Workshop on Algorithms and Computation - 2008:

The 2nd Workshop on Algorithms and Computation (WALCOM 2008) is going to be held on February 7-8 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. WALCOM is intended to provide an international forum for researchers working in the areas of algorithms and computation. WALCOM 2008 is organized jointly by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The Program Committee for WALCOM 2008 consists of 17 members out of whom 15 members are from Germany, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, United Kingdom, India and Japan. WALCOM 2008 received 57 submissions among which 19 high quality papers were selected for presentation after a rigorous review process. The proceedings of WALCOM is published by Springer LNCS which is one of the leading publishers in Computer Science. Eighteen foreign participants from all over the world have come to Bangladesh to join the workshop.

The inaugural session of WALCOM 2008 will be held at 9:00 am on the 7th of February, 2008 at Council Bhaban, BUET. Prof. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali, President, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Prof. Dr. A. M. M. Safiullah, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, BUET will be present as the Special Guest. Prof. Shin-ichi Nakano, Gunma University, Japan and Prof. Md. Saidur Rahman, CSE, BUET are the Program Co-chairs and Prof. M. Kaykobad, CSE, BUET is the organizing chair and Dr. Masud Hasan, CSE, BUET is the organizing secretary of WALCOM 2008.

Posted on: [2008-02-06]