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[CPF] [IEEE PACRIM 2019] 2019 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM)
by Jimmy Yiming HUO 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing Victoria, BC, Canada, August 21-23, 2019 Established in 1987, Pacific Rim Conference is the premier IEEE biennial event in the Pacific Northwest. It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in this event, which serves as an international forum for experts, researchers, and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to exchange ideas and new results in the broad areas of communications, computers, and signal processing. All accepted papers will appear in IEEE Xplore. The scope of PACRIM’19 encompasses but is not limited to: Communications • Communication Theory • Wireless Communications & Networking • OFDM, Multicarrier & MIMO Systems • Millimeter Wave Communications • Cooperative & Collaborative Systems • Channel Measurement & Modeling • Cognitive Radio and Networks • Resource & Mobility Management • Network Architecture & Protocols • Communication & Networking Testbeds • Cross-layer Design • Green Communications • Optical Communications • Satellite and Space Communications • Smart Grid Communications • Internet of Things • Machine Learning for Communications • Security and Cryptography Computers • Computer Architecture • Parallel and Distributed Computing • Grid and Cloud Computing • Web Applications and Mining • Multimedia and Network Processors • Data Mining and Knowledge Based Systems • Embedded, Reconfigurable, and Power-Aware Systems • Virtualization • Cyber Security and Privacy • Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms • Application Specific Hardware Acceleration • Multi-core Processors and Applications Signal Processing • Signal Processing Theory and Methods • Signal Processing for Medical and Biological Applications • Signal Processing for Communications • Machine Learning for Signal Processing • Signal Processing for UAV Systems and IoT • Graph Signal Processing and Applications • Tensor Methods and Applications • Video and Image Processing • Speech and Audio Processing • Multimedia Signal Processing • Underwater Platforms and Sensors • Array Signal Processing • Sparse Signal Processing • Information Forensics • Computer Vision SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please check IEEE PacRim'19 website (https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~pacrim/pacrim19 <https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~pacrim/pacrim19>) for instructions on manuscript format and submission. All papers should be submitted via EDAS through the following link: https://edas.info/N26171 <https://edas.info/N26171> Important Deadlines Submission Due: May 20, 2019 Acceptance Notification: June 30, 2019 Camera Ready Version: July 15, 2019 Registration by: July 21, 2019 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi, an IEEE Life Fellow and an IEICE Fellow. He was a recipient of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Avant Garde Award 2000, IEICE Achievement Award 2002, Thomson Scientific Research Front Award 2004, Ericsson Telecommunications Award 2008, Prime Minister Invention Award 2010, KDDI Foundation Excellent Research Award 2012, C&C Prize 2014, IEEE VTS Stuart Meyer Memorial Award 2017, and IEEE ComSoc RCC Technical Recognition Award 2017.

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[Deadline Approaching]: The 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

================================================================================ *** Apologies for multiple copies *** C a l l F o r P a p e r s Twenty-fourth European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019) Luxembourg -- September 23-27, 2019 WWW: https://esorics2019.uni.lu ================================================================================ Overview --------- ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Papers offering novel research contributions in computer security are solicited for submission to the 2019 Symposium, to be held in Luxembourg. The primary focus is on original, high quality, unpublished research and implementation experiences. We encourage submissions of papers discussing industrial research and development. Important Dates ---------------- * Title and Abstract deadline: April 22, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Notification to authors: June 21, 2019 * Camera ready due: July 9, 2019 Topics of Interest ------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * access control * accountability * ad hoc networks * anonymity * applied cryptography * authentication * biometrics * blockchain and finance security * data and computation integrity * database security * data protection * deep learning for attack and defense * digital content protection * digital forensics * distributed systems security * embedded systems security * inference control * information hiding * identity management * information flow control * information security governance and management * intrusion detection * formal security methods * language-based security * network security * phishing and spam prevention * privacy * privacy preserving data mining * risk analysis and management * secure electronic voting * security architectures * security economics * security metrics * security models * security and privacy for big data * security and privacy in cloud scenarios * security and privacy in complex systems * security and privacy in content centric networking * security and privacy in crowdsourcing * security and privacy in the IoT * security and privacy in location services * security and privacy for mobile code * security and privacy in pervasive / ubiquitous computing * security and privacy policies * security and privacy in social networks * security and privacy in web services * security and privacy in cyber-physical systems * security, privacy and resilience in critical infrastructures * security verification * software security * systems security * trust models and management * trustworthy user devices * usable security and privacy * web security * wireless security Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics19 Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). All submissions should follow the LNCS template ( available from http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) from the time they are submitted. Submitted papers should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. Submissions are to be made to the submission web site. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Authors of accepted papers must agree with Springer LNCS copyright and guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: * Peter Y A Ryan, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Organization Chair: * Peter B Roenne, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Workshop Chair: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro,Telecom SudParis, France Program Committee Chairs: * Kazue Sako, NEC Japan * Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Program Committee: Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain Elli Androulaki, IBM, Switzerland Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, Germany Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, USA Marina Blanton, University at Buffalo, USA Carlo Blundo, Universita` degli Studi di Salerno, Italy Christian Cachin, University of Bern, Switzerland Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aldar Chan, University of Hong Kong, HK Yan Chen, Northwestern University, USA Sherman S. M. Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Jorge Cuellar, Siemens A.G., Germany Frederic Cuppens, TELECOM Bretagne, France Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, TELECOM Bretagne, France Marc Dacier, EURECOM, France Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis, France Stéphanie Delaune, IRISA, France Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Josep Domingo-Ferrer, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University, China Francois Dupressoir, University of Surrey, UK Jose Fernandez, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada Jose-Luis Ferrer-Gomila, UIB, Spain Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University, Sweden Simon Foley, IMT Atlantique, France Sara Foresti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy David Galindo, University of Birmingham, UK Debin Gao, SMU, Singapore Dieter Gollmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University, USA Juan Hernandez, UPC, Spain Xinyi Huang, Fujian Normal University, China Ghassan Karame, NEC Labs Europe, Germany Vasilios Katos, Bournemouth University, UK Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway Stefan Katzenbeisser TU Darmstadt, Germany Steve Kremer, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France Marina Krotofil, FireEye, USA Costas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Yingjiu Li, SMU, Singapore Kaitai Liang, University of Surrey, UK Hoon Wei Lim, SingTel, Singapore Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA Xiapu Luo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Konstantinos Markantonakis, RHUL, UK Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR, Italy Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Weizhi Meng, DTU, Denmark Chris Mitchell, RHUL, UK John C. Mitchell, Stanford University, USA Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University, Japan Haris Mouratidis, University of Brighton, UK David Naccache, Ecole Normale Suprieure, France Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, Japan Martin Ochoa, SUTD, Singapore Rolf Oppliger, eSECURITY Technologies, Switzerland Andrew Paverd, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Olivier Pereira, UCL, Belgium Günther Pernul, Universität Regensburg, Germany Christina Popper, New York University, US Joachim Posegga, University of Passau, Germany Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Indrajiti Ray, Colorado State University, USA Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mark Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, Canada Kazue Sako, NEC, Japan Pierangela Samarati, Universitá degli studi di Milano, Italy Damien Sauveron, XLIM, France Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Einar Snekkenes, Gjovik University College, Norway Pawel Szalachowski, SUTD, Singapore Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Qiang Tang, LIST, Luxembourg Juan Tapiador, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Nils Ole Tippenhauer, SUTD, Singapore Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Aggeliki Tsohou, Ionian University, Greece Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, USA Luca Viganò, King’s College London, UK Michael Waidner, Fraunhofer SIT, Germany Cong Wang, City University of Hong Kong, HK Lingyu Wang, Concordia University, Canada Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria Christos Xenakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Zhe Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China Kehuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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Challenges in HPC workshop Sep 2-6, registrations open
by Peter Strazdins 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Registration is now open for: Challenges in High Performance Computing 2-6 September 2019 Location: Hanna Neumann Building (145), The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia Website: https://maths.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/challenges-high-performance-com… About: Scientific computing is often termed as the "third way to do science", alongside theory and experiments. The focus of the workshop is to investigate the current challenges of solving large scale problems on high performance computers. To achieve optimal performance it is critical to incorporate techniques that are at the forefront of both the mathematical and computer sciences. Consequently, the workshop has a strong multidisciplinary focus covering the five important areas of: Algorithms, Applications, Middleware, Resilience and Software. Each day of the conference will address one of these topics. A review lecture will be given in the morning by an eminent researcher in that area. Participants are invited to give more specialised talks in the afternoon, followed by a discussion session. The major aim of the workshop is to foster cooperation and communication between members of each of these five different communities, as well as to strongly encourage student participation. Invited Speakers: Algorithms: David Keyes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Resilience: Ulrich Ruede, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Software: Lois Curfman McInnes, Argonne National Laboratory Applications: Raquel Salmeron, Airservices Australia Middleware: George Boscila, University of Tennessee Organising committee: Brendan Harding, University of Adelaide Stuart Hawkins, Macquarie University Lilia Ferrario, Australian National University Linda Stals, Australian National University Peter Strazdins, Australian National University Contact: Brittany Joyce admin.research.msi(a)anu.edu.au Part of the Special Year 2019: Computational Mathematics https://maths.anu.edu.au/news-events/event-series/special-year-2019-computa… -- Regards, Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Strazdins, PhD GCHE, SIEEE SFHEA Research School of Computer Science ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science CSIT Building 108, North Rd The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA T: +61 2 6125 5140 F: +61 2 6125 0010 W: http://cs.anu.edu.au/~Peter.Strazdins E: Peter.Strazdins(a)cs.anu.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

*** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS *** 23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019) University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, November 28-30, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Y29tcHV0YXRpb25hbC5zY2llbmNlCQ… *** Submission Deadline: September 10, 2019 *** *** Proceedings to be published by ACM ICPS (pending approval) *** The University of Nicosia, the University of Cyprus, the Open University Cyprus and the Greek Computer Society organize the 23rd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2019) in Nicosia, Cyprus on November 28-30, 2019. PCI 2019 aims to provide an effective channel of communication among researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and entities concerned with the latest research, scientific development and practice on ICT to discuss current, state-of-the-art topics that are of relevance and significance for national competitiveness as well as for sustainable, robust and equitable regional development. Submissions to PCI 2019 might cover, but are not limited, to the following topics: · Algorithms & Data Structures · Artificial Intelligence · Bioinformatics · Bio & Nature Inspired Computing · Blockchain Technologies · Cloud Computing · Communication & Information Systems Security and Privacy · Computational Science · Computer & Communication Networks · CRM & ERP Systems · Databases · Data Mining · Digital Libraries · Digital Systems · Distributed Computing · eCommerce, eBusiness, eHealth · Telecommunication Systems · Wireless & Mobile Computing · Learning Technologies · Graphics, Visualization, Multimedia & Virtual Reality · Grid, Cluster & P2P Computing · Hardware & Architecture · Embedded Systems · Human-Computer Interaction · Image and Video Processing · Information Retrieval · Information Society: Legal and Regulatory Issues · Information Systems · Information Theory · Knowledge Based Systems · Numerical & Scientific Computation · Open Source Software · Operating Systems · Parallel & Distributed Systems · Programming Languages · Signal Processing · Software Engineering PCI 2019 encourages the submission of high quality papers with original content in the following tracks: · Research Paper: full paper (8 pages) describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Computer Science. · Research Project Results: extended abstract (2 pages) presenting the results of funded completed or ongoing research projects at national or European level. · Industry: extended abstract (2 pages) presenting novel industrial solutions, success stories, and challenges that are encountered in an industry setting when adopting IT technologies. Templates for submissions can be found at the ACM SIG proceedings website: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Y29tcHV0YXRpb25hbC5zY2llbmNlCQ… Papers should be submitted via EasyChair (link to be available on the conference web site). The submitted research papers and extended abstracts will be peer-reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance to scope of PCI, originality, significance, and clarity. Note that submitted papers should have neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. The working language of the conference is English and the papers should be written in that language. As in previous years, the final version of the research papers accepted for presentation at PCI 2019 will be published by ACM in the ICPS Series (pending approval) and will be included in the ACM Digital library. The accepted extended abstracts will be allocated either a demo or poster slot during the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper or abstract is expected to register, attend the conference and present their contribution. Important Dates · Paper submission deadline: September 10, 2019 · Notification of paper acceptance/rejection: October 17, 2019 · Submission of camera ready papers: October 24, 2019 · Author registration: October 24, 2019 General Chairs · Yannis Manolopoulos, Open University Cyprus, Cyprus · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Athena Stassopoulou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Program Chairs · Ioanna Dionysiou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus · Ioannis Kyriakides, University of Nicosia, Cyprus · Nicolas Tsapatsoulis, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Local Advisory Committee · Demetris Trihinas (chair, University of Nicosia) · Achilleas Achilleos (Frederick University Cyprus) · Panayiotis Andreou (University of Central Lancashire-Cyprus) · Christodoulos Efstathiades (European University Cyprus) · Angelika Kokkinaki (University of Nicosia) · Ioannis Krikidis (University of Cyprus) · Jahna Otterbacher (Open University Cyprus) · Vicky Papadopoulou (European University Cyprus) · Nearchos Paspallis (University of Central Lancashire-Cyprus) · Michalis Sirivianos (Cyprus University of Technology) · Stavros Stavrou (Open University Cyprus) · Demetris Zeinalipour (University of Cyprus)

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Post-doc position at Inria Rennes (France) for 18 months on Modeling Energy Consumption of Heterogeneous Numerical Infrastructures in HPC
by Laurent Lefevre 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

« Modeling Energy Consumption of Heterogeneous Numerical Infrastructures in HPC » Energy consumption is one of the main limiting factor for the design and deployment of large scale numerical infrastructures [4]. The road towards "Sustainable Exascale" is a challenge with a target of 50 Gflops per watt. Energy efficiency must be taken into account and must be combined with other criteria like performance, resilience, quality of service. In particular, power consumption is critical and power peaks should be avoided to ensure the proper power supply of the large-scale infrastructure [2]. As platforms become more and more heterogeneous (co-processors, GPUs, low power processors...), a deep understanding on how application and services can efficiently run on such large scale infrastructures remains a challenge. Simulation of infrastructures (like by using the SimGrid framework [1]) makes a significant step towards this direction. The post-doc will explore the energy consumption issues in large scale high performance heterogeneous computing platforms by measuring the actual energy consumption on real infrastructures (including Grid’5000 test-beds), and proposing end-to-end energy models for large-scale HPC infrastructures. These models will account for data movement and computations. Their integration within the SimGrid framework will allow to test what-if scenarios in order to determine for given HPC applications what would be the most suitable hardware architecture in terms of computation cores and network configuration. Several performance and energy models will be explored depending on targeted computing resources mixing simulated GPUs and low power processors. The post-doc will manage, propose and analyze several experimental scenarios in order to validate proposed solutions and to design energy-efficient HPC applications. The candidate will be located in Inria Myriads team (IRISA, Rennes, Anne-Cécile Orgerie as principal advisor) and co-advised with the Avalon team (LIP, Lyon with Laurent Lefevre co-advisor). This post-doc of 18 months will be part of the Inria International Project Lab HAC SPECIS (High-performance Application and Computers, Studying PErformance and Correctness In Simulation)[3]. References : [1] - SimGrid : http://simgrid.gforge.inria.fr/ [2] - Kun Tang, Devesh Tiwari, Saurabh Gupta, Ping Huang, Qi Lu, Christian Engelmann, and Xubin He, "Power-capping Aware Checkpointing: On the Interplay among Power-capping, Temperature, Reliability, Performance, and Energy", IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2016. [3] - IPL HAC Specis : http://hacspecis.gforge.inria.fr/ [4] - Anne-Cécile Orgerie, Marcos Dias de Assunção and Laurent Lefèvre, "A Survey on Techniques for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Large Scale Distributed Systems", ACM Computing Surveys, Volume 46, Issue 4, December 2014 For applying to the position go to : https://jobs.inria.fr/public/classic/fr/offres/2019-01521 Contacts : Laurent Lefevre (laurent.lefevre(a)inria.fr) and Anne Cécile Orgerie (anne-cecile.orgerie(a)inria.fr)

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CFP: The Int. Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019)
by Deep ML 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

----------------------- Call for Papers ----------------------------- The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/deep-ml-2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep learning and machine learning are the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. Google, for example, exploits the techniques of deep learning in voice and image recognition applications, while Amazon uses such techniques in helping customers in their online purchase decisions. The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML) provides a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference comprises a set of tracks that focus on specific challenges in deep learning and machine learning and their applications in emerging areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Deep and Machine Learning Models and Techniques: Novel machine and deep learning Active learning; Incremental learning and online learning Agent-based learning; Manifold learning Multi-task learning Bayesian networks and applications Case-based reasoning methods Statistical models and learning Computational learning; Evolutionary algorithms and learning Evolutionary neural networks Fuzzy logic-based learning Genetic optimization Clustering, classification and regression Neural network models and learning Parallel and distributed learning Reinforcement learning Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Tensor Learning 2) Deep and Machine Learning for Big Data Analytics: Deep/Machine learning based theoretical and computational models Novel techniques for big data storage and processing Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern Data analysis and decision making Data wrangling, munching and cleaning Data integration and fusion Data visualization Data and information quality, efficiency and scalability Security threat detection using big data analytics Visualizing security threats Enhancing privacy and trust Data analytics in complex applications – finance, business, healthcare, engineering, medicine, law, transportation, and telecommunication 3) Deep and Machine Learning for Data Mining and Knowledge: Data mining in the web and online systems Multimedia; images and video data mining Feature extraction and classification Information retrieval and extraction Distributed and P2P data search Sentiment analysis Mining high velocity data streams Anomaly detection in streaming data Mining social media and social networks Mining sensor and computer networks data Mining spatial and temporal datasets Data classification, clustering, and association Knowledge acquisition and learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Knowledge discovery in large datasets 4) Deep and Machine Learning Application Areas: Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics Finance, business and retail Intelligent transportation Healthcare, medicine and clinical decision support Computer vision Human activity recognition Information retrieval and web search Cybersecurity Natural language processing Recommender systems Social media and networks 5) Deep and Machine Learning for Computing and Network Platforms: Network and communication systems Software defined networks Wireless and sensor networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Computing Edge and Fog Computing Paper Submission: Full papers must be in English and should be between 12 to 14 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Important Dates: Submission Deadline (Extended): 16 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Joao Gama, University of Porto, Portugal Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören, Ugurdag Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Esra N. Yolaçan, Osman Gazi University, Turkey

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CFP: 7th Int. Conf. on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019)
by FiCloud Conference 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

----------------------Call for Papers (Final Call)------------------------------------------------ The 7th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019), IEEE CS- TCI 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/2019/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly integrated into the information network and interaction can be made through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and aviation, telecommunication, and so on. IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly, cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner. The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas in the area of IoT and cloud computing. CONFERENCE TRACKS: - Cloud Models - SaaS, IaaS, PaaS - Security, Privacy and Trust - Software Systems, Models and Architectures - Mobile Cloud Services - Data and Knowledge Management - Context-awareness and Location-awareness - Software-defined Networking - Performance Evaluation and Modelling - Networking and Communication Protocols - IoT Services and Applications - Smart Environment - Enterprise and Business Models - Energy Efficiency - Federation and Virtualization - Fog and Edge Computing - Industry Track - General Track Paper submission and Publication: Authors are requested to submit papers reporting original research results and experience. The page limit for full papers is 8 pages and for short papers is 6 pages. Papers should be prepared using IEEE two-column template. See instructions on the conference website ( http://www.ficloud.org/2019/) All papers accepted for this conference are planned to be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues in international journals (see conference website). Important Dates: Submission Deadline Extended (Firm): 16 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chairs: Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Program Chairs: Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Chairs: Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Publicity Chair: Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Publication Chair: Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Track Chairs: Antonio Celesti, University of Messina, Italy Edmundo Madeira, University of Campinas, Brazil Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Khaled Aloufe, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Luiz Fernando Bittencourt, University of Campinas, Brazil Madihah Mohd Saudi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia Marcin Bajer, ABB Corporate Research Kraków, Poland Marisa Catalan Cid, i2Cat Foundation, Spain Marwan Hassani, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria Patience Anitta Namanya, Nettitude Group, UK Rafael Angarita, INRIA and Isep, Paris, France Ron Austin, Birmingham City University, UK R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tuna Tugcu, Bogaziçi University, Turkey Vijay S. Rao, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands A. S. M. Kayes, La Trobe University, Australia

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[Announcement] Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MULTIDRONE video dataset for racing bicycle detection/tracking from aerial footage
by Ioannis Mademlis 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

== Public video dataset for racing bicycle detection/tracking from aerial footage == The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is making publicly available a video dataset for racing bicycle detection/tracking from aerial footage, under the auspices of the MULTIDRONE research and development project (https://multidrone.eu/) Benchmark_RAI has been prepared by processing/editing and annotating material made available by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) under the “Giro 2017” MULTIDRONE dataset. It is a dataset consisting of two videos (resolutions: 768 x 432 and 960 x 540) at 25 frames per second. The videos are from Giro d’Italia TV coverage provided by RAI. Annotations are exhaustive, i.e., all objects of a certain class present in a given image are covered by an annotation. Directions for accessing and using the dataset can be found at www.aiia.csd.auth.gr/LAB_PROJECTS/MULTIDRONE/AUTH_MULTIDRONE_Dataset.html ----------------------------------------------------------- Ioannis Mademlis, Ph.D. Research Assistant Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis Lab (AIIA) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Basics of Parallel Debugging April 12, 2019 2PM CST
by Mary Ann Leung, Ph.D. 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Please share this announcement ============================== Sustainable Horizons Institute Webinar Series Presents: Basics of Parallell Debugging In this webinar, we will introduce participants to strategies for debugging programs utilizing parallel execution. We will first explore how to leverage GNU debugger GDB to investigate some bugs in programs using MPI and OpenMP threading. Then participants will be introduced to the commercial software DDT and how to use that for more efficient parallel debugging. A brief discussion on debugging GPU programs will also be included. TO R EGISTER visit the link: https://goo.gl/forms/ZVdGDRLIoF9Sdhy73 Dr. Jeremy Melvin is an ICES postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D in Computational Applied Mathematics from Stony Brook University. His research interests are focused on developing tools and models to improve the predictive capabilities of numerical simulations for turbulent flows in complex engineering problems. This free webinar is part of a quarterly series aimed toward students and early career professionals in STEM, and is organized through the Sustainable Horizons Institute. To contact the SHI Webinar Committee, please email info(a)shinstitute.org If you, or someone you know is interested in giving a webinar, please send us an email!

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ACDL 2019 Titles & Abstracts - Application deadline approaching: April 15 - dvanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning, Siena - Tuscany, Italy, July 15-19
by Ludovico Montalcini 07 Apr '19

07 Apr '19

ACDL 2019, 2nd Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning, Siena - Tuscany, Italy, July 15-19 - Early Registration: April 15 *** Application deadline approaching: April 15 *** * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested * ACDL 2019, 2nd Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning An Interdisciplinary Course: Big Data, Deep Learning & AI without Borders ACDL 2019 – A Unique Experience: Data Science, Machine Learning & AI with the World’s Leaders in the fascinating atmosphere of the ancient Certosa di Pontignano Certosa di Pontignano, Siena - Tuscany, Italy July 15-19, 2019 https://acdl2019.icas.xyz acdl(a)icas.xyz Early registration deadline: April 15 https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ LECTURERS: Each Lecturer will hold three lessons on a specific topic. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/lectures/ Ioannis Antonoglou, Google DeepMind, UK Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Marco Gori, University of Siena, Italy Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Phillip Isola, MIT, USA Lecture 1: Introduction to Generative Adversarial Networks Lecture 2: Conditional GANs and Data Prediction Lecture 3: GANs for Domain Translation Leslie Kaelbling, MIT - Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab, USA Lecture 1: Learning in the factory and in the wild: designing robot systems that learn Lecture 2: Learning factored transition models for planning in complex hybrid spaces Lecture 3: Learning to speed up planning in complex hybrid spaces Ilias S. Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Dolores Romero Morales, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Lecture 1: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 1) Lecture 2: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 2) Lecture 3: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 3) Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University & AI Research at Apple, USA Lecture 1: Introduction to Deep Learning, Neural Networks & Convolutional Neural Networks Lecture 2: Deep Unsupervised Learning Lecture 3: Recent Advances and New Challenges for Deep Learning Lecture 4: Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing/Reading Comprehension Josh Tenenbaum, MIT, USA Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Naftali Tishby, Hebrew University, Israel Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Joaquin Vanschoren, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Lecture 1: Introduction to Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) Lecture 2: Meta-learning Lecture 3: AutoML and meta-learning for neural networks Oriol Vinyals, Google DeepMind, UK Lecture 1: Graph Neural Networks Lecture 2: Reinforcement and Imitation Learning at Scale: AlphaStar and Beyond Lecture 3: Meta Learning SCOPE: The Advanced Course is not a summer school suited only for younger scholars. Rather, a significant proportion of seasoned investigators are regularly present among the attendees, often senior faculty at their own institutions. The balanced audience that we strive to maintain in each Advanced Course greatly contributes to the development of intense cross-disciplinary debates among faculty and participants that typically address the most advanced and emerging areas of each topic. Each faculty member presents lectures and discusses with the participants for one entire day. Such long interaction together with the small, exclusive Course size provides the uncommon opportunity to fully explore the expertise of each faculty, often through one-to-one mentoring. This is unparalleled and priceless. The Certosa di Pontignano provides the perfect setting to a relaxed yet intense learning atmosphere, with the stunning backdrop of the Tuscan landscapes. World-class wines and traditional foods will make the Advanced Course on Data Science and Machine Learning the experience of a lifetime. CALL FOR POSTER & ORAL PRESENTATIONS: During the Registration Process we accept abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations to be presented during the poster sessions and the talk sessions. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ Early registration deadline: April 15 ACDL 2019 Best Poster Award AIxIA sponsors the ACDL 2019 Best Poster Award with a cash prize of 600 Euro. VENUE & ACCOMMODATION: The venue of ACDL 2018 will be The Certosa di Pontignano — Siena Dr. Lorenzo Pasquinuzzi The Certosa di Pontignano Località Pontignano, 5 – 53019, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena) – Tuscany – Italy phone: +39-0577-1521104 fax: +39-0577-1521098 info(a)lacertosadipontignano.com lorenzopasquinuzzi(a)lacertosadipontignano.com https://www.lacertosadipontignano.com/en/index.php A few Kilometres from Siena, on a hill dominating the town stands the ancient Certosa di Pontignano, a unique place where nature, history and hospitality blend together in memorable harmony. Built in the 1300, its medieval structure remains intact with additions of the following centuries. The Certosa is centred on its historic cloisters and gardens. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/venue/ ACCOMMODATION: https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/accommodation/ REGISTRATION: https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ We remind you that ACDL 2018 sold out a long time before the registration deadline! Anyone interested in participating in ACDL 2019 should register as soon as possible! Similarly for accommodation at the Certosa di Pontignano (the School Venue), book your full board accommodation at the Certosa as soon as possible! All course participants should/must stay at the Certosa di Pontignano. See you in Tuscany next July! ACDL 2019 Organizing Committee. ACDL 2019 Poster: https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/01/poster-ACDL-20… acdl(a)icas.xyz https://acdl2019.icas.xyz Past Edition - ACDL 2018: https://acdl2018.icas.xyz https://www.facebook.com/groups/204310640474650/ https://twitter.com/TaoSciences * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested * * Please help us distributing in your circles (emails, blogs, and social networks) the call for participation and call for oral talks/posters for ACDL 2019. Together we will make ACDL 2019 a great event! *

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[DEADLINE APPROACHING] The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final deadline for submissions extended to: April 7, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES April 7, 2019: Deadline for paper submission April 24, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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Call for papers: Workshop on HPC Education and Training for Emerging Technologies (ISC19)
by Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh 05 Apr '19

05 Apr '19

************************************************************ ************************************* *Call for Papers (HETET19 <https://sighpceducation.acm.org/events/HETET19.html>)* *ISC19 Conference (Frankfurt, Germany)* *June 16-20, 2019 https://www.isc-hpc.com/ <https://www.isc-hpc.com/>* *Submission Deadline: April 20, 2019* *Paper submission is available online via: EasyChair for HETET19 website. <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hetet19> * *************************************************************************************************** *Workshop on HPC Education and Training for Emerging Technologies (HETET19 <https://sighpceducation.acm.org/events/HETET19.html>)* The HETET19 workshop is an ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter <https://sighpceducation.acm.org/>coordinated effort aimed at fostering collaborations among the practitioners from traditional and emerging fields to explore strategies to enhance computational, data-enabled, AI and HPC educational needs. Attendees will discuss approaches for developing and deploying HPC education and training, as well as identifying new challenges and opportunities for keeping pace with the rapid pace of technological advances - from collaborative and online learning tools to new HPC platforms; advanced technology solutions supporting HPC, Accelerated Analytics, and AI applications. The workshop will provide opportunities for: learning about methods for conducting effective HPC education and training for emerging technologies; promoting collaborations among HPC educators, trainers and users; and for disseminating resources, materials, lessons learned and good/best practices. This half-day workshop is aimed at users, professionals, researchers, scholars, educators, and other interested community members with an active interest in training, educating, using and supporting the HPC community of developers, researchers, educators, and practitioners. *The workshop will include a panel, presentations and lightning talks. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:* · Pedagogical methods/tools for High performance data analytics and cognitive computing · Best practices and models for teaching and learning HPC topics and course materials · Sustainable educational strategies for HPC education and training · Emerging and scalable online environments and tools for HPC education and training · Evaluation and assessment of training and instructional materials · Legal issues involved in training (e.g. ADA compliance, software licenses, intellectual property rights, etc.) · Novel andragogical approaches for training and education · Pedagogical methods/tools for non-traditional HPC disciplines · Pedagogical methods/tools enabling HPC, Accelerated Analytics, and AI Applications We invite submissions for full papers and extended abstract lightning talks. * All accepted papers and extended abstracts will be considered for publication in a special issue of Journal of Computational Science Education <http://jocse.org/>.* *Important Dates:* Submission Deadline: April 20, 2019 Notification of acceptance: April 27, 2019 Final camera ready submissions: June 1, 2019 *Paper Submission* To be accepted for publication, each paper should describe: · the nature of the training or education program · strategy · assessment or evaluation technique · situations for which it is relevant or in which it was applied · an evaluation of its success · lessons learned · reproducibility of the processes and resources · relevance to the broad range of training or education topics associated with the workshop *Paper Format* The submitted paper must follow the Journal of Computational Science Education templates to generate your PDF: MS Word <http://shodor.org/media/content/jocse/content/JOCSE_Word_Template.zip> and Latex <http://shodor.org/media/content/jocse/content/JOCSE_LaTeX_Template.zip>. Papers that do not comply with ACM format and maximum 8 page length limit will be returned. *Paper submission is available online via: EasyChair for HETET19 website. <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hetet19> * *Organizing Committee:* · Nitin Sukhija, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Scott Lathrop, NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Nia Alexandrov, Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury *About SIGHPC Education* The SIGHPC Education chapter has as its purpose the promotion of interest in and knowledge of applications of High Performance Computing (HPC) https://sighpceducation.acm.org -- Dr Mozhgan Kabiri *Chimeh* *R*esearch *A*ssociate / *RSE* Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield 0114 222 1896 | mkchimeh.com

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DeCPS 2019 - Dependable and Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call for papers.] ======================================================================= Call for Papers DeCPS 2019 - Workshop on Challenges and new Approaches for Dependable and Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering 14 June 2019, Warsaw, Poland Co-located with the Ada-Europe 24th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies Conference web site: http://www.ada-europe.org/conference2019 ======================================================================= --- Scope --- In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has experienced an extraordinary development with a broad impact on society; however, there is still a gap between the physical world and the cyber one. Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) constitute a new class of engineered systems, integrating software control and autonomous decision making with signals from an uncertain and dynamic environment. Internet transformed the way people interact and deal with information. CPS technology transformed the way people interact with engineered systems. For this type of systems, it is necessary not only ensuring the safety of physical devices but also other factors such as information about customers, suppliers, and organizational strategies needs to be secured. In the context of cyber systems, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies can contribute to manage a huge amount of heterogeneous data that come from different sources without human intervention. To deliver certification, standards for machine safety are highly recommended as they give confidence to the regulatory. The generic standard for safety-related hardware and software might be applicable, however, due to increasing autonomy of robots there is still a potential for evolution of such regulations or standards. The proper combination of AI, CPS and IoT is therefore fundamental. CPS are considered a disruptive technology which will transform the traditional manufacturing into Industry 4.0 solutions, and are used in a very wide spectrum of applications: smart mobility, autonomous driving, digital healthcare, smart grids and buildings, mobile co-operating autonomous robotic systems, digital consumer products and services. "In conclusion, the emerging Digital (R)-evolution relies heavily on Embedded Intelligent Systems technologies in domains where it is paramount that Europe takes leadership role" (Laila Gide, "The pathway to digital transformation: an opportunity for Europe", ARTEMIS Magazine 20 May 2016). This workshop aims to provide a platform to industrial practitioners, researchers and engineers in academia to exchange of their ideas, research results, experiences in the field of dependable and cyber physical systems engineering, both a theoretical and practical perspective. To foster visibility and interaction, participation in the workshop will be also open to conference participants (at no extra cost). --- Topics of interest --- The topics of interest includes, but are not limited to: * Vehicle of the Future * Transport and Mobility * Industry 4.0 in transportation sector * Security and comfort of the end-user * Human/Machine Interaction * Safety and Security * Industrial experiments and case studies * Integration of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing * Evolution of standards and certification processes * Impact of Artificial Intelligence in CPS The workshop will also include contributions from relevant projects in the domain, such as Future Factories in the Cloud (FiC), Productive 4.0, AMASS, ENABLE-S3, SafeCOP, SCOTT, etc. --- Paper submission --- Submission of regular papers (4 pages, AUJ style) at the following page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=decps2019 The post-workshop proceedings will be published in the Ada User Journal (http://www.ada-europe.org/auj/guide/) --- Important dates --- * Submission deadline: 30 April 2019 * Notification to authors: 17 May 2019 * Workshop : 14 June 2019 * After-workshop final version: 15 September 2019 * Publication in Ada User Journal: December 2019 --- Track Chairs --- * Faiz Ul Muram, Mälardalen Univ., Sweden --- Steering Committee --- * Daniela Cancila, CEA LIST, France * Martin Torngren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden * Alessandra Bagnato, SOFTEAM, France * Cristina De Luca, Infineon Technologies Austria AG Austria * Silvia Mazzini, INTECS Italy * Laurent Rioux, Thales, France * Barbara Gallina, Mälardalen Univ., Sweden * Luis Miguel Pinho, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal ======================================================================= Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be, Ada-Europe 2019 Publicity Chair *** Ada-Europe 24th Intl. Conf. on Reliable Software Technologies *** June 11-14, 2019 * Warsaw, Poland * www.ada-europe.org/conference2019

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MobiSPC 2019 CfPs: The 16th Intrl. Conf. on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing: Extended Submission Date (April 18, 2019)
by Davidekova Monika 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

CallforPapers The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing, (MobiSPC'19) August 19-21, 2019, Halifax, Canada http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/ IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop Proposal Due: February 15, 2019 - Paper Submission Due: April 18, 2019 (Extended) - Acceptance Notification: May 25, 2019 - Final Manuscript Due: June 25, 2019 About Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC) have evolved into an active area of research and development. This is due to the tremendous advances in a broad spectrum of technologies and topics, including wireless networking, mobile and distributed computing, sensor systems, RFID technology, and the ubiquitous mobile phone. MobiSPC-2019 solicits papers that focus on the theory, systems, practices and challenges of providing users with a successful mobile or wireless experience. This includes how mobile computing changes how people pervasively use their computers, computing resources and applications, as well the systems, services and technologies enabling those applications. MobiSPC-2019 will provide a leading edge, scholarly forum for researchers, engineers, and students alike to share their state-of-the art research and developmental work in the broad areas of pervasive computing and mobile systems. Publication All MobiSPC 2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com<http://www.elsevier.com/> and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com<http://www.sciencedirect.com/>), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com<http://www.scopus.com/>) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com<http://www.scopus.com/>) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com<http://www.engineeringvillage.com/>). This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex<http://www.ei.org/compendex>). Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the following special issues: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.588), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.504) (http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (IF: 3.654), by IEEE (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5117645) MobiSPC 2019 will be held in conjunction with The 14th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC'19). http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-19/ Venue MobiSPC 2019 is co-organized & co-hosted by Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. MobiSPC 2019 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the east coast of Canada and is approximately 6-hour flight from London, UK and a 2-hour flight from Toronto, Ontario. Halifax is a vibrant and modern city which is home to multiple academic institutions and where visitors can enjoy a variety of activities and entertainment from whale watching to Jazz festivals to world-class cuisine. Halifax is also home to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic which contains the world largest collection of Titanic artifacts. Nova Scotia is a picturesque province with many National and Provincial parks, and as stated in the Guinness Book of World Records, has the highest tides in the world. Conference Tracks Component-based IoT Enabling Technologies and Emerging Topics Internet of Things (IoT) Mobile Cloud Computing Mobile Data Management Mobile Social Networking Pervasive Computing Smart Cities and Ubiquitous Climate Change Management Smart Communities and Ubiquitous Systems Mobile Systems and Applications Committees General Chair Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada Program Chair Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Workshops Chair Stéphane Galland, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France Local Chair Abdelouahed Gherbi, Quebec University, Canada Ahsan Habib, Dalhousie University, Canada Israat Haque, Dalhousie University, Canada Tracks Chairs Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium Longbiao Chen, Xiamen University, China Carmela Comito, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Danny Hughes, K. U. Leuven, Belgium Camille Kamga, The City College of New York, USA Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK Hamid Mcheick, UQAC, Canada Yongrui (Louie) Qin, University of Huddersfield, UK Rahim Rahmani, Stockholm University, Sweden Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia Qussai Yaseen, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan International Journals Chair Atta Badii, Reading University, UK Publicity Chairs Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovak Republic B. B. Gupta, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India Advisory Committee Abdelfettah Belghith, University of Manouba, Tunisia Flavien Balbo, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Javier Sanchez Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/#programCommittees

