17 Research in NTU. Conferences

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2 4th International Conference on Construction Project Management (ICCPM 2004) The 4th International Conference on Construction Project Management held on 4 5 March 2004 at Marina Mandarin Singapore, attracted 100 participants from 14 countries. The conference was organized by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering from NTU and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). The theme, Remaking Construction in the Knowledge-Based Economy, focused on the strategic and technological solutions, as well as state-of-the-art innovations that the construction industry needed for remaking the industry to achieve sustainable growth in the knowledgebased economy. The conference provided the forum for academicians, researchers, construction professionals, contractors and public sector employees to share and exchange knowledge on new discoveries and concepts on the art and science of construction. 2nd International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE 2004) The Second International Conference on Scour and Erosion was organized by the Maritime Research Centre from NTU. It was held in Singapore from November 2004 and it attracted more than 100 participants from 28 different countries. This conference followed the successful First International Conference on Scour and Foundation held in 2002 at Texas, USA. The conference brought together scientists, researchers, engineers, decision makers and administrators interested in dealing with scour and erosion problems in waterways and coastal regions. Conferences 37 Conferences 37

3 8th International Conference on Control, Automotion, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2004) The Eighth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV2004) was held from 6 to 9 December 2004 in Kunming, the Spring City of China. ICARCV2004 was jointly organized by Nanyang Technological University and Nanjing University of Science and Technology. The conference received a total of 920 submissions including 159 invited papers. The technical program comprised 3 keynote speeches and 427 technical papers. More than 320 General Chairman delivering the welcome address. delegates from 24 countries presented their latest research findings. The conference concluded with a banquet dinner where the delegates were treated to a spectacular cultural performance, and a tour to the famous Stone Forest. President Su delivering the opening address. A magical performance at the Banquet Dinner. The winner of the ICARCV2004 Best Paper award. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2004) The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP) was held on October 2004 in Singapore. The ICIP 2004, co-chaired by Prof. Er Meng Hwa and Prof. Alex Kot, brought together over 900 leading engineers and scientists from around the world for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields image and video processing. ICIP 04 Welcome address by Professor Su Guaning, President of NTU. 38 Research in NTU

4 International Power Engineering Conference IPEC2003, the 6th in a continuing series of biennial International Power Engineering Conferences, was held at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, from November 27 to 29, The principal organizer of IPEC2003 was the Division of Power Engineering of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). The conference was co-organized by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE Singapore Centre), Singapore Power Ltd, Institution of Engineers (Singapore), the National University of Singapore, and the IEEE Power Engineering Chapter, Singapore. The conference attracted more than 300 abstracts, with attendance of 270 delegates from 27 countries. The IEEEsponsored keynote speakers were Dr. Miroslav Begovic from the USA, and Dr. Malcolm Kennedy from the UK. Conference delegates made to dance with Malay dancers at the Conference Banquet, Nov 27, NTU President Dr. Su Guaning addressing delegates at the Opening Ceremony, Nov 27, Joint Fourth International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and the Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia Mr. Boon Swan Foo, Managing Director of the Agency for Science, Technology & Research Addressed the Joint ICICS/ PCM Conference. The Joint Forth International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing and the Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia was organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) in December A total of 461 high-quality papers out of 625 received papers were selected for oral presentation in 54 well-attended technical sessions. The technical papers were arranged into six parallel sessions, covering the main technical areas of the conference viz., multimedia systems, computer systems, signal processing, communications and networking. The joint conference was opened by Mr. Boon Swan Foo as our Guest-of-Honour and two world renowned professors as our keynote speakers. International Symposium on Integrated Circuits, Devices & Systems (ISIC 2004) Dr. J Hollenhorst was delivering his keynote address. ISIC-2004 was hold in Singapore on 8 10 September 2004 and was organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) in co-operation with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). The biennial ISIC is one of the premier symposiums in the Asia-Pacific region that provides a forum for integrated circuit designers, EDA developers, manufacturing engineers, and academics to present, share and discuss new research developments, future trends and innovative ideas pertaining to Integrated Circuits, Devices and Systems. Discussion with delegates. Conferences 39

5 ThinFilms 2004 and NanoTech 2004 The 2nd International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films & Surface Coatings ("ThinFilms 2004") and The 1st International Conference on Nanotechnology ( Nanothech 2004 ) were held together as the ThinFilms 2004 and NanoTech 2004 International Conference from July 13 to 17, 2004 in Singapore. It was organized by the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from NTU, the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and the Materials Research Society of Singapore. Thin Films 2004 brings together state-of-the-art developments on all aspects related to the processing, characterization and applications of thin films and surface coatings, while nanotechnology is, by nature, multidisciplinary nano-fabrication and engineering applications of nano-scale structures has been an exciting highlight in Nanotech Some exhibitors and sponsors at the Conference. Conference on Molecular Approaches to Malaria (MAM 2004) In January 2004, the School of Biological Sciences hosted its first international conference on Molecular Approaches to Malaria, MAM2004. In addition to the international panel of speakers, over 100 participants attended the meeting. The organizers and speakers of the meeting: front row from left: Kevin Tan (NUS, organizer), Jane Lanhorne (National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK), Dominique Soldati (Imperial College, London, UK), Sanjeev Drishna (St George Hospital Medical School, London, UK), Tiow Suan Sim (NUS, organizer), back row from left: Arthur Sherf (Pasteur Institute, Paris, France), John Adams (Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA), George Snounou (Museum National d Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France), Peter Preiser (NTU, chief organizer), Kevin Marsh (KEMR, Kalifi, Kenya and Oxford University, UK), Laurent Renia (Institute Cochin-Inserm-Hopital Cochim, Paris, France), Ammit Sharma (ICGI, New Delhi, India), and Andy Waters (Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Holland). 40 Research in NTU

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