The Competition Judges will select two outstanding student papers. During the Closing Ceremony special certificates will be awarded to the student authors of the winning papers; and prizes will be given to the lead student author of the winning papers.

Awards 2 laptop computers (one for each winning paper),

sponsored by

FINA (Financial Agency, Croatia)

and

King racunala d.o.o., Croatia

The lead student author must present the paper in the Student Paper Competition Sessions at the Conference. The paper will be judged, along with others in the sessions, based on written technical content (70%) and on presentation effectiveness (30%). The Competition Judges will select one Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper and one Outstanding Graduate Student Paper. A special certificate will be awarded to the student authors of the winning papers; and prizes (to be announced) will be awarded to the Lead Student Author of the winning papers.

Student Papers Submitted for Competition

Databases, Data Warehousing, and Information Systems

+ Author(s): Hua-Yang Lin, Ping-Yu Hsu, Jun-Der Leu, Wen-Hsien Tsai
Title: An Analysis of ERP Systems Based on N-tier Architecture

+ Author(s): Jin-suk Kang, Myung-wha Kang, Chang-hee Park, Yeong-sung Choi, Jang-hyung Kim Title: Implementation of Embedded System for Vehicle Tracking and License Plates Recognition using Spatial Relative Distance

+ Author(s): Tong Ming Lim, Sai Peck Lee
Title: Object-Based Two-Phased Locking Protocol In Extolware Persistence Framework

+ Author(s): G. R. Gangadharan, Sundaravalli N Swami
Title: Business Intelligence Systems : Design and Implementation Strategies

Distance Education and Internet Collaboration

+ Author(s): Bojan Mauser, Mario Essert, Andelko Katalinic, Tihomir �ilic, Tomislav Marjanovic
Title: Educational WEB Collaboration System

+ Author(s): Gabriela Hykova
Title: Equality, Communication and Collaboration in Online Learning Environment: An Example of Language Education for Refugees

Human Interfaces and Interaction

+ Author(s): Anna Hedman, David A. Carr, Hans N�ssla
Title: Browsing Thumbnails: A Comparison of Three Techniques

+ Author(s): Tomislav Nakic-Alfirevic, Marijan �urek
Title: The Dvorak keyboard layout and possibilities of its regional adaptation

Information Society

+ Author(s): Rikard Land
Title: Understanding Evolution of Information Systems by Applying the General Definition of Information

Networwking, Middleware and Distributed Platforms

+ Author(s): T.K. Damodharan, V. Rhymend Uthariaraj
Title: USB Printer Driver Development For Handheld Devices