IMSAA 2011

Best Paper award

First Best Paper

Chroma Components Coding in Feedback-Free Distributed Video Coding
Kodavalla Vijay Kumar, P G Krishna Mohan

Second Best Paper

MSB over hides LSB - A dark communication with integrity
Rengarajan Amirtharajan, Rambhatla Subrahmanyam. Pakalapati J S Prabhakar, R Kavitha, R. John Balaguru

Third Best Paper

Novel Rate Distortion Optimized Region of Interest Video Coding for Embedded Video SOCs
Naveen Srinivasamurthy, Soyeb N Nagori, Manoj Koul

These Award has been supported by Nokia.

Instructions for Camera-Ready Paper Submission for Accepted Papers

We would like to emphasize that all of the following must be ensured latest by November 7th, 2011, in order for your paper to be included in the conference proceedings. No extensions will be given.

1) The recommended format must be used. Please use the Word / LaTeX templates given below and ensure that:

a) the paper is typeset in 10pt, IEEE double column format,

b) no pictures of the author or biographies appear anywhere in the manuscript,

c) the final manuscript does not exceed 6 pages including all figures and reference

2) IEEE XPlore PDF compliance must be checked at the IEEE PDF Xpress web site, and a proof of this must be provided.

If your file is not Xplore complaint, it will NOT be published and will be removed from the IMSAA 2011 conference proceedings and the IEEE Xplore database. To meet these requirements, you must ensure that your PDF file is compliant by using the IEEE PDF express system before you submit your paper to the EDAS portal.

Submission Steps:

(a) Please go to the IEEE PDF eXpress site at: http://www.pdf-express.org/ and do the following

First-time users:	Previous users, but using it the first time for a new conference:	Returning users:
a. Click "New Users – Click Here".	a. Enter imsaa11x for the Conference ID, your email address, and enter the password you used for your old account.	a. Enter imsaa11x for the Conference ID, email address and password.
b. Enter imsaa11x for the Conference ID, your email address, and choose a new password. Continue to enter information as prompted.	b. When you click "Login", you'll receive an error saying you need to set up an account. Simply click "Continue". By entering your previously used email address and password combination, you will enable your old account for access to this new conference.
c. Check that the contact information is still valid, and click "Submit".	c. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup.
	d. You will receive online and email confirmation of successful account setup.

b) For each conference paper, click "Create New Title".

c) Enter identifying text for the paper (title is recommended but not required)

d) Click "Submit PDF for Checking" or "Submit Source Files for Conversion"

e) Indicate platform, source file type (if applicable), click Browse and navigate to file, and click "Upload File". You will receive online and email confirmation of successful upload

f) You will receive an email with your Checked PDF or IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF attached. If you submitted a PDF for Checking, the email will show if your file passed or failed.

Options(choose one)	If the PDF submitted fails the PDF check:	If you are not satisfied with the IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF:	If the PDF submitted passed the PDF Check, or you are satisfied with your IEEE PDF eXpress-converted PDF:
Option 1	Submit your source file for conversion by clicking Try again, then Submit Source Files for Conversion	Resubmit your source file with corrections (Try again, then Submit Source Files for Conversion)	Submit your IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF
Option 2	Read the PDF Check report, then click "The PDF Check Report" in the sidebar to get information on possible solutions	Submit a PDF by clicking Try again, then Submit PDF for Checking
Option 3	"Request Technical Help" through your account	"Request a Manual Conversion" through your account

(g) In order to prove that PDF Check has been passed, you must forward the confirmation mail received from the IEEE PDF eXpress service to imsaa.conference at gmail [dot] com

3) The camera ready version must be submitted via EDAS Web Site.

4) IEEE copyright form must be submitted. IEEE Copyright Forms for regular, and short papers must be submitted through EDAS.

5) At least one author for each accepted must be registered at the conference at full registration rate. Where an author has more than one accepted paper, he/she has to register for each paper separately.

Call for Papers (Last Date for Fresh CFP is over)

Mobile broadband, convergence of data and communication networks, and proliferation of smart end-user devices and terminals have sparked many new architectures enabling internet multimedia applications. However, "Any Information, Any Device, Any Location" networked systems still face significant technical challenges including issues related to performance, privacy, security, reliability, scalability, mobility, interoperability, and deployment.

IMSAA-11 is intended to tackle these challenges and will bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners working on the latest issues in internet multimedia systems, architectures and applications. The conference will include a peer reviewed program of technical sessions, workshops, tutorials, and demonstration sessions.

Track I. Services
    • Mobile Apps and Application Stores
    • Crowd sourcing and New Business Models
    • Social Networking and Communication services
    • Context and Content Aware Services
    • Service Lifecycle Management
    • Service Delivery Platforms, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing
    • Service Composition and Feature Interaction Handling
    • P2P Communication and Gaming Services
    • VoIP Services
    • Benchmarking Services and Application

Track II. Next Generation Communication System
    • M2M Communications and Internet of Things
    • P2P Communication Architectures
    • IMS Control and Application Network
    • Smart Handheld, Set top, and Home Networking Equipment
    • Traffic Optimization and Performance
    • IPv6 Migration
    • Testing, Simulation, and Validation Platforms
    • Policy Management and Charging Gateways and Systems
    • Green Systems and Smart Grids
    • Mobile 3G/4G Networks

Track III. Multimedia Streaming and Communication
    • Multicast, Broadcast, and IPTV
    • Media Streaming
    • Cross-layer Optimization for Multimedia Service Support
    • Video Quality Assessment
    • QoS for Voice and Video

Track IV. Security
    • Privacy and Information Sharing
    • User Data Security and Privacy
    • End-to-end Security
    • Security and Privacy in P2P Networks
    • Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control

All paper submissions are handled through EDAS: http://edas.info/8901

The proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library. IMSAA is seeking original research work which is not yet published or not submitted in any other conferences, journals or magazines. Proposals for tutorials are also solicited.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission: 29th August, 2011 (EST, USA)

Paper review notification: 10th October 2011 (EST, USA)

Paper camera ready: 7th November 2011 (EST, USA)

Demo proposal submission: 2011 (EST, USA)

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Sample manuscript for submission:

Templates
Microsoft Word	Linux/Unix
A4	LaTex

Paper Submission Format: Papers must be submitted in IEEE format (.pdf file).

Paper for review: Double-column, 10pt IEEE format and no longer than 6 pages (including all figures and references).

Camera ready paper: It will be in double-column, IEEE format, but in 10 pt font, and no longer than 6 pages (including all figures and references). Detailed instructions will be given after the accepted papers announcement.