We cordially invite you to attend the 4th International Conference on Multimedia Information Networking and Security (MINES 2012) to be held on November 2–4, 2012 in Nanjing, China. The conference will be organized by Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University and Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.

With the development of multimedia technology and network technology, multimedia services become more and more popular. In nowadays, multimedia information refers to not only text, image, video or audio but also graphics, flash, web, 3D data, etc. Multimedia information is networked in various modes, e.g., fixed network, wireless network, mobile network, etc. Multimedia information may be generated, processed, transmitted, retrievaled, consumed or shared in various environments. Additionally, security becomes an important issue for information networking. During the past decades, many works have been done in multimedia information networking and security.

MINES 2012 aims to provide a platform for worldwide researchers and engineers to exchange the latest research results on multimedia information services, with the focuses on multimedia, networking, services and security. The manuscripts covering the novel algorithms, architectures, implementations and experiences are welcome. Papers will be accepted based on peer review and should contain original, high quality work. The topics include but are not limited to:

The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press, available in the conference, and indexed by EI Compendex and ISTP. High-quality Papers selected from the conference will be published by several special issues of international journals:

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