The wavelet methods provide avenues for proper understanding of real world problems. Keeping in view importance of wavelet tools, Istanbul Commerce University (Turkey) had organized the First International Workshop on Applications of Wavelets to Real Word Problems during 17-18 July, 2005. A fairly good number of active researchers of the field participated in its deliberations, and the papers presented were published in the Proceeding of the Workshop. Encouraged by the success of the First Workshop, the second International Workshop was held in Istanbul Aydın University between 7 and 9 June, 2007. The Third Workshop: Mini Symposium will be held in Istanbul between 28 and 29 May, 2008 with the organization of Istanbul Aydın University. These series of workshops are intended to provide opportunity for interaction of scientists, engineers, planners, social scientists, agricultural scientists who are applying wavelets in their research. Mathematical studies are often aimed to analyze and visualize real world problems. The first discussion on this theme during ICIAM2003 in Sydney mooted the idea of holding workshop on wavelets. Due to one reason or the other, the first workshop could only be organized just after “Sampling Theory and Applications (SampTA 05)” Conference in Samsun. The first workshop was organized with the co-operation of The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), King Fahd University Petroleum and Minerals, Beykent and Istanbul Commerce Universities. Organizing Committee also received academic co-operation from Bogaziçi, Yıldız Technical, Marmara, Isik, Middle East Technical and Süleyman Demirel Universities and BU Kandilli Observatory Meteorology Laboratory. The organizers would like to express their gratitude to the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) which provides plenty of opportunities to meet and finalize their periodic activities. They are also very much obliged to ICTP, Trieste Italy where the first wavelet group was organized and co-operative studies were held in August 2000.

The “INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP III: MINI SEMPOSIUM ON APPLICATIONS OF WAVELETS TO REAL WORLD PROBLEMS: IWW’08” will be organized by Istanbul Aydın University with the co-operation of The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics- Office of External Activities. Wavelet analysis can provide a unique decomposition of time series in signal and noise components. From the overall spectrum independent spectra can be extracted allowing the separate detection and monitoring of the real world problems. The workshop will discuss major issues of importance for integrated wavelet implementation, including development experiences world wide wavelet applications. We ask you to take advantage of this opportunity to share your experiences with the international workshop mini symposium. We hope you will join us in ISTANBUL in May, 2008 at this important workshop and benefit from the high level presentations, focused on debate and exchange of information.

Prof. Dr. Abul H. SIDDIQI

Chairperson
Mathematics Dept., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, SA
Senior Associate ICTP, Italy
E-mail: siddiqi.abulhasan@gmail.com, asiddiqi@ictp.it