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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>ACM TRANSACTIONS on
AUTONOMOUS and ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>SPECIAL ISSUE on ADAPTIVE
LEARNING in AUTONOMIC COMMUNICATION <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">CALL FOR
PAPERS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The
ubiquitous explosion of the Internet and the fast proliferation of networked
devices and applications such as sensor networks, mobile systems, Grids, and
Peer-to-Peer communications create a unique challenge for network and system
administrators. Future applications will involve mobile users, possibly with
on-body sensors interacting with a pervasive computing environment that detects
their activity, current context and adapts accordingly. Innovative solutions are
required for managing the plethora of network devices and systems, multiple
inter-connected networking technologies -- wired and wireless, and the
complexity of distributed applications. The promise of pervasive computing
environments will not be realized unless these systems can effectively
"disappear"; and for this they need to become autonomous by managing their own
evolution and configuration changes without explicit user or administrator
action. The term Autonomic Communication (AC) and computing is used for this
form of self-managing systems able to support self-configuration, self-healing
and self-optimization</SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.
</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">AC is a new
paradigm to assist the design of the next generation networks:</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
self-organizing, context-aware pervasive systems and service-oriented computing
environments so as to better support highly dynamic and mobile users and virtual
organizations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Such
data-intensive, unstructured environments with minimal or no centralized control
present a challenge for traditional methods of analysis and
design.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Adaptive
learning methods, in general, include neural networks, fuzzy logic and granular
computing, genetic algorithms and other data-driven methods and algorithms offer
promising alternatives. Altogether they form a coherent platform of
Computational Intelligence.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The
objective of the proposed special issue is to highlight an ongoing research on
adaptive learning systems and discuss their applicability to AC systems. This
issue helps expose the networking and Computational Intelligence communities to
a variety of new and highly challenging problems along with the feasible
solutions designed within the realm of<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AC systems.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Within this
context, original contributions are solicited in all relevant areas, including
but not limited to: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Tools and
techniques of adaptive learning<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>for designing, analyzing and building AC<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>system</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">s</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> and
networks <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Adaptive
security for self protection of AC systems and networks
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Enabling
technologies for self-managing systems and networks including Service-oriented
Architectures, Web Services, Web personalization, Web content retrieval, XML,
Peer-to-Peer and Open Grid Services.<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Economic,
biological and social models used for autonomic
communications<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Scalable
routing algorithms and novel admission control<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Network
access technologies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">New
architectures for QoS guarantees<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>in real time AC applications<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Human
interaction with AC systems and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>User-centric evaluation of AC systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Advanced
information processing techniques for AC including policies,
context-awareness, machine learning,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>and optimization techniques<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Sensing,
monitoring and measurements for self-managing systems and
networks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Securely
programmable environments for autonomic communications systems
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Policy-based
communication and policy multiplexing in AC<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Guest
Editors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Dr.Athanasios
Vasilakos, Dr.Witold Pedrycz, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Submission
deadline: <B>Dec. 1, 2006</B> . Papers (pdf files) should be submitted
electronically to both Guest Editors:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=FI
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FI">Athanasios
Vasilakos <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
lang=DE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: DE"><A
href="mailto:vasilako@ath.forthnet.gr"><SPAN lang=FI
style="mso-ansi-language: FI">vasilako@ath.forthnet.gr</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=FI
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Witold
Pedrycz <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><A
href="mailto:pedrycz@ee.ualberta.ca"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">pedrycz@ee.ualberta.ca</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Authors
should prepare manuscripts, no longer than 12000 words, according to the
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.acm.org/pubs/submissions/submission.htm"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">ACM accepted manuscript preparation
guidelines.</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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