From - Mon Jan 5 12:18:14 2004 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:30:44 +0100 Subject: CFP Cyberworlds 2004, Tokyo, 18-20 November 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call For Papers 2004 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW2004) http://cw2004.myvnc.com/ Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan 18-20 November, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Organized by: The Society for Art and Science, Japan In cooperation with: Eurographics Association Special Session Organized by: IEICE, Human Communication Group HONORARY CHAIR Tosiyasu L. Kunii, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan CONFERENCE CHAIR Masayuki Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan PROGRAM CHAIR Yoshinori Hatori, Tokyo Institute of Technology,Japan INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM CHAIR Alexei Sourin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE Tosiyasu L. Kunii, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Seah Hock Soon, Nanyang Technological University Alexei Sourin, Nanyang Technological University CALL FOR PAPERS Cyberworlds are information worlds being formed on the web either intentionally or spontaneously, with or without design. As information worlds, they are either virtual or real, and can be both. In terms of information modelling, the theoretical ground for the cyberworlds is far above the level of integrating spatial database models and temporal database models. This conference will deal with large distributed information worlds on the web as well as methods and tools used for creating such worlds. CONFERENCE TOPICS The conference topics include but are not limited to the following areas. Group A:Cyber Concepts: Philosophy and disciplines Methodologies of cybergenesis Cyberworlds and their impact on the real worlds Cyberethics and cyberlaws Cybersecurity Group B: Architectures, Algorithms and Tools Computer graphics for cyberworlds Simulation and visualization for cyberpresentations Human animation in cyberworlds Computer vision and augmented reality for cyberworlds Intelligent agents in cyberworlds Human interface and communication Distributed simulation Distributed virtual environments Shared and virtual worlds Robot action technology Datamining and warehousing in cyberworlds Group C: Applications, Case Studies, and Industrial Practices Bioinformatics for cyberlife and medicine Healthcare in cyberworlds Cyberworlds for bioengineering Cyberinformation systems E-business in cyberworlds Cyberworlds for education Cyberworlds for manufacturing Cyber fairs Cyber museums Cyber parenting Multi-user web games CW2004 will provide an opportunity for scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world to share the latest research, ideas, and developments in these fields. The conference will consist of formal paper sessions and hands-on demonstrations where research groups and vendors will show the state-of-the-art in the field. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Due ________________1 May 2004 Notice of Acceptance ______ 1 June 2004 Camera Ready Due ________ 28 July 2003 Conference _______________ 18-20 Nov 2004 SUBMISSION INFORMATION Papers in English containing original and unpublished results are solicited. Maximum 8 pages including figures will be acceptable. The cover page of the paper should contain the title of the paper, authors' names and affiliations, an abstract, keywords, and information of a contact author (postal address, email address, phone number and fax number). The author must also confirm that the paper will be presented at the conference if accepted. The Proceedings of CW2004 will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Authors are advised to use the instruction of IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines downloadable from http://www.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm Paper submission will be electronic through the conference web-page http://cw2004.myvnc.com Acceptable file formats are: Postscript and PDF. CONTACT For general enquiries please contact Masayuki Nakajima: E-mail: nakajima@img.cs.titech.ac.jp Tel: 03-5734-2183 (overseas 81-3-5734-2183) Fax: 03-5734-2187 (overseas 81-3-5734-2187)