Campus report :The 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT) started on Monday at Daffodil International University (DIU) at its Asulia campus. ICCT is powered by Robi under the platinum sponsorship and supported by Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT.Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP, State Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. While Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary, ICT Division of Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology was present as the special guest. Md Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees of DIU presided over the program. Prof Dr M Lutfar Rahman, Vice Chancellor of DIU delivered the welcome speech. Among others Prof, Mohammad S Alam, University of South Alabama, USA as the Co-Chair of the program committee, Prof Dr Syed Akhtar Hossain, Organizing Chair and Head Dept of Computer Science and Engineering and Manzur Rahman, Head of Digital Service, Robi Axiata Limited also adressed.The main theme of ICCIT 2014 is “ICCIT for Innovation”. This year ICCIT is partnered by renowned foreign universities of European Union; Amity University and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), India. Alongside the academic partners, as industry partner Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS), Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), CTO Forum Bangladesh, Bangladesh Electronic Society (BES) and Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT) has already joined ICCIT 2014 to leverage industry academy dialogue. Total 367 original research papers were submitted at ICCIT 2014 from 28 countries through conference management system. It is the record number of submissions from different countries in such international conference for the first time in Bangladesh. All these research papers were reviewed by more than 100 reviewers from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Fiji, China, Malaysia and Srilanka. The review was managed by Professor Mohammad Ataul Karim, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of MassachusettsAfter successful review of papers, out of 367 submissions, a total of 100 papers received acceptance for oral presentation at ICCIT 2014 during 22-23 December, 2014 with a record acceptance rate 27% which is the lowest ever in the region. These 100 accepted papers are from 9 countries with 84% acceptance from Bangladesh.In ICCIT 2014, four keynote speeches and 5 technical talks will be delivered by Professor Matthew Turk from University of California, USA; Professor Hongnian Yu from Bournemouth University, UK; Professor Tarek M Sobh from University of Bridgeport, USA; Professor Muhammad H. Rashid from University of West Florida, USA and technical talks from Professor Balvinder Shukla and Professor Sunil Kumar Khatri from Amity University, India; Dr. Anis Haque from University of Calgary, Canada; Dr. Ikuhisa Mitsugami from Osaka University, Japan and Dr. Emdad Ahmed from Winano State University, USA. In this two day long prestigious international conference of 22-23 December 2014, broad assortments of technical program including game camps, competitive learning sessions, mobile apps forum, and different workshops are planned. Immediate after the inauguration and plenary session, an industry academy round table will be on “Future of ICT in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges” in presence of industry, academy and government. Professor Matthew Turk will conduct a scientific research workshop on Mobile Vision on 22 December 2014, the next generation technological development. Dr. Anis Haque of University of Calgary will conduct another technical workshop on K12 Science and Engineering Education on 23 December 2014.From Industry, Robi Axiata Limited will setup an experience center on the venue for the interactive participations. Besides, Robi will also conduct a technical session on the emerging platform for the young talented minds to dive into the next generation mobile apps development. IEEE Bangladesh section will also give presentation on activities of IEEE in Bangladesh. A mini seminar will be conducted by Bangladesh Women in IT (BWIT) and Bangladesh Women in Engineering (BWE). Mobile Monday will be organized by BASIS. Bangladesh Association of Problem Setters (BAPS) will conduct a competitive learning session and BOT contest for the participants. CTO Forum Bangladesh will also conduct a seminar along with the ISP Association of Bangladesh.
