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Multimedia Tools and Applications Journal 


Special Issue on: Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services

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The special issue aims to collect high-level scientific contributions
about Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services.
The major theme underlying this special issue is the ongoing integration
of multimedia processing techniques within a new wave of user-centric
services and processes. Indeed, pervasive computing has blurred the
traditional distinction between conventional information technologies
and multimedia processing, making multimedia an integral part of a
new generation of IT-based highly interactive systems that are radically
changing the way people live and work. 
Contributions are invited from prospective authors with interests
in the indicated special issue topics and related areas of application.
All contributions should be high quality, original and not published
elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period. 

GENERIC TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Mobile Technologies and Interactive Services
Interactive Educational Services
Automated and Intelligent Lecture Rooms
Intelligent Audio and Music Storage/Retrieval/Transmission/Analysis
Intelligent Video Storage/Retrieval/Transmission/Analysis
Intelligent Image Storage/Retrieval/Transmission/Analysis
Knowledge-based Multimedia Signal Processing
Security in Knowledge-based Multimedia Systems
Knowledge-based Virtual and Augmented Reality
Knowledge-based Human-Computer Interaction
Intelligent Multimodal Interactive Systems
Multimedia Notification and Decision Support Services
Intelligent Information Systems
Knowledge Technologies for the Semantic Web
Intelligent e-Learning Multimedia
Intelligent e-Commerce Multimedia
Interactive e-Entertainment Multimedia
Interactive e-Medicine
Intelligent Remote Sensing and Telemonitoring Services
Intelligent interactive GIS Services
Intelligent interactive Devices
Smart-Home Multimedia Services
Multimedia Services to People with Special Needs
Multimedia Communication Services

SUBMISSION 

Original, high quality contributions that are not yet published
or that are not currently under review by other journals or
peer-reviewed conferences are sought.
Manuscripts should be submitted online at
http://mtap.edmgr.com/. Please mention the special issue title
in the covering letter and in the appropriate fields of the online
form which requests this information.
Otherwise, the paper will not be accepted for this Special Issue.
General information and instructions for authors can be found at
www.springer.com/computer/information+systems/journal/11042 . 
 
DEADLINE

Manuscript Due: February 15, 2010.
Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2010.
Camera-Ready Final Manuscript Due: June 1, 2010.
Publication Date: End of 2010.

GUEST EDITORS

Ernesto Damiani,
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Jechang Jeong,
Hanyang University, Korea

Lakhmi C. Jain,
University of South Australia

Robert J. Howlett,
University of Brighton, UK