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First Call for Papers

Sixth International Workshop on Computer Algebra Systems and Their Applications, CASA'2008

University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Conference web site: http://personales.unican.es/iglesias/CASA2008/

Contact person: Andres Iglesias, iglesias@unican.es

INVITATION ----------

Computer Algebra (also known as Symbolic Computation or Computational Algebra) has found applications in many domains of science such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, computational biology, education, etc. The computer algebra systems (CAS) such as Mathematica, Maple, MuPAD, Reduce, Axiom, Lie, Matlab, Scilab, CoCoa, MuMATH, Derive, Pari-GP, SMP, MathCAD, Macsyma, Scratchpad, Magma, Singular, SARAG, Risa/Asir, GAP (and many others that have been developed so far) are becoming more and more popular and now they are valuable tools for teaching, research and industry.

This workshop solicits high-quality papers for presentation describing original research results in Computer Algebra Systems and their Applications.

All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. In addition, the accepted papers will be scheduled for oral presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper.

The workshop is a part of ICCSA'08, the 2008 International Conference on Computational Science and Applications to be held at the University of Perugia, Perugia (Italy). This sixth CASA workshop follows-up the successful CASA'2003 held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, June 2-4 2003, CASA'2004 held in Krakow, Poland, June 6-9 2004, CASA'2005 held in Atlanta, USA, May 22-25 2005, CASA'2006 held in Reading, UK, May 28-31 2006 and CASA'2007 held in Beijing, China, May 27-30 2007. The respective proceedings have been published by Springer-Verlag, LNCS in volumes 2657, 3039, 3516, 3992 and 4488 (with 18, 17, 12, 16 and 14 accepted papers respectively). In addition, some papers of the previous workshops have been selected for a Special Issue of Elsevier's journal "Future Generation Computer Systems"published in June 2007.

The conference language will be English.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE ------------------------------------------------------------

This is the tentative list of Program Committee members of this workshop (still in progress):

Bruno AUTIN - CERN, SWITZERLAND Algimantas CEPULKAUSKAS - Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LITHUANIA Mistushi FUJIMOTO - Fukuoka University of Education, JAPAN Akemi GALVEZ (co-chair) - University of Cantabria, SPAIN Tetsuo IDA - University of Tsukuba, JAPAN Andres IGLESIAS (chair) - University of Cantabria, SPAIN Mariusz JANKOWSKI - University of Southern Maine, USA Chikara MIYAJI - Japan Institute of Sports Science, JAPAN Alfred G. NOEL - University of Massachusetts Boston, USA Yes PAPEGAY - INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE Tomás RECIO - University of Cantabria, SPAIN Eugenio ROANES-LOZANO - Autonomous University of Madrid, SPAIN Haiduke SARAFIAN - Pensilvania State University, USA Tadashi TAKAHASHI - Kobe University, JAPAN Unal UFUKTEPE - Izmir Institute of Technology, TURKEY Ryszard A. WALENTYNSKI - Silesian University of Technology, POLAND Hitoshi YANAMI - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., JAPAN Ali YAZICI - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, TURKEY

and we are still working on it.

TOPICS ------

This workshop is intended to cover recent developments (algorithms, programs, packages, extensions, new tools, etc.) for computer algebra systems (CAS). Emphasis will be placed upon the applications of these systems for solving problems in science and engineering. Thus, we accept papers describing research on actual or possible applications of CAS and techniques to other fields (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Industry, etc.).

A very remarkable feature of CAS is their capability to handle symbolic, numerical and graphical tasks within a uniform framework. Papers exploring the interaction of these CAS symbolic, numerical and graphical tools to solve complex problems as well as papers describing strategies to combine CAS with other programs and/or packages are also welcomed.

Finally, an exciting new feature of many CAS is the possibility to perform calculations by using remote kernels connected via Internet. Papers discussing the use of this new technology will also be considered.

The topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to):

* computer algebra applications to Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Arts, Entertainment, Architecture, etc. * symbolic-numerical computations using computer algebra systems * computer algebra systems and Internet * industrial applications of computer algebra * problem-solving environments * symbolic-numeric interface * computer algebra systems in Education * computer algebra based simulations * new computer algebra developments (packages, notebooks, etc.) * new symbolic computation algorithms * new issues in symbolic computation

IMPORTANT DATES ---------------

* January 27, 2008: Draft papers due

* March 31, 2008: Notification of Acceptance

* April 15, 2008: Camera Ready Papers and Pre-registration

* June 30- July 3, 2008: ICCSA 2008 conference in Perugia (Italy)

PROCEEDINGS -----------

All accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. In addition, the accepted papers will be scheduled for oral presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper.

It is planned that some selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of an international journal. More details will be given later on.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS --------------------

For paper submission, please refer to the URL:

http://personales.unican.es/iglesias/CASA2008/submission.htm

and follow the instructions indicated there.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ----------------------

If you have questions with the procedures or encounter any problems please contact the workshop chair Andres Iglesias by e-mail at: iglesias@unican.es

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