The International Arab Conference on Information Technology -
ACIT’2014

University of Nizwa, Oman, December 9-11, 2014

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The International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2014) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of information technology. ACIT’2014 will include presentations to contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Tutorials on current issues and special sessions on new trends related to information technology and software industry could be organized. This conference is considered the official scientific conference for the Colleges of Computer and Information Society, stemming from the Association of Arab Universities. The permanent General Secretariat of ACIT is hosted by Zarqa University, Jordan.

LOCATION
The ACIT 2014 will be organized by University of Nizwa, Al-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab state in the southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman is a modern country with great history and blessed with amazing natural sceneries like valleys, deserts, beaches, and mountains. The country has a strategic position and is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, Yemen to the southwest and has a marine border with Iran. Nizwa is the largest city in Al-Dakhiliyah Governorate and is about 140 km away from the capital city, Muscat. Nizwa is one of the oldest cities in Oman and is a center of trade, religion, education and art. Mountains surround Nizwa from every side and there are some picturesque landscapes nearby. Nizwa offers a variety of tourist attractions like Nizwa Fort, Traditional Souq, and Falaj Daris. In December the climate in Nizwa is the best around the year with pleasant moderate temperatures.

TOPICS
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

AI & Expert Systems
Algorithms & Applications
Natural Lang. Processing (Arabic)
Bioinformatics
Computer Architecture
Computer Ethics
Computer Graphics
Computer Networks
Computer Simulation
Database Systems
Decision Support Systems
Digital Telecommunications
E-Commerce
E-Learning
Geographic Information Systems
Human Computer Interaction
Information Security
Information Systems
Web semantics
IT & Society
Machine Learning
Multimedia & Image Processing
Neural Networks
Parallel & Distributed Systems
Pattern Recognition
Reliability & Fault-Tolerance
Remote Sensing
Software Engineering
Virtual Reality Systems
Pervasive & adaptive systems

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Researchers should submit a full paper describing their work, maximum of 8 single-spaced double column pages that also include illustrations. The first page should include the paper title, a brief abstract, a set of keywords, and text. Be sure not to include the authors' names in your paper. The abstract should be concise and not longer than 250 words. Immediately following the abstract, no more than six keywords are to be supplied for subject indexing. Keywords should not simply be taken from the title of the paper, but should be representative of the content of the whole paper and characteristic of the terminology used within the particular field of study. The introduction of the paper must be clearly written and should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose and the contribution of the paper. The introduction is assigned number “1”, and following sections are assigned numbers as needed. A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, possible applications, and future work. The references section is not assigned a number. References should be numbered in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Citations in the text should be by number and enclosed in square brackets, e.g. [1].

Electronic submission of papers as Microsoft’s Word document or PDF via ACIT OpenConf is a must. ACIT OpenConf is a conference management system that automates the paper submission and the whole reviewing process. It can be accessed via ACIT web site at www.acit2k.org. Any question regarding submission or the reviewing process should be directed to http://www.acit2k.org/openconf/openconf.php. A final preparation format is available in the conference web site. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered and the paper must be formatted according to ACIT camera-ready instructions that are provided in the conference web site. Accepted papers for authors who complete registration will be published in the conference proceedings.

EVALUATION PROCESS
The evaluation of submitted papers is based on the importance and usefulness of the research topic. Technical merits, novelty of the approach, soundness of results, and clarity of presentation are also considered as factors of the evaluation process. Each article will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chair
Abdullah Al-Tobi, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nizwa, Oman

Program Chair
Mahmood Jasim, University of Nizwa, Oman

Program Vice-Chair
Alaa Aljanaby, University of Nizwa, Oman

Program Committee Members
Eltayeb Abuelyaman, University of Nizwa, Oman
Mohamed Aissa, University of Nizwa, Oman
Khizar Hayat, University of Nizwa, Oman
M. Syed Hameed, University of Nizwa, Oman
Naeem Al-Shukaili, University of Nizwa, Oman
Lohani Khan, University of Nizwa, Oman
Solane Basister, University of Nizwa, Oman
Ravindra Dharamshi, University of Nizwa, Oman

STEERING COMMITTEE
Abdulqader Elabbadi, University of Science and Technology, Yemen
Adnan Shaout, The Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Ahmad Dalal'ah, University of Hail, KSA
Ayman Al-Nsour, Al-Isra Private University, Jordan
Badie Sartawi, Al-Quds University, Palestine
Emad Abuelrub Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, UAE
Gasm ElSeed Ibrahim, International  University of Africa, Sudan
Hamed Al-Fawareh, Zarqa University, Jordan
Hasan Alshehri, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, SA
Khaled Mahar, AAST, Egypt
Khalid Khanfar, Zarqa University, Jordan
Mohamed Elhafiz Mustafa Musa, SUST, Sudan
Mohammed Ababneh, Al Baqa Applied University, Jordan
Mohammed Elammari, University of Benghazi, Libya
Mohammed Odeh, Univ. of the West of England, UK
Osama Badawy, AAST, Egypt
Rehab Dwairi, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Sahnoun Zaidi, University of Constantine, Algeria
Salah Al-Rawi, Al-Anbar University, Iraq
Sulaiman Mustafa, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Thiab Taha, University of Georgia, USA

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Available on ACIT website: www.acit2k.org

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of papers: August 31, 2014
Notification of acceptance: October 1, 2014
Camera-ready submission: October 15, 2014
Registration: October 15, 2014
Conference period: December 9-11, 2014

CORRESPONDENCE
Direct all correspondence to:
1) Mahmood Jasim,
Postal address: College of Arts & Sciences, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Nizwa 616, Oman
Telephone: +96825446398
Fax: +96825446289
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2) Alaa Aljanaby,
Postal address: College of Arts & Sciences, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Nizwa 616, Oman
Telephone: +96825446697
Fax: +96825446289
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Or contact:

ACIT'2014 Secretariat:
Muna Al-Tobi / Fadhila Al-Khayari
Postal address: College of Arts & Sciences, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Nizwa 616, Oman
Telephone: +96825446375
Fax: +96825446289
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Visit ACIT official website at:
www.acit2k.org