Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Moving to Illinois
Only once did I move to Illinois, from Iowa. All my other moves have been within Illinois. I am an Illinois resident! Moving within Illinois is fairly easy, also moving to a new state is not bad, you just have to get a new driver's license.
Labels: illinois, movers, moving
Monday, February 05, 2007
Agents, Semantics, and Engineering
EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS
The Workshop on
Service-Oriented Computing: Agents, Semantics, and Engineering (SOCASE 2007)
www.ict.swin.edu.au/conferences/socase2007
to be held at
The Sixth International Joint Conference on
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2007)
Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
May 14-18, 2007
www.aamas2007.org
! extended deadline February 15 !
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this workshop is to present and discuss the recent
significant
developments at the intersections of Multiagent Systems, Semantic
Technology,
and Service-oriented Computing, and to promote cross-fertilization of
techniques. In particular, the workshop aims at identifying techniques from
Multiagent System and Semantic Technology research that will have the
greatest
impact on automating Service-oriented application construction and
management,
focusing on critical challenges such as service quality assurance,
reliability,
and adaptability.
The Service-Oriented Computing: Agents, Semantics, and Engineering workshop
(SOCASE) continues the theme of previous SOCABE workshop successfully held
at
AAMAS'06, AAMAS'05 and WSABE workshops held at AAMAS'04 and AAMAS'03, with
an
expanded theme reflecting the wide spectrum of issues of the cross section
between agent-based and Service-oriented paradigms.
SOCASE 2007 is organized by an extended Organizing Committee giving the
workshop
an additional focus on research in ontology-related topics of
Service-oriented
Multiagent Systems.
TOPICS
We invite papers on all aspects relating to the overlap of Agent Technology,
Semantic Technologies, and Service-oriented Computing. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:
* Agent-oriented architectures, frameworks, and infrastructures for
distributed
Service-oriented software and Semantic Web systems
* Agent-oriented modeling and design methods and tools for Service-oriented
software and Semantic Web development
* Web services and Semantic Web technologies and standards for Multiagent
System
design and development
* Agent-based service description, advertisement, matchmaking, discovery,
and
brokering
* Agent-based service composition, orchestration, and choreography
* Agent-based negotiation and management of Quality of Service and Service
Level
Agreements
* Deployment and distribution of agent-based service systems and Service-
oriented agent systems
* Agent-based service business models, application scenarios and demos
(e.g. in e-Business, e-Science, Enterprise, Telecom etc.), and lessons
learnt
* Ontology matching for service discovery, negotiation, orchestration,
composition, and execution
* Ontology learning and ontology reasoning
* Ontology-oriented dynamic mediation among agents
* Information retrieval and semantic integration by agents
* Automatic generation of ontologies
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
Submission is to be done electronically on
www.ict.swin.edu.au/conferences/socase2007.
Submitted papers should be formatted according to ACM specifications. ACM
style
guides, as well as templates and style sheets for Microsoft Word,
WordPerfect,
and LaTeX can be found on
http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.
Two types of submissions are available: regular submissions of length
3000-4000
words (approx. 8-12 printed pages) and position papers of length 1200-2000
words
(approx. 4-6 printed pages).
The only formats allowed for electronic submission are PostScript or PDF.
Papers
will not be accepted in any other format (e.g., MS Word). However, we
strongly
encourage the submission in PDF format.
Deadline for workshop papers is February 15, 2007, midnight -Hawaii time-
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by three reviewers per paper. Selection
criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality,
technical
soundness, and quality of presentation. Some preference may also be given to
papers which address emergent trends or important common themes, or which
enhance balance of workshop topics. Since this is associated with the AAMAS
conference, accepted papers must be of real relevance to the Multiagent
research
community.
Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be mailed
to
the first author by March 5, 2007. Note that at least one author of each
accepted paper is required to register and to attend the workshop in order
to
present the work. Accepted papers will be made available in electronic form
prior to the workshop and a printed collection will be available at the
workshop. As exercised with previous workshops' best papers, the SOCASE 2007
workshop proceedings may form the basis of a journal special issue, subject
to
appropriate number and quality of submissions.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 15, 2007 workshop paper submission
March 5, 2007 notification of accepted papers
March 19, 2007 camera-ready paper submission
March 26, 2007 workshop proceedings submission
May 14-15, 2007 AAMAS-2007 workshops
WORKSHOP FORMAT AND ATTENDANCE
The workshop will aim to foster discussion and develop action outcomes on
key
issues relating to designing, building, and managing systems using software
agents, ontologies, and services. In addition to regular presentations, a
number
of discussion panels on identified important themes are also planned.
