Frontier and Innovation in Future Computing and Communications

ISBN-13: 9789401787970 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 923 str.

James J. Park; Albert Zomaya; Hwa-Young Jeong

Opis

IT technology engineering changes everyday life, especially in Computing and Communications. The goal of this book is to further explore the theoretical and practical issues of Future Computing and Communications. It also aims to foster new ideas and collaboration between researchers and practitioners.

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SA-TCP: A Secure and Adaptive TCP for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks; Waleed S. Alnumay, Uttam Ghosh,  Pushpita Chatterjee

IPAS: User Test Phase and Evaluation; Sadiq Almuairfi, Prakash Veeraraghavan, Naveen Chilamkurti

Coding DNA Sequence Watermarking; Suk-Hwan Lee, Won-Joo Hwang, Eung-Joo Lee, Ki-Ryong Kwon

Exclusive Region based Scheduling for MB-OFDM UWB using Hidden Pilot Sequences; Byung Wook Kim, Byung-Gyu Kim

The Digital Video Frame Obfuscation Method in Consideration of Human Visual System for Intellectual Property Protection and Authentication; Heehyung Bu, Jonghwa Kim, Sungho Kim

Fuzzy-Based Resource Reallocation Scheduling Model in Cloud Computing; Jaekwon Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Minoh Park, Youngshin Han, Jongsik Lee

An Efficient Algorithm for High Utility Sequential Pattern Mining; Jun-Zhe Wang, Zong-Hua Yang, Jiun-Long Huang

Simulated Annealing for the Design of Location Management System and Relation Map; Si-Hwan Jang, Sung-Soo Kim, Sanghyun Joo

A simple, flexible and adaptable solution to enable information exchange for specific business processes; Mert BIÇAKÇ I, Mehmet Ulaş ÇAKIR

User Authentication with Distributed Cluster Formation in Wireless Sensor Networks; Dong-Hoon Kim, Youn-Sik Hong, Ki Young Lee

Comparative Study of Cyber Security Characteristics for Nuclear Systems; Jinsoo Shin, Hanseong Son, Gyunyoung Heo

Optical computing for digital signal process in incoherent fiber system using positive realization; Kyungsup Kim, Jaecheol Ryou, Woo-Tak Jung

Optimization of Non-Fuzzy Neural Networks Based on Crisp Rules in Scatter Partition; Keon-Jun Park, Byun-Gon Kim, Kwan-Woong Kim, Jung-Won Choi, Yong-Kab Kim

LBG-based Non-Fuzzy Inference System for Nonlinear Process; Keon-Jun Park, Kwan-Woong Kim, Byun-Gon Kim, Jung-Won Choi, Yong-Kab Kim

An Efficient Embedded System for the Detection and Recognition of Speed-Limit Signs; Hsing-Lung Chen, Ming-Sze Chen, Shu-Hua Hu

Future Enterprise Computing Looking Into 2020; Yung-Chin Fang, Yuxiang Gao, Cindy Stap

Implementation of a Multi-Core Prototyping System for a Video-based Fire Detection Algorithm; Yong-Hun Park, Myeongsu Kang, Jong-Myon Kim

A Novel Spectrum Sensing Scheme based on Wavelet Denoising with Fuzzy for Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks; Hiep Vu-Van, Insoo Koo

Accelerating a Bellman-Ford Routing Algorithm Using GPU; In-Kyu Jeong, Jia Uddin, Myeongsu Kang, Cheol-Hong Kim, Jong-Myon Kim

Early Fire Detection Using Multi-Stage Pattern Recognition Techniques in Video Sequences; Dongkoo Shon, Myeongsu Kang, Junsang Seo, Jong-Myon Kim

Energy Efficient Backoff-Free Fragment Retransmission Fragmentation Scheme for IEEE 802.11 WLAN; Prosper Mafole, Yuki Manabe, Teruaki Kitasuka, Masayoshi Aritsugi

Fault Classification of an Induction Motor Using Texture Features of Vibration Signals; Won-Chul Jang, Myeongsu Kang, Jong-Myon Kim Kim

An Efficient Audit Scheme for Cloud Storage; Ohmin Kwon, Dongyoung Koo, Yongjoo Shin, Hyunsoo Yoon

High-Performance Cluster Estimation Using Many-Core Models; Junsang Seo, Myeongsu Kang, Cheol-Hong Kim, Jong-Myon Kim

Dynamic Processing of Floating Continuous Query for Cold Chain Management; Bonghee Hong, Kyungmin Lee, YongxuPiao