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—Call for papers: 16th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing (ICTAC 2019).
by SAOUSSEN CHEIKHROUHOU 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

—Call for papers: 16th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing (ICTAC 2019). http://ictac2019.redcad.org (Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this call for papers) We are pleased to invite you to submit papers for the 16th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing (ICTAC 2019), which will be held from 30th October to 4th November 2019, in Hammamet, Tunisia. The aim of the colloquium is to bring together practitioners and researchers from academia, industry and government to present research results, and exchange experience, ideas, and solutions for their problems in theoretical aspects of computing. ICTAC also aims to promote research cooperation between developing and industrial countries. The proceedings will be published as a volume of Springer's LNCS series. The important dates are: Abstracts 5 May 2019 Papers 12 May 2019 Notification 21 July 2019 Final version 11 August 2019 Conference 30 October to 4 November 2019 Special issue: Authors of the best contributions will be invited to submit a revised and extended version to a special issue, to be published in Elsevier's Theoretical Computer Science. Invited Speakers: Thomas A. Henzinger, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria Patrick Cousot, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, USA Dominique MÈry, University of Lorraine, France Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Languages and automata Semantics of programming languages Logic in computer science Lambda calculus, type theory and category theory Domain-specific languages Theories of concurrency and mobility Theories of distributed, grid and cloud computing Models of objects and components Coordination models Models of software architectures Autonomous systems Timed, hybrid, embedded and cyber-physical systems Static analysis Software verification Software testing Program generation and transformation Model checking and automated theorem proving Interactive theorem proving Verified software, formalized programming theory We solicit the following types of papers: - Regular papers, with original research contributions; - Short papers, with original work in progress or with proposals of new ideas and emerging challenges; - Tool papers, on tools that support formal techniques for software modeling, system design, and verification. Submissions must adhere to the LNCS format. Regular papers should not exceed 18 pages (excluding bibliography of maximum 2 pages). Short and tool papers should not exceed 10 pages. Submissions must not have been published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the conference. Each paper submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the Programme Committee. All contributions to ICTAC 2019 have to be submitted electronically in PDF format via Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ictac2019)and have to follow the Springer LNCS paper format. One author of each accepted paper must attend the conference to present it, having paid the regular registration fee. The ICTAC committee will evaluate and select the best paper award winner. The winner will receive a cash award. Steering Committee: Ana Cavalcanti (University of York, UK) (chair) Martin Leucker (Universit‰t zu L¸beck, DE) Zhiming Liu (Southwest University, CN) Tobias Nipkow (Technische Universit‰t M¸nchen, DE) Augusto Sampaio (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, BR) Natarajan Shankar (SRI International, US) General chairs: Mohamed Jmaiel, University of Sfax, Tunisia Walid Gaaloul, Paris-Saclay University, France Programme chairs: Robert M. Hierons, University of Sheffield, UK Mohamed Mosbah, LaBRI, Bordeaux INP, FR Programme Committee (provisional/draft) Eric Badouel (IRISA, FR) Kamel Barkaoui (CEDRIC - CNAM, FR) FrÈdÈric Blanqui (INRIA, FR) Eduardo Bonelli (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, AR) Ana Cavalcanti (University of York, UK) Uli Fahrenberg (LIX, FR) Adrian Francalanza (University of Malta, MT) Ahmed Hadj Kacem (University of Sfax, TN) Edward Hermann Haeusler (PontifÌcia Universidade CatÛlica do Rio de Janeiro, BR) Ross Horne (Nanyang Technological University, SG) David Janin (University of Bordeaux, FR) Jan Kretinsky (Technische Universit‰t M¸nchen, DE) Martin Leucker (Universit‰t zu L¸beck, DE) Radu Mardare (Aalborg Universitet, DK) Dominique MÈry (LORIA, FR) Mohammadreza Mousavi (University of Leicester, UK) Tobias Nipkow (Technische Universit‰t M¸nchen, DE) Maciej PirÛg (Wroclaw University, PL) Sanjiva Prasad (IIT Delhi, IN) Riadh Robbana (University of Carthage, TN) Augusto Sampaio (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, BR) Georg Struth (University of Sheffield, UK) Cong Tian (Xidian University, CN) Tarmo Uustalu (Reykjavik University, IS / Tallinn University of Technology, EE)

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ACDL 2019, Titles of the Lectures - Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning, Siena - Tuscany, Italy, July 15-19
by Ludovico Montalcini 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

ACDL 2019, 2nd Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning, Siena - Tuscany, Italy, July 15-19 - Early Registration: April 15 * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested * ACDL 2019: An Interdisciplinary Course: Big Data, Deep Learning & AI without Borders A Unique Experience: Data Science, Machine Learning & AI with the World’s Leaders in the fascinating atmosphere of the ancient Certosa di Pontignano https://acdl2019.icas.xyz acdl(a)icas.xyz Early registration deadline: April 15 https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ LECTURERS: Each Lecturer will hold 3 lessons on a specific topic. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/lectures/ Ioannis Antonoglou, Google DeepMind, UK Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Marco Gori, University of Siena, Italy Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Phillip Isola, MIT, USA Lecture 1: Introduction to Generative Adversarial Networks Lecture 2: Conditional GANs and Data Prediction Lecture 3: GANs for Domain Translation Leslie Kaelbling, MIT - Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab, USA Lecture 1: Learning in the factory and in the wild: designing robot systems that learn Lecture 2: Learning factored transition models for planning in complex hybrid spaces Lecture 3: Learning to speed up planning in complex hybrid spaces Ilias S. Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Dolores Romero Morales, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Lecture 1: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 1) Lecture 2: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 2) Lecture 3: Latest advances in enhancing Interpretability in Data Science via means of Mathematical Optimization (Part 3) Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University & AI Research at Apple, USA Lecture 1: Introduction to Deep Learning, Neural Networks & Convolutional Neural Networks Lecture 2: Deep Unsupervised Learning Lecture 3: Recent Advances and New Challenges for Deep Learning Lecture 4: Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing/Reading Comprehension Josh Tenenbaum, MIT, USA Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Naftali Tishby, Hebrew University, Israel Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA Lecture 3: TBA Joaquin Vanschoren, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Lecture 1: Introduction to Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) Lecture 2: Meta-learning Lecture 3: AutoML and meta-learning for neural networks Oriol Vinyals, Google DeepMind, UK Lecture 1: Graph Neural Networks Lecture 2: Reinforcement and Imitation Learning at Scale: AlphaStar and Beyond Lecture 3: Meta Learning SCOPE: The Advanced Course is not a summer school suited only for younger scholars. Rather, a significant proportion of seasoned investigators are regularly present among the attendees, often senior faculty at their own institutions. The balanced audience that we strive to maintain in each Advanced Course greatly contributes to the development of intense cross-disciplinary debates among faculty and participants that typically address the most advanced and emerging areas of each topic. Each faculty member presents lectures and discusses with the participants for one entire day. Such long interaction together with the small, exclusive Course size provides the uncommon opportunity to fully explore the expertise of each faculty, often through one-to-one mentoring. This is unparalleled and priceless. The Certosa di Pontignano provides the perfect setting to a relaxed yet intense learning atmosphere, with the stunning backdrop of the Tuscan landscapes. World-class wines and traditional foods will make the Advanced Course on Data Science and Machine Learning the experience of a lifetime. CALL FOR POSTER & ORAL PRESENTATIONS: During the Registration Process we accept abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations to be presented during the poster sessions and the talk sessions. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ Early registration deadline: April 15 ACDL 2019 Best Poster Award AIxIA sponsors the ACDL 2019 Best Poster Award with a cash prize of 600 Euro. VENUE & ACCOMMODATION: The venue of ACDL 2018 will be The Certosa di Pontignano — Siena Dr. Lorenzo Pasquinuzzi The Certosa di Pontignano Località Pontignano, 5 – 53019, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena) – Tuscany – Italy phone: +39-0577-1521104 fax: +39-0577-1521098 info(a)lacertosadipontignano.com lorenzopasquinuzzi(a)lacertosadipontignano.com https://www.lacertosadipontignano.com/en/index.php A few Kilometres from Siena, on a hill dominating the town stands the ancient Certosa di Pontignano, a unique place where nature, history and hospitality blend together in memorable harmony. Built in the 1300, its medieval structure remains intact with additions of the following centuries. The Certosa is centred on its historic cloisters and gardens. https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/venue/ ACCOMMODATION: https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/accommodation/ EARLY REGISTRATION: by April 15 https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/registration/ We remind you that ACDL 2018 sold out a long time before the registration deadline! Anyone interested in participating in ACDL 2019 should register as soon as possible! Similarly for accommodation at the Certosa di Pontignano (the School Venue), book your full board accommodation at the Certosa as soon as possible! All course participants should/must stay at the Certosa di Pontignano. See you in Tuscany next July! ACDL 2019 Organizing Committee. ACDL 2019 Poster: https://acdl2019.icas.xyz/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/01/poster-ACDL-20… acdl(a)icas.xyz https://acdl2019.icas.xyz Past Edition - ACDL 2018: https://acdl2018.icas.xyz https://www.facebook.com/groups/204310640474650/ https://twitter.com/TaoSciences * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested * * Please help us distributing in your circles (emails, blogs, and social networks) the call for participation and call for oral talks/posters for ACDL 2019. Together we will make ACDL 2019 a great event! *

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Call For Papers- Journal of Real Time Image Processing
by POURYA SHAMSOLMOALI 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

Special Issue on Advances in Deep Learning for Real-Time Image Reconstruction and Processing ( ADLIR ) Journal of Real-Time Image Processing The list of possible topics, but are not limited to:  Real-time image and video reconstruction algorithms  Real-time face reconstruction from depth images  New deep learning models for real-time image reconstruction and processing  New objective functions of deep learning for real-time image reconstruction  Real-time MRI and X-ray image processing  Real-time 3D image reconstruction, processing or segmentation  Deep learning and Hybrid models for real-time computational methods  Real-Time deep learning applications for image processing  Survey /review of deep learning in real-time image reconstruction Submission Guideline: Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the Special Issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, the significance of contribution, technical quality, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers (the papers will be reviewed following standard peer-review procedures of the Journal). Manuscripts are requested according to the Guide for Authors available from the online submission page of the Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (JRTIP) at https://www.editorialmanager.com/rtip/default.aspx . We invite the prospective authors to submit their manuscript, via the online submission system in the main journal page. Please make sure you mention in your cover letter that you are submitting to this special issue (ADLIR). Important Dates:  Paper submission due: April 30, 2019  First notification: June 30, 2019  Revision submission due: August 15, 2019  Final decision: October 30, 2019  Publication date: December 2019 (Tentative) Note: accepted papers are made available online as Online First Articles soon after acceptance. https://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/1650125/application/pdf/CALL+FOR+… -- Pourya Shamsolmoali, PhD Institute of Image Processing & Pattern Recognition Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Email: pshams(a)sjtu.edu.cn

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CFP: The Int. Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019)
by Deep ML 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

----------------------- Call for Papers (Deadline Extended)----------------------------- The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/deep-ml-2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep learning and machine learning are the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. Google, for example, exploits the techniques of deep learning in voice and image recognition applications, while Amazon uses such techniques in helping customers in their online purchase decisions. The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML) provides a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference comprises a set of tracks that focus on specific challenges in deep learning and machine learning and their applications in emerging areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Deep and Machine Learning Models and Techniques: Novel machine and deep learning Active learning; Incremental learning and online learning Agent-based learning; Manifold learning Multi-task learning Bayesian networks and applications Case-based reasoning methods Statistical models and learning Computational learning; Evolutionary algorithms and learning Evolutionary neural networks Fuzzy logic-based learning Genetic optimization Clustering, classification and regression Neural network models and learning Parallel and distributed learning Reinforcement learning Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Tensor Learning 2) Deep and Machine Learning for Big Data Analytics: Deep/Machine learning based theoretical and computational models Novel techniques for big data storage and processing Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern Data analysis and decision making Data wrangling, munching and cleaning Data integration and fusion Data visualization Data and information quality, efficiency and scalability Security threat detection using big data analytics Visualizing security threats Enhancing privacy and trust Data analytics in complex applications – finance, business, healthcare, engineering, medicine, law, transportation, and telecommunication 3) Deep and Machine Learning for Data Mining and Knowledge: Data mining in the web and online systems Multimedia; images and video data mining Feature extraction and classification Information retrieval and extraction Distributed and P2P data search Sentiment analysis Mining high velocity data streams Anomaly detection in streaming data Mining social media and social networks Mining sensor and computer networks data Mining spatial and temporal datasets Data classification, clustering, and association Knowledge acquisition and learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Knowledge discovery in large datasets 4) Deep and Machine Learning Application Areas: Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics Finance, business and retail Intelligent transportation Healthcare, medicine and clinical decision support Computer vision Human activity recognition Information retrieval and web search Cybersecurity Natural language processing Recommender systems Social media and networks 5) Deep and Machine Learning for Computing and Network Platforms: Network and communication systems Software defined networks Wireless and sensor networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Computing Edge and Fog Computing Paper Submission: Full papers must be in English and should be between 12 to 14 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Important Dates: Submission Deadline (Extended): 16 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Joao Gama, University of Porto, Portugal Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören, Ugurdag Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Esra N. Yolaçan, Osman Gazi University, Turkey

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CFP: 7th Int. Conf. on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019)
by FiCloud Conference 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

----------------------Call for Papers (Deadline Extended)------------------------------------------------ The 7th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019), IEEE CS- TCI 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/2019/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly integrated into the information network and interaction can be made through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and aviation, telecommunication, and so on. IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly, cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner. The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas in the area of IoT and cloud computing. CONFERENCE TRACKS: - Cloud Models - SaaS, IaaS, PaaS - Security, Privacy and Trust - Software Systems, Models and Architectures - Mobile Cloud Services - Data and Knowledge Management - Context-awareness and Location-awareness - Software-defined Networking - Performance Evaluation and Modelling - Networking and Communication Protocols - IoT Services and Applications - Smart Environment - Enterprise and Business Models - Energy Efficiency - Federation and Virtualization - Fog and Edge Computing - Industry Track - General Track Paper submission and Publication: Authors are requested to submit papers reporting original research results and experience. The page limit for full papers is 8 pages and for short papers is 6 pages. Papers should be prepared using IEEE two-column template. See instructions on the conference website ( http://www.ficloud.org/2019/) All papers accepted for this conference are planned to be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues in international journals (see conference website). Important Dates: Submission Deadline Extended (Firm): 16 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chairs: Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Program Chairs: Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Chairs: Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Publicity Chair: Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Publication Chair: Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Track Chairs: Antonio Celesti, University of Messina, Italy Edmundo Madeira, University of Campinas, Brazil Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Khaled Aloufe, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Luiz Fernando Bittencourt, University of Campinas, Brazil Madihah Mohd Saudi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia Marcin Bajer, ABB Corporate Research Kraków, Poland Marisa Catalan Cid, i2Cat Foundation, Spain Marwan Hassani, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria Patience Anitta Namanya, Nettitude Group, UK Rafael Angarita, INRIA and Isep, Paris, France Ron Austin, Birmingham City University, UK R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tuna Tugcu, Bogaziçi University, Turkey Vijay S. Rao, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands A. S. M. Kayes, La Trobe University, Australia

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SSBSS 2019 Titles of the Lectures - Application deadline: April 30 6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy July 22-26
by Ludovico Montalcini 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School - SSBSS 2019 July 22-26, 2019 - Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz ssbss(a)icas.xyz DEADLINES: Application: April 30 Oral Presentation/Poster Submission: April 30 Notification of Decision for Oral/Poster Presentation: May 15, 2019 https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/registration/ SPEAKERS & TITLES: https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/lecturers/ * ADAM ARKIN, University of California, Berkeley, USA Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA * ANDREA CALIFANO, Columbia University, USA Lecture 1: "METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND INTERROGATION OF GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS" Lecture 2: "ELUCIDATING AND TARGETING MECHANISMS OF SINGLE CELL STATE MAINTENANCE" * JASON CHIN, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Lecture 1: TBA Lecture 2: TBA * VIRGINIA CORNISH, Columbia University, USA Lecture 1: "Expanding the Synthetic Capabilities of Yeast" Lecture 2: "Molecular Innovations for Live Cell Imaging" * JOHN GLASS, J. Craig Venter Institute, USA Lecture 1: "Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Synthetic Minimal Bacterial Cell" Lecture 2: "Building and grand scale engineering of eukaryotic viral genomes and chromosomes" * Philip Maini, University of Oxford, UK Lecture 1: "Modelling Collective Cell Behaviour: Cranial Neural Crest Migration" Lecture 2: "Modelling Collective Cell Behaviour: Angiogenesis" * KAREN POLIZZI, Imperial College London, UK Lecture 1: "GENETIC CIRCUITS FOR IN VIVO BIOSENSORS: PART 1 BASIC DESIGN ARCHITECTURES" Lecture 2: "GENETIC CIRCUITS FOR IN VIVO BIOSENSORS: PART 2 MODULATING KEY PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS" * WILLIAM SHIH, Harvard Medical School, USA Lecture 1: "DNA-ORIGAMI BARRELS" Lecture 2: "HIFI MOLECULAR TRANSMISSION VIA CRISSCROSS COOPERATIVITY" * JOERG STELLING, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Lecture 1: "Systems Analysis and Design under Uncertainty: Incomplete Knowledge" Lecture 2: "Systems Analysis and Design under Uncertainty: Cell-to-Cell Variability" * SARAH TEICHMANN, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute & EMBL-EBI, UK Lecture 1: "Reconstructing Tissue Architecture one cell at a time" Lecture 2: TBA * DANIELLE TULLMAN-ERCEK, Northwestern University, USA Lecture 1: "DESIGNING WITH NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS: ENGINEERING SELF-ASSEMBLING PROTEIN SUPERSTRUCTURES FOR APPLICATIONS IN VACCINES, DRUG DELIVERY AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION" Lecture 2: "ROBUST PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND SECRETION IN BACTERIA USING THE TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM" * RON WEISS, MIT, USA Lecture 1: "Synthetic Biology: From Parts to Complex Systems" Lecture 2: "Mammalian Synthetic Biology: Therapeutic Perspectives" CALL FOR POSTER & ORAL PRESENTATIONS: During the Registration Process we accept abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations to be presented during the poster sessions and the talk sessions. https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/registration/ Early registration deadline: April 30 See you in Pisa in July! The SSBSS 2019 Organizing Committee. Download and share the SSBSS 2019 Poster: https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/01/poster-SSBSS-… ssbss(a)icas.xyz https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz https://www.facebook.com/ssbss.school/ SSBSS - Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/238417586492061/ Computational Synthetic Biology Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1014624245288596/ https://twitter.com/TaoSciences * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested *

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[DEADLINE APPROCHING] The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 03 Apr '19

03 Apr '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final deadline for submissions extended to: April 7, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES April 7, 2019: Deadline for paper submission April 24, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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Conferece on computational methods in Andalucia Spain
by Prof. Jesús Vigo Aguiar 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

CMMSE 2019 19th Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & SPA June 30-July 6, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain. http://cmmse.usal.es/cmmse2019/ Call for Presentations and special sessions CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: The 2019 Conference on Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering Conference (CMMSE-2019), is the fourteen of this conference series. CMMSE2019 aims to be a unifying, cross-cutting, interdisciplinary gathering, where specialists can have exposure to diverse fields and participate in special sessions different from but still close to their own interests. Standard presentation: 20 minutes in length. Special Sessions: Minimum of 8 presentations. Symposiums more than 12 presentations. Symposiums chairs can act as plenary speakers. FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS PROPOSALS contact: cmmse(a)usal.es IMPORTANT DATES: May 10-- Deadline for submission of Abstracts (3-4 pages) or full papers (12 pages). May 15 -- Notification of Acceptance June 1 –- Registration (with podium) PLEASE RESERVE YOUR HOTEL BEFORE MAY 31th. CANCELLATION IS FREE until 2 days previous to the conference Special issues selection: August 1, 2019 -- Deadline for submission (SPECIAL ISSUES). Sept. 10, 2019-- Special issue final selection. Proceedings will appear at Computer and Mathematical Methods Journal (Willey). Post conference extended versions can be selected to: JOURNALS INVOLVED: (all indexed by SCI-ISI) Computational Chemistry & Mathematical Chemistry • Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, (Springer) • Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures (Taylor & Francis). Computational Mathematics • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, (Elsevier) (solicited) • Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences , (John Wiley & Sons). • International Journal of Computer Mathematics, (Taylor & Francis). Computer Science • Journal of Supercomputing, (Springer). 2 EXCURSIONS: (Visit 3 countries in one conference) - Gibraltar and city of Tarifa - Morocco ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please check the Conference Web site http://cmmse.usal.es/cmmse2019/ regularly for the most up to date information. ABOUT CADIZ: Being one of the ancient cities of Occidental Europe, the Province of Cadiz, which was baptized by the poet Lord Byron as “Ocean Mermaid”, can be highlighted by many things: its beaches, its places, its people... Inland, its climate with warm temperatures throughout the year and clear skies, harbours a maze of dunes, creeks, salt marshes and beaches of high ecological value, and has been chosen as the scenery of some films like James Bond’s film Die another day or the American film Knight and day. Numerous famous people have been in this city The coast: Cadiz, located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, has 260 km of coast which can be enjoyed with its great variety of miles of sandy beaches with fine and white sand and clear blue water. Along the coast you can also appreciate the wildlife features of this area. Its history is ancient. Tartessos and Phoenicians visited this land more than 3,000 years ago. The Romans and Visigoths also dwelt it and from 711 was a Muslim territory until the second half of the thirteenth century. The passage of different cultures has left their mark in art and culture as well as in the gastronomy and the Flamenco that you will be able to enjoy. There are many places of interest and a large number of activities to be enjoyed in Cadiz. However, the beauty of it is that you can make it as active or as relaxing as you wish during your stay! To find out more about Cadiz and Andalucía have a look in http://www.cadizturismo.com/ and http://www.andalucia.org/. You can find interesting this video about Cadiz: https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=322&v=5nScr1_iih8&ebc=ANyPxKq1q4s…

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Call for Paper - BDAA 2019 : The 6th International Symposium on Big Data Principles, Architectures & Applications
by Hoffmann, Max 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Dear researchers, Please find below the CFP for the 6th International Symposium on Big Data Principles, Architectures & Applications (BDAA 2019), which will be held as part of the 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019): http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia/symp02-bdaa SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The challenge of "Big Data" continues to grow and is an active area of significant research. This track focuses on techniques, experiences, applications, and lessons learned for large-scale/big data science, data intensive, and data analytics, particularly in the realms of high performance computing that lead organizations through major transformations. The symposium is to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the-art and practice in the broad multidisciplinary field of Big Data Science. Participation is extended to researchers, designers, educators and interested parties in all disciplines and specialties. The symposium aims at providing a forum to bring together researchers and scientists to share and exchange big data related research, technologies, experiences, and lessons for building various types large-scale data intensive and data analytics, with interoperability and coordination capabilities in a high performance and high availability setting. This symposium solicits contributions that address contemporary and future challenges in big data Science, data analytics, and Data Intensive, particularly in collaboration systems, social networks and media, and information technologies. BDAA topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Theories and Methodologies for Big Data processing - Architectures, Frameworks and Design of Big Data processing systems - Distributed data-intensive computing systems - Managing large-scale big data platforms - Use of big data technologies for science (Hadoop, NoSQL/NewSQL, etc.) - Big data simulation, visualization, modeling tools, and algorithms - Big data intelligence and predictive analysis - (Analysis of dynamic data, such as those collected through sensors, etc.) - Discovery, Collection, and Extraction of information in Big Data sources - Processing of Big Data Streaming - Big Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery - Data Analytics techniques and solutions - Visualization of Big Data and Data Analytics - Applications using big data (WEB, Bio-Data, Industrial Data, etc.) - Big data business implications - Data culture - Experiences, Case Studies and Lessons Learned PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to Big Data Principles, Architectures & Applications for High Performance Computing Systems. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. Submission can be for - Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - Short papers (up to 4 pages), please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 4 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - Poster papers and Posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the symposium paper submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bdaa2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. Conference Policies Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the symposium as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info and Registration Info pages. The symposium policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a manuscript under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge which that access provides. Proceedings Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. SPECIAL ISSUE Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the Symposium, please contact the Symposium organizers. Best regards The organizers of BDAA 2019 --- Dr.-Ing. Max Hoffmann MBA Group Leader "Industrial Big Data" Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering Faculty for Mechanical Engineering Cybernetics Lab IMA & IfU RWTH Aachen University

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EUSPN 2019: Call for Workshops Proposals
by Muhammad ADNAN 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

------- Call for Workshops Proposals ------------ The 10th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN) November 4-7, 2019 Coimbra, Portugal Conference Website: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/euspn-19/ **************************************************** *Important Dates* =========== - Workshop Proposal Due: May 30, 2019 The EUSPN-2019 organizing committee invites proposals for workshops. The main objective of the workshops is to provide a forum for researchers and professionals to discuss a specific topic from the field of EUSPN-2019 and its related areas. All papers accepted for workshops will be included in the EUSPN-2019 proceedings, which will be published by Elsevier. The authors must follow Elsevier guidelines as given in EUSPN-2019 Website. The selective outstanding papers presented at the workshops, after further revision, will be considered for publication in journals special issues. *Pre-proposal Submission Inquiries* ====================== If you are interested to organize a workshop and you wish to discuss ideas for a workshop proposal, please feel free to contact the Workshops Chair. *Proposal Format* =========== - Title of the workshop - Workshop website: tentative address, or old address (if applicable) - Draft call for papers of the workshop - Tentative list of TPC members *Workshops Chair* ============== Dr. Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium (Email: muhammad.adnan(a)uhasselt.be) Dr. Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA (Email: malikh(a)marshall.edu) Regards -- Dr. Muhammad Adnan Senior Navorser - Senior Researcher Instituut voor Mobiliteit (IMOB) - Transportation Research Institute T +32(0)11 26 91 47 - F +32(0)11 26 91 99 www.uhasselt.be\imob Universiteit Hasselt - Campus Diepenbeek Wetenschapspark 5 bus 6 - B-3590 Diepenbeek Kantoor WETP5-0.10

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3-year PhD on Computat. Visual Neurosci.
by Jesus Malo Lopez 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

A 3-year PhD contract in the intersection between visual neuroscience and artificial neural networks is available to work with Prof. Jesus Malo at the Image and Signal Processing Group (http://isp.uv.es) at the Universitat de Valencia (Spain). Salary is 22000 euros/year (gross salary including health care). Candidates should: (1) hold a degree in Computer Science, Physics, Maths, quantitative Neuroscience / Psychology or similar. Call requires that this degree has to be posterior to january 2015 and be from a non-spanish university. (2) have strong analytical and computational skills [e.g. statistics / machine learning / matlab / python]. (3) have genuine interest in biological vision and in participating in psychophysical/physiological experiments to build models applicable in computer vision or image processing, and (4) be able to communicate in english. Candidates may hold a master degree (some postgraduate experience). Master is preferable but not a mandatory condition. We offer a multidisciplinary atmosphere (regular meetings on machine learning and visual perception with other PhD students) and international contacts with possibility of frequent travels for cooperation with other experimental/theoretical labs. The succesful candidate will have the possibility of obtaining a PhD with several high-impact publications. Work will start by september 2019 (i.e. eventual visa issues should be solved before hand!). How to apply: Candidates should [a] write a 1 page statement connecting their previous work (or studies) with our previous work ( see general context in http://isp.uv.es/exchatedra.html or, more specifically, a recent publication from our lab such as https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201326 ); and [b] send complete CV and the 1 page statement to jesus.malo(a)uv.es

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Special session on Water-based optimization at IEEE SMC'19: Deadline extension
by FERNANDO RUBIO DIEZ 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Dear colleagues, The deadline of the water-based session of IEEE SMC has been extended until April 19th. More details about the session can be found at http://antares.sip.ucm.es/~fernando/SMC19/ Best wishes, Fernando Rubio El lun., 11 mar. 2019 a las 10:16, FERNANDO RUBIO DIEZ (<fernando(a)sip.ucm.es>) escribió: > CALL FOR PAPERS > http://antares.sip.ucm.es/~fernando/SMC19/ > > The last decade has witnessed the emergence of several optimization > metaheuristics based on water mechanics. These general purpose methods deal > with both continuous optimization (e.g. Water Cycle Algorithm, Water Wave > Optimization) and combinatorial optimization (e.g. River Formation > Dynamics, Intelligent Water Drops). Although water-based metaheuristics > are relatively new, they have attracted much attention due to their good > results when applied to a wide variety of optimization problems. In > addition, other problem-specific optimization algorithms where the water > plays a key role have also been proposed in domains such as flood control > or river flow management. > > The goal of this session is to introduce new research on water-based > optimization, emphasizing two main synergies: first, between researchers > developing water-based metaheuristics and researchers facing specific > water-domain optimization problems; and second, between researchers working > on the design of water-based methods and researchers dealing with specific > industrial optimization problems. > > The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: > > · Definition and evaluation of water-based metaheuristics. > > · Hybridization of water-based metaheuristics with other methods > (e.g. other swarm intelligence and evolutionary algorithms, neural > networks, fuzzy logic, etc.). > > · Application of water-based metaheuristcs to new domains. > > · Comparison of water-based algorithms. > > · River flow management. > > · > > Industrial application of water-based methods. > > > *DEADLINES* > > March 31, 2019: deadline for paper submission > > June 7, 2019: notification of acceptance/rejection > > July 7, 2019: deadline for final camera-ready papers. > > > > >

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CFP - The 2019 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2019)
by Peter Mueller 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Call for Papers and Participation The 2019 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2019) July 15-19, 2019 Dublin, Ireland http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/home In Cooperation with the ACM, IEEE, IFIP (Main Track Paper Submission Deadline: 08 April 2019 - Final Extension) (Symposia, Workshops and Special Sessions have their own deadlines - please check the track of interest) HPCS Proceedings are planned to be published in IEEE XPLORE (pending) and indexed by all major indexing services, including SCOPUS, EI, Sci, dblp, etc. You are cordially invited to participate in this international conference through paper submission to main track, symposium, workshop or special session, a tutorial, an invited speech, a demo, a poster, an exhibit, a panel discussion, a doctoral dissertation, whichever sounds more appropriate and convenient to you. The conference will include invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in high performance and large scale computing systems, their use in modeling and simulation, their design, performance and use, and their applications. There will also be tutorial sessions, workshops, special sessions, demos, posters, panel discussions, doctoral colloquium, and exhibits. Conference sponsorships are welcomed. In addition to the main track, the conference will have many refereed archived symposia, workshops and special sessions (have different deadlines): Please see the following lists and check the specific track of interest. We also welcome colleagues interested in organizing tracks, including those without current organizers. Symposia: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia Workshops: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops Special Sessions: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions Tutorials: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-tu… DDC: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-do… Demos: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-de… Panels: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-pa… Posters: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… Sponsorships: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-sp… Exhibits: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-ex… SPECIAL ISSUES Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for one or more special issues in ISI indexed Journals. HPCS Proceedings are published in IEEE XPLORE and indexed by all major indexing services including SCOPUS, EI, SCI, dblp, etc. FOLLOW US ON Twitter: @HPCS Conference FaceBook: HPCS Conference LinkedIn: HPCS Conference ================================================================= Important Dates: Main Track Paper and Poster Paper Submission Deadline: 08 April 2019 - Final Extension Tutorial/Demo/Panel/Poster Proposal Deadline: 15 April 2019 Main Track Notification of Acceptance starts: 25 April 2019 Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due: 10 May 2019 Conference Dates: 15-19 July 2019 ================================================================= For further details and updates, please consult the conference web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/home or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the organizers. We look forward to your contributions and seeing you in Dublin in July. Thank you very much. Best Regards. HPCS 2019 Organizers

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CfP VHPC19: HPC Virtualization-Containers: Paper due May 1, 2019 (extended)
by Michael Alexander 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS 14th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC '19) held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance, June 16-20, 2019, Frankfurt, Germany. (Springer LNCS Proceedings) ==================================================================== Date: June 20, 2019 Workshop URL: http://vhpc.org Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2019 (extended) Springer LNCS, rolling abstract submission Abstract/Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Call for Papers Containers and virtualization technologies constitute key enabling factors for flexible resource management in modern data centers, and particularly in cloud environments. Cloud providers need to manage complex infrastructures in a seamless fashion to support the highly dynamic and heterogeneous workloads and hosted applications customers deploy. Similarly, HPC environments have been increasingly adopting techniques that enable flexible management of vast computing and networking resources, close to marginal provisioning cost, which is unprecedented in the history of scientific and commercial computing. Various virtualization-containerization technologies contribute to the overall picture in different ways: machine virtualization, with its capability to enable consolidation of multiple underutilized servers with heterogeneous software and operating systems (OSes), and its capability to live-migrate a fully operating virtual machine (VM) with a very short downtime, enables novel and dynamic ways to manage physical servers; OS-level virtualization (i.e., containerization), with its capability to isolate multiple user-space environments and to allow for their coexistence within the same OS kernel, promises to provide many of the advantages of machine virtualization with high levels of responsiveness and performance; lastly, unikernels provide for many virtualization benefits with a minimized OS/library surface. I/O Virtualization in turn allows physical network interfaces to take traffic from multiple VMs or containers; network virtualization, with its capability to create logical network overlays that are independent of the underlying physical topology is furthermore enabling virtualization of HPC infrastructures. Publication Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS proceedings volume. Topics of Interest The VHPC program committee solicits original, high-quality submissions related to virtualization across the entire software stack with a special focus on the intersection of HPC, containers-virtualization and the cloud. Major Topics: - HPC on Containers and VMs - Containerized applications with OS-level virtualization - Lightweight applications with Unikernels - HP-as-a-Service each major topic encompassing design/architecture, management, performance management, modeling and configuration/tooling: Design / Architecture: - Containers and OS-level virtualization (LXC, Docker, rkt, Singularity, Shifter, i.a.) - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Hypervisor extensions to mitigate side-channel attacks ([micro-]architectural timing attacks, privilege escalation) - VM & Container trust and security models - Multi-environment coupling, system software supporting in-situ analysis with HPC simulation - Cloud reliability, fault-tolerance and high-availability - Energy-efficient and power-aware virtualization - Containers inside VMs with hypervisor isolation - Virtualization support for emerging memory technologies - Lightweight/specialized operating systems in conjunction with virtual machines - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Novel unikernels and use cases for virtualized HPC environments - ARM-based hypervisors, ARM virtualization extensions Management: - Container and VM management for HPC and cloud environments - HPC services integration, services to support HPC - Service and on-demand scheduling & resource management - Dedicated workload management with VMs or containers - Workflow coupling with VMs and containers - Unikernel, lightweight VM application management - Environments and tools for operating containerized environments (batch, orchestration) - Novel models for non-HPC workload provisioning on HPC resources Performance Measurements and Modeling: - Performance improvements for or driven by unikernels - Optimizations of virtual machine monitor platforms and hypervisors - Scalability analysis of VMs and/or containers at large scale - Performance measurement, modeling and monitoring of virtualized/cloud workloads - Virtualization in supercomputing environments, HPC clusters, HPC in the cloud Configuration / Tooling: - Tool support for unikernels: configuration/build environments, debuggers, profilers - Job scheduling/control/policy and container placement in virtualized environments - Operating MPI in containers/VMs and Unikernels - Software defined networks and network virtualization - GPU virtualization operationalization The Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC) aims to bring together researchers and industrial practitioners facing the challenges posed by virtualization in order to foster discussion, collaboration, mutual exchange of knowledge and experience, enabling research to ultimately provide novel solutions for virtualized computing systems of tomorrow. The workshop will be one day in length, composed of 20 min paper presentations, each followed by 10 min discussion sections, plus lightning talks that are limited to 5 minutes. Presentations may be accompanied by interactive demonstrations. Important Dates May 1, 2019 - Abstract/Paper extended submission deadline (Springer LNCS) May 20, 2019 - Acceptance notification June 20th, 2019 - Workshop Day July 10th, 2019 - Camera-ready version due Chair Michael Alexander (chair), University of Vienna, Austria Anastassios Nanos (co-chair), SunLight.io, UK Andrew Younge (co-chair), Sandia National Laboratories Program committee Stergios Anastasiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece Jakob Blomer, CERN, Europe Eduardo César, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Taylor Childers, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Stephen Crago, USC ISI, USA Tommaso Cucinotta, St. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy Christoffer Dall, Columbia University, USA François Diakhaté, CEA, France Patrick Dreher, MIT, USA Kyle Hale, Northwestern University, USA Bob Killen, University of Michigan, USA Brian Kocoloski, Washington University, USA John Lange, University of Pittsburgh, USA Giuseppe Lettieri, University of Pisa, Italy Qing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Nikos Parlavantzas, IRISA, France Kevin Pedretti, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Amer Qouneh, Western New England University, USA Carlos Reaño, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Borja Sotomayor, University of Chicago, USA Jonathan Sparks, Cray, USA Joe Stubbs, Texas Advanced Computing Center, USA Anata Tiwari, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA Kurt Tutschku, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden John Walters, USC ISI, USA Yasuhiro Watashiba, Osaka University, Japan Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan Na Zhang, VMware, USA Paper Submission-Publication Papers submitted to the workshop will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee and external reviewers. Submissions should include abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author, and must not exceed 10 pages, including tables and figures at a main font size no smaller than 11 point. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS volume. The format must be according to the Springer LNCS Style. Initial submissions are in PDF; authors of accepted papers will be requested to provide source files. Format Guidelines: ftp://ftp.springernature.com/cs-proceeding/llncs/llncs2e.zip Abstract, Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Lightning Talks Lightning Talks are non-paper track, synoptical in nature and are strictly limited to 5 minutes. They can be used to gain early feedback on ongoing research, for demonstrations, to present research results, early research ideas, perspectives and positions of interest to the community. Submit abstract via the main submission link. General Information The workshop is one day in length and will be held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance (ISC) 2019, June 16-20, Frankfurt, Germany.

