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Alexei Botchkarev, Chair, IEEE Toronto Section Wishes IEEE A Happy 125th Anniversary and Invites to the TIC-STH 2009
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Benefits of Attending

Prestigious International IEEE Conference
Full-Paper Peer Review
Publication in the IEEE Xplore – Most Respected Scientific Full-Text Database
Attend the Conference On-Site in Toronto or Participate On-Line
Low Registration Fee – $299
Opportunity to Publish Lengthier Papers – Up to 6 (six) Pages With No Extra Fee
High-Value Tutorials Included with Registration
Conference is focusing on advanced interdisciplinary problems across a broad spectrum of the IEEE fields of interest. The scope is NOT limited to the traditional IEEE areas – electrical, electronic, computing, engineering.
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BEST PAPER AWARDS

The Value of the Unpopular
Jutta Treviranus (University of Toronto, Canada); Stephen A. Hockema (University of Toronto, Canada
Symposium on Education and Social Implications of Technology: Social Implications of Technology

Covert Monitoring of the Point-of-Gaze
Moshe Eizenman (University of Toronto, Canada); Dmitri Model (University of Toronto, Canada); Elias Guestrin (University of Toronto, Canada)
Symposium on Biomedical Engineering - Image Processing

Preventing Future Brownfields: Engineering Solutions and Pollution Prevention Policies
Bruce Taylor (Enviro-Stewards, Canada); Lloyd Hipel (Enviro-Stewards, Canada); Hipel Keith (University of Waterloo, Canada); Liping Fang (Ryerson University, Canada); Michele Heng (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Symposium on Sustainable Development and Energy Availability

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday, Sept. 26

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM (Auditorium):
Key Note Speech: Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President, NSERC
9:00 AM - 12.30 PM (ENG-LG21):
Tutorial 1: Success Secrets of Managing Enterprise Architecture Projects, Vitalie Temnenco, Enterprise/Solutions Architect
Registration required
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Auditorium):
Key Note Speech: Hydrogen Village (s): Creating Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Communities, Rymal Smith, P. Eng., Director, Hydrogen Village Program
1:30 PM - 5.30 PM (ENG-LG21):
Tutorial 2: Using the Pilot Library: A Fresh Alternative to MPI for HPC Clusters, Dr. Bill Gardner, University of Guelph, Canada
Registration required
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Auditorium):
IEEE Milestone Panel Session to Commemorate the First External Cardiac Pacemaker
Chair: Sri Krishnan, Ryerson University, Canada
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Delta Chelsea Hotel, Gerrard Street)
Banquet

Sunday, Sept. 27

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM (Auditorium):
Key Note Speech: Sustainability: The Ultimate Quest for Science, Technology and Humanity, Marc Rosen, President, Engineering Institute of Canada
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Auditorium):
Invited Speaker: Prof. Rajit Gadh, University of California, UCLA
Smart Grid - Convergence for a Future Energy Transmission and Distribution System with Wireless communications, Sensors/Monitors, RFID and I.T.
9:00 AM - 12.30 PM (ENG-LG21):
Tutorial 3: An Introduction to CUDA: Harnessing Graphics Processing Units for High-Throughput General-Purpose Computation, Lukasz Wawrzyniak, University of Guelph, Canada
Registration required
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Auditorium):
Plenary Talk: Convergence of U-Health and U-Environment: An Autonomic Smart Home for the Elderly
Prof. Jamal Deen, McMaster University, Canada and Nazim Agoulmine, University of Evry Val d’Essonne, France

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Calls for Papers and Proposals

Symposia/Workshops/Topics

The TIC-STH conference is an international forum for state-of-the-art research across a broad spectrum of the IEEE science and technology fields of interest.

The format of the conference is several parallel Symposia focusing on the advanced scientific and technological problems, especially of the interdisciplinary nature.

