Call for Papers

The 7th International Symposium on Digital Signal Processing and Communications
Systems DSPCS'03
and
The 2nd Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications, and Signal Processing
WITSP'03

Coolangatta - Gold Coast, 
8-11 Dec 2003
http://www.elec.uow.edu.au/secte/DSPCS2003/


Communication Systems worldwide have provided a rapidly growing and useful
range of services and are continuing to evolve using Digital Signal
Processing. The 7th International Symposium on DSP for Communication
Systems, DSPCS?2003, has been planned by a group of academics and
professionals to examine the plans for the future and the progress that has
already been made in the field of DSP and their applications to
communication systems. The organising committee of the symposium decided to
hold the 7th Symposium on DSP for Communication Systems on the Gold Coast
from 8-11 December 2003. A major objective of the symposium will be to
pursue the progression from communication and information theory through to
the implementation, evaluation and performance improvement of practical
communication systems using DSP technology. This year the Symposium will be
combined with the 2nd Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and
Signal Processing.

Therefore, the topics of interest range from those of the physical layer to
the application layer through all aspects of the protocols and processes
required for the future Internet to operate better and the applications to
utilise the full potential offered by the current and the emerging
networking infrastructure.

Previously unpublished contributions to the following technical areas, but
not limited to, are solicited:

Internet

    * Traffic modelling
    * Protocols
    * Embedded Internet devices
    * New and enhanced services
    * Resource and information management
    * Adaptive QoS provisioning
    * End-to-end QoS
    * Internet2 

Wireless Networks

    * Mobile ad hoc networking
    * Personal area networking
    * Convergence of different network types
    * Broadband Wireless Access
    * Vertical handovers
    * IP and Mobility
    * Home networking 

Network Security

    * Security primitives and algorithms
    * Security of wireless and distribution networks
    * Programmable networks security
    * Authentication and authorization 

Fixed networks

    * Optical networks and switching
    * Network architectures and equipment
    * Programmable networks
    * Access technologies
    * Test-beds and trials 

Telecommunication technology

    * Channel measurements and characterisation
    * Coding and modulation techniques
    * Modelling and simulation
    * Spread Spectrum and CDMA systems
    * OFDM technology
    * Space-time coding 

Multimedia signal processing

    * Streamed multimedia applications
    * Algorithms and implementations
    * Image and video processing
    * Error concealment techniques 

Submission of Papers: Authors are invited to submit a full paper of up to
six A4 pages as an electronic file (Postscript, PDF, or Word format) to the
following address:
beata@elec.uow.edu.au

The papers should be prepared double column, with 2.5 cm margins from all
sides and use 10 point Times Roman or similar fonts. Each paper should
include an abstract of up to 250 words, authors, and mailing and electronic
addresses. The paper should be accompanied by a cover page including the
name of the contact author with his full address including the fax number,
and the technical area(s) chosen from the above and listed in the order of
author's preference. Each paper will be peer-reviewed by two independent
reviewers and the authors will be notified about the acceptance via email.
It is expected that, as with DSPCS?02, the best 20 papers, judged by the
Organising Committee, will be published in a form of an edited volume by the
Kluwer Academic Publishers, apart from the conference proceedings.

Deadlines:
Submit paper (up to 6 pages) by:	30 June 2003
Notification of acceptance by:		15 August 2003
Camera ready copies by:			30 September 2003 	

For further information and submission of papers please contact:
Assoc. Prof. T Wysocki
School of Elec., Comp. & Telecomm. Eng.
University of Wollongong
Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, AUSTRALIA
Fax: +61 2 4221 3236, E-mail: wysocki@uow.edu.au

Organising Committee:
Prof. J Chicharo (University of Wollongong) Australia
Prof. M Darnell (University of Leeds) United Kingdom
Prof. P Farkas (Slovak University of Technology) Slovakia
Prof. P G Farrell (University of Lancaster) United Kingdom
Prof. B Honary (University of Lancaster) United Kingdom
Prof. J Lindner (University of Ulm) Germany
Prof. A Mertins (University of Oldenburg) Germany
Prof. H Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) USA
Assoc. Prof. T Wysocki (University of Wollongong) Australia - Chairman
Dr. B J Wysocki (University of Wollongong) Australia
Prof. H-J Zepernick (Australian Telecommunications Research Institute)
Australia

Technical Program Committee:
Assoc. Prof. J Armstrong (La Trobe University) Australia
Prof. A Cantoni (University of Western Australia) Australia
Prof. J Chicharo (University of Wollongong) Australia
Dr. A Dadej, (University of South Australia) Australia
Prof. M Darnell (University of Leeds) United Kingdom
Prof. P Farkas (Slovak University of Technology) Slovakia
Prof. P G Farrell (University of Lancaster) United Kingdom
Prof. B Honary (University of Lancaster) United Kingdom
Dr. M Kwiatkowski (DSTO), Australia
Prof. J Lindner (University of Ulm) Germany
Prof. A Mertins (University of Oldenburg) Germany
Prof. J Seberry (University of Wollongong) Australia
Prof. H Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) USA
Dr. M Slominski (Warsaw University of Technology) Poland
Assoc. Prof. T Wysocki (University of Wollongong) Australia
Prof. H-J Zepernick (Australian Telecommunications Research Institute) Australia