ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

 

5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS

27-30 JULY 2009, ATHENS, GREECE

Sponsored by

The Computer Research Unit of the

Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)

  

Conference Venue: St George Lycabettus Boutique Hotel, 2 Kleomenous Street, Lycabettus, Athens.

 

Organized by: ATINEP A.E. (atinerae@atiner.gr)

 

Administration: Fani Balaska, Eirini Lentzou, Katerina Maraki, Sylia Sakka.

 

 

Organizing and Scientific Committee:

1.      Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President and Director, ATINER.

2.      Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

3.      Dr. Panagiotis Petratos, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus and Head, Computer Research Unit, ATINER.

4.      Dr. Vladimir Akis, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles.

5.      Mr. Stephen James Hole, Senior Lecturer, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, U.K.

6.      Dr. Fotis Liarokapis, Research Fellow & Visiting Lecturer, City University, U.K.

7.      Dr. Ronald Lodewyck, Professor of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus, USA.

8.      Dr. Barbara Nicolai, Professor, Purdue University, USA.

9.      Dr. Vasos Pavlika, Senior lecturer Software Engineering, University of Westminster, U.K.

10.  Dr. Stilianos Vidalis, Research Fellow, University of Glamorgan, U.K.

11.  Dr. Margarita Kefalaki, Instructor, Department of Tourism of the Technological Institute of Piraeus & Department of Commerce and Advertising of the Technological Institute of Lamia & Researcher, ATINER.

12.  Mr. Christos Frantzeskakis, Researcher, ATINER.

 

Conference Program

(The time for each session includes at least 10 minutes coffee break)

 

 

Monday, 27th of July 2009

 

09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks

·                      Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President and Director, ATINER.

·                      Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

·                      Dr. Panagiotis Petratos, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus and Head, Computer Research Unit, ATINER

 

Monday, 27th of July 2009

10:30-11:30 Session I: Business Information Systems and their Impact

Chair:  Pappas, N., Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

  1. Haque, W., Professor, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.  Business Intelligence Solutions-A Survey.
  2. Hartmann, D., Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma, USA. Taking a Byte of the “American Pie”: An Exploration of the Influence of Political, Economic, Social, and Technological Actors on Democracy Policy Formulation and Execution.

 

Monday, 27th of July 2009

11:30-13:00 Session II: Computer Graphics

Chair:  Hartmann, D., Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma, USA.

  1. Goetz, J., Associate Professor, University of La Verne, USA. Using Petri Nets to Introduce Multithreading Concepts in C#.
  2. Garfield, A., Computer Graphics Dept, University of Dubuque, USA. Opportunities and Challenges Using Fractal Technology for E-Learning CG Models.
  3. Inman, D. Reader, London South Bank, U.K. Searching the Web from a Mobile: Translating TXT or Slang into English.

 

13:00-14:00 Lunch

 

 

Monday, 27th of July 2009

14:00-15:30 Session III: Educational and Ethical Issues of Information Systems

Chair: Goetz, J., Associate Professor, University of La Verne, USA.

  1. Heines, J., Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. Interdisciplinary Computer Science Courses: Lessons Learned. (Monday, July 27th, 2009, afternoon)
  2. Holland, B., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K. & Gardiner, S., GIS Analyst, Neath Port Talbot Borough Council, U.K. The Integration of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Technology and Geomatics for Thermal Analysis of Winter Roads.
  3. Pole, R., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K., Jones, K., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K., Hole, S., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K., Griffiths, S., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K., Hall, C., Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, U.K. Environmental Data Management: An Innovative Use of Web Based Technology. 

 

 

21:00 – 22:30 Greek Night

 

 

Tuesday, 28th of July 2009

 

Tuesday, 28th of July 2009

10:00-11:30 Session IV: Internet and Networked Information Systems

Chair:  Pappas, N., Vice-President, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA.

  1. Budrikis, Z., Professor, University of WA, Australia. Internet-Adapted Wide Area Packet Network.

2.      Moallemi, K., Student, Ryerson University, Canada, Zarnett, G.D., Professor,Ryerson University, Canada &  Harley, E., Assistant Professor, Ryerson University, Canada. Listing Cliques in Parallel Using a Beowulf Cluster.

  1. Ahmadzadeh, M., Lecturer, Shiraz University of Technology, Iran, Higgins C., Senior Lecturer, Nottingham University, UK & Khodadadi F., Student, Shiraz University of Technology, Iran. Exploring Similarity in Novice Students Java program by an Experimental Approach.

4.      Akpan, I.J., Assistant Professor, Farleigh Dickinson University, Canada. Virtual Reality, 3D Visualization and Simulation in Decision Support.

 

Tuesday, 28th of July 2009

11:30-13:00 Session V: Computer Modelling

Chair: Petratos, P., Associate Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus and Head, Computer Research Unit, ATINER

  1. Rodrigues, M.A., Professor, Sheffield Hallam University, U.K. & Robinson, A., Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, U.K. Novel Methods of Real-Time 3D Facial Recognition.
  1. Kmimech, M., Ph.D. Student, MIRA/LIUPPA, France. Formalization in Acme of UML model Components.
  2. Sharvia, S., Post-Graduate Researcher, Hull University, UK. Model-Based Safety Analysis using Compositional Analysis and Formal Verification Techniques.

 

 

13:00-14:00 Lunch

 

 

20:00–21:00 Dinner

 

Wednesday, 29th of July 2009

Tour around Athens: Departure at 07:50 Return at 13:00

 

Thursday, 30th of July 2009

CRUISE: Departure at 07:15 Return at 20:30