The 2008 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications

ICCSA 2008

University of Perugia, Perugia (Italy)

30 June 2008 - 3 July 2008

http://www.iccsa.org          

Conference Chairs:

Marina L. Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Canada
Osvaldo Gervasi, University of Perugia, Italy
  

Introduction

The 2008 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications ICCSA 2008) will be held at Perugia University, Perugia (Italy) in a country rich in traditions, culture, arts, and natural beauties.

ICCSA 2008 is the next event in the series of highly successful International conferences on Computational Science and Its Applications, previously held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2007), Glasgow, UK (2006), Singapore (2005), Assisi, Italy (2004), Montreal, Canada (2003), and as ICCS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2002) and in San Francisco, USA (2001).

Computational Science is a main pillar of most of the present research, industrial and commercial activities and plays a unique role in exploiting ICT innovative technologies. The ICCSA Conference offers a real opportunity to bring together scientist of different disciplines, discuss new issues, to tackle complex problems and find advanced solutions able to shape new trends in Computational Science.

For this reason we cordially invite you to submit a:

• paper of 10 to 16 pages (namely Theme Papers) - Accepted contributions will be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) volumes.
• paper of 5 to 11 pages (namely Session Papers) - Accepted contributions will be published in the IEEE Computer Society proceedings
• proposal to organize a technical session, a Workshop or a Tutorial with either Theme (publisheds by LNCS) or Session (published by IEEE-CS) papers. Please note that ALL papers of the same workshop will appear in the same proceedings (either LNCS or IEEE-CS),

in one of the major Conference Themes listed below.

Conference Themes

1. Computational Methods, Algorithms and Scientific Applications

• Computational Biology
• Computational Combustion
• Computational Chemistry
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Computational Physics
• Computational Geometry
• Computational Mathematics
• Computational Mechanics
• Computational Electromagnetics

2 High Performance Technical Computing and Networks

• Numerical Methods and Algorithms
• Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Grid Computing
• Cluster Computing
• Supercomputing
• Computer and Network Architecture

 
3. Geometric Modelling, Graphics and Visualization

• Scientific Visualization
• Computer Graphics
• Geometric Modeling
• Pattern Recognition
• Image Processing
• CAD/CAM
• Web3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality

4. Advanced and Emerging Applications

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Astrophysics
• Mobile Computing
• Biometric Modeling
• Environmental, Climate and Weather Modeling
• Geology and Geophysics
• Nuclear Physics
• Financial and Economical Modeling
• Geographical Information Systems

5. Information Systems and Information Technologies 

• Information Retrieval
• Scientific Databases
• Security Engineering
• Risk Analysis
• Reliability Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Data Mining
• Artificial Intelligence
• Learning Technologies
• Web Based Computing

Paper Submission

THEME PAPERS:
  The submitted paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted   according to the LNCS rules.

SESSION PAPERS:
  The submitted paper must be camera-ready, between 5 and 11 pages long and formatted   according to the rules of IEEE Computer Society.

To submit a Theme or a Session paper, please refer to instructions available on this web site. Only papers submitted through the electronic submission  and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please consult the URL http://www.iccsa.org/author-instructions for formatting information and templates.

The paper must present an original and unpublished work, not submitted for publication elsewhere (copyright problems fall entirely under responsibility of the authors).  Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts in the relevant field (acceptance rate was 28% in 2005, 26% in 2006 and 28% in 2007) ensuring the acceptance only to top quality contributions.

When a paper is accepted at least one of the authors has to register to the conference and deliver the related talk. Failure to do so shall lead to rejection of the application to attend next year conference and the exclusion of the paper for the current year proceedings.

Available Sessions

Authors can submit their papers to one of the Sessions listed in the  following page.

Important Dates

For information on the important dates, visit the following page.

Proceedings

The proceedings of the Conference will be published both by Springer-Verlag and IEEE Computer Society. In  particular:

    1. The selected top quality Theme Papers will appear in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in  Computer Science (LNCS) series (paper length: 10-16 pages).
    2. The selected top quality Session Papers will appear in the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings (paper length 5-11 pages).
 
For a selected number of top quality papers, the authors will be requested to extend the paper in order to be published as special issues in appropriate international journals, such as Transactions on Computational Science, Journal of Supercomputing, International Journal of Mathematical Algorithms, COmputer Graphics and CAD/CAM Journal, IJCSE, IJCGA etc.

Conference policy

By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by
all  ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation
policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not
appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to
any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in
ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper
acceptance,  paper authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper
to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the
paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference
pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever
date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing
through letter or fax to conference organizers.

The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental
misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions
and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or
utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference
Proceedings.

Paper Awards

The Steering Committee will set-up the following prizes: the Best Student's Paper Award, the Best Session's Paper Award and the the Best Conference Theme's Paper Award. 

Conference fees

For all details with respect to the conference fees please consult this site.  Special discounts for students and technical session/workshop chairs will be available.

Conference Chairs

    Marina L. Gavrilova (University of Calgary, Canada) - Scientific
    Osvaldo Gervasi (University of Perugia, Italy) - Program

Steering Committee

Marina L. Gavrilova (University of Calgary, Canada)
Osvaldo Gervasi (University of Perugia, Italy)
Eui-Nam Huh (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
Andres Iglesias (University of Cantabria, Spain)
C. J. Kenneth Tan (OptimaNumerics, UK)
Vipin Kumar (Army High Performance Computing Center and University of Minnesota, USA)
Antonio Lagana' (University of Perugia, Italy)
Youngsong Mun (Soongsil University, Korea)
David Taniar (Monash University, Australia)

Contact Information

Event Manager:

    Innovative COmputational Science Applications - ICSA
    e-mail: s2andc <at> gmail.com
    Tel: +39 3467177980
    Fax: +39 0755606

Contact e-mail address:

    info2008 <at> iccsa.org