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Communications Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
15-17th July 2002
Staffordshire University
School of Computing



First Call for Papers

   Over the past few years the pace of technological change in
   communication systems networks and digital signal processing has been
   extremely rapid and these areas are continuing to evolve and converge.
   It is the aim of this International Symposium to bring together
   engineers and scientists to discuss the progress made in both fields
   and provide a focus for future developments. The organising committee
   invites you to submit original papers addressing research topics of
   interest for presentation at the symposium and inclusion in the
   symposium proceedings.

   Technical Subject Categories -
     * Modulation, demodulation and synchronisation
     * Communication theory
     * Modelling and simulation techniques
     * Coding and error control
     * DSP algorithms and applications
     * Adaptive signal processing
     * VLSI for communications and DSP
     * Multiresolution analysis
     * Optical communication systems
     * Wavelet transforms
     * Optical switching and network
     * 3G/4G network evolution
     * Network management and operation
     * Quality of service
     * Mobile communication systems and networks
     * Low rate image transmission
     * Multimedia and broadband services
     * Intelligent systems/networks
     * ATM systems and networks
     * Business process modelling for e-commerce
     * Mobile computing for e-commerce
     * E-infrastructure for enterprise applications
     * Any other related topics

   Papers may be presented in the following forms: 

   Oral presentation (15-20 minutes)

   Poster Contributions by MPhil/PhD students are particularly
   encouraged.


Submissions

To submit a paper it is neccessary to undertake the following
guidlines.

Include these details:

  1.The name, full postal address, e-mail, telephone and fax
    numbers of the author for correspondence. 
  2.Designation of the most appropriate technical subject
    category for the paper. 

Submit the paper by the following deadlines:

    Full Paper due: 25th January 2002 
    Notification of acceptance by: 1st April 2002 
    Camera ready paper due: 1st June 2002 

All papers will be incorporated into a bound volume of proceeding,
which will be available on arrival at the symposium. Selected
papers will be published as a book or in an appropriate journal


Organising Committees

Steering Committee: 

    Chairman: Prof. R J Clarke (Heriot-Watt Univ. UK)- 
    Symposium Secretary: Prof. Z Ghassemlooy (Sheffield Hallam
    Univ. UK), 
    Local Organiser: Prof. R A Carrasco (Staffordshire Univ.
    UK), 
    Prof. A C Boucouvalas (Bournemouth Univ. UK) 

Local Organising Committee: 

    Prof. R A Carrasco 

National/International Technical Committee: 

    Prof. H Aghvami (Kings College, London, UK) 
    Prof. M Al-Akiadi (De Montfort Univ. UK) 
    Prof. Peter Ball (Fujitsu Telecoms, UK) 
    Dr B Bashiri (Southampton Univ. UK) 
    Prof. J.L.Bihan (Ecole Nation. d.Ingen. de Brest, France) 
    Dr Keith Brown (Heriot-Watt Univ. UK) 
    Prof. F. Castinie (INPT, France) 
    Dr L Chao (Nanyang Tech. Univ. Singapore) 
    Dr M Connelly (Univ. of Limerick, Ireland) 
    Prof. A Constantinides (Imperial College UK) 
    Dr S Dlay (Newcastle Univ. UK) 
    Prof J.M.H Elmirghani (Swansea Univ. UK) 
    Prof. P G Farrell (Lancaster Univ. UK) 
    Dr A Gonzalez (Univ. of Valencia, Spain) 
    Prof. L Izzo (Univ. of Napoli, Italy) 
    Prof. M D Logothetis (Univ. of Patras, Greece) 
    Dr J A Robinson (Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Canada) 
    Dr D Rovira (INPT, France) 
    Prof. J Senior (The Univ. of Hertfordshire, UK) 
    Dr H Sharif( Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln, USA) 
    Dr J Sodha (University of the West Indies, Barbados) 
    Dr I Soto (Santiago Univ. Chile) 
    Dr P Thedorou (Univ. of the Aegean, Greece) 
    Prof. R T Valadas (Univ. of Aveiro, Portugal) 
    Dr M Zervas (Southampton Univ. UK)

Contact Information

For General information in the CSNDSP 2002
Conference please contact: 
Prof. R A Carrasco- Symposium Organiser CSNDSP'02 
School of Computing
Staffordshire University
PO Box 334,
Beaconside, 
Stafford, 
ST18 0DG
 
Tel: ++44 1785 353585,
Fax: ++44 1785 353490 
E-mail: r.a.carrasco@staffs.ac.uk