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Dear colleagues,

We would like to invite you submit your articles to the upcoming IEEE Inter=
national Workshop on Engineering Semantic Agent Systems Workshop (ESAS 2012=
).
Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about submissio=
n for the upcoming ESAS 2012.
http://compsac.cs.iastate.edu/workshop_details.php?id=3D49&y=3D
The CFP of ESAS 2012 is attached.

Best regards.

Asst.Prof.Dr. Duygu Celik
Department of Computer Engineering
Istanbul Aydin University
Istanbul,Turkey

CFP ESAS 2012
The 7th IEEE International Workshop on Engineering Semantic Agent Systems
Held in conjunction with the 36th COMPSAC, the IEEE Signature Conference on=
 Computers, Software, and Applications.
COMPSAC 2012 will be held in Izmir, Turkey, July 16-20.

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The 7th IEEE International Workshop on Engineering Semantic Agent Systems
http://compsac.cs.iastate.edu/workshop_details.php?id=3D49&y=3D
                  Held in conjunction with the 36th COMPSAC,
     the IEEE Signature Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications=
.
                  COMPSAC 2012 will be held in Izmir, Turkey, July 16-20
..........................................................
GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP
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Semantic web technologies render dynamic, heterogeneous, distributed, share=
d semantic content equally accessible to human reader and software agents. =
Here the vision is to achieve a synergy with multi-agent systems (MAS) tech=
nologies whereby agents will be in the center stage. Other workshops have s=
o far missed to garner the synergy of these technologies by taking up eithe=
r the semantic web aspect or the agent aspect of the shared research issue.=
 ESAS 2012 has two complementary objectives:
To inquire into the theory and practice of engineering semantic multi-agent=
 systems, especially methods, means, and best cases.
To explore into unifying software engineering methodologies employed in imp=
lementing semantic MAS applications across domains.
We expect to create a lively discussion and exchange medium for experts fro=
m the two fronts: agent-based systems and ontology-based systems. Equal rep=
resentation of both by papers is being aimed at.
THEME AND SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP
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Applying Semantic Technologies in Research and Development of Ontology-Enab=
led Multi-Agent Systems. Semantic Web technology topics are welcome.
Semantic web technologies render dynamic, heterogeneous, distributed, share=
d content equally accessible to human reader and software agents. Distribut=
ed agents functioning autonomously can utilize semantic Web content to gath=
er and aggregate knowledge, reason and infer new results towards achieving =
their goals and generating new knowledge. Such knowledge in turn may be dis=
seminated and used to achieve the shared goal of the agents system. Here th=
e vision is to achieve a synergy with multi-agent systems (MAS) technologie=
s whereby both semantics and agents will be equally in the center stage.
ESAS workshop series aims at garnering the synergy of both technologies by =
taking up both the semantic web and the agent aspects of the common researc=
h issue. Topics of interest span a wide spectrum in both theory and practic=
e of autonomous semantic agents, context-aware intelligent agents, agents a=
s semantic web services, software agents, mobile agents, agent architecture=
s, multi-agent systems, agent communities, cooperation and goal seeking thr=
ough sharing policy and ontology, safety & security in systems, other QoS i=
ssues, and so on.
Mobile agent and MAS technologies are crucial in realizing multi-party dyna=
mic application systems. Semantic Web technologies augment MAS by enabling =
agents with functioning based on the semantics of their mission and of the =
world around them. Agents, implemented as Web services in developing distri=
buted control and processing applications, entail interesting consequences =
such as situation awareness, semantic composition of services, context sens=
itive long-lasting transactions, effecting service policies and quality lev=
els, etc. Complex applications
could become realizable with novel features such as factory floor automatio=
n for flexible production, collaborative discovery of uncharted geography (=
for example, cooperative labyrinth discovery), traffic management and info =
dissemination with facilitation of emergency services, financial markets fo=
recasting with optimization of portfolio gain, etc.