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02 Apr '19

Dear Colleague, The 18th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC'19) will be held at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy during July 23-25, 2019 (http://www.ucalgary.ca/icci_cc/iccicc-19) The IEEE ICCI*CC series is a flagship conference of its field sponsored by IEEE CS, SMCS and etc. The theme of ICCI*CC’18 is on Cognitive Learning Systems, Brain-Inspired Systems, and Cognitive Robotics, as well as a Cognitive Arts & Science Track jointly sponsored by WAAS, and a Symbiotic Autonomous System Track jointly sponsored by the IEEE SAS Initiative. You are welcome to submit a paper to IEEE ICCI*CC'19 or to organize a special session related to the theme of the conference. The Proceedings of ICCI*CC'19 will be published by IEEE CS Press (EI Indexed). A good rate of selected papers from the conference will be recommended to leading international journals and/or IEEE transactions with ISI/EI indexes. Paper submission site is at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiccicc2019 . Submission deadline will be on March 1 , 2019. We look forward to having an opportunity to meet you at IEEE ICCI*CC'19. Sincerely, IEEE ICCI*CC'19 Co-Chairs HONORARY CHAIR: Prof. Bernard Widrow (Stanford Univ.) and Prof. Jerome Feldman (UC Berkeley) GENERAL CO-CHAIRS: Prof. Rodolfo A. Fiorini (PolyU Milan, Italy), Prof. Yingxu Wang (U Calgary, Canada), and Prof. Newton Howard (U Oxford, UK) PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Dr. Garry Jacobs (WAAS, USA) and Prof. Paolo Soda (U. of Rome, Italy) _______________________________________________ This message was sent to all subscribers of IEEEicci13-L To unsubscribe, see instructions at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/email/mailman E-mail: IEEEicci13-L(a)mailman.ucalgary.ca Homepage: http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/mailman/listinfo/ieeeicci13-l

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SI Big Data Semantics IJDS
by Paolo Ceravolo 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

JOURNAL ON DATA SEMANTICS SPECIAL ISSUE: BIG DATA SEMANTICS Call for papers The complexity of Big Data applications in conjunction with the lack of standards for representing their components, computations, and processes, have made the design of data-intensive applications a failure prone and resource-intensive activity. One of the reasons behind it can be identified in a lack of sound modeling practices. Indeed, multiple components and procedures must be coordinated to ensure a high level of data quality and accessibility for the application layers, e.g. data analytics and reporting. We believe that a major challenges of Big Data research requires - even more than developing new analytics - devising innovative data management techniques capable to deliver functional and non-functional properties like among others: data quality, data integration, metadata discovery, reconciliation and augmentation, model compliance, or regulatory compliance. Data Semantics research can address such challenges in future research according to the FAIR principles, for implementing design procedures that generate Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable data. Methods, principles, and perspectives developed by the Data Semantics community can significantly contribute to this goal. Solutions for integrating and querying schema-less data, for example, have received much attention. Standards for metadata management have been proposed to improve data integration among silos and to make data more discoverable and accessible through heterogeneous infrastructures. A further level of application of Data Semantics principles into Big Data technologies involves Representing Processes, i.e. representing the entire pipeline of technologies connected to achieve a specific solution and make this representation shareable and verifiable to support a mature implementation of the Big Data production cycle. This special issue of the Journal on Data Semantics aims at sharing research and practical achievements in the field of Big Data integration, storage, and processing. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: • Big Data Management • Metadata Management • Big Data Persistence and Preservation • Big Data Quality and Provenance Control • Big Data Storage and Retrieval • Big Data Integration Architectures and Techniques • Data Source Discovery • Big Data Profiling and Semantics Discovery • Querying Heterogeneous Big Data Repositories • Caching and Materializing Query Results • Quality of Big Data Services • Big Data Service Performance Evaluation • Big Data Service Reliability and Availability • Reproducibility of Big Data Services JOURNAL ON DATA SEMANTICS • Verifiability of Big Data Services • Assurance in Big Data Services • Big Data Visualization • Real Time Visualisation • Visualization Analytics for Big Data • Big Social Media Mining • Big Data Security and Privacy • Big Data System Security and Integrity • Big Data Information Security • Privacy-Preserving Big Data Analytics • Usable Security and Privacy for Big Data • Performance of Big Data Architectures • Query Optimization • Optimal Selection of Analytics • Physical Structures Guest Editors Paolo Ceravolo, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Robert Wrembel, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Sylvio Barbon Junior, State University of Londrina, Brazil Editorial Board Antonia Azzini, Consortium for the Technology Transfer (C2T), Italy Clodis Boscarioli, State University of West Paraná - UNIOESTE, Brazil Fadila Bentayeb, Université Lyon 2, France Omar Boussaid, Université Lyon 2, France Philippe Cudre-Mauroux, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Jerome Darmont, Université Lyon 2, France Luke Immes, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Maurice van Keulen, University of Twente, The Netherlands Mariangela Lazoi, University of Salento, Italy Marcello Leida, StrabioDB, Spain M. Teresa Gómez López, University of Seville, Spain Azzam Mourad, Lebanese American University of Beirut, Lebanon JOURNAL ON DATA SEMANTICS Jaroslav Pokorny, Charles University, Czech Republic Kai-Uwe Sattler, TU Ilmenau, Germany Darja Solodovnikova, University of Latvia, Latvia Sean Wolfgand Matsui Siqueira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Fadi Zaraket, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Bruno Bogaz Zarpelão, State University of Londrina, Brazil Timetable: 10 Nov 2019 - paper submission 25 Jan 2020 - author notification 15 Mar 2020 - revision submission 25 Apr 2020 - final acceptance notification 10 Jun 2020 - camera-ready submission Submission Guidelines JoDS is looking for high-quality papers on any topic relevant to the journal, including regular papers, survey papers, industry papers, short papers, position papers, and reports. Submissions should contain original material that has not been submitted or published elsewhere. The submission should include an abstract and keywords, authors, and specify which author serves as contact author. All submissions will be carefully reviewed by at least three experts. Submissions have to be formatted according to the journal’s guidelines at http://www.springer.com/13740 and have to be uploaded into Springer’s Electronic Management System at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jods JoDS is abstracted/indexed in: Google Scholar, DBLP, OCLC, Summon by ProQuest. Selected sample articles are available at http://www.springer.com/13740 ISSN: 1861-2032 (print version) ISSN: 1861-2040 (electronic version) Any questions should be addressed to the Guest Editors Paolo Ceravolo, paolo.ceravolo(a)unimi.it Robert Wrembel, robert.wrembel(a)cs.put.poznan.pl Sylvio Barbon Junior, barbon(a)uel.br

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IEEE ICCCN: Social Media Sensing in Valencia
by Marco Furini 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

CALL FOR PAPERS (Extended Deadline - Firm) SOCIAL MEDIA SENSING WORKSHOP July 29 – August 1, 2019 Valencia, Spain in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2019) http://www.cs.unibo.it/~mirri/sms19/ http://www.icccn.org/icccn19/index.html SUBMISSION DEADLINE April, 14, 2019 (FIRM) https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2019 PUBLICATION IEEE Proceedings SCOPE Billions of users daily interact with social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. The checking of the preferred social media platform is becoming the first thing to do at wake-up time, and the last thing to do before falling asleep. With no doubts, social media revolutionized the content ecosystem and the behavior of millions of people. Within social media, people communicate, collaborate and share information, and within Online Social Media Data (OSMD), it is possible to find contents and metadata about people, brands, products, services, personal preferences, issues, etc. Not surprisingly, OSMD are being used to understand people’s opinions and to measure citizens’ feelings. Indeed, this knowledge represents a critical factor in strategic decision processes, as it may be helpful in identifying problems and strengthening strategies. For instance, politicians may gauge the public mood to improve their political decisions, enterprise managers may increase customers engagement by tracking what people think about products and services, city administrators may analyze citizens’ opinions to enhance the life quality of the city, advertisers can improve the effectiveness of their messages by analyzing what people think of a brand. The use of OSMD to get insights about people and society is not trivial and covers many different disciplines, like computer science, social engineering, psychology, semiotics, and economics. Topics: The workshop is seeking recent advances, novel proposals, best-practices, pitfalls and case studies in Social Media Sensing from different and inter-disciplinary points of view. In particular, topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Accessibility of social media contents Advances in Social Media Big Data Analysis for OSMD Business Intelligence using OSMD Chatbots and ChatScript Cloud Computing Data Mining and Machine Learning for OSMD Decision-making models and OSMD Economics and Social effects Emotion recognition and description Event forecasting based on OSMD data Fake news detection Games and Social Media Health care services and applications Image Analysis IoT sensing with human-in-the-loop Lexicon Design Prediction Analysis Privacy and Security in OSMD Recommendation systems for OSMD Reputation and Trust Semantic Web Sentiment Analysis Smart City Society Sensing Social Graph Analysis Social Media Trust Text Analytics Ubiquitous and pervasive crowd-sensing Video Analysis GENERAL CHAIRS: Marco Furini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna, Italy

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CFP: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Special Section on "Security and Privacy in Industry 4.0"
by Guest Editor 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

*** Apologies for multiple copies *** ================================================================================ C a l l F o r P a p e r s IEEE TRANSACTION ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS Special Section: Security and Privacy in Industry 4.0 URL: ================================================================================ Industries, governments and scientific communities are increasingly drawing a special attention to competitive advantages that Industry 4.0 can bring about business sustainability and economy of a country. The tendency to couple the Information Technologies (ITs) with the existing Operational Technologies (OTs) adds new opportunities to improve and optimize operational processes, products and services in which multiple stakeholders [4], among them, end-users, can interact with the new industrial ecosystems to speed up and customize processes. In this sense, Industry 4.0 constitutes a relevant investment source composed of a complex technological showcase in which multiple connections and accesses can arise, seriously impacting on the well performance of the different production and distribution chains associated with smart factories and manufacturing, smart grid systems, smart vehicles or smart health environments. This way of connecting entities with the “smart world” and the interconnection of different Industry 4.0 domains based on the new paradigms and heterogeneous technologies such as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or edge computing infrastructures (cloud/fog computing systems), certainly, opens the door to coexistence problems and novel exploitations. Diverse vulnerabilities and risks may significantly grow according to the new adaptations and the participation of stakeholders, generating a need to further research protection issues required to safeguard the operational processes and ensure a secure and resilient and dependable cohesion between IT and OT systems, including physical entities. For this reason, industries, governments and scientific communities are increasingly drawing a special attention to competitive advantages that Industry 4.0 can bring about business sustainability and economy of a country. The tendency to couple the ITs with the existing Operational Technologies (OTs) adds new opportunities to improve and optimize operational processes, products and services in which multiple stakeholders [4], among them, end-users, can interact with the new industrial ecosystems to speed up and customize processes. In this sense, Industry 4.0 constitutes a relevant investment source composed of a complex technological showcase in which multiple connections and accesses can arise, seriously impacting on the well performance of the different production and distribution chains associated with smart factories and manufacturing, smart grid systems, smart vehicles or smart health environments. The aim of this special issue is therefore to bring together researchers from diverse interdisciplinary areas of computing and security to cover, from a holistic point of view, the topics related to secure coupling of the new ITs with operational networks, without discarding aspects on privacy. This special section will focus on (but not limited to) the following topics: • Security and privacy analysis and requirements in Industry 4.0 • Secure management and governance of Industry 4.0 operational services and systems • Vulnerabilities and risk assessment in manufacturing and automation systems • Advanced threat models, cyber-crime or cyber-espionage for Industry 4.0 • Dependable and secure Industry 4.0 architectures by design • Lightweight cryptography and key management in Industry 4.0 • Identity management and access control for Industry 4.0 domains • Secure interoperability, mobility and coexistence between systems, including users • Prevention, awareness and resilience models for Industry 4.0 advanced threats • Secure context management and accountability for Industry 4.0 domains • Data preservation and privacy models for Industry 4.0 • Trust management and trusted computing models for Industry 4.0. • Secure cloud/fog-assisted manufacturing and predictive maintenance services ---------------- Important Dates ---------------- * Deadline for manuscript submissions June 30, 2019 * Expected publication date (tentative) November 2019 ---------------------------- Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Follow the guidelines in “Information for Authors” in the IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics http://www.ieee-ies.org/pubs/transactions-on-industrial-informatics . Please submit your manuscript in electronic form through Manuscript Central web site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tii . On the submitting page #1 in popup menu of manuscript type, select: SS on Security and Privacy in Industry 4.0 Submissions to this Special Section must represent original material that has been neither submitted to, nor published in, any other journal. Regular manuscript length is 8 pages. Note: The recommended papers for the section are subject to final approval by the Editor-in-Chief. Some papers may be published outside the special section, at the EIC discretion. -------------- Guest Editors -------------- • Prof. Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain alcaraz(a)lcc.uma.es • Prof. Yan Zhang, University of Oslo, Norway yanzhang(a)ieee.org • Prof. Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas , USA Alvaro.Cardenas(a)utdallas.edu • Prof. Liehuang Zhu, Beijing University of Technology, China liehuangz(a)bit.edu.cn

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IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics - Call for Workshop Proposals
by Sanmukh Kuppannagari 31 Mar '19

31 Mar '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** Call for Workshop Proposals for HiPC 2019 ********************************************************************** 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics December 17-20, 2019, Hyderabad, India https://hipc.org/ HiPC 2019 Call for Workshop Proposals The 26th annual IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics (HiPC 2019) will be held in Hyderabad, India, December 17-20, 2019. Complementing the main technical program, HiPC workshops serve to broaden the technical scope of the conference in emerging areas of high performance computing, networking, data analytics, and their applications. Held on the first day of the conference, HiPC workshops will typically be half-day events although proposals for full-day workshops will also be considered. The papers accepted for presentation at the HiPC 2019 workshops will be included in the workshops volume of the conference proceedings with a separate ISBN (HiPCW 2019), and will be distributed online. Post-conference, papers presented at the conference and eligible for inclusion will be made available to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Deadlines and Important Dates * Workshop proposal submissions: April 8, 2019 * Workshop proposal notifications: April 30, 2019 * Workshop Website and CFP: May 15, 2019 Workshop organizers should further note the deadlines for their workshop organization to coordinate the proceedings of the main conference: * Notification of Workshop papers accepted October 14th, 2019 * Workshop Camera ready October 28th, 2019 * Final submission of workshop program and materials and full workshop websites online: November 7, 2019 * Workshop date: December 17, 2019 WHAT/WHERE TO SUBMIT Potential HiPC workshop organizers should submit a workshop proposal that contains the items listed below. The proposal should also specify steps to be taken to develop a high quality program committee and attract high quality submissions to place the workshop(s) in a competitive international landscape. Workshops will be held on the first day of the conference, i.e., December 17th. Workshops may be proposed as a half day program, running for 3 hours in the morning or afternoon, or as a full day program. In case of the latter, organizers should explain how they will attract sufficient participation to develop a full day program of peer reviewed papers. Proposals to organize a workshop at HiPC 2019 should include: * Description: title; topics to be addressed; goals; relevance and significance to the main conference. * Names, affiliations and contact information for organizers. * Plans for soliciting submissions, and the process for selecting papers to be presented at the workshop and included in the workshop proceedings. * Tentative names of Keynote/ invited speakers * Tentative PROGRAM outline identifying key elements such as panels, discussion sessions, poster sessions, invited talks, etc. * Tentative list of PC members to be recruited * Detailed timeline of the peer-review process Workshop Themes ==================== The topics of the proposed workshop should complement those listed in the main conference call for papers.Each workshop should be centered around a coherent theme or topic related to HPC and/or scalable data science; We particularly encourage workshop themes that relate to emerging areas and/or emerging application contexts of societal value (e.g., agriculture, energy, sustainability, workforce development). Workshop proposals will need to clearly state the purpose and the applications of the techniques in the abstract. Workshop proposers will also need to clearly identify how they are going to attract papers and speakers. The proposal should not exceed three pages and should be submitted as a pdf file to the HiPC Workshops Chairs at workshops(a)hipc.org . For additional information about organizing an HiPC workshop, see the FAQs sheet on the website. WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS Vandana Janeja, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Antonino Tumeo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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[CFP] 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing
by Tumeo, Antonino 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] NEWS: Submission information added and submission site available. Call for Papers 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing Part of IEEE Rebooting Computing Week 6-8 November 2019 San Mateo, California http://icrc.ieee.org/ http://icrc.ieee.org/cfp/ The 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC 2019) will be held November 6-8 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. ICRC is a premier venue for novel computing approaches. ICRC grew out of the IEEE Rebooting Computing Initiative (RCI), which was founded in 2012 to catalyze rethinking of the computer at all levels of the technology stack. The Rebooting Computing Committee represents thirteen IEEE Societies and Councils, and the membership in the Rebooting Computing Technical Community is approaching three thousand. For more information on the RCI please visit the Rebooting Computing Portal (http://rebootingcomputing.ieee.org) Now in its 4th year, the IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing is the premier venue for forward looking computing, including algorithms and languages, system software, system and network architectures, new devices and circuits, and applications of new materials and physics. This is an interdisciplinary conference that has participation from a broad technical community, with emphasis on all aspects of the computing stack. The broad scope of ICRC extends to many areas of interest, including novel device physics and materials for post-Moore, beyond CMOS, and non-von Neumann computing paradigms. ——————————————— Topics of interest ——————————————— *Future computing approaches, including neuromorphic, brain-inspired computing, approximate and probabilistic, analog computing; computing based on novel device physics and materials (e.g., spin-based electronics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos); energy-efficient computing including reversible, adiabatic, and ballistic computing, superconductor and cryogenic computing; quantum computing; optical computing; biological and biochemical computing; Non-von Neumann computer architectures (e.g., in-memory processing, memory-based computing, cellular automata, or cellular neural networks). *Future computing design aspects, including extending Moore’s law and augmenting CMOS; error-tolerant logic and circuits; future of design automation. post-CMOS, 3D, heterogeneous integration and packaging; future impact on performance, power, scalability, reliability, supportability *Future Software and Applications, including beyond von Neumann system software issues (operating systems, compilers, security, and resource management); future computing programming paradigms and languages; applications suitable for and driving next generation computing (e.g., machine learning, deep learning.) *Future computing use cases and prototypes, including ethics in design, implementation, and use; new technologies impacting the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS); cybersecurity in future computing systems. ——————————————— Organizing Committee ——————————————— General co-Chairs: Cullen Bash (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) and Vivek Sarkar (Georgia Institute of Technology) Program co-Chairs: Jim Ang (PNNL) and Paolo Faraboschi (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) Full committee list: http://icrc.ieee.org/committee ——————————————— Submission information ——————————————— Authors’ guidelines: http://icrc.ieee.org/authors-guidelines Paper submission link: icrc19.labs.hpe.com/icrc19 ——————————————— Important dates ——————————————— *Paper abstract submissions due: April 29, 2019 (11:00 pm EDT) *Paper submissions due: May 6, 2019 (11:00 pm EDT) *Author notification of acceptance: August 7, 2019 *Final copies of papers due: September 6, 2019

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Bench'19 (http://www.benchcouncil.org/Bench19/index.html) Call for Papers
by gaowanling＠ict.ac.cn 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

---Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP--- Bench'19 (2019 International Symposium on Benchmarking, Measuring and Optimizing) Call for Papers Web: http://www.benchcouncil.org/Bench19/index.html November 14-16, 2019, Denver, Colorado, USA Introduction Benchmarking, measuring, and optimizing are fundamental activities in human being’s lives. Starting as nine BPOE Workshop series and SDBA Workshop in conjunction with ASPLOS, VLDB, and ICS, this symposium (Bench 19) is organized by International Open Benchmarking Council (BenchCouncil), and the main theme is benchmarking, measuring, and optimizing Big Data or AI in HPC, Datacenter, IoT, and Edge Computing. Bench 19 provides a high-quality, single-track forum for presenting results and discussing ideas that further the knowledge and understanding of the benchmark community as a whole. Also, we will invite speakers from China, US, Europe and Japan on HPC AI topics. Bench 19 has three special events: HPC AI benchmark suite and first HPC AI benchmarking report, Big Data and AI challenges, and BenchCouncil awards. Call for papers We solicit papers describing original and previously unpublished research. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following. **Benchmark, measurement, and optimization of: **Benchmark specifications and open-source implementation reports of: ** Methodologies, abstractions, metrics, algorithms, and tools in benchmark, measurement, and optimization for: ** Benchmark-driven domain-specific co-design of: ** Testbed methodologies and systems of: ** Workload characterization of: -Big Data -AI -HPC -Machine learning in HPC -Big scientific data -Datacenter -Cloud -Warehouse-scale computing -Mobile robotics -Edge and fog computing -IoT Paper Submission: Papers must be submitted in PDF. Short papers (no more than 4 pages in standard two-column IEEE conference format or 6 pages in LNCS format, not including references) are encouraged, and the authors can extend their short paper to 12 pages in LNCS format, not including references, in the final publication. If a full paper is submitted, the page limit is 8 pages in standard two-column IEEE conference format or 12 pages in LNCS format, not including references. The submissions will be judged based on the merit of the ideas rather than the length. After the conference, revised papers will be published by Springer (Pending). Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bench19 Improtant Dates Registration of abstract June 15, 2019 Paper Submission June 30, 2019 Acceptance Notification Aug 20, 2019 Organization General Chairs Dan Stanzione (Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin) Xiaoyi Lu (The Ohio State University) TPC Chairs Jianfeng Zhan (ICT, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) Publications Chair Chen Zheng (Institute of Computing Technology, CAS) Award Committees D. K. Panda (The Ohio State University) Jianfeng Zhan (ICT, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) BenchCouncil Achievement Award This award recognizes a senior member who has made long-term contributions to benchmarking, measuring, and optimizing. The winner is eligible for BenchCouncil Fellow. BenchCouncil System Award This award recognizes a group of scientists and engineers who has made significant contributions to the design, implementation of a state-of-the-art or state-of-the-practice system. BenchCouncil Contribution Award Chair This award recognizes a senior member who has made long-term contributions to the benchmarking, measuring, and optimizing community. BenchCouncil best paper award Chair This award recognizes a paper presented at the Bench conferences, which demonstrates potential impact on research and practice in benchmarking, measuring, and optimizing. Publicity Chairs Zhen Jia (Princeton University) Wanling Gao (Institute of Computing Technology, CAS) Web Chair Jiahui Dai (Beijing Academy of Frontier Sciences and Technology)

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CfP: EUSIPCO 2019 Satellite Workshop on Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Autonomous Systems
by Nikos Nikolaidis 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

EUSIPCO 2019 SATELLITE WORKSHOP ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER VISION AND DEEP LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS A CORUNA, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 6th 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS WORKSHOP SUMMARY During the last years we are witnessing a constantly increasing use and interest for Autonomous Systems (AS) such as UAVs, humanoid robots, cars, marine and underwater vessels, etc. This is due to their numerous applications in transport, surveillance, mapping, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure inspection, cinematography etc. Successful deployment of autonomous systems involves tackling a number of interesting and challenging topics such as AS localization, planning, action and mapping, analysis of visual data coming from AS sensors for human centric or environment active perception and cognition, privacy protection technologies in AS data, 3D data (e.g. LIDAR) processing and analysis, communication issues for AS, sensor fusion, multimodal interfaces etc. These tasks can be addressed by using several methodologies from the areas of signal/image/video processing and analysis, computer vision and machine learning (including deep learning) provided that they respect several constraints and limitations inherent to AS, such as real-time operation, limited available computing resources on board the AS, need for robustness in real-life scenarios etc. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers, engineers and computer scientists working in the areas of signal/image/video processing and analysis, computer vision, and machine learning for AS to present and discuss recent developments and trends in this exciting area. The workshop will consist of 2-3 invited talks by prominent researchers and oral presentations featuring research papers. The workshop is technically sponsored by the H2020 Project MULTIDRONE (www.multidrone.eu) PAPER TOPICS Papers describing novel work are solicited in the following areas (non-exhaustive list): * Signal/image/video processing and analysis for autonomous systems * Machine learning for autonomous systems * Deep learning for autonomous systems * Computer vision for autonomous systems * Human centric active perception and cognition for autonomous systems (person/face/body part detection/recognition and pose estimation, person/face/body part tracking, human activity recognition, social signal -facial expressions, gestures etc- analysis and recognition, speech and biosignals analysis and recognition) * Environment active perception and cognition for autonomous systems (object detection/recognition and semantic scene segmentation and understanding, 2D/3D object tracking, 3D scene reconstruction, sensor information fusion) * Autonomous systems localization, planning, navigation, action and control * Embedded computing approaches for processing (computer vision, deep learning, etc) on autonomous systems * Intelligent cinematography using drones and other autonomous systems * Signal processing, computer vision and deep learning for autonomous systems safety (obstacle detection and avoidance, drone landing site detection, crowd and pedestrian detection and localization, road sign/lane detection/recognition etc) * Privacy protection and compliance to ethics regulations * Robust and secure mobile communications for autonomous systems * Signal enhancement, compression and transmission for autonomous systems IMPORTANT DATES * Full Paper Submission: April 30, 2019 * Notification of Paper Acceptance: May 24, 2019 * Camera Ready Papers: June 7, 2019 * Workshop: September 6, 2019 SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE Prospective authors shall submit their papers using EDAS (https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=24822 ). Papers should adhere to the main conference guidelines to be considered and, eventually, be published in the proceedings. For more details please visit http://eusipco2019.org/paper-submission/ . All papers will go through a peer review process. Workshop proceedings will be handled by EURASIP and will be publicly available through the repository of EURASIP. WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS * Nikos Nikolaidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, nnik(a)csd.auth.gr * Anastasios Tefas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, tefas(a)csd.auth.gr WORKSHOP TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Anibal Ollero, University of Seville, Spain * Ioannis Pitas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece * David Bull, University of Bristol, UK * Alberto Messina, RAI, Italy * Joao Costeira, IST, Portugal * Jesus Capitan, University of Seville, Spain * Rita Cunha, IST, Portugal INFORMATION * EUSIPCO 2019 website: http://eusipco2019.org/ * Workshop information: http://eusipco2019.org/programme/satellite-workshops/ * For additional information regarding the workshop please contact one of the workshop organizers Nikos Nikolaidis (nnik(a)csd.auth.gr) and Anastasios Tefas, (tefas(a)csd.auth.gr)

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CFP: The 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

================================================================================ *** Apologies for multiple copies *** C a l l F o r P a p e r s Twenty-fourth European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019) Luxembourg -- September 23-27, 2019 WWW: https://esorics2019.uni.lu ================================================================================ Overview --------- ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Papers offering novel research contributions in computer security are solicited for submission to the 2019 Symposium, to be held in Luxembourg. The primary focus is on original, high quality, unpublished research and implementation experiences. We encourage submissions of papers discussing industrial research and development. Important Dates ---------------- * Title and Abstract deadline: April 22, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Notification to authors: June 21, 2019 * Camera ready due: July 9, 2019 Topics of Interest ------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * access control * accountability * ad hoc networks * anonymity * applied cryptography * authentication * biometrics * blockchain and finance security * data and computation integrity * database security * data protection * deep learning for attack and defense * digital content protection * digital forensics * distributed systems security * embedded systems security * inference control * information hiding * identity management * information flow control * information security governance and management * intrusion detection * formal security methods * language-based security * network security * phishing and spam prevention * privacy * privacy preserving data mining * risk analysis and management * secure electronic voting * security architectures * security economics * security metrics * security models * security and privacy for big data * security and privacy in cloud scenarios * security and privacy in complex systems * security and privacy in content centric networking * security and privacy in crowdsourcing * security and privacy in the IoT * security and privacy in location services * security and privacy for mobile code * security and privacy in pervasive / ubiquitous computing * security and privacy policies * security and privacy in social networks * security and privacy in web services * security and privacy in cyber-physical systems * security, privacy and resilience in critical infrastructures * security verification * software security * systems security * trust models and management * trustworthy user devices * usable security and privacy * web security * wireless security Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics19 Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). All submissions should follow the LNCS template ( available from http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) from the time they are submitted. Submitted papers should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. Submissions are to be made to the submission web site. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Authors of accepted papers must agree with Springer LNCS copyright and guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: * Peter Y A Ryan, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Organization Chair: * Peter B Roenne, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Workshop Chair: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro,Telecom SudParis, France Program Committee Chairs: * Kazue Sako, NEC Japan * Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Program Committee: Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain Elli Androulaki, IBM, Switzerland Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, Germany Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, USA Marina Blanton, University of Notre Dame, USA Carlo Blundo, Universita` degli Studi di Salerno, Italy Christian Cachin, University of Bern, Switzerland Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aldar Chan, University of Hong Kong, HK Yan Chen, Northwestern University, USA Sherman S. M. Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Jorge Cuellar, Siemens A.G., Germany Frederic Cuppens, TELECOM Bretagne, France Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, TELECOM Bretagne, France Marc Dacier, EURECOM, France Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis, France Stéphanie Delaune, IRISA, France Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Josep Domingo-Ferrer, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University, China Francois Dupressoir, University of Surrey, UK Jose Fernandez, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada Jose-Luis Ferrer-Gomila, UIB, Spain Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University, Sweden Simon Foley, IMT Atlantique, France Sara Foresti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy David Galindo, University of Birmingham, UK Debin Gao, SMU, Singapore Dieter Gollmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University, USA Juan Hernandez, UPC, Spain Xinyi Huang, Fujian Normal University, China Ghassan Karame, NEC Labs Europe, Germany Vasilios Katos, Bournemouth University, UK Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway Stefan Katzenbeisser TU Darmstadt, Germany Steve Kremer, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France Marina Krotofil, FireEye, USA Costas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Yingjiu Li, SMU, Singapore Kaitai Liang, University of Surrey, UK Hoon Wei Lim, SingTel, Singapore Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA Xiapu Luo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Konstantinos Markantonakis, RHUL, UK Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR, Italy Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Weizhi Meng, DTU, Denmark Chris Mitchell, RHUL, UK John C. Mitchell, Stanford University, USA Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University, Japan Haris Mouratidis, University of Brighton, UK David Naccache, Ecole Normale Suprieure, France Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, Japan Martin Ochoa, SUTD, Singapore Rolf Oppliger, eSECURITY Technologies, Switzerland Andrew Paverd, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Olivier Pereira, UCL, Belgium Günther Pernul, Universität Regensburg, Germany Christina Popper, New York University, US Joachim Posegga, University of Passau, Germany Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Indrajiti Ray, Colorado State University, USA Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mark Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, Canada Kazue Sako, NEC, Japan Pierangela Samarati, Universitá degli studi di Milano, Italy Damien Sauveron, XLIM, France Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Einar Snekkenes, Gjovik University College, Norway Pawel Szalachowski, SUTD, Singapore Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Qiang Tang, LIST, Luxembourg Juan Tapiador, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Nils Ole Tippenhauer, SUTD, Singapore Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Aggeliki Tsohou, Ionian University, Greece Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, USA Luca Viganò, King’s College London, UK Michael Waidner, Fraunhofer SIT, Germany Cong Wang, City University of Hong Kong, HK Lingyu Wang, Concordia University, Canada Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria Christos Xenakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Zhe Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China Kehuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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[SMARTCOMP 2019] - PhD Forum - Call for submissions
by Francesca Righetti 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

The Ph.D. Forum at SMARTCOMP 2019 provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present their work in progress to the scientific community and obtain individual feedback from leading researchers in the field. This forum is intended to provide doctoral students with a platform to interact with established researchers from both academia and industry and get useful guidance on the broader impacts of their research. The Forum will be structured as a poster presentation session by the students, followed by collective discussions. The student presentations will be interleaved with speeches by leading researchers, who will provide their own perspectives on current and future research in the field, as well as on how to best pursue a Ph.D. in this context. Current Ph.D. students at any stage of their career are encouraged to submit a 2-page extended abstract about their research to be considered for the Ph.D. Forum. The student should be the sole author, although contributions of the advisor and others should be acknowledged. Submissions will be reviewed by the Ph.D. Forum committee to ensure quality, relevance, and potential benefit from attendance to the Forum. There will be no separate registration fee for the Forum. Participating students will only need to register to the main SMARTCOMP conference. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to participate in person to the Forum. Conference website: http://www.smart-comp.org <http://www.smart-comp.org/> Conference dates: June 12th-14th, 2019 Call for presentations at the Ph.D. forum: http://www.smart-comp.org/call-for-phd-forum.html <http://www.smart-comp.org/call-for-phd-forum.html> Ph.D. forum submission deadline: April 20th, 2019

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IEEE IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics 2019 Call for Papers
by Sanmukh Rao 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

