Welcome to Mosharaka International Conference on Communications, Propagation, and Electronics (MIC-CPE2010). This event is intended to represent a major forum for researchers, engineers and students from all over the world to meet in Amman to present their latest research results and to exchange new ideas and practical experience in data and computer communications, optical fiber communications, microwaves, antennas and propagation, and electronic circuits, devices and systems. Coming to Jordan represents a unique opportunity to witness the embrace of history and future. As small in area as it is, Jordan has a rich history spanning thousands of years, that a tourist can only admire. Places like Petra and the Dead Sea are examples of the many one-of-a-kind places to visit in Jordan. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a living model of a large and modern city that has all kinds of tourist attractions. On top of all that, Jordan, as a peaceful country in a turbulent area, enjoys extreme levels of safety and security. Jordanian people are internationally known for generosity, hospitality and cultural awareness and tolerance.

MIC-CPE2009 is the third edition of Mosharaka International Conference on Communications, Propagation, and Electronics. In each of the first two editions, the conference received more than 100 paper submissions. After rigorous peer reviewing, the average number of accepted papers was 60.

Only full paper submissions are allowed at all Mosharaka International Conferences, including MIC-CPE. The traditions of rigorous peer reviewing and accepting only the top quality papers will continue in MIC-CPE2010. Our outstanding reviewing process is facilitated by careful selection of technical program committee members from among the best international experts doing research in the conference topics. Each submitted paper is subject to no less than two peer reviews before it can be considered for acceptance.

At each Mosharaka International Conference, and based on paper review scores, the paper with the highest scores receives the Best Paper Award. This a cash award to which only presented papers are eligible. The best paper is usually delivered to the presenter of the winning paper at the main conference dinner. The following paper has won the MIC-CCA2008 best paper award:

Full Wave Analysis of Circular Guiding Structures Using One and Two Dimensional Finite Difference Frequency Domain Method, by Mohammad Rawhi Rawashdeh and Nihad I Dib.

In recognition of the quality of Mosharaka International Conferences, authors of papers that have been presented at MIC-CPE2009 have been offered the chance to prepare extended versions of their papers for submission to a special issue of the IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagaiton (IET-MAP). Papers that have been submitted to this special issue have all been reviewed, and the special issue has entered the final stages of publication. The special issue is expected to be published in the first half of 2010. Both authors of the MIC-CPE2009 best paper were awarded a one-year complimentary subscription to IET-MAP.

In light of the success of MIC-CPE2009, and in appreciation of the quality of the papers that will be published in the MIC-CPE2009 IET-MAP special issue, the IET has decided to devote a special issue of IET-MAP to extended versions of MIC-CPE2010 presented papers.

General Conference Chairman

Mohammad M. Banat Jordan University of Science and Technology Jordan

Conference Organizer

Jaser K. Mahasneh Mosharaka for Researches and Studies Jordan

Organizing Committee

Ma Ox Un

Technical Program Committee

Raed A Abd-Alhameed University of Bradford United Kingdom Nazar Ali Khaifa University United Arab Emirates Deepak Dahiya Jaypee University of Information Technology India Komosny Dan Brno University of Technology Czech Republic Khaled Daqrouq Philadelphia University Jordan Pouya Derakhshan-Barjoei Islamic Azad University Iran Nihad I Dib Jordan University of Science and Technology Jordan Mohamed Fezari University of Algeria Algeria Oliver D Holland King's College London United Kingdom Jiankun Hu RMIT University Australia Nen-Fu Huang National Tsing Hua University Taiwan Mousa Hussein UAE University United Arab Emirates Widad Ismail Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia George Latsas University of Athens Greece Sivanand Krishnan Institute for Infocomm Research Singapore Abbas Ali Lotfi Neyestanak IRIEE Iran Tzyh-Ghuang Ma National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan Ahmad Masoud KFUPM Saudi Arabia Ales Prokes Brno University of Technology Czech Republic Amir Masoud Rahmani Islamic Azad University Iran Omar Ramadan Eastern Mediterranean University Turkey Brian Sadler Army Research Laboratory United States Muhammed Salamah Eastern Mediterranean University Turkey Jaydip Sen Tata Consultancy Services India Pierre Siohan France Telecom France Arijit Ukil TCS India George S Tombras University of Athens Greece Bartosz Wietrzyk University of Nottingham United Kingdom Stanislav Zvanovec Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Republic

