IMTIC 2008: Jamshoro, Pakistan

• Javed Arshed Mirza:
  Keynote Speech: Role of PCSIR in Industrial Development of Pakistan. 1
  
• Shaiq A. Haq:
  Keynote Speech: Computer Vision: Object Recognition and Scene Interpretation. 2
  
• Fahad Ahmed, Haider Ali Zaidi, Syed Waqar Hussain Rizvi, Atiya Baqai, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry:
  Electronic Automatic Gear Shifting System for a Motorcycle. 3-10
  
• Noor Ahmed Shaikh, Zubair Ahmed Shaikh, Ghulam Ali:
  Segmentation of Arabic Text into Characters for Recognition. 11-18
  
• Ahsan Ahmad Ursani, Kidiyo Kpalma, Joseph Ronsin, Aftab Ahmad Memon, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry:
  Improved Texture Description with Features Based on Fourier Transform. 19-28
  
• Shahzad Ahmad Qureshi, Sikander M. Mirza, Muhammad Arif:
  Optimization of Projections for Parallel-Ray Transmission Tomography Using Genetic Algorithm. 29-39
  
• Zahoor Jan, Muhammad Abrar, Shariq Bashir, Anwar M. Mirza:
  Seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Prediction Using Data Mining KNN Technique. 40-51
  
• Zafar M. Faisal, M. Dzulkifli, Abdul Rab, Otman M. Razib:
  Application of a Proposed Efficient Smoothing Algorithm on Directional Vectors for Isolated Handwritten Characters. 52-63
  
• Vickey Wadhwani, Fiaz Memon, M. Muzaffar Hameed:
  Architecture Based Reliability and Testing Estimation for Mobile Applications. 64-75
  
• Abdul Qadir Ansari, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Manzoor Hashmani:
  A Framework to Achieve Reverse Channel Multicast in IEEE 802.16 Based Wireless Broadband Networks for Interoperability with IP Networks. 76-87
  
• Syed Nasir Danial, Syed Raheel Noor, Bilal A. Usmani, S. Jamal H. Zaidi:
  A Dynamical System and Neural Network Perspective of Karachi Stock Exchange. 88-99
  
• Aamir Riaz, Jean-François Naviner, Van Tam Nguyen:
  A Novel Approach to Non Coherent UWB Reception. 100-109
  
• Iffat Ahmed, M. A. Ansari:
  Load Balancing in EAMC to Integrate Heterogeneous Wireless Systems. 110-117
  
• Azam Beg, S. K. Hasnain:
  A Speech Recognition System for Urdu Language. 118-126
  
• Danish Hussain Memon:
  The Future of Satellite Communications in Pakistan. 127-132
  
• Malik Muhammad Saad Missen, Mohand Boughanem, Bruno Gaume:
  The Small World of Web Network Graphs. 133-145
  
• Muhammad Asif Memon, Hassan Ahmed, Shahid A. Khan:
  Application of Color Segmentation Using Online Learning for Target Tracking. 146-155
  
• Suhail Ashraf, Ejaz Muhammad:
  Iterative Learning Fuzzy Gain Scheduler. 156-168
  
• Aamir Wali, Muhammad Ahmad Ghazali, Saqib Rehan Ayyubi:
  Comparative Analysis of Mobile IP and HAWAII. 169-179
  
• Yousaf Bin Zikria, Shahzad A. Malik, Hassan Ahmed, Sumera Nosheen, Naeem Z. Azeemi, Shahid A. Khan:
  Video Transport over Heterogeneous Networks Using SCTP and DCCP. 180-190
  
• Shakeel Ahmed Khoja, Faisal Sana, Abid Karim, Arif Ali Rehman:
  Implementing Constructivist Pedagogical Model in Dynamic Distance Learning Framework. 191-201
  
• Sharraf Hussain, Shakeel Ahmed Khoja, Nazish Hassan, Parkash Lohana:
  Effect of Schedule Compression on Project Effort in COCOMO II Model for Highly Compressed Schedule Ratings. 202-214
  
• Anjum Iqbal, Mohd Aizaini Maarof, Safaai Deris:
  The Concept of Bio-fitness in Bio-inspired Computational Metaphor Abstraction. 215-226
  
• Razia Nisar Noorani, Asma Ansari, Kamran Khowaja, Sham-ul-Arfeen Laghari, Asadullah Shah:
  Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols under TCP Vegas with Mobility Consideration. 227-234
  
