<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(65,65,66)"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"><b>The International Conference on Multimedia Computing, Networking and Applications (MCNA2024)</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(65,65,66);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"><b>17–20 SEPTEMBER, 2024 - VALENCIA, SPAIN</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:red;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">CO-SPONSORED BY IEEE</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:red;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN HYBRID MODE</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://mcna-conference.org/2024/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">https://mcna-conference.org/2024/</font></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Full Paper Important Dates</font></span></b></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Full Paper Submission:  <span style="color:rgb(255,99,71)">June 25, 2024 (Firm Deadline Extension)</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Full Paper Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2024</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Camera Ready Submission: August 10, 2024</font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">About the Conference:</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">The multimedia landscape reflects a dynamic and ever-expanding ecosystem. Video content continued to dominate the digital realm, constituting more than 80% of global internet traffic, with YouTube standing out as a platform where users collectively upload a staggering 500 hours of video every minute. Social media platforms, including Instagram and Snapchat, showcased the power of visual communication, with users sharing over 100 million photos and 3 billion snaps daily. While specific numbers regarding virtual and augmented reality were not available, the increasing interest and investment in these technologies indicated a rising trend towards immersive multimedia experiences. Streaming services like Netflix played a pivotal role in shaping internet traffic patterns, contributing significantly to the multimedia data surge. The mobile landscape witnessed a substantial increase in data consumption, driven by users' growing penchant for multimedia content on smartphones. The total global storage for multimedia data reached the zettabyte scale, fuelled largely by the proliferation of cloud storage services. Digital photography, with billions of daily uploads, continued to be a cornerstone of online expression. User-generated content platforms and podcasts experienced exponential growth, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of multimedia content creation. As a collective force, multimedia traffic, encompassing activities like video streaming and online gaming, emerged as a key driver shaping the landscape of global internet usage. The International Conference on Multimedia Computing, Networking and Applications (MCNA) is a premier forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the latest advancements, challenges, and future directions in the field of multimedia computing, networking, and applications. MCNA aims to bring together experts from academia and industry to foster collaboration, share insights, and promote innovative research in multimedia technologies.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Call for Papers:</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">We invite submissions of high-quality research papers addressing original and unpublished work on various aspects of multimedia computing, networking, and applications. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 01: Multimedia Systems and Architectures</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 02: Image and Video Processing</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 03: Virtual and Augmented Reality</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 04: Multimedia Communication and Networking</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 05: Multimedia Security and Privacy</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 06: Machine Learning for Multimedia</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 07: Human-Computer Interaction</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 08: Multimedia Applications in Healthcare, Education, and Entertainment</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 09: Multimedia Big Data Analytics</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Track 10: Multimedia Content Analysis and Retrieval</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Submissions Options:</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Authors can submit their work in different formats as follows:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Full Paper</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Papers are 6 to 8 pages and should be registered by at least one none-student author.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Workshop Paper</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Papers are 6 to 8 pages submitted to one of the workshops (all papers will be included in the same proceedings) and should be registered by at least one non-student author.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Student Paper</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">MCNA offers a distinctive platform for students at all academic levels involved in diverse multimedia disciplines to showcase their continuous technical work and innovative ideas. This occasion fosters meaningful interactions, enabling participants to receive valuable feedback and suggestions from esteemed researchers in the field. Moreover, the symposium aims to cultivate a global community of supportive multimedia students, fostering social and intellectual engagement among students, researchers, and professionals from academia, industry, and government.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Students at any academic level are encouraged to submit a concise paper (up to 4 pages) summarizing their technical work, which may include ongoing research or a technical project. Submissions will undergo thorough review by a program committee, and accepted papers will be presented by the students during oral or poster sessions (to be determined upon acceptance). The paper should be authored solely by the student(s) and their supervisor. Student registration (a reduced registration) will suffice to cover this submission track if a student author is the attending individual.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">Submission Site:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mcna2024" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mcna2024</font></a></p></div>