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<font face='Lucida Grande' size='4'><b>*** First Call for Papers, Special Sessions and Tutorials ***</b><br><br>The 16th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and<br>Information Technology (ISSPIT 2016)<br><br>December 12-14, 2016, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus<br></font><font face='Lucida Grande'><br></font><font face='Lucida Grande' size='4'><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgMTZ0aCBJRUVFIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgU3ltcG9zaXVtIG9uIFNpZ25hbCBQcm9jZXNzaW5nIGFuZCBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBUZWNobm9sb2d5IChJU1NQSVQgMjAxNik6IEZpcnN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycywgU3BlY2lhbCBTZXNzaW9ucyBhbmQgVHV0b3JpYWxzCTI1CUxpc3RzCTMyMwljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fisspit2016%2F">http://cyprusconferences.org/isspit2016/</a><br></font><font face='Lucida Grande'><br><br>IEEE ISSPIT 2016 is the sixteenth in a series of international symposia that<br>aims to cover a wide range of topics in the intersection of signal processing<br>and information technology and to become a fertile ground for discussions<br>between the two research and development communities. Apart from<br>sessions that will present new research results, tutorials and special sessions<br>will be offered as well. Papers describing original work are invited in the<br>general fields covered by ISSPIT, with an emphasis on the topics listed below.<br>Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of IEEE ISSPIT 2016 and<br>will be available via IEEE Xplore. Acceptance will be based on quality,<br>relevance, and originality. A contest for Best Paper Awards (senior and<br>student) will be held.<br><br>Papers are invited in the following (non exclusive) topics:<br><br>· Signal Processing Theory and Methods<br>· Signal Processing for Communications and Networking<br>· Design & Implementation of Signal Processing Systems<br>· Image, Video & Multidimensional Signal Processing<br>· Multimedia Signal Processing<br>· Biological Image and signal processing<br>· Audio and Acoustic signal Processing<br>· Health Informatics and e-Health<br>· Sensor Arrays<br>· Big Data Analytics in Signal Processing and IT<br>· Radar Signal Processing<br>· Internet Software Architectures<br>· Multimedia and Image Based Systems<br>· Mobile Information Systems<br>· E-Commerce<br>· Bioinformatics and Bioengineering<br>· Information Processing<br>· Geographical Information Systems<br>· Object Based Software Engineering<br>· Speech Processing<br>· Computer Networks<br>· Neural Networks<br>· Social Networks Analysis<br>· Internet of Things<br>· Engineering Systems of Systems<br><br>Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, 6-page (max) papers in<br>two-column formats including diagrams and references. Authors can submit<br>their papers as PDF files through the online submission system to be found<br>on the ISSPIT 2016 website: <a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQlUaGUgMTZ0aCBJRUVFIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgU3ltcG9zaXVtIG9uIFNpZ25hbCBQcm9jZXNzaW5nIGFuZCBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBUZWNobm9sb2d5IChJU1NQSVQgMjAxNik6IEZpcnN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFBhcGVycywgU3BlY2lhbCBTZXNzaW9ucyBhbmQgVHV0b3JpYWxzCTI1CUxpc3RzCTMyMwljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fisspit2016%2F.">http://cyprusconferences.org/isspit2016/.</a> The<br>title page should include author(s) name(s), affiliation, mailing address,<br>telephone, fax, and e-mail address. The author should indicate one or two of<br>the above categories that best describe the topic of the paper.<br><br><u>IMPORTANT DATES</u><br><br>· Proposals for Tutorials & Special Sessions: August 5th, 2016<br>· Regular paper submission: September 15th, 2016<br>· Notification of acceptance: October 26th, 2016<br>· Camera-ready version with registration: November 15th , 2016<br><br><u>GENERAL CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus, Greece <br>· Andreas Pitsillides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus<br>· Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University, USA<br><br><u>TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Ioannis Kyriakides, University of Nicosia, Cyprus<br>· Veselin Rakocevic, City University, UK<br>· Thanos Stouraitis, Khalifa University, UAE<br><br><u>REGISTRATION & FINANCE CHAIR<br></u><br>· Reda Ammar, University of Connecticut, USA<br><br><u>PUBLICATION CO-CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Josephine Antoniou, University of Central Lancanshire, Cyprus <br>· Christophoros Christophorou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus<br>· Angeliki Tsioliaridou, Foundation of Research and Technology, Greece<br><br><u>TUTORIALS CO-CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Marios Lestas, Frederick University, Cyprus<br>· Vasos Vasssiliou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus<br><br><u>PLENARY & SPECIAL SESSIONS CO-CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Christos Liaskos, Foundation of Research and Technology, Greece<br>· Vicky Lesta Papadopoulou, European University Cyprus<br><br><u>PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS<br></u><br>· Suvendi Rimer, University of Johannesburg, South Africa<br>· Cristiano Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ñ UFMG, Brazil<br><br><u>LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR<br></u><br>· George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus <br><br><u>WEB MANAGER<br></u><br>· Kyriakos Georgiades, Easy Conferences, Cyprus<br><br><u>STEERING COMMITTEE<br></u><br>· E. Abdel-Raheem, Ain Shams University, Egypt<br>· R. Ammar, University of Connecticut, USA<br>· F. Elguibaly, University of Victoria, Canada<br>· A. Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA (Chair)<br>· A. Tantawy, IBM, Egypt, USA<br>· A. Tewfik, University of Minnesota, USA<br><br><br></font>
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