Attendance may be restricted by the venue. A separate call for participation
will be distributed at about the time of acceptance notification. If
attendance
needs to be limited then preference will be given first to presenters and
next
to other authors who submitted.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jingshan Huang University of South Carolina, USA
Ryszard Kowalczyk Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Zakaria Maamar Zayed University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Martin SRI International, USA
Ingo Mueller Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Suzette Stoutenburg The MITRE Corporation, USA
Katia Sycara Carnegie Mellon University, USA
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Esma Aimeur University of Montreal, Canada
Stanislaw Ambroszkiewicz Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Yacine Atif United Arab Emirates University, United Arab
Emirates
Youcef Baghdadi Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Djamal Benslimane University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Jamal Bentahar Concordia University Montreal, Canada
Brian Blake Georgetown University, USA
Peter Braun the agent factory GmbH, Germany
Paul Buhler College of Charleston, USA
Bernard Burg Panasonic Research, USA
Jiangbo Dang Siemens Corporate Research, USA
Ian Dickinson HP Laboratories Bristol, UK
Chirine Ghedira University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Karthik Gomadam University of Georgia, USA
Slimane Hammoudi ESEO, France
Jingshan Huang University of South Carolina, USA
Patrick Hung University of Ontario, Canada
Nafaa Jabeur University of Windsor, Canada
Jugal Kalita University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
Mikko Laukkanen TeliaSonera, Finland
Sandy Liu NRC Institute for Information Technology, USA
Peter Mork The MITRE Corporation, USA
Nanjangud C Narendra IBM India Research Lab, India
Manuel Nunez Garcia Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Leo Obrst The MITRE Corporation, USA
Julian Padget University of Bath, UK
Terry Payne University of Southampton, UK
Giovanna Petrone University of Torino, Italy
Debbie Richards Macquarie University, Australia
Marwan Sabbouh The MITRE Corporation, USA
Quan Z. Sheng The University of Adelaide, Australia
Pavel Shvaiko University of Trento, Italy
Suzette Stoutenburg The MITRE Corporation, USA
Eleni Stroulia University of Alberta, Canada
Jie Tang Tsinghua University, China
Philippe Thiran University of Namur, Belgium
Huaglory Tianfield Caledonian University Glasgow, UK
Willem-Jan van den Heuvel Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Kunal Verma Accenture Technology Labs Palo Alto, USA
Steve Wilmott Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Soe-Tsyr Yuan National Chengchi University Taipei, Taiwan
The Workshop on
Service-Oriented Computing: Agents, Semantics, and Engineering (SOCASE 2007)
www.ict.swin.edu.au/conferences/socase2007
to be held at
The Sixth International Joint Conference on
Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2007)
Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
May 14-18, 2007
www.aamas2007.org
! extended deadline February 15 !
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this workshop is to present and discuss the recent
significant
developments at the intersections of Multiagent Systems, Semantic
Technology,
and Service-oriented Computing, and to promote cross-fertilization of
techniques. In particular, the workshop aims at identifying techniques from
Multiagent System and Semantic Technology research that will have the
greatest
impact on automating Service-oriented application construction and
management,
focusing on critical challenges such as service quality assurance,
reliability,
and adaptability.
The Service-Oriented Computing: Agents, Semantics, and Engineering workshop
(SOCASE) continues the theme of previous SOCABE workshop successfully held
at
AAMAS'06, AAMAS'05 and WSABE workshops held at AAMAS'04 and AAMAS'03, with
an
expanded theme reflecting the wide spectrum of issues of the cross section
between agent-based and Service-oriented paradigms.
SOCASE 2007 is organized by an extended Organizing Committee giving the
workshop
an additional focus on research in ontology-related topics of
Service-oriented
Multiagent Systems.
TOPICS
We invite papers on all aspects relating to the overlap of Agent Technology,
Semantic Technologies, and Service-oriented Computing. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:
* Agent-oriented architectures, frameworks, and infrastructures for
distributed
Service-oriented software and Semantic Web systems
* Agent-oriented modeling and design methods and tools for Service-oriented
software and Semantic Web development
* Web services and Semantic Web technologies and standards for Multiagent
System
design and development
* Agent-based service description, advertisement, matchmaking, discovery,
and
brokering
* Agent-based service composition, orchestration, and choreography
* Agent-based negotiation and management of Quality of Service and Service
Level
Agreements
* Deployment and distribution of agent-based service systems and Service-
oriented agent systems
* Agent-based service business models, application scenarios and demos
(e.g. in e-Business, e-Science, Enterprise, Telecom etc.), and lessons
learnt
* Ontology matching for service discovery, negotiation, orchestration,
composition, and execution
* Ontology learning and ontology reasoning
* Ontology-oriented dynamic mediation among agents
* Information retrieval and semantic integration by agents
* Automatic generation of ontologies
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
Submission is to be done electronically on
www.ict.swin.edu.au/conferences/socase2007.
Submitted papers should be formatted according to ACM specifications. ACM
style
guides, as well as templates and style sheets for Microsoft Word,
WordPerfect,
and LaTeX can be found on
http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.
Two types of submissions are available: regular submissions of length
3000-4000
words (approx. 8-12 printed pages) and position papers of length 1200-2000
words
(approx. 4-6 printed pages).
The only formats allowed for electronic submission are PostScript or PDF.
Papers
will not be accepted in any other format (e.g., MS Word). However, we
strongly
encourage the submission in PDF format.
Deadline for workshop papers is February 15, 2007, midnight -Hawaii time-
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by three reviewers per paper. Selection
criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality,
technical
soundness, and quality of presentation. Some preference may also be given to
papers which address emergent trends or important common themes, or which
enhance balance of workshop topics. Since this is associated with the AAMAS
conference, accepted papers must be of real relevance to the Multiagent
research
community.
Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be mailed
to
the first author by March 5, 2007. Note that at least one author of each
accepted paper is required to register and to attend the workshop in order
to
present the work. Accepted papers will be made available in electronic form
prior to the workshop and a printed collection will be available at the
workshop. As exercised with previous workshops' best papers, the SOCASE 2007
workshop proceedings may form the basis of a journal special issue, subject
to
appropriate number and quality of submissions.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 15, 2007 workshop paper submission
March 5, 2007 notification of accepted papers
March 19, 2007 camera-ready paper submission
March 26, 2007 workshop proceedings submission
May 14-15, 2007 AAMAS-2007 workshops
WORKSHOP FORMAT AND ATTENDANCE
The workshop will aim to foster discussion and develop action outcomes on
key
issues relating to designing, building, and managing systems using software
agents, ontologies, and services. In addition to regular presentations, a
number
of discussion panels on identified important themes are also planned.
