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Technical Program
| Welcome Desk/Registration |
Wed
Dec 28, 0830-0900 |
| 01 - Opening Session (Crystal Ballroom) |
Wed
Dec 28, 0900-0945 |
Recitation of the Holy Quran
Introduction
Shahab Baqai, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Welcome Address
S. M. Junaid Zaidi, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Chief Guest Address
| D1-K1 - Keynote Presentation (Crystal Ballroom) |
Wed Dec 28, 0945-1030 |
Keynote Speech
M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, United States
| Tea/Coffee Break (Crystal Ballroom) |
Wed Dec 28, 1030-1100 |
| D1-S1.1 (Ambassador II) - ICT and Educational Technologies |
Wed Dec 28, 1100-1300 |
Session Chair: Faiz M. Ishaq,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Ismail Shah,
Iqra University, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Educational Policies: Some Emerging Challenges in the Wake of Earthquake
Romana Aziz, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Pedagogical Pattern Language for In-time Student Confidence in Studies Material
Syed Waqar Ul Qounain Jaffeory, Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: A New Configurable MIPS Simulator for Teaching Computer Architecture
Jahangir Ikram, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Vulnerability of ICT Initiatives for Literacy and Education in Pakistan - Perspective of Criteria, Rank Order and Impact Size
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Allama Iqbal Open University,Pakistan
Ehsan ul Haq Zaffar, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Effectiveness of Using ICT in Teaching Mathematics
Alyas Qadeer Tahir, National Institute of Science and Technical Education, Pakistan
| D1-S1.2 (Ambassador III) - Communications and Networking - I |
Wed Dec 28, 1100-1300 |
Session Chair: Mahboob Yasin,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Sajjad Mohsin,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Traffic Management in High Speed Networks
M. Ilyas, Florida Atlantic University, United States
Invited Talk: Admission and Handover Issues in Wireless Networks
Junaid Ahmed Zubairi, State University of New York, United States
Imran Tasadduq, Sir Syed University of Engineering, Pakistan
Stochastic Gradient Based Blind Equalization Schemes for Bandwidth Efficient Communication Systems: An Overview and Two New Proposals
Shafayat Abrar, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Pakistan Internet Exchange: Traffic Prediction and Voice Quality Assessment
Tariq Jadoon, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
| Lunch and Prayer Break |
Wed Dec 28, 1300-1400 |
| D1-S2.1 (Ambassador I) - Distributed and Collaborative Computing |
Wed Dec 28, 1400-1600 |
Session Chair: Aamir Qayyum,
CASE
Session Co-Chair: J. S. Mirza,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Multi-Agent Based Distributed Collaborative Problem Solving
Amna Basharat, Amina Tariq, Arshad Ali, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
H. Ahmad, Hiroki Suguri, Communication Technologies, Japan
Message Delegates in Hot Plug n Play Framework
M. Pasha, Faraz Ahmed, Anzar Ahmad, Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan
Distributed Clustering for Categorical Data Using Links (DCCDL)
Jyoti Prakash Singh, Dilip Kumar Banerjee, Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology, India
Group-based Coordination Through Multicast in a Multiple-Mobile Agent System (MMAS)
Syed Waqar Shah, NWFP University of Engineering, Pakistan
Paddy Nixon, Robert Ian Ferguson, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Invited Talk: A Hierarchical Classification Model of Query Optimization Techniques in Relational Databases
Mohammad Talha, Ashfaq Khokhar, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
| D1-S2.2 (Ambassador II) - IT Applications I |
Wed Dec 28, 1400-1600 |
Session Chair: Muhammad Azeem,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Shahid Khan,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Advances in Earthquake Engineering
Qaiser Ali, NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Fast Template Matching based on Normalized Cros Correlation
Sohaib Khan, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Supervised Tracking Using Block Trap Based Wavelet Technique
Usman Qayyum, M. Younas Javed, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering College NUST, Pakistan
Speaker Identification for Speakers with Deliberately Disguised Voices Using Glottal Pulse Information
Shahrukh Kamal Taseer, GIK Institute of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
License Plate Extraction using a Hybrid of Morphological Gradient and Tophat Transformation
M. Nassar Malik, M. Mudassar Amin, Aman Ullah Khan, M. Farooq Khan, Riaz A. Bhatti, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Wah, Pakistan
| D1-S2.3 (Ambassador III) - Information Security and Privacy I Techniques |
Wed Dec 28 1400-1600 |
Session Chair: Saleem Asghar,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Romana Aziz,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Distributed Access Management in Multimedia Internet Data Centres
Rafae Bhatti, Arjmand Samuel, Haseeb Amjad, M. Yassin, Asim Rashid, Arif Ghafoor, Purdue University, United States
