ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

3rd

ICQRIT
2006

2 - 4 DECEMBER 2006

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON
QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND INFOCOM TECHNOLOGY

(Trends And Future Direction)

Venue
Indian National Science Academy
Bahadurshah Zafar Marg
New Delhi-110002

Organised by
Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management
Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi
Defense Research and Development Organisation
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani
Co-Organised by
DQM Research Center, Prijevor, Cacak, Serbia
Department of O.R. and S.Q.C., S.K. University, Kurnool
MMK College of Commerce& Economics Bandra ,Mumbai

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3rd
ICQRIT
2006

OBJECTIVE
The world is fast heading towards a single market. In this globally competitive environment,
quality and reliability are the key issues in attaining market leadership. This competitive
advantage through quality and reliability in the market place is possible through the development
of knowledge bases and easy access to structured databases on systems, processes and
technology in general. This theme on Quality, Reliability and IT is most appropriate in the
current context as well as in the future. Issues in Information-Communication Technology in the
current perspective include communication over high performance networks, reliable and
secured flow of information. Reliability issues are also of prime importance in the development
of high quality software, design of systems and processes and their maintenance. Life Cycle Cost
and Effectiveness are the buzzwords in industry to provide a cutting edge in the commercial
sector including industries such as the defense, automation and aerospace and the power utilities.
The Conference will not only take stock of trends and developments at the turn of the
millennium, but will also provide future directions. Besides, it will help in sharing of experience
and exchange of ideas, which will foster National/International collaboration.
The first ICQRIT was held in the year 2000, which was an overwhelming success. During the
valedictory function of the Conference the delegates called upon the organizers to hold the event
every three years, consequently the second ICQRIT was held in 2003. Now we are holding the
third ICQRIT . The topics of the Conference would include but not restricted to :
Quality Management
Statistical Methods in Quality Control
Design for Quality
Power Systems
Software and Quality Standards
Total Quality Management
Reliability
Reliability and Maintenance
Power Systems
Software Engineering and Testing
Human Systems
Reliable and Secure Communications
Computing Systems
Modeling and Simulation
General Problems
Combat Operations and War Games

Stochastic modeling in environment with special reference to seismic and land slide
hazards

Infocomm Technology (IT)

Coding and Prototyping
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
Network Technologies
Applications in Business, Marketing, Finance, Education, HealthCare and rural
Development
Operations Research and IT
IT Security
Mobile Communications
Mathematics Applications
Fuzzy Sets
Artificial Neural networks
Stochastic Petrinets
Safety and Risk analysis
Probabilistic Safety Assessment
Risk Analysis
Probabilistic Fracture Mechanism and Fatigue Analysis

There will be special sessions for invited lectures by eminent experts from the fields of Quality,
Reliability and IT.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Authors interested in presenting research papers of theoretical / applied nature or case studies are
invited to submit an Abstract not exceeding 300 words latest by August 15, 2006. The abstract
should include keywords/phrases, full address along with the broad conference topic. The conference
souvenir will contain abstracts of the papers accepted for presentation.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The refereed proceedings of the conference will be brought out after the conference. Registered
delegates will be entitled for a copy of the proceedings. Three copies of the full paper are to be
submitted preferably by October 31, 2006.
Accepted papers are eligible for publication in the Conference Proceedings subject to a page
limitation. Authors need not submit complete papers if they are not interested in including their
papers in the Conference Proceedings.
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CHIEF PATRON
Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, Delhi

PATRONS
K. V. Raghavan,
Chairman, RAC, DRDO, India
L. K. Maheshwari
Director, BITS, Pilani
Manoj Tirodkar
CMD, GTL, Mumbai
Kailash Chaudhary
CMD, Aksh Optic Fibre Ltd, Delhi

Piyush Goel
CMD, Flashnet(India) Ltd, Mumbai
Kameshwar Rao
Director, MIC Ltd, Hyderabad
Nanik Rupani
CMD, ENKAY Telecom Ltd, Mumbai
Ljubisa Papic
Serbia

