Technological Education Institute, Athens, Greece

The International Conference on Computer Graphics is aimed to present the current state of research of Computer Graphics researchers who use Artificial Intelligence techniques. The 15th 3IA International Conference (3IA’2012) will take place in May 2012, in Athens (GREECE).

Conference topics include:

- Artificial intelligence techniques in rendering.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in construction of geometric figures.
- Animation and artificial intelligence.
- Behavioural animation.
- Design of intelligent graphic interfaces.
- Scene properties description techniques.
- Intelligent methods of exploring virtual worlds.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in scene modeling.
- Declarative techniques in scene modeling.
- Computer graphics and learning.
- Combination of classical and AI techniques.
- Application of AI techniques in CAD and GIS.
- Intelligent visualisation.
- Intelligent collaborative design.
- Semantics-based approaches in design.
- Decision support systems in design.
- Intelligent computational aesthetics.
- Intelligent CG applications in bioinformatics and medical informatics.

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Athina Pallas Village 5, Halkidiki, Greece

The 2012 organization of the 8th AIAI (Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations) Confence is a major technical event in the fields of Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence. AIAI is supported and sponsored by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing).

It is the first time that this well established event will be hosted in the beautiful and exotic Greek peninsula of “Sithonia” in the area of Halkidiki with the crystal blue sea waters and the fantastic beaches. Less than an hour from the International airport of Thessaloniki it is a green paradise of pine tree forests and gorgeous beaches with 5 start luxurious Hotels. There will be three FREE buses waiting for the participants in the airport of Thessaloniki to transfer them to the venue, during the first day.

8th AIAI 2012 (Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations) conference supported by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Technical Committee 12

Special Hotel prices for the AIAI 2012:
• Price per person in double room with Full board: € 49.00
• Price per double room for one person with Full board € 73.00
• Price per person in superior room with Full board: € 52.00
• Price per superior room for one person with Full board € 81.00

General chair
Professor Tharam Dillon, Curtin University Australia

Organizing chairs
Professor Yannis Manolopoulos, Head of Computer Science Department,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr Elias Pimenidis, Senior Lecturer, University of East London

Program chairs
Associate Professor Lazaros Iliadis Democritus University of Thrace
Assistant Professor Ilias Magklogiannis, University of Central Greece
Assistant Professor Harris Papadopoulos, Frederick University of Cyprus

Proceedings
Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Topics
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Machine Learning
• Adaptive Control
• Data Fusion
• Reasoning Methods
• Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
• Planning and Scheduling
• Artificial Neural Networks
• Expert Systems
• Fuzzy Logic and Systems
• Genetic Algorithms and Programming
• Particle Swarm Optimisation
• Bayesian Models
• Data Mining and Information Retrieval
• Decision Support Systems
• Knowledge Management for e-Learning and Enterprise Portals
• Intelligent Information Systems
• Web- and Knowledge-Based Information Systems
• Ontologies
• Computer Vision
• Human-Machine Interaction / Presence
• Learning and Adaptive Systems
• Pattern Recognition
• Signal and Image Processing
• Speech and Natural Language Processing
APPLICATIONS IN:
• eBusiness, eCommerce, eHealth, eLearning
• Engineering and Industry
• Environmental Modelling
• Finance
• Telecommunications – Transportation
• Crisis and Risk Management
• Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering
• Political Decision Making
• Natural Language Processing
• Planning and Resource Management
• Project Management
• Emerging Applications
• Forensic Science
• Multimedia Computing
• Multimedia Ontologies
• Smart Graphics
• Colour/Image Analysis
• Speech Synthesis
• Accessibility and Computers
• Affective Computing
• Agent and Multi-Agent Systems
• Autonomous and Ubiquitous Computing
• Distributed AI Systems and Architectures
• Grid-Based Computing
• Intelligent Profiling and Personalisation
• Robotics and Virtual Reality

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Samos Island, Greece

The 10th International Conference on ICT in Health (ICICTH) 2012 constitutes a unique opportunity not only for knowledge exchange but also for the initiation of fruitful collaborations between scientists, researchers, doctors and other hospital staff and professionals from all over the world.

