CALL FOR PAPERS

CHINACOM 2008

August 25 - 27 2008, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Multimedia Communications Symposium

 

 

Symposium Co-Chairs

Rajarathnam Chandramouli, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA (mouli@stevens.edu)

Linda Jiang Xie, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA (Linda.Xie@uncc.edu)

Lu Yu, Zhejiang University, China (yul@zju.edu.cn)

 

Brief Description

New multimedia applications over wired or wireless networks are evolving constantly and rapidly. The emergence of user generated contents and location-aware services are generating news research problems in multimedia communication systems. The ChinaCom2008 Multimedia Communications Symposium aims at providing a forum for exchanging ideas among researchers and practitioners working in the areas of multimedia communications. It solicits original papers that address all aspects of multimedia communications, including theoretical issues, practical implementations, testbeds, and policy issues.

 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Networks and protocols to support user generated contents
  • P2P multimedia networks
  • Source and channel coding
  • DRM issues and policies
  • Implications of net neutrality
  • Streaming media
  • Mobility support
  • Testbeds and measurements
  • Quality of service issues
  • Interactive media
  • Content distribution networks
  • Emerging standards 
  • Multimedia over cognitive radio networks
  • Multimedia communication software and middleware
  • Multimedia security and forensics
  • New applications (e.g., public safety networks)