The 21st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences

November 1-3, 2006 - Istanbul, Turkey

Honorary Chair

Erol Gelenbe (Imperial College, UK)

Organizing Committee

Albert Levi (Sabancı University, Turkey)
Erkay Savas (Sabancı University, Turkey)
Husnu Yenigun (Sabancı University, Turkey)
Selim Balcisoy (Sabancı University, Turkey)
Yucel Saygin (Sabancı University, Turkey)

Program Committee

Abdullah Uz Tansel (City University of New York, USA)
Adnan Yazici (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Alain Jean-Marie (LIRMM/INRIA/CNRS, France)
Alex Orailoglu (University of California, USA)
Ali Aydin Selcuk (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Andrea D'Ambrogio (Universita of Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy)
Athena Vakali (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Attila Gursoy (Koc University, Turkey)
Bakhadyr Khoussainov (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Berc Rustem (Imperial College, UK)
Berk Sunar (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Berrin Yanikoglu (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Bulent Orencik (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Cagatay Tekmen (Qualcomm, USA)
Carlos Juiz (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain)
Cem Say (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Cevdet Aykanat (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Damla Turgut (University of Central Florida, USA)
Daniel Thalmann (EPFL, Switzerland)
Danny Soroker (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA)
Doron Peled (University of Warwick, UK)
Ethem Alpaydin (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Eylem Ekici (Ohio State University, USA)
Fatih Alagoz (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Fatos Yarman-Vural (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Fevzi Belli (University of Paderborn, Germany)
Francisco Rodriguez (CINVESTAV, Mexico)
Gabriel Ciobanu (Romanian Academy, Romania)
Giuseppe Iazeolla (Universita of Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy)
Gultekin Ozsoyoglu (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
Guy Vincent Jourdan (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Hakan Erdogan (Sabanci University, Turkey)
I. Budak Arpinar (University of Georgia, USA)
Iain Duff (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK)
Ibrahim Korpeoglu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Igor S. Pandzic (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Javier Barria (Imperial College, UK)
Javier Garcia Villalba (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
Jean-Michel Fourneau (Universite de Versailles, France)
Jeremy Pitt (Imperial College, UK)
Johann Groszschaedl (IAIK TU Graz, Austria)
Kainam Tom Wong (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Kanchana Kanchanasut (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
Kemal Oflazer (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Khaldoun El Agha (LRI, Paris-Sud University, France)
Lale Akarun (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Mariacarla Calzarossa (Universita di Pavia, Italy)
Mehmet Keskinoz (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Mehmet Orgun (Macquarie University, Australia)
Mohamed Elfeky (Google, USA)
Mohand Said Hacid (University of Lyon, France)
Mujdat Cetin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Mustafa Unel (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Nahid Shahmehri (Linkopings University, Sweden)
Nassir Navab (TU Munich, Germany)
Onn Shehory (IBM Research Labs, Israel)
Ozgur B. Akan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Ozgur Ercetin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Peter Harrison (Imperial College, UK)
Philippe Jacquet (INRIA, France)
Philippe Nain (INRIA, France)
Pierre Flener (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Pinar Yolum (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Robert P. Kurshan (Cadence, USA)
Robert Wrembel (Poznan University of Technology, Poland)
Sahin Albayrak (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
Sibel Adali (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Sule Gunduz Oguducu (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Tamer Ozsu (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Thomas Pedersen (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Thomas Strang (DLR, Germany and University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Tolga Capin (Nokia, USA)
Tonguc Unluyurt (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Tuna Tugcu (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ufuk Caglayan (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ugur Cetintemel (Brown University, USA)
Ugur Gudukbay (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ugur Sezerman (Sabancı University, Turkey)
Umit Uyar (City University of New York, USA)
Vedat Coskun (Isik University, Turkey)
Yusuf Pisan (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)

Local Organizing Committee

Alisher Kholmatov (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Basak Alper (Sabanci University, Turkey)
C. Emre Sayin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ilknur Durgar El-Kahlout (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ozlem Cetinoglu (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Selim Volkan Kaya (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Yilmaz Can Ozmen (Sabanci University, Turkey)

 

