Registration/Welcome Reception

09:30  - 10:00

 

 Opening ceremony

• Welcome speech from the President of Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Prof. Chara Athanasaki – Michailidou
• Welcome by Mayor of Ierapetra, Mr. Manolis Mastorakis
• Conference Opening by Prof. Vassilios Zacharopoulos

10:00 – 11:30

 

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. Harry G. Perros (NC State University, USA): Service Science, Management and Engineering - A new academic discipline?
• Prof. Christian Timmerer (Klagenfurt University, Austria): The MPEG-21 multimedia framework for integrated management of environments enabling Quality of Service

11:30  - 12:00

 

Coffee Break

12:00  - 13:30

 

Session 1:  Broadband Networks

• Minimizing Delay in Ultra Wideband Wireless Ring Networks With Added Links
  C. Taggart, Y. Viniotis, M. Sichitiu
• Effect of safety mechanisms, hardware, user and packet length on the operation of wireless networks LAN/MAN IEEE 802.11g
  C. Zachos, S. Pouros, S. Kyrtopoulos, A. Kaloumenos, V. Oikonomou, D. Kyrtopoulos
• Using TCP-Friendly algorithms to enhance the real-time streaming data performance over a Mobile Wireless Ad-Hoc network
  P. Galiotos, T. Dagiuklas
• WiMAX Access Architecture in a Multi-domain Network with Integrated Management
  E. Borcoci, O. Negru, S. Ciochina, S. Georgoulas
• Security Aspects in Wireless Sensor Networks
  K. Papadopoulos, S. Voliotis, A. Ktena, P. Trakadas, T. Zahariadis

12:00  - 13:30

 

Session 2 (Parallel):  Multimedia authoring and processing tools

• A Generalized Image Distortion Model for Content-Based Image Retrieval from Multimedia Databases
  D. K. Iakovidis
• Intelligent Search Assistant: The MetaOn Approach
  H. Karanikas, E. E. Kotsifakos, N. Pelekis, D. K. Iakovidis, I. Kopanakis, T. Mavroudakis, Y. Theodoridis
• Realistic Multimedia Tools based on Physical Models: I. The Spectrum Analyzer and Animator (SA2)
  I. Pachoulakis
  
• Realistic Multimedia Tools based on Physical Models: II. The Binary 3D Renderer (B3dR)
  I. Pachoulakis
  
• Exploring relational data sets using a 3D metaphor
  A. Plemenos, G. Milolidakis, G. Vellis, D. Kotsalis, D. Akoumianakis
• Real-Time DSP Implementation using the OpenDSK6713 Project
  N. -A. I. Livanos, E. N. Zois, A. Nassiopoulos

13:30  - 14:30

 

Lunch Break

14:30  - 16:00

 

Special Session: Personalized Medicine “Current Trends and Scientific Challenges”

• Introduction and objectives of the special session
  D. Kafetzopoulos, M. Zervakis, M. Tsiknakis
• Multilevel profiling of biological systems: perspectives and challenges towards systems biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTH, Greece
  D. Kafetzopoulos
• Personalised Medicine: Current Trends and Scientific Challenges, Biomedical Informatics Laboratory, ICS-FORTH, Greece
  M. Tsiknakis
• Integrating Clinical and Genomic Information for Personalised Treatment Selection in Colon Cancer: The MATCH System, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, Greece
  D. Fotiadis, T. P. Exarchos, Y. Goletsis
• Towards the integration of data, services and computational resources in bioinformatics, Department of Computer Architecture, University of Malaga, Spain
  O. Trelles
• Relating Statistical Inference with Biological Knowledge in Genomic Analysis, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Creece
  M. Zervakis

14:30  - 16:00

 

Special Session (Parallel): Handovers for Ubiquitous and Optimal Broadband Connectivity among Cooperative Networking Environments