GENERAL CHAIR
P. K. Kapur, University of Delhi, Delhi

CONFERENCE CHAIR
A. K. Verma, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Arun Kumar, Defence Research Development Organisation
A. Srividya, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR
C. Umashankar, Dept. of O. R. and S. Q. C., S. K. University
E. Sankara Rao, IDFC, Mumbai
D. N. Goswami, Jiwaji University
N. L. Butani, MMK College, Mumbai

CONFERENCE SECRETARY
A. K. Bardhan, DU, Delhi

CONFERENCE JOINT-SECRETARY
Anu Gupta, DU, Delhi

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

S. K. Tandon, Pro Vice-Chancellor, DU, Delhi, Chair
Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, DU, India Co-Chair
Amarnath Banerjee, USA
Amit Mokashi, USA
Arya Kumar, BITS, Pilani
Ashok K. Mittal, India
B. R. Natarajan, BITS, Pilani
Bo Bergman, Sweden
C. R. Bector, Canada
Chris Seow, UK
D. Bhatia, India
D. N. P. Murthy, Australia
Frank Beichelt, South Africa
Fugee Tsung, Hong Kong
G. Gopal, India
H. Pham, USA
Hiroyuki Okamura, Japan
Ioan C. Bacivarov, Romania
J. Knezevic, UK
J. Rajgopal, USA
Jin Wang, UK
John D. Musa, USA
K. B. Misra, India
K. Kanoun, France
K. Rambabu, India
K. S. Trivedi, USA
Kai-Yuan Cai, China
Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, USA
Krishna Havaldar, India
Kus Sharma, India
L Thabane, Canada
Ljubisa Papic, Serbia
M. Jeya Chandra, USA
M. Mostafa, Egypt
M. R. Lyu, Hong Kong
M. R. Rao, India
Mahesh Chandra, USA
Mahesh Pandey, Canada
Manju Lata Agarwal, Delhi
Min Xie, Singapore
Mitsuhiro Kimura, Japan
Naota Kaio, Japan
O P Gupta, USA

Omar Shatnawi, Jordan

P. B. Sharma, Delhi
P. H. Bhave, India
P. R. Parthasarathy, IIT, Chennai
P. S. Kruger, South Africa
Peter Cerone, Australia
Rajasekhar Reddy, India
Ram Chillarege, USA
S. Chakarvorti, USA
S. G. Deshmukh, India
S. J. Classen, South Africa
S. K. Goyal, Canada
S. Kumar, Zimbabwe
S. Osaki, Japan
S. P. Mukherjee, India
S. Venkateswaran, BITS, India
S. Yamada, Japan
Said Younes, Syria
Sam Keene, USA
Santosh N. Kabadi, Canada
Soundar R.T. Kumara, USA
Stephen E. Chick, France
Sy-Yen Kuo, Taiwan
Tadashi Dohi, Japan
U. Dinesh Kumar, India
V. K.Gaur, India
V. Makis, Canada
V. Mitra, India
V. S. S. Yadavalli, South Africa
V. Shankar, India
Vijay Nair, USA
Way Kuo, USA

REGISTRATION FEE

Delegates from abroad:

Without accommodation
: US$250
With accommodation (twin sharing)
: US$500
With accommodation (single occupancy)
: US$600
( $50 discount over registration fee for SREQOM members )
Delegates from research / educational institutions (India):
Without accommodation
: Rs. 3000
With accommodation (twin sharing)
: Rs. 4000
With accommodation (single occupancy)
: Rs. 6000
( Rs. 500 discount over registration fee for SREQOM members )
Corporate Delegates (India):
Without accommodation
: Rs. 5000
With accommodation (twin sharing)
: Rs. 6000
With accommodation (single occupancy)
: Rs. 8000
( Rs. 500 discount over registration fee for SREQOM members )
Students:
Without accommodation
: Rs. 1000 / US$150
With accommodation (twin sharing)
: Rs. 2000/US$300
( Rs. 200 / $20 discount over registration fee for SREQOM members )

The registration fee includes Conference kit, lunches, tea/coffee and conference dinner. The
registration fee is to be made by account payee demand draft in favour of ICQRIT and made
payable at Delhi/New Delhi.
Delegates accompanied by their spouses shall pay an additional amount of US$200 only in addition
to their registration fee. The spouses will be entitled to all conference facilities except conference kit.
For Indian delegates this amount is Rs.2000.
US$30 or Rs. 500 may be added to the registration fee as late fee, if it is paid after October 31, 2006,
for foreign or Indian delegates respectively. Individual letters of invitation, which can be useful for
obtaining grants, will be sent on request.

