Networks of today are going through a rapid evolution. Different kinds of
systems
with different characteristics are emerging and they are integrating in
heterogeneous
networks. For these reasons, there are many interconnection problems which
may occur
at different levels in the hardware and software design of communicating
entities
and communication networks. These kinds of networks need to manage an
increasing
usage demand, provide support for a significant number of services, guarantee
their
QoS, and optimize the utilization of network resources. Also, the information
systems
are composed of various kinds of objects which are interconnected by
communication
networks. The standard object-based framework of the distributed applications
is
developed in order to realize the interoperability of the applications by
taking
the advantages of the communication and platform infrastructure. It is now
critical
and significant to discuss how the network systems can realize interoperable,
cooperative, and flexible information systems. The communication networks of
today can support high-speed data transmission and advanced multimedia
applications
like e-Commerce, Web applications and Distance Learning. Presently, there are
new
trends in ubiquitous computation systems, Peer-to-Peer (P2P), and Grid
computing
systems, which can be widely used in various applications.

NBiS started as a workshop and was held for 9 years together with DEXA
International
Conference. The workshop has been very successful in quantity and quality. We

received every year a lot of paper submissions, but as workshop we could
accept
only a limited number of papers. Last year, NBiS ran as an International
Conference
together with DEXA. NBiS2008 is the second NBiS. We encourage researchers
working
in networks and distributed systems fields to submit their papers.

The main objective of NBiS is to bring together researchers from both network

systems and information systems with the aim of encouraging the exchange of
ideas
and experience between these two communities. It will represent an
international
forum to give an overview of the most recent trends. The NBiS seeks original
contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the
following
topics.


Topics of interest
-Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
-Communication Networks and Protocols
-Databases and Data Mining
-Grid Infrastructures
-P2P Overlay Networks and Applications
-Scheduling, Resource Discovery and Allocation
-JXTA-based Applications
-Web and Internet Applications
-Ubiquitous Computing Applications
-Pervasive Computing and Applications
-Multimedia Systems and Applications
-Autonomic Computing
-Distributed Object-Oriented Systems
-Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
-Sensor Networks
-Ad Hoc Networks
-Sensor and Actor Networks
-High-Speed Networks
-Routing Algorithms
-Interoperable Systems
-Electronic Commerce
-Network Security and Privacy
-Intelligent Information Systems
-Distance Learning Systems
-eBusiness


Important Dates
-Submission Deadline: February 29, 2008
-Author Notification: May 10, 2008
-Camera Ready Papers: June 10, 2008
-Conference Dates: September 1 to September 5, 2008


Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original research contributions in English.

1. The submitted manuscript should closely reflect the final paper as it will
appear in the Proceedings.
2. Papers should not exceed 10 pages in LNCS format
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html)
3. Any submission that exceeds length limits or deviates from formatting
requirements may be rejected without review.

Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated based on originality,
significance,
technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Authors are requested to
submit
their paper electronically to the NBiS web
(http://www.takilab.org/conf/nbis/2008)
before February 29, 2008.
Duplicate submissions are not allowed. A submission is considered to be a
duplicate
submission if, at any time during the time when the submission is under
consideration,
there is another paper with the following properties:

1. the main technical content of the paper substantially overlaps that of the

DEXA, DaWaK, EC-Web, TrustBus submission; and
2. the paper is published or under consideration for publication in a
refereed
journal or proceedings (electronic or printed) that is generally available
(e.g., not limited to conference attendees).

Authors are expected to agree to the following terms:
"I understand that the paper being submitted must not overlap substantially
with any other paper that I am a co-author of and that is currently
submitted
elsewhere. Furthermore, previously published papers with any overlap are
covered prominently in this submission."

Duplicate submissions will be rejected. Questions about this policy or how it

applies to your work should be directed to the PC-chairs.

For further inquiries, please contact the Conference Chairpersons Prof.
Makoto
Takizawa (makoto.takizawa@computer.org) or Prof. Leonard Barolli
(barolli@fit.ac.jp).

All accepted conference papers will be published in "Lecture Notes in
Computer
Science" (LNCS) by Springer Verlag.


Conference Chairpersons
Makoto Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Program Committee Chair
Tomoya Enokido, Risho University, Japan

PC Members
Markus Aleksy, ABB AG Corporate Research Center, Germany
Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK
Bhed Bahadur Bista, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Goutam Chakraborty, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, UK
Misbah Deen, Keele Univ., England, UK
Alex Delis, Polytechnic Univ., USA
Andrei Doncesku, University Paul Sabatier, France
Arjan Durresi, Louisiana State University, USA
Thomas Grill, University of Linz, Austria
Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK
Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan
Yoshiaki Hori, Kyushu University, Japan
Hui-huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Jinn-Ke Jan, National Chung Hsing Univesity, Taiwan
Ismail Khalil Ibrahim, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tokai University, Japan
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
Vincent Lee, Monash University, Australia
Yinsheng Li, Fudan University, China
Wen-Yang Lin, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Giuseppe De Marco, Toyota Institute of Technology, Japan
Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia
Michel Raynal, IRISA-INRIA, France
Fumiaki Sato, Toho University, Japan
Nobuyoshi Sato, Toyo University, Japan
Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia Univiversity, Canada
Yoshitaka Shibata, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia
Nguyen Manh Tho, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, Japan
Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Chu-Sing Yang, National Su Yut-Sen Univ., Taiwan
Muhammed Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Web Management Chair
Alixier Aikebaier, Tokyo Denki University, Japan

For any further questions or inquiries please contact Conference Organizers:

Conference Organizers:
Prof. Makoto Takizawa
Dept. of Computers and Systems Engineering
Tokyo Denki University
Ishizaka, Hatoyama, Saitama 350-0394
Japan
Tel.: +81-492-96-2911 ext.5001 Fax.: +81-492-96- 6185
E-mail: makoto.takizawa@computer.org
URL: http://www.takilab.org/

Prof. Leonard Barolli
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Faculty of Information Engineering
Fukuoka Institute of technology (FIT)
3-30-1 Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0295
Japan