Additional Reviewers

A. Esat Hizir (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Abdul Halim Zaim (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Abdulhakim Unlu (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Achille Peternier (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
Adnan Burak Gurdag (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Adrian Tanasescu (LIRIS Laboratory, France)
Afshin Akhsahni (IAU, Iran)
Ahmet Koltuksuz (Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Ahmet  Murat Ozdemiray (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ahmet Onat (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Albert Ozkohen (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ahmet Sen (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Alejandra Garcia Rojas (EPFL, Switzerland)
Aleks Trifunovic (Imperial College, UK)
Ali Cevahir (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ali Dogru (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Ali Vahit Sahiner (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ali Y. Duale (IBM, USA)
Alisher Kholmatov (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Alper Kucukural (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Alper Rifat Ulucinar (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ana Belen Petro Balaguer (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Andreas Keil (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Apinun Tunpan (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
Ashok Argent-Katwala (Imperial College, UK)
Ashutosh Saxena (Inst. for Development and Research in Banking Techn., India)
Ata Turk (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Attila Yavuz (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ayhan Aydin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ayhan Bozkurt (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ayhan Demiriz (Sakarya University, Turkey)
Aylin Kantarci (Ege University, Turkey)
Aziz Sozer (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Bahar Kaynar (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Benhimane Selim (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Berkant Barla Cambazoglu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Boanerges Aleman-Meza (University of Georgia, USA)
Boulic Ronan (VRLAB, Switzerland)
Bulent Catay (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Burcin Bozkaya (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Burcin Korpeoglu (Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey)
Can Ozturan (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Carlos Guerrero (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Cemalettin Ciftci (Turkish Naval Academy, Turkey)
Cemil Ulu (Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey)
Chanathip Namprepre (Thammasart University, Thailand)
Christopher Sentelle (University of Central Florida, USA)
Claudiu Duma (Linkoping University, Sweden)
Colette Johnen (LRI-CNRS, France)
Damien Maupu (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
Daniel Raunhardt (EPFL, Switzerland)
Daniele Gianni (University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy)
Daniele Tessera (Department of Mathematics and Physics, Italy)
David Coudert (INRIA, France)
David McBride (Imperial College, UK)
David Thornley (Imperial College, UK)
Deniz Tuncalp (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Deniz Yuret (Koc University, Turkey)
Derya Ozkan (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Devrim Unal (TUBITAK UEKAE, Turkey)
Dipnarayan Guha (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Dumitru Roman (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Ediz Saykol (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ehsan Arbabi (EPFL, Switzerland)
Ekrem Serin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Elif Ayiter (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Emin Anarim (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Emin Murat Esin (Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Emre Ozer (ARM Ltd., United Kingdom)
Ender Ozcan (Yeditepe University, Turkey)
Enes Eryarsoy (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Engin Demir (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ergun Akleman (Texas A&M University, USA)
Erhan Budak (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Erhan Ince (Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC)
Erol Ozgur (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ertugrul Kartal Tabak (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Evimaria Terzi (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Evren Karaca (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Evren Onem (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Eyuphan Bulut (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Fabrice Huet (INRIA, France)
Fangguo Zhang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Fatma Arpinar (University of Georgia, USA)
Fazli Can (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Fehmi Chebil (Nokia Research, USA)
Fikret Gurgen (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Francisco Perales (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Frederic Vexo (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
George Pallis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Glocker Ben (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Gokce Gorbil (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Grigorios Zachariadis (Imperial College, UK)
Gurdal Ertek (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Gurhan Kucuk (Yeditepe University, Turkey)
Gurkan Gur (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Gurkan Yardimci (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Hakan Tora (Atilim University, Turkey)
Hakim Badis (INRIA, France)
Hakim Hacid (ERIC Laboratory, University of Lyon 2, France)
Halil Ibrahim Cuce (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Halit Oguztuzun (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Haluk Bingol (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Haluk Gumuskaya (Fatih University, Turkey)
Handan Gul Calikli (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Harini Kulatunga (Imperial College, UK)
Hasan Ates (Isik University, Turkey)
Hasan Demirel (Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC)
Hassan Abou Rajab (Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC)
Hatice Tekiner (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Hayretdin Bahsi (TUBITAK UEKAE, Turkey)
Hazem Elmeleegy (Purdue University, USA)
Herve Rivano (INRIA, France)
Hidayet Aksu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Hitay Ozbay (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Hofhauser Andreas (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Huaxin Zhang (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Huseyin Aygun (Turkish Naval Academy, Turkey)
Huseyin Ozgur Tan (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Husnu Turker Sahin (Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Ioan Toma (DERI Innsbruck, Austria)
Isik Aybay (Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC)
Ibrahim Tekin (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ilker Oyman (Gordion Ltd, Turkey)