Invited Talk: Lattice and Role based Access Control Models in Modern Enterprise
Saeed Rajput, Florida Atlantic University, United States
An Architecture of Distributed Mobile Agent Based Intrusion Detection System
Hasan Adil, Kamran Raza, Iqra University, Pakistan
Invited Talk: TRIUMF: A Trusted Middleware for Fault-tolerant Secure Collaborative Computing
Waseem Ahmad, Ashfaq Khokhar, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
| Tea/Coffee and Prayer Break (Ambassador I/II/III) Network Design |
Wed Dec 28, 1600-1630 |
| Panel Discussion (Ambassador I, II & III) - Role of IT in Earthquake |
Wed Dec 28, 1630-1800 |
Moderator: S. M. Junaid Zaidi,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Panelists:
Salahuddin Qazi,
SUNY-IT, United States
Major General Imtiaz Ahmed,
Army Corp of Engineers, Pakistan Army, Pakistan
Arif Ghafoor,
Purdue University, United States
M Afzal,
Arid Agri University, Pakistan
M Riaz Moghal,
AJK University, Pakistan
Sohail Naqvi,
HEC, Pakistan
Sohaib Khan,
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
| Tutorial Session D2-T1.1 (Ambassador I) |
Thu Dec 29, 0900-1030 |
Chip Design Software
Junaid Ahmed Zubairi, State University of New York, United States
| Tutorial Session D2-T1.2 (Ambassador II) |
Thu Dec 29, 0900-1030 |
Wireless Mesh Networks
M. Jassemuddin, Ryerson University, Canada
| Tutorial Session D2-T1.3 (Ambassador III) |
Thu Dec 29, 0900-1030 |
Encryption Technologies
Athar Mahboob, Ibn Khaldun Systems, Pakistan
| Tea/Coffee Break (Ambassador I/II/III) |
Thu Dec 29, 1030-1100 |
| D2-S1.1 (Ambassador I) - Communications and Netwoking II |
Thu Dec 29, 1100-1400 |
Session Chair: Amanullah Khan,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Jamil Ahmed,
Iqra University, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Trends in Wireless Networks
Mohammad Jassemuddin, Ryerson University, Canada
Invited Talk: Passive Optical Networks
Yasin Raja, University of North Carolina, United States
Invited Talk: Metro and Access Networks
Nasir Ghani, Tennesse Tech. University, United States
Invited Talk: Protothreads: Simplifying Event-Drived Programming of Networked Embedded Tiny Devices
Muneeb Ali, Sweedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista Sweden
Broadband Itnernet for All: WiMAX a Reality
Santhi Kumaran, Senthil Kumaran, Kigali Institute, Rwanada
| D2-S1.2 (Ambassador II) - Security and IT Applications II |
Thu Dec 29, 1100-1400 |
Session Chair: Aftab Maroof,
FAST-NUCES, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Faisal T. Shah,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Information Security
Arif Ghafoor, Purdue University, United States
Invited Talk: Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Athar Mahboob, Ibn Khaldun Systems, Pakistan
Invited Talk: How provable is provable security
Arif Zaman, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Tackling the Question, Is My Software ready to be Shipped to the Customer?
Khalid Lateef, Titan Corporation, United States
Invited Talk: Signal Processing and Cision Research at CIIT
Asmatullah Khan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Biomedical Applications of IT
Ihtesham Rehman, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom
| D2-S1.3 (Ambassador III) - Computing Everywhere |
Thu Dec 29, 1100-1400 |
Session Chair: Shaukat Hayyat,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session Co-Chair: Saleem Farooq,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Device Independent Multimedia Content Engine
Majid Anwar, Picsel Technologies Ltd. Glasgow, United Kingdon
Invited Talk: What is more important: Computing Everywhere or Information for Everyone?
Mustafa Syed, Charsoo Solutions, Pakistan
Invited Talk: Pervasive Computing, How the "What" becomes the "How"
Umar Saif, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Invited Talk: e-HEC
Tanveel ul Haq, TeleSoul, Pakistan
ICT Development in Pakistan - Lessons from the Progress of South Korea in the Context of IT Policy
Iffat Naqvi, Mehran University of Engineering, Pakistan
Saeed Akhtar, PTCL, Pakistan
A Contemporary Vision of Virtual Organizations to Solve Human Centric Problems
Umar Farooq, M. Pasha, Wajeeha Rehman, Punjab University College of IT, Pakistan
| Lunch and Prayer Break (Marquee) |
Thu Dec 29, 1400-1500 |
| Panel Discussion (Ambassador I - III) - Retaining IT Talent in Universities |
Thu Dec 29, 1500-1600 |
Moderator: Arshad Ali,
NIIT, Pakistan
Panelists:
Arif Ghafoor,
Purdue University, United States
M. Ilyas,
Florida Atlantic University, United States
Mansoor Sarwar,
University of Management and Technology, Pakistan
Umar Saif,
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Naveed Malik,
Virtual University, Pakistan
Mukhtar Ahmed,
HEC, Pakistan
Ayub Alvi,
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan
Noor Shiekh,
University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
| Closing Ceremony |
Thu Dec 29, 1600-1700 |
Recitation of the Holy Quran
Address by Rector
S. M. Junaid Zaidi, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Review and Recommendations
Arif Ghafoor, Purdue University, Pakistan
Chief Guest Address
Vote of Thanks, Chairman, CS
Nadeem Daudpota, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
| Refreshments |
Thu Dec 29, 1700-1730 |
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