********************************************************************** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested ********************************************************************** HiPC 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS ********************************************************************** 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics December 17-20, 2019, Hyderabad, India https://hipc.org/ PROGRAM CHAIRS Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA PROGRAM VICE-CHAIRS HPC Tracks: Algorithms: Bora Uçar, CNRS and École normale supérieure de Lyon, France Applications: Alba Cristina M.A. de Melo, University of Brasilia, Brazil Architecture: Smruti Ranjan Sarangi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India System Software: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Data Science Tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University, USA Scalable Systems and Software: Gagan Agrawal, Ohio State University, USA HiPC 2019 Call For Papers HiPC 2019 will be the 26th edition of the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, Analytics and Data Science. HiPC serves as a forum to present current work by researchers from around the world as well as highlight activities in Asia in the areas of high performance computing and data science. The meeting focuses on all aspects of high performance computing systems, and data science and analytics, and their scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. Authors are invited to submit original unpublished research manuscripts that demonstrate current research in all areas of high performance computing, and data science and analytics, covering all traditional areas and emerging topics including from machine learning, big data analytics and blockchain. Each submission should be submitted to one of the tracks listed under the two broad themes of High Performance Computing and Data Science. High Performance Computing tracks: Algorithms: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing new parallel and distributed computing algorithms, and related advances. Examples of topics that are of interest include (but not limited to): * New parallel and distributed algorithms and design techniques; * Advances in enhancing algorithmic properties or providing guarantees (e.g., fault tolerance, resilience, concurrency, data locality, communication-avoiding); * Classical and emerging computation models (e.g., parallel/distributed models, quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired models); * Provably efficient parallel and distributed algorithms for advanced scientific computing and irregular applications (e.g., numerical linear algebra, graph algorithms, computational biology); and * Algorithmic techniques for resource allocation and optimization (e.g., scheduling, load balancing, resource management); Architectures: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and evaluation of high performance computing architectures, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and evaluation of high performance processing architectures (e.g., reconfigurable, system-on-chip, manycores, vector processors); * Design and evaluation of networks for high performance computing platforms (e.g., interconnect topologies, network-on-chip); * Design and evaluation of memory, cache and storage architectures (e.g., 3D, photonic, Processing-In-Memory, NVRAM, burst buffers, parallel I/O); * Approaches to improve architectural properties (e.g., energy/power efficiency, reconfigurable, resilience/fault tolerance, security/privacy); and * Emerging computational architectures (e.g., quantum computing, neuromorphic and other bioinspired architectures). Applications: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design and implementation of scalable applications for execution on parallel and distributed platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design and implementation of shared and distributed memory parallel applications (e.g., scientific computing and industry applications, emerging applications in IoT and life sciences - biology, medicine, chemistry, etc.); * Design and simulation methodologies for scaling applications on peta- and exascale platforms (e.g., co-design approaches, hardware/software co-design, heterogeneous and hybrid programming); * Hardware acceleration of parallel applications (e.g., CPU/GPUs, multi-GPU clusters, FPGA, vector processors, manycore); and * Design of application benchmarks for parallel and distributed platforms. Systems Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on the design, implementation and evaluation of systems software for high performance computing platforms, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Scalable systems and software architectures for high performance computing (e.g., middleware, operating systems, I/O services); * Techniques to enhance parallel performance (e.g., compiler/runtime optimization, learning from application traces, profiling); * Techniques to enhance parallel application development and productivity (e.g., Domain-Specific Languages, programming environments, performance/correctness checking and debugging); * Techniques to deal with uncertainties, hardware/software resilience, and fault tolerance; * Software for cloud, data center, and exascale platforms (e.g., middleware tools, schedulers, resource allocation, data migration, load balancing); and * Software and programming paradigms for heterogeneous platforms (e.g., libraries for CPU/GPU, multi-GPU clusters, and other accelerator platforms); Data Science tracks: Scalable Algorithms and Analytics: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable algorithms for data analysis at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * New scalable algorithms for fundamental data analysis tasks (supervised, unsupervised learning, and pattern discovery); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address the characteristics of different data sources and settings (e.g., graphs, social networks, sequences, data streams); * Scalable algorithms and techniques to reduce complexity of large-scale data (e.g., streaming, sublinear data structures, summarization, compressive analytics); * Scalable algorithms that are designed to address requirements in different data-driven application domains (e.g., life sciences, business, agriculture); and * Scalable algorithms that ensure the transparency and fairness of the analysis. Scalable Systems and Software: This track invites papers that describe original research on developing scalable systems and software for handling data at scale, and related advances. Examples of topics of interest include (but not limited to): * Design of scalable system software to support various applications (e.g., recommendation systems, web search, crowdsourcing applications, streaming applications) * Design of scalable system software for various architectures (e.g., OpenPower, GPUs, FPGAs). * Architectures and systems software to support various operations in large data frameworks (e.g., storage, retrieval, automated workflows, data organization, visualization, visual analytics, human-in-the-loop); * Design and implementation of systems software for distributed data frameworks (e.g., distributed file system, virtualization, cloud services, resource optimization, scheduling); and * Standards and protocols for enhancing various aspects of data analytics (e.g., open data standards, privacy preserving and secure schemes). One or more best paper awards will be given for outstanding contributed papers. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Submission: Friday, June 7, 2019 Paper Submission: Friday, June 14, 2019 Reviews for Rebuttals: Monday, July 29, 2019 Rebuttals due: Monday, August 5, 2019 Initial Submission Decision: Monday, August 19, 2019 Revisions Due: Friday, September 20, 2019 Author Notification: Monday, September 30, 2019 Camera Ready: Monday, October 14, 2019 Manuscript Guidelines Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers and may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. See IEEE style templates at this page for details. Electronic submissions must be in the form of a readable PDF file. Manuscripts must be received by the published paper submission deadline. All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and evaluated on originality, relevance of the problem to the conference theme, technical strength, rigor in analysis, quality of results, and organization and clarity of presentation of the paper. Authors are highly encouraged to list the key contributions of their paper. This should be in a separate paragraph in the introduction to the paper. Please note that the review process is “single-blind” (i.e., authors can list their names on the paper). This year we are introducing a two-phase review process, in which the first round of reviews will be made available to the authors for a brief rebuttal. Based on the reviews and the rebuttal, an initial decision will be issued. Papers will be either accepted or rejected or recommended for a second round. Authors of papers recommended for a second round will be allowed to revise the paper to address the comments and suggestions made by the program committee. The revisions will undergo a second round of review before the final notification. Submitted papers must represent original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected without review and further action may be taken, including (but not limited to) notifications sent to the heads of the institutions of the authors and sponsors of the conference. Submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chairs of the respective tracks at their contact email addresses below for further information or clarification. Notification of review decisions will be emailed by September 30, 2019. Camera-ready papers are due by October 14, 2019. A published proceedings will be available at the conference. At least one author of each paper must be registered for the conference in order for the paper to be published in the proceedings. Presentation of an accepted paper at the conference is a requirement of publication. Any paper that is not presented at the conference will not be included in IEEE Xplore. Easychair Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 Journal Special Issue: Authors of selected high quality papers in HiPC 2019 will be invited to submit extended version of their papers for possible publication in a special issue of Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. PLEASE NOTE: * Authors must register their paper and submit an abstract, typically a paragraph or two, by June 7, 2019 * Authors must then submit full versions of registered papers by June 14, 2019 * All deadlines are end of day ANYWHERE ON EARTH. * Links to EasyChair submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hipc2019 Contact Information * High Performance Computing tracks: Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA, ananth(a)wsu.edu * Data Science tracks: George Karypis, University of Minnesota, USA, karypis(a)umn.edu ___________________________________________________ HiPC 2019 is co-sponsored by • IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP) • HiPC Education Trust, India In cooperation with • ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT) • ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) • FIP Working Group on Concurrent Systems • Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) • National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

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MACIS 2019, November 13-15, 2019, Istanbul-Gebze, Turkey
by Ilias Kotsireas 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Forwarded on behalf of Zafeirakis Zafeirakopoulos <zafeirakopoulos(a)gtu.edu.tr> ********************************************************** MACIS 2019 8th International Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences November 13-15, 2019 Istanbul-Gebze, Turkey. http://macis2019.gtu.edu.tr/ ********************************************************** MACIS is a series of biennial conferences focusing on research in mathematical and computational aspects of computing and information science. MACIS 2019 will feature invited presentations and a selective four-track program of contributed papers describing original and unpublished research. ==== MACIS 2019 Organization ==== General Chair: Zafeirakis Zafeirakopoulos, Gebze Technical University, Turkey PC Chairs: Daniel Slamanig, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Elias Tsigaridas, INRIA/SU, France MACIS Steering Committee: Johannes Bloemer, Paderborn University, Germany Ilias Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Temur Kutsia, RISC, Johannes Kepler University, Austria Siegfried Rump, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Dimitris E. Simos (Chair), SBA Research, Austria Chee Yap, New York University, USA ==== MACIS 2019 Topics ==== MACIS authors are required to choose one of the following tracks: - Algorithms and Foundations - Security/Cryptography - Combinatorics/Codes/Designs/Graphs - Data Modeling/Machine Learning ==== MACIS 2019 in social media ==== - https://twitter.com/macis2019 - https://www.facebook.com/macis2019 For general inquiries regarding MACIS 2019, please send an e-mail to Zafeirakis Zafeirakopoulos <zafeirakopoulos(a)gtu.edu.tr>

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CFP: The Int. Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019)
by Deep ML 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

----------------------- Call for Papers ----------------------------- The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/deep-ml-2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep learning and machine learning are the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. Google, for example, exploits the techniques of deep learning in voice and image recognition applications, while Amazon uses such techniques in helping customers in their online purchase decisions. The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML) provides a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference comprises a set of tracks that focus on specific challenges in deep learning and machine learning and their applications in emerging areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Deep and Machine Learning Models and Techniques: Novel machine and deep learning Active learning; Incremental learning and online learning Agent-based learning; Manifold learning Multi-task learning Bayesian networks and applications Case-based reasoning methods Statistical models and learning Computational learning; Evolutionary algorithms and learning Evolutionary neural networks Fuzzy logic-based learning Genetic optimization Clustering, classification and regression Neural network models and learning Parallel and distributed learning Reinforcement learning Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Tensor Learning 2) Deep and Machine Learning for Big Data Analytics: Deep/Machine learning based theoretical and computational models Novel techniques for big data storage and processing Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern Data analysis and decision making Data wrangling, munching and cleaning Data integration and fusion Data visualization Data and information quality, efficiency and scalability Security threat detection using big data analytics Visualizing security threats Enhancing privacy and trust Data analytics in complex applications – finance, business, healthcare, engineering, medicine, law, transportation, and telecommunication 3) Deep and Machine Learning for Data Mining and Knowledge: Data mining in the web and online systems Multimedia; images and video data mining Feature extraction and classification Information retrieval and extraction Distributed and P2P data search Sentiment analysis Mining high velocity data streams Anomaly detection in streaming data Mining social media and social networks Mining sensor and computer networks data Mining spatial and temporal datasets Data classification, clustering, and association Knowledge acquisition and learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Knowledge discovery in large datasets 4) Deep and Machine Learning Application Areas: Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics Finance, business and retail Intelligent transportation Healthcare, medicine and clinical decision support Computer vision Human activity recognition Information retrieval and web search Cybersecurity Natural language processing Recommender systems Social media and networks 5) Deep and Machine Learning for Computing and Network Platforms: Network and communication systems Software defined networks Wireless and sensor networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Computing Edge and Fog Computing Paper Submission: Full papers must be in English and should be between 12 to 14 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Joao Gama, University of Porto, Portugal Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören, Ugurdag Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Esra N. Yolaçan, Osman Gazi University, Turkey ReplyForward

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CFP: 5th Int. Conference on Big Data Innovations and Applications 2019
by Innovate-Data 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

------------------------ Call for Papers------------------ The 5th International Conference on Big Data Innovations and Applications (Innovate-Data 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/innovate-data-2019/ (Springer: Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big data has become a key asset in modern societies, economies, and governmental organizations. Big data encompasses various kinds of complex and large scale information that are beyond the processing capabilities of conventional software and databases. The increasing volume and velocity of the data, captured by business organizations, web repositories, social media, data centres, cloud and IoT, have resulted in the exponential growth of big data. Big data provides a key basis for innovations in various domains and applications. It can benefit data managers, developers, companies and various kinds of organizations to carry out useful analysis of data pattern and trends, make intelligent decisions, and solve complex problems that can help societies and economies and speed up innovations. The aim of the Innovate-Data conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of big data and to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas. CONFERENCE TRACKS: Track: Big Data Storage, Representation and Processing Topics: Data storage; Data representation and structures; Data management; Data processing; Data engineering and design; Storages and network requirements Track: Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Topics: Data Security; Data Privacy; Data Trust; Data protection and integrity; Legal and ethical issues; Identity theft; Data loss and leakage Track: Big Data Models, Infrastructure and Platforms Topics: Data models; NoSQL databases; Data consistency and availability; Fault tolerance and reliability; Network models and protocols; Performance evaluation; Resource management; Transaction management; RDBMS and big data; Memcached systems and techniques Track: Visualisation of Big Data Topics: Data visualisation, Visual representation; Usability and user interaction; Graphs models and techniques for big data; Data acquisition and cleaning Track: Big Data Analytics and Metrics Topics: Analytics models; Tools and technologies; Data patterns; Business intelligence and decision making; Optimization of resources and cost; Customer relations and satisfaction; Data economics; Metrics for big data; Analysis of online reviews Track: Big Data Science Topics: Big data science models; Data searching and mining; Methodologies and use cases; Machine learning and deep learning; Algorithms and formal models; Mathematical and Statistical models for big data; Interdisciplinary approaches and methods Track: Big Data Applications and Innovations Topics: Business applications; Social media and networks; Healthcare applications; Government and public sector systems; Multimedia and data streaming; Personal data logging and quantified-self; Context-aware data; Big data in cloud and IoT; Personalisation of data; Open and linked data Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers are planned to be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see Journal Special Issues section). Important Dates: Submission Deadline (Extended): 02 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chair: William Knottenbelt, Imperial Colledge London, UK Program Co-Chairs: Salima Benbernou, Université Paris Descartes, France Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Fang-Fang Chua, Multimedia University, Malaysia Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK

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CFP: The 16th Int. Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems 2019
by MobiWIS Conference 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

----------------------- Call for Papers --------------------------- The 16th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2019) Springer LNCS Series. 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.mobiwis.org/2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The areas of the Web, mobile technologies, and information systems have been following a continuous and steady development over a number of years through the innovative research and practices of researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, governmental and scientific organizations. The International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis) aims to enable synergy between these areas and provides the premier venue to present and discuss latest research and developments related to research issues of the mobile web and the engineering of intelligent and innovative mobile systems and services. The conference comprises a set of carefully selected tracks that focus on the particular challenges regarding mobile Web and intelligent information systems in research areas such as, among others, Web Engineering, Service-Oriented Computing, Web of Things, Data and Knowledge Management, Cloud Computing, Security and Human-Computer Interaction. Conference Tracks: - Smart and Intelligent Systems - Mobile Software Systems - Adaptive Approaches for Mobile Computing - Middleware/SOA for Mobile Systems - Context- and Location-aware Services - Pervasive and Ubiquitous Applications - Data management in the Mobile Web - Mobile Cloud Services - Mobile Web of Things - Mobile Web Security, Trust and Privacy - Mobile Networks, Protocols and Applications - Mobile Commerce and Business Services - Socially Influencing Systems - HCI in Mobile Applications - Industry and Demos Important Dates: Submission Deadline (Extended): * 02 April 2019* Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Organizing Committee: General Co-Chairs: Markus Aleksy, ABB, Germany Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Mohammed Ghazal, Abu Dhabi University, UAE Local Organising Co-Chairs: Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: George Ghina, Brunel University London, UK Workshop Coordinator: Tor-Morten Grønli, Kristiania University College, Norway Publicity Chair: Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

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CFP: 7th Int. Conf. on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019)
by FiCloud Conference 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

----------------------Call for Papers ------------------------------------------------ The 7th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019), IEEE CS- TCI 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/2019/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly integrated into the information network and interaction can be made through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and aviation, telecommunication, and so on. IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly, cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner. The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas in the area of IoT and cloud computing. CONFERENCE TRACKS: - Cloud Models - SaaS, IaaS, PaaS - Security, Privacy and Trust - Software Systems, Models and Architectures - Mobile Cloud Services - Data and Knowledge Management - Context-awareness and Location-awareness - Software-defined Networking - Performance Evaluation and Modelling - Networking and Communication Protocols - IoT Services and Applications - Smart Environment - Enterprise and Business Models - Energy Efficiency - Federation and Virtualization - Fog and Edge Computing - Industry Track - General Track Paper submission and Publication: Authors are requested to submit papers reporting original research results and experience. The page limit for full papers is 8 pages and for short papers is 6 pages. Papers should be prepared using IEEE two-column template. See instructions on the conference website ( http://www.ficloud.org/2019/) All papers accepted for this conference are planned to be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues in international journals (see conference website). Important Dates: Submission Deadline (Extended): 02 April 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chairs: Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Program Chairs: Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Chairs: Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Publicity Chair: Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Publication Chair: Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Track Chairs: Antonio Celesti, University of Messina, Italy Edmundo Madeira, University of Campinas, Brazil Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Khaled Aloufe, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Luiz Fernando Bittencourt, University of Campinas, Brazil Madihah Mohd Saudi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia Marcin Bajer, ABB Corporate Research Kraków, Poland Marisa Catalan Cid, i2Cat Foundation, Spain Marwan Hassani, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria Patience Anitta Namanya, Nettitude Group, UK Rafael Angarita, INRIA and Isep, Paris, France Ron Austin, Birmingham City University, UK R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tuna Tugcu, Bogaziçi University, Turkey Vijay S. Rao, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands A. S. M. Kayes, La Trobe University, Australia

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IEEE Services 2019 - Call for Workshop Papers
by Paolo Ceravolo 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

2019 IEEE World Congress on Services CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS 2019 IEEE World Congress on Services (SERVICES) will be held on July 8-13, 2019 in Milan, Italy. The Congress is solely sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society under the auspice of the Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC). The scope of the Congress will cover all aspects of services computing and applications, current or emerging. It covers various systems and networking research pertaining to cloud, edge and Internet-of-Things (IoT), as well as technologies for intelligent computing, learning, big data and blockchain applications, while addressing critical issues such as high performance, security, privacy, dependability, trustworthiness, and cost-effectiveness. We have also developed seven workshops to cover emerging topics that had not been adequately covered by IEEE SERVICES in the past. Authors are hereby encouraged to submit papers to the following workshops. The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Network Services http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/ns_workshop.html The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Edge Computing for Autonomous Things http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/ecfat_workshop.html The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Big Data for Public Health Policy Making http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/bigdata_workshop.ht… The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Cyber Security and Resilience in the Internet of Things http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/cybersecurity_works… The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Knowledge Graph as a Service http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/kgaas_workshop.html The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Opportunities and Risks for Financial Services: New Advances in FinTech http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/fintech_workshop.ht… The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Serverless Computing http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/sc_workshop.html The submission URL is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeservices2019 Authors wishing to submit a paper to any of the above workshops must select the corresponding track in order to be considered. IMPORTANT DATES Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: April 2, 2019 Notification to Author: April 16, 2019 Camera-ready & Registration: 1 May 2019 Congress Date: July 8 – 13, 2019 See http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/ for more information about the Congress. Send inquiries to: Congress Workshop Chairs Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Leicester, srm13(a)leicester.ac.uk Shangguang Wang, BUPT, sgwang(a)bupt.edu.cn

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[FINAL DEADLINE: April 7, 2019] The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final deadline for submissions extended to: April 7, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES April 7, 2019: Deadline for paper submission April 24, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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[CFP] IEEE CSE 2019 -- The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering
by Han Qiu 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE CSE 2019 - The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering - August 1–3, 2019 New York, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/CSE/2019/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION As computer systems become increasingly large and complex, data based computing technology plays a critical role at supporting next-generation science and engineering applications. Nowadays the Cloud-based complex Big Data applications in science and engineering are consist of heterogeneous software/hardware/network components of changing capacities, availability, and in varied contexts. They provide computing services to large pools of users and applications and the effective solutions require appropriate and smart computational algorithms, architectures and platforms. The CSE conference aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners in the world working on addressing these computing challenges on science and engineering, and providing a forum to present and discuss emerging ideas and trends in this highly challenging research field. The series of highly successful International Conferences on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), include CSE-09, CSE-10, CSE-11, CSE-12, CSE-1, CSE-14, and CSE-15 were held in Vancouver, Canada, 2009, Hong Kong, China, 2010, Dalian, China, 2011, Paphos, Cyprus, 2012, Sydney, Australia, 2013, Chengdu, China, 2014, Porto, Portugal, 2015, Pairs, France, 2016, Guangzhou, China, 2017and in Bucharest, Romania, 2018. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Big Data Applications and Analytics - Intelligent and Bio-inspired Computing - Computational Social Systems - Scientific and Engineering Computing - Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications - Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing - Security, Privacy and Trust - Advanced Networking and Applications - Service and Internet Computing - Distributed and Parallel Computing - Dependable, Reliable and Autonomic Computing - CSE Education PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecse2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/CSE/2019/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: April 5, 2019 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: June 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Submission Extension to April 1st for CFP for Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT2019)
by Uday Kurkure 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Session01-VIRT The Second Special Session on Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT 2019) CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION As part of The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 15 - 19 July 2019 Dublin, Ireland Paper Submission Deadline: 01 April 2019 - Extended Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters PURPOSE and SCOPE Virtualization has become the foundation of cloud computing. The scale of cloud computing data centers is similar to the supercomputers used in High Performance Computing. Both involve millions of CPU cores, tens of thousands of accelerators like GPUs, FPGAs connected by high speed interconnects and different connection topologies. Studies have shown that the GPU utilization in HPC is often at 50%. Virtualization can be the key to increasing resource utilization and managing massive infrastructures efficiently. GPU vendors have introduced virtualized versions of GPUs. FPGAs are being deployed in virtual infrastructure. These and other developments in the field, along with future exascale systems, will provide increasing degree of virtualization within the systems. The goal of this session is to be an opportunity to discuss and exchange research on the different virtualization technologies and how they can be efficiently applied in High Performance Computing. Theoretical research, engineering solutions dealing with practical tradeoffs, and complex system implementation papers are welcomed. The VIRT topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Virtualization in HPC o Energy efficient solutions for HPC applications in the cloud environment o High-availability based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Fault tolerance mechanisms based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Performance and evaluation of diverse HPC workloads in virtualization environment o Security Isolation, Resource Isolation and Data Isolation in Virtualized HPC o Flexibility and Ease of system administration and management for virtualized environments for HPC o Running diverse workloads o Running heterogeneous Operating Systems o Live Migration and Suspend/Resume of VMs to improve resource utilization and avoid downtime o Scheduling of resources and Workloads o Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) o Hypervisors and other virtualization solutions tailored for HPC systems o Big Data and Analytics in Virtualized Environments o Enterprise High Performance Computing in Virtualized Environments Accelerators in Virtualized HPC Environments: o Virtualized GPUs § Scheduling of Virtual GPUs o Using FPGAs in Virtualization Stack § Dynamic Reconfiguration of FPGAs IO Virtualization o Network Virtualization o SR-IOV o Software Defined Networking (SDN) o Storage Virtualization o RDMA and vRDMA Containers in HPC o Isolation of Multiple User-Spaces o Running containers in Virtual Machines Tools o Virtualization solutions for dealing with heterogeneity in HPC environments o Compilers for heterogenous architectures involving GPUS, FPGAs, multi-core CPUs o Operating system support for virtualization in HPC systems o Debugging and/or profiling in virtual environments Algorithms o Distributed Resource Scheduling o Distributed Computing AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning o Virtualization of Deep Learning Workloads o Deep Learning in HPC Simulations o Resource Allocation Using Machine Learning o Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation o Machine Learning to build tools for measurement & calibration Virtualization in Simulation INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to virtualization in high performance computing and simulation. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. Submission can be for - Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - Short papers (up to 4 pages), please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 4 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - Poster papers and Posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the special session paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/VIRT2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. Conference Policies Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the special session as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. Contents of manuscripts submitted to the tracks program committees shall be regarded as privileged as well and handled in the same manner and standards. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info and Registration Info pages. Proceedings Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. SPECIAL ISSUE Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the special session, please contact the special session organizers. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 01 April 2019 - Extended Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 22 April 2019 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 08 May 2019 Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019 SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS Uday Kurkure VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1179 Fax: +1 650- Email: uday(a)alumni.stanford.edu Hari Sivaraman VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-3681 Fax: +1 650- Email: hsivaraman(a)vmware.com Lan Vu VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1327 Fax: +1 650- Email: lanv(a)vmware.com International Program Committee*: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the special session technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings. Cristina Boeres, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil Isaac Gelado, Nvidia Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA Kyle Hale, Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA Brian Kocoloski, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA Xiaoyi Lu, The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio, USA Carlos Reano, Queen's University Belfast, U.K. Federico Silla, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain Alex Sim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA Giang Son Tran, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam Blesson Varghese, Queen's University Belfast, U.K. Andrew Younge, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Dong Ping Zhang, AMD Inc., San Jose, California, USA Jie Zhang, Amazon Inc., Washington, USA Na Zhang, VMware Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA Yongli Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China

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HPBench 2019 - CFP (ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT)
by Samar Aseeri 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Dear Sir, dear Madam, Submission deadline has been extended to April 1st. Accepted papers will be published at IEEE. Best regards ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th Special Session on High Performance Computing for Application Benchmarking and Optimization (HPBench 2019) As part of the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 Dublin, Ireland ========================================================================== Benchmarking is an essential aspect of modern high performance computing and computational science, and as such, it provides a means for quantifying and comparing the performance of different computer systems. With a large combination of aspects to benchmark, all the way from the capability of a single core, to cluster configuration, and to various software configurations, the benchmarking process is more of an art than science. However, the results of this process drive modern science and are vital for the community to draw sensible conclusions on the performance of applications and systems. This special session focuses on research work aimed at benchmarking modern parallel and distributed systems for addressing a number of real world problems. As such, contributions concerning the definition of new open platforms, new benchmarks to match modern architectural evolutions, studies on the aspects of benchmarking different aspects of systems (from raw runtime performance to energy consumption to energy consumed per data movement) and mathematical foundations of benchmarking are sought. IMPORTANT DATES : Papers Due: 1 April 2019 - Extended Author Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Submission: 8 May 2019 Conference Dates: 15-19 July 2019 TOPICS : The HPBench topics of interest include, but are not limited to -Open Platforms for Parallel and Distributed Application Benchmarking and Optimization -Benchmarking on the Cloud -Benchmarking of Clusters, Supercomputers, and large-scale systems -Benchmarking the Performance of I/O -Benchmarking of Energy and Energy Efficiency -Benchmarking Web Services -Virtualization for Distributed Benchmarking -Data Distribution for Benchmarking -Performance results of benchmarks on modern platforms -Scalability Aspects of Benchmarking Parallel Applications on Parallel and Distributed Systems -Benchmarking of Parallel Scientific and Business Applications -Performance of Benchmarking Applications (Eg: NAS parallel benchmarks) -Techniques, frameworks and results concerning the benchmarking of library packages -Tools and frameworks for performance modeling systems and applications -Tools and frameworks for simulation, measurement and monitoring -Performance Measurements, Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation -Domain-specific benchmarks and applications (such as image processing, pattern recognition, cryptography, biometrics, differential equation solvers, signal processing and alike) -Mathematical Foundations of Benchmarking, Metrics and Heuristics GENERAL CHAIRS : - Samar Aseeri, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia - Luigi Iapichino, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Germany - Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, ENS Lyon, France TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: - Cosimo Anglano, Universitá del Piemonte Orientale, Italy - Daniel Balouek-Thomert, Rutgers University, USA - Fabio Baruffa, Intel, Germany - Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Jesus Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain - Douglas Doerfler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Zhiyi Huang, University of Otago, New Zealand - Clay Hughes, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, USA - Aleksandar Ilic, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal - Bok Jik Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea - Ravi Reddy Manumachu, University College Dublin, Ireland - Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania - Ivan Rodero, Rutgers University, USA - Gudula Rünger, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany - Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy ********************************************************************* For more information see http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session02-hpbench Kind Regards -- Samar Aseeri, PhD Computational Scientist Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC) Building 1 -Office: 0128 *King Abdullah University of Science & Technology* Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Email: samar.aseeri(a)kaust.edu.sa -- This message and its contents, including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message from your computer system. Any unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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[Final Deadline Extension] The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 16 Mar '19

16 Mar '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final deadline for submissions extended to: April 7, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES April 7, 2019: Deadline for paper submission April 24, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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Job Openings: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Computer Science) at Hong Kong Baptist University
by COMP HKBU 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

The Department of Computer Science of Hong Kong Baptist University, presently offers BSc, MSc, MPhil, and PhD programmes, now seeks outstanding applicants for the following faculty positions on tenure-track. The appointees are expected to perform high-impact research; to teach and manage programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as to contribute to professional and institutional services. Collaboration with other faculty members in research and teaching is also expected. They will be encouraged to collaborate with colleagues within the Department to contribute to two special thematic applications including (a) health informatics and (b) secure and privacy-aware computing, and/or outside the Department to contribute to interdisciplinary research projects under our University’s Research Cluster on Data Analytics and A.I. in X. Applicants should possess a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, and sufficiently demonstrate abilities to conduct high-quality research in one of the Department’s key research areas: (i) computational intelligence, (ii) databases and information management, (iii) networking and systems, and (iv) pattern recognition and machine learning. Applicants should also demonstrate strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in computer science and/or information systems, possess track record of innovative research and high-impact publications, and demonstrate the ability to bid for and pursue externally-funded research programmes. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of three years. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding. For enquiry, please contact Dr. William Cheung, Head of Department (email: william(a)comp.hkbu.edu.hk) More information about the Department can be found at http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk . Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Procedure: Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk). Applicants are requested to send in samples of publications, preferably three best ones out of their most recent publications. Applicants should also request two referees to send in confidential letters of reference, with PRnumber (stated above) quoted on the letters, to the Personnel Office (email: recruit(a)hkbu.edu.hk) direct. All application materials including publication samples, scholarly/creative works will be destroyed after completion of the recruitment exercise. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the posts advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer. Review of applications will begin in mid April 2019 and will continue until the positions are filled. URL: https://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/v1/?page=job_vacancies&id=503

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IDC 2019 - CALL FOR PAPERS - The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing
by Igor Kotenko 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

To: computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org Subject: [computational.science] IDC 2019 - CALL FOR PAPERS - The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ---------------- The Announcement and Call for Papers The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2019) Saint-Petersburg, Russia, October 7-9, 2019 https://idc2019.ru CALL FOR PAPERS Symposium description The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2019) will be held October 7-9, 2019 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The main goal of the symposium is to gather researchers and practitioners to foster and ease rich discussions around the latest findings, research achievements and ideas in the area of Intelligent Distributed Computing. The IDC provides an open forum for enhancing the collaboration between researchers, lecturers, and students from Intelligent Computing and Distributing Computing communities. Intelligent Computing covers a hybrid palette of methods, techniques and their applications ranging from classical artificial intelligence, information and data sciences, multi-agent technologies or computational intelligence to more recent trends such as swarm intelligence, bio-inspired computation, cloud computing, machine learning or social-cyber-physical security. Recent trends on this field present ephemeral computing, federated learning, swarm Intelligence, fog computing, semantic data science and others. Thus, the field of Intelligent Distributed Computing seeks for the design and implementation of new generation of intelligent distributed systems, adapting or hybridizing researches in both Intelligent Computing and Distributed Computing. IDC 2019 welcomes research works centered on all aspects of intelligent distributed computing, with an intention to balance between theoretical research ideas and their application to great variety of industrial cases. To this end, scholars and practitioners from academia and industrial fields are invited to submit high-quality original contributions to IDC 2019. The structure of the symposium consists of regular sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by an international program committee, as well as of special sessions and workshops targeted on multi-disciplinary and cutting-edge topics. IDC 2019 has a special interest in novel and creative approaches, architectures, systems and methods that facilitate distributed / parallel / multi-agent / bio-inspired computing for solving complex computational and communicational problems as well as real-life challenges. The scope of this edition spans further to embrace recent paradigms in Distributed Computation. Location The IDC 2019 Symposium organized by Laboratory of Computer Security Problems of St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS) and ITMO University will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Saint-Petersburg founded by Peter the Great in 1703, can rightly be called one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, united in its appearance European and Russian, architectural tradition. It was the imperial capital for two centuries and remains Russia's cultural center, with venues like the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world, the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works, and the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet. The historic centre of St. Petersburg and related groups of monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is often called the "Venice of the North" because it is built on 44 islands, separated by 86 rivers and canals. Saint Petersburg is famous for its "white nights" when the end of May to mid-July instead of darkness envelops the city soft twilight, creating a unique romantic atmosphere, which is complemented by the classic St. Petersburg overlooking divorced bridges. St. Petersburg is not less beautiful, and in the winter, with encased in ice Neva and brilliant snow on the domes of St.Petersburg cathedral. Important dates Notification of acceptance for Tutorials/ Workshops/ Special sessions: March 4th, 2019 Paper submission: April 9th, 2019 Notification of acceptance: May 31st, 2019 Final paper submission: June 4th, 2019 Symposium dates: October 7th-9th, 2019 Submission of Papers All accepted papers will be included in the Symposium Proceedings, which will be published by Springer as part of their series Studies in Computational Intelligence. Papers must be at most 10 pages long and must be formatted according to Springer format. Submissions and reviews are automatically handled by EasyChair. Please submit your paper at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=idc2019. Symposium Contacts General Chairs: Prof. Igor Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS) and ITMO University Prof. Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania E-mail: idc2019(a)comsec.spb.ru The conference Website: https://idc2019.ru Symposium Main Topics Intelligent Distributed and High-Performance Architectures * Hybrid distributed systems involving software agents and human actors * Intelligent grid and cloud infrastructures * Agent-based wireless sensor networks * Distributed frameworks and middleware for the IoT * Intelligent high-performance architectures * Context-aware intelligent computing * Virtualization for intelligent computing * Bio-inspired and nature-inspired distributed computing Computation Organization and Management * Autonomic and adaptive distributed computing * Multi-agent systems * Intelligent service composition and orchestration * Self-organizing and adaptive distributed systems * Emerging behaviors in complex systems * Intelligent integration of heterogeneous data and processes * Methodologies for development of intelligent distributed systems and applications Parallel metaheuristics for optimization * Evolutionary simulated annealing, Distributed Tabu Search * Parallel Variable Neighborhood Search * Swarm intelligence methods based on distributed knowledge sharing * Hybridization of Swarm Intelligence techniques, Memetic Computing, Adaptive Swarm Intelligence * Distributed Evolutionary Techniques, Cellular Evolutionary Algorithm, Hyper Heuristics Ephemeral and Unreliable computing * Theory and applications of complex ephemeral or unreliable environments * Design of ephemeral computing systems * Application of Soft Computing methods on computational environments featuring ephemeral behavior * Meta-heuristics for modeling and analyzing systems with ephemeral properties, such as social network dynamics, ephemeral clustering and pattern mining, ephemeral computational creativity or content generation Intelligent Distributed Knowledge Representation and Processing * Information extraction and retrieval in distributed environments * Knowledge integration and fusion from distributed sources * Data mining and knowledge discovery in distributed environments * Semantic and knowledge grids * Fuzzy methods * Ontologies and meta-data for describing heterogeneous resources and services * Distributed fusion of sensor data streams Networked Intelligence * E-service and web intelligence * Intelligence in mobile, ubiquitous and wearable computing * Intelligence in peer-to-peer systems * Intelligence in distributed and networked multimedia systems * Security, privacy, trust and reputation Parallel Computing * Parallel and Distributed Computational Models * Embedded Parallel Distributed Systems * Multi- and Many-core Systems * GPU and FPGA based Parallel Systems * Parallel Input/Output * Memory Organization * Parallel Cloud Computing * Parallel and Distributed Optimizations * Hardware Acceleration for Deep Learning Data Science * Big Data technologies * Machine Learning * Large Scale data processing * Distributed databases and archives * Data Management * Semantic Data Science and Applications * Soft Social Computing and Network Science * Interdisciplinary Approaches in Data Science * Data Intensive Applications * Intelligent Analysis of Large Spatial Data * Ontological based Approaches to Data Storage and Processing * Data Sciences use-cases, including Social Network analysis Networked Intelligence * E-service and web intelligence * Intelligence in mobile, ubiquitous and wearable computing * Intelligence in peer-to-peer systems * Intelligence in distributed and networked multimedia systems * Security, privacy, trust and reputation Nature inspired methods for data science and machine learning * Recent advances on nature inspired methods for data science * Novel applications of bio-inspired methods to data mining, with priority on real-world scenarios * Nature-inspired methods for supervised and unsupervised data mining * Hybridizing bio-inspired methods with machine learning and data mining techniques * Nature-inspired methods for feature selection and/or instance generation/selection * Implementation of bio-inspired methods using Big Data technologies * Federated learning: theory and applications Intelligent Distributed Applications * Security of Intelligent Distributed Systems * Attack Modeling, intrusion detection and protection in Intelligent Distributed Systems * Intelligent methods in Cyber-Physical Systems * Distributed problem solving and decision making * Semantic Applications * Intelligent applications in e-business/e-commerce, e-learning, e-health, e-science, e-government, crisis management, smart grid * Modeling, simulation and development of intelligent distributed systems * Crisis management * Simulation of groups and crowds * Intelligent data processing * Intelligent robots Special Sessions: * Advanced Methods for Intelligent Distributed Computing in Telecommunication Systems * Advanced Methods for Social Network Analysis and Inappropriate Content Counteraction * Big Data for Intelligent Distributed Information Processing * Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles and Safety (AVS) * Intelligent Distributed Computing for Cyber-Physical Security and Safety (IDCCPSS) * Intelligent Distributed Decision Support Systems (IDDSS) * Intelligent Human-Machine Interfaces (IHMI) * Internet of Things and Internet of Agents * Parallel and Distributed Algorithms for Artificial Intelligence Applications (PDAAIA) * Security for Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC) - Machine Learning (ML) vs. Chains of Trust (CoT) * Visual Analytics in Distributed Environment =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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Call For Papers: The 1st International Workshop on Human-oriented Intelligent Defence Against Malware Threats (HIDAMT)
by Andrii Shalaginov 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Dear Colleague, (Apologies for multiple postings) You are welcome to submit your contributions to the workshop on Human-oriented Intelligent Defence Against Malware Threats, which will be held as a part of the 28th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) 2019. The conference will take place on the 10-16th of August 2019 in Macao, China. Workshop webpage: https://folk.ntnu.no/andriis/hidamt2019/ *** IMPORTANT DATES *** Apr 12, 2019: Due date for full workshop paper submissions May 10, 2019: Paper acceptance notification Jun 3, 2019: Complete papers submission Aug 10-12, 2019: Workshops and conference *** INTRODUCTION *** Recent cybersecurity incidents involving malware demonstrated how serious the consequences can be for both individual users and large organizations. McAfee report on malware threats shows that over four quarters of 2017 there were identified 690 millions of malware samples, which is an extreme number considering amount of manual work required to process even a tiny fraction of those. Many malware analysis across different security organizations spent hours trying to analyze and understand functionality of malware. At the same time overwhelming amount of malicious threats and malware forms cause considerable delays from the time malware has been discovered to the time a corresponding efficient signature was created. Moreover, the malware infection is no longer limited to personal computers, but now also hits such components as Internet of Things and Industrial Control Systems, which were previously unaffected and the cybersecirty impact was underestimated. >From before Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence have demonstrated advantages of application in cybersecurity-related tasks. In particular, many researchers have been employing such techniques to mitigate obfuscation, polymorphous and encryption while building intelligent malware detection mechanisms. Intelligent malware analysis and detection is an emerging topic of cybersecurity that has to go in line with advancement of malware developers and consistent presence of zero-day attacks. Our focus is not only to build and effective Machine Learning-based malware protection, but also comprise models that are to be understood by human experts. Therefore, we believe that Machine Learning-aided human-oriented approaches will ensure timely response to malware threats. Moreover, those can serve as a stepping stone in faster and more efficient analysis of novel malware as well as similarity-based identification of adversarial attacks on Machine Learning. *** PROPOSED TOPICS *** Note that the topics are not limited to this proposed list. 1. Automated pre-processing phase - Efficient features identification and construction - Novel approaches for malware categorization - Human-understandable characterization of malware - Indicators of Compromise as successful identification tool - Information Fusion and Open Threats Intelligence 2. Advanced computational methods - Deep Learning models - Similarity-based analysis to avoid evasion - Big Data-oriented optimization of detection - Hybrid Intelligence and Soft Computing - Secure and robust models to avoid adversarial attacks 3. Combating malware in a wild - End-point implementations - Novel malware collection and sharing platforms - Applications in Decision Support Systems - Human reasoning in Machine Learning-aided malware detection - Real-time defence and online learning - Explainable rules derived from train Machine Learning models *** PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS *** Andrii Shalaginov, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Geir Olav Dyrkolbotn, Center for Cyber and Information Security Sergii Banin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Ali Dehghantanha, University of Guelph Katrin Franke, Norwegian University of Science and Technology *** PROGRAM COMMITTEE *** Olaf M. Maennel (Tallinn University of Technology) Asif Iqbal (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Oleksandr Semeniuta (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Mamoun Alazab (Charles Darwin University) Vasileios Mavroeidis (University of Oslo) Sreyasee Das Bhattacharjee (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Igor Kotsiuba (Pukhov Institute for modeling in Energy Engineering) Mark Scanlon (University College Dublin) Piotr Andrzej Kowalski (AGH University of Science and Technology) Reza Parizi (Kennesaw State University) Mohammad Hamoudeh (Manchester Metropolitan University) Gregory Epiphaniou (University of Wolverhampton) Bojan Kolosnjaji (Technical University of Munich) Shih-Chieh Su (‎Microsoft) -- Best regards / Med vennlig hilsen, ―- Andrii SHALAGINOV, PhD Postoctoral Researcher in Digital Forensics Malware Analyst IEEE Member Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU | http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/andrii.shalaginov

