Subject: CfP: Multidimensional Databases - Application & Technology
From: "Dr. Peter Baumann"
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 18:11:42 +0100
Call for Papers (also available under
http://www.forwiss.tu-muenchen.de/~rasdaman/public/events/cisst97-st.html):
International Conference
on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology
(CISST'97)
- Special Track on the Management
of Multidimensional Discrete Data -
June 30 - July 2, 1997
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
AIMS AND SCOPE
Raster data of arbitrary size and dimension, so-called Multidimensional
Discrete Data (MDD), span a remarkably rich manifold of variants - from
1-D time series and 2-D images to multidimensional OLAP hypercubes, from
a few kilobyes to several Gigabytes, as spatio-temporally discretized
natural phenomena or as artificially generated data sets. Among the
major application areas are Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and data
mining; medical imagery (PACS); geo and environmental information
systems (GIS/EIS); hydrological/ maritime information systems;
technical/scientific data analysis; sensor fusion; and multimedia.
Recently, the database community has begun to focus on the particular
structure of such data hitherto called unstructured. The classical
method, linearizing MDD line by line in a FORTRAN-like style and
encoding them in one of more than 100 data exchange formats worldwide in
use, has failed both in performance and in functionality. Therefore,
conceptual models and physical storage formats are being developed to
offer classical DBMS services such as flexible query support, multiuser
synchronization, and access optimization also for large,
multidimensional arrays. Interdisciplinary work involving imaging,
database, and application experts proves particularly fruitful.
As part of the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems,
and Technology (CISST'97) in Las Vegas, USA, this Special Track aims at
collecting recent findings and encouraging discussion on the large-scale
management of MDD of various dimensions. Contributions are sought for,
but not limited to the following topics:
* MDD modelling;
* query languages (incl. query optimization);
* transaction mechanisms;
* storage hierarchies (incl. indexing);
* compression techniques;
* systems (products and research prototypes);
* MDD applications, such as environmental monitoring, satellite
* imagery, sensor fusion, GIS, and medical imagery.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft
paper (about 5 pages) to Peter Baumann (address is given below) by the
due
date. All other papers for CISST97 should be sent to the general CISST97
chair, Hamid R. Arabnia (address is also indicated below).
Electronic submission is acceptable if in one of the formats PostScript,
LaTeX, and MS-Word and if the document is formatted to print in A4
format. The length of the camera-ready papers (if accepted) will be
limited to 10 pages. Papers must not have been previously published or
currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper,
name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, and
Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name
of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a
maximum of 5 keywords.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and
soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in the
topical area. The camera-ready papers will be reviewed by one person.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 28, 1997 (Friday): Draft papers (5-page) due
April 8, 1997 (Tuesday): Notification of acceptance
May 19, 1997 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Preregistration due
June 30, July 1, July 2: CISST'97 Conference
All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference.
PUBLICATION
The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press. The
proceedings will be available at the conference. Please note that all
color pictures/diagrams will be published in gray-scale.
EXHIBITION
An exhibition is planned during the conference. We have reserved 20+
exhibit spaces. Interested parties should contact H. R. Arabnia
(address is given below). All exhibitors will be considered to be the
co-sponsors of the conference. Each exhibitor will have the opportunity
to include a two-page description of their latest products in the
conference proceedings (if submitted by May 19, 1997).
ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS
A number of university faculty members in cooperation with the Monte
Carlo Hotel (conference division) will be organizing the conference.
The conference is sponsored by the Computer Science Research, Education,
and Applications Tech. (CSREA) in cooperation with the Computer Vision
Research and Applications Tech. (CVRA), The National Supercomputing
Center for Energy and the Environment (USA), developers of
high-performance machines and systems (pending) and related computer
associations (pending.)
LOCATION OF CONFERENCE
The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino hotel,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a new hotel with excellent conference
facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas
airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. The hotel has many
vacation and recreational attractions, including: casino, waterfalls,
spa, kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with
cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment,
whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly
shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, ... Many of
these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for
families and children. The hotel's room rate is very reasonable ($79 +
8% tax) per night for the duration of the conference.
The hotel is minutes from other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping
areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free
street shows, ...).
For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada
neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and
Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major
cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, ...
SPECIAL TRACK CHAIR
Peter Baumann
FORWISS
Orleansstr. 34
D-81667 Munich
Germany
Tel: +49-89-48095-206
Fax: +49-89-48095-203
E-mail: baumann@forwiss.tu-muenchen.de
CISST'97 GENERAL CHAIR
Hamid R. Arabnia
The University of Georgia
Department of Computer Science
415 Graduate Studies Research Center
Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A.
Tel: (706) 542-3480
Fax: (706) 542-2966
E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu
CISST'97 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
I. Ahmad, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong;
H. R. Arabnia, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;
C. Colin, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France;
J. Farison, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA;
M. E. Fayad, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA;
O. Frieder, George Mason University & Florida Tech., USA;
F. Golshani, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA;
V. Gudivada, University of Missouri at Rolla, MO, USA;
M. Halem, Space Data & Comp. Div., Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA,
USA;
G. Hu, Central Michigan University, MI, USA;
K. C. Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;
O. H. Ibarra, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;
X. Jia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;
J. Jin, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
D. Kazakos, University of Southwestern Louisiana, LA, USA;
A. Law, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;
D. Luzeaux, Etca/Crea/Sp, France;
K. Makki, University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV, USA;
S. A. M. Makki, University of Queensland, Australia;
A. Mana-Gomez, E.T.S.I.Informatica, Malaga, Spain;
N. Memon, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA;
B. Nassersharif, National Supercomputing Center For Energy and the
Environment, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA;
M. S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, NJ, USA;
Y. Pan, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA;
E. K. Park, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA;
W. Peng, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA;
N. Pissinou, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, USA;
Rajkumar, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore,
India;
S. Sahni, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
H. Sharif, University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA;
H. Shi, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA;
M. Singhal, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;
S. Y. W. Su, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
A. Tentov, University "Sv. Kiril i Metodij", Republic of Macedonia;
E. Torng, Michigan State University, MI, USA;
N-F. Tzeng, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, USA;
Y. Xu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA;
S. You, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, USA;
H. Zhang, Aptronix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA;
D. Zhu, Aptronix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA;
A. Y. Zomaya, University of Western Australia, Australia.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIRS
Kia Makki
Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4019, USA
kia@koko.cs.unlv.edu
Niki Pissinou
Center For Advanced Computer Studies
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, LA 70508, USA
pissinou@cacs.usl.edu
PUBLICITY CHAIR
Yi Pan
Department of Computer Science
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH 45469-2160, USA
pan@cps.udayton.edu
Tel: (513) 229-3807
Fax: (513) 229-4000
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