4th International Conference on Software Engineering,
         Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and
         Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD'03)
                              
                      Lübeck, Germany
                    October 16-18, 2003

   CALL FOR PAPERS

   Fourth ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering,
   Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and
   Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD'03)
   October 16-18, 2003
   Lübeck, Germany
   In cooperation with the University of Lübeck, Germany and
   Central Michigan University, USA
   Sponsored by the International Association for Computer and
   Information Science (ACIS)
   URL: http://acis.lsfk.org/ E-mail: acis@lsfk.org

   The Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering,
   Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing
   (SNPD'03) provides an international forum for scientists throughout
   the world to present research results in the areas of software
   engineering, artificial intelligence, networking and
   parallel/distributed computing. The conference particularly welcomes
   contributions at the junction of theory and practice disseminating
   basic research with immediate impact on practical applications. The
   conference will cover a broad range of topics including theory,
   methods, applications, and tools structured into the following tracks:

   Component-Based Software Engineering Software Engineering and
   Information Engineering
   Internet Technology and Applications Mobile/Wireless Computing
   Communication Systems and Networks Parallel and Distributed Computing
   Visual  and  Multimedia  Computing  Data  Mining, Knowledge Discovery,
   Artificial Intelligence
   Economic and Financial Systems Control Systems
   Information  Management  Systems  Image,  Acoustic,  Speech and Signal
   Processing
   Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms Software Engineering Education

   This  year's  SNPD  conference  will be held at the Mövenpick Hotel in
   Lübeck,  Germany. The Hanseatic town of Lübeck is located close to the
   Baltic  Sea  with  frequent  train  connections to major airports. The
   picturesque  medieval town was appointed as world cultural heritage by
   the United Nations.

   SNPD'03   is   accompanied   by   several  workshops;  for  up-to-date
   information please visit the URL
   http://www.isp.uni-luebeck.de/snpd03/index.htm.


   Honorary   Chair  Wilfried  Brauer  Department  for  Computer  Science
   Technical University of Munich, Germany
   Program Co-Chairs
   Walter Dosch Institute of Software Technology and
   Programming Language University of Lübeck D-23569 Lübeck, Germany
   Phone (49) (451) 3909-501 Fax -503 E-mail: dosch@isp.uni-luebeck.de
   Roger Y. Lee Software Engineering &
   Info. Tech. Research Institute Central Michigan University Mount
   Pleasant, MI 48859, USA Phone: (1) (517) 774-3811 Fax: -3728/1174
   E-mail: lee@cps.cmich.edu

   Submission of Papers & Conference Proceedings & Journal
   We  solicit  research  and  experience  papers  in all technical areas
   listed  above  and  related fields. The first page should indicate the
   title,  the  authors  with address, affiliation, e-mail, phone and fax
   numbers, the topic area of the paper and the contact author. The paper
   should  include  an  abstract,  5-7  keywords,  and  a conclusion. The
   program  committee  will  review  each  submission  and  judge it with
   respect  to its originality, significance, and relevance. All accepted
   papers (up to 8 pages) will be published in the conference proceedings
   with  ISBN.  Submission,  refereeing,  and  all correspondence will be
   conducted  over  the  internet.  Please  upload  your  full paper (not
   exceeding     10     pages)     to    the    conference    web    page
   http://www.isp.uni-luebeck.de/snpd03/Submission/index.htm   .  If  you
   encounter any difficulties during submission or if you require further
   information, please contact snpd03@isp.uni-luebeck.de .

   After  the conference, authors of scientifically excellent papers will
   be  invited to submit an extended version for publication in a special
   issue  of  the  International  Journal  of  Computer  and  Information
   Science. Prof. Dosch will be the guest editor of this special issue.

   IMPORTANT DEADLINES
   Paper Submission: August 15, 2003
   Notification of Acceptance: September 10, 2003
   Camera-ready Paper & Pre-Registration: September 24, 2003