FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

ICICS, a bi-annual International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing, and the fourth IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM2003) will be held jointly in Singapore on 15-18 December 2003. The past three ICICS conferences were great successes with over 500 papers reviewed and attended by over 300 international participants. The fourth ICICS conference this time promises to be an even bigger affair because it is being held jointly with the fourth PCM Conference. The joint conference is organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering EEE), Nanyang Technological University. The conference will cover areas in Information Engineering, Communication Systems, Signal Processing, Multimedia Processing and Applications. There will be tutorial sessions and invited sessions.  Papers describing original work in but not limited to the following technical areas are invited:

ICICS
Computer systems:  high performance computing, databases, architectures, visualisation, optical storage systems, neural and fuzzy computing, real-time systems, parallel and distributed computing, software engineering, fault-tolerant systems, intelligent systems
Signal processing: speech and audio, signal detection and reconstruction, system identification and modelling, spectrum estimation, time-frequency and time-scale analysis, array processing, adaptive processing, wavelets, filter design, CAD for VLSI processors 
Communications: coding, modulation, spread spectrum, equalization, wireless networks, mobile, cellular, PCN, optical, satellite, microwave circuit and systems, antennas, propagation, software radio, system simulation, EMI/EMC 
Networking: ISDN/broadband, internet, network management, protocol analysis and design, flow and congestion control, routing, ATM-optical networks, traffic characterisation, high speed networks, network security and analysis, intelligent networks

PCM
Multimedia processing and coding: image/video processing, compression, coding, content analysis and adaptation, media streaming, content-base retrieval, watermarking, security, rights management
Multimedia system support and networking: network protocols, operating systems, middleware, servers, QoS, databases, sensors, actuators and clients
Multimedia tools, end-systems and applications: hypermedia systems, user interfaces, authoring, multi-model interaction and integration, distance learning, healthcare, design and applications of virtual environments and system integrations

Submission of Papers:  Authors are invited to submit an extended summary of two pages or a full paper as an electronic file (postscript, pdf or Word format). Full papers should be double-column and use 10 pt Times Roman. Extended summaries should contain sufficient details including key concepts and novel features. Each full paper or summary should include a cover page with the title, authors, mailing and electronic addresses, phone, fax number, contact author, topic area(s) and subject area chosen from the above and listed in the order of author's preference. 

Important Dates
Summary/Tutorial Submission Deadline : June 20, 2003
Notification of Acceptance : August 1, 2003
Camera-Ready Copy Due : September 1, 2003

Invited Sessions and Tutorials: The conference will feature invited sessions and tutorials on specialised topics of interests. To propose an invited session, contact the Special Session Chairs and provide the session names of 5-6 potential papers and authors.  To organise a half/full day tutorial, submit a proposal to the Tutorial Chairs. All proposals should be submitted by June 20, 2003. 

Exhibition/Sponsorship: The ICICS2003/PCM2003 Conference will offer product vendors and publishers an opportunity to interface with conference participants as sponsors/exhibitors. For more information, please contact the Exhibition/Sponsorship Chairs.