We envisage a strong undercurrent of intelligent software agents, mobile ag=
ents, and MAS running through this workshop; side by side with the use of s=
emantic technologies, there are several foci of interest:
Software Agents, Mobile Agents, and MAS: issues relating to architecture, i=
mplementation, coordination, service levels, security of pervasive semantic=
 or otherwise agents.
Agent, MAS and Semantic Web Technologies: concomitant utilization of specif=
ic technologies in agent, MAS, and semantic Web implementations; semantic a=
gent communities & applications; case studies of best-practice MAS applicat=
ions; projects in the making;
Ontologies for Agents and MAS: agent cooperation and coordination ontology;=
 ontology of workflow in MAS; ontologies for distributed applications and i=
ntegration; sharing and semantic interoperability; discovery and operations=
 on ontologies; trust & security issues;
Platforms for semantic agent and MAS implementation: languages, frameworks,=
 tools, integrated development environments and software engineering practi=
ces supporting semantic or otherwise software agent & MAS architectures, co=
ordination, trust & security mechanisms, description, discovery and composi=
tion of agent-based services.
Other subjects of relevance in semantic technologies, semantic software age=
nts, mobile agents, agent-based and multi-agent systems.
In unison with the main conference, the main theme of ESAS 2012 will be 'Ap=
plying semantic Web technologies in developing software agents, mobile agen=
ts and multi-agent systems towards achieving trustworthy software systems'.
In relation to trustworthiness, topics of interest include the following am=
ong others:
-software development,
-software systems,
-systems and agent technology,
-systems and reasoning,
-systems and semantic technology,
-database systems,
-embedded systems,
-game and entertainment systems,
-healthcare information systems,
-Internet access and use for children,education,entertainment, and so on.
Program Committee:
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* Alex Abramovich, Gordon College, Israel
* Alexander Kostin, Girne American University, TRNC
* Angus F.M. Huang, National Central University, Taiwan
* Aneesh Krishna, Curtin University Perth, Western Australia
* Bo Hu, University of Southampton, UK
* Chattrakul Sombattheera, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
* Constantine Mantratzis, University of Westminster, London, UK
* Eui-Hyun Jung, Anyang University, Korea
* Frank F. P. Dignum, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
* Ibrahim Gokcen, GE International, Turkey
* Kaile Su, Peking University, China
* Laurentiu Vasiliu, DERI Galway, Ireland
* Levent Yilmaz, Auburn University, USA
* M. Osman Unalir, Egean University, Turkey
* Markus Schall, Bilkent Univ., Turkey
* Maurice Pagnucco, University of New South Wales, Australia
* Mehmet Emin Aydin, University of Bedfordshire, UK
* Michael Stollberg, DERI Innsbruck, Austria
* Michel C. A. Klein, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands
* Mustafa Jarrar, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
* Pieter De Leenheer, Vrije Universiteit, Belgium
* R. Cenk Erdur, Agean University, Turkey
* R. Rajesh, Bharathiar University, India
* Rym Z. Mili, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
* Stijn Christiaens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
* Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Gjovik University College, Norway
* Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA
* Vitaliy Mezhuev, Berdyansk State University, Ukraine
* Zeki Bayram, Eastern Mediterranean Univ., TRNC
* Deshendran Moodley, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
* Natalie van der Wal , VU University,Amsterdam
* Fabiano Dalpiaz , Trento University, Italy
Paper Submission:
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Papers must be submitted electronically via the ESAS 2012 Submission Page (=
http://myreview.cs.iastate.edu/ESAS2012/). Please follow the IEEE Computer =
Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines to prepare your papers http://w=
ww.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/submission. All papers will be carefully r=
eviewed by at least three reviewers. Papers can be submitted as regular pap=
ers (six pages), and the acceptance will depend on reviewer feedback. Accep=
ted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings of the IEEE Comput=
er Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2012) by the IEEE CS Press=
.
