CTTACS'08
Conference on Current Trends in the Theory and Applications of Computer Science
Notre Dame University (NDU), Lebanon

http://www.ndu.edu.lb/CTTACS07
Organized by the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at NDU and co-sponsored by IEEE Lebanon Section

• Invitation Card
• Technical Program
• Prof. Solomonoff’s Course Outline
• Registration Form in Word Format

CTTACS'08 seeks submissions in all areas of computer science. The aim of the conference is to deliver a platform for professionals from academia, industry, and government working in all current areas of computer science to present their latest research findings. The conference will feature contributed as well as invited papers concerned with theory, practice and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Computational Complexity
• Databases
• Computer Security
• Internet Computing and Applications
• Data Communications and Network Protocols
• Operating Systems
• Parallel Processing
• Distributed Computing
• Wireless and Mobile Computing
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Modeling and Simulation
• Computing Practice and Applications
• Computational Biology
• Computer Architecture
• Quantum Computing
• Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
• Artificial Neural Networks
• Image Processing
• Information Systems
• Multimedia Applications
• Software Engineering
• Object-Oriented Computing
• Computer Science Education
• Computer Engineering
• VLSI Design and Applications

• Ray Solomonoff (the father of Algorithmic Information Theory)
• Faruk Abi-Khuzam, American University of Beirut

Paper Submission

Form of Manuscript: Not to exceed 20 double-spaced, A4 pages
(including figures, tables and references) in 12 points font. Number
each page. Include an abstract, five to ten keywords, the technical area(s)
most relevant to your paper, and the corresponding author's e-mail address.
Electronic Submission: Submissions will be handled via email to Fouad Chedid.

• Paper Submission - March 15, 2007, extended to April 15, 2007.
• Author Notification - May 1, 2007
• Camera-ready copy due - May 10, 2007
• Conference - June 7-8, 2007
• Conference - February 28-29, 2008

Tutorials will be held in conjunction with the conference. Tutorial proposals should be submitted to Tutorial Chair
Mary Khair by April, 15, 2007. Notification of acceptance will be made by May 1, 2007.

Posters (an abstract on a single A4 page in 12 point font) should be submitted to one of the poster coordinators
Khaldoun Khaldi or Nassar Mendalek by April, 15, 2007. Notification of acceptance will be made by Mai 1, 2007.

For further information, please contact: fnas@ndu.edu.lb

Best Poster Award

The program committee for CTTACS'08 will select one poster for the best poster award.

Best Student Paper Award

The program committee for CTTACS'08 will select one paper for the best student paper award. Papers with a student author
as the major contributor and presenter may be eligible for this award.

Committees

• Honorary Chair: Fr. Walid Moussa, President of NDU
• Conference Chair: Youssef Kamal El-Hage, Dean of FNAS, NDU
• Conference Committee:
  • Youssef Kamal El-Hage, NDU
  • Elias Nassar, NDU
  • Fouad Chedid, NDU
  • Hikmat Farhat, NDU
• Program Chairs:
  • Fouad Chedid, NDU
  • Ahmad Nasri, AUB
• Program Committee:
  • Abdel Wahid Abbas, Balamand Univ., Lebanon
  • Hikmat Farhat, Notre Dame Univ., Lebanon
  • Hoda Maalouf, Notre Dame Univ., Lebanon
  • Clovis Francis, Lebanese Univ., Lebanon
  • Haidar Harmanani, Lebanese American Univ., Lebanon
  • Abdallah Kassem, Notre Dame Univ., Lebanon
  • Azzeddine Lazrek, Cadi Ayyad Univ., Morocco
  • Wassim Masri, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
  • Jihad Mohamad Al-Ja'am, Qatar Univ., Qatar
  • Nasser Nassiri, Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai
  • Mazen Saghir, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon
• Tutorials Chair: Mary Khair, NDU
• Poster Coordinators:
  • Khaldoun Khaldi, NDU
  • Nassar Mendalek, NDU
• Local Arrangements Chair: Mario Missakian, NDU
• Publication Chair: Nazir Hawi, NDU
• Publicity Chairs:
  • Omar Rifi, NDU
  • Jinane Mounsef, NDU
• Webmaster: Brigitta Kassis, NDU
• Treasurer: Danielle Abboud, NDU

Hotel

The CTTACs local arrangements committee has contacted two nearby hotels for special pricing. Interested attendees must contact the hotel and make reservations by May 16th. Please state that you are attending the NDU CTTACS conference in order to obtain the special prices other rooms might not be available. Both hotels are within 5-10 driving minutes away from NDU. Further information can be obtained from the appropriate websites listed below.

Hotel Grand Gabriel | 4 Stars

Adonis - Near St. Charbel Church
Zouk Mosbeh - Lebanon
Tel/Fax : (+961) 9 215 222
Tel/Fax : (+961) 9 215 333
E-mail : grndgabriel@gmail.com or grndgabriel@yahoo.com
Site : www.grand-gabriel.com

Le Royal Beirut, Leisure Hill Complex | 5 stars