• Vertical Handover Scenarios, Tradeoffs and Validation: The HURRICANE approach
  N. Carapeto, P. Neves, A. Gomes, G. Kormentzas, L. Sarakis, N. Dimitriou, S. Gunaratne, J. Rodriguez, A. Andreou, D. Vassis
• HURRICANE:  A 4G Vision with Seamless Mobility, Service Continuity and Network Interoperability in mind
  S. Gunaratne, J. Rodriguez, G. Kormentzas, L. Sarakis, N. Carapeto, P. Neves, A. Gomes, D. Vassis
• PEACE: IP-based Emergency Applications and Services for Next Generation Networks
  C. Politis, T. Dagiuklas, Y. Rebahi, J. Rodriguez
• Advanced scenarios framework for coexistence and optimization in next generation wireless networks
  C. Verikoukis, J. Pérez Vila, O. Dedeoglu, A. Gomes, J. Rodriguez, V. Hurtado, S. Stavrou
• A Full Virtual/Programmable Testing Environment for PQoS/NQoS Experimentation
  G. Kormentzas

16:00  - 16:30

 

Coffee Break

16:30  - 18:00

 

Special Session: Personalized Medicine “Current Trends and Scientific Challenges”

• Frequency Sorting Method for Spectral Analysis of DNA Sequences, Philips Research, Netherlands
  A. Bocur
• Biomedical Ontologies: Principles and Perspectives of Exploitation – A critical review, Institute of Formal Ontology and Medical Information Science (IFOMIS), University of Saarland, Germany
  M. Brochhausen
• Facilitating Clinico-Genomic Knowledge Discovery by Automatic Selection of KDD Processes, Institute of Autonomous Intelligent Systems (IAIS) - Knowledge Discovery Department, Fraunhofer, Germany
  S. Rueping
• Orchestration and composition of tools and services to support high level scientific workflows, Biomedical Informatics Laboratory, ICS-FORTH, Greece
  S. Sfakianakis
• Opportunities of grid computing for the simulation of computational models of tumor growth and therapy, with particular reference to tumor-immune system interaction, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
  A. D’Onofrio

20:00

 

Cocktail Party

09:30 - 11:00

 

Session 3: QoS Provisioning and network management

• The ADAMANTIUM Multimedia Content Management System for Real Time Cross-Layer Adaptation of IPTV and VoIP Services over IMS
  H. Koumaras, L. Sun, A. Kourtis
• Dynamic differentiated services provision in a Backhaul DVB/IP networking environment
  E. Markakis, A. Sideris, G. Mastorakis, E. Georgaras, N. Polichronakis, E. Pallis, V. Zacharopoulos
• QoS Monitoring for End-to-End Heterogeneous Networks Configurations Management
  O. Negru
• Perceptually Enabled and User Centric IMS Architecture: The ADAMANTIUM Project
  H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
• 3-Tier SLA with automatic class upgrades - TCP Performance
  R. Haddad, Y. Viniotis

11:00  - 11:30

 

Coffee Break 

11:30  - 13:00

 

Keynote Speakers

• Dr. Joao da Silva (Director INFSO – D, European Commission): Future Internet – A Multimedia Perspective
• Prof. Rahim Tafazoli (Centre for Communications Systems Research, University of Surrey, UK): Future Internet

13:00  - 14:30

 

Lunch Break

14:30  - 16:00

 

Tutorial: Instrumentation, Measurements and Bio-Effects of non-ionizing  Electromagnetic Fields

• Development of procedures for processing narrowband non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic field measurement data
  Mr. D. Stratakis
• ELF measurements and uncertainty estimation
  Dr. A. Miaoudakis
• Low level exposure effects on living organisms
  Prof. T. Xenos

16:00  - 16:30

 

Coffee Break

16:30  - 18:30

 

Session 4: Fixed Mobile Convergence

• Performance evaluation of satellite triple-play over DVB-S2
  G. Gardikis, N. Zotos, A. Kourtis
• MOBISERVE PROJECT - New Mobile Services at big events using DVB-H broadcast and wireless networks
  J-L. Paquier
• Video Quality Optimisation in the Context of DVB-H Mobile Television
  P. Bretillon
• Accurate Optical Fiber Refractive Index Reconstruction from Higher Order Modes Near Field
  C. Thraskias, A.C. Boucouvalas
• Radio-Over-Fiber Technology: a brief overview and the work at RDTL
  S. Karabetsos, S. Mikroulis, E. Pikasis, A. Nassiopoulos
• General Attributes of Filings in Ka-band GSO Satellite System for the Eastern Hemisphere
  S. Aijaz, A. Qadir