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[CFP] IEEE EUC 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing
by Han Qiu 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE EUC 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing - August 1–3, 2019 New York, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/EUC/2019/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION With the rapid development and increasing complexity of computer systems and communication networks, user requirements for embedded and ubiquitous computing are becoming more and more demanding. Therefore, there is a grand challenge that traditional computing techniques may not meet user requirements in open, dynamic, heterogeneous, mobile, wireless, and distributed computing environments. As a result, we need to build embedded systems and networks based on ubiquitous computing. As important and innovative technologies, embedded and ubiquitous computing techniques are attracting researchers with more and more attention. Embedded ubiquitous computing is promising to improve people’s quality of life by creating new applications based on data processing in IoT network. Many research efforts have been performed on novel processing and communication architectures, technologies and management strategies. Embedded ubiquitous computing systems can leverage wireless sensor networks to collect and process data and use cloud technologies, peer-to-peer systems, and big data paradigms to provide computing and analytics capabilities. Nowadays, because of the growth of smart devices, embedded ubiquitous computing technologies and combined with cyber world to provide many smart services, the Internet of Things (IoT) became more promising to realize that various embedded applications allow users to enjoy more comprehensive services. As an emerging research topic, embedded ubiquitous computing relate to and support a computing vision for a greater range including smart devices (mobile, wireless, service), smart environments (of embedded system devices) and smart interaction (between devices). The EUC conference aims, as such, to provide a platform for the dissemination of recent research efforts that explicitly aim at addressing these challenges, and supports the presentation of advanced solutions in these areas. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Data analysis and data management for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Applications for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Parallel and distributed systems - Mobile systems and applications for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Enhanced living environments and smart habitats for older adults - Security, safety and reliability/dependability - Hardware architectures and design tools - Software and programming tools for embedded and ubiquitous computing PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeeuc2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/EUC/2019/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: April 5, 2019 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: June 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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CFP: The 5th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing (IEEE DataCom 2019)
by Bahman Javadi 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

The 5th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Nov. 18-21, 2019http://www.cs.ccu.edu.tw/~conference/datacom2019/ Dear Colleagues: We cordially invite you to share your latest research results related to big data analytics and intelligence at the IEEE DataCom 2019 conference. --------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------- Big data is a rapidly expanding research area spanning the fields of computer science and information management, and has become a ubiquitous term in understanding and solving complex problems in different disciplinary fields such as engineering, applied mathematics, medicine, computational biology, healthcare, social networks, finance, business, government, education, transportation and telecommunications. The goal of the IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing (IEEE DataCom 2019) is to establish an international forum for engineers and scientists to present their ideas and experiences in the fields of Big Data intelligence and computing. IEEE DataCom 2019 welcomes paper submissions on innovative work from researchers in academia, industry and government describing original research work in Big Data. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version (with at least 30% new material) for review and publication in special issues of international journals. IEEE DataCom 2019 will be held on Nov. 18-21, 2019, co-located with IEEE SC2 2019, IEEE SOCA 2019 and IOV 2019, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - The 5Vs of the data landscape: volume, variety, velocity, veracity, value - Big data science and foundations - Analytics, visualization and semantics - Software and tools for big data management. - Security, privacy and legal issues specific to big data - Big data economy, QoS and business models - Scientific discovery and business intelligence - Software, hardware and algorithm co-design - High-performance computing - Large-scale recommendation systems - Graph analysis - Infrastructures and systems for big data analytics and managements - Middleware and tools for big data analytics and managements - Algorithmic, experimental, prototyping and implementation - Data quality issues: such as validation, metrics, optimizations and consistency - Data-driven innovation, computational modelling and data integration - Data intensive computing theorems and technologies - Big data for advanced manufacturing and productivity - Modeling, simulation and performance evaluation - Green data centers / environmental-friendly perspectives - Computing, scheduling and resource management for sustainability - Complex applications in areas where massive data is generated ---------------------------------------- PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS ---------------------------------------- IEEE CS proceedings, indexed by - IEEE Xplore - Scopus - EI Engineering Index - ACM Digital Library - dblp - Google Scholar Extended version of the selected papers will be invited for publication in prestigious international journals. ---------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------- Tutorial/Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: April 30, 2019 Research Article (early track): Paper Submission May 30, 2019 Author Notification June 15, 2019 Research Article (regular track): Paper Submission July 20, 2019 Author Notification August 31, 2019 Poster/Special Session: Paper Submission September 10, 2019 Author Notification September 26, 2019 Registration Due: October 10, 2019 Camera ready submission: October 20, 2019 Official Invitation Letter will be issued upon completion of registration ----------------- SUBMISSION ----------------- Authors are invited to submit their original research work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Papers should be prepared in IEEE CS format and submitted via The EasyChair system. IEEE formatting information:http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/t… - Proposals for organizing tutorials, workshops and special sessions need to be submitted to the Workshops Chair of the conference. A proposal should include title, theme, scope and main presenters/organizers. - Research paper (8 pages) should explore a specific technology problem and propose a complete solution to it, with experimental results. - Works-in-Progess (WIP) (6 pages) papers are expected to present either work currently in progress or less developed but highly innovative ideas. - Demo/Poster papers (4 pages) must describe working systems and be related to DataCom. These systems may be innovative prototype implementations or mature systems that use related technology. Papers/proposals need to be submitted to the Demo/Poster Chair. - Workshop and Special Session papers need to be submitted to the corresponding workshops and special sessions Chairs. All accepted papers in the main tracks, workshops, special sessions and demos/posters will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings. Extended versions of selected excellent papers will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed). ------------------------------- BEST PAPER AWARDS ------------------------------- The award committee will select Best Paper/Poster Award(s) and present the winners with an actual frame Award Certificate at the conference banquet. ------------------------------- Organizing Committees ------------------------------- General Chairs Ren-Hung Hwang, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Jiming Chen, Zhejiang University, China Program Chairs Che-Rung Lee, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Jemal Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia Workshop Chairs Che-Lung Hung, Chang Gung University, Taiwan Demo & Poster Chair Hung-Chang Hsiao, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Publication Chair Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo, University of Victoria, Canada Award Chair Frank Hsu, Fordham University, USA Publicity Chair Song Wu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Bahman Javadi, University of Western Sydney, Australia I-Hsin Chung, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, USA Chao-Chin Wu, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan Advisory Committee Anna Kobusinska, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Beniamino Di Martino, Second University of Naples, Italy Christophe Cérin, Université Paris 13, France Cho-Li Wang, The University of HongKong, Hong Kong Jinsong Wu, University de Chile, Chile Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Song Guo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Vincent S. Tseng, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan Wenguang Chen, Tsinghua University, China Xiaolin Li, University of Florida, USA Yeh-Ching Chung, The Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong Feng Xia, Dalian University of Technology, China Steering Committee Sanjay Ranka, University of Florida, USA Robert Hsu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Manish Parashar, Rutgers University, USA Hai Jin, HUST, China Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan Yuanyuan Yang, Stony Brook University, USA

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[CFP] 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing
by Tumeo, Antonino 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] Call for Papers 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing Part of IEEE Rebooting Computing Week 6-8 November 2019 San Francisco Bay Area, California http://icrc.ieee.org/ The 4th IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC 2019) will be held November 6-8 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. ICRC is a premier venue for novel computing approaches. ICRC grew out of the IEEE Rebooting Computing Initiative (RCI), which was founded in 2012 to catalyze rethinking of the computer at all levels of the technology stack. The Rebooting Computing Committee represents thirteen IEEE Societies and Councils, and the membership in the Rebooting Computing Technical Community is approaching three thousand. For more information on the RCI please visit the Rebooting Computing Portal (http://rebootingcomputing.ieee.org) Now in its 4th year, the IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing is the premier venue for forward looking computing, including algorithms and languages, system software, system and network architectures, new devices and circuits, and applications of new materials and physics. This is an interdisciplinary conference that has participation from a broad technical community, with emphasis on all aspects of the computing stack. The broad scope of ICRC extends to many areas of interest, including novel device physics and materials for post-Moore, beyond CMOS, and non-von Neumann computing paradigms. ——————————————— Topics of interest ——————————————— *Future computing approaches, including neuromorphic, brain-inspired computing, approximate and probabilistic, analog computing; computing based on novel device physics and materials (e.g., spin-based electronics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos); energy-efficient computing including reversible, adiabatic, and ballistic computing, superconductor and cryogenic computing; quantum computing; optical computing; biological and biochemical computing; Non-von Neumann computer architectures (e.g., in-memory processing, memory-based computing, cellular automata, or cellular neural networks). *Future computing design aspects, including extending Moore’s law and augmenting CMOS; error-tolerant logic and circuits; future of design automation. post-CMOS, 3D, heterogeneous integration and packaging; future impact on performance, power, scalability, reliability, supportability *Future Software and Applications, including beyond von Neumann system software issues (operating systems, compilers, security, and resource management); future computing programming paradigms and languages; applications suitable for and driving next generation computing (e.g., machine learning, deep learning.) *Future computing use cases and prototypes, including ethics in design, implementation, and use; new technologies impacting the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS); cybersecurity in future computing systems. ——————————————— Organizing Committee ——————————————— General co-Chairs: Cullen Bash (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) and Vivek Sarkar (Georgia Institute of Technology) Program co-Chairs: Jim Ang (PNNL) and Paolo Faraboschi (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) Full committee list: http://icrc.ieee.org/committee Authors’ guidelines: http://icrc.ieee.org/authors-guidelines ——————————————— Important dates ——————————————— *Paper abstract submissions due: April 29, 2019 (11:00 pm EDT) *Paper submissions due: May 6, 2019 (11:00 pm EDT) *Author notification of acceptance: August 7, 2019 *Final copies of papers due: September 6, 2019

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CFP: Int. Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019)
by Deep ML 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/deep-ml-2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep learning and machine learning are the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. Google, for example, exploits the techniques of deep learning in voice and image recognition applications, while Amazon uses such techniques in helping customers in their online purchase decisions. The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML) provides a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference comprises a set of tracks that focus on specific challenges in deep learning and machine learning and their applications in emerging areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Deep and Machine Learning Models and Techniques: Novel machine and deep learning Active learning; Incremental learning and online learning Agent-based learning; Manifold learning Multi-task learning Bayesian networks and applications Case-based reasoning methods Statistical models and learning Computational learning; Evolutionary algorithms and learning Evolutionary neural networks Fuzzy logic-based learning Genetic optimization Clustering, classification and regression Neural network models and learning Parallel and distributed learning Reinforcement learning Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Tensor Learning 2) Deep and Machine Learning for Big Data Analytics: Deep/Machine learning based theoretical and computational models Novel techniques for big data storage and processing Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern Data analysis and decision making Data wrangling, munching and cleaning Data integration and fusion Data visualization Data and information quality, efficiency and scalability Security threat detection using big data analytics Visualizing security threats Enhancing privacy and trust Data analytics in complex applications – finance, business, healthcare, engineering, medicine, law, transportation, and telecommunication 3) Deep and Machine Learning for Data Mining and Knowledge: Data mining in the web and online systems Multimedia; images and video data mining Feature extraction and classification Information retrieval and extraction Distributed and P2P data search Sentiment analysis Mining high velocity data streams Anomaly detection in streaming data Mining social media and social networks Mining sensor and computer networks data Mining spatial and temporal datasets Data classification, clustering, and association Knowledge acquisition and learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Knowledge discovery in large datasets 4) Deep and Machine Learning Application Areas: Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics Finance, business and retail Intelligent transportation Healthcare, medicine and clinical decision support Computer vision Human activity recognition Information retrieval and web search Cybersecurity Natural language processing Recommender systems Social media and networks 5) Deep and Machine Learning for Computing and Network Platforms: Network and communication systems Software defined networks Wireless and sensor networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Computing Edge and Fog Computing Paper Submission: Full papers must be in English and should be between 12 to 14 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Joao Gama, University of Porto, Portugal Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören, Ugurdag Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Esra N. Yolaçan, Osman Gazi University, Turkey

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[IEEE ICCI*CC'19:] Invitation to IEEE TC-BCS Special Sessions
by Yingxu Wang 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Dear Colleague, The IEEE SMC TC on Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems (TC-BCS) will organize the following Special Sessions at IEEE SMC'19 (http://smc2019.org/index.html) 1) Brain-Inspired Cognitive Systems (BMI35, Code: 75sm9) 2) Cognitive Cybernetics and Autonomous Systems (C37, Code: 8xm35) 3) Autonomous Systems by Cognitive Computing (S18, code: t4567) You are cordially invited for contributing a 4-page paper to the special sessions, which will be treated as the same as other categories of papers in the IEEE proceedings with EI index. The submission website is at: https://conf.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl . The session code as provided above will be needed for submission. Sincerely, Session Co-Chairs: Prof. Yingxu Wang, Prof. Sam Kong, Prof. Henry Leung, and Prof. Kostas Plataniotis _______________________________________________ This message was sent to all subscribers of IEEEicci13-L To unsubscribe, see instructions at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/email/mailman E-mail: IEEEicci13-L(a)mailman.ucalgary.ca Homepage: http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/mailman/listinfo/ieeeicci13-l

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[CFP] 1st IEEE Services Workshop on Knowledge Graph as a Service (KGAAS2019)
by Fulvio Frati 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

***KGAAS 2019*** [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ****************************************************** THE FIRST IEEE SERVICES WORKSHOP ON KNOWLEDGE GRAPH AS A SERVICE (KGAAS) In conjunction with the IEEE SERVICES 2019, July 8-13, 2019, Milan, Italy http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/workshops/kgaas_workshop.html ****************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Everything as a Service (EaaS or XaaS) has followed the development of Software-Defined Everything as stakeholders determine the ultimate culmination of human production of both tangible and intangible services. However, in the light of the overall trend of AI driven conversion from traditional services to intelligent services, prevailing challenges arise for both conceptual foundations and technical preparation, especially involving semantic understanding and utilizations. As Knowledge Graphs are increasingly recognized as an important approach to solving problems related to semantic understanding beyond question and answering systems, various solutions focusing on Knowledge Graphs have been proposed. These cover Knowledge Graph creation, understanding, searching, reasoning, modification and especially and most recently embedding technologies with Machine Learning. A foreseeable AI landscape with explainable and interactive human interactions is becoming feasible based on Knowledge Graphs. The boundaries of the capability of Knowledge Graph usages are constantly expanding, but there are also open questions as to what issues can be solved by Knowledge Graphs alone. Hierarchical architectures which project Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW) seem to be well paired with the organizing capability of Knowledge Graph technologies in terms of the 5W ( What, Where, When, How and Why). Although not yet formally settled as a uniform concept itself, Knowledge Graphs have been actually or implicitly functioning as Data Graph, Information Graph, Knowledge Graph and Wisdom Graph according to the DIKW hierarchy. Recently we have also seen the emergence of various applications and models of Knowledge Graph as a Service (KGaaS) as a gradual acceleration towards an era of strong AI in contrast to the currently prevailing weak AI. This workshop aims to bring together scientists, researchers, and industrial engineers to discuss and exchange experimental and theoretical results, novel designs, work-in-progress and case studies on theories, design mechanisms and extensions on Knowledge Graph as a Service. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Small data learning - Knowledge Graph as a Service - AI as a Service - Explainable Machine Learning Services - Knowledge Management and creation in Context-aware and Situation-aware Services - Ontology modeling for IR - Data acqusition and linking for Edge Computing - Information analysis and abstraction for Edge Computing - Knowledge creation and reasoning for Edge Computing - DIKW architecture-based content/resource processing and service provision - Security and Privacy Services based on Knowledge Graphs - Load balancing based on transformations among layers of DIKW - Edge and Fog Network Services related to DIKW architecture-based - Theories and methods for transformations and coordination among layers of DIKW - Meta Modeling and formal modeling, and verification methods of semantic rich graphs SUBMISSION We call for original and unpublished papers no longer than 6 pages (up to 2 additional pages may be purchased subject to approval by the Publication Chair). All papers will be reviewed with a minimum of 3 good-quality reviews per paper. The manuscripts should be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and be submitted as PDF files (formatted for 8.5x11-inch paper). The submission URL is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeservices2019 Authors wishing to submit a paper to this workshop must select the track entitled IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Knowledge Graph as a Service (KGaaS) in order to be considered. IMPORTANT DATES - Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2019 - Notification to Author: April 15, 2019 - Camera-ready & Registration: 1 May 2019 WORKSHOP CHAIR - Yucong Duan, Hainan University (duanyucong(a)hotmail.com) WORKSHOP PROGRAM CHAIR - Katsunori Oyama, Nihon University (oyama.katsunori(a)nihon-u.ac.jp) WORKSHOP STEERING GROUP - Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University - Peter Chen, Carnegie-Mellon University - Michael Goul, Arizona State University For general questions about this workshop, please contact the workshop chair or program chair. PROGRAM COMMITTEE - Shizhan Chen, Tianjin University - Wuhui Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University - Christophe Cruz, CNRS-Le2i - Shuiguang Deng, Zhejiang University - Qiang Duan, The Pennsylvania State University - Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki, University of Tabuk - Honghao Gao, Shanghai University - Jing He, Swinburne University of Technology - Zhao Li, Alibaba Group - Antonella Longo, University of Salento - Zhihui Lu, Fudan University - Riccardo Martoglia, Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Hua Ming, Oakland University - Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati - Alexander Norta, Tallinn University of Technology - Incheon Paik, University of Aizu - Guilin Qi, Southeast University - Lianyong Qi, Qufu Normal University - Xiaobing Sun, Yangzhou University - Hideyuki Takahashi, Tohoku University - Joe Tekli, Lebanese American University - Gianluigi Viscusi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Shangguang Wang, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications - Bin Xu, Tsinghua University - Gao Yang, Northeastern University - Jingwei Yang, California State University - Jianwei Yin, Zhejiang University - Pengcheng Zhang, Hohai University - Jun Zeng, Chongqing University - Nianjun Zhou, IBM - Zhangbing Zhou, China University of Geosciences

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CFP: 2019 Cyber Science & Technology Congress (The Co-Located Conferences: DASC, PiCom, CBDCom, CyberSciTech), Fukuoka, Japan, 5-8 August 2019
by Anna Kobusińska 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

====================================== Joint Call for Papers 2019 CYBER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, THE CO-LOCATED CONFERENCES, AND ASSOCIATED EVENTS Fukuoka, Japan, 5-8 August 2019 http://cyber-science.org/2019/ ====================================== 2019 Cyber Science & Technology Congress is one of the major events sponsored by the IEEE Computer Sociatey, and supported by IEEE TC on Scalable Computing and IEEE SMC TC on CyberMatics. It gathers conferences and workshops that cover a broad spectrum of distributed computing subjects, ranging from cyber-related science and technology, cloud and big data computing, computational intelligence to dependable, autonomic and secure computing research issues. ================= Main Conferences ================= PICom 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing http://cyber-science.org/2019/picom/ DASC 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing http://cyber-science.org/2019/dasc CyberSciTech 2019 - The 4th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress http://cyber-science.org/2019 CBDCom 2019 - The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom ================================== Important Dates (for all main conferences) ================================== - Regular Paper Submission Due: Mar. 20, 2019 - Wksp/SS Paper Due: April 20, 2019 - Authors Notification: May 25, 2019 - Camera-ready Submission: June 20, 2019 ============ Proceedings ============ The proceedings of 2019 Cyber Science & Technology Congress, co-located conferences, and associated events will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Services (IEEE-DL and EI indexed). ============== Special issue ============== Selected high quality papers from individual conferences will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed). More information will be available at the conference website. ======================== Submission Instructions ======================== Authors are invited to submit their contributions electronically. Submissions are handled through the EDAS conference management system. Contributions must be written in English and report on original, unpublished work not submitted for publication elsewhere. The submissions must not exceed the total page number limit, including figures and references, prepared using IEEE CS Proceedings format. Submissions not adhering to the above specified constraints may be rejected without review. Detailed information about the topics, the submission categories and the corresponding page limits are available at the conference websites. For each accepted paper, one of the authors must register to 2019 Cyber Science & Technology Congress and attend the corresponding conference to present the paper. ================= Associated Events ================= 2019 Cyber Science & Technology Congress will also feature workshops and special session focusing on specific topics of related research. An open call for workshop and special session proposals will follow, as well as an open call for tool demo submissions. For more information, please contact the congress organisers at cyberscitechcongress(a)gmail.com. =================== Leading organizers =================== Bernady O. Apduhan, Japan, (General Co-Chair of CyberSciTech 2019 Congress, General Executive Chair of DASC/PICom/CBDCom 2019) Kouichi Sakurai, Japan (General Co-Chair of CyberSciTech 2019) Kevin I-Kai Wang, New Zealand (General Co-Chair of CyberSciTech 2019) Tadashi Dohi, Japan (General Chair of DASC 2019) Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, USA (General Chair of DASC 2019) Flavia C. Delicato, Brazil (General Chair of PICom 2019) Sozo Inoue, Japan (General Chair of PICom 2019) Anna Kobusinska, Poland (General Chair of CBDCom 2019) Peng Li, Japan (General Chair of CBDCom 2019) Jianhua Ma, Japan (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Laurence T. Yang, Canada (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Hui-Huang Hsu, Taiwan (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Qun Jin, Japan (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Jun Wang, USA (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Stephen S. Yau, USA (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Mazin Yousif, USA (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Albert Zomaya, Australia (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Adnan Al-Anbuky, New Zealand (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Huansheng Ning, China (Steering Committee Co-Chair) Julien Bourgeois, France (Steering Committee Co-Chair)

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[DEADLINE APPROACHING - SmartSyS 2019]: Call for papers
by Antonio Arena 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

[We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.] CALL FOR PAPERS - IEEE SmartSys 2019 - DEADLINE APPROACHING Fourth IEEE Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys) Co-located with the IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019) Washington D.C., June 12th/15th, 2019 http://mpsc.umbc.edu/smartsys/2019/ Technology succeeds when it provides benefits to the society either directly or indirectly. Understanding the societal and economic impact and human-centered aspects of a smart system or technology in advance and designing the system a-priori with potential value-added services help spur the discoveries of new tools, methodologies and innovative services. Smart service systems span across a variety of socio-technical facets comprising of devices, people, organizations, environments, and technologies to sense, actuate, control and assess the physical, cyber and societal artifacts of the human service systems. Besides the systems being self-adaptive and fault-tolerant, need to be designed in such a way that it can continuously increase the quality and productivity, the compliance and sustainability of the smart services it offers. While human-centered perspective and cognitive learning help create multi-facet value added services and catalyze the sustained economic growth of smart service systems, understanding the multi-modal sensing, control, heterogeneity and interdependency between different physical, virtual and logical components of such a complex system will enable the realization of new transformative smarter service systems. If successful, this can help improve the quality-of-service of the customers, quality-of-life of the citizens and quality-of returns of the stakeholders and investors. Nurturing the development of smart service systems seeks for inter- and trans-disciplinary crosscutting research threads from system and operational engineering, computer science and information systems, social and behavioral science, computational modeling and industrial engineering etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring together practitioners and researchers from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for discussion and technical presentations on the fundamental knowledge and principles of smart service systems that enable the value co-creation in sensing, actuating, data analytics, learning, cognition, and control of human centric cyber-physical-social systems and future of work.. Research contributions are solicited in all areas pertinent to smart human services and systems, including: • Innovative technologies, tools, methodologies and solutions for smart service systems; example includes personalized healthcare, smart energy, smart cities, smart manufacturing, intelligent transportation, education, precision medicine and agriculture, national security etc. • Information extraction and interpretation from sensors, actuators, smart phones, smart watch, and human • Context and situational-awareness of smart service systems • Design of people-centric services and technologies for providing better services such as food, transportation and places to live • Novel architectures and interoperable solutions for internet of things • Models and methodologies for designing complex smart systems • Big data analytics approaches for innovative smart services • Modeling, analysis, co-production, and co-evolution of human activity, behavior and interaction for the effective adaptation and percolation of longitudinal smart service systems • Role of machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, pervasive computing, control theory, information and communications technologies • Design and developments of intelligent systems, intelligent enterprises and cyber-physical-social-systems • Design of inter-dependent complex global systems such as healthcare, smart gird, computer networks, logistics and supply-chains, financial markets etc. • Smart infrastructure and testbed to support the integration and test of autonomous systems and innovative applications Important Dates Paper submission: March 10, 2019 Notification: April 10, 2019 Camera Ready: April 28, 2019 Workshop Date: June 12th or June 15th, 2019 Organizing Committees Workshop Co-Organizers Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gurdip Singh, Syracuse University Sajal Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology Technical Program Co-Chairs: Kunal Mankodiya, University of Rhode Island, USA Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy Publicity Co-chairs Antonio Arena, University of Pisa, Italy Mohammadreza Abtahi, University of Rhode Island, USA Technical Program Committee TBD

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HPCS 2019 : Call for papers and participation - Deadlines are extended
by Waleed Smari 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Please Post. Thank you. [Sorry if you get multiple copies of this message] Call for Papers and Participation *The 2019 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference** **(HPCS 2019)* July 15-19, 2019 Dublin, Ireland http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 In Cooperation with the ACM, IEEE, IFIP (Main Track Paper Submission Deadline: 25 March 2019) (Other Conference tracks have different submission deadlines - Please check the specific track of interest.) HPCS Proceedings are to be published in IEEE XPLORE (pending) and indexed by all major indexing services, including SCOPUS, EI, Sci, dblp, etc. Twitter: @HPCS Conference FaceBook: HPCS Conference LinkedIn: HPCS Conference You are cordially invited to participate in this conference through paper submission to main track, symposium, workshop or special session, a tutorial, an invited speech, a demo, a poster, an exhibit, a panel discussion, a doctoral dissertation, whichever sounds more appropriate and convenient to you. The conference will include invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in high performance and large scale computing systems, their use in modeling and simulation, their design, performance and use, and their applications. There will also be tutorial sessions, workshops, special sessions, demos, posters, panel discussions, doctoral colloquium, and exhibits. Conference sponsorships are welcomed. In addition to the main track, the conference will have the following refereed archived symposia, workshops and special sessions: *_Symposia:_* (all refereed archival papers. Have different deadlines) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia SYM01: Cloud Computing and Services for HPC Systems (InterClouds-HPC 2019) SYM04: Big Data Principles, Architectures & Applications (BDAA 2019) SYM03: High Performance Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks (MCWN 2019) SYM04: Information Systems and Engineering (ISE 2019) SYM05: Formal Approaches to Parallel and Distributed Systems (4PAD 2019) Workshops: (all refereed archival papers. Have different deadlines) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops W01: Dependable and Resilient Many-Core and Exascale Computing (DRMEC 2019) W02: Optimization of Energy Efficient High Performance and Distributed Computing Systems (OPTIM 2019) W03: Exploitation of Hardware Accelerators (WEHA 2019) W04: High Performance Interconnection Networks and Interconnects (HPINI 2019) W05: High Performance Platform Management (HPPM 2019) W06: Advances in Parallel Programming Models and Frameworks for the Multi-/Many-core Era (APPMM 2019) W07: Synergy of Parallel Computing, Optimization and Simulation (PaCOS 2019) W08: Peer-to-Peer Architectures, Networks and Systems (PANS 2019) W09: Autonomic High Performance Computing (AHPC 2019) W10: Security and High Performance Computing Systems (SHPCS 2019) W11: Security and Performance in Cloud Computing (SPCLOUD 2019) W12: High-Performance and Distributed Computing for Business Analytics and Financial Applications (HPC-BAFA 2019) W13: Computational Intelligence and Parallel Evolutionary Computation (CIPEC 2019) W14: Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition and Applications (MLPRA 2019) W15: High Performance Computing for Weather, Climate, and solid Earth Sciences (HPC-WCES 2019) W16: HPC Systems for Biomedical, Bioinformatics, and Life Sciences (BILIS 2019) W17: High Performance Dynamic Reconfigurable Systems and Networks (DRSN 2019) W18: Architecture-aware Simulation and Computing (AASC 2019) W19: Modeling and Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Systems (MSPDS 2019) W20: Parallel Computations for Neural Networks (PCNN 2019) W21: Cellular Automata Algorithms & Architectures (CAAA 2019) W22: Location-based Services and Applications in Ubiquitous Computing (LSAUC 2019) Special Sessions: (all refereed archival papers. Have different deadlines) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions SS01: Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT 2019) SS02: Benchmarking and High Performance Computing for Applications and Optimization (HPBench 2019) SS03: Biologically Inspired Parallel and Distributed Computing, Algorithms and Solutions (BICAS 2019) SS04: Compiler Architecture, Design and Optimization (CADO 2019) SS05: High Performance Services Computing and Internet Technologies (SerCo 2019) SS06: Trusted Ubiquitous Networks & Multimedia Contents Protection (TUN-MM 2019) SS07: Digital Home Networks & Ambient Intelligence (DHN-AmI 2019) SS08: High Performance Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (PDDM 2019) SS09: Internet of Things and HPC: Devices, Networks, and Applications (IoT-HPC 2019) SS10: High Performance Mission Critical System Development (HiPMiC 2019) SS11: Advances in Computational Methods in Electromagnetics (ACME 2019) SS12: Fuzzy-based Simulation Approaches in Science and Engineering (FSASE 2019) SS13: High Performance Computing and Modeling & Simulation Education (HPCEd 2019) ================================================================= *Important Dates:* Main Track Paper and Poster Paper Submission Deadline ———— 25 March 2019 Tutorial/Demo/Panel/Poster Proposal Deadline ——————-—— 25 March 2019 Notification of Acceptance starts —————————————— 22 April 2019 Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due ————————10 May 2019 Conference Dates ———————————————————— 15 - 19 July 2019 ================================================================= For further details and updates, please consult the conference web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the organizers. We look forward to your contributions and seeing you in Dublin in July. Thank you very much. Best Regards. HPCS 2019 Organizers

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**Deadline approaching** SpaCCS 2019 CFP (10+SIs): The 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage
by Jun Feng 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Dear Colleagues: [Apologies for multiple receptions of this CFP] Call For Papers ============================================================================= The 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (SpaCCS 2019) July 14-July 17, 2019, Atlanta, USA http://cse.stfx.ca/~cybermatics/2019/spaccs/ All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). Best Paper Awards will be presented to high quality papers. Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be be published in 10+ SCI & EI indexed special issues (confirmed). 1. ACM Transactions on Internet Technology Special Issue on Decentralized Blockchain Applications and Infrastructures for Next Generation Cyber-Physical Systems https://toit.acm.org/pdf/ACM-ToIT-CfP-Decentralized_Blockchain_Applications… Publisher: ACM, IF = 1.727 2. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Multi-modal Sensor Data Fusion in Internet of Things https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/multi-modal-sensor Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 3. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications Special Issue: Advanced Technologies for Cyber Physical Systems Publisher: IET 4. IEEE Access Special Section on Deep Learning: Security and Forensics Research Advances and Challenges https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/special-sections/deep-learning-security-and-for… Publisher: IEEE, IF = 3.557 5. Transactions on Blockchain Technology and Applications http://vdlt.io/tIndex.html Special Issue: Advances in Blockchain and Internet-of-Things 6. Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed in 2019 7. Sensors Special Issue: IoT-Enabled Sensor Networks: Vision and Challenges https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/IoT_SensorNet Publisher: MDPI, IF = 2.475 8. Remote Sensing Special Issue: Intelligence Computing Paradigms with Remote Sensing Networks in Water Hydrology https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/water_Computation… Publisher: MDPI, IF = 3.406 9. Journal of Systems Architecture Special Issue: Dependable Cyber Physical Systems (SI: DCPS19) https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-systems-architecture/call-for-… Publisher: Elsevier, IF = 0.913 10. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Human-centered Computing in Cloud / Edge / Fog https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/human-centered-computing Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 * More special issues will be added later. ============================================================================= The 2019 International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (SpaCCS 2019) is the 12th event in the series of conferences which are devoted to security, privacy and anonymity in computation, communication and storage. SpaCCS is now recognized as the main regular event of the world that is covering many dimensions including security algorithms and architectures, privacy-aware policies, regulations and techniques, anonymous computation and communication, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial application systems for computation, communication and storage. As applications of computer systems and networks have permeated in every aspect of our daily life, the issues of security, privacy, and anonymity have become increasingly critical. The conference will provide a forum for the world-class researchers to gather and share their research achievements, emerging ideas and trends in the highly challenging research fields. ================== Important Dates ================== Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: January 15, 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2019 Authors Notification Date: April 15, 2019 Final Manuscript Due: May 15, 2019 Conference Date: July 14 - July 17, 2019 ================== Topics of interest include, but are not limited to ================== Track 1: Security 1.1 Computation -Security Model and Architecture - Software and System Security - Secure computation - Security in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Artificial Intelligence - Secure Network Computing - Risk Analysis and Management 1.2 Communication - Network Security - Malware and Botnets - Intrusion Detection - Security in Web Services - Security in Mobile Social Networks - Security in Mobile and Wireless Communications - Fraud and Cyber- Crime 1.3 Storage - Access Control - Accounting and Audit - Applied Cryptography - Database Security - Authentication - Computer forensics - Data Protection and Data Integrity - Digital Content Protection and Digital Forensics - Information Hiding - Security in Big Data and its Applications Track 2: Privacy 2.1 Computation - Measuring and Quantifying Privacy - Privacy Modelling and Analysis - Software and System Privacy - Privacy-preserving Computing - Differential Privacy - Blockchain-based Computation - Privacy-enhanced Network Computing - Obfuscation-based Privacy - Cryptographic Tools - Building and Deploying Privacy-enhancing Systems - Reliability, Robustness, and Abuse Prevention in Privacy Systems 2.2 Communication - Privacy in Web Services - Privacy Metrics and Policies - Crowdsourcing for Privacy - Location and Mobility Privacy - Privacy in Cloud and Big Data Applications - Blockchain-based Communication - Quantum Communications - Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Devices - Privacy in Social Networks and Microblogging Systems - Privacy-enhanced Access Control, Authentication, and Identity Management 2.3 Storage - Data Protection Technologies - Privacy in Big Data and its Applications - Policy Languages and Tools for Privacy - Privacy and Human Rights - Blockchain-based Storage - Interdisciplinary Research Connecting Privacy to Other Fields - Privacy in Cloud Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Information Leakage, Data Correlation and Generic Attacks to Privacy - Privacy-Preserving Data Mining, Data Release and Publishing Track 3: Anonymity 3.1 Computation - Anonymous Data Mining and Data Sharing - Parallelism Exploitation Techniques for Anonymity - Anonymity in Big Data Analytics - Anonymous Management in Trust Relationships - Anonymous Video Analytics Technology - Anonymity Metrics, Measures and Evaluations - Anonymity Models, Hardware/Device of Anonymity 3.2 Communication - Anonymity in Wireless Communication Systems - Anonymous Communication Protocols - Anonymity in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Sensor Networks - Anonymous Proxy Software - Anonymous Communication and Internet - Anonymous Social Networks, Structural k-Anonymity in Social Networks - Authentication Protocol Providing User Anonymity 3.3 Storage - Anonymous Information Storage and Management - Private and Anonymous Data Storage - Forensics - Anonymity-Preserving Data Collection and Database - Anonymity, Pseudonymity & Identity Management - Anonymity in Big Data and Cloud Scenarios - Anonymity in Health and Medical Databases ================== Paper Submission ================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/N25666) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages (or up to 20 pages with the pages over length charge) in Springer LNCS format ( https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. ================== Organizing Committee ================== General Chairs - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Mark Last, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel - Yanqing Zhang, Georgia State University, USA Program Chairs - Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Fordham University, USA - Jun Feng, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - Rongxing Lu, University of New Brunswick, Canada Workshop Chair - Wm. Bradley Glisson, Sam Houston State University, USA Publicity Chairs - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Reza M. Parizi, Kennesaw State University, USA - Yogachandran Rahulamathavan, Loughborough University London, UK Local Chair - Yubao Wu, Georgia State University, USA Web Chairs - Zihao Jiang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Xin Nie, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Steering Committee - Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China (Chair) - Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain (Chair) - Jemal H. Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia - Jose M. Alcaraz Calero, University of the West of Scotland, UK - Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan - Jinjun Chen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore - Mario Freire, The University of Beira Interior, Portuga - Minyi Guo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Weijia Jia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Wei Jie, University of West London, UK - Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece - Ryan Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand - Constantinos Kolias, George Mason University, USA - Jianbin Li, Central South University, China - Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan - Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan - Felix Gomez Marmol, University of Murcia, Spain - Geyong Min, University of Exeter, UK - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, USA - Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan - Juan E. Tapiador, The University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain - Sabu M. Thampi, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India - Jie Wu, Temple University, USA - Yang Xiao, The University of Alabama, USA - Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia - Zheng Yan, Aalto University, Finland - Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Wanlei Zhou, University of Technology Sydney, Australia -- Dr. Jun Feng St. Francis Xavier University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Mobile: +86-18827365073 E-Mails: junfeng989(a)gmail.com, 512675288(a)qq.com WeChat: junfeng10001000