• Saman Nazar, Eram Abbasi:
  CMMI and OPM3: Are They Compatible?. 235-242
  
• Khalil Dayo, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Narinder P. Chowdhry:
  Impact of Cluster Size on Efficient LUT-FPGA Architecture for Best Area and Delay Trade-Off. 243-252
  
• Wahab Ansari, Narinder P. Chowdhry, Kusum Pardeep, Aftab Ahmad Memon, Karim Baloch, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry:
  Effects of Social Status on Foetal Growth Using Obstetric Ultrasonography - A Biometric Approach. 253-260
  
• Narinder P. Chowdhry, Wahab Ansari, Aftab Ahmad Memon, Fatima Mir:
  Bioinformatics Awareness System for Skin Diseases Using Stem Cells Therapy in the Perspective of eHealth. 261-267
  
• Zeeshan Patoli, Michael Gkion, Abdullah Al-Barakati, Wei Zhang, Paul F. Newbury, Martin White:
  How to Build an Open Source Render Farm Based on Desktop Grid Computing. 268-278
  
• Sohail A. Sattar, Shamsul Haque, Mahmood K. Pathan, Quintin Gee:
  Implementation Challenges for Nastaliq Character Recognition. 279-285
  
• Eram Abbasi, Kashif Abbasi:
  Enhancing Business Decisions with Neurofuzzy Technology. 286-294
  
• Asadullah Shaikh, Muhammad Misbahuddin, Muniba Shoukat Memon:
  A System Design for a Telemedicine Health Care System. 295-305
  
• Umrani Fahim Aziz, Timothy O'Farrell, Umrani A. Waheed:
  Performance Analysis of PDC-OCDMA System with APD Mismatch. 306-313
  
• Arif Ali Rehman, Abid Karim, Shakeel Ahmed Khoja:
  Blocking Probabilities in WDM Switching Networks Using Overflow Analysis Method. 314-318
  
• M. Zafar Ullah Khan, M. Mubashir Hussain, Dil Muhammad Akbar Hussain:
  Design and Implementation of a Selective Harmonic Elimination SPWM Strategy-Based Inverter. 319-331
  
• Dil Muhammad Akbar Hussain, Shaiq A. Haq, M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Zaki Ahmed:
  Case Study: Investigating the Performance of Interactive Multiple Motion Model Algorithm for a Crossing Target Scenario. 332-342
  
• Abdul Sattar Larik, Mohammad Rafiq Abro, Mukhtiar Ali Unar, Mukhtiar Ahmed Mahar:
  A Novel Approach for the Control of Dual-Active Bridge DC-DC Converter. 343-349
  
• Javed Ali Memon, Nazeer Hussain, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput:
  Importance of Data Center Philosophy, Architecture and Its Technologies. 350-356
  
• Quintin Gee:
  Keynote Address: Is It Right and Is It Legal?. 357-365
  
• Anand Bhaskar Das, Siddharth Goyal, Anand Gupta:
  Practical Optimal Caching Using Multiple Virtual Caches in Multiple Query Optimization. 366-377
  
• Tariq Jamil Saifullah Khanzada, Ali Ramadan Ali, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Abbas S. Omar:
  A Design and Chronological Survey of Decision Feedback Equalizer for Single Carrier Transmission Compared with OFDM. 378-390
  
• Sheeraz Memon, Margaret Lech:
  Speaker Verification Based on Information Theoretic Vector Quantization. 391-399
  
• Muazzam Siddiqui, Morgan C. Wang, Joohan Lee:
  Detecting Trojans Using Data Mining Techniques. 400-411
  
• Ahsan Shabbir, Akash Kumar, Bart Mesman, Henk Corporaal:
  Enabling MPSoC Design Space Exploration on FPGAs. 412-421
  
• Hemat K. Maheshwari, Andrew H. Kemp, Qinghua Zeng:
  Range Based Real Time Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks. 422-432
  
• Ahmed Zeeshan, Anwar M. Masood, Zafar M. Faisal, Azam Kalim, Naheed Farzana:
  PrISM: Automatic Detection and Prevention from Cyber Attacks. 433-444
  
• Adnan Ashraf Arain, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Manzoor Hashmani, Marvie Mussadiq, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput:
  A Pretty Safe Strategy for Analyzing Discrete Security Assessment Framework in Wireless Sensor Networks. 445-448
  
• Khanji Harijan, Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Mujeebuddin Memon:
  Renewable Energy for Managing Energy Crisis in Pakistan. 449-455