A New Approach for Task Scheduling Optimization in Mobile Cloud Computing; Pham Phuoc Hung, Tuan-Anh Bui, Eui-Nam Huh

Study on Encryption of Wireless Network-Based Mobility Energy-Enterprise Security Management; Young-Hyuk Kim, Il-Kown Lim, Jae-Pil Lee, Jae-Gwang Lee, Hyun Namgung, Jae-Kwang Lee

Secure and Efficient Deduplication over Encrypted Data with Dynamic Updates in Cloud Storage; Dongyoung Koo, Junbeom Hur, Hyunsoo Yoon

Tool Selection - a Cloud-based Approach; Chirpreet Singh, Qun Shao, Yuqian Lu, Xun Xu, Xinfeng Ye

The Self-Induction System for Fuel-Efficient Driving using OBD II; WonAng Jang, JinGwan Park, JuWan Kweon, ChangYong Lee, DoHoon Lee

Intuitive hand motion recognition and NUI/NUX framework; Gwanghyung Lee, Dongil Shin, Dongkyoo Shin

Evaluating Skin Hereditary Traits Based on Daily Activities; Jehyeok Rew, Young-Hwan Choi, Daehoon Kim, Seungmin Rho, Eenjun Hwang

A New Fast Encoding Algorithm Based on Motion Activity for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC); Jong-Hyeok Lee, Kalyan Goswami, Byung-Gyu Kim

Smart Network Services using Ticket Issuance in the TSM(Trusted Software Monitor) System; Su-Wan Park, Jeong Nyeo Kim

Macro Modeling Approach for Semi-Digital Smart Integrated Circuits; Zaniar Hoseini, Kye-Shin Lee, Byung-Gyu Kim

Hybrid Performance with Pixel values' Transition and Curve Fitting for Improved Stereo Matching; Kwangmu Shin, Daekeun Kim, Kidong Chung

ActiveSTB: Scalable Scheme over Wireless Networks; Heung Ki Lee, Kyung Jin Ahn, Jaehee Jung, Gangman Yi

Rhythm-based Authentication Scheme on Smart Devices; Jae Dong Lee, Won Min Kang, Chang Hyun Moon, Hwa-Young Jeong, Young-Sik Jeong, Jai-Jin Jung, Jong Hyuk Park

Cloud Services Aided e-Tourism: in the Case of Low-Cost Airlines for Backpacking; Qingguo Zhou, Jason C. Hung, Jun Hu, Huaming Chen, Rui Zhou, Ji Qi, Lei Yang, Xuan Wang

Modified Cat Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Feature Selection of Support Vector Machines; Kuan-Cheng Lin, Yi-Hung Huang, Jason C. Hung, Yung-Tso Lin

Using Affective Computing To Detect Emotions with Color; Min-Feng Lee, Guey-Shya Chen, Jen-Chieh Wang

Bucket Index Ordering Problem in Range Queries; Taek-Young Youn, Nam-Su Jho, Ku-Young Chang, Dowon Hong

Signal Interference of Ubiquitous Wireless Networks on Data Throughput; Jie Zhang, Goo Yeon Lee, Hwa Jong Kim, Yong Lee

Privacy-Preserving Data Collection with Self-Awareness Protection; Kok-Seng Wong and Myung Ho Kim

User-Centric Security Service Model for Cloud Storage; SeongMin Yoo, PyungKoo Park, JinSeop Shin, HoYong Ryu, JaeCheol Ryou

Continuity Labeling Technique of Multiple Face in Multiple Frame; Hyun-jung Kim, Il-Yong Weon, Chang-hun Lee

Audio Classification Using GA-Based Fuzzy C-Means; Myeongsu Kang , Jong-Myon Kim

Anonymous Editing Prevention Method for Depth-image-based Rendering Stereoscopic Video; Ji-Won Lee, Hae-Yeoun Lee, Sang-Hyun Joo

Different Knowledge Modeling Approach for Clinical Decision Supporting Service in u-Health Context; Jeong Ah Kim

Formal Verification for Inter-Partitions Communication of RTOS supporting IMA; Sachoun Park,Gihwon Kwon

3D Face Representation using Inverse Compositional Image Alignment for Multimodal Face Recognition; Kanghun Jeong, Hyeonjoon Moon, Sanghoon Kim

Simulating Synthesized Automata from Decentralized Specifications in LTL; Ryoungkwo Kwon, Gihwon Kwon