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: HPBench 2019 - CFP
by Samar Aseeri 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

Dear Sir, dear Madam, Submission deadline has been extended to April 1st. Accepted papers will be published at IEEE. Best regards ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th Special Session on High Performance Computing for Application Benchmarking and Optimization (HPBench 2019) As part of the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 Dublin, Ireland ========================================================================== Benchmarking is an essential aspect of modern high performance computing and computational science, and as such, it provides a means for quantifying and comparing the performance of different computer systems. With a large combination of aspects to benchmark, all the way from the capability of a single core, to cluster configuration, and to various software configurations, the benchmarking process is more of an art than science. However, the results of this process drive modern science and are vital for the community to draw sensible conclusions on the performance of applications and systems. This special session focuses on research work aimed at benchmarking modern parallel and distributed systems for addressing a number of real world problems. As such, contributions concerning the definition of new open platforms, new benchmarks to match modern architectural evolutions, studies on the aspects of benchmarking different aspects of systems (from raw runtime performance to energy consumption to energy consumed per data movement) and mathematical foundations of benchmarking are sought. IMPORTANT DATES : Papers Due: 1 April 2019 - Extended Author Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Submission: 8 May 2019 Conference Dates: 15-19 July 2019 TOPICS : The HPBench topics of interest include, but are not limited to -Open Platforms for Parallel and Distributed Application Benchmarking and Optimization -Benchmarking on the Cloud -Benchmarking of Clusters, Supercomputers, and large-scale systems -Benchmarking the Performance of I/O -Benchmarking of Energy and Energy Efficiency -Benchmarking Web Services -Virtualization for Distributed Benchmarking -Data Distribution for Benchmarking -Performance results of benchmarks on modern platforms -Scalability Aspects of Benchmarking Parallel Applications on Parallel and Distributed Systems -Benchmarking of Parallel Scientific and Business Applications -Performance of Benchmarking Applications (Eg: NAS parallel benchmarks) -Techniques, frameworks and results concerning the benchmarking of library packages -Tools and frameworks for performance modeling systems and applications -Tools and frameworks for simulation, measurement and monitoring -Performance Measurements, Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation -Domain-specific benchmarks and applications (such as image processing, pattern recognition, cryptography, biometrics, differential equation solvers, signal processing and alike) -Mathematical Foundations of Benchmarking, Metrics and Heuristics GENERAL CHAIRS : - Samar Aseeri, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia - Luigi Iapichino, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Germany - Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, ENS Lyon, France TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: - Cosimo Anglano, Universitá del Piemonte Orientale, Italy - Daniel Balouek-Thomert, Rutgers University, USA - Fabio Baruffa, Intel, Germany - Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Jesus Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain - Douglas Doerfler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Zhiyi Huang, University of Otago, New Zealand - Clay Hughes, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, USA - Aleksandar Ilic, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal - Bok Jik Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea - Ravi Reddy Manumachu, University College Dublin, Ireland - Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania - Ivan Rodero, Rutgers University, USA - Gudula Rünger, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany - Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy ********************************************************************* For more information see http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session02-hpbench Kind Regards -- Samar Aseeri, PhD Computational Scientist Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC) Building 1 -Office: 0128 *King Abdullah University of Science & Technology* Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Email: samar.aseeri(a)kaust.edu.sa -- This message and its contents, including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message from your computer system. Any unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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DEADLINE EXTENDED - The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Submission Deadline extended to: March 15, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES March 15, 2019: Deadline for paper submission April 7, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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Submission Extension to April 1st for CFP for Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT2019)
by Uday Kurkure 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session01-virt *The Second Special Session on **Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation* *(VIRT 2019)* *CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION* *As part of* *The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019)* *http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/> or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 <http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19>* *15 - 19 July 2019* *Dublin, Ireland* *Paper Submission Deadline: 01 April 2019 - Extended* *Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters* *PURPOSE and SCOPE* Virtualization has become the foundation of cloud computing. The scale of cloud computing data centers is similar to the supercomputers used in High Performance Computing. Both involve millions of CPU cores, tens of thousands of accelerators like GPUs, FPGAs connected by high speed interconnects and different connection topologies. Studies have shown that the GPU utilization in HPC is often at 50%. Virtualization can be the key to increasing resource utilization and managing massive infrastructures efficiently. GPU vendors have introduced virtualized versions of GPUs. FPGAs are being deployed in virtual infrastructure. These and other developments in the field, along with future exascale systems, will provide increasing degree of virtualization within the systems. The goal of this session is to be an opportunity to discuss and exchange research on the different virtualization technologies and how they can be efficiently applied in High Performance Computing. Theoretical research, engineering solutions dealing with practical tradeoffs, and complex system implementation papers are welcomed. *The VIRT topics include (but are not limited to) the following: * - *Virtualization in HPC* o Energy efficient solutions for HPC applications in the cloud environment o High-availability based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Fault tolerance mechanisms based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Performance and evaluation of diverse HPC workloads in virtualization environment o Security Isolation, Resource Isolation and Data Isolation in Virtualized HPC o Flexibility and Ease of system administration and management for virtualized environments for HPC o Running diverse workloads o Running heterogeneous Operating Systems o Live Migration and Suspend/Resume of VMs to improve resource utilization and avoid downtime o Scheduling of resources and Workloads o Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) o Hypervisors and other virtualization solutions tailored for HPC systems o Big Data and Analytics in Virtualized Environments o Enterprise High Performance Computing in Virtualized Environments - *Accelerators in Virtualized HPC Environments:* o Virtualized GPUs § Scheduling of Virtual GPUs o Using FPGAs in Virtualization Stack § Dynamic Reconfiguration of FPGAs - * IO Virtualization* o Network Virtualization o SR-IOV o Software Defined Networking (SDN) o Storage Virtualization o RDMA and vRDMA - *Containers in HPC* o Isolation of Multiple User-Spaces o Running containers in Virtual Machines - *Tools* o Virtualization solutions for dealing with heterogeneity in HPC environments o Compilers for heterogenous architectures involving GPUS, FPGAs, multi-core CPUs o Operating system support for virtualization in HPC systems o Debugging and/or profiling in virtual environments - *Algorithms* o Distributed Resource Scheduling o Distributed Computing - *AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning*o Virtualization of Deep Learning Workloads o Deep Learning in HPC Simulations o Resource Allocation Using Machine Learning o Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation o Machine Learning to build tools for measurement & calibration - *Virtualization in Simulation* *INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS* You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to *virtualization in high performance computing and simulation*. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. Submission can be for - *Regular papers*, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - *Short papers* (up to 4 pages), please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 4 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. - *Poster papers* and *Posters* (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the special session paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/VIRT2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. *Conference Policies* Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the special session as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. Contents of manuscripts submitted to the tracks program committees shall be regarded as privileged as well and handled in the same manner and standards. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/authors-info> and Registration Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/registration-info> pages. *Proceedings* Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. *SPECIAL ISSUE* Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the special session, please contact the special session organizers. *IMPORTANT DATES* *Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 01 April 2019 - Extended* *Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 22 April 2019* *Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 08 May 2019* *Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019* *SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS* *Uday Kurkure* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1179 Fax: +1 650- Email: uday(a)alumni.stanford.edu *Hari Sivaraman * VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-3681 Fax: +1 650- Email: hsivaraman(a)vmware.com *Lan Vu* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1327 Fax: +1 650- Email: lanv(a)vmware.com International Program Committee*: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the special session technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings. - *Cristina Boeres,* Fluminense Federal University, Brazil - *Isaac Gelado,* Nvidia Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA - *Kyle Hale,* Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA - *Brian Kocoloski*, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA - *Xiaoyi Lu,* The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio, USA - *Carlos Reano,* Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Federico Silla,* Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain - *Alex Sim,* Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - *Giang Son Tran,* University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam - *Blesson Varghese, *Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Andrew Younge*, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - *Dong Ping Zhang, *AMD Inc., San Jose, California, USA - *Jie Zhang,* Amazon Inc., Washington, USA - *Na Zhang, *VMware Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA - *Yongli Zhao*, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China *-*

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FROM 2019 - 1st Call for Papers
by Mircea Marin 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

[Apologies for multiple copies] First Call for Papers -------------------------- FROM 2019 Working Formal Methods Symposium September 3-5, 2019, Timisoara, Romania http://from2019.projects.uvt.ro in conjunction with SYNASC 2019 https://synasc.ro/2019/ Aims ---- FROM aims to bring together researchers and practitioners who work on formal methods by contributing new theoretical results, methods, techniques, and frameworks, and/or make the formal methods to work by creating or using software tools that apply theoretical contributions. FROM 2019 is the third event in a yearly workshop series. The first edition was held in 2017 in Bucharest (see http://unibuc.ro/~conference/from2017) and it included sixteen invited talks delivered by top researchers in field, and seven contributed talks. The second edition was held in 2018 in Iasi (see http://fmse.info.uaic.ro/event/from-2018) and it included 9 invited talks and 14 contributed talks. The program of the symposium will include invited lectures and regular contributions. Submissions on the general topic of theoretical computer science, formal methods and applications are solicited. Important Dates --------------- June 21 2019: deadline for abstract submissions June 28 2019: deadline for full paper submission July 26 2019: notification of acceptance August 9 2019: revised papers according to the reviews August 9 2019: registration September 3-5 2019: symposium days Invited Speakers ---------------- Marcello Bonsangue, Leiden University, Holland Marius Bozga, CNRS, France Florin Crăciun, Babes Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Mădălina Erascu, West Universit of Timisoara, Romania Temur Kutsia, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria Laurențiu Leuștean, University of Bucharest, Romania Dorel Lucanu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Peter Csaba Ölveczky, University of Oslo, Norway Sorin Stratulat, University of Lorraine, Metz, France Scope ----- Areas and formalisms of interest include: + Category theory in computer science + Distributed systems and concurrency + Formal languages and automata theory + Formal modelling, verification and testing + Logic in computer science + Logical frameworks + Mathematical structures in computer science + Models of computation + Semantics of programming languages + Type systems Methods of interest include: + Automated reasoning and model generation + Automated induction + Certified programs + Data-flow and control-flow analysis + Deductive verification + Mechanized proofs + Model checking + Proof mining + Symbolic computation + Term rewriting Applications of interest include: + Computational logic + Computer mathematics + Knowledge representation, ontology reasoning, deductive databases + Program analysis + Verification and synthesis of software and hardware + Uncertainty reasoning and soft computing Publication ----------- The proceedings will be published by Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science. Authors of the best contributions will be invited to submit a revised version of their work to a special issue of the journal Fundamenta Informaticae. Submissions ----------- We expect submissions of regular papers of maximum fifteen (15) pages, formatted according to the EPTCS macro package (http://style.eptcs.org/) The paper must represent original work and should not be submitted to another conference at the same time. Regular contributions should be preceded by the submission of a a short abstract. Submissions must be in PDF or PS format and will be handled via the EasyChair Conference system at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=from2019 The submitting author of an accepted paper will have to sign, on behalf of all authors of the paper, a copyright agreement (see http://copyright.eptcs.org) Programme Committee ------------------ - Gabriel Ciobanu, Romanian Academy, Institute of Computer Science, Iași - Stefan Ciobâcă, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi - Adrian Crăciun (co-chair), West University of Timisoara, - Cătălin Dima, Universite Paris-Est Creteil, France - Jetty Kleijn, Leiden University - Stefan Leue, University of Konstanz - Mircea Marin (co-chair), West University of Timisoara, - Victor Mitrana, University of Bucharest - Paulo Oliva, Queen Mary University of London - Ion Petre, University of Turku - Andrei Popescu, Middlesex University London - Vlad Rusu, INRIA Lille - Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans, University of Koblenz-Landau Organizing Committee ------------------- - Cosmin Bonchis, West University of Timisoara - Isabela Drămnesc, West University of Timisoara - Gabriel Istrate, West University of Timisoara General chairs -------------- Mircea Marin, West University of Timisoara Adrian Craciun, West University of Timisoara

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HPC-ED 2019: High Performance & Simulation (HPCS) CFP
by Gabriele Mencagli 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Special Session on High Performance Computing and Modeling & Simulation Education (HPC-Ed 2019) CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION As part of The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The fields of High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Big Data and Analytics, Computational Sciences, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and several other related subjects are essential for newly developed technologies and discoveries. They are increasingly needed in many domains and daily life applications. Consequently, these systems and their applications will require a well trained workforce which can exploit the newly available capabilities and push forward to more innovations and breakthroughs. Preparing and training the new workforce for these technologies will require the development of well-thought out curriculum, pedagogical tools and platforms, programming languages and models, as well as laboratories and project oriented expertise. This track on High Performance Computing and Modeling & Simulation Education is meant to provide a forum and an opportunity for our communities in the subject matters to present, exchange and collaborate on the educational aspects and pedagogical developments of HPC related topics and their applications. The HPC-Ed topics include (but are not limited to) the following: -Undergraduate and graduate Curriculum development for HPC, Parallel processing, Cloud Computing, sustainable and energy-aware HPC systems, and Distributed Computing systems -Undergraduate and graduate Curriculum development for modeling and simulation using HPC and Distributed computing systems -Experiences and lessons learned from existing programs and courseware -Novel practices for course work development and delivery -Assisting Tools and platforms for learning and education -Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary curricula and programs -Languages, programming environments and Operating Systems education -Project based Learning -Design of laboratories and learning experiments -Program Assessment and Evaluation -Application domains (Big data, IoT, AI, Computational Sciences, Fog & Edge Computing, Mobile Computing, etc.) -Non-traditional learning and education PROCEEDINGS The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. SPECIAL ISSUE Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 15 March 2019 Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 07 April 2019 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 24 April 2019 Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019 SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS Claude Tadonki Centre de Recherche en Informatique (CRI - Fontainebleau) MINES ParisTech, Paris, France Phone: +33 (0)1 64 69 48 36 Fax: +33 (0)1 64 69 48 47 Email: claude.tadonki(a)mines-paristech.fr Gabriele Mencagli Department of Computer Science University of Pisa, Italy Phone: +39-050-221 3132 FAX: +39- Email: mencagli(a)di.unipi.it

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HPCS 2019 CFP Now Open
by Varriale, Roland 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Call for Papers and Participation The 2019 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2019) The 17th Annual Meeting July 15 - 19, 2019 Dublin, Ireland http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 In Cooperation with the ACM, IEEE, IFIP (Main Track Paper Submission Deadline: March 25, 2019 - Extended) (Other Conference tracks may have different submission deadlines - Please check the specific track of interest at links below.) You are cordially invited to participate in this international conference through paper submission, a track, a workshop or a special session organization, a tutorial, an invited speech, a demo, a poster, an exhibit, a panel discussion, a doctoral dissertation abstract, whichever sounds more appropriate and convenient to you. The conference will include invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in high performance and large scale computing systems, architectures and systems, algorithms, languages, software and middleware in HPC systems, Cloud and Edge Computing, Data Sciences, applications-oriented high performance, HPC use in modeling and simulation, and related issues. There will also be tutorial sessions, symposia, workshops, special sessions, demos, posters, panel discussions, doctoral colloquium, and exhibits. Conference sponsorships are welcomed. In addition to the main track, the conference will have many refereed archived symposia, workshops and special sessions (may have different deadlines): Please see the following lists and check the specific track of interest (coming soon). So far we have the following tracks: Symposia: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia Workshops: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops Special Sessions: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions SPECIAL ISSUE Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for one or more special issues in ISI indexed Journals. HPCS Proceedings are published in IEEE XPLORE and indexed by all major indexing services including SCOPUS, EI, SCI, dblp, etc. ================================================================= Important Dates: Main Track Paper and Poster Paper Submission Deadline --- March 25, 2019 - Extended Tutorial/Demo/Panel/Poster Proposal Deadline ---------- March 25, 2019 Main Track Notification of Acceptance starts ------------ April 22, 2019 Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due ----------- May 10, 2019 Conference Dates ----------------------------------- July 15 - 19, 2019 ================================================================= For further details and updates, please consult the conference web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the conference organizers. We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you in Dublin, Ireland in July. Thank you very much. Best Regards, HPCS 2019 Organizers

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[4PAD 2019] HPCS Symposium, second CFP
by Frédéric Dabrowski 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

The deadline is extended to the first of April 2019. Paper Submissions: ------------------------------ April 01, 2019 Acceptance Notification: --------------------------- April 22, 2019 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: -------- May 08, 2019 [Please accept our apologies for duplicates] ===================================================== Second Call for Papers The 6th International Symposium on Formal Approaches to Parallel and Distributed Systems (4PAD 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia/symp05-4pad <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia/symp05-4pad> As part of The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/> or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 <http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19> July 15 – 19, 2019 Dublin, Ireland ===================================================== IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submissions: ---------------------------- 01 March 2019 Acceptance Notification: ------------------------ 29 March 2019 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ---- 19 April 2019 Conference Dates: ------------------------------ 15–19 July 2019 ===================================================== SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The aim of 4PAD is to foster interaction between the formal methods communities and systems researchers working on topics in modern parallel, distributed, and network-based processing systems (e.g., autonomous computing systems, cloud computing systems, service-oriented systems and parallel computing architectures). 4PAD Topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Rigorous software engineering approaches and their tool support; - Model-based approaches, including model-driven development; - Service- and component-based approaches; - Semantics, types and logics; - Formal specification and verification; - Performance analysis based on formal approaches; - Formal aspects of programming paradigms and languages; - Formal approaches to parallel architectures and weak memory models; - Formal approaches to deployment, run-time analysis, adaptation/evolution, reconfiguration, and monitoring; - Case studies developed/analyzed with formal approaches; - Formal stochastic models and analysis; - Formal methods for large-scale distributed systems; - Statistical analysis techniques based on formal approaches. ===================================================== SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS Frédéric Dabrowski Université d’Orléans, LIFO, Orléans, France Phone: +33 (0)2 38 49 27 51 Fax: +33 (0)2 38 41 71 37 Email: frederic.dabrowski(a)univ-orleans.fr <mailto:frederic.dabrowski@univ-orleans.fr> International Program Committee*: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the symposium technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings. Allan Blanchard, CEA LIST, France Emmanuel Chailloux, University of Sorbonne, France Kento Emoto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Gidon Ernst, University of Melbourne, Australia Joaquin Ezpeleta, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain Yliès Falcone, University of Grenoble Alpes, France Jose Daniel Garcia, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain Frédéric Gava, University of Paris Est, France Claude Jard, University of Nantes, France Christoph Kessler, Linköpin University, Sweden Igor Konnov, INRIA, France Herbert Kuchen, University of Muenster, Germany Sébastien Limet, University of Orléans, France Virginia Niculescu, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania Emmanuelle Saillard, INRIA, France Gwen Salaün, INRIA/University of Grenoble Alpes, France Sven Schewe, University of Liverpool, U.K. Elena Sherman, Boise State University, Idaho, USA Francesco Tiezzi, University of Camerino, Italy Emilio Tuosto, University of Leicester, U.K. ===================================================== INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to Formal Approaches to Parallel and Distributed Systems. Submitted paper must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po…> for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. ===================================================== Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the symposium paper submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=4pad2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=4pad2019>. ===================================================== Proceedings Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. SPECIAL ISSUE Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. Furthermore, it is confirmed that after the 4PAD symposium, authors of selected papers will be invited to submitted extended version of their papers for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming (JLAMP, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-logical-and-algebraic-methods-… <https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-logical-and-algebraic-methods-…>). If you have any questions about paper submission or the symposium, please contact the symposium organizers.

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Deadline EXTENDED: WHPC@ISC'19 Call for participation and posters
by Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Call for early/mid career posters on HPC topics for the 10th International Women in HPC Workshop ================================================================= 10th International Women in HPC workshop Thursday June 20th 2019 — Frankfurt, Germany Call for posters and participation https://womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc19/workshop/ ================================================================= The tenth international Women in HPC workshop will discuss methods to improve diversity and provide early career women with the opportunity to develop their professional skills and profile. The workshop will include: - Becoming an advocate and ally of under-represented women - Putting in place a framework to help women take leadership positions - Building mentoring programmes that work effectively for women. - Posters and lightning talks by women working in HPC - Short talks on: dealing with poor behaviour at work and how to help avoid it getting you down, how to deal with negative feedback, how to build writing into your daily routine and why it matters, etc. *Deadline for submissions [extended]: March 18th 2019 AOE* As part of the workshop, we invite submissions from women in industry and academia to present their work as a poster. Submissions are invited on all topics relating to HPC from users and developers. All abstracts should emphasize the computational aspects of the work, such as the facilities used, the challenges that HPC can help address and any remaining challenges etc. Exclusive to WHPC at ISC19: Successful authors will have the opportunity to present their poster in the main ISC19 conference poster session. For full details please see: https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc19/workshop/submit/ *Workshop Organising Committee* - Workshop Chair: Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh (University of Sheffield, UK) - Co-chair: Toni Collis (Appentra S.L., Spain) - Co-chair: Misbah Mubarak (Argonne National Laboratory, USA) - Submissions Chair: Weronika Filinger (EPCC, University of Edinburgh, UK) - Submissions Vice Chair: Khomotso Maenetja (University of Limpopo, South Africa) - Mentoring Chair: Elsa Gonsiorowski (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA) - Invited Talks Chair: Gokcen Kestor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA) - Publicity Chair: Cristin Meritt (Alces Flight, UK) - Publicity Vice Chair: Aiman Shaikh (Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK) - Volunteer: Shabnam Sadegh (Technical University of Munich) -- Dr Mozhgan Kabiri *Chimeh* *R*esearch *A*ssociate / *RSE* Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield 0114 222 1896 | mkchimeh.com

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HPCC CFP-CCF "C" Conference-6+SIs: Deadline Extended to March 23, 2019
by Qin Liu 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

*******************IEEE (HPCC-2019, SmartCity-2019, DSS-2019 International Conferences ********************* To be held in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, 10-12 August 2019. The 21th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/hpcc2019/ The 17th IEEE International Conference on Smart City (SmartCity-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/smartcity2019/ The 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems (DSS-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/dss2019/ Sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee of Scalable Computing (TCSC) SPECIAL ISSUES ============================================================ Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in 6+ SCI & EI indexed special issues (confirmed): (1) IEEE Internet of Things Journal (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 5.863) http://ieee-iotj.org/ (2) IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 5.43) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=9424 (3) Information Sciences (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 4.305) https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-sciences (4) Neurocomputing (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 3.241) https://www.journals.elsevier.com/neurocomputing (5) Sensors (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor:2.475) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors (6) Software: Practice and Experience (SCI&EI Indexed, Impact Factor: 1.338) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1097024x IMPORTANT DATES ============================================================ Paper Submission Deadline: 23 March 2019 Authors Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 25 May 2019 Early Registration Due: 25 May 2019 Conference Date: 10-12 August 2019 PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ============================================================ All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference websites with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over length charge) including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/web/cs-cps/ Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht… Once accepted, the paper will be included into the IEEE conference proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society Press (indexed by EI). The authors of selected papers will be invited to extend their contributions for special issues of prestigious journals. -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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Final CFP - Special Session on HPC in Modelling and Simulation at NUMTA 2019 - Crotone, Calabria, Italy
by William Spataro 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

(sorry for cross postings) ************************************* NUMTA Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (NUMTA2019-HPCMS) TH Le Castella Village Le Castella - Isola Capo Rizzuto Crotone, Italy DEADLINE (strict) for One-page Abstract submission: March 18, 2019 ************************************* CFP Model development for the simulation of the evolution of artificial and natural systems is essential for the advancement of Science. The increasing power of computers has allowed to considerably extend the application of computing methodologies in research and industry, but also to the quantitative study of complex phenomena. This has permitted a broad application of numerical methods for differential equation systems (e.g., FEM, FDM, etc.) on one hand, and the application of alternative computational paradigms, such as Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence, etc., on the other. These latter have demonstrated their effectiveness for modelling purposes when traditional simulation methodologies have proven to be impracticable. An important mission of the HPCMS Special Session within the NUMTA 2019 3rd International Conference and Summer School is to provide a platform for a multidisciplinary community composed of scholars, researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and experts from world leading Universities, Institutions, Agencies and Companies in Computational Science, and thus in the High Performance Computing for Modelling and Simulation field. The session intent is to offer an opportunity to express and confront views on trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in diverse application fields, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, hydrology, medicine, ecology, traffic control, economy, etc. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - High-performance computing in computational science: intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research applications - Complex systems modelling and simulation - Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence implementations - Integrated approach to optimization and simulation - MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU applications in Computational Science - Optimization algorithms, modelling techniques related to optimization in Computational Science - High-performance Software developed to solve science (e.g., biological, physical, earth science and social), engineering, medicine, and humanities problems - Hardware approaches of high performance computing in modeling and simulation Submission The authors are invited to submit their one-page abstract before March 18, 2019 directly to the organizers of the special session (William Spataro spataro(a)unical.it) (please include "HPCMS - NUMTA abstract submission" in the email subject header). The abstract should be also submitted EasyChair system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=numta2019 (please follow the EasyChair hints for the HPCMS session to correctly prepare and submit your abstract). In case of acceptance, the authors can submit their full papers (end of May) as reported on the NUMTA main web page ( http://si.dimes.unical.it/~yaro/numta2019/index.php) Accepted papers will be published in a LNCS volume after the Conference. More information about the HPCMS Workshop and the general NUMTA 2019 conference can be found at: http://si.dimes.unical.it/~yaro/numta2019/index.php Organizers William Spataro - University of Calabria (Italy) Donato D'Ambrosio - University of Calabria (Italy) Rocco Rongo - University of Calabria (Italy) Andrea Giordano - ICAR-CNR (Italy) Scientific Committee Angelos Amanatiadis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Donato D'Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Pawel Topa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Gianluigi Folino, ICAR-CNR, Italy Lou D'Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA Antonios Gasteratos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Ioakeim Georgoudas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Marco Beccutti, University of Torino, Italy Rolf Hoffmann, Darmstadt University, Germany Ioannis Karafyllidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Yaroslav Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Antisthenis Tsompanas, University of the West of England, UK Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Alfonso Senatore, University of Calabria, Italy Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy Marco Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Davide Spataro, ASML, The Netherlands Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Gihan R. Mudalige, University of Warwick, UK Alessio De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy

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7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems
by Jozwiak, L. 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Extended paper submission deadline to ECYPS'2019 and MECO'2019: March 15, 2019 Dear Colleagues, Please find below and attached to this e-mail the Calls for Papers of ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and MECO’2019 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing. We are encouraging you to submit your papers, as well as, special session, workshop or project dissemination proposals to these two conferences, as well as, to participate in the CPS&IoT'2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things, that will be held in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2018. Best regards, Lech Jozwiak and Radovan Stojanović Conference Chairmen __________________________________ ECYPS’2019 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems Budva • Montenegro • June 10-14, 2019 Hotel Budva**** http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Call for Papers ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2019. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are smart compound systems engineered through seamless integration of embedded information processing sub-systems and physical sub-systems. The vision of smart systems connected and collaborating through various interfaces and communication media to form the global Internet of Things (IoT) is not a science-fiction anymore, but is quickly becoming an actual reality. The smart collaborating CPS with important applications in virtually all economic and social segments will have enormous economic and societal impact. ECYPS’2018 mainly focuses on CPS for modern (mobile) applications that require high-performance or low energy consumption, as well as, high safety, security and reliability. It addresses the applications, specification, validation, architectures, technology, hardware, software, design methodology and EDA tools for such systems. Its target participants are academic researchers and teachers; industrial researchers, developers and decision-makers; and Ph.D. students. It gives an excellent opportunity to disseminate fresh research results from European, international and other R&D projects. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: ñ advanced applications and case studies of systems in consumer appliances, healthcare, personal assistance, environmental and safety monitoring, industrial and leaving-space automation, transportation, automotive, aerospace, aviation, energy generation, communications, tele-operation, control, robotics, infrastructure, etc. ñ mobile, autonomous, wearable and implantable systems ñ development platforms and tools for CPS ñ deep-learning and AI for CPS ñ application/software modeling, analysis, parallelization and mapping for high-performance and low-energy computing ñ multi-domain modeling, analysis, synthesis, simulation, integration and validation of heterogeneous systems ñ multi-objective and multi-domain optimization and co-design of heterogeneous systems ñ advanced processors, MPSoCs, SiPs, sensors, actuators and MEMS for CPS ñ sensor-based (distributed, networked) monitoring and control ñ sub-system arrangement and communication in complex heterogeneous systems ñ safety, security and reliability of complex heterogeneous systems ñ IoT, and cloud, fog, dew and edge computing Venue: ECYPS’2019 will be held in Hotel Budva***** (http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…>) Budva (https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…>), Montenegro (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=uh9BdLpr6d1abc6jTmAFlk44YDqUmJrt9HO…>). Budva is a 3500 years old town located at the Adriatic Sea coast of Montenegro. It is a popular touristic destination, with its charming Old Town, beautiful natural environment, 35 clean sandy beaches, and proximity to many famous touristic attractions as Kotor, Boka Kotorska, Sveti Stefan, Dubrovnik, and several national parks. Budva is well connected with European cities by air, sea, road and train. Useful Links: Conference web-site: http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Hotel Budva *****: http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…> City of Budva: https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…> Montenegro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=khunIJkxTDh-zOg3SA64TKo44eCP0NoQkfX…> Submission of papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, four-page papers, strictly according to the IEEE Conference Standards and via http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/submission<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=IMykhP-H3KTy9BiSBVeq5Uk4YozHG_bj3eo…>. Submission deadline: February 28, 2019 Conference quality: Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. In particular, ECYPS is covered by SCOPUS, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Research Gate, etc. Extended versions of selected papers from ECYPS will be published in the Elsevier/Euromicro journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO) having the 2016 Impact Factor as high as 1.025. Accompanying events: ECYPS’2018 will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 (the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing) which will host a CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things (http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/cps-iot) special sessions, workshops and dissemination of international projects. Proposals of accompanying workshops/sessions/dissemination should be submitted to Radovan Stojanović (stox(a)ac.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=oDqrK7a9oZvKmRS9yRl4Pwaj8po0bAvRKb5…>). Important Deadlines: February 28, 2019, Paper submission deadline March 15, 2019, Acceptance/rejection notification March 27, 2019, Final paper submission and author registration deadline May 10, 2019, Registration deadline Fees: The participation fees of MECO and ECYPS are low (see: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/registration) to encourage participation of young scientists and colleagues from developing countries. Conference Chairmen: Lech Jóźwiak, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenego, Montenegro Scientific Committee: Koen Bertels, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Zlatan Car, University of Rijeka, Croatia Victor Goulart, Kyushu University, Japan Yervant Zorian. Synopsys, USA Miguel Figueroa, University of Concepcion, Chile Roberto Giorgi, University of Siena, Italy Erwin Grosspietsch, Euromicro, Germany Ilker Hamzaoglu, Sabanci University, Turkey Lech Jóźwiak, EUT, Netherlands Paris Kitsos, Open Hellenic University, Patras, Greece Akash Kumar, National Univ. Singapore, Singapore Francesco Leporati, University of Pavia, Italy Menno Lindwer, Intel, Netherlands Jan Madsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Veljko Milutinovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Smail Niar, University of Valenciennes, France Horácio .C Neto, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Jari Nurmi, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Alex Orailoglu, University of California at San Diego, USA Sri Parameswaran, UNSW, Australia Adam Postula, University of Queensland, Australia Peter Puschner, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria Davide Quaglia, University of Verona, Italy Majid Sarrafzadeh, UCLA, California, USA Karolj Skala, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Ioannis Sourdis, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden Alice M. Tokarnia, State University of Campinas, Brazil Heinrich Vierhaus, Brandenburg Uni. of Technology, Germany Eugenio Villar, University of Cantabria, Spain Arda Yurdakul, Bogazici University, Turkey Andrej Žemva, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Local Organizing Committee: Budimir Lutovac, University of Montenegro, Chair Dmitry Tarasov, MANT, Montenegro, Co-Chair Marko Kaludjerović, MANT, Montenegro

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Call for Participation/Talks/Posters: 6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School - SSBSS 2019, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy July 22-26
by Ludovico Montalcini 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School - SSBSS 2019 July 22-26, 2019 - Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz ssbss(a)icas.xyz * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested * * Please help us distributing in your circles (emails, blogs, and social networks) the call for participation and call for oral talks/posters for SSBSS 2019. Together we will make SSBSS 2019 a great event! * Dear Friends, Colleagues & Everyone who is interested in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Synthetic Genomics and CRISPR, The Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School (SSBSS) was a huge success in the past 5 years! The SSBSS is a full-immersion five-day residential summer school at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, on cutting-edge advances in systems and synthetic biology with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The school provides a stimulating environment for students (from Master students to PhD students), Post-Docs, early career researches, academics and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results (with Oral Talks and Posters), and to interact with their peers, in a friendly and constructive environment. Now, it is your chance to attend! Registration is now open: https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/registration/ DEADLINES: Application: March 31, 2019 Oral Presentation/Poster Submission: March 31, 2019 Notification of Decision for Oral/Poster Presentation: April 28, 2019 https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/registration/ SPEAKERS & TOPICS: * ADAM ARKIN, University of California, Berkeley, USA Topics: Systems & Synthetic Biology & Microbiology/Virology * ANDREA CALIFANO, Columbia University, USA Topics: Systems Biology, Cell Regulatory Networks, Cancer tumorigenesis & Drug Resistance * JASON CHIN, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Topics: Genetic Code Reprogramming * VIRGINIA CORNISH, Columbia University, USA Topics: Synthetic Biology, Chemical Complementation & Ribosome Chemistry * JOHN GLASS, J. Craig Venter Institute, USA Topics: Minimal Cell, Building and engineering of genomes and chromosomes * Philip Maini, University of Oxford, UK Topics: Mathematical Biology, Mathematical and computational modeling in developmental biology, physiology & cancer biology * KAREN POLIZZI, Imperial College London, UK Topics: Synthetic Biology & In Vivo Biosensors * WILLIAM SHIH, Harvard Medical School, USA Topics: Design principles for self-assembling molecular machines * JOERG STELLING, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Topics: Computational Systems Biology * SARAH TEICHMANN, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute & EMBL-EBI, UK Topics: Human Cell Atlas * DANIELLE TULLMAN-ERCEK, Northwestern University, USA Topics: Protein Engineering & Synthetic Biology SPEAKERS: * Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Imperial College London, UK More Speakers TBA CALL FOR POSTER & ORAL PRESENTATIONS: During the Registration Process we accept abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations to be presented during the poster sessions and the talk sessions. https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/registration/ Early registration deadline: March 31, 2019 See you in Tuscany in July! The SSBSS 2019 Organizing Committee. Download and share the SSBSS 2019 Poster: https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/01/poster-SSBSS-… ssbss(a)icas.xyz https://ssbss2019.icas.xyz https://www.facebook.com/ssbss.school/ SSBSS - Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/238417586492061/ Computational Synthetic Biology Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1014624245288596/ https://twitter.com/TaoSciences * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested *