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Aerospace and Electronic Systems (Call for papers)
Including Emerging AES technologies in navigation, avionics, radar, sonar, telemetry, sensors, security systems, simulators, automatic test, and command and control; Advanced integrated/standalone electric power systems (generation, distribution and conversion) for safe, efficient and cost-effective air/land/sea applications; Advanced energy storage and mobile power (batteries, supercaps, fuel-cells); Aerospace structures and manufacturing, emerging specialty materials/chemicals (nanotech, composites, plastics, adhesives, alternative fuels, etc.); Knowledge management, prognostics health monitoring/trending and maintenance; Other aerospace special interest topics including industry/government/academia plans, policies, best-practices and lessons-learned.
Biomedical Engineering (Call for papers)
Biometrics (Call for papers)
Biometric characterization of human beings, based on physiological and/or behavioral features and traits, in particular for identification, identity verification, authentication, encryption, recognition and medical diagnosis.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (Call for papers)
Including Modeling disaster prognosis; Geomatics applications for disaster recovery; Business continuity analysis. Business continuity risk assessment. Modeling and simulation for disaster recovery. Remote sensing for early warning and emergency response. Spatial decision support systems for crisis management. Remote sensing for post-disaster assessment. GIS-based assessment of climate vulnerabilities in urban communities. Geomatics application for disaster risk analysis. Remote sensing application in disaster risk assessment. Business impact analysis and disaster recovery. Geomatics applications for community vulnerability assessment. Financial Sector Business continuity.
Education (Call for papers)
Electronic Design Automation (Call for papers)
Including the theory, implementation and use of EDA/CAD tools to design integrated electronic circuits and systems; tools that automate all levels of the design, analysis and verification of hardware and embedded software up to and including complete working systems.
Emerging Scientific Methods and Technologies (Call for papers)
Including pervasive/ubiquitous computing and communications, wireless mesh and ad hoc networking, positioning, tracking and sensing technologies, autonomic computing and communication technologies, pervasive healthcare and smart systems. Advanced architectures, models, tools and protocols as well as research challenges and future trends in these and other emerging technologies in the IEEE fields of interest will also be addressed.
Engineered & Natural Complex Systems: Modeling, Simulation & Analysis (Call for papers)
Structure, function and dynamics of complex systemsf, i.e. data communication networks, cyberspace, transportation networks, organizational networks, power grids, biological, physical, social, ecological, epidemiological and other complex systems & networks; Emergence, multiscale phenomena, self-organization, self-similarity, long range dependence, phase transition, pattern formation, synchronization, robustness, reliability, fragility, interdependence, cooperation, adaptation, evolution, clustering, small world, degree distribution, diameter, motifs, etc,; Analysis & control techniques of dynamics & performance, mean field & information theory of complex systems & networks; Cellular automata, agent based & individually based and other models of complex systems & networks and their simulations.
Enterprise Architecture
Geomatics (Call for papers)
High-Performance Computing (Call for papers)
Including Applications of High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, Development of Algorithms for Supercomputers, Software Packages for High Performance Computers, New Developments in High Performance Computer Architectures, High Performance Computing in the Arts and Humanities.
History and Advances in the Pacemaker (Call for papers)
In conjunction with the IEEE Milestone celebration – External Cardiac Pacemaker.
Human Factors and Ergonomics (Call for papers)
Including theory, best practice, case study, and investigation in Work Analysis, Design, and Training, Aerospace and Maritime Systems, Affective Design, Aging, Agriculture Ergonomics, Anthropometry, Auditory Ergonomics, Augmented Cognition, Building and Construction, Children and School Ergonomics, Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, Communication and Collaboration, Crises and Emergencies, Cultural Ergonomics, Displays and Interfaces, Education and Distance Learning, Environment Design, Forensics Professional, Healthcare, Human Computer Interaction, Human Performance Modeling, Manufacturing, Multi-modal Design, Occupational Biomechanics, Office and Furniture Ergonomics, Online Communities, Organization Design and Management, Process Control, Product Design, Rehabilitation Ergonomics, Safety and Health, Service and Human Factors Practice, Simulation and Modeling in Virtual Environments, Slips, Trips and Falls, Sports, Training and Leisure, Transport Ergonomics, Visual Ergonomics, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality.
Human and Socio-Cultural Service Oriented Computing (Call for papers)
Information and Knowledge Management in the Health Sector (Call for papers)
Information Assurance in Security and Privacy (Call for papers)
Including theory, policy, governance, best practices, investigations and case studies of the assurance of quality in confidentiality, integrity, availability and privacy of information; scientific, technological and risk management issues in eHealth, eCommerce, outsourcing and other interdisciplinary areas in human activities.
Intelligent Transportation Systems in a Large City
Knowledge Management (Call for papers)
Nanotechnology (Call for papers)
Including the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.
Quantitative Methods in Managing Scientific and Technology Projects (Call for papers)
Sensors (Call for papers)
Including the theory, design, fabrication, manufacturing and application of devices for sensing and transducing physical, chemical, and biological phenomena, with emphasis on the electronics, physics and reliability aspects of sensors and integrated sensor-actuators.
Social Implications of Technology (Call for papers)
Superconductivity (Call for papers)
Including the science and technology of superconductors and their applications, including materials and their applications for electronics, magnetics and power systems, where the superconductor properties are central to the application.
Sustainable Development (Call for papers)
Sustainability has arrived as the major driving force for innovation and development in the twenty-first century. Including international sustainable development; appropriate technology; cleaner production and zero emissions; renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation; sustainable urban development; sustainability assessment and reporting.
Sustainable Energy Availability (Call for papers)
Systems and Control (Call for papers)
Including systems engineering, education, standards, processes and methodologies; design aspects for robust design, human factors, safety, security and usability; quality control and system management; risk management.
Technology Management (Call for papers)
Including technology policy development; management of research; education of personnel engaged in managing innovation; the economics of innovation; the impact of technology on society.

Submission Policy

Papers must describe original work and not be accepted for publication or submitted elsewhere. Papers will be evaluated in terms of criteria including:

Contribution
Presentation/clarity/conciseness
Scholarship (including adequate reference to prior work)
Novelty and originality

Tutorial Proposals Submission

Submit to the Tutorials Chair at .

