CSI is pleased to announce its fourth annual Computer Conference (CSICC'98) which is to provide a forum for sharing of original research results and practical engineering experiences among researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of computer science and engineering. The objectives of CSICC is to share recent developments and original research in this field and to foster close collaboration between scientific and industrial communities in Iran. 

CSICC'98 is sponsored by CSI and organized by Computer Engineering department at Sharif University of Technology and partly supported by the Iranian Telecommunications Research Center (ITRC), Ministry of PTT. The conference will be held from 26th to 28th of January 1999 at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. It includes tutorials, paper presentations, keynote speakers, panel discussions on topics of interest, exhibition of the R&D projects done in Iran, and other activities to be announced. Research papers and industrial applications reports as well as proposals for tutorials, and tool demonstrations are solicited. 

Topics of interests include (but are not restricted to) the following areas: 
 

o Advanced Computer Architectures 
o Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Neural Networks 
o Computer Aided Design 
o Computer Applications in Industry and Automation 
o Computer Science and Engineering Curricula in Iran 
o Computer Standards in Iran 
o Database Theory and Applications 
o Data Security in Computer Systems 
o Data Transmission and Computer Networks 
o Digital Speech, Image and Signal Processing 
o Fault Tolerance and Testability 
o Geographic Information Systems 
o Management Information Systems 
o Multimedia Systems 
o Office Automation 
o Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems 
o Persian Language Processing 
o Software Engineering 
o Theory of Computation and Algorithms 

SUBMISSION 

Authors are invited to submit their original papers that have not previously been published in another forum. All submitted papers will be refereed for quality, originality and relevance. Of particular interest are papers that address experiences related to Iran's computational need. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. 

DETAILS OF SUBMISSION 

1- Please send 4 copies of the full paper by the deadline mentioned below. 
2- Papers should not be more than ten A4 pages. 
3- Papers should include title, abstract, keywords, body, results, conclusion,and references. 
4- A letter cover should be attached with the name(s), affiliation(s), email and mail addresses of the authors, and the paper title. 
5- Note that the submitted papers should not include the author name(s) or address(es) in the title or references. 
6- It is encouraged that the papers are submitted electronically, in LaTeX/TeX, Microsoft Word for Windows (.doc), or PostScript format. 
7- Papers written in either Persian or English are accepted. 

EXHIBITS/VENDOR PRESENTATIONS 

Companies and R&D laboratories are encouraged to present their exhibits during the conference. For details, please contact the CSICC'98 office. 

IMPORTANT DATES 

o Paper, and Tutorial submissions: August 6, 1998. 
o Notification of acceptance: October 7, 1998. 
o Camera ready papers: November 6, 1998. 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

Rasool Jalili, General Chairman 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
jalili@sina.sharif.ac.ir 

Ebrahim Abtahi, 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
abtahi@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

MohamadReza BeikZadeh 
Iranian Telecommunications Research Center, Iran 

Mahmoud Fathi, 
CE Dept, Iranian University of Science and Technology, Iran 
fathi@sun.iust.ac.ir 

GholamReza GhasemSani, 
Head of CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
sani@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

Mohammad Ghodsi, Chair of Scientific Committee 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
ghodsi@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

Shaahin Hessabi,  
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
hessabi@sharif.ac.ir 

AmirHossein Jahangir, 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
jahangir@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

Mansour Jamzad, 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
jamzad@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

Hassan Mirian, 
CE Dept, Sharif Univ. of Tech, Iran 
mirian@ce.sharif.ac.ir 

AIR MAIL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SENT TO: 

Dr. Rasool Jalili 
Chair of CSICC'98 
Computer Engineering Department 
P.O. Box 11365-9517 
Tehran, Iran 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO: 

csicc98@sharif.ac.ir  
or 
csicc98@rose.ipm.ac.ir 

Home Page: 
http://www.sharif.ac.ir/~csicc98 
Mirror sites:
http://www.salamiran.org/WhatsNew/Conference/csicc98/index.html
http://tehran.stanford.edu/Conferences/conf2

For further information, you can contact: 
Email: csicc98@sharif.ac.ir 
Phone: +98 21 600-6015 
Fax: +98 21 600-5616

Visa:
Special assistance will be provided for the foreign participants of the conference through the Iranian consulate offices.

Registration Fee:

Registration fee includes a copy of the conference proceedings (hardcopy and searchable CD), refreshments, and luncheons during the conference period. Additional copies of the proceedings could be purchased at the registration desk.
Payments in cheques, bank drafts, or money orders are accepted.