First IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing September 17-19, 2007 Irvine, California, USA http://icsc2007.eecs.uci.edu/ Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society in cooperation with University of California at Irvine The field Semantic Computing applies technologies in natural language processing, data and knowledge engineering, software engineering, computer systems and networks, signal processing and pattern recognition, and any combination of the above to extract, access, transform and synthesize the semantics (contents) of multimedia, texts, services and structured data. The IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC2007) is an international forum for researchers to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of the art and practice of semantic computing, as well as to identify the emerging research topics and define the future of semantic computing. The technical program of ICSC2007 will consist of invited talks, paper presentations, and panel discussions. Submissions of high quality papers describing mature results or on-going work are invited. Topics for submission include but are not limited to: * Natural language understanding and processing * Understanding and processing of texts and multimedia contents * Content-based retrieval of texts, images, videos and audios * Speech recognition * Semantic web search * Semantic web services * Semantic annotation of multimedia contents * Natural language driven computing * Multimedia driven computing * Question answering * Spoken dialogue and multi-modal systems * Data, knowledge and software engineering issues * Integration of semantic systems * Semantic computing and wireless communications * Content-based security * Semantic Computing in the areas of Identity and Privacy Management * Semantic infrastructure * Context-aware architecture for networks of sensors, devices, applications and resources * Semantic social networks * Sensor intelligent computing/networks * Ubiquitous and trustworthy computing * Semantic communication * Applications of semantic computing * Hardware support for semantic computing Submissions: The written and spoken language of ICSC2007 is English. Authors should submit an 8-page technical paper manuscript in double-column IEEE format including authors' names and affiliations, and a short abstract electronically, following the submission guidelines available on the ICSC2007 web page. Only electronic submission will be accepted. All papers should be in Adobe portable document format (PDF). The paper should have a cover page, which includes a 200-word abstract, a list of keywords, and author's phone number and e-mail address. The Conference Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press and all papers are EI indexed. A number of the papers presented at the conference will be selected for possible publications in journals. ICSC2007 will also include a few workshops and special sessions dedicated to focused interest areas. Submissions of proposals on workshops and special sessions of emerging areas are invited. Full length papers from Workshops and Special Sessions will be presented at ICSC2007, and included in the Proceedings. Please visit the conference website for detailed guidelines on submitting workshop and special session proposals. Submissions of proposals on panels are also encouraged. Short panel summary articles may also be included in the conference proceedings. Guidelines for submitting panel proposals are available on the conference website. There will be a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award for the best submitted paper and the best submitted student paper. The award winners will be announced at the conference banquet. Deadlines: 05/01/2007 Submission of workshop, panel and special session proposals 05/01/2007 Submission of papers 06/01/2007 Notification of acceptance of proposals and papers 07/15/2007 Camera-Ready copy of accepted papers Conference Location HYATT REGENCY IRVINE 17900 Jamboree Boulevard Irvine, CA 92614 D/L: 949-225-6662 Fax: 949-225-6769 Website: http://www.irvine.hyatt.com/