20:00

 

Galla Dinner

09:30  - 11:00

 

Workshop: Adaptive Multimedia and IPTV Streaming over P2P Networks

• Network Efficiency in P2P Streaming
  M. Alhaisoni, A. Liotta
• Peer-to Peer Service Level Negotiation: towards QoS and security guarantee
  M.A. Chalouf, N. Mbarek, X. Delord, F. Krief
• Determining the Viability of a Mobile TV Ecosystem with the Monte Carlo Method
  K. V. Bruwaene, P. Veevaete, O. Braet, E. Deventer, W. Joseph, L. De Marez, L. Martens, P. Ballon
• End-to-End Admission Control Mechanism for Multimedia Streaming over SP-driven P2P Networks
  M. Mushtaq, T. Ahmed
• System Architecture for advanced iTV Services in an IPTV Environment
  R. Jaeger, C. Koehnen, C. Ueberall, M. Becker, F. Bellot

09:30  - 11:00

 

Session 5 (Parallel): e-services & e-Applications

• Predicting the future value of the stock market by assessing the emotion status of web pages
  D. John, A.C. Boucouvalas
• CommonsBoard: Tracing, discovering & sharing multimedia community artifacts
  D. Kotsalis, G. Milolidakis, G. Vellis, D. Akoumianakis,
• Web Usage Mining: The MetaOn Approach
  A. Mikroyannidis, H. Karanikas, T. Mavroudakis,  B. Theodoulidis
• Web Banking Design. A comparison study about behavioural patterns between Greece and UK
  A. Belidis, T. Kargidis, A. Chatzipoulidis
• Identifying Unknown Border Lines from Historical Spatiotemporal Data: The DIACHORON Approach
  E. Frentzos, N. Pelekis, N. Giatrakos, Y. Theodoridis

11:00  - 11:30

 

Coffee Break

11:30  - 13:00

 

Session 6: Autonomic Communication

• A Pilot-based Autonomic Architecture for the Control of Future Networks
  G. Pujolle, M. Abid, D. Macedo, Z. Movahedi
• Towards a Policy-based Autonomic Virtual Network to support Differentiated Security Services
  S. Davy, C. Fahy, L. Griffin, Z. Boudjemil, A. Berl, A. Fischer, H. de Meer, J. Strassner
• Governed Media Distribution based on Nonrestrictive DRM
  H. Castro, M. T. Andrade, A. P. Alves
• Seamless Content Delivery over the Future Internet
  T. Zahariadis, O. Negru, F. Rovati, F. Alvarez
• An Ant System (AS) algorithm solving a ship dispatching Problem
  A. Vlachos,  N. Hoursalas

11:30  - 13:00

 

Session 7 (Parallel): e-health & e-learning

• A vertical portal web-site containing comprehensive information about a rare disease, with automatic data extraction from external sources
  M. Siganou, V. Atlamazoglou, T. Thireou, E. Perakakis, D. Yova
• A flexible framework for the design of knowledge-discovery clients
  S. Ramirez, J. Karlsson, M. Garci­a, J. R. Perez, O. Trelles
• EVIE-m: Utilizing web 3d technologies in mathematics education
  A.G. Malamos, E. Kotanitsi, P. V. Sympa, G. Mamakis, Alvaro Zubizarreta Lopez, Alfredo Javier Gonel Crespo
• Episodic and Semantic Learning Memory Models
  G. Palamas, G. Papadourakis, M. Kavoussanos, A. Ware
• Development of an open-architecture program for management of dietetics office: A student’s approach
  V. Retsios, P. Dimitropoulakis, A. Markaki, G. A. Fragkiadakis

13:15

 

Closing Ceremony

13:30

 

Lunch