Attendance may be restricted by the venue. A separate call for participation
will be distributed at about the time of acceptance notification. If
attendance
needs to be limited then preference will be given first to presenters and
next
to other authors who submitted.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jingshan Huang University of South Carolina, USA
Ryszard Kowalczyk Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Zakaria Maamar Zayed University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Martin SRI International, USA
Ingo Mueller Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Suzette Stoutenburg The MITRE Corporation, USA
Katia Sycara Carnegie Mellon University, USA
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Esma Aimeur University of Montreal, Canada
Stanislaw Ambroszkiewicz Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Yacine Atif United Arab Emirates University, United Arab
Emirates
Youcef Baghdadi Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Djamal Benslimane University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Jamal Bentahar Concordia University Montreal, Canada
Brian Blake Georgetown University, USA
Peter Braun the agent factory GmbH, Germany
Paul Buhler College of Charleston, USA
Bernard Burg Panasonic Research, USA
Jiangbo Dang Siemens Corporate Research, USA
Ian Dickinson HP Laboratories Bristol, UK
Chirine Ghedira University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Karthik Gomadam University of Georgia, USA
Slimane Hammoudi ESEO, France
Jingshan Huang University of South Carolina, USA
Patrick Hung University of Ontario, Canada
Nafaa Jabeur University of Windsor, Canada
Jugal Kalita University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
Mikko Laukkanen TeliaSonera, Finland
Sandy Liu NRC Institute for Information Technology, USA
Peter Mork The MITRE Corporation, USA
Nanjangud C Narendra IBM India Research Lab, India
Manuel Nunez Garcia Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Leo Obrst The MITRE Corporation, USA
Julian Padget University of Bath, UK
Terry Payne University of Southampton, UK
Giovanna Petrone University of Torino, Italy
Debbie Richards Macquarie University, Australia
Marwan Sabbouh The MITRE Corporation, USA
Quan Z. Sheng The University of Adelaide, Australia
Pavel Shvaiko University of Trento, Italy
Suzette Stoutenburg The MITRE Corporation, USA
Eleni Stroulia University of Alberta, Canada
Jie Tang Tsinghua University, China
Philippe Thiran University of Namur, Belgium
Huaglory Tianfield Caledonian University Glasgow, UK
Willem-Jan van den Heuvel Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Kunal Verma Accenture Technology Labs Palo Alto, USA
Steve Wilmott Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Soe-Tsyr Yuan National Chengchi University Taipei, Taiwan
Labels: agents semantics engineering conferences conference 2007 sixth autonomous
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Laughing Baby in Bouncer
| Isn't this cute! I just came across this old video we posted to Google Video about a year ago. Now Elizabeth has a baby sister of her own! -- Our lovely daughter Elizabeth is 10 months old, she is giggling, laughing and jumping in the baby bouncer with mom. Mother kisses baby and baby moves further to kiss mother. Baby needs encouragement to do the jumping. She has plump fat cheeks and white jacket over princess shirt. She is super happy. | |
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Journal of Information Assurance and Security
Journal of Information Assurance and Security (JIAS) - Call for Papers
http://www.dynamicpublishers.com/JIAS/
JIAS is a peer reviewed international journal with a key objective to
provide the academic and industrial community a medium for presenting
original research and applications related to information assurance
and security. JIAS invites authors to submit their original and
unpublished work that communicates current research on information
assurance and security regarding both the theoretical and
methodological aspects, as well as various applications in solving
real world information security problems.
Guidelines for Contributors
JIAS publishes two types of articles: regular papers and brief papers.
Review management is primarily under the direction of an associate
editor, who will solicit reviews for each submission. The associate
editor will ordinarily make a recommendation after receiving three
independent reviews. To avoid delays in processing your paper, please
follow these guidelines.
Submission of Manuscripts
All correspondence concerning submissions is between the author and
the Editor-in-Chief (s). To submit your paper for consideration, visit
the web submission system found at:
http://www.dynamicpublishers.com/JIAS/author/submit.php
Specifically, conference records and book chapters that have been
published previously are not acceptable unless and until they have
been enhanced significantly. Please ensure that in the cover letter
(comments to editor-in-chief)you state that the work being submitted
has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under review currently by
another publication.
Frequency of Publication
Journal of Information Assurance and Security (ISSN 1554-1010) is
published quarterly by Dynamic Publishers, Inc, Atlanta, GA 30362,
USA, in the months of March, June, September, and December.
Abstracted/Indexed in
Articles published in Journal of Information Assurance and Security
are indexed or abstracted in: Computer Abstracts; Computer & Control Abstracts;
Computer Information System Abstracts; Computer Literature Index;
Computer Review; Ergonomics Abstracts; Abstract Journal; USSR Academy
of Sciences; Zentrablat fÜr Mathematik/Mathematics Abstracts;
Mathematical Reviews; Current Mathematical Publications; MathSci.
http://www.dynamicpublishers.com/JIAS/
JIAS is a peer reviewed international journal with a key objective to
provide the academic and industrial community a medium for presenting
original research and applications related to information assurance
and security. JIAS invites authors to submit their original and
unpublished work that communicates current research on information
assurance and security regarding both the theoretical and
methodological aspects, as well as various applications in solving
real world information security problems.
Guidelines for Contributors
JIAS publishes two types of articles: regular papers and brief papers.
Review management is primarily under the direction of an associate
editor, who will solicit reviews for each submission. The associate
editor will ordinarily make a recommendation after receiving three
independent reviews. To avoid delays in processing your paper, please
follow these guidelines.
Submission of Manuscripts
All correspondence concerning submissions is between the author and
the Editor-in-Chief (s). To submit your paper for consideration, visit
the web submission system found at:
http://www.dynamicpublishers.com/JIAS/author/submit.php
Specifically, conference records and book chapters that have been
published previously are not acceptable unless and until they have
been enhanced significantly. Please ensure that in the cover letter
(comments to editor-in-chief)you state that the work being submitted
has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under review currently by
another publication.
