CFP: MUM 2009 - 8th International Conf on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

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> MUM 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
> Multimedia
> 22 - 25 November, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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> SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 31, 2009
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> MUM 2009 (www.mum2009.org) is organized by Microsoft Research, Nokia
> Research, and University of Cambridge.
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> DEADLINE for full and short papers and tutorials is AUGUST 31, 2009.
> Paper submissions are accepted in electronic form through the online
> conference site: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/MUM2009/Default.aspx
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> Deadline for Posters and Demos, Doctoral Consortium, and Student
> volunteers is September 30, 2009. The poster and demo descriptions
> should also be submitted through the online conference site.
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> Registration will open SEPTMEBER 25, 2009. Early bird registration
> ends OCTOBER 8, 2009.
> Previous MUM Conferences have been held in cooperation with ACM
> SIGMOBILE with papers published in the ACM Digital Library (pending
> approval for MUM 2009).
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> RESEARCH AREAS
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> We welcome papers submission related to but not limited to the
> following topics:
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> - USER RESEARCH AND METHODS for user-centred design of new concepts,
> applications, and services in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia,
> ranging from ethnographic research and case studies to field trials
> and usability evaluations.
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> - ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES for novel mobile and ubiquitous multimedia
> applications, including protocols, algorithms, architectures, and
> middleware for mobile roaming, bandwidth and connectivity
> management, media streaming, storage, and integration, user
> authentication, identity and profile management, social interaction,
> distributed computing, and other aspects of ubiquitous media access
> that are essential for emerging applications.
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> - INNOVATIVE DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS of user interfaces,
> applications, and systems that address challenging issues in mobile
> interaction and ubiquitous media access across devices with
> different form factors, seamless transition between computing
> platforms, context aware UI and content presentation, management of
> large user populations and complex service interactions.
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> - APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES from social
> network analysis, machine learning, information retrieval, computer
> graphics, computer vision, speech processing, user interfaces and
> interaction design to mobile and ubiquitous multimedia.
> The Conference Program will include tutorials, posters, research and
> industry demo session, doctoral consortium, keynote presentations
> from academia and industry, and a discussion panel. The technical
> programme will be complemented by several social events to
> facilitate informal discussions and networking among the conference
> attendees and invited guest.
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> ORGANIZERS
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> Conference Chairs
> Natasa Milic-Frayling, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK
> Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia Research Center Tampere, Finland
> Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK
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> Program Chairs
> Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge, UK
> Eamonn O'Neill, University of Bath, UK
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> Demo & Poster Chairs
> Sean Gustafson, Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
> Antti Virolainen, Nokia Research Center, Finland
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> Doctoral Consortium Chair
> Joerg Ott, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
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> For Program Committee and further information, please visit www.mum2009.org