The ICICTH Conference has run annually for the past nine years, and building upon the tradition and the experiences of past conferences, will seek to address the many challenges and new directions on the field of health informatics. The conference has grown over the years and now attracts researchers of major institutions internationally as well as from within Greece.

Topics in reference to eHealth, Biomedical and Health Informatics, Health Information Systems, Medical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Health Sciences, Knowledge Engineering, Data mining, Biostatistics, but also health general topics like Education and elearning in healthcare domain, Health administration and Management, Patient Empowerment, and Quality are welcome to be presented in 10th ICICTH Samos 2012.

Organized by: Research and Training Institute of the East Aegean (INEAG)

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Rhodes, Greece

ICICTE 2012 will seek to address the many challenges and new directions presented by technological innovations in educational settings. With the keynote speaker, plenary sessions, workshops, and forums examining the integration of technology into all facets of education, the conference will provide participants with a forum for intensive interdisciplinary interaction and collegial debate.

Those attending ICICTE 2012 will leave with an excellent overview of current thinking and practices in applications of technology to education. Thematic streams will include alternative processes, procedures, techniques and tools for creating learning environments appropriate for the twenty-first century.

Conference themes include:
Institutional and national responses to technological change
Political economy and educational technology: Intersections
The architecture of learning; accessibility; the evolution of the classroom
Pedagogy in the evolving tech environment
Informal and formal adult education
Multi-grade education
Instructional design and delivery; evaluation and assessment
Strategies and tools for teaching and learning, simulations and gaming
Effects on training institutions and industry
Impacts on educational institutions: effects on faculty, staff, administration, and students; curriculum and program development
Intellectual property
Ethical considerations in the use of information technology in teaching and learning
The internationalization of institutions and of education
Open/Distance learning
Building communities of teachers/educators; cooperative learning
Teacher training
The use of technology in education to promote democratic ideals, freedom, equality.

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Thessaloniki, Greece

The 8th International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, 11-13 of June 2012, with the vision to bring together technical experts and researchers from academia, industry and government from all around the world to discuss experimental research infrastructures of the Future Internet.

TOPICS
Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality papers reporting results on activities related to the establishment of the research experimental infrastructures of the Future Internet. In particular, the focus of the conference is on experimentation such as testing, verification, deployment, integration, management and federation of testbed facilities as well as experimentation oriented research based on implementation of novel schemes on research testbeds, including, but not limited to:

- Wired and wireless testbeds
- Ubiquitous network and sensor testbeds
- Monitoring in large scale testbeds
- Experimental facilities for large scale testbeds
- Large scale testbed federation
- Global connection and cooperation of heterogeneous testbeds
- Testbed and experimental equipment
- Next Generation Internet testbeds
- Next Generation optical network testbeds
- Testbed operation & management
- Innovative measurements methodologies & tools
- Testbed virtualization
- GRID, P2P and overlay testbeds
- Smart home and converged communication and multimedia services testbeds
- Configurable hardware/software platforms for testbeds
- Testbed tools for interoperability and benchmarking

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Island of Santorini, Greece

The 10th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications – WWIC 2012 – will be held in the magnificent island of Santorini, Greece, on June 6-8, 2012.

The goal of the conference is to present high-quality results in the field of global internetworking, and to provide a framework for research collaboration through focused discussions that will designate future research efforts and directions. In this context, the program committee will accept only a limited number of papers that meet the criteria of originality, presentation quality and topic relevance. WWIC is a single-track conference which has reached, within 9 years, the highest level of quality, which is reflected both on the level of participation as well as on the acceptance ratio and the amount and quality of submitted papers. Following the conference tradition there will also be a best paper award.

Topics of interest of the 10th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications  include:

AAA in mobile environments
Ad-hoc mobile networks
Blended network configurations
Cloud and data center computing
Content-centric networking
Cross layer design and optimization
Delay/disruptive tolerant and opportunistic networking
Economical issues of challenging networks
End-to-end Quality of Service support
Green networking
Handover techniques
Heterogeneous wireless access networks
Hybrid wired / wireless environments
Interactions between wireless and optical networks
Integration of wired and wireless networks
Modeling of heterogeneity aspects
Mobile service level agreements / specifications
Network design and network planning
Network mobility and mobility management
Network coding in mobile networks
Network security in mobile environments
Performance evaluation of challenging networks
Pricing, charging and accounting
QoS signalling in mobile environments
Resource management and admission control
Routing in mobile and opportunistic networks
Service creation and management
Simulation for next generation mobile networks
Space internetworking
Technologies beyond 3G networks
Traffic characterization and modeling
Traffic engineering
Transport protocols and congestion control
Unified management of integrated challenging networks
User-centric networking
Vehicular networks
Virtual and overlay networks.
Wireless mesh networks
Wireless multimedia systems
Wireless network monitoring
Wireless sensor networks