Peers-Based Location of Mobile Devices; Mordechai Guri, Anatoly Krasner, Yuval Elovici

Platform design for data sharing; Yun-Hee Son, Min-A Kang, Woo-Seung Jo, Kyu-Jin Choi, Kyu-Chul Lee

Reasonable Resolution of Fingerprint Wi-Fi Radio Map for Dense Map Interpolation; Wonsun Bong, Yong Cheol Kim

Sensor Based Ubiquitous Application Modeling UsingProcess Definition Language; Sang-Young Lee

Smart Device Locking System provides handy and Improved Security; Hyun-Woo Kim, Young-Sik Jeong

A Study on the efficient management of Android Apps using a Whitelist; Uijin Jang, Changjin Suh, Hyungmin Lim

A Workflow Scheduling Technique to Consider Task Processing rate in Spot Instance-Based Cloud; Daeyong Jung, JongBeom Lim, Heonchang Yu

Enhanced Beacon Scheduling of IEEE802.15.4e DSME; Sung-wook Nam, Kwang-il Hwang

Building Recognition Guided by Wi-Fi Based Localization; Wonsun Bong, Yong Cheol Kim

Context Aware Based Access Control Model In Cloud Data Center Environment; Yun Sang Byun, Jin Kwak

Whitelist generation technique for industrial firewall in SCADA networks; Dong-Ho Kang, Byoung-Koo Kim, Jung-Chan Na, Kyoung-Sun Jhang

Design of Industrial Firewall System Based on Multiple Access Control Filter; Byoungkoo Kim, Dong-Ho Kang, Jung-Chan Na, Beom-Hwan Chang,Tai-Myoung Chung

The Improvement for Performance of Inter-VTS Data Exchange Format Protocol in VTS System; Namje Park

Abnormal Behavior Detection Technique Based on Big Data; Hyunjoo Kim, Ikkyun Kim, Tai-Myoung Chung

Rotational Bridge Priority Masking for building Equal-Cost Multi-Tree; Changjin Suh, Uijin Jang

Linear SVM-based Android Malware Detection; Hyo-Sik Ham, Hwan-Hee Kim, Myung-Sup Kim, Mi-Jung Choi

A Study on Authentication Mechanism to Ensure the Reliability of Content Distribution Using Log Monitoring & Encoding of OPSs; Byoung-Soo Koh, SangHo Seo , ByungOk Jung

Virtual Agent Learning for NUI/NUX-based GamesDaxing;  Jin, Seoungjae Cho, Yunsick Sung, Kyungeun Cho, Kyhyun Um

An Analysis of the Korea National DNS Using Big Data Technology; Euihyun Jung, Joonhyung Lim, Juyoung Kim

Development of Bio-signal based Continuous Intensity Wearable Input Device; Jinuk Kim, Jihye Kwon, Subin Im, Seongyoon Lee, Jaehyo Kim

Speaker Adaptive Real-time Korean Single Vowel Recognition for an Animation Producing; Sun-Min Whang, Bok-Hee Song, Han-Kyung Yun

Social Network Service Real Time Data Analysis Process Research; Yu-Jong Jang, Jin Kwak

A Database Design for Pre-Ordering System Based on Prediction of Customer Arrival Time; Aziz Nasridinov, Sangeun Yoon, Young-Ho Park

Behavior Execution Method for a Robot using an Online Development Approach; Seungyoub Ssin, Seoungjae Cho, Kyhyun Um, Kyungeun Cho

Smart Logistics Service Model based on Context Information; KyungHun Kwak, NamJin Bae, YongYun Cho

Auto-configuration of the Initial Contour using Level-set Method for Lung Segmentation on Chest CT images; Seung-Hoon Chae, Hae-Min Moon, Yongwha Chung, Sung Bum Pan

Suction based Wall Climbing Robot for Edge Movement; Jeesoo Lee, Sanghoon Kim

Improving Data Hiding Capacity based on Hamming Code; Cheonshik Kim, Ching-Nung Yang

Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Torque-Assist System Using the Model-based Design Method; Kim Gyoung Eun, Kim Byeung Woo

Improved Branch Prediction for Just-in-time Decompression of Canonical Hu man Bytecode Streams; Chisoon Jeong, Su Hang, Bernd Burgstaller

Effective Path Modification using Intuitive Gestures; Hongzhe Liu, Seoungjae Cho, Yulong Xi, Kyungeun Cho, Kyhyun Um