Frequency of Publication
Journal of Information Assurance and Security (ISSN 1554-1010) is
published quarterly by Dynamic Publishers, Inc, Atlanta, GA 30362,
USA, in the months of March, June, September, and December.
Abstracted/Indexed in
Articles published in Journal of Information Assurance and Security
are indexed or abstracted in: Computer Abstracts; Computer & Control Abstracts;
Computer Information System Abstracts; Computer Literature Index;
Computer Review; Ergonomics Abstracts; Abstract Journal; USSR Academy
of Sciences; Zentrablat fÜr Mathematik/Mathematics Abstracts;
Mathematical Reviews; Current Mathematical Publications; MathSci.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Actual Window Manager 4.3 is Vista Ready!
December 18, 2006: Actual Tools today announces the release of Actual Window Manager 4.3. The principle features of the new version include the correct work in the new Windows Vista operating system: now the program supports Vista’s visual styles when displaying the extra title buttons, saves its settings separately for each user in his/her profile, and works correctly with the Internet Explorer 7 windows. Also there is a feature designed specially for the multi-monitor clients of Windows Terminal Server.
Vista Support
The new version displays correctly its own extra title buttons in Windows Vista, using both modes: Vista Aero Basic and Vista Aero 3D. As a result, these buttons look really harmoniously with the standard ones and do not break the uniformity of the general visual Vista style. Version 4.3 enables saving configuration files in user’s profile, which allows everyone, who uses the program, to apply and edit their own settings independently of other users registered in this system, which is now required by Windows Vista user accounts policy. http://blog.new-eastside.com
Besides, this version of Actual Window Manager supports the newest version 7 of such a popular browser as Internet Explorer. It means that all those window management opportunities, which Actual Window Manager previously provided for users while they worked in Internet Explorer 5/6, are now available for Internet Explorer 7.
Terminal Server Support
One more specialty in 4.3 is that it solves the problem of the so-called splitted windows, which may occur while using several monitors at a time. Some applications do not recognize and adjust themselves to the current number of monitors and always place their own windows right in the middle of the desktop, which in its turn leads to a situation, when one part of the window is displayed by one monitor and other parts are displayed by others. Such problems occur with the Windows system itself, when it places “yes/no” queries and some dialogs “between the monitors”. Actual Window Manager 4.3 detects such situations automatically and relocates these windows to a more convenient place: to http://www.rainbowseeker.com/journal a specified monitor or to a specified place of the desktop. This opportunity has been added specifically for working with several monitors, which is quite difficult when it comes to working in the Terminal Server environment, where Windows does not know that the client has several monitors and treats all monitors as a single large one; therefore there you have no opportunity to choose a certain monitor.
Possible Application Areas
The fresh version of Actual Window Manager is aimed at various types of users: it can be used by early adopters of Windows Vista, allowing them to get a habitual set of functions in a new dressing, and by corporate users and administrators of Windows XP/2000/2003 when organizing working places in call centers, network operations centers, trading companies, stock exchanges, banks and all those places which have a need for several monitors and Terminal Server services.
Pricing and Availability
Actual Window Manager runs under Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and costs $39.95 (USD). A fully functional 60-day evaluation version of Actual Window Manager is available as a free download at http://actualtools.com/files/aimsetup.exe (3.46 Mb)
About Actual Tools
Founded in 2001 by Michael Tretyakov, Actual Tools’ goal is to provide users with cutting-edge technologies to increase their computational productivity. Actual Tools is the author of a wide range of desktop enhancement tools, including Actual Title Buttons, Actual http://www.mp2kmag.com/rss/articles.php Transparent Window, Actual Window Guard, Actual Window Menu, Actual Window Minimizer and Actual Window Rollup. Their software has been downloaded thousands of times and received numerous awards and recommendations from recognized publications such as PC World. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.actualtools.com.
December 18, 2006: Actual Tools today announces the release of Actual Window Manager 4.3. The principle features of the new version include the correct work in the new Windows Vista operating system: now the program supports Vista’s visual styles when displaying the extra title buttons, saves its settings separately for each user in his/her profile, and works correctly with the Internet Explorer 7 windows. Also there is a feature designed specially for the multi-monitor clients of Windows Terminal Server.
Vista Support
The new version displays correctly its own extra title buttons in Windows Vista, using both modes: Vista Aero Basic and Vista Aero 3D. As a result, these buttons look really harmoniously with the standard ones and do not break the uniformity of the general visual Vista style. Version 4.3 enables saving configuration files in user’s profile, which allows everyone, who uses the program, to apply and edit their own settings independently of other users registered in this system, which is now required by Windows Vista user accounts policy. http://blog.new-eastside.com
Besides, this version of Actual Window Manager supports the newest version 7 of such a popular browser as Internet Explorer. It means that all those window management opportunities, which Actual Window Manager previously provided for users while they worked in Internet Explorer 5/6, are now available for Internet Explorer 7.
Terminal Server Support
One more specialty in 4.3 is that it solves the problem of the so-called splitted windows, which may occur while using several monitors at a time. Some applications do not recognize and adjust themselves to the current number of monitors and always place their own windows right in the middle of the desktop, which in its turn leads to a situation, when one part of the window is displayed by one monitor and other parts are displayed by others. Such problems occur with the Windows system itself, when it places “yes/no” queries and some dialogs “between the monitors”. Actual Window Manager 4.3 detects such situations automatically and relocates these windows to a more convenient place: to http://www.rainbowseeker.com/journal a specified monitor or to a specified place of the desktop. This opportunity has been added specifically for working with several monitors, which is quite difficult when it comes to working in the Terminal Server environment, where Windows does not know that the client has several monitors and treats all monitors as a single large one; therefore there you have no opportunity to choose a certain monitor.