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[CFP] IEEE CSCloud 2019 - Deadline extension
by Han Qiu 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Paper (CFP).] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE CSCloud 2019 - The 6th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Cloud Computing - June 21–23, 2019 Paris, France http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/cscloud/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION The increasing demands of Cloud-based technologies have deeply changed people’s daily life, from various kinds of mobile applications to big data based services.One of the most promising trends is the Cloud-based solutions for small enterprises to deploy their business on Cloud servers. However, privacy and security issues along with the widely developed Cloud-based services are always becoming an obstacle for the usage of the Cloud services. IEEE CSCloud 2019 aims to gather recent achievements in cyber security and cloud computing fields. The conference invites those papers that concentrate on new paradigms, algorithms, and applications in cyber security or cloud computing. We also encourage researchers and practitioners to build up the connections between academia and industry. We aim to collect the latest achievements and exchange research ideas in the domains of intelligent data and security at this academic event. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Big data security issues and cyber crime - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Security of Web-based applications and services - Cloud users’ privacy information protection - Critical infrastructure protection in cloud/fog/edge computing - Cyber issues and solutions in fog/edge computing - Reinforcement learning-based security mechanism - Secure methods for heterogeneous cloud resource sharing - Green cloud computing mechanisms - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - New attack methods and applications - Reinforcement learning-based intelligent agent in cloud computing - Trust management in cloud/fog/edge computing - Trust and reputation systems for cloud-based applications - Emerging attack methods in cloud/fog/edge computing - Digital forensics and privacy issues in cloud computing - Anti-Forensics and Anti-Anti-Forensics Techniques - Cyber monitoring approaches - Data leakage, data protection and database forensics - Identity management and fraud management - Critical issues and solutions of Cyber security in tele-health - Cyber security in mobile embedded systems - New security cloud computing model, framework, and application - Heterogeneous clouds and vulnerabilities PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecscloud2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/cscloud/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: March 15, 2019 (extended) Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: May 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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[CFP] IEEE EdgeCom2019 - Deadline extension
by Han Qiu 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Paper (CFP).] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE EdgeCom2019 - The 5th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Scalable Cloud - June 21–23, 2019 Paris, France http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/ssc/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION With edge devices (e.g. mobile phones, wearable devices, and IoT devices) are universally used and become more powerful, edge computing has evolved to a new computing paradigm where computing tasks are completed closer to data sources (i.e. at edge) rather than in a centralized location (e.g. in cloud). Compared with cloud computing, edge computing has many advantages: 1) Services can be done without network access. 2) Users can choose not to upload private data in exchange of cloud services. 3) Real-time service with extremely low latency is possible without the overhead of moving data to the cloud. However, the restricted resources (e.g., computation, DRAM space, and battery) of edge devices bring many new challenges to edge computing as well. IEEE Edgecom 2019 provides a forum for researchers and engineers from academia and industry to present innovative research and best practices in edge computing, discuss the opportunities and challenges that arise from rethinking cloud computing architectures and embracing edge computing. TOPIC IEEE Edgecom 2019 welcomes contributions from diverse perspectives of edge computing, which include (but are not limited to) the following topics: - Edge computing in IoT - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Privacy protection in edge computing - Software/Algorithm optimization for edge computing - Cyber security in mobile embedded systems - Edge computing infrastructure - Workload characterization and analysis of applications running on edge devices - Digital forensics and privacy issues in cloud computing - Cyber monitoring approaches - Case studies of real-world edge computing applications - Monitoring and diagnosis tools for edge computing - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - On-device artificial intelligence - Heterogeneous clouds and vulnerabilities - Secure methods for heterogeneous cloud resource sharing - Architecture support for edge computing - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - Energy efficient edge computing - Case studies for cyber security applications - Cloud-based real-time multimedia techniques - New attack methods and applications - Green cloud computing - Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques - Edge-Cloud coordinated computing - Cloud-based sensor network and security issues PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeedgecom2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/ssc/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: March 15, 2019 (extended) Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: May 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Deadline Extension: Compiler Architecture, Design and Optimization (CADO 2019)
by Sukumaran Rajam, Aravind 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

CALL FOR FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTER PAPERS, OR POSTERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Second Special Session on Compiler Architecture, Design and Optimization (CADO 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session04-cado July 15 – 19, 2019, Dublin, Ireland We invite you to submit original, unpublished research works related to compiler architecture, design and optimization of high performance computing systems to CADO. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Compiler abstraction and intermediate representations • Integration of language features, representations, optimizations, and runtime support for parallelism • Auto-parallelization • Binary translation • Compiler-support for parallelism mapping, thread extraction, task scheduling, speculation, transaction, memory management, data distribution and synchronization • Compiler support for multi-core architectures, GPUs, CGRAs, FPGAs, and accelerators • Interpretation techniques, including program representation, analysis, and transformation; • Code generation, optimization, synthesis and verification • Run-time techniques and just-in-time compilation • Platforms, tools, debuggers, and profilers • Domain specific languages and frameworks (machine learning, scientific computing, data science, ...) • Domain specific techniques (e.g., mobile environments, embedded systems, ...) • Distributed computing and communication avoiding algorithms Important dates: ---------------- Paper submission deadline: ........................... 25 March, 2019 -- Extended Acceptance notification: ............................. 22 April, 2019 Camera ready papers and registration due by: ......... 10 May, 2019 Conference dates: .................................... 15-19 July, 2019 Proceedings: ------------ Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. We plan to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (pending) as in previous years. Selected papers will be further considered for possible publication in special issues in reputable ranked international journals. More information (conference policies, paper submission information, program pommittee) is available on the dedicated web page: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session04-cado Program committee: ------------------ Rosa M. Badia, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Denis Barthou, University of Bordeaux, France Cédric Bastoul, University of Strasbourg, France Michael Klemm, Intel, Germany Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA Tze Meng Low, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Benoît Meister, Reservoir Labs, New York, USA Louis-Noël Pouchet, Colorado State University, USA Fabrice Rastello, Inria Grenoble, France Mahesh Ravishankar, NVIDIA, USA Erven Rohou, INRIA Rennes, France P Sadayappan, Ohio State University, USA Regards, Philippe Clauss (philippe.clauss(a)inria.fr) INRIA/University of Strasbourg Aravind Sukumaran-Rajam (sukumaranrajam.1(a)osu.edu) Ohio State University Organizers of CADO 2019

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ARRAY workshop at PLDI 2019, submissions due 8th April
by Jeremy Gibbons 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

CALL FOR PAPERS ARRAY 2019 6th ACM SIGPLAN International Workshop on Libraries, Languages and Compilers for Array Programming co-located with PLDI 2019 at ACM FCRC 22nd June 2019, Phoenix, Arizona https://pldi19.sigplan.org/ ABOUT Array-oriented programming offers a unique blend of programmer productivity and high-performance parallel execution. As an abstraction, it directly mirrors high-level mathematical constructions commonly used in many fields from natural sciences over engineering to financial modelling. As a language feature, it exposes regular control flow, exhibits structured data dependencies, and lends itself to many types of program analysis. Furthermore, many modern computer architectures, particularly highly parallel architectures such as GPUs and FPGAs, lend themselves to efficiently executing array operations. This workshop is intended to bring together researchers from many different communities, including language designers, library developers, compiler researchers and practitioners who are using or working on numeric, array-centric aspects of programming languages, libraries and methodologies from all domains: imperative or declarative; object-oriented or functional; interpreted or compiled; strongly typed, weakly typed or untyped. TOPICS The ARRAY series of workshops explores: - formal semantics and design issues of array-oriented languages and libraries; - productivity and performance in compute-intensive application areas of array programming; - systematic notation for array programming, including axis- and index-based approaches; - intermediate languages, virtual machines, and program-transformation techniques for array programs; - representation of and automated reasoning about mathematical structure, such as static and dynamic sparsity, low-rank patterns, and hierarchies of these, with connections to applications such as graph processing, HPC, tensor computation and deep learning; - interfaces between array- and non-array code, including approaches for embedding array programs in general-purpose programming languages; and - efficient mapping of array programs, through compilers, libraries, and code generators, onto execution platforms, targeting multi-cores, SIMD devices, GPUs, distributed systems, and FPGA hardware, by fully automatic and user-assisted means. Array programming is at home in many communities, including language design, library development, optimization, scientific computing, and across many existing language communities. ARRAY is intended as a forum where these communities can exchange ideas on the construction of computational tools for manipulating arrays. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submissions: 8th April, 2019 (anywhere on earth) Notification of authors: 27th April, 2019 Camera-ready copies due: 10th May, 2019 Workshop date: 22nd June, 2019 SUBMISSIONS Submissions are welcome in two categories: full papers and extended abstracts. All submissions should be formatted in conformance with the ACM SIGPLAN proceedings style. Accepted submissions in either category will be presented at the workshop. Full papers may be up to 12pp, on any topic related to the focus of the workshop. They will be thoroughly reviewed according to the usual criteria of relevance, soundness, novelty, and significance; accepted submissions will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Extended abstracts may be up to 2pp; they may describe work in progress, tool demonstrations, and summaries of work published in full elsewhere. The focus of the extended abstract should be to explain why the proposed presentation will be of interest to the ARRAY audience. Submissions will be lightly reviewed only for relevance to the workshop, and will not published in the DL. Whether full papers or extended abstracts, submissions must be in PDF format, printable in black and white on US Letter sized paper. Papers must adhere to the standard SIGPLAN conference format: two columns, nine-point font on a ten-point baseline, with columns 20pc (3.33in) wide and 54pc (9in) tall, with a column gutter of 2pc (0.33in). A suitable document template for LaTeX is available at http://www.sigplan.org/Resources/Author/. Papers must be submitted using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=array2019. AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date of full papers is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the workshop. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Jeremy Gibbons, University of Oxford, UK (chair) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Paolo Bientinesi, Umeå University, SE Christophe Dubach, University of Edinburgh, UK Vinod Grover, NVIDIA, US Magne Haveraaen, University of Bergen, NO Troels Henriksen, University of Copenhagen, DK Tze Meng Low, Carnegie-Mellon University, US Hidehiko Masuhara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP Trevor L. McDonell, Utrecht University, NL Lenore Mullin, SUNY Albany, US Tatiana Shpeisman, Google Brain, US ARRAY 2019 is sponsored by ACM SIGPLAN. Student presenters of accepted submissions are eligible to apply to the SIGPLAN PAC (http://sigplan.org/PAC/) for travel funding. Jeremy.Gibbons(a)cs.ox.ac.uk Oxford University Department of Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QD, UK. ☎ +44 1865 283521 http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/jeremy.gibbons/

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[simu-conf] Assistant Professor (Software), PhD and Postdoctoral positions at Carleton University; Systems and Computer Engineering
by vsim-conf＠sce.carleton.ca 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Job Posting: Assistant Professor -- Systems and Computer Engineering (Software) at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada The Department of Systems and Computer Engineering invites applications from qualified candidates for a preliminary appointment in Software Engineering at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2019. The candidate should have an established research record in one or more of the fundamental aspects of software engineering. We invite applicants possessing leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, eager to build a strong, externally funded, visible, innovative, and internationally recognized research program. Please find below the full description of the position. Please note that this position is for the broader field of software, and includes (but is not limited to) areas such as: database systems, web engineering, distributed systems, operating systems, multi-agent systems, cloud computing, software development tools, network software. https://carleton.ca/provost/2019/assistant-professor-systems-and-computer-e… The department is also offering numerous funded Postdoctoral and PhD positions in numerous areas, ranging from Software Engineering, Cyber-Physical Systems, Networking and Communication, Autonomous computing and AI. Numerous scholarships are available (in particular for Domestic students at the level of Masters or PhD). If interested, contact the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies (gchair(a)sce.carleton.ca) [apologies for duplicated postings – problems/issues: contact vsim-conf-owner(a)sce.carleton.ca]

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HPCS 2019 : Call for papers and participation - Deadlines are extended
by Waleed Smari 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

[Sorry if you get multiple copies of this message] Call for Papers and Participation The 2019 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2019) The 17th Annual Meeting July 15 - 19, 2019 Dublin, Ireland http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 In Cooperation with the ACM, IEEE, IFIP (Main Track Paper Submission Deadline: March 25, 2019 - Extended) (Other Conference tracks may have different submission deadlines - Please check the specific track of interest at links below.) You are cordially invited to participate in this international conference through paper submission, a track, a workshop or a special session organization, a tutorial, an invited speech, a demo, a poster, an exhibit, a panel discussion, a doctoral dissertation abstract, whichever sounds more appropriate and convenient to you. The conference will include invited presentations by experts from academia, industry, and government as well as contributed paper presentations describing original work on the current state of research in high performance and large scale computing systems, architectures and systems, algorithms, languages, software and middleware in HPC systems, Cloud and Edge Computing, Data Sciences, applications-oriented high performance, HPC use in modeling and simulation, and related issues. There will also be tutorial sessions, symposia, workshops, special sessions, demos, posters, panel discussions, doctoral colloquium, and exhibits. Conference sponsorships are welcomed. In addition to the main track, the conference will have many refereed archived symposia, workshops and special sessions (may have different deadlines): Please see the following lists and check the specific track of interest (coming soon). So far we have the following tracks: Symposia: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia Workshops: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops Special Sessions: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions SPECIAL ISSUE Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for one or more special issues in ISI indexed Journals. HPCS Proceedings are published in IEEE XPLORE and indexed by all major indexing services including SCOPUS, EI, SCI, dblp, etc. ================================================================= Important Dates: Main Track Paper and Poster Paper Submission Deadline - March 25, 2019 - Extended Tutorial/Demo/Panel/Poster Proposal Deadline ---------- March 25, 2019 Main Track Notification of Acceptance starts --------- April 22, 2019 Registration & Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due ----------- May 10, 2019 Conference Dates -------------------------------------- July 15 - 19, 2019 ================================================================= For further details and updates, please consult the conference web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the conference organizers. We look forward to your contributions and to seeing you in Dublin, Ireland in July. Thank you very much. Best Regards. HPCS 2019 Organizers

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The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Submission Deadline extended to: March 3, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES March 3, 2019: Deadline for paper submission March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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HPBench 2019 at HPCS IEEE Conference - deadline FEB 28th
by Samar Aseeri 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear Sir, dear Madam, Please, can you pass this announcement also to interested colleagues. Kind regards ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th Special Session on High Performance Computing for Application Benchmarking and Optimization (HPBench 2019) As part of the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 Dublin, Ireland ========================================================================== Benchmarking is an essential aspect of modern high performance computing and computational science, and as such, it provides a means for quantifying and comparing the performance of different computer systems. With a large combination of aspects to benchmark, all the way from the capability of a single core, to cluster configuration, and to various software configurations, the benchmarking process is more of an art than science. However, the results of this process drive modern science and are vital for the community to draw sensible conclusions on the performance of applications and systems. This special session focuses on research work aimed at benchmarking modern parallel and distributed systems for addressing a number of real world problems. As such, contributions concerning the definition of new open platforms, new benchmarks to match modern architectural evolutions, studies on the aspects of benchmarking different aspects of systems (from raw runtime performance to energy consumption to energy consumed per data movement) and mathematical foundations of benchmarking are sought. IMPORTANT DATES : Papers Due: 28 February 2019 Author Notification: 22 March 2019 Camera-Ready Submission: 19 April 2019 Conference Dates: 15-19 July 2019 TOPICS : The HPBench topics of interest include, but are not limited to -Open Platforms for Parallel and Distributed Application Benchmarking and Optimization -Benchmarking on the Cloud -Benchmarking of Clusters, Supercomputers, and large-scale systems -Benchmarking the Performance of I/O -Benchmarking of Energy and Energy Efficiency -Benchmarking Web Services -Virtualization for Distributed Benchmarking -Data Distribution for Benchmarking -Performance results of benchmarks on modern platforms -Scalability Aspects of Benchmarking Parallel Applications on Parallel and Distributed Systems -Benchmarking of Parallel Scientific and Business Applications -Performance of Benchmarking Applications (Eg: NAS parallel benchmarks) -Techniques, frameworks and results concerning the benchmarking of library packages -Tools and frameworks for performance modeling systems and applications -Tools and frameworks for simulation, measurement and monitoring -Performance Measurements, Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation -Domain-specific benchmarks and applications (such as image processing, pattern recognition, cryptography, biometrics, differential equation solvers, signal processing and alike) -Mathematical Foundations of Benchmarking, Metrics and Heuristics GENERAL CHAIRS : - Samar Aseeri, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia - Luigi Iapichino, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Germany - Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, ENS Lyon, France TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: - Cosimo Anglano, Universitá del Piemonte Orientale, Italy - Daniel Balouek-Thomert, Rutgers University, USA - Fabio Baruffa, Intel, Germany - Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Jesus Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain - Douglas Doerfler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Zhiyi Huang, University of Otago, New Zealand - Clay Hughes, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, USA - Aleksandar Ilic, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal - Bok Jik Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea - Ravi Reddy Manumachu, University College Dublin, Ireland - Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania - Ivan Rodero, Rutgers University, USA - Gudula Rünger, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany - Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy ********************************************************************* For more information see http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session02-hpbench Kind Regards -- Samar Aseeri, PhD Computational Scientist Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC) Building 1 -Office: 0128 *King Abdullah University of Science & Technology* Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Email: samar.aseeri(a)kaust.edu.sa -- This message and its contents, including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message from your computer system. Any unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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[CFP] EUC 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing
by Han Qiu 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE EUC 2019 - The 17th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing - August 1–3, 2019 New York, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/EUC/2019/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION With the rapid development and increasing complexity of computer systems and communication networks, user requirements for embedded and ubiquitous computing are becoming more and more demanding. Therefore, there is a grand challenge that traditional computing techniques may not meet user requirements in open, dynamic, heterogeneous, mobile, wireless, and distributed computing environments. As a result, we need to build embedded systems and networks based on ubiquitous computing. As important and innovative technologies, embedded and ubiquitous computing techniques are attracting researchers with more and more attention. Embedded ubiquitous computing is promising to improve people’s quality of life by creating new applications based on data processing in IoT network. Many research efforts have been performed on novel processing and communication architectures, technologies and management strategies. Embedded ubiquitous computing systems can leverage wireless sensor networks to collect and process data and use cloud technologies, peer-to-peer systems, and big data paradigms to provide computing and analytics capabilities. Nowadays, because of the growth of smart devices, embedded ubiquitous computing technologies and combined with cyber world to provide many smart services, the Internet of Things (IoT) became more promising to realize that various embedded applications allow users to enjoy more comprehensive services. As an emerging research topic, embedded ubiquitous computing relate to and support a computing vision for a greater range including smart devices (mobile, wireless, service), smart environments (of embedded system devices) and smart interaction (between devices). The EUC conference aims, as such, to provide a platform for the dissemination of recent research efforts that explicitly aim at addressing these challenges, and supports the presentation of advanced solutions in these areas. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Data analysis and data management for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Applications for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Parallel and distributed systems - Mobile systems and applications for embedded and ubiquitous computing - Enhanced living environments and smart habitats for older adults - Security, safety and reliability/dependability - Hardware architectures and design tools - Software and programming tools for embedded and ubiquitous computing PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeeuc2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/EUC/2019/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: April 5, 2019 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: June 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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CFP: The 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

================================================================================ *** Apologies for multiple copies *** C a l l F o r P a p e r s Twenty-fourth European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019) Luxembourg -- September 23-27, 2019 WWW: https://esorics2019.uni.lu ================================================================================ Overview --------- ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Papers offering novel research contributions in computer security are solicited for submission to the 2019 Symposium, to be held in Luxembourg. The primary focus is on original, high quality, unpublished research and implementation experiences. We encourage submissions of papers discussing industrial research and development. Important Dates ---------------- * Title and Abstract deadline: April 22, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Notification to authors: June 21, 2019 * Camera ready due: July 9, 2019 Topics of Interest ------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * access control * accountability * ad hoc networks * anonymity * applied cryptography * authentication * biometrics * blockchain and finance security * data and computation integrity * database security * data protection * deep learning for attack and defense * digital content protection * digital forensics * distributed systems security * embedded systems security * inference control * information hiding * identity management * information flow control * information security governance and management * intrusion detection * formal security methods * language-based security * network security * phishing and spam prevention * privacy * privacy preserving data mining * risk analysis and management * secure electronic voting * security architectures * security economics * security metrics * security models * security and privacy for big data * security and privacy in cloud scenarios * security and privacy in complex systems * security and privacy in content centric networking * security and privacy in crowdsourcing * security and privacy in the IoT * security and privacy in location services * security and privacy for mobile code * security and privacy in pervasive / ubiquitous computing * security and privacy policies * security and privacy in social networks * security and privacy in web services * security and privacy in cyber-physical systems * security, privacy and resilience in critical infrastructures * security verification * software security * systems security * trust models and management * trustworthy user devices * usable security and privacy * web security * wireless security Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics19 Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). All submissions should follow the LNCS template ( available from http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) from the time they are submitted. Submitted papers should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. Submissions are to be made to the submission web site. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Authors of accepted papers must agree with Springer LNCS copyright and guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: * Peter Y A Ryan, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Organization Chair: * Peter B Roenne, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Workshop Chair: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro,Telecom SudParis, France Program Committee Chairs: * Kazue Sako, NEC Japan * Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Program Committee: Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain Elli Androulaki, IBM, Switzerland Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, Germany Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, USA Marina Blanton, University of Notre Dame, USA Carlo Blundo, Universita` degli Studi di Salerno, Italy Christian Cachin, University of Bern, Switzerland Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aldar Chan, University of Hong Kong, HK Yan Chen, Northwestern University, USA Sherman S. M. Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Jorge Cuellar, Siemens A.G., Germany Frederic Cuppens, TELECOM Bretagne, France Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, TELECOM Bretagne, France Marc Dacier, EURECOM, France Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis, France Stéphanie Delaune, IRISA, France Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Josep Domingo-Ferrer, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University, China Francois Dupressoir, University of Surrey, UK Jose Fernandez, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada Jose-Luis Ferrer-Gomila, UIB, Spain Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University, Sweden Simon Foley, IMT Atlantique, France Sara Foresti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy David Galindo, University of Birmingham, UK Debin Gao, SMU, Singapore Dieter Gollmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University, USA Juan Hernandez, UPC, Spain Xinyi Huang, Fujian Normal University, China Ghassan Karame, NEC Labs Europe, Germany Vasilios Katos, Bournemouth University, UK Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway Stefan Katzenbeisser TU Darmstadt, Germany Steve Kremer, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France Marina Krotofil, FireEye, USA Costas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Yingjiu Li, SMU, Singapore Kaitai Liang, University of Surrey, UK Hoon Wei Lim, SingTel, Singapore Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA Xiapu Luo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Konstantinos Markantonakis, RHUL, UK Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR, Italy Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Weizhi Meng, DTU, Denmark Chris Mitchell, RHUL, UK John C. Mitchell, Stanford University, USA Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University, Japan Haris Mouratidis, University of Brighton, UK David Naccache, Ecole Normale Suprieure, France Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, Japan Martin Ochoa, SUTD, Singapore Rolf Oppliger, eSECURITY Technologies, Switzerland Andrew Paverd, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Olivier Pereira, UCL, Belgium Günther Pernul, Universität Regensburg, Germany Christina Popper, New York University, US Joachim Posegga, University of Passau, Germany Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Indrajiti Ray, Colorado State University, USA Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mark Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, Canada Kazue Sako, NEC, Japan Pierangela Samarati, Universitá degli studi di Milano, Italy Damien Sauveron, XLIM, France Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Einar Snekkenes, Gjovik University College, Norway Pawel Szalachowski, SUTD, Singapore Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Qiang Tang, LIST, Luxembourg Juan Tapiador, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Nils Ole Tippenhauer, SUTD, Singapore Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Aggeliki Tsohou, Ionian University, Greece Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, USA Luca Viganò, King’s College London, UK Michael Waidner, Fraunhofer SIT, Germany Cong Wang, City University of Hong Kong, HK Lingyu Wang, Concordia University, Canada Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria Christos Xenakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Zhe Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China Kehuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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FOSDEM 2019 Ada Developer Room - presentations & videos online
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Presentations, videos, pictures available online *** 9th Ada Developer Room at FOSDEM 2019 Saturday 2 February 2019 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Solbosch Campus, Room AW1.125 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt Laan 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Organized in cooperation with Ada-Europe www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/19/190202-fosdem.html fosdem.org/2019/schedule/track/ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- All presentations and video recordings as well as some pictures from the 9th Ada Developer Room, held at FOSDEM 2019 in Brussels recently, are available via the Ada-Belgium and FOSDEM web sites now. - "Welcome to the Ada DevRoom" by Dirk Craeynest - Ada-Belgium - "An Introduction to Ada for Beginning and Experienced Programmers" by Jean-Pierre Rosen - Adalog - "Sequential Programming in Ada: Lessons Learned" by Joakim Strandberg - Mequinox - "Autonomous Train Control Systems: a First Approach" by Julia Teissl - FH Campus Wien - "Controlling the Execution of Parallel Algorithms in Ada" by Jan Verschelde - University of Illinois at Chicago - "Persistence with Ada Database Objects" by Stephane Carrez - Twinlife - "Shrink your Data to (almost) Nothing with Trained Compression" by Gautier de Montmollin - Ada-Switzerland - "GSH: an Ada POSIX Shell to Speed Up GNU Builds on Windows" by Nicolas Roche - AdaCore - "What is Safety-Critical Software, and How Can Ada and SPARK Help?" by Jean-Pierre Rosen - Adalog - "Secure Web Applications with AWA" by Stephane Carrez - Twinlife - "Distributed Computing with Ada and CORBA using PolyORB" by Frédéric Praca - Ada-France - "Cappulada: Smooth Ada Bindings for C++" by Johannes Kliemann - Componolit - "AZip Archive Manager: a full-Ada Open-Source Portable Application" by Gautier de Montmollin - Ada-Switzerland - "Proof of Pointer Programs with Ownership in SPARK" by Yannick Moy - AdaCore - "Alternative Languages for Safe and Secure RISC-V Programming" by Fabien Chouteau - AdaCore, in RISC-V DevRoom on Sat 2 Feb - "RecordFlux: Facilitating Verification of Communication Protocols" by Tobias Reiher - Componolit, in Security DevRoom on Sun 3 Feb Presentation abstracts, speaker bios, pointers to relevant information, copies of slides, links to corresponding pages and video recordings, are available via the Ada-Belgium and FOSDEM sites at the URLs above. Some pictures are posted as well. If you have more pictures or other material you would like to share, or know someone who does, then please contact me. Finally, thanks once more to all presenters and helpers for their work and collaboration, thanks to all the FOSDEM organizers and volunteers, thanks to the many participants for their interest, and thanks to everyone for another nice experience! Dirk Craeynest, FOSDEM Ada DevRoom coordinator Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be (for Ada-Belgium/Ada-Europe/SIGAda/WG9) #AdaFOSDEM #AdaProgramming #AdaBelgium #AdaEurope -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Final Call for Paper: IEEE IDS 2019
by Han Qiu 24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE IDS 2019 - The 4th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data and Security - May 27–29, 2019 Washington DC, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/IDS/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION Intelligent data and security (IDS) is getting more and more attention due to the rapid development of computing and communication techniques. From national governments and industry players to consumer level demand, interest in high performance and smart computing has emerged from many different stakeholders. As a promising technology, high performance computing is playing an important role not only in traditional computer science domain but also in new branches such as Internet of Things, unmanned vehicles, and topics in artificial intelligent. Smart computing, as another significant aspect, provides solutions for complicated computing problems. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Security in new paradigms of intelligent data - Cyber hacking, next generation fire wall of intelligent data - Cyber monitoring and incident response in intelligent data - Digital forensics in intelligent data - Big data security, Database security - Intelligent database and security - Intelligent data mining in security, optimization, and cloud computing - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - Cyber threat intelligence and implementations - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Cloud-based intelligent data and security issues - Tele-health security in intelligent data - Sensor network security and solutions - Embedded networks and sensor network optimizations - Cloud computing and networking models - Heterogeneous architecture for cloud-based intelligent data - Dynamic resource sharing algorithm for cloud-based intelligent data - Load balance for cloud-based intelligent data - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - MapReduce techniques in intelligent data - Visualization and optimization in intelligent data - Cloud-based real-time multimedia techniques in intelligent data - Mobile cloud computing and advanced applications - Green cloud computing model, implementation, and framework - Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques - Case studies for various applications - Cyber Security in emergent technologies, infrastructures and applications PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeids2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/IDS/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: February 28, 2019 (Firm) Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: April 5, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Final Call for Paper: IEEE HPSC 2019
by Han Qiu 24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE HPSC 2019 - The 5th IEEE International Conference on High Performance and Smart Computing - May 27–29, 2019 Washington DC, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/hpsc/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION High performance and smart computing (HPSC) is getting more and more attention due to the rapid development of computing and communication techniques. From national governments and industry players to consumer level demand, interest in high performance and smart computing has emerged from many different stakeholders. As a promising technology, high performance computing is playing an important role not only in traditional computer science domain but also in new branches such as Internet of Things, unmanned vehicles, and topics in artificial intelligent. Smart computing, as another significant aspect, provides solutions for complicated computing problems. The 5th IEEE International Conference on High Performance and Smart Computing (IEEE HPSC 2019) is a research event cooperated with a number of conferences, such as IEEE BigDataSecurity 2019 and IEEE IDS 2019. This conference provides engineers and scientists in computing domain with an academic forum in which the new research achievements, ideas, and results are shared. The state-of-the-art smart computing applications and experiences in cloud computing and smart computing will be represented in this academic event. IEEE HPSC 2019 is the next edition of a series of successful academic events, including HPSC 2015 (New York, USA), HPSC 2016 (New York, USA), HPSC 2017 (Beijing, China), and HPSC 2018 (Omaha, USA). TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - High performance smart computing - High performance distributed computing - Smart digital forensics - Smart Big data security, Database security - Smart social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - Cyber threat intelligence - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Smart cloud security - Tele-health security - Sensor network security - Embedded networks and sensor network optimizations - Cloud computing and networking models - Heterogeneous architecture for cloud computing - Dynamic resource sharing algorithm for cloud computing - Load balance for cloud computing - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - MapReduce - Visualization - Cloud-based real-time multimedia techniques - Mobile cloud computing - Green cloud computing - Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques - Case studies for various applications - Cyber Security in emergent technologies, infrastructures and applications PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeehpsc2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/hpsc/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: February 28, 2019 (Firm) Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: April 5, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Final Call for Paper: IEEE BigDataSecurity 2019
by Han Qiu 24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE BigDataSecurity 2019 - The 5th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Security on Cloud - May 27–29, 2019 Washington DC, USA http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION With rapid development of digital devices and communication techniques, we are in the big data era. Many aspects for both scientific research and people’s daily life have been influenced by big data based technology such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Internet of Things. Providing security and privacy for big data storage, transmission, and processing have been attracting much attention in all big data related areas. IEEE BigDataSecurity 2019 addresses this domain and aims to gather recent academic achievements in this field. Internet of Things is the second concentration of IEEE BigDataSecurity 2019. The emerging needs for transmission, storage, and processing data in IoT environment with security and privacy guaranteed have attracted attention from a number of different perspectives. The new methods deployed in IoT environment have covered distinct dimensions, such as edge/fog computing, energy consumptions, high performance, and heterogeneous resources, cloud models, heterogeneous architecture, tele-health, resource allocation, load balance, multimedia, and QoS, etc. TOPIC Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Big data security issues and cyber crime - Novel big data model - Big data security issues in IoT - Big data privacy issues in IoT - Big data security issues in cloud computing - Big data privacy in cloud computing - Big data storage, integration, service, mining - Big data security applications - Cyber hacking, next generation fire wall - Cyber monitoring, incident response - Database security, data center security - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - Cyber threat intelligence - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Tele-health security in cloud computing - Sensor network security in cloud computing - Security policy and legal considerations - Cloud and networking security - Cloud computing and networking models - Virtualization for big data on cloud - MapReduce with cloud for big data processing - Heterogeneous architecture for cloud computing - Dynamic resource sharing algorithm for cloud computing - Load balance for cloud computing - Mobile cloud computing - Mobile commerce security and privacy - Green cloud computing - Embedded networks and sensor network optimizations - Cyber Security in emergent technologies PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeebigdatasecurity2) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/datasec/2019/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: February 28, 2019 (Firm) Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: April 5, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Post-Doc in Performance and Safety Analysis of Train-to-Train communications / IRT Railenium
by Abderrahim AITWAKRIME 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

(Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this announcement) We are looking for a highly motivated Post-Doc researcher to work in Performance and Safety Analysis of Train-to-Train communications. The ideal candidate should have: PhD degree in computer science and/or automatic, safety assessment, Petri Nets, formal methods, fluent English, experience in writing journal papers, knowledge of Railway domain will be a plus. Gross annual salary: 35 k€ Type of contract: Fixed-term contract 18 months Working hours: full time Please send applications (containing CV and motivation letter) mentioning VN-2019/01 by email to : recrutement(a)railenium.eu Position will be open until filled and details of the position are described in the attachments. Best regards, Abderrahim Ait Wakrime

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ICCSA 2019: COA Workshop - Deadline Extension March 15
by Ana Rocha 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

Dear colleague, This is an invitation to submit a contribution for the: Computational Optimization and Applications (COA 2019) Workshop of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Applications (ICCSA 2019, http://www.iccsa.org/) will be held on July 1 - 4, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. TOPICS ====== The scope of the Workshop is to bring together scientists working in Computational Optimization and its applications in science and engineering. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Computational Optimization: new issues in computational algorithms for continuous and discrete optimization; deterministic and stochastic algorithms, nature-inspired algorithms and other metaheuristic algorithms for solving optimization problems. * Applications: case studies in all areas of sciences, engineering and industry, including economics, medicine, biology, earth sciences and social sciences. IMPORTANT DATES ================ March 15, 2019: Deadline for abstract and paper submission to the COA Workshop (extended deadline) April 7, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Proceeding Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference PROCEEDINGS ============ The proceedings of the COA 2019 Workshop will appear in the Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules SUBMISSION DETAILS ================== All accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs ) series and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. The authors can submit abstracts and papers to your session accessing the electronic submission site: http://ess.iccsa.org/ You can find the instructions to prepare and submit papers on the web site (http://www.iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors ) If you are not registered, you must to register before the submission. From the personal page the author is able to submit first an abstract (phase 1), then a full paper (phase 2), selecting the session from the list of sessions in the submission forms. The author will be able to update the paper until the submission deadline. ORGANIZERS =========== * Ana Maria A. C. Rocha (arocha(a)dps.uminho.pt <mailto:arocha@dps.uminho.pt> ), Dep. of Production and Systems <http://www.dps.uminho.pt/> (University of Minho), Algoritmi Research Centre <http://algoritmi.uminho.pt/> (University of Minho), Portugal * Humberto Rocha (hrocha(a)mat.uc.pt <mailto:hrocha@mat.uc.pt> ), Inesc Coimbra <http://www.inescc.pt/> (University of Coimbra), Portugal If you have some doubts or problems so not hesitate to contact the organizers. Best regards, Ana Maria A.C. Rocha and Humberto Rocha (COA 2019 organizers)

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ICCSA 2019: 2nd Call for Papers, Short papers, PHD Showcase Papers
by Osvaldo Gervasi 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