DCC	Data and Computer Communications	Submit
OFC	Optical Fiber Communications	Submit
MAP	Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation	Submit
CCS	Communications Circuits and Systems	Submit

All-Optical Communication Networks	Analog Comumications Circuits	Analog Signal Processing
Antennas	ATM Networks	Broadband Communications
Circuit Modeling and Simulation	Circuit Noise Analysis	Circuits, Devices and Subsystems
Communication Channels	Communication Networks	Computer Communications
Computational Electromagnetics	Computer-Aided Circuit Design	Digital Comumications Circuits
Data Communications	Electromagnetic Compatibility	Electromagnetic Theory
FPGA's for Communications	Guided Wave Propagation	Hybrid Networks
Internetworking	Light Detectors for Communications	Light Sources for Communications
Lightwave System Components	Microwave Electronics	Microwave Engineering
Millimeter Wave Electronics	Millimeter Wave Propagation	Multiple Access Techniques
Network Control and Management	Network Performance and Simulation	Network Protocols and Architectures
Network Reliability and Availability	Network Security and Privacy	Nonlinear Communication Circuits
Optical Communication Networks	Optical Fiber Communication Systems	Optical Fibers
Optical Modulation Techniques	Optical Signal Processing	Optical Wireless Communications
Optoelectronics	Radio Frequency Electronics	Satellite Communications
Software Radio Systems	System-on-Chip	Transmission Lines and Waveguides
Ultrawideband Communications	Unguided Wave Propagation	WDM Optical Networks

Author Notifications	2 February 2010
Final Paper Submission	17 February 2010
Registration Deadline	27 February 2010

Title	The Future of 4G Technologies: A Look at WiMAX vs LTE
Session	Keynote Session: 2:00-3:00 pm on Friday, 5 March 2010
Speaker	Dr. Mohamed K. Nezami Philadelphia University, Jordan
Summary	Fourth-Generation (4G) wireless standard is a term used to describe the future complete evolution of current various wireless communications standards around the world (3G, WiMax, WiFi, GSM). The envisioned 4G system will be able to provide a comprehensive all IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can all be delivered to all users as Anytime-Anywhere fashion. The Current global 4G runners are the 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX). Both of these systems utilize the latest state of the art communication signaling namely Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), highly efficient digital modulation schemes (QAM and Turbo coding), and both are all IP networks with QOS and security. Furthermore, both of these systems are designed to accommodate the fixed and highly mobile users. Previously, industry players predicted that WiMAX and LTE are not competing technologies, but rather are complementing each other. Nowadays however, many researchers and system providers started seeing a clearer picture of 4G. Many have started actually thinking that both systems are converging, and thus LTE alone may become the 4G standard of the world. But it remains to be seen if either of these systems will qualify as 4G/ IMT-Advanced networks when they are rolled out and deployed around the world based on their operational performance against the current numerous IMT Advanced requirements. Generally however, it can be said that worldwide, LTE’s prospects look promising. In this presentation talk, Dr. Nezami will provide an overview and industry prospective of both LTE and WiMax systems. Topics will be covered include: basic standard parameters, signaling and coding, MIMO, OFDMA, link adaptation strategies, LTE and WiMax efficient modulation and robust coding, and the next generation network architecture (NGN) that will provide seamless communication over various different standards..
Speaker Biography	Dr. Nezami has taught as an adjunct professor and worked as a researcher and developer of electronics systems in USA for 15 years. Currently Dr. Nezami is a member of the board managing the Hashimiah group, an Iraqi company based in Amman that provides post war technical solutions for the reconstruction of Iraq. Until 2004, Dr. Nezami was a Sr. Principal Design Engineer with the Raytheon Company in St. Petersburg Florida-USA, where he mainly worked on digital ground radios and satellite transponder designs. For the past two years, Dr. Nezami lectured at Princess Sumaya University for technology in Amman Jordan. Dr. Nezami has a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University (2001) and both M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado (1988 and 1991). Dr. Nezami has numerous electrical engineering journal & conference publications, and holds three USA patents in the filed of wireless communication electronics. He is a USA ham radio operator with the call-sign of KI4CUA. Dr. Nezami can be contacted by email at mohamed_nezami@msn.co