Possible Application Areas
The fresh version of Actual Window Manager is aimed at various types of users: it can be used by early adopters of Windows Vista, allowing them to get a habitual set of functions in a new dressing, and by corporate users and administrators of Windows XP/2000/2003 when organizing working places in call centers, network operations centers, trading companies, stock exchanges, banks and all those places which have a need for several monitors and Terminal Server services.
Pricing and Availability
Actual Window Manager runs under Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and costs $39.95 (USD). A fully functional 60-day evaluation version of Actual Window Manager is available as a free download at http://actualtools.com/files/aimsetup.exe (3.46 Mb)
About Actual Tools
Founded in 2001 by Michael Tretyakov, Actual Tools’ goal is to provide users with cutting-edge technologies to increase their computational productivity. Actual Tools is the author of a wide range of desktop enhancement tools, including Actual Title Buttons, Actual http://www.mp2kmag.com/rss/articles.php Transparent Window, Actual Window Guard, Actual Window Menu, Actual Window Minimizer and Actual Window Rollup. Their software has been downloaded thousands of times and received numerous awards and recommendations from recognized publications such as PC World. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.actualtools.com.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC
*** EUROPEAN MASTERS PROGRAM IN COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC ***
http://www.computational-logic.eu
The Faculty of Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-
Bolzano (FUB), in Italy (at the heart of the Dolomites mountains in
South-Tyrol), is offering the European Masters Program in
Computational Logic as part of its Master of Science in Computer
Science offer (Laurea Specialistica). The European Masters Program in
Computational Logic is an international distributed Master of Science
course, in cooperation with the computer science departments in the
following universities:
* Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
* Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany
* Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
* Technische Universitaet Wien, Austria
* Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
This program, completely in English, involves studying one year at the
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and possibly completing the second
year with a stay in one of the partner universities. After this, the
student will obtain, together with http://www.ericfrost.com
the European degree, two Master of
Science degrees: the Laurea Specialistica degree from the Free
University of Bozen-Bolzano, with legal value in Italy, and the
respective Master of Science degree from the visited university, with
legal value in its country.
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
- * 10 FEBRUARY 2007 *: deadline for non-European students requesting
an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
(notification of acceptance: 10 March 2007)
- 15 June 2007: deadline for all European and non-European students
(notification of acceptance: 15 July 2007)
- 24 August 2007: last deadline only for European students
starting at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(notification of acceptance: 10 September 2007)
** NOTE **: 10 FEBRUARY 2007 is the final deadline for requesting an
Erasmus Mundus scholarship for non-European students!
SCHOLARSHIPS & MONEY SUPPORT:
In 2007 the European Masters Program in Computational Logic will offer
several new Erasmus Mundus scholarships for non-European citizens (in
2004, 2005 and 2006 more than 50 Erasmus Mundus scholarships were
given). Each scholarship for each student http://news.mapvisitors.com
amounts to 21,000 EUR per
academic year; this includes 10 monthly grants of 1,600 EUR and a
fixed amount of 5,000 EUR for fees, travel expenses, relocation costs,
etc. The 10th of February 2007 is the final deadline for requesting
an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for non-European students.
European citizens or non-European citizens with residence in Italy can
apply to scholarships which are granted purely on the basis of the
yearly income of the applicant and of her/his parents or husband/wife.
Scholarships amount up to more than 6,000 EUR per academic year,
including facilities on the accommodation and total reimbursement of
the enrolment fees.
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano has a tuition-waiver budget for
reimbursing the total tuition/enrolment fees to all the applicants
studying in Bozen-Bolzano and who do not have already a scholarship;
so, applicants studying in Bozen-Bolzano are entitled not to pay any
tuition/enrolment fees.
Check the web page for detailed info on applications and scholarships:
http://www.computational-logic.eu
THE STUDY PROGRAMME:
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is designed to
meet the demands of industry and research in this rapidly growing
area. Based on a solid foundation in mathematical logic, theoretical
computer science, artificial intelligence and declarative programming
students will acquire in-depth knowledge necessary to specify,
implement and run complex systems as well as to prove properties of
these systems. In particular, http://blog.new-eastside.com
the focus of instruction will be in
deduction systems, knowledge representation and reasoning, artificial
intelligence, formal specification and verification, syntax directed
semantics, logic and automata theory, logic and computability. This
basic knowledge is then applied to areas like logic and natural
language processing, logic and the semantic web, bioinformatics,
information systems and database technology, software and hardware
verification. Students will acquire practical experience and will
become familiar in the use of tools within these applications. In
addition, students will be prepared for a future PhD, they will come
in contact with the international research community and will be
integrated into ongoing research projects. They will develop
competence in foreign languages and international relationships,
thereby improving their social skills.
Applicants should have a Bachelor degree (Laurea triennale) in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant disciplines;
special cases will be considered. The programme is part of the Master
in Computer Science (Laurea Specialistica in Informatica) and it has
various strengths that make it unique amongst Italian and European
universities:
* Curriculum taught entirely in English: The programme is open to the
world and prepares the students to move on the international scene.
* Possibility of a strongly research-oriented curriculum.
* Possibility for project-based routes to obtain the degree and
extensive lab facilities.
* Other specialisations with streams in the hottest Computer Science
areas, such as Web Technologies, Information and Knowledge
Management, Databases and Software Engineering.
* International student community.
* Direct interaction with the local and international industry and
research centres, with the possibility of practical and research
internships that can lead to future employment.
