Wireless Networks Information Processing and Systems

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

From the reviews: "This collection of research papers is composed of revised manuscripts presented at the 2008 International Multi Topic Conference (IMTIC). The papers cover a wide variety of topics on wireless networks, information processing, and systems. ... The book may serve as a reference guide for doctoral candidates who wish to pursue research ... . On the other hand, the book may interest a large number of readers in the computer science (CS) research community ... ." (Mario Freire, ACM Computing Reviews, June, 2009)