Regular Paper Submission

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Important Dates

Schedule (Common for All Symposia):

Paper Proposal Submission (Title/Abstract) Abstract submission is not required but is appreciated for planning purposes	Open
Submission of Full Length Papers for Review	~~Friday, May 1, 2009~~ Extended to: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 23:59 EST
Notification of Acceptance	Friday, June 26, 2009
Author's Registration Deadline	Monday, August 3, 2009
Final Paper Submission Deadline	Thursday, August 6, 2009
Advance Registration Deadline	Friday, August 28, 2009

Conference language: English

Steering Committee

Name	Title	Affiliation
Dr. Ann Cavoukian » web	Commissioner	Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario
Dr. Om Malik » web	President Elect	IEEE Canada
Dr. Richard J. Marceau » web	Provost	University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Tim McTiernan » web	Assistant Vice-President Research Executive Director of Innovations	University of Toronto
Dr. Xavier Fernando » web	Conference General Chair	Ryerson University
Dr. Tas Venetsanopoulos » web	Vice President, Research and Innovation	Ryerson University
Dr. Alexei Botchkarev » web	Senior Information Management Advisor Chair, IEEE Toronto Section	Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario

Organizing Committee

Role	Name/Affiliation
Conference General Chair	Dr. Xavier Fernando Ryerson University
Technical Program Co-Chairs	Dr. Vijay K. Sood University of Ontario Institute of Technology Dr. Robert Allison York University
Publications Chair	Marcelo Mota Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Government and Industry Relations Chair, Conference Spokesperson	Dr. Dimitri Androutsos Ryerson University
Finance Chair	Pelle Westlind Pelle Westlind Consulting Services
Tutorials Chair	Bruno Di-Stefano Nuptek Systems Ltd
Academic and Industry Engagement Chair	Dr. Maike Luiken Lambton College
Registration Chair	Behnaz Ghoraani Ryerson University
Registration Co-Chair	Elnaz Afatmirni Ryerson University
Sponsorship Chair	Benjamin Mak Ridout & Maybee LLP
Publicity Chair	Shahab Ardalan Gennum Corp.
Publicity Co-Chair	Dr. Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail Ryerson University
Global Outreach Chair	Dan Hosseinzadeh Sunnybrook Hospital
Local Arrangements Chair	Dr. Bala Venkatesh Ryerson University
Web Conferencing and Audio/Video Chair	Dr. Lian Zhao Ryerson University
Web Conferencing and Audio/Video Vice Chair	Hamed Rasouli Ryerson University
Web Conferencing Solutions Evaluation Chair	Fasih Masood BMO Financial Group
Regional Publicity Co-Chair	Dr. Bin Su Unitec New Zealand
Member-at-Large	Dr. Wai Tung Ng University of Toronto
Webmaster	Karl Martin University of Toronto

Technical Program Committee

Symposia chairs/co-chairs – full TPC listed here

Name	Affiliation
Robert Allison (co-chair)	York University
Vijay Sood (co-chair)	University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Rifaat Abdalla	Defence R&D Canada
Sunil Bisnath	York University
Douglas Bower	Ryerson University
Clare Brett	University of Toronto
Miriam Capretz	University of Western Ontario
Mieso Denko	University of Guelph
Robert Dony	University of Guelph
Khalil El-Khatib	UOIT
Xavier Fernando	Ryerson University
Behnaz Ghoraani	Ryerson University
Gary Grewal	University of Guelph
Ming Hou	Defence R&D Canada
Patrick Hung	University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Henry Kim	York University
Hassan Kojori	Honeywell Engines, Systems and Services, Toronto, Canada
Anna Lawniczak	University of Guelph
Guangjun Liu	Ryerson University
Hamed Majedi	University of Waterloo
Kristiina McConville	Ryerson University
Carolyn McGregor	University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Ralf Meyer	Laurentian University
Roy Ng	Ryerson University
Joshua Pearce	Queen's University
Jayshri Sabarinathan	University of Western Ontario
Bo Tan	Ryerson University
Karthikeyan Umapathy	University Health Network
Bala Venkatesh	Ryerson University
Venkat Venkatkrishnan	Ryerson University
Amir Sepasi Zahmati	Ryerson University

International Advisory Committee

Name	Affiliation	Country
Dr. Robert T. H. Alden	Bob Alden Technologies	Canada
Dr. Alagan Anpalagan	Ryerson University	Canada
Dr. Igor Astrov	Tallinn University of Technology	Estonia
Mr. Ehsan Behboudi	Eaton Corp	Canada
Dr. Chih-Hung Chen	McMaster University	Canada
Dr. Denis Gingras	Université de Sherbrooke	Canada
Dr. Takahiro Hanyu	Tohoku University	Japan
Dr. Sridhar Krishnan	Ryerson University	Canada
Mr. Naresh Kurada	CIBC	Canada
Dr. Goh Wang Ling	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
Dr. Juin J. Liou	University Central Florida	USA
Dr. Ka Lok Man	University College Cork	Ireland
Dr. Shahriar Mirabbasi	The University of British Columbia	Canada
Dr. Cary Yang	Santa Clara University	USA
Dr. Paul Yu	UC San Diego	USA

Questions or Comments

For any questions or comments, please contact the Conference Secretariat. Email: .