All contributed papers were reviewed by the International Program Committee (IPC) members and external reviewers. The rigorous review process would not be possible without these dedicated referees. We express our sincere appreciation to the following external reviewers listed in alphabetical order:

 Bill Blyth, RMIT University, Australia
 Y.V. Hui, City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong
 Ute Mueller, Edith Cowan University, Australia
 T.C. Poon, Virginia Tech, U.S.A.
 Neil Sigmon, Radford University, U.S.A.

Advisory Committee

 Bruno BUCHBERGER, Linz, Austria
 Keith O. GEDDES, University of Waterloo, Canada
 Peng Yee LEE, NIE/Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Bert WAITS, The Ohio State University, U.S.A