US-Pakistan 2nd International Workshop on Research and Development in Information Technology

0456070 KhokharDescription：该奖项支持将于2004年12月在巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡举行的第二届信息技术研究与开发国际研讨会。组织者是伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校电气工程和计算机科学系Ashfaq Khokhar博士、印第安纳州西拉斐特普渡大学电气和计算机工程学院教授Arif Ghafoor博士和巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡COMSATS(南方可持续发展科学和技术委员会)信息技术研究所所长S.M.Junaid Zaidi博士。研讨会的目的是在美国和巴基斯坦双方之间交流有关信息技术进步的信息，并讨论可能通过合作研究项目满足的研发需求。本次研讨会选择的主要领域包括：信息和网络安全、通信和网络技术、基于IT的应用程序以及嵌入式系统和普及计算。将组织几次平行会议，以利用外籍人士和其他美国领先研究人员的专业知识。研讨会将包括全体会议，介绍四个已确定领域中每一个领域的尖端研究，以及两个小组会议，讨论未来信息技术研究的趋势。研讨会将提供一个平台，促进美国和巴基斯坦研究人员之间的研究合作，并启动与关键IT研究领域相关的研发项目。范围：该项目支持美国科学家参加第二届美巴研讨会，讨论对两国都非常重要的领域，并确定双方可以互补能力的潜在合作研究。Khokhar博士和Ghafoor博士都是经验丰富的研究人员，在NSF资助的项目中有着良好的记录。他们也熟悉巴基斯坦的科学场景。扎伊迪博士也是一名经验丰富的科学家，他领导着巴基斯坦一家主要的IT专业机构，并将得到该国科技部的支持。该项目将加强与巴基斯坦在一个对两国都非常重要的领域的科技合作。该项目得到了国际科学和工程办公室和计算机网络系统司的支持。

0456070 KhokharDescription: This award supports the Second International Workshop on Research and Development in Information Technology to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, in December 2004. The organizers are Dr. Ashfaq Khokhar, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Arif Ghafoor, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana and Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Rector of the COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South) Institute of Information Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan. The purpose of the workshop is to exchange information between the US and Pakistani sides on advances in information technology and to discuss R&D needs that may be met through cooperative research projects. The key areas chosen for this workshop include: information and network security, communication and networking technology, IT-based applications, and embedded systems and pervasive computing. Several parallel sessions will be organized to make use of the expertise of expatriate and other US-based leading researchers. The workshop will include plenary sessions to introduce cutting edge research in each of the four identified areas, and two panel sessions to discuss future research trends in IT. The workshop will provide a platform for fostering research collaborations among the researchers from US and Pakistan and initiate research and development projects related to key IT research areas. Scope: This project supports US scientists to participate in the second US-Pakistan workshop to discuss an area of great importance to both countries, and to identify potential collaborative research where the two sides can complement each other's capabilities. Drs. Khokhar and Ghafoor are experienced researchers with strong records of NSF-funded projects. They are also familiar with the science scene in Pakistan. Dr. Zaidi is also an experienced scientist who leads a major specialized institute for IT in Pakistan and who will have the backing of that country's Ministry of Science and Technology. The project will increase collaboration in science and technology with Pakistan in an area of great importance to both countries. This project is being supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Computer Network Systems.