DSRC based Self-Adaptive Navigation System: Aiming Spread out the Vehicles for Alleviating Traffic Congestion; Hohyeon Jeong, Jung-Won Lee, Jaehoon (Paul) Jeong, Eunseok Lee

A Two-tier Routing Algorithm based on Geographical Zone in VANET; Seung-Hwan Lee, Seung-Joon Seok

Analysis of Vehicle Surroundings Monitoring System Based on Vehicle-to-vehicle Communication; Hong Cho, Byeong-Woo Kim

The Energy-efficient Probabilistic Routing in MANETs; Sang-Hyun Park, Jung-Ryun Lee

Functional annotation of proteins by a novel method using weight & feature selection; Jaehee Jung, Heung Ki Lee, Gangman Yi

Gaze Behavior Analysis System based on Objects Using Trajectory Information; Jung-Min Oh, Sangjin Hong, Nammee Moon

The Crack Width Calculation Program for Structural Concrete Members Based on a Limit State Design; HwaMin Lee, DooSoon Park, GiYeol Lee

Novel Real-time Automobile Detection Algorithm for Blind Spot Area; Seung-Hun Yang, Gwang-Soo Hong, Beak Ryong, Byung-Gyu Kim  

Environment control model of intelligent plant factory using context based of sensing data; NamJin Bae, KyungHun Kwak, YongYun Cho

Implementation of an Integrated Log Analysis System through Statistics-based Prediction Techniques; Kwangman Ko

The Comparison of Pricing Schemes for Cloud Services; Se-Hak Chun, Byong-Sam Choi, Young-Woong Ko, Soon-Hak Hwang

Platform Design for Co-creation  ; Soon Goo Hong, Hyung Rim Choi, Hyun Jong Kim, Chang-hyun Park, Hyun Mi Lee

Towards the Implementation of an Ubiquitous Car Park Availability Detection System; Tan Ian K.T., Poo Kuan Hoong, Chee Ken Hong, Low Zhi Wen

Improvised Classification Model for Cloud based Authentication using Keystroke Dynamics; Dr.T.Senthil Kumar, Abhijit  Suresh, Aadarsh Karumathil

O autorze

James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park received his Ph.D. degree in Graduate School of Information Security from Korea University, Korea. From December, 2002 to July, 2007, Dr. Park had been a research scientist of R&D Institute, Hanwha S&C Co., Ltd., Korea. From September, 2007 to August, 2009, He had been a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungnam University, Korea. He is now a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), Korea. Dr. Park has published about 100 research papers in international journals and conferences. He has been serving as chairs, program committee, or organizing committee chair for many international conferences and workshops. He is a president of the Future Technology Research Association International (FTRA) and Korea Information Technology Convergence Society (KITCS). He is editor-in-chief of Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences(HCIS) by Springer, International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and Convergence (IJITCC) by InderScience, and Journal of Convergence (JoC) by FTRA Publishing. He is Associate Editor / Editor of 14 international journals including 8 journals indexed by SCI(E). In addition, he has been serving as a Guest Editor for international journals by some publishers: Springer, Elsevier, John Wiley, Oxford Univ. press, Hindawi, Emerald, Inderscience. His research interests include security and digital forensics, Human-centric ubiquitous computing, context awareness, multimedia services, etc. He got the best paper awards from ISA-08 and ITCS-11 conferences and the outstanding leadership awards from IEEE HPCC-09, ICA3PP-10, IEE ISPA-11, and PDCAT-11. Dr. Park' s research interests include Digital Forensics, Security, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, Context Awareness, Multimedia Service, etc. He is a member of the IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, KIPS, KICS, KIISC, KMMS, KDFS and KIIT.