* Excellent scholarship opportunities and student accommodations.
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is one of the few
European Masters awarded by the European Union's Erasmus Mundus
programme from its first year of existence in 2004. The Erasmus Mundus
programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of
higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of
excellence in learning around the world. It supports European
top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and
attractiveness of European higher education in third-countries. It
also provides EU-funded scholarships for third-country nationals
participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for
EU-nationals studying in third-countries.
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is sponsored
scientifically by the European Network of Excellence on Computational
Logic (CoLogNET), the European Association of Logic, Language and
Information (FoLLI), the European Coordinating Committee for
Artificial Intelligence (ECCAI), the Italian Association for
Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA), the Italian Association for
Informatics (AICA, member of the Council of European Professional
Informatics Societies), the Italian Association for Logic and its
Applications (AILA), and the Portuguese Association for Artificial
Intelligence (APPIA).
THE FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN-BOLZANO:
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, founded in 1997, boasts modern
premises in the centre of Bozen-Bolzano. The environment is
multilingual, South Tyrol being a region where three languages are
spoken: German, Italian and Ladin. Studying in a multilingual area has
shown that our students acquire the cutting edge needed in the
international business world. Many of our teaching staff hails from
abroad. Normal lectures are complemented with seminars, work
placements and laboratory work, which give our students a vocational
as well as theoretical training, preparing them for their subsequent
professional careers. Studying at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
means, first and foremost, being guided all the way through the
student's educational career.
Bozen-Bolzano, due to its enviable geographical position in the centre
of the Dolomites, also offers our students a multitude of
opportunities for spending their free-time. The city unites the
traditional with the modern. Young people and fashionable shops throng
the city centre where ancient mercantile buildings are an attractive
backdrop to a city that is in continual growth. To the south there is
the industrial and manufacturing area with prosperous small and
medium-sized businesses active in every economic sector. Back in the
17th century Bozen-Bolzano was already a flourishing mercantile city
that, thanks to its particular geographic position, functioned as a
kind of bridge between northern and southern Europe. As a multilingual
town and a cultural centre Bozen-Bolzano still has a lot to offer
today. Its plethora of theatres, concerts with special programmes,
cinemas and museums, combined with a series of trendy night spots that
create local colour make Bozen-Bolzano a city that is beginning to
cater for its increasingly demanding student population. And if you
fancy a very special experience, go and visit the city's favourite and
most famous resident - "Oetzi", the Ice Man of Similaun, housed in his
very own refrigerated room in the recently opened archaeological
museum.
Bozen-Bolzano and its surroundings are an El Dorado for sports lovers:
jogging on the grass alongside the River Talfer-Talvera, walks to
Jenesien-S.Genesio and on the nearby Schlern-Sciliar plateau,
excursions and mountain climbing in the Dolomites, swimming in the
numerous nearby lakes and, last but not least, skiing and snowboarding
in the surrounding ski areas.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Prof. Enrico Franconi at info@fub.computational-logic.eu
European Masters Program in Computational Logic
Faculty of Computer Science
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Piazza Domenicani, 3
I-39100 Bozen-Bolzano BZ, Italy
Phone: +39 0471 016 000
Fax: +39 0461 173 9006
Email: info@fub.computational-logic.eu
Web site: http://www.computational-logic.eu
http://www.computational-logic.eu
The Faculty of Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-
Bolzano (FUB), in Italy (at the heart of the Dolomites mountains in
South-Tyrol), is offering the European Masters Program in
Computational Logic as part of its Master of Science in Computer
Science offer (Laurea Specialistica). The European Masters Program in
Computational Logic is an international distributed Master of Science
course, in cooperation with the computer science departments in the
following universities:
* Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
* Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany
* Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
* Technische Universitaet Wien, Austria
* Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
This program, completely in English, involves studying one year at the
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and possibly completing the second
year with a stay in one of the partner universities. After this, the
student will obtain, together with http://www.ericfrost.com
the European degree, two Master of
Science degrees: the Laurea Specialistica degree from the Free
University of Bozen-Bolzano, with legal value in Italy, and the
respective Master of Science degree from the visited university, with
legal value in its country.
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
- * 10 FEBRUARY 2007 *: deadline for non-European students requesting
an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
(notification of acceptance: 10 March 2007)
- 15 June 2007: deadline for all European and non-European students
(notification of acceptance: 15 July 2007)
- 24 August 2007: last deadline only for European students
starting at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
(notification of acceptance: 10 September 2007)
** NOTE **: 10 FEBRUARY 2007 is the final deadline for requesting an
Erasmus Mundus scholarship for non-European students!
SCHOLARSHIPS & MONEY SUPPORT:
In 2007 the European Masters Program in Computational Logic will offer
several new Erasmus Mundus scholarships for non-European citizens (in
2004, 2005 and 2006 more than 50 Erasmus Mundus scholarships were
given). Each scholarship for each student http://news.mapvisitors.com
amounts to 21,000 EUR per
academic year; this includes 10 monthly grants of 1,600 EUR and a
fixed amount of 5,000 EUR for fees, travel expenses, relocation costs,
etc. The 10th of February 2007 is the final deadline for requesting
an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for non-European students.
European citizens or non-European citizens with residence in Italy can
apply to scholarships which are granted purely on the basis of the
yearly income of the applicant and of her/his parents or husband/wife.
Scholarships amount up to more than 6,000 EUR per academic year,
including facilities on the accommodation and total reimbursement of
the enrolment fees.
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano has a tuition-waiver budget for
reimbursing the total tuition/enrolment fees to all the applicants
studying in Bozen-Bolzano and who do not have already a scholarship;
so, applicants studying in Bozen-Bolzano are entitled not to pay any
tuition/enrolment fees.
