As one of the most important international conferences sponsored by the
TCDP of the IEEE Computer Society, the International Conference on
Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-08) will be held
in Ginowan City (URL http://www.city.ginowan.okinawa.jp/2735/2410.html),
Okinawa, Japan, on March 25 -28, 2008. The conference covers theory,
design and application of computer networks and distributed computing
systems. Aside from the regular presentations, the conference will include
keynote addresses with speakers from both industry and academia.
The AINA-2008 seeks original contributions in all relevant areas,
including but not limited to the following topics.

 * Communication Protocol and Architecture
 * High-speed Communication and Network
 * Wireless Communication and Network
 * Multimedia Communication and System
 * Personal Communication System
 * Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network
 * Low-power Network and System
 * Wearable Network and System
 * Embedded System and Networking
 * Quality of Services (QoS)
 * Network Control and Management
 * Network Performance Analysis and Evaluation
 * Internet Technology and IP-based Applications
 * Multicast Routing and Technology
 * Security, Privacy and Trust
 * Fault-tolerant and Dependable System
 * Multi-agent System and Applications
 * Parallel/Distributed Algorithm and Architecture
 * Distributed Database and Data Mining
 * Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR System
 * Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing
 * Biological Informatics and Computing
 * E-Learning, E-Commerce, E-Society, etc.
 * Grid, Cluster and Internet Computing
 * Peer-to-Peer (P2P) System
 * Service-oriented Framework and Middleware
 * Autonomic Computing and Communication
 * WWW, Semantic Web and Cyber World
 * Mobile and Context-aware Computing
 * Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing
 * Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World
 * Smart Object, Space/Environment and System
 * Innovative Networking and Applications
 * Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Workshop Proposal Due: June 30, 2007
Submission Deadline:   Sept. 7, 2007
Author Notification:   Nov. 15, 2007
Author Registration:   Dec.  1, 2007
Final Manuscript Due:  Jan. 10, 2008

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PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
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Submit a full paper of at most 8 pages (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings
Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced), including figures and
references, using 10 fonts, and number each page. You can confirm the IEEE
Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page:
  URL: http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm

AINA-2008 submission web site is in following URL.
  http://www.aina-conference.org/2008/

Accepted papers will be given guidelines in preparing and submitting the final
manuscript(s) together with the notification of acceptance. The proceedings
will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press with 8 pages for each paper.
Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register
and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers will be
removed from the digital library after the conference.

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in AINA-2008, after further
revisions, will be published in special issues on prestigious international
journals.

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WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
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In conjunction with the AINA-08 conference, some number of one-day
workshops will be held.

If you would like to organize a workshop, please submit a workshop proposal
including call for paper, number of papers to be accepted, contact person,
to the AINA-2008 workshop Co-Chairs:

Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan,
  E-mail: akoyama@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia,
  E-mail: dtaniar@gmail.com
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada,
  E-mail: elhadi.shakshuki@acadiau.ca

by June 30, 2007. Proceedings of the AINA-2008 workshops will be published
by IEEE Computer Society Press. The schedule of each workshop should
follow the conference schedule.

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FURTHER INFORMATION
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For further information, please contact:

Prof. Leonard Barolli (barolli@fit.ac.jp )
      AINA-2008 General Co-chair
      Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Prof. Makoto Takizawa (makoto.takizawa@computer.org)
      AINA-2008 Steering Committee Chair
      Tokyo Denki University, Japan

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AINA-08 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Honorary Chair

  Shoichi Noguchi, SFAIS, Japan

General Co-Chairs

  Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology
  Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University

Program Co-Chairs

  Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
  Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, England

Workshops Co-Chairs

  Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
  David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
  Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada

International Advisory Committee

Chin-Chen Chang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Wen-Tsuen Chen, Tsinghua University, Taiwan
Jingde Cheng, Saitama University, Japan
Zhong Chen, Peking University, China
Sunyoung Han, Konkuk University, Korea
Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA
Chung-Ming Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Shou-Hsuan Stephen Huang, University of Houston, USA
Ali R. Hurson, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Takuya Katayama, JAIST, Japan
Tohru Kikuno, Osaka University, Japan
Cheeha Kim, Postech, Korea
Kane H. Kim, University of California, Irvine, USA
Joseph Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, ITRI, Taiwan
Mike Liu, Ohio State University, USA
Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA
Michel Raynal, IRISA, France
Norio Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan
Zhili Sun, University of Surrey, UK
A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Jeffrey Tsai, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Roland Wagner, Linz University, Austria
Xinmei Wang, Xidian University, China
Chengke Wu, Xidian University, China
Kechu Yi, Xidian University, China

Program Vice Chairs

 1. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
    Chih-Yung Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan

 2. Agent and Intelligent Computing
    Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, UK

 3. Communication Technology and Protocols
    Winston Seah, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

 4. Dependable and Autonomic Systems
    Naohiro Hayashibara, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

 5. Distributed and Parallel Algorithms
    Ali Shahrabi, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

 6. Distributed Database and Data Mining
    Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan

 7. Grid, P2P and Scalable Computing
    Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain

 8. Internet Computing, Web and Multimedia Applications
    Ren-Hung Hwang, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan

 9. Mobile Networks and Applications
    Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan

 10. Network Control and Performance Evaluation
     Geyong Min, Bradford University, UK

 11. Pervasive/Ubiquitous Networks and Computing
     Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada

 12. Security, Privacy and Trust
     Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tokai University, Japan

 13. Semantic Services and Computing
     Markus Aleksy, University of Mannheim, Germany

 14. Innovative Networking and Applications
     Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan

Award Co-Chairs
 Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
 S. Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK
 Jiandong Li, Xidian University, China

International Liaison Co-Chairs
 Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
 Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
 Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, Japan

Industrial Liaison Co-Chairs
 Hisao Koizumi, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
 Jian Ma, Nokia, China

Publicity Co-Chairs
 Timothy Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
 Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK
 Katherine Guo, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA

Publication Co-Chairs
 Arjan Durresi, Louisiana State University, USA
 Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
 Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia

International Journals Coordinators
 Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan
 Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK

Treasure and Local Arrangement Chairs
 Valbona Barolli, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
 Takuo Nakashima, Kyushu Tokai University, Japan

Web Administration Chair
 Kenichi Watanabe, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

Steering Committee Chair
 Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

Conference Secretary
 Yuka Onaga, Okinawa Convention Bureau, Japan

Program Committee Members
 see http://www.aina-conference.org/2008/