Albert Y. Zomaya is currently the Chair Professor of High Performance Computing & Networking and Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow in the School of Information Technologies, The University of Sydney. He is also the Director of the Centre for Distributed and High Performance Computing which was established in late 2009. Professor Zomaya held the CISCO Systems Chair Professor of Internetworking during the period 2002–2007 and also was Head of school for 2006–2007 in the same school. Prior to his current appointment he was a Full Professor in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Australia, where he also led the Parallel Computing Research Laboratory during the period 1990–2002. He served as Associate–, Deputy–, and Acting–Head in the same department, and held numerous visiting positions and has extensive industry involvement. Professor Zomaya received his PhD from the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, Sheffield University in the United Kingdom. Professor Zomaya is the author/co–author of seven books, more than 370 publications in technical journals and conferences, and the editor of nine books and 11 conference volumes. He is the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Computers and serves as an associate editor for another 19 journals including some of the leading journals in the field, such as, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems and Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. He is the Founding Editor of the Wiley Book Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing and the Co–Editor (with Professor Yi Pan) of the Wiley Book Series on Bioinformatics and (with Professor Mary Eshaghian-Wilner) the Wiley Book Series on Nature Inspired Computing. He is the Editor–in–Chief of the Parallel and Distributed Computing Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 1996).  Professor Zomaya was the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (1999–2003) and currently serves on its executive committee. He also serves on the advisory board of the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing, the advisory board of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), is a scientific council member of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social–Informatics, and Telecommunications Engineering (Brussels) and member of the board of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Technical Committee on Self–Organized Distributed and Pervasive Systems. Professor Zomaya has delivered more than 100 keynote addresses, invited seminars, and media briefings and has been actively involved, in a variety of capacities, in the organization of more than 570 national and international conferences. Professor Zomaya is a Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Distinguished Engineer of the ACM and a Chartered Engineer (CEng). He received the 1997 Edgeworth David Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales for outstanding contributions to Australian Science. In September 2000 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Award and in 2006 was made a member of the Golden Core (both from the IEEE Computer Society). His research interests are in the areas of algorithms, complex systems, parallel and distributed systems and networking.

Hwa Young Jeong received the MS degree in computer engineering in 1994 and the Ph.D in computer engineering in 2004 from the Kyung Hee University. Currently, he is a Professor in the Humanitas College at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea. He is a reviewer of MTAP (Multimedia Tools and Application) at Springer. And he is a member of the Standard Words Committee in Ministry of Information and Communication Republic of Korea. He has worked on the editorial board of the journal of the Korea Society for Internet Information from 2004. He was a system and software engineer in the Aju System Co., and CNA Research Inc., 1994 ~ 1999. In there, he had worked and programmed the GUI system of semiconductor testing machine which was called IC Test Handler. He was assistant professor, Dept of E-Business of Yewon Art University in 2000~2005. He is Director of General Affairs and publication chair of FTRA. Also he is an editor for JoC(Journal of Convergence), Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences by Springer and Journal of Convergence Information Technology. His research interests include design of system software, software and application with security, manufacturing system software, e/u-learning system.