VENUE
The venue of the conference is Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Bahadurshah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110002. New Delhi, the capital and the third largest city of India is a fusion of the
ancient and the modern. Comprising of two contrasting yet harmonious parts, the Old Delhi and
New Delhi, the city is a travel hub of Northern India.INSA has excellent conference facilities with
auditoriums and convention centers. It is centrally located with easy access to airports, railway
terminals and prime commercial centers of the city. Details about local transportation will be mailed
to the participants before the conference.

CLIMATE
Delhi is situated on the banks of river Yamuna in the northern part of India. It is a land locked city
with type of continental climate. Delhi, the capital of India, is 239 meters above sea level. Weather
will be pleasant in December. Temperature ranges between 6 to 25 degree Celsius in this season.
Standing along the West End of Gangetic Plain, Delhi, unwinds a picture rich with monuments,
museums, galleries, gardens and exotic shows.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chair
R. K. Jain, R.A.C., DRDO
Co-Chair
P. C. Jha, DU, Delhi
Piyush N. Mehta, TCS, Mumbai
Vivek Agarwal, IIT, Mumbai
Suraj Rane, PCCE, Goa
Members
A. A. Chari, Kurnool
A. D. Dharmadhikari, University of Pune, Pune
A. M. Salsingikar, Mumbai
Amit Sharma, Bangalore
Amrina Kausar, DU, Delhi
Anshu Gupta, DU, Delhi
Ashok Jethy, MTIM, Delhi
B. Bandyopadhyay, IIT Bombay
B. K. Dass, DU, Delhi
Bimal C. Deka, AEC, Guwahati
C. Nadamuni Reddy, Puttur
Cmdr. P. G. Ramesh, Pune
Cmdr. Rana, Mumbai
Deepali Gupta, JIIT, Noida
Dinesh Saini, BITS, Pilani
G. C. Sharma, IBS, Agra
G. S. Malik, DRDO, Delhi
Girish Kumar, IIT, Bombay
Gopal Bhushan, DRDO, Delhi
H. N. Suresh, Mumbai
J. L. Narayana, Andhra University
K. K. Aggarwal, DU, Delhi
K. Krishnamurthy, University of Cochin
K. L. A. P. Sharma, S.K. University
K. S. P. Rao, Anna University, Chennai
M. Hariprasad, Mumbai
M. V. Bhatkar, Mumbai
M. V. Murlidhar, BITS, Pilani
M. Vivekananda Murthy, Andhra University
Mahesh Kuruba, Mumbai

Manjunath, Mumbai
N. K. Chadha , DU, Delhi
Neelam Bhalla, DRDO, Delhi
Om Prakash, GNDU, Amritsar
P. Bhattacharya, IIT, Bombay
P. K. Saxena, DRDO, Delhi
P. L. Maggu, GSBA, Ghaziabad
P. S. V. Nataraj, IIT, Bombay
Prabhudeva S., Mumbai
Preeti Wanti Srivastava, DU, Delhi
R. Anil, Mumbai
R. K. Gupta, India
R. K. Tuteja, M.D. University, Rohtak
Raj Kumar, Baroda
Rajeev Gupta, DRDO, Delhi
Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar, GEC, Goa
S. C. Jethi, DRDO, Delhi
S. K. Aggarwal, DIT, Delhi
S. M. Verma, S.K.U, Kurnool
S. Varadarajan, Sysnet Associates, Bangalore
Sanjay Singh, Jiwaji University, Gwalior
Satish Allampallewar, Mumbai
Srinivas Rao, Mumbai
Srinivasan, University of Madras
Srivenkataramana, University of Bangalore
Subburaj Ramasamy, Centre for Reliability
Subhash Mahajan, GNDU, Amritsar
V. K. Kapoor, N.S.I.T., Delhi
V. Mariappan, GEC, Goa
Secretary
Ompal Singh, DU, Delhi
Jt. Secretaries
Sunil K. Khatri, MTIM, Delhi
Kalpana Yadav, IGIT, Delhi
Archana Kumar, DU, Delhi