Imran Erguler (TUBITAK UEKAE, Turkey)
Jacek Kopecky (DERI, Austria)
Jean-Marc Desharnais (ETSMTL, Canada)
Jens-Peter Kaps (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Jeong-Woo Lee (ETRI, South Korea)
Jonathan Maim (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
JongMin Jeong (Cornell University, USA)
Joonsang Baek (Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore)
Jose-Luis Sanchez-Romero (University of Alicante, Spain)
Justin Pearson (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Kaan Bur (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Kamer Kaya (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Kasim Sinan Yildirim (Ege University, Turkey)
Kayhan Erciyes (Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Kemal Bicakci (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Kemal Kilic (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Kemalettin Erbatur (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Kenneth Dockser (Qualcomm, USA)
Kerem Bulbul (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Kerim Yildirim (Kocaeli University, Turkey)
Krummenacher Reto (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Krzysztof Walkowiak (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland)
Kutluk Ozguven (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Levent Kandiller (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Li Wei (University of California, Riverside, USA)
Luisa Massari (University of Pavia, Italy)
M. Sukru Kuran (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Magnus Agren (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Mahmut Samil Sagiroglu (TUBITAK UEKAE, Turkey)
Malik Magdon-Ismail (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Manfred Aigner (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Manuel Gonzalez-Hidalgo (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Maria Jose Abasolo (University of Balearic Islands, Spain)
Marius Minea (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania)
Marsan Laurent (Universite de Versailles, France)
Martin Feldhofer (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Martin Groher (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Martin Karresand (Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden)
Melek Diker Yucel (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Melike Erol (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Meltem Turhan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Mert Akdere (Brown University, USA)
Metin Koc (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Metin Tekkalmaz (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Michael Stollberg (DERI, Austria)
Michel Dayde (ENSEEIHT-IRIT, France)
Milagros Garcia (CERFACS, France)
Mithat Daglar (Turkish Naval Academy, Turkey)
Mohamed Eltabakh (Purdue University, USA)
Mohamed Shehab (Purdue University, USA)
Mohammad Zubair Ahmad (University of Central Florida, USA)
Murat Ak (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Murat Goksedef (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Murat Sensoy (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Mustafa Gok (Cukurova University, Turkey)
Mustafa Kirac (Case Western Reserve, USA)
Mustafa Sert (Baskent University, Turkey)
Nesime Tatbul (Brown University, USA)
Nusrettin Gulec (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Oguz Ergin (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey)
Oguz Donmez (Ege University, Turkey)
Oliver Kutter (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Orcun Mayuk (La Trobe University, Australia)
Osman Unsal (Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain)
Ozgun Babur (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ozgur Gurbuz (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Ozgur Kafali (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ozlem Keskin (Koc University, Turkey)
Oznur Ozkasap (Koc University, Turkey)
Paprzycki Marcin (Oklahoma State University, USA)
Patrick Salamin (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
Peter McBrien (Imperial College, UK)
Pinar Senkul (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Poompat Saengudomlert (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
Prasun Choudhury (Nokia Research Center, USA)
Quessette Franck (Universite de Versailles, France)
Renaud Ott (EPFL-VRLab, Switzerland)
Reyhan Aydogan (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Ricardo Lent (Imperial College, UK)
Rongquan You (Zhejiang University, China)
Roy Kucukates (Gordion, Turkey)
Said Kalkan (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Samir Tartir (University of Georgia, USA)
Samira Hammiche (University Lyon 1, France)
Samrat S. Batth (City university of New York, USA)
Sayir Jossy (The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, Austria)
Sebastien Schertenleib (VRLab, Switzerland)
Selcuk Baktir (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Selcuk Sumengen (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Selim Ciraci (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Selim Volkan Kaya (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Sema Oktug (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Semih Bilgen (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Serdar Ayaz (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Serdar Tasiran (Koc University, Turkey)
Serhat Yesilyurt (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Shameem Shah Nawaz (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Soraya Zertal (University of Versailles, France)
Stefan Tillich (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Stephen Jarvis (University of Warwick, UK)
Steven Martin (LRI, France)
Suleyman Tosun (Selcuk University, Turkey)
Suresh Chitturi (Nokia Research Center, USA)
Syed Amjad Ali (Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC)
S. Ilker Birbil (Sabanci University, Turkey)
Taneli Mielikainen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Tayfun Kucukyilmaz (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Theodosios Theodosiou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Tina Lindgren (LinkOping University, Sweden)
Tolga Can (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Tugkan Tuglular (Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Turgay Karlidere (Yildiz Technical University, Turkey)
Turker Yilmaz (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ugur Ayan (IKU, Turkey)
Uli Harder (Imperial College, UK)
Veysi Isler (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Vial Sandrine (PRiSM, FRANCE)
Viiveke Fak (LinkOping University, Sweden)
Vladimir Levin (Microsoft Corporation, USA)
Wei Jiang (Purdue University, USA)
William Knottenbelt (Imperial College London, UK)
Xavier Carcelle (EDF, France)
Y. Ilker Topcu (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Yagoubi Belabbas (University of Oran, Algeria)
Yakup Yildirim (Havelsan, Turkey)
Yigithan Dedeoglu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Ying Xing (Brown University, USA)
Young Ik Eom (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Yusuf Sinan Akgul (Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Zehra Cataltepe (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)