Mohammad S. Obaidat is an internationally well known academic/researcher/ scientist. He received his Ph.D. and M. S. degrees in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Dr. Obaidat is currently a full Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Monmouth University, NJ, USA. Among his previous positions are Advisor to the President of Philadelphia University for Research, Development and IT, and Chair of the Department of Computer Science, and Director of the Graduate Program at Monmouth University and a faculty member at the City University of New York. He has received extensive research funding and has published over Five Hundred and Sixty (560) refereed technical articles in scholarly international journals and proceedings of international conferences. Prof. Obaidat is the author/co-author of over 15 books including  Wireless Sensor Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2013),  Handbook of Green Information and Communication Systems, (Elsevier 2013), Cooperative Networking, (John Wiley &Sons 2011) and Pervasive Computing and Networking (John Wiley &Sons 2011), "Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunications Systems,"( John Wiley & Sons  2010), "E-business and Telecommunication Networks",  (Springer in 2008), "Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks" (Cambridge University Press 2007), "Wireless Networks" ( John Wily & Sons 2003), "Multiwavelength Optical LANs" (John Wily & Sons  2003),  APPLIED SYSTEM SIMULATION: Methodologies and Applications, ( Springer 2003). Professor Obaidat has served as a consultant for several corporations and organizations worldwide.Dr. Obaidat is the Editor- in- Chief of three scholarly journals including Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems, FTRA Journal of Convergence: The International Journal of the Future Technology Research Association International, FTRA, and the KJIP Journal of Information Processing. He is also Editor, and Advisory Editor of numerous international journals and transaction including IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics-B, IEEE Systems Journal, Wiley Security and Communications Networks Journal, Elsevier Computer Communications Journal, Springer Journal of Supercomputing, SCS Journal of Defense Molding and Simulation, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, Academy Journal of Networks, and Journal of Communications, International Journal of Information Technology, International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and Convergence, International Journal of Wireless Networks and Broadband Technologies, International Journal of Biosciences and Technology, Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, among others. He also served as editor or advisory editor of numerous other  transactions and journals including: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man Cybernetics,  IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man Cybernetics- Part A, and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man Cybernetics- Part C, IEEE Wireless Communications, and Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Computers and Electrical Engineering Journal, among many others. Obaidat has served as the steering committee chair, advisory Committee Chair and program chair of numerous international conferences including the IEEE CSSMA-GLOBCOM, IEEE Int'l Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, IEEE International Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications, IEEE Int Performance, Computing and Communications Conference,  IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, SCS Summer Computer Simulation Conference, SCSC'97, SCSC98-SCSC2005, SCSC2006, the International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems since its inception in 1998, International Conference on Parallel Processing, Honorary General Chair of the 2006 IEEE Intl. Joint Conference on E-Business and Telecommunications, ICETE2006. He served as General Co-Chair of ICETE 2007-ICETE 2012. He has served as the Program Chair of the  International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems from 2008-Presnet. He is the co-founder and Program Co-Chair of the International Conference on Data Communication Networking, DCNET since its inception in 2009 and the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, WINSYS. Dr. Obaidat has served as the General Chair of many conferences including the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA2007, the IEEE AICCSA 2009 Conference and the 2006 International Symposium on Adhoc and Ubiquitous Computing (ISAHUC'06). He is the founder of the International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS and has served as the General Chair of SPECTS since its inception. He also has served on the program and organizing committees of numerous international conferences. Professor Obaidat is the founder of IEEE International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication Systems( CITS) and he is cureently General Chair of CITS 2012. Obaidat has received a recognition certificate from IEEE. Between 1994-1997, Obaidat has served as distinguished speaker/visitor of IEEE Computer Society. Since 1995 he has been serving as an ACM distinguished Lecturer. He is also an SCS distinguished Lecturer. Between 1996-1999, Dr. Obaidat served as an IEEE/ACM program evaluator of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board/Commission, CSAB/CSAC. Obaidat is the founder and first Chairman of SCS Technical Chapter (Committee) on PECTS (Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems). He has served as the Scientific Advisor for the World Bank/UN Digital Inclusion Workshop- The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Development. Between 1995-2002, he has served as a member of the board of directors of the Society for Computer Simulation International. Between 2002-2004, he has served as Vice President of Conferences of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International SCS. Between 2004-2006, Prof. Obaidat has served as Vice President of Membership of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International SCS. Between 2006-2009, he has served as the Senior Vice President of SCS. Between 2009-2011, he served as is the President of SCS. One of his recent co-authored papers has received the best paper award in the IEEE AICCSA 2009 international conference. He also received the best paper award for one of his papers accepted in IEEE GLOBCOM 2009 conference,  the prestigious IEEE Communication Society's Outstanding Leadership Award for his distinguished contribution and leadership to the 2010 IEEE GLOBECOM-Communication Software, Services, and Multimedia Applications (CSSMA 2010) Symposium, the best paper award from the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Data Communication Networking, DCNET 2011, and  the Outstanding Leadership Award for his distinguished contribution, services, and leadership of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things, iThings 2011. He also received The FTRA Outstanding Leadership Award for Distinguished contribution and leadership to the 3rd FTRA International Conference on Computer Science and Its Applications (CSA 2011) and the The Certificate of Honor and Appreciation from 2011 IEEE Asia-Pacific Services and Computing Conference (APSCC 2011). Dr. Obaidat received very recently the Society for Modeling and Simulation Intentional (SCS) very prestigious SCS Presidential Service Award in recognition of his worldwide distinguished, outstanding and dedicated technical contributions and services to the Modeling and computer simulation discipline and to the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, SCS, that span over 2 decades. He received in 2009 the SCS very admired McLeod Founder's Award in recognition of his outstanding technical and professional contributions to modeling and simulation. He also received in 2003 the SCS Outstanding Service Award for his dedicated Services to SCS and Molding and Simulation. Prof. Obaidat received also the Nokia Research Fellowship Award and the distinguished Fulbright Scholar Award. He has been invited to lecture and give keynote speeches worldwide. His research interests are: wireless communications and networks, computer networks and telecommunications, security of network, information and computer systems, security of e-based systems, performance evaluation of computer systems, algorithms and networks,  high performance and parallel computing/computers, applied neural networks and pattern  recognition, adaptive learning and speech processing. During the 2004/2005, he was on sabbatical leave as Fulbright Distinguished Professor and Advisor to the President of Philadelphia University in Jordan, Dr. Adnan Badran. The latter became the Prime Minister of Jordan in April 2005 and served earlier as Vice President of UNESCO. Prof. Obaidat is a Fellow of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International SCS, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).