Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems: International Multi Topic Conference, IMTIC 2008 Jamshoro, Pakistan, April 11-12, 2008 Revised Selected Papers

✍ Scribed by Javed Arshed Mirza (auth.), D. M. Akbar Hussain, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Quintin Gee (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 468
• Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science 20
• 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

Front Matter....Pages -
Keynote Speech: Role of PCSIR in Industrial Development of Pakistan....Pages 1-1
Keynote Speech: Computer Vision: Object Recognition and Scene Interpretation....Pages 2-2
Electronic Automatic Gear Shifting System for a Motorcycle....Pages 3-10
Segmentation of Arabic Text into Characters for Recognition....Pages 11-18
Improved Texture Description with Features Based on Fourier Transform....Pages 19-28
Optimization of Projections for Parallel-Ray Transmission Tomography Using Genetic Algorithm....Pages 29-39
Seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Prediction Using Data Mining KNN Technique....Pages 40-51
Application of a Proposed Efficient Smoothing Algorithm on Directional Vectors for Isolated Handwritten Characters....Pages 52-63
Architecture Based Reliability and Testing Estimation for Mobile Applications....Pages 64-75
A Framework to Achieve Reverse Channel Multicast in IEEE 802.16 Based Wireless Broadband Networks for Interoperability with IP Networks....Pages 76-87
A Dynamical System and Neural Network Perspective of Karachi Stock Exchange....Pages 88-99
A Novel Approach to Non Coherent UWB Reception....Pages 100-109
Load Balancing in EAMC to Integrate Heterogeneous Wireless Systems....Pages 110-117
A Speech Recognition System for Urdu Language....Pages 118-126
The Future of Satellite Communications in Pakistan....Pages 127-132
The Small World of Web Network Graphs....Pages 133-145
Application of Color Segmentation Using Online Learning for Target Tracking....Pages 146-155
Iterative Learning Fuzzy Gain Scheduler....Pages 156-168
Comparative Analysis of Mobile IP and HAWAII....Pages 169-179
Video Transport over Heterogeneous Networks Using SCTP and DCCP....Pages 180-190
Implementing Constructivist Pedagogical Model in Dynamic Distance Learning Framework....Pages 191-201
Effect of Schedule Compression on Project Effort in COCOMO II Model for Highly Compressed Schedule Ratings....Pages 202-214
The Concept of Bio-fitness in Bio-inspired Computational Metaphor Abstraction....Pages 215-226
Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols under TCP Vegas with Mobility Consideration....Pages 227-234
CMMI and OPM3: Are They Compatible?....Pages 235-242
Impact of Cluster Size on Efficient LUT-FPGA Architecture for Best Area and Delay Trade-Off....Pages 243-252
Effects of Social Status on Foetal Growth Using Obstetric Ultrasonography – A Biometric Approach....Pages 253-260
Bioinformatics Awareness System for Skin Diseases Using Stem Cells Therapy in the Perspective of eHealth....Pages 261-267
How to Build an Open Source Render Farm Based on Desktop Grid Computing....Pages 268-278
Implementation Challenges for Nastaliq Character Recognition....Pages 279-285
Enhancing Business Decisions with Neurofuzzy Technology....Pages 286-294
A System Design for a Telemedicine Health Care System....Pages 295-305
Performance Analysis of PDC-OCDMA System with APD Mismatch....Pages 306-313
Blocking Probabilities in WDM Switching Networks Using Overflow Analysis Method....Pages 314-318
Design and Implementation of a Selective Harmonic Elimination SPWM Strategy-Based Inverter....Pages 319-331
Case Study: Investigating the Performance of Interactive Multiple Motion Model Algorithm for a Crossing Target Scenario....Pages 332-342
A Novel Approach for the Control of Dual-Active Bridge DC-DC Converter....Pages 343-349
Importance of Data Center Philosophy, Architecture and Its Technologies....Pages 350-356
Keynote Address: Is It Right and Is It Legal?....Pages 357-365
Practical Optimal Caching Using Multiple Virtual Caches in Multiple Query Optimization....Pages 366-377
A Design and Chronological Survey of Decision Feedback Equalizer for Single Carrier Transmission Compared with OFDM....Pages 378-390
Speaker Verification Based on Information Theoretic Vector Quantization....Pages 391-399
Detecting Trojans Using Data Mining Techniques....Pages 400-411
Enabling MPSoC Design Space Exploration on FPGAs....Pages 412-421
Range Based Real Time Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 422-432
PrISM: Automatic Detection and Prevention from Cyber Attacks....Pages 433-444
A Pretty Safe Strategy for Analyzing Discrete Security Assessment Framework in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 445-448
Renewable Energy for Managing Energy Crisis in Pakistan....Pages 449-455
Back Matter....Pages -

✦ Subjects

Database Management; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Pattern Recognition; Computational Biology/Bioinformatics; Electronic Commerce/e-business