(sigemb-info 266) Deadline extension: 4/10, IEEE RTCSA 2008

[Hiroyuki Tomiyama <hiroyuki@xxxxxxx>]

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                                April 10, 2008
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                          Call for Papers

     The 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time
             Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2008)

                       August 25 to 27, 2008
                         Kaohsiung, Taiwan

     Embedded software has become a necessity in almost every aspect
     of the daily lives of individuals and organizations, from
     self-contained applications to those embedded in various devices
     and services (mobile phones, vital sign sensors, medication
     dispensers, home appliances, engine ignition systems, etc). A
     large proportion of these systems are mission/life critical and
     performance sensitive.

     The 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time
     Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2008) will bring
     together researchers and developers from academia and industry
     for advancing the technology of embedded and real-time systems,
     and ubiquitous computing applications. The conference has the
     following goals: to investigate advances in embedded and
     real-time systems and ubiquitous computing applications; to
     promote interaction among the areas of embedded computing,
     real-time computing and ubiquitous computing; to evaluate the
     maturity and directions of embedded and real-time system and
     ubiquitous computing technology.  RTCSA2008 invites submissions
     of papers presenting a high quality original research and
     development for the conference tracks: (1) Real-time Systems,
     (2) Ubiquitous Computing, and (3) Embedded Systems.

     The 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time
     Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2008) will be held in
     Kaohsiung, Taiwan -- The capital of Sea. Similar to earlier
     RTCSA conference, there will be three days parallel tracks
     program, satellite workshops/tutorials, and panel discussion.

General Information for Kaohsiung, Taiwan:

     Kaohsiung is situated on southern coast of Taiwan, facing the
     Taiwan Strait to the west and, beyond the southern tip of the
     island, the Bashi Channel to the south. It sits across vital
     sea lanes connecting port facilities. Proximity to the sea gives
     Kaohsiung a warm, sunny climate all year-round. As the second
     largest city in Taiwan and world's sixth-largest container
     harbor in the world, Kaohsiung has developed rapidly in recent
     years and is quickly acquiring the attributes of the modern,
     international metropolis. This bustling harbor city not only has
     a superb location and enchanting natural surroundings, but also
     friendly people who welcome visitors with the utmost warmth and
     hospitality.

Scopes:

     Following the tradition of RTCSA, the conference has three
     tracks: embedded systems, real-time systems, and ubiquitous
     computing.

     The interested topics for embedded systems tracks include:

     Embedded Systems Track:
     - Software design and debugging for heteroganeous multi-core
       embedded platform
     - Multi-thread programming for multi-crore embedded platform
     - System integration/collaboration for systems of embedded systems
     - Operating systems and scheduling
     - System-on-chip design
     - HW/SW co-design
     - Power/thermal-aware design issues
     - Embedded multimedia applications
     - Embedded system design practices
     - Networks-on-chip design
     - Embedded system architecture
     - Design optimization (memory, performance etc.)

     Real-Time Systems Track:
     - Real-time operating systems
     - Real-time scheduling
     - Timing analysis,
     - Databases,
     - Programming languages and run-time systems,
     - Middleware systems,
     - Design and analysis tools,
     - Communication networks and protocols,
     - Case studies and applications
     - Mediaprocessing and transmissions
     - Wireless sensor networks
     - Energy aware real-time methods

     Ubiquitous Computing Track:
     - Real-time issues in ubiquitous computing
     - Infrastructure for ubiquitous computing
     - Location-dependent and context-aware computing
     - Smart sensors and sensor network
     - Portable devices and wearable computers
     - Passive, active and smart tags
     - Software architecture for ubiquitous computing
     - Human computer interaction
     -  Security and privacy
     - Wireless Sensor Networks

Paper Submissions:

     The perspective authors should submit their papers on RTCSA 2008
     paper submission site: http://www.rtcsa.org

Important Dates:

     Paper Submission: April 10, 2008 (New submission deadline)
     Acceptance Notification: May 15, 2008
     Camera Ready Submission: June 8, 2008

Organizing Committee:

     Steering Committee:
     - Tei-Wei Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
     - Seongsoo Hong  Seoul National University, Korea
     - Tatsuo Nakajima, Waseda University, Japan
     - Joseph K. Ng, HKBU, China
     - Jorgen Hansson,  CMU, USA
     - Sang H. Son, University of Virginia, USA

     General Chairs:
     - Yau-Hwang Kuo, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
     - Insup Lee, University of Pennsylvania, USA

     Program Chairs:
     - Chi-Sheng Shih (Embedded Systems Track), National Taiwan University,
Taiwan
     - Gerhard Fohler (Real-Time System Track), University of
Kaiserslautern, Germany
     - Ichiro Satoh (Ubiquitous Track), National Institute of Informatics,
Japan