Title	Mobile Phones, Mobile Stations and Human Health
Session	Tutorial Session: 5:00-7:00 pm on Friday, 5 March 2010
Speaker	Dr. Omar Ramadan Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
Summary	In recent years, mobile telecommunication has been developed considerably. However, since mobile telephony leads to widespread electromagnetic field exposure, concerns about the safety of using mobile telephones have been increased as well. The focus of this tutorial will be on the following issues:  Are mobile phones safe? What are the possible risks? Are there any risks on children?  How can we reduce these risks (if any) and what precautions need to be taken? What are the possible health risks from mobile phone base station antennas? Is it safe to live or work on the top floor of a building that has a mobile phone base station antenna on it?  Are there any safety guidelines and what precautions need to be taken when working around mobile phone base station antennas?
Speaker Biography	Dr. Ramadan received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Turkey, in 1999. He was appointed in the same university as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in 1999, 2003, and 2009, respectively. His research interest includes Computational Electromagnetic and Digital Signal processing. Dr. Ramadan has authored or co-authored over 40 scientific journal articles, over 20 international conference papers and also supervised 2 MSc and one PhD theses. Dr. Ramadan is serving as a reviewer for many international journals in the field of computational electromagnetic.

Authors of accepted papers can register by sending the camera ready versions of their papers along with a scan of the registration fee payment (see details of how to make the payment below). Authors of multiple accepted papers (up to three per author) will be required to pay a single registration fee. Please send registration documents above to banat@mosharaka.net.

Important: As mentioned clearly in the notification letters, each final paper submission should be accompanied by a document detailing how the authors have accounted for reviewer comments.

For camera ready formatting instructions, please click the "Paper Formatting" tab above.

Registration Deadline

28 February 2010

Registration Fees Regular Regiatration 400 € Student Registration 200 € Payment Methods Bank Transfer To the order of: Mosharaka for Researches and Studies;P.O. Box (60), Jerash(26111), Jordan Bank Bank of Jordan, P.O. Box (2140), Al-Shmeisani, Amman (11181), Jordan Swift Code BJORJOAX Account No. 0343050848792004 MoneyGram – Western Union To the order of: Jaser Khalaf Mahasneh Chairman of Mosharaka for Researches and Studies P.O. Box (60), Jerash(26111), Jordan Mobile No. +962/7/77835611 +962/7/97160169

The formatting settings below are intended for final versions of papers that are accepted for presentation at Mosharaka international conferences. These settings can be used strictly or loosely in review versions of submitted papers. However, this is totally optional. Review paper versions only need to follow an acceptable format that is generally convenient for reviewing purposes. These settings are to be strictly followed for final versions of accepted conference papers. If you prefer, you may download the document template here. File type PDF (only) Maximum Number of Pages 6 (this is a hard limit, extra page charges apply) Paper Size 8.5''x11'' letter Margins 1'' on all four sides Number of Columns 2 Column Width 3'' Spacing between Columns 0.5'' Font Times (new roman) Page Header Text Conference name, exactly as it appears on the conference website. Please take note of commas, letter capitalization, ..., etc. Font Times (new roman) Font Style Italic Font Size 10 Example Mosharaka International Conference on Communications, Computers and Applications Page Footer Text Conference acronym, exactly as it appears on the conference website. Please take note of the hyphen and the space before the year. Font Times (new roman) Font Style Italic Font Size 10 Example MIC-CCA 2008 Page Numbers None Font Sizes and Styles Paper Title 14 Bold Centered Section Titles 12 Bold All Other Subtitles 12 Bold Figure and Table Captions 9 Normal General Text 10 Normal Section Numbering I, II, III, ... Equations Centered with right-flushed numbers References IEEE style using square brackets for numbering Tables and Figures Place after first referral, not at end of paper If the above specifications do not answer all formatting questions that you may have, please contact me at: banat@mosharaka.net.

MIC-CPE2009 will be held at Days Inn-Amman Hotel. This elegant is located in one of the most beutiful areas of Amman. Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) is around 30 minutes away. Taxis are available outside the terminals. Shuttle buses also link QAIA with Amman’s Abdali city center terminal every half-hour between 06.00 and 23.00 and every hour between 23.00 - 06.00.

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