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The following topics are dealt with: Future Internet/Future Networks; QoS/QoE and Resource Management; Optical Networks; Wireless, Mobile, Adhoc and Sensor Networks; Ubiquitous Networks; Network Security;Signal, Image, Audio, Video Processing, Analysis and Applications; Pattern Recognition; Biomedical Signal Processing and Analysis; Signal Filtering, Detection and Estimation; Design and Management of Optical Networks; Optical Networks Performance Modeling; Optical Networks Control and Management; Optical Modulation and Signal Processing; Reliable Optical Networks; Microwave Devices/Components Design and Techniques; Passive, Active Devices; MEMS; Integration Techniques and Nano-Scale Devices.