Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2008 [electronic resource] : International Conference, Perugia, Italy, June 30 – July 3, 2008, Proceedings, Part I / edited by Osvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Antonio Laganà, David Taniar, Youngsong Mun, Marina L. Gavrilova.

Workshop on Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics (GEO-AN-MOD 2008) -- Workshop on Advances in Web Based Learning (AWBL 2007) -- Workshop on Computer Aided Information (CAI) Technology (CAIT 2008) -- Workshop on Computational GeoInformatics (COMPGEO 2008) -- Workshop on Embedded Systems for Ubiquitous Computing (ESUC 2008) -- Workshop on High-Performance Computing and Information Visualization (HPCIV 2008) -- Workshop on Mobile Communications (MC 2008) -- Workshop on Molecular Simulations Structures and Processes (MOSSAP 2008) -- Workshop on PULSES – Logical, Technical and Computational Aspects of Transformations and Suddenly Emerging Phenomena (PULSES 2008) -- General Track.

The two-volume set LNCS 5072 and 5073 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2008, held in Perugia, Italy, in June/July, 2008. The two volumes contain papers presenting a wealth of original research results in the field of computational science, from foundational issues in computer science and mathematics to advanced applications in virtually all sciences making use of computational techniques. The topics of the fully refereed papers are structured according to the five major conference themes: computational methods, algorithms and scientific applications, high performance technical computing and networks, advanced and emerging applications, geometric modelling, graphics and visualization, as well as information systems and information technologies. Moreover, submissions from more than 20 workshops and technical sessions in the areas, such as embedded systems, geographical analysis, computational geometry, computational geomatics, computer graphics, virtual reality, computer modeling, computer algebra, mobile communications, wireless networks, computational forensics, data storage, information security, web learning, software engineering, computational intelligence, digital security, biometrics, molecular structures, material design, ubiquitous computing, symbolic computations, web systems and intelligence, and e-education contribute to this publication.