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Chania, Crete, Greece

The 9th ICESAL 2012 Organizing Committee cordially invites contributors from academia and industry from all over the world to submit their original research and/or a proposal to organize a seminar, a workshop or a panel discussion in the forthcoming conference which will be held on June 3-5, 2012 in Chania, Crete, Greece.

Chania, one of the most beautiful districts in the Mediterranean and a large city in Crete island, is embellished by Venetian and traditional architecture, gorges, charming beaches and archaeological sites. The glorious Cretan cuisine, music and hospitality are famous worldwide.

The conference seeks to investigate thoroughly how the disciplines of Enterprise Systems, Accounting, Finance, Logistics, Management and Education or their interaction can enhance business performance in the contemporary complex and competitive environment.

As it was the case with previous conferences, presenters and attendees originate from a variety of disciplines, including Accounting, Logistics, Management, Strategy, MIS and/or Computer Science.

All submissions will be in English and will be double blind reviewed. The conference accepts completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, extended abstracts, workshop and panel proposals.

A best paper award, based on the marks assigned by the reviewers and the final decision of the conference chairs, will be awarded at the conference. At the author’s prerogative, this paper as well as other high quality papers will be considered for publication at a major scholarly international journal.

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Technological Education Institute (TEI), Athens, Greece

The 3IA International Conference on Computer Graphics is the only International Conference on Intelligent Computer Graphics. The aim of this Conference is to present the current state of research of Computer Graphics researchers who use Artificial Intelligence techniques.

Under the title “Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence”, several themes could be covered by the authors of papers. The following list gives an idea of possible themes :

- Artificial intelligence techniques in scene modeling.
- Declarative techniques in scene modeling.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in rendering.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in construction of geometric figures.
- Animation and artificial intelligence.
- Behavioural animation.
- Design of intelligent graphic interfaces.
- Scene properties description techniques.
- Intelligent methods of exploring virtual worlds.
- Computer graphics and learning.
- Combination of classical and AI techniques.
- Application of AI techniques in CAD and GIS.
- Intelligent visualisation.
- Intelligent collaborative design.
- Semantics-based approaches in design.
- Decision support systems in design.
- Intelligent computational aesthetics.
- Intelligent CG applications in bioinformatics and medical informatics.

Register for the 3IA2012 – The 15th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence

Athens, Greece

The aim of the 8th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science is to bring together scholars and students of all areas of computer and other related disciplines. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer.

Conference Program

Monday 21 May 2012
07:30 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:00 – 13:30 Sessions
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 17:30 Sessions
20:30 – 22:30 Greek Night and Dinner organized by Dr. Margarita Kefalaki.
Tuesday 22 May 2012
09:00 – 13:30 Sessions
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 18:00 Sessions
18:30 – 20:30 Athens Sightseeing: Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk organized by Dr. Gregory T. Katsas.
21:00 – 22:00 Dinner
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Cruise: Departure at 07:00 Return at 20:30
Thursday 24 May 2012
Delphi Visit: Departure at 08:00 Return at 19:30

Organized by: Athens Institute for Education and Research

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline.

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Athens, Greece

The Computer Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing a special mini conference on the Biomedical Informatics and E-Health as part of its 8th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science in Athens, Greece, 21-24 May 2012.

Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a visit to Delphi. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/computer.htm. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of all areas of biomedical and e-health research areas. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. Papers (in English) to be published in a peer reviewed publication are invited to be presented from all areas of biomedical and e-health studies.

If you think that you can contribute, please send an abstract of about 300 words, via email, before 23 January 2012 to: Dr. Abdel-Badeeh Salem, Professor, Ain Shams University, Egypt and Academic Member of the Computer Research Unit of ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece.

Attendance cost: €300, covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material

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