Wireless Networks Information Processing and Systems: First International Multi Topic Conference, IMTIC 2008 Jamshoro, Pakistan, April 11-12, 2008 ... in Computer and Information Science)

✍ Scribed by Dil Muhammad Akbar Hussain, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Quintin Gee

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 469
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Multi Topic Conference, IMTIC 2008, held in Jamshoro, Pakistan, in April 2008. The 46 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 135 submissions. The topics include but are not limited to wireless sensor networks, satellite communication, grid computing, tracking, remote sensing, data mining, bioinformatics as well as legal and ethical issues in IT.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 8
Keynote Speech: Role of PCSIR in Industrial Development of Pakistan......Page 13
Keynote Speech: Computer Vision: Object Recognition and Scene Interpretation......Page 14
Electronic Automatic Gear Shifting System for a Motorcycle......Page 15
Segmentation of Arabic Text into Characters for Recognition......Page 23
Improved Texture Description with Features Based on Fourier Transform......Page 31
Optimization of Projections for Parallel-Ray Transmission Tomography Using Genetic Algorithm......Page 41
Seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Prediction Using Data Mining KNN Technique......Page 52
Application of a Proposed Efficient Smoothing Algorithm on Directional Vectors for Isolated Handwritten Characters......Page 64
Architecture Based Reliability and Testing Estimation for Mobile Applications......Page 76
A Framework to Achieve Reverse Channel Multicast in IEEE 802.16 Based Wireless Broadband Networks for Interoperability with IP Networks......Page 88
A Dynamical System and Neural Network Perspective of Karachi Stock Exchange......Page 100
A Novel Approach to Non Coherent UWB Reception......Page 112
Load Balancing in EAMC to Integrate Heterogeneous Wireless Systems......Page 122
A Speech Recognition System for Urdu Language......Page 130
The Future of Satellite Communications in Pakistan......Page 139
The Small World of Web Network Graphs......Page 145
Application of Color Segmentation Using Online Learning for Target Tracking......Page 158
Iterative Learning Fuzzy Gain Scheduler......Page 168
Comparative Analysis of Mobile IP and HAWAII......Page 181
Video Transport over Heterogeneous Networks Using SCTP and DCCP......Page 192
Implementing Constructivist Pedagogical Model in Dynamic Distance Learning Framework......Page 203
Effect of Schedule Compression on Project Effort in COCOMO II Model for Highly Compressed Schedule Ratings......Page 214
The Concept of Bio-fitness in Bio-inspired Computational Metaphor Abstraction......Page 227
Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols under TCP Vegas with Mobility Consideration......Page 239
CMMI and OPM3: Are They Compatible?......Page 247
Impact of Cluster Size on Efficient LUT-FPGA Architecture for Best Area and Delay Trade-Off......Page 255
Effects of Social Status on Foetal Growth Using Obstetric Ultrasonography – A Biometric Approach......Page 265
Bioinformatics Awareness System for Skin Diseases Using Stem Cells Therapy in the Perspective of eHealth......Page 273
How to Build an Open Source Render Farm Based on Desktop Grid Computing......Page 280
Implementation Challenges for Nastaliq Character Recognition......Page 291
Enhancing Business Decisions with Neurofuzzy Technology......Page 298
A System Design for a Telemedicine Health Care System......Page 307
Performance Analysis of PDC-OCDMA System with APD Mismatch......Page 318
Blocking Probabilities in WDM Switching Networks Using Overflow Analysis Method......Page 326
Design and Implementation of a Selective Harmonic Elimination SPWM Strategy-Based Inverter......Page 331
Case Study: Investigating the Performance of Interactive Multiple Motion Model Algorithm for a Crossing Target Scenario......Page 344
A Novel Approach for the Control of Dual-Active Bridge DC-DC Converter......Page 355
Importance of Data Center Philosophy, Architecture and Its Technologies......Page 362
Keynote Address: Is It Right and Is It Legal?......Page 369
Practical Optimal Caching Using Multiple Virtual Caches in Multiple Query Optimization......Page 378
A Design and Chronological Survey of Decision Feedback Equalizer for Single Carrier Transmission Compared with OFDM......Page 390
Speaker Verification Based on Information Theoretic Vector Quantization......Page 403
Detecting Trojans Using Data Mining Techniques......Page 412
Enabling MPSoC Design Space Exploration on FPGAs......Page 424
Range Based Real Time Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks......Page 434
PrISM: Automatic Detection and Prevention from Cyber Attacks......Page 445
A Pretty Safe Strategy for Analyzing Discrete Security Assessment Framework in Wireless Sensor Networks......Page 457
Renewable Energy for Managing Energy Crisis in Pakistan......Page 461
M......Page 468
Z......Page 469