Instructions for Submission

I. General Guidelines

   I.1. All submissions, in MS Word and PDF formats, are to be
         uploaded on Conference Website.

   I.2. Complete research papers are limited to maximum of 20 pages,
         including figures and tables.

   I.3. The research paper must include a separate title page that
         indicates clearly: (1) author(s), (2) affiliation(s), (3) complete
         addresses,telephone/fax numbers, and email address, (4) title
         of the research paper, and (5) selected topic area.

   I.4. Abstract should be at most 500 words that briefly describe
         your work and results.

   I.5. Keywords: At most 5 keywords describing the research paper
         theme.

   I.6. Introduction should identify the problem, the technical task,
        and the purpose of the paper. The last paragraph of the
        introduction should give an overview of the different sections
        of the paper.

   I.7. Suggested sections of the paper include:

• Literature Review and Objectives

• Problem Formulation

• Your Work

• Results

• Conclusion

• References

    I.8. References

       Paper Example

          [1] Last-name, I., Last2, I., and Last3, I., "Paper Title",
               Citation, year, pp. ??-??.

         Book Example

          [2] Last, I. and Last, I. Book Title, Publisher, year.

II. Formatting Guidelines

    II.1. Page Setup

          Page size: A4 with margins 2.7 from top and left and 2.5 from
          bottom and right.   

    II.2. Style Guidelines

          If you use styles defined in this file you should not worry
          about font, spacing, … etc.  For more details, please read
          below.

        II.2.1. Font 

          Font used in all of paper should be Times New Roman (except
          for designated figures or algorithm listing you may use Arial to
          differentiate but it is not mandatory).
 

        II.2.2. Title, authors and affiliation

          Title: size16 bold with first letter of each word capitalized
                  (uppercase).   

          Authors: size 14 Bold.

          Affiliation and address: size 12. 

        II.2.3. Headings and subheadings 

          Headings:  size 11 bold with letters all capitalized (uppercase).

          Subheadings: size 11 bold with first letter of each word
                            capitalized (uppercase).

          Sub-subheading: size 10 bold with first letter of first word
                                 capitalized (uppercase).

        II.2.4. Paragraphs and spacing

          Paragraphs should all be in Font 10, justified on both margins
          with no indentation for the first line. Single spacing should be
          used. A half-line spacing (6pts) should be left between
          paragraphs. A full-line spacing (12) should be left before major
          headings.

    II.3. Figures 

          - Figures should be clear and original. 
          - Each figure should have a caption, and caption size should
            be 12 and centered under the figure.
          - Figures should be within the paper inserted at the
            appropriate place and NOT all grouped at the end of the
            research paper.
          - Figures should be numbered sequentially for each section
            (e.g. 2.1, 2.2 … then 3.1, 3.2 …). 
           

    II.4. Equations
            - Each equation must have a number. 
          - Equations should be numbered sequentially within each
            section (e.g. 1, 2 … then 3…).

  Note:
             
           Papers not adhering to above format will be disqualified.