CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS AND PARTICIPATION
The 14th International Conference on
Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST98)
April 4-5, 1998
Lucent Technologies
2000 N. Naperville Road
Naperville, Illinois, USA
THEME: EXPLOITING LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Sponsors: The importance of the theme and the conference in general
is recognized by support from leading advanced technology industries,
research institutions and societies in the Chicago area:
Chinese Academic and Professional Association in Mid-America (CAPAMA)
Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs Innovations
Northwestern University
Motorola, Inc.
University of Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
The importance of the theme and the conference in general is
recognized by support from leading advanced technology industries,
research institutions and societies. The conference speakers include
the presidents and high-level executives of the universities and
corporations sponsoring the conference..
The emphasis of this conference is on practical solutions to important
problems in today's technological world. The conference organizers intend
to stimulate an environment that will enable effective information
exchange among researchers, developers, scientists, engineers, and
users of cutting edge technology.
As technology rapidly advances, the once clear and separate domains of
technology tend to merge and their boundaries become blurred. The more
radical the change, the greater the risk of failure in cutting edge,
high-tech development projects. Thus the focus of the conference is on
the application and management of evolutionary and revolutionary leading
edge technology in various high-tech domains.
Topics include but are not limited to the following:
A. Wireless Communications, PCS, Mobile Networks, Switching,
Broadband and Networking Technologies
B. Distributed Real-Time Systems and Services, Middleware,
Software Technology and Tools
C. Internet, Intranet, On-line Services, Electronic Commerce,
Inferno, Java, Internet Phones and Mails
D. Medical Sciences, Clinical Medicine Research, Genetic
Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology
E. Management in High-Tech Environments, Economic Impact of
Technologies, Information Management, Productivity and
Quality Management, Process Engineering, Education and
Training in Technologies
More complete descriptions are given at the end of this message.
Conference Chair:
Professor Chung Lee
Northwestern University
680 N. Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, USA
Phone: (312) 908-2916
Fax: (312) 908-7275
Program Chair:
Professor Lawrence Henschen
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Phone: (847) 491-3338
Fax: (847) 467-3550
Email: henschen@ece.nwu.edu
For conference information contact the Conference Chair or visit the
web site at http://www.capama.org. Papers and proposals for panels
should be submitted to the Program Chair.
Submission of Conference Papers:
Technical papers will be presented on April 4-5, 1998, and will be
published in the Conference Proceedings. Descriptions of original and
significant research, the results of empirical studies, and innovative
applications in the areas designated by the conference are solicited.
We invite submissions from faculty, research scientists/engineers/
managers in industry and graduate students. Submissions may be
by regular mail, by FAX or by email (plain ascii text) to the
Program Chair.
Two camera-ready copies of accepted papers should be sent to the
Program Chair by February 23, 1998. These final drafts should be
10-15 pages, including figures, tables and references, and must use
10-point typeface, single-spacing, single column on one side of
8.5" x 11" bond paper with margins one inch on all four sides. The
first page must contain the title, the authors' names(s) and
affiliation(s) and an informative abstract.
Panels:
Panel presentations are scheduled for April 4-5, 1998. Topics that
examine innovative, controversial, or otherwise provocative issues
are being sought. Proposals should be limited to 2 pages and include
a 2-paragraph publishable biography of the panel organizer and a
tentative list of panelists.
Important Deadlines:
Paper Submission Due: January 30, 1998
Panel Proposals Due: January 30, 1998
Notification of Acceptance: February 12, 1998
Final Paper (Camera-Ready) due: February 23, 1998
CALL FOR PAPER AREAS OF THE CONFERENCE
Track A: WIRELESS, PCS, SWITCHING, and NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
Global Wireless Communications Status (Opportunities/Problems,
Implementations and Results, PACS standards), Personal Devices,
Wireless Communications and the Internet (Applications and Services,
and Ubiquitous Acces Used as a Model), Wireless ATM and the Information
Highway, Advanced Intelligent Networking, Modulation Schemes and
Efficiency, Signal Processing Advances, Access Technologies (Spread
Spectrum, CDMA, Cable Telephone, TDMA/FDMA), Protocols for Data/Voice,
CDPD, GSM, International Standards Update, Spectrum Allocation,
Wireless/Wireline Integration, Public and Private Networks, Network
Security, PCMCIA, Infrastructure (ATM, Frame Relay, SMDS), Role of
Service Providers, Market Perceptions, Government's Role in the Network
Development, Changing Roles of Workers.
Track B: DISTRBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS, MIDDLEWARE, and SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
Real-Time CORBA and Friends, Real-Time Distributed Object Technology,
Open Architectures for QoS Control, Experimental Frameworks,
Experimental Systems for the Deployment of Real-Time Services, Extending
End-to-End Guarantees beyond the Network-Host Boundary, Modern Software
Technologies, Programming Languages and Tools, Software Development
Process, and Software Technology Transfer.
Track C: INTERNET, INTRANET, and ON-LINE SERVICES
Internet and Intranet Applications, Web Servers and Services, Internet
Phones, Internet Mails, Electronic Commerce, Inferno, Java, C++
Programming Environments, HTML and CGI Programming, Web Security,
Industry and University Environments, Best Practices in Internet and
Intranet Applications, Design with State-of-the-Art Technologies.
Track D: MEDICAL SCIENCES, CLINICAL MEDICINE, GENETIC ENGINEERING,
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES and BIOTECHNOLOGY
Medical Engineering, Cartilage Biology and Arthritis, Cardiovascular
Disorders, Tumor Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction,
Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hormones and Growth Factors,
Membrane Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Drug Discovery,
Natural Products in Drug Development, Novel Drug Delivery and Design,
Pharmacokinetics of Biotechnology Products, Absorption and Transport
of Drugs, Biological Engineering and Economics
Track E: MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-TECH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION
IN TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS ENGINEERING
Modern Information Management Technology, Information Infrastructures
to Support High Tech R&D, Information Technology Impact on Economics,
Information Process Engineering, Financial Factors in Leading
Technology Development Environments, Modern Industrial Engineering
Process Models and Simulation Techniques, Factors and Environments
to Facilitate Information Technology from Research to Development to
Production, Marketing Skills and Concerns for Information Technology
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