Distributed computing and networking ; 8th International conference, ICDCN 2006, Guwahati, India, December 27-30, 2006, Proceedings

VI realm between distributed computing and networking, namely, Modeling Biological Networks, Network Security, Algorithmic Issues in Wireless Sensor Networks, and Optical Networking. This was made possible by the efforts of the Tutorial Chairs, Sr- har Iyer and Pinaki Mitra. The Organizing Committee worked hard to ensure that the participants enjoyed a comfortable stay and the technical meetings proceeded as smoothly as possible.