Organizers:
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* Duygu CELIK
Department of Computer Engineering
Istanbul Aydin University
Istanbul, Turkey
e-mail: [email protected]
* Rainer UNLAND
University of Duisburg-Essen,
Germany
Rainer.Unland at icb.uni-due.de
* Rolf SCHWITTER
Department of Computing
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
e-mail: [email protected]
* Behnam RAHNAMA
Department of Computer Engineering
European University of Lefke
Gemikonagi, North Cyprus
e-mail: [email protected]
* Mehmet A. ORGUN
Department of Computing
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
e-mail: [email protected]
* Atilla ELCI  (honorary)
Computer & Educational Technology Dept.
Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
e-mail: [email protected]

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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Semantic web technologies render dynamic, he=
terogeneous, distributed, shared semantic content equally accessible to hum=
an reader and software agents. Here the vision is to achieve a synergy with=
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ssed to garner the synergy of these technologies by taking up either the se=
mantic web aspect or the agent aspect of the shared research issue. ESAS 20=
12 has two complementary objectives:
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ngineering semantic multi-agent systems, especially methods, means, and bes=
t cases.
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g methodologies employed in implementing semantic MAS applications across d=
omains.
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exchange medium for experts from the two fronts: agent-based systems and on=
tology-based systems. Equal representation of both by papers is being aimed=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">THEME AND SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Applying Semantic Technologies in Research a=
nd Development of Ontology-Enabled Multi-Agent Systems. Semantic Web techno=
logy topics are welcome.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Semantic web technologies render dynamic, he=
terogeneous, distributed, shared content equally accessible to human reader=
 and software agents. Distributed agents functioning autonomously can utili=
ze semantic Web content to gather
 and aggregate knowledge, reason and infer new results towards achieving th=
eir goals and generating new knowledge. Such knowledge in turn may be disse=
minated and used to achieve the shared goal of the agents system. Here the =
vision is to achieve a synergy with
 multi-agent systems (MAS) technologies whereby both semantics and agents w=
ill be equally in the center stage.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">ESAS workshop series aims at garnering the s=
ynergy of both technologies by taking up both the semantic web and the agen=
t aspects of the common research issue. Topics of interest span a wide spec=
trum in both theory and practice of
 autonomous semantic agents, context-aware intelligent agents, agents as se=
mantic web services, software agents, mobile agents, agent architectures, m=
ulti-agent systems, agent communities, cooperation and goal seeking through=
 sharing policy and ontology, safety
 &amp; security in systems, other QoS issues, and so on. </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Mobile agent and MAS technologies are crucia=
l in realizing multi-party dynamic application systems. Semantic Web techno=
logies augment MAS by enabling agents with functioning based on the semanti=
cs of their mission and of the world
 around them. Agents, implemented as Web services in developing distributed=
 control and processing applications, entail interesting consequences such =
as situation awareness, semantic composition of services, context sensitive=
 long-lasting transactions, effecting
 service policies and quality levels, etc. Complex applications </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">could become realizable with novel features =
such as factory floor automation for flexible production, collaborative dis=
covery of uncharted geography (for example, cooperative labyrinth discovery=
), traffic management and info dissemination
 with facilitation of emergency services, financial markets forecasting wit=
h optimization of portfolio gain, etc.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">We envisage a strong undercurrent of intelli=
gent software agents, mobile agents, and MAS running through this workshop;=
 side by side with the use of semantic technologies, there are several foci=
 of interest:
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>Software Agents, Mobile Agents, and =
MAS:</strong> issues relating to architecture, implementation, coordination=
, service levels, security of pervasive semantic or otherwise agents.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>Agent, MAS and Semantic Web Technolo=
gies:</strong> concomitant utilization of specific technologies in agent, M=
AS, and semantic Web implementations; semantic agent communities &amp; appl=
ications; case studies of best-practice
 MAS applications; projects in the making; </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>Ontologies for Agents and MAS:</stro=
ng> agent cooperation and coordination ontology; ontology of workflow in MA=
S; ontologies for distributed applications and integration; sharing and sem=
antic interoperability; discovery
 and operations on ontologies; trust &amp; security issues; </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>Platforms for semantic agent and MAS=
 implementation:</strong> languages, frameworks, tools, integrated developm=
ent environments and software engineering practices supporting semantic or =
otherwise software agent &amp; MAS architectures,
 coordination, trust &amp; security mechanisms, description, discovery and =
composition of agent-based services.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>Other subjects of relevance in seman=
tic technologies,</strong> semantic software agents, mobile agents, agent-b=
ased and multi-agent systems.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">In unison with the main conference, the main=
 theme of ESAS 2012 will be 'Applying semantic Web technologies in developi=
ng software agents, mobile agents and multi-agent systems towards achieving=
 trustworthy software systems'.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>In relation to trustworthiness, topi=
cs of interest include the following among others:
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-software development, </strong></fo=
nt>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-software systems, </strong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-systems and agent technology, </str=
ong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-systems and reasoning, </strong></f=
ont>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-systems and semantic technology, </=
strong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-database systems, </strong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-embedded systems, </strong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-game and entertainment systems, </s=
trong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-healthcare information systems, </s=
trong></font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>-Internet access and use for childre=
n,education,entertainment, and so on.