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chair
Gargi Keeni, TCS, Kolkata

Co-Chair
C. K. Jaggi, DU, Delhi
V. K. Sehgal, BU, Jhansi
Bimal Misra, BITS, Pilani
K. Mahesh, KPIT, Mumbai
Members
A. K. Nayyar, DRDO, Delhi
A. K. Saini, DU, Delhi
A. K. Vijaya, NPCIL, Mumbai
Alok Mishra, NPCIL, Mumbai
Alok Mittal, NSIT, Delhi
Archana Kumar, DU, Delhi
Ashok Chauhan, NPCIL, Mumbai
B. Dattatreya Sharma, Kurnool
B. R. L. Kantham, Nagarjuna University
C. S. Reddy, S. V. University College , Tirupura
C. V. Rao, Nagarjuna University
Debashis Dutta, DRDO, Delhi
Deepak Kumar, JSSATE, Noida
G. Gopal, University of Madras
G. Srinivas, NPCIL, Mumbai
Gita Babaria, CQA Folks, Mumbai,
Gopika Vinod, BARC, Mumbai
H. R. Puttur, University of Durban
Harish Chandra, University of Bangalore
Indu Tyagi, IILM, Greater Noida
K. Durga Rao, BARC, Mumbai
A. K. Ghosh, BARC, Mumbai
K. Srinivasa Rao, Andhra University
Kamna Malik , IMT , Ghaziabad
M. Krishna Reddy, Osmania University
Madhu Jain, B.R.A. University, Agra
Manish Tripathi, DU, Delhi
Manoj Kumar, BARC, Mumbai
N. J. Rajaram, Syntel Ltd., Mumbai
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Neeta Tandan, NIC, Delhi

Niloy Mitter, TISCO, Jamshedpur
P. C. Saxena, JNU, Delhi
P. R. Bansal, HFCL, Delhi
P. R. Lakhsmi Kanthan, ISI, Delhi
P. V. Varde, BARC, Mumbai
R. C. Sharma, Delhi
R. K. Saraf, BARC, Mumbai
R. K. Tuli,
R. Rastogi, BARC, Mumbai
Rajee Guptan, NPCIL, Mumbai
Rubina Mittal, DU, Delhi
Rajashekhar, Bangalore
S. K. Gupta, IIT, Delhi
S. S. Bajaj, NPCIL, Mumbai
S. S. Mishra, Avadh University, Faizabad
S. V. Amari, USA
Sanjay Aggarwal, SANMACS, Delhi
Sanjit Singh , DRDO , Delhi
Santosh, BARC,Mumbai
Satish Kr. Goel, DU, Delhi
Shrikant, DRDO, Delhi
Sunil Sharma, FMS, Delhi
V. Bhasin, BARC, Mumbai
V. N. Patkar, MRDA, Mumbai
V. V. S. Sanyasi Rao, BARC, Mumbai
Veena Jain, DU, Delhi
Y. Krishna Reddy, S.K. University
Y. Vijay Kumar, Bangalore

Secretary
Amit Gupta, DU, Delhi
Jt. Secretaries
V. B. Singh, DU, Delhi
Prashant Johri, MTIM, Delhi
Sameer Anand, DU, Delhi

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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Editors
P. K. Kapur, University of Delhi, Delhi
A. K. Verma, IIT, Bombay

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION

Prof. P. K. Kapur
General Chair, ICQRIT 2006
Department of Operational Research
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
New Academic Block,
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Tel:(+91-11) 27666672 (O), 27666299 (R)
Fax: (+91-11) 27666672
E-mail: pkkapur1@gmail.com
icqrit2006@gmail.com
icqrit2006@rediffmail.com

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organizations, involved in the concerned field, in the Abstract Proceedings Volume of the
conference. The interested organizations are required to send advertisement material, i.e., Art
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