Check the web page for detailed info on applications and scholarships:
http://www.computational-logic.eu
THE STUDY PROGRAMME:
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is designed to
meet the demands of industry and research in this rapidly growing
area. Based on a solid foundation in mathematical logic, theoretical
computer science, artificial intelligence and declarative programming
students will acquire in-depth knowledge necessary to specify,
implement and run complex systems as well as to prove properties of
these systems. In particular, http://blog.new-eastside.com
the focus of instruction will be in
deduction systems, knowledge representation and reasoning, artificial
intelligence, formal specification and verification, syntax directed
semantics, logic and automata theory, logic and computability. This
basic knowledge is then applied to areas like logic and natural
language processing, logic and the semantic web, bioinformatics,
information systems and database technology, software and hardware
verification. Students will acquire practical experience and will
become familiar in the use of tools within these applications. In
addition, students will be prepared for a future PhD, they will come
in contact with the international research community and will be
integrated into ongoing research projects. They will develop
competence in foreign languages and international relationships,
thereby improving their social skills.
Applicants should have a Bachelor degree (Laurea triennale) in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant disciplines;
special cases will be considered. The programme is part of the Master
in Computer Science (Laurea Specialistica in Informatica) and it has
various strengths that make it unique amongst Italian and European
universities:
* Curriculum taught entirely in English: The programme is open to the
world and prepares the students to move on the international scene.
* Possibility of a strongly research-oriented curriculum.
* Possibility for project-based routes to obtain the degree and
extensive lab facilities.
* Other specialisations with streams in the hottest Computer Science
areas, such as Web Technologies, Information and Knowledge
Management, Databases and Software Engineering.
* International student community.
* Direct interaction with the local and international industry and
research centres, with the possibility of practical and research
internships that can lead to future employment.
* Excellent scholarship opportunities and student accommodations.
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is one of the few
European Masters awarded by the European Union's Erasmus Mundus
programme from its first year of existence in 2004. The Erasmus Mundus
programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of
higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of
excellence in learning around the world. It supports European
top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and
attractiveness of European higher education in third-countries. It
also provides EU-funded scholarships for third-country nationals
participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for
EU-nationals studying in third-countries.
The European Masters Program in Computational Logic is sponsored
scientifically by the European Network of Excellence on Computational
Logic (CoLogNET), the European Association of Logic, Language and
Information (FoLLI), the European Coordinating Committee for
Artificial Intelligence (ECCAI), the Italian Association for
Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA), the Italian Association for
Informatics (AICA, member of the Council of European Professional
Informatics Societies), the Italian Association for Logic and its
Applications (AILA), and the Portuguese Association for Artificial
Intelligence (APPIA).
THE FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN-BOLZANO:
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, founded in 1997, boasts modern
premises in the centre of Bozen-Bolzano. The environment is
multilingual, South Tyrol being a region where three languages are
spoken: German, Italian and Ladin. Studying in a multilingual area has
shown that our students acquire the cutting edge needed in the
international business world. Many of our teaching staff hails from
abroad. Normal lectures are complemented with seminars, work
placements and laboratory work, which give our students a vocational
as well as theoretical training, preparing them for their subsequent
professional careers. Studying at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
means, first and foremost, being guided all the way through the
student's educational career.
Bozen-Bolzano, due to its enviable geographical position in the centre
of the Dolomites, also offers our students a multitude of
opportunities for spending their free-time. The city unites the
traditional with the modern. Young people and fashionable shops throng
the city centre where ancient mercantile buildings are an attractive
backdrop to a city that is in continual growth. To the south there is
the industrial and manufacturing area with prosperous small and
medium-sized businesses active in every economic sector. Back in the
17th century Bozen-Bolzano was already a flourishing mercantile city
that, thanks to its particular geographic position, functioned as a
kind of bridge between northern and southern Europe. As a multilingual
town and a cultural centre Bozen-Bolzano still has a lot to offer
today. Its plethora of theatres, concerts with special programmes,
cinemas and museums, combined with a series of trendy night spots that
create local colour make Bozen-Bolzano a city that is beginning to
cater for its increasingly demanding student population. And if you
fancy a very special experience, go and visit the city's favourite and
most famous resident - "Oetzi", the Ice Man of Similaun, housed in his
very own refrigerated room in the recently opened archaeological
museum.
Bozen-Bolzano and its surroundings are an El Dorado for sports lovers:
jogging on the grass alongside the River Talfer-Talvera, walks to
Jenesien-S.Genesio and on the nearby Schlern-Sciliar plateau,
excursions and mountain climbing in the Dolomites, swimming in the
numerous nearby lakes and, last but not least, skiing and snowboarding
in the surrounding ski areas.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Prof. Enrico Franconi at info@fub.computational-logic.eu
European Masters Program in Computational Logic
Faculty of Computer Science
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Piazza Domenicani, 3
I-39100 Bozen-Bolzano BZ, Italy
Phone: +39 0471 016 000
Fax: +39 0461 173 9006
Email: info@fub.computational-logic.eu
Web site: http://www.computational-logic.eu
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Your PC Productivity
Reg Organizer 4.0: Kick Up Your PC Productivity to Maximum!
Have you ever tried to launch an application to discover that it takes too long to start? Have you noticed that your system halts too often lately? Are you considering the purchase of new hardware because the performance of your machine leaves much to be desired? Reg Organizer from ChemTable Software is a low cost and effective answer to all these questions!