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CFP: The 13th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE BigDataSE-19) - Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-8 August 2019
by zhou 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 13th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE BigDataSE-19) Rotorua, New Zealand,5-8 August 2019 INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------- Big data is an emerging paradigm applied to datasets whose size is beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to capture, manage, and process the data within a tolerable elapsed time. Such datasets are often from various sources (Variety) yet unstructured such as social media, sensors, scientific applications, surveillance, video and image archives, Internet texts and documents, Internet search indexing, medical records, business transactions and web logs; and are of large size (Volume) with fast data in/out (Velocity). More importantly, big data has to be of high value (Value) and establish trust in it for business decision making (Veracity). Various technologies have been proposed to support the handling of big data such as massively parallel processing databases, scalable storage systems, cloud computing platforms, and MapReduce. Big data is more than simply a matter of size. It is an opportunity to find insights in new and emerging types of data and content, to make business more agile, and to answer questions that were previously considered beyond our reach. SCOPE ---------------------------------------- The 13th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE BigDataSE-19) will be held in Rotorua, New Zealand during August 5th - August 8th, 2019. IEEE BigDataSE aims to provide an international forum for presenting and discussing emerging ideas and trends in Big Data from both of the academia and industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Systems, models, standards, algorithms and applications for Big Data Big Data mining and analytics Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing Big Data visualization Big Data semantics, scientific discovery and intelligence Security, privacy, trust, and legal issues to big data Large data stream processing and incremental datasets on cloud Distributed and federated datasets NoSQL data stores and DB scalability Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization Distributed file systems for Big Data MapReduce for Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization Simulation and debugging systems and tools for Big Data Storage and computation management of Big Data Large-scale big data workflow management Sensor network and social network for Big Data Edge processing and intelligence for Big Data SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ---------------------------------------- Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (https://edas.info/N25994) with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/web/cs-cps/. Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ---------------------------------------- General Chairs: Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada Yaoxue Zhang, Central South University, China TPC Chairs: Ju Ren, Central South University, China Xiaokang Zhou, Shiga University, Japan Steering Committee Chairs: Laurance T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------------------- Paper Submission Deadline: 1 April, 2019 Authors Notification: 30 April, 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 20 May, 2019 Early Registration Due: 20 May, 2019 Conference Date: 5-8 August, 2019 -- Xiaokang Zhou (周暁康), Ph.D. Faculty of Data Science, The Center for Data Science Education and Research, Shiga University 1-1-1 Banba, Hikone, Shiga 522-8522, Japan Email: zhou(a)biwako.shiga-u.ac.jp<mailto:zhou@biwako.shiga-u.ac.jp> Phone: +81-749-27-1290

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CFP Societal Automation Conference - SAC2019 Krakow, 4-6 September 2019
by Martin Gilje Jaatun 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Call for Papers Societal Automation - Technological & Architectural Frameworks First international conference - Krakow, 4-6 September 2019 https://sac2019.org/ *Regular and special sessions papers* Submission deadline April 14, 2019 Acceptance notification June 3, 2019 Deadline for final manuscripts June 30, 2019 *Work-in-progress/ Industry practice papers* Submission deadline: May 19, 2019 Acceptance notification: June 16, 2019 Deadline for final manuscripts: July 30, 2019 Background: The 4th Industrial Revolution and emerging Societal Automation initiatives deeply rooted in advances in Electronics, Communication, and Computer Science has been heralded by numerous visionary initiatives sponsored and advanced by industry, private consortia, and governments alike, all over the industrialized world – to mention smart factories, smart grid, smart homes, smart buildings, smart highways, smart transportation systems, urban automation, ... . The household names of the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems provide conceptual and architectural frameworks as well as a technical infrastructure for those initiatives. Societal Automation is a human endeavor to make human-made engineering systems human-centered, safe in their usage and energy efficient, without degrading the surrounding natural environment. Societal Automation is not limited to integration of existing technologies in larger systems such as building automation, smart grid, or urban automation. Actually, some of the most remarkable advances have been achieved in automating personal space/life. Human companion is a good example; not only providing a day-to-day psychological support for elderly, but some with, though, still limited, “abilities” to assist in the body maintenance and feeding infirm. The functional and technical scope of those initiatives is broad. Various application domains intersect at the crossroads of the initiatives. Vision is necessary to carve the image of the initiatives. But insufficient for their realization. At the root of the success in implementing and deploying visions is technology. Technology is a tangible “realization” of solutions, which arise from innovative thinking. Specific technological solutions and devices to be blended within the adopted architectural framework representing developed system need sophisticated software tools underpinned by solid formal methodologies to assist in and guide through the design, validation, testing, deployment, and monitoring phases of the system life-cycle. The challenge laid for the broad automation of human activities and societies is vast, and requires visionary innovative thinking. Requires revolution in innovative thinking and the way we think of innovation. Nothing short of the 4th revolution in innovative thinking: Innovation 4.0. The first in the series conference on Societal Automation will attempt to take a stock of where the area id now; of the expectations and concrete plans of decision makers; of existing technologies and technologies still to be invented to support further and planned developments; of the supporting design & development software tools to make systems eventuate. The most crucial, however, are the expectations of us, individuals without major say in the Societal Automation evolution to ensure the developments serve our interest and do not threaten our privacy, body and psychological integrity, and safety in general. Paper submissions The SAC2019 conference is seeking submissions of up to 8 double-column pages reporting on novel and significant contributions to the field of industrial communication systems. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a pdf version of their papers through the SAC2019 submission system. The submitted material (in English language) must be unpublished and not under review elsewhere. Submissions must include e-mail addresses and fax/phone numbers of the corresponding author. Work-in-Progress (WIP) sessions These sessions are intended for presentation of recent ideas and on-going works up to 4 double-column pages, describing research that has not yet produced the results required for a regular paper, but that due to its novelty and potential impact deserves to be shared with the community at an early stage. WIP submissions should be prepared according to the same guidelines as regular papers, and should be submitted through their own WIP electronic submission system. Accepted WIP papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Authors of accepted WiP paper will give a 5 minute oral presentation at the WiP sessions, and will also present an A0 poster during the poster sessions. Style guides for SAC2019 papers Please see here:http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/template… Tracks/Topics T1: Electronic Systems in Societal Automation Track Chair: Adam Kostrzewa, TU Braunschweig, Germany - kostrzewa at ida.ing.tu-bs.de System-level Design - methodologies & tools for reconfigurable platforms (programmable logic, partial reconfiguration); FPGA architectures, design, and CAD; robust & power aware computing and systems; energy management; data integration and fusion; communication modes; compensation mechanisms for aging and temperature; methodologies & tools for fault-tolerant designs; hardware attacks detection, threat modeling & defense; hardware-based security design; trusted design automation & tools; adaptive and compositional architectures. Networked Embedded Systems - design, dependability and tooling for networked systems including real-time, safety, security, maintainability aspects; middleware solutions for distributed and networked systems; network protocols for distributed systems including resource control, admission control, self-aware adjustments, time synchronization, routing and energy consumption. Cognitive Computing in Cyber-Physical Systems - hardware and architectures, software and algorithmic approaches for artificial intelligence, hardware accelerators for machine/deep learning algorithms; algorithmic optimizations for general purpose computing; modeling, design and analysis of networked control, switched control, and distributed control systems. Embedded Systems and Architectures - design methodologies and tools; parallel and distributed embedded systems; multi/many-core embedded systems; timing and schedulability analysis; quality of service control; distributed and system-on-chip architectures; real-time and dependable mechanisms and architectures; static and dynamic reconfigurable systems; embedded systems case studies. T2: Communication Systems in Societal Automation Track Chair: Stig Petersen, SINTEF, Norway - Stig.Petersen at sintef.no IP-based and web-based communication - protocols and technologies Wireless Networks - WLAN; WPAN; 6LoWPAN, CoAP; Wireless coexistence and spectrum-sharing; Radio resource management in noisy environments; Internetworking and interoperability; Wireless Instrumentation and Wireless Sensor Network; Mesh, Relay, and Multi-hop Wireless Sensor Network; Software-defined and cognitive radio networks Design Issues - Event-driven and Time-Triggered communications; Security and safety; Dependability and fault tolerance; Remote configuration and network management; Real-time communication and precise synchronization; Quality of Service (QoS) and performance indexes; Message schedulability analysis Specialized Communication Networks in Diverse Application Domains - Home & Building Automation; Automotive Networks; Rail Transportation Networks; Avionics Networks Networks; Industrial Automation –Industrial Ethernet,, Wireless Industrial Networks; Power Systems – Protocols for Automatic Meter Reading, Protocols for Power System Automation. T3: Computing in Societal Automation Track Chair: Krzysztof Zielinski, AGH University of Science & Technology, Poland - kz at agh.edu.pl Algorithms and Models of Computing - Approximate and inexact computing Quantum computing, Probabilistic computing; Cloud and fog computing; Pervasive computing Biological Computing Models - Brain computing; Neural computing; Computational neuroscience; Biologically-inspired architectures Big Data Analytics - High performance data analytics; Data search and representation; Architecture and system design Fault tolerance and resilience - Solutions for ultra-large and safety-critical systems; Hardware and software approaches to cope with adverse environments Compiler Technologies - Advanced/novel analyses; Hardware/software integrated solutions; Domain-specific languages; High-level synthesis T4: AI, Machine & Deep Learning in Societal Automation Track Chair: Krystian Jobczyk, AGH University of Science & Technology, Poland - krystian_jobczyk at op.pl Algorithms; Natural Language Processing; Computer Vision and Speech Understanding; Pattern Recognition; Data Mining and Information Retrieval; Soft Computing and tools - Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Heuristic and AI Planning Strategies, Knowledge-based Systems; Automated Decision Systems; Computational Theories of Learning; Knowledge Representation; Reasoning and Evolution; Machine Learning – Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Neural Networks & Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning; Ambient intelligence – contextual awareness, natural interaction, adaptability, robustness, fault-tolerance, security; Ambient intelligence and IoT – case studies; Semantic Web ; Hybrid Intelligent Systems; Software & Hardware Architectures & Accelerators; AI Systems in Societal Automation – Cars & Automotive and Service Industries; Home & Building automation; Transportation Systems; Smart Cities & Urban Automation; Energy Systems: Case Studies – experience emerging trends. T5: Sensors in Societal Automation Track Chair: Joerg Gebhardt, ABB Corporate Research, Germany - joerg.gebhardt at de.abb.com Novel components, devices and architectures for networked sensing; Network and system architectures and protocols; Network health monitoring and management; Detection, classification, tracking, reasoning, and decision making; Sensor data processing, mining, and machine learning; (distributed) signal processing; Energy harvested systems; Sensor tasking, control, and actuation; Innovative applications and deployment experiences; System modeling, simulation, measurements, and analysis. T6: Human Companion Human companion to provide day-to-day interaction with humans – computer systems, robotic pets, robotic humanoids; Emotions recognition and replication; Intuition; Day-to-day assistance with emotional challenges; Body construction – skeleton, muscle, skin; Making human companion robots self protecting; AI, Computing and Signal Processing; Dedicated communication networking; Novel research results. Prototypes & deployments – experience and emerging trends. T7: Merging Humans and Machines Track Chair: Valentina Emilia Balas, „Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Romania - valentina.balas at uav.ro Brain-computer interfaces – Novel research and Technology; Noninvasive electromagnetic methods for brain monitoring; Algorithms & translation techniques; Wireless technology in communication; Implant technology; Bio-tech hybrids; Human enhancement; Cyborgs; Turing test; Virtual reality; Non-verbal and extra-sensory communication; Humans as biological machines; Spiritual machines; T8: Architectural Frameworks for Societal Automation – IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems Track Chair: Marcel Baunach, TU Graz, Austria - baunach at tugraz.at IOT & Cyber-Physical Systems Design and Technology; IoT and Sensor systems; Industrial IoT Systems; Distributed Architectures for Adaptive Systems; Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems; Self-Adaption and Self-Organization; Learning and Self-Optimizing Cyber-Physical Systems. Novel Protocols and Network Technology; Data Streaming Architectures; Application areas of IoT & CPS; Case Studies, deployment, arising experience and emerging trends. T9: Cyber-Security in Societal Automation Track Chair: Martin Jaatun, SINTEF, Norway - Martin.G.Jaatun at sintef.no Access control; Authentication; Trust management; Accountability; Anonymity and privacy; Formal methods and verification; Hardware-based security; Language-based security; Software security; Data and system integrity; Database security; Distributed systems security; Network security; Intrusion detection; Mobile security; Web security; Security metrics; Security protocols; Real-time implementations of security algorithms and protocols; Security issues specific to application domain: wearable automation, home and building automation, vehicles and transportation systems, smart city & urban automation, smart metering and power systems. T10: Development of Ultra Complex Man-Made Engineering Systems Track Chair: Athanasios Kalogeras, ISI, Greece - kalogeras at isi.gr Large Scale and Ultra Large Scale System Design: Requirement Determination and Management; Design at All Levels; Design Representation; Methodologies and Tools; Component-Integration; Legacy Systems. Human Interaction: Context-Aware Computing; User-Centered Specification; User Modeling; Non-Competitive Social Collaboration; Longevity. Use of Computational Resources to Solve Complex Systems Challenges: Computational Complexity; Metaheuristics. Large and Ultra Scale System Engineering: Representation Languages and Semantics; Specification, Verification, and Certification; Model Based Validation; Systems of Systems; Simulation; Modularity & Composability. Adaptive Systems: Integrated operation; Distribution and decentralization; Interoperability; Security,Trust and Resilience; Robustness and Adaptation, Applications of Systems Engineering to Diverse Industrial and Societal Application Areas. T11: Socio-Technological Aspects of Societal Automation HMI; Technology and solutions for assisting elderly and disadvantaged; Smart Systems to assist kids in learning; Easing access to technology and assisting with an efficient usage; Social acceptance of technology and technological changes; Novel research results, deployment, case studies, experience and emerging trends T12: Application Areas of Societal Automation Track Chair: Thomas Strasser, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria - thomas.strasser at ait.ac.at Novel research results, deployment, case studies, experience and emerging trends. Areas – Digital Arts & Entertainment, Digital Lifestyle, Digital Education; Wearable Automation; Social Robotics: applications of robotics to human tasks and activity areas to assist or replace humans in diverse application areas: home, school, hospital, employment place, city – for instance in feeding infirm and elderly, exoskeletons; Smart and self driving cars; Smart Vehicles – ground, air and water based; Transportation Systems; Urban Automation and Systems; Smart Cities; Energy Systems; Health delivery and systems – consultations, patient's monitoring, tele-surgery, etc; Military Logistic Systems, Space Station, Space Cities, Space Urban Automation, etc.

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Call for papers extended for IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall-2019 in Hawaii - deadline March 25, 2019
by Alvin Chin 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Dear colleague, Please consider submitting a paper to the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall-2019 in Hawaii. Details of the CFP are below and can be found at http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/cfp.php. VTC2019-Fall in Honolulu, Hawaii will feature world-class technical sessions, workshops, and tutorials on, but not limited to, the following technical tracks <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php>. Prospective authors are invited to submit 5-page, original, and unpublished full papers: 1. Antenna Systems, Propagation, and RF Design <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_1> 2. Signal Transmission and Reception <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_2> 3. Spectrum Sharing, Spectrum Management, and Cognitive Radio <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_3> 4. Multiple Antenna Systems and Cooperative Communications <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_4> 5. Radio Access Technology and Heterogeneous Networks <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_5> 6. Green Communications and Networks <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_6> 7. IoT, M2M, Sensor Networks, and Ad-Hoc Networking <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_7> 8. Wireless Networks: Protocols, Security and Services <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_8> 9. Positioning, Navigation and Mobile Satellite System <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_9> 10. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications, Vehicular Networks, and Telematics <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_10> 11. Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Electronics, and Intelligent Transportation <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_11> 12. Future Trends and Emerging Technologies <http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2019fall/tracks.php#TK_12> Submission Deadline: 25 March 2019 Submission requirements: 5-page paper ONLY Up to 2 additional pages are allowed with the purchase of additional page charges in the amount of $100 USD per additional page at the time of registration and final paper submission *Acceptance notification: 3 May 2019* Final paper submission deadline: 1 July 2019 Regards, Alvin -- Alvin Chin Industry Sessions Co-Chair IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall-2019

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[CFP] IEEE EdgeCom2019 - Deadline extension
by Han Qiu 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Paper (CFP).] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IEEE EdgeCom2019 - The 5th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Scalable Cloud - June 21–23, 2019 Paris, France http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/ssc/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTION With edge devices (e.g. mobile phones, wearable devices, and IoT devices) are universally used and become more powerful, edge computing has evolved to a new computing paradigm where computing tasks are completed closer to data sources (i.e. at edge) rather than in a centralized location (e.g. in cloud). Compared with cloud computing, edge computing has many advantages: 1) Services can be done without network access. 2) Users can choose not to upload private data in exchange of cloud services. 3) Real-time service with extremely low latency is possible without the overhead of moving data to the cloud. However, the restricted resources (e.g., computation, DRAM space, and battery) of edge devices bring many new challenges to edge computing as well. IEEE Edgecom 2019 provides a forum for researchers and engineers from academia and industry to present innovative research and best practices in edge computing, discuss the opportunities and challenges that arise from rethinking cloud computing architectures and embracing edge computing. TOPIC IEEE Edgecom 2019 welcomes contributions from diverse perspectives of edge computing, which include (but are not limited to) the following topics: - Edge computing in IoT - Security and fault tolerance for embedded or ubiquitous systems - Privacy protection in edge computing - Software/Algorithm optimization for edge computing - Cyber security in mobile embedded systems - Edge computing infrastructure - Workload characterization and analysis of applications running on edge devices - Digital forensics and privacy issues in cloud computing - Cyber monitoring approaches - Case studies of real-world edge computing applications - Monitoring and diagnosis tools for edge computing - Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing - On-device artificial intelligence - Heterogeneous clouds and vulnerabilities - Secure methods for heterogeneous cloud resource sharing - Architecture support for edge computing - Cloud-based audio/video streaming techniques - Energy efficient edge computing - Case studies for cyber security applications - Cloud-based real-time multimedia techniques - New attack methods and applications - Green cloud computing - Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques - Edge-Cloud coordinated computing - Cloud-based sensor network and security issues PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeedgecom2019) The submissions should be formatted with the IEEE 8.5 x 11 inches two-column format with 10-12 point font. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available at the conference website (http://www.cloud-conf.net/cscloud/2019/ssc/submission.html) IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: March 1, 2019 (extended) Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2019 Final manuscript submission: May 15, 2019 For further information, please contact: han.qiu(a)telecom-paristech.fr.

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Wivace 2019 CFP
by Antonio Guerrieri 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

[image: WIVACE_header1.png] *WIVACE 2019* *XIV International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary ComputationRende (CS), ItalySeptember 18-20, 2019* *Web site: https://wivace.org/2019 <https://wivace.org/2019>* The International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation aims at bringing together researchers working in Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation to present and share their research in a multidisciplinary context. The workshop provides a forum for the discussion of new research directions and applications in these fields, where different disciplines could effectively meet. It was first held in 2007 in Sampieri (Ragusa), as the incorporation of two previously separately running workshops (WIVA and GSICE). After the success of the first edition, the workshop was organized in the following years in Venice (2008), Naples (2009), Parma (2012), Milan (2013), Vietri (2014), Bari (2015), Salerno (2016), Venice (2017) and Parma (2018). This year WIVACE will host a Special Session on Cognitive Systems and Applications. Interested authors are invited to contribute papers on theory and applications of Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation, and complex smart systems. Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: - Bioinspired Algorithms - Bioinspired Robotics - Coevolution and Collective Behavior - Complex Systems - Data-driven Self-regulating Systems - Evolutionary Computation - Evolutionary Approaches to Big Data and Big Data Streams - Evolutionary Learning Systems - Evolutionary Agents - Modeling and Simulation of Artificial and Biological Systems - Modeling and Simulation of Social and Economical Systems - Modeling of Business Intelligence Systems - Neural Computers - Neuroevolution: Improving Deep Learning with Evolutionary Computation - Self-organizing Cyber-Physical Systems - Socio-inspired Swarm Intelligence Algorithms - Synthetic and Systems Biology - Systems Chemistry - Theories and Applications of Artificial Life *SUBMISSION DETAILS* Contributions may be submitted in one of the following forms: - Full research papers (up to 12 pages). - Simple Abstracts (1-4 pages). Full research papers should present original unpublished work. Simple abstracts should describe original work in progress or a summary of a full paper. The submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. The authors of accepted papers or abstracts will have to improve their paper on the basis of reviewers’ comments and will be asked to send a camera ready version of their manuscripts. At least one author of each accepted work has to register for the conference, attend the conference and present his work. Accepted full research papers will be published in a post-conference proceedings volume for Springer Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies series. The series is abstracted/indexed in SI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. Accepted abstracts describing unpublished work will be considered for publication of extended versions (up to 12 pages) in the same volume. Submit your manuscript in Springer Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies series format at the submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wivace2019 *IMPORTANT DATES* - Abstract/paper submission deadline: 17th June 2019 - Notification of acceptance: 15th July 2019 - Early Registration: 29th July 2019 *GENERAL CHAIRS* - Clara Pizzuti (ICAR - National Research Council of Italy) - pizzuti(a)icar.cnr.it - Giandomenico Spezzano (ICAR - National Research Council of Italy) - spezzano(a)icar.cnr.it *LOCAL CHAIRS* - Franco Cicirelli (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - franco.cicirelli(a)icar.cnr.it - Antonio Guerrieri (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - antonio.guerrieri(a)icar.cnr.it - Annalisia Socievole (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - annalisa.socievole(a)icar.cnr.it - Andrea Vinci (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - andrea.vinci(a)icar.cnr.it *PROGRAM COMMITTEE* - Michele Amoretti (University of Parma) - Vito Antonio Bevilacqua (Politecnico di Bari) - Leonardo Bich (Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)) - Leonardo Bocchi (University of Florence) - Michele Braccini (University of Bologna) - Stefano Cagnoni (University of Parma) - Angelo Cangelosi (University of Plymouth) - Giulio Caravagna (Università di Milano Bicocca) - Timoteo Carletti (University of Namur) - Antonio Chella (University of Palermo) - Antonio Della Cioppa (University of Salerno) - Francesco Fontanella (Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale) - Mario Giacobini (University of Turin) - Alex Graudenzi (University of Milan "Bicocca") - Giovanni Iacca (University of Trento) - Francesco Masulli (University of Genoa) - Giancarlo Mauri (University of Milan "Bicocca") - Orazio Miglino (University of Napoli "Federico II") - Marco Mirolli (ISTC-CNR) - Sara Montagna (University of Bologna) - Monica Mordonini (University of Parma - Stefano Nolfi (ICST-CNR) - Mario Pavone (University of Catania) - Riccardo Righi (European Commission, Joint research Center) - Andrea Roli (University of Bologna) - Federico Rossi (University of Salerno) - Roberto Serra (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) - Debora Slanzi (European Centre for Living Technology) - Pasquale Stano (University of Salento) For further information, please send an email wivace2019(a)icar.cnr.it *WIVACE 2019 Chairs*

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[CFP] First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Big Data for public health policy making
by Fulvio Frati 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

***Big Data for public health policy making Workshop*** [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ****************************************************** The First IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Big Data for public health policy making In conjunction with the IEEE SERVICES 2019, July 8-13, 2019, Milan, Italy http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/ ****************************************************** ** Description and Scope As acknowledged by the World Health Organization, by a number of governmental institutions, and patient associations, the effective management of health-related problems depends on and requires appropriate public health policies. A public health policy may have a significant effect on the prevention and early diagnosis and early treatment of several diffuse and debilitating conditions including, for instance, cognitive decline. The management of such health problems and their consequences through public health policies can benefit from the analysis of heterogeneous data (e.g., collected from modern IoT sensors as well as from standard clinical trials). Big Data Analytic techniques enable the investigation of specific health problems, their possible relations to other comorbidities and contextual factors, and patterns of such relations. The workshop seeks submissions from academia and industry presenting novel research on all theoretical and practical aspects concerning the adoption of Big Data Analytics in the context of evidence-based public health policy making. The workshop targets innovative techniques and solutions for supporting policy makers and clinicians in: i) taking decisions based on evidence and on ii) simulating scenarios aimed at predicting evolutions of health diseases at epidemiological level. It also aims to investigate security and privacy concerns related to the analysis of health data and the possible impact that security and privacy measures may produce on the achievable quality of analyses and the effectiveness of health policies. The workshop aims also to investigate: i) the modelling and adoption of advanced Artificial Intelligence models for policy making based on simulations and open data and ii) the possible trade-off between the design and implementation of health policies that may require years to produce their expected results and solutions able to rapidly produce tangible results. The workshop will bring together researchers of different disciplines, policy makers and clinicians, from academia and industry, all sharing a common goal: to go beyond the frontier of today's public health policy making process by envisioning how to exploit the full potential of Big Data Analytics in ways compliant with the principles and needs of modern societies, like satisfying security and privacy requirements. Topics for the workshop include, but are not limited to: - Data driven public health policy making models - Model based Big data solutions for health-related policy making - Decision support systems for clinicals and policy making - Innovative Big Data as a service architecture for health - Security aspects of Big Data analytics threating sensible data - Privacy aware Big Data models and analytics in health scenarios - AI models for health-related policy making - Mixing simulations and open data for health policies predictions - Advanced reaction-oriented policy models for health ** Organization Workshop Chairs: - Marco Anisetti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy - George Spanoudakis, City University of London, UK ** Submission We call for original and unpublished papers no longer than 6 pages (up to 2 additional pages may be purchased subject to approval by the Publication Chair.). All papers will be reviewed with a minimum of 3 good-quality reviews per paper. The manuscripts should be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and be submitted as PDF files (formatted for 8.5x11-inch paper). The submission URL is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeservices2019 Authors wishing to submit a paper to this workshop must select the track entitled IEEE SERVICES Workshop on Big Data for public health policy making in order to be considered. ** Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2019 Notification to Author: April 15, 2019 Camera-ready & Registration: 1 May 2019 For general questions about this workshop, please contact either workshop organizer: Marco Anisetti at: marco.anisetti(a)unimi.it <mailto:marco.anisetti@unimi.it> George Spanoudakis at: G.E.Spanoudakis(a)city.ac.uk <mailto:G.E.Spanoudakis@city.ac.uk>

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ECYPS 2019 - 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems
by Jozwiak, L. 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Dear Colleagues, Please find below and attached to this e-mail the Calls for Papers of ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and MECO’2019 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing. We are encouraging you to submit your papers and special session proposals to these two conferences, as well as, to participate in the collocated CPS&IoT'2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things, that will be held in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2018. Paper submission deadline to ECYPS'2019 and MECO'2019: February 28, 2019 For participants registered to the CPS&IoT'2019 Summer School participation in the sessions of ECYPS’2019 and MECO’2019 is free. For those of them who want to publish and present a paper in ECYPS’2019 or MECO’2019 the additional publication fee to cover a paper publication costs in ECYPS’2019 or MECO’2019 Proceedings is only 70 Euro per paper. Best regards, Lech Jozwiak and Radovan Stojanović Conference Chairmen __________________________________ ECYPS’2019 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems Budva • Montenegro • June 10-14, 2019 Hotel Budva**** http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Call for Papers ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2019. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are smart compound systems engineered through seamless integration of embedded information processing sub-systems and physical sub-systems. The vision of smart systems connected and collaborating through various interfaces and communication media to form the global Internet of Things (IoT) is not a science-fiction anymore, but is quickly becoming an actual reality. The smart collaborating CPS with important applications in virtually all economic and social segments will have enormous economic and societal impact. ECYPS’2018 mainly focuses on CPS for modern (mobile) applications that require high-performance or low energy consumption, as well as, high safety, security and reliability. It addresses the applications, specification, validation, architectures, technology, hardware, software, design methodology and EDA tools for such systems. Its target participants are academic researchers and teachers; industrial researchers, developers and decision-makers; and Ph.D. students. It gives an excellent opportunity to disseminate fresh research results from European, international and other R&D projects. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: ñ advanced applications and case studies of systems in consumer appliances, healthcare, personal assistance, environmental and safety monitoring, industrial and leaving-space automation, transportation, automotive, aerospace, aviation, energy generation, communications, tele-operation, control, robotics, infrastructure, etc. ñ mobile, autonomous, wearable and implantable systems ñ development platforms and tools for CPS ñ deep-learning and AI for CPS ñ application/software modeling, analysis, parallelization and mapping for high-performance and low-energy computing ñ multi-domain modeling, analysis, synthesis, simulation, integration and validation of heterogeneous systems ñ multi-objective and multi-domain optimization and co-design of heterogeneous systems ñ advanced processors, MPSoCs, SiPs, sensors, actuators and MEMS for CPS ñ sensor-based (distributed, networked) monitoring and control ñ sub-system arrangement and communication in complex heterogeneous systems ñ safety, security and reliability of complex heterogeneous systems ñ IoT, and cloud, fog, dew and edge computing Venue: ECYPS’2019 will be held in Hotel Budva***** (http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…>) Budva (https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…>), Montenegro (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=uh9BdLpr6d1abc6jTmAFlk44YDqUmJrt9HO…>). Budva is a 3500 years old town located at the Adriatic Sea coast of Montenegro. It is a popular touristic destination, with its charming Old Town, beautiful natural environment, 35 clean sandy beaches, and proximity to many famous touristic attractions as Kotor, Boka Kotorska, Sveti Stefan, Dubrovnik, and several national parks. Budva is well connected with European cities by air, sea, road and train. Useful Links: Conference web-site: http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Hotel Budva *****: http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…> City of Budva: https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…> Montenegro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=khunIJkxTDh-zOg3SA64TKo44eCP0NoQkfX…> Submission of papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, four-page papers, strictly according to the IEEE Conference Standards and via http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/submission<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=IMykhP-H3KTy9BiSBVeq5Uk4YozHG_bj3eo…>. Submission deadline: February 28, 2019 Conference quality: Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. In particular, ECYPS is covered by SCOPUS, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Research Gate, etc. Extended versions of selected papers from ECYPS will be published in the Elsevier/Euromicro journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO) having the 2016 Impact Factor as high as 1.025. Accompanying events: ECYPS’2018 will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 (the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing) which will host a CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things (http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/cps-iot) special sessions, workshops and dissemination of international projects. Proposals of accompanying workshops/sessions/dissemination should be submitted to Radovan Stojanović (stox(a)ac.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=oDqrK7a9oZvKmRS9yRl4Pwaj8po0bAvRKb5…>). Important Deadlines: February 28, 2019, Paper submission deadline March 15, 2019, Acceptance/rejection notification March 27, 2019, Final paper submission and author registration deadline May 10, 2019, Registration deadline Fees: The participation fees of MECO and ECYPS are low (see: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/registration) to encourage participation of young scientists and colleagues from developing countries. Conference Chairmen: Lech Jóźwiak, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenego, Montenegro Scientific Committee: Koen Bertels, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Zlatan Car, University of Rijeka, Croatia Victor Goulart, Kyushu University, Japan Yervant Zorian. Synopsys, USA Miguel Figueroa, University of Concepcion, Chile Roberto Giorgi, University of Siena, Italy Erwin Grosspietsch, Euromicro, Germany Ilker Hamzaoglu, Sabanci University, Turkey Lech Jóźwiak, EUT, Netherlands Paris Kitsos, Open Hellenic University, Patras, Greece Akash Kumar, National Univ. Singapore, Singapore Francesco Leporati, University of Pavia, Italy Menno Lindwer, Intel, Netherlands Jan Madsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Veljko Milutinovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Smail Niar, University of Valenciennes, France Horácio .C Neto, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Jari Nurmi, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Alex Orailoglu, University of California at San Diego, USA Sri Parameswaran, UNSW, Australia Adam Postula, University of Queensland, Australia Peter Puschner, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria Davide Quaglia, University of Verona, Italy Majid Sarrafzadeh, UCLA, California, USA Karolj Skala, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Ioannis Sourdis, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden Alice M. Tokarnia, State University of Campinas, Brazil Heinrich Vierhaus, Brandenburg Uni. of Technology, Germany Eugenio Villar, University of Cantabria, Spain Arda Yurdakul, Bogazici University, Turkey Andrej Žemva, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Local Organizing Committee: Budimir Lutovac, University of Montenegro, Chair Dmitry Tarasov, MANT, Montenegro, Co-Chair Marko Kaludjerović, MANT, Montenegro

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Deadline of March 3rd for CFP for Special Session on Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT2019)
by Uday Kurkure 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

The deadline of March 3rd for CFP for Special Session on Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT2019) si fast approaching. Please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session01-virt. *The Second Special Session on **Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation* *(VIRT 2019)* *CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION* *As part of* *The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019)* *http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/> or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 <http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19>* *15 - 19 July 2019* *Dublin, Ireland* *Paper Submission Deadline: 03 March 2019* *Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters* *PURPOSE and SCOPE* Virtualization has become the foundation of cloud computing. The scale of cloud computing data centers is similar to the supercomputers used in High Performance Computing. Both involve millions of CPU cores, tens of thousands of accelerators like GPUs, FPGAs connected by high speed interconnects and different connection topologies. Studies have shown that the GPU utilization in HPC is often at 50%. Virtualization can be the key to increasing resource utilization and managing massive infrastructures efficiently. GPU vendors have introduced virtualized versions of GPUs. FPGAs are being deployed in virtual infrastructure. These and other developments in the field, along with future exascale systems, will provide increasing degree of virtualization within the systems. The goal of this session is to be an opportunity to discuss and exchange research on the different virtualization technologies and how they can be efficiently applied in High Performance Computing. Theoretical research, engineering solutions dealing with practical tradeoffs, and complex system implementation papers are welcomed. *The VIRT topics include (but are not limited to) the following: * - *Virtualization in HPC* o Energy efficient solutions for HPC applications in the cloud environment o High-availability based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Fault tolerance mechanisms based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Performance and evaluation of diverse HPC workloads in virtualization environment o Security Isolation, Resource Isolation and Data Isolation in Virtualized HPC o Flexibility and Ease of system administration and management for virtualized environments for HPC o Running diverse workloads o Running heterogeneous Operating Systems o Live Migration and Suspend/Resume of VMs to improve resource utilization and avoid downtime o Scheduling of resources and Workloads o Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) o Hypervisors and other virtualization solutions tailored for HPC systems o Big Data and Analytics in Virtualized Environments o Enterprise High Performance Computing in Virtualized Environments - *Accelerators in Virtualized HPC Environments:* o Virtualized GPUs § Scheduling of Virtual GPUs o Using FPGAs in Virtualization Stack § Dynamic Reconfiguration of FPGAs - * IO Virtualization* o Network Virtualization o SR-IOV o Software Defined Networking (SDN) o Storage Virtualization o RDMA and vRDMA - *Containers in HPC* o Isolation of Multiple User-Spaces o Running containers in Virtual Machines - *Tools* o Virtualization solutions for dealing with heterogeneity in HPC environments o Compilers for heterogenous architectures involving GPUS, FPGAs, multi-core CPUs o Operating system support for virtualization in HPC systems o Debugging and/or profiling in virtual environments - *Algorithms* o Distributed Resource Scheduling o Distributed Computing - *AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning*o Virtualization of Deep Learning Workloads o Deep Learning in HPC Simulations o Resource Allocation Using Machine Learning o Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation o Machine Learning to build tools for measurement & calibration - *Virtualization in Simulation* *INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS* You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to *virtualization in high performance computing and simulation*. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a completed online web based form (can also include a cover page) with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the special session paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/VIRT2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. *Conference Policies* Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the special session as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. Contents of manuscripts submitted to the tracks program committees shall be regarded as privileged as well and handled in the same manner and standards. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/authors-info> and Registration Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/registration-info> pages. *Proceedings* Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. *SPECIAL ISSUE* Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the special session, please contact the special session organizers. *IMPORTANT DATES* *Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 03 March 2019* *Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 22 March 2019* *Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 19 April 2019* *Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019* *SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS* *Uday Kurkure* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1179 Fax: +1 650- Email: uday(a)alumni.stanford.edu *Hari Sivaraman * VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-3681 Fax: +1 650- Email: hsivaraman(a)vmware.com *Lan Vu* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1327 Fax: +1 650- Email: lanv(a)vmware.com International Program Committee*: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the special session technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings. - *Cristina Boeres,* Fluminense Federal University, Brazil - *Isaac Gelado,* Nvidia Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA - *Kyle Hale,* Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA - *Brian Kocoloski*, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA - *Xiaoyi Lu,* The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio, USA - *Carlos Reano,* Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Federico Silla,* Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain - *Alex Sim,* Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - *Giang Son Tran,* University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam - *Blesson Varghese, *Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Andrew Younge*, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - *Dong Ping Zhang, *AMD Inc., San Jose, California, USA - *Jie Zhang,* Amazon Inc., Washington, USA - *Na Zhang, *VMware Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA - *Yongli Zhao*, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China

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Deadline Extension for Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2019) at ICCSA 2019 (Scopus and ISI index)
by Ana Cristina Silva Braga 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

Dear Colleague, Due to a considerable number of requests, the deadline for paper submission, to the 6th edition of the Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS2019) (https://cas2019.webnode.com/) workshop has been extended to March, 15th. *********************************************************************** ****************** APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE COPIES RECEIVED *************** *********************************************************************** ********************* CAS 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS ************************** ********************* NEW deadline: March 15th, 2019 ******************** