CALL FOR PAPERS

*The International Conference on u- and e- Service, Science and Technology(UNESST 2008)*

The International Symposium on u- and e- Service, Science and Technology will be held
on December 13 ~ 15, 2008, Horizon Resort, Sanya, Hainan Island, China.
UNESST 2008 will be the most comprehensive Symposium focused on the various aspects of advances in u- and e- Service, Science and Technology. Our Symposium provides a chance for academic and industry professionals to discuss recent progress in the area of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology.
The goal of this Symposium is to bring together the researchers from academia and industry as well as practitioners to share ideas, problems and solutions relating to the multifaceted aspects of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology.
The complete list of topics will be updated some times later. Please check the Call for Papers section
at http://www.sersc.org/UNESST2008/
All accepted papers will be included in the Symposium proceeding published by IEEE CS. And some papers selected will be included in some journals.

* Topics of Symposium

The main topics include but will not be limited to: (Excellent surveying works in these areas are welcome, too.)

Adoption of Standards and Protocols for e- or u-Business Applications
B2B, B2C and C2C Architectures
Case Studies in Industry and Government
Collaborative Business Systems
CRM and Business Solutions
Data and Knowledge Engineering
e- or u-Banking
e- or u-Business Systems for Multiple Platforms
e- or u-Entertainment
e- or u-Government
e- or u-Learning
e- or u-Marketing and Consumer Behavior
e- or u-Negotiation and Auction Mechanisms
e- or u-Payment Systems
GPS Applications and Location-based Services
Grid Computing for e- or u-Business
Healthcare and Medical Applications
Intellectual Rights
Interoperability and Integration
m-Business and Ubiquitous Services
Mobile Services and Architectures
Mobility Management in Next Generation Networks
Multi-Agent Systems and Information Integration
Open Source Technologies in e- or u-Business
Quality of Service (QoS) and Metrics
Security and Privacy
Semantic Web Applications and Ontology Sharing
Service-Oriented Architectures
Supply-chain Management
Systems Development and Evaluation
Telematics and Middleware Platforms
Trust and Privacy Issues in Social Networks
User Interfaces and Usability
Virtual Organizations
VPN Technology and Services
Web Data Visualization
Web Personalization and Decision Making
Web Services
Web Site Monitoring and Optimization
Workflow Management Systems
XML and Domain Mark-up Languages
Others

* Paper Submission and Publication

Every submitted paper will be carefully reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee.
The problematic (borderline) papers will be additionally evaluated by the members of the International Advisory Board and the Chairs of the Symposium. All accepted papers will be included in the Symposium proceedings published by IEEE CS. And some papers selected will be included in some jo

* Special Issue

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in UNESST 2008, after further revisions, will be published in special issues on prestigious international journals (Pending).

* Registration, Travel, Accommodation, and Other Information

For papers that are accepted, registration includes publication of the paper in Symposium proceedings. A modest additional fee will be levied for any additional paper submitted and accepted, and also a similar payment scheme for exceeding page limits on your papers (details to be announced shortly). For updated information please refer to the UNESST 2008 home page.

* Dates and Deadlines

Submission of papers : August 31, 2008 (Extended)
Notification of acceptance : September 10, 2008
Submission of the camera ready: September 25, 2008
Conference Dates : December 13 ~ 15 , 2008

* Oraganization
Steering Co-chairs
Tai-hoon Kim, Hannam University, Korea
Wai Chi Fang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
General Co-chairs
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan

Program Co-chairs
Frode Eika Sandnes, Oslo University College, Norway
Hangbae Chang, Daejin University, Korea

Publicity Co-chairs
Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Deok Gyu Lee, ETRI, Korea

Program Committee
Alexander Loui, Eastman Kodak Company, USA
Antonio Coronato, ICAR-CNR, Italy
Antonio Kruger, University of Muenster, Germany
Biplab Kumer Sarker, R & D, Innovatia Inc.
Birgit Hofreiter, University of Vienna, Austria
Bok-Min Goi, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Byeongho Kang, University of Tasmania, Australia
Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Chantana Chantrapornchai, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Chengcui Zhang, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Chu-Song Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Costas Lambrinoudakis , University of the Aegean , Greece
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
Dorin Bocu, University Transilvania of Brasov, Romania
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada
Gokce Dane, Qualcomm, USA
Guenther Pernul, University of Regensburg, Germany
Hakan Duman, University of Essex, UK
Hans Weigand, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Swiss Institute for Information Research, HTW Chur, Switzerland
Hari Kalva, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Helmar Burkhart, University of Basel, Switzerland
Hiroshi Yoshiura, University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Hongxiu Li, Turku School of Economics, Finland
Igor Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation, Russia
Javier Garcia-Villalba, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Jiang (Leo) Li, Howard University, USA
Jianhua He, University of Essex, UK
Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Australian Institute of Criminology, Australia
Khoongming Khoo, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore
Kristof Van Laerhoven, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, UK
Kwon Hyuk Jun, Yonsei University, Korea
Lan-Da Van, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Lee Hong Joo, Seoul National University, Korea
Lei Ye, University of Wollongong, Australia
Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Liu Wanquan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Mei-Ling Shyu, University of Miami, USA
Ranjan Kini, Indiana University, USA
Rami Yared, JAIST, Japan
Rubem Pereira, MSc. Programme Leader School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, UK
Ryuya Uda, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan
Samee U. Khan, Colorado State University, USA
Satoshi Kurihara, Osaka University, Japan
Seng W. Loke, La Trobe University, Australia
SeongHan Shin, JAIST, Japan
Sheng Zhong, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Simone Fischer-Hubner, Karlstad University, Sweden
Stefano Ferretti, Universita di Bologna, Italy
Tomasz Janowski, United Nations University, Macao
Tomoo Inoue, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Tony Y. T. Chan, The University of Akureyri, Iceland
Wei Feng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Xiaowen Chu, Hong Kong Batist University, Hong Kong
Yao Chung Chang, National Taitung University, Twain
Yinsheng Li, Fudan University, China
Yong Liu, Abo Academy, Finlnd
Zhaohao Sun, Hebei Normal University, PRC
Zhenjiang Miao, The Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Zhuowei Li, Indiana University, USA

* Contact Information

If you have any question about the CfPs and papers submission, please mail to Secretary of UNESST 2008
(hangbae.chang@gmail.com).