ChemTable Software has announced Reg Organizer 4.0, a new major update of the system registry management suite. Priced at http://softwarewire.blogspot.com only $39.95, Reg Organizer offers you a complete set of basic features for total management and optimization of the Windows Registry. This includes the opportunities to edit the registry keys, cleanup erroneous or useless registry items, search and replace registry data. Besides, Reg Organizer can take a snapshot of the system before and after software installation to track and report changes in the system as a whole. Plus, users will get a built-in facility for software uninstallation and tools to apply specific registry tweaks.
ChemTable has been at the forefront in providing Windows Registry optimization technologies since 1999, and its major product, Reg Organizer, has seen many technological improvements. Its current release is a major update that introduces over 20 new features and enhancements that deliver the following key benefits to Windows users:
- More disk space, faster PC performance. Now Reg Organizer has a new 'Registry Optimization' mode, the main purpose of which is physical http://blog.new-eastside.com optimization of system registry files on your machine. It compresses and defragments the registry, thus boosting system performance and giving extra disk space without costly hardware upgrades.
- Flawless registry error repair. One of the significant enhancements in 4.0 deals with the 'Invalid Registry References Repair' function. A flawless repair of broken registry references is achieved thanks to a new repair algorithm. Users will also be pleased to discover that the repair process has become even faster than in the previous release.
- Improved interface. Engineers at ChemTable Software traditionally put much emphasis on user interfaces to make them more comfortable to work with for end users. In 4.0 there are many changes done to the interface to simplify access to some options and improve navigation through the program. For example, the 'Ignore List of Automatic Cleanup' and 'Disk Cleanup' were relocated to the main Settings window. The 'Registry Search and Replace Mode' command was removed from the quick launch, etc.
Please, explore the ChemTable's site at www.chemtable.com for more information on Reg Organizer 4.0. You can also download and try its free evaluation copy. Some other areas of interest include a set of plug-ins for Reg Organizer. http://www.rainbowseeker.com/journal Among them there is 'Check For Update', which checks for new versions of Reg Organizer, and 'Fluid Windows', a visual effect plug-in that makes the program's windows slowly fade out when you close it.
Pricing and Availability
Reg Organizer 4.0 runs under Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 and costs $39.95 (US) for a single user license. For other types of licenses, please refer to www.chemtable.com/register.htm. Licensed users are entitled to free technical support and considerable discounts on future upgrades. Additional information on the product, as well as its free evaluation copy is available from www.chemtable.com.
About ChemTable Software
ChemTable is an Information Technology company, developing software for Windows platforms since 1999. Its areas of specialization include registry optimization technologies, educational software for chemistry students and researchers and custom software development. In addition to Reg Organizer, ChemTable is the author of PL Table, a periodic table application with over 20 types of data on each element and all known isotopes. For more information on the company and its products, please visit www.chemtable.com.
Have you ever tried to launch an application to discover that it takes too long to start? Have you noticed that your system halts too often lately? Are you considering the purchase of new hardware because the performance of your machine leaves much to be desired? Reg Organizer from ChemTable Software is a low cost and effective answer to all these questions!
ChemTable Software has announced Reg Organizer 4.0, a new major update of the system registry management suite. Priced at http://softwarewire.blogspot.com only $39.95, Reg Organizer offers you a complete set of basic features for total management and optimization of the Windows Registry. This includes the opportunities to edit the registry keys, cleanup erroneous or useless registry items, search and replace registry data. Besides, Reg Organizer can take a snapshot of the system before and after software installation to track and report changes in the system as a whole. Plus, users will get a built-in facility for software uninstallation and tools to apply specific registry tweaks.
ChemTable has been at the forefront in providing Windows Registry optimization technologies since 1999, and its major product, Reg Organizer, has seen many technological improvements. Its current release is a major update that introduces over 20 new features and enhancements that deliver the following key benefits to Windows users:
- More disk space, faster PC performance. Now Reg Organizer has a new 'Registry Optimization' mode, the main purpose of which is physical http://blog.new-eastside.com optimization of system registry files on your machine. It compresses and defragments the registry, thus boosting system performance and giving extra disk space without costly hardware upgrades.
- Flawless registry error repair. One of the significant enhancements in 4.0 deals with the 'Invalid Registry References Repair' function. A flawless repair of broken registry references is achieved thanks to a new repair algorithm. Users will also be pleased to discover that the repair process has become even faster than in the previous release.
- Improved interface. Engineers at ChemTable Software traditionally put much emphasis on user interfaces to make them more comfortable to work with for end users. In 4.0 there are many changes done to the interface to simplify access to some options and improve navigation through the program. For example, the 'Ignore List of Automatic Cleanup' and 'Disk Cleanup' were relocated to the main Settings window. The 'Registry Search and Replace Mode' command was removed from the quick launch, etc.
Please, explore the ChemTable's site at www.chemtable.com for more information on Reg Organizer 4.0. You can also download and try its free evaluation copy. Some other areas of interest include a set of plug-ins for Reg Organizer. http://www.rainbowseeker.com/journal Among them there is 'Check For Update', which checks for new versions of Reg Organizer, and 'Fluid Windows', a visual effect plug-in that makes the program's windows slowly fade out when you close it.
Pricing and Availability
Reg Organizer 4.0 runs under Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 and costs $39.95 (US) for a single user license. For other types of licenses, please refer to www.chemtable.com/register.htm. Licensed users are entitled to free technical support and considerable discounts on future upgrades. Additional information on the product, as well as its free evaluation copy is available from www.chemtable.com.
About ChemTable Software
ChemTable is an Information Technology company, developing software for Windows platforms since 1999. Its areas of specialization include registry optimization technologies, educational software for chemistry students and researchers and custom software development. In addition to Reg Organizer, ChemTable is the author of PL Table, a periodic table application with over 20 types of data on each element and all known isotopes. For more information on the company and its products, please visit www.chemtable.com.
