IEEE IEEE-T-SMC

                     Call for Papers - Special Issue on

    Technologies that promote computational  intelligence, openness and
             programmability in networks and Internet services

   Guest Editors:
     * W. Pedrycz (Univ. of Alberta, Canada),
     * A. Vasilakos (Hellenic Aerospace Industry,S.A.),
     * S. Karnouskos (Fraunhofer-FOKUS, Germany)

    Publication: Winter 2002
   This CFP is also available in PDF format and plain text.

   The Internet has witnessed the last years a rapid increase in its
   popularity, by offering new services to its users. However the
   increased complexity of the systems, the growing needs for
   flexibility, fault-tolerance, higher quality of service,
   interoperability, security, reduced time-to-market service
   introduction and personalization, demand the development of
   sophisticated technologies that are capable of dealing effectively
   with these challenges.

   Active and programmable networking aims at easing the introduction of
   new network services by adding dynamic programmability to network
   devices and making aspects of the programmability accessible to
   third-party vendors and users via open interfaces. Open and
   programmable network elements are redefining network software
   architectures and move control and management systems away from
   traditional closed/rigid solutions.

   Computational Intelligence (CI) is viewed as a synergy of technologies
   of granular computing (especially fuzzy sets), neural networks and
   evolutionary computing has become an ideal design vehicle supporting
   the design of intelligent systems. In this capacity, the role of CI in
   the development of the sophisticated network architectures is
   profound. The main objective of this special issue of the IEEE T-SMC
   Journal is to act as a channel that brings the ideas of CI to the
   network area in a systematic, coherent and comprehensive fashion.

   Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality original papers dealing
   with various theoretical and practical issues dealing with
   Computational Intelligence, active networking, intelligent mobile
   agents, openness/portability/interoperability of services, middleware
   for intelligent service creation, deployment and management of new
   network applications etc.

   Within the context of this special issue, topics of particular
   interest include but are not limited to:

     *  Active and Programmable Networks
     *  Service creation platforms and enabling technologies
     *  Telecommunication Network Architectures
     *  Communications Security, Privacy and Manageability
     *  Integrated Services
     *  Dynamic, data-driven application systems
     *  Service dissemination and discovery protocols
     *  Programming paradigms, applications, and requirements for active
       grids
     *  Nomadic User Support and management
     *  Web based systems and services
     *  Global Service Portability
     *  Emerging Technologies and directions
     *  Internet & Telecom applications and services
     *  Neural Networks
     *  Fuzzy Logic
     *  Genetic Algorithms & Programming
     *  Data Mining Techniques
     *  Adaptive Computing Systems
     *  Knowledge Based Systems
     *  Hybrid Intelligent Systems

  IMPORTANT DATES

   Submission:
    1st  July 2002

   Acceptance decision:
    30th  Oct 2002

   Final paper due:
    31st   Dec 2002

   Publication date:
    Winter 2002

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

   Authors are invited to submit full papers, following the templates
   available from the
   publisher in electronic form (PDF preferred) to the Guest Editor at
   the following address:

     Prof. Witold Pedrycz
     Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
     University of Alberta
     Edmonton T6R 2G7 Canada

   Or to send an electronic copy via e-mail or the URL from where the
   file can be
   downloaded, to any of the guest editors:
     *  W. Pedrycz  pedrycz@ee.ualberta.ca,
     *  A. Vasilakos  vasilako@ath.forthnet.gr,
     *  S. Karnouskos karnouskos@fokus.fhg.de.

   Please include keywords identifying the main topic of your paper.
   Full details of submission or further information are available from
   the journal's
   web site http://www.isye.gatech.edu/ieee-smc .

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