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Program Committee: </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Alex Abramovich, Gordon College, Israel </=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Alexander Kostin, Girne American Universit=
y, TRNC </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Angus F.M. Huang, National Central Univers=
ity, Taiwan
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Aneesh Krishna, Curtin University Perth, W=
estern Australia
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Bo Hu, University of Southampton, UK </fon=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Chattrakul Sombattheera, Mahasarakham Univ=
ersity, Thailand
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Constantine Mantratzis, University of West=
minster, London, UK
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Eui-Hyun Jung, Anyang University, Korea </=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Frank F. P. Dignum, Universiteit Utrecht, =
The Netherlands
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Ibrahim Gokcen, GE International, Turkey <=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Kaile Su, Peking University, China </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Laurentiu Vasiliu, DERI Galway, Ireland </=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Levent Yilmaz, Auburn University, USA </fo=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* M. Osman Unalir, Egean University, Turkey =
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Markus Schall, Bilkent Univ., Turkey </fon=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Maurice Pagnucco, University of New South =
Wales, Australia
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Mehmet Emin Aydin, University of Bedfordsh=
ire, UK </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Michael Stollberg, DERI Innsbruck, Austria=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Michel C. A. Klein, Vrije Universiteit, Th=
e Netherlands
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Mustafa Jarrar, University of Cyprus, Cypr=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Pieter De Leenheer, Vrije Universiteit, Be=
lgium </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* R. Cenk Erdur, Agean University, Turkey </=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* R. Rajesh, Bharathiar University, India </=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Rym Z. Mili, University of Texas at Dallas=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Stijn Christiaens, Vrije Universiteit Brus=
sel, Belgium
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Gjovik University =
College, Norway
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Vitaliy Mezhuev, Berdyansk State Universit=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Zeki Bayram, Eastern Mediterranean Univ., =
TRNC </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Deshendran Moodley, University of KwaZulu =
Natal, South Africa
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Natalie van der Wal , VU University,Amster=
dam </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Fabiano Dalpiaz , Trento University, Italy=
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Papers must be submitted electronically via =
the ESAS 2012 Submission Page (</font><a href=3D"http://myreview.cs.iastate=
.edu/ESAS2012/)"><font color=3D"#0066cc" face=3D"Times New Roman">http://my=
review.cs.iastate.edu/ESAS2012/)</font></a><font face=3D"Times New Roman">.
 Please follow the IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guideline=
s to prepare your papers
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t color=3D"#0066cc" face=3D"Times New Roman">http://www.computer.org/portal=
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 will be carefully reviewed by at least
 three reviewers. Papers can be submitted as regular papers (six pages), an=
d the acceptance will depend on reviewer feedback. Accepted papers will be =
published in the workshop proceedings of the IEEE Computer Software and App=
lications Conference (COMPSAC 2012)
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">* Duygu CELIK </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Department of Computer Engineering </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Istanbul, Turkey </font>
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<font face=3D"Times New Roman">Rainer.Unland at icb.uni-due.de </font>
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