of CSICC'98
Computer Engineering Department
P.O. Box 11365-9517
Tehran, Iran

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO:

csicc98@sharif.ac.ir or csicc98@rose.ipm.ac.ir

Home Page:
//www.sharif.ac.ir/~csicc98

Mirror sites:
//www.salamiran.org/WhatsNew/Conference/csicc98/index.html //tehran.stanford.edu/Conferences/conf2

For further information, you can contact:
Email: csicc98@sharif.ac.ir
Phone: +98 21 600-6015
Fax: +98 21 600-5616

Visa: Special assistance will be provided for the foreign participants of the conference through the Iranian consulate offices.

Registration Fee:

Participants Before Nov 6, 1998
Students 150 US $
Others 300 US $

After Nov 6, 1998
Students 200 US$
Others 400 US$

Registration fee includes a copy of the conference proceedings (hardcopy and searchable CD), refreshments, and luncheons during the conference period. Additional copies of the proceedings could be purchased at the registration desk. Payments in cheques, bank drafts, or money orders are accepted.

With best wishes,

Office of National and Expatriate Iranian Scholars Scientific Information Network (ONE-IS-INF)

Ministry of Culture and Higher Education
Ustad Nejatulahi Ave., Tehran, Iran
Phone: (9821)880-3623 Fax: (9821)882-5785
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