Welcome Message from the General Chair

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Sharjah, UAE on March 8-11, 2006 for The 4th IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2006). We are very fortunate to have so many talented and well recognized people involved in the process of submitting papers, chairing tracks, workshops, and reviewing papers. We also feel grateful for the support we received from the IEEE Computer Society financial and technical sponsorships. Above all, we are very delighted and thankful that His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Dr. Winfred Thompson, AUS Chancellor, will participate with us the first day during the opening session of the conference.

We had an overwhelming number of paper submissions this year. This was attributed to the very strong technical committee that worked so hard to make the conference advertisement reach so many people. Also the strong commitment of many of the track chairs was outstanding. After the submission deadline, they worked so hard with their TPC members to turn around a very high standard review that led to the strong technical program before you.

We are very proud of the technical program we have and assure you that you will find it very stimulating, informative and inspiring. In addition to the great technical sessions, we have 7 Tutorials and 4 high-profile keynote speakers. I invite you to attend and interact with the keynote speakers as they are all distinguished in their fields.

Last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the exceptional work rendered by all track organizers as well as the workshop chairs and their TPC members who made a high quality review under a tight schedule. A list of all of those involved is given in the next few pages. Special thanks to The American University of Sharjah (AUS), Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) and Lucent Technologies in UAE for their financial sponsorship. Special thanks also go to the program chair, Dr. Mike Langston; the Registration Chair, Dr. Sherif Yehia, the local chairs, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Dr. Eesa Bastaki; the Tutorial chairs, Dr. Kassem Saleh and Dr. Nidal Nasser; the Poster Chair, Dr. Hossam Hassanein; all Track and Workshop Chairs; Publicity Chairs; the Conference Coordinator, Ms. Suzanne Baktash; and the conference webmaster, Mr. Bobby Maisnam.

I invite all of you to join us and interact with experts in the computer systems and applications field from all around the world. This will be a memorable experience you will never forget.

Mohsen Guizani
General Chair, AICCSA 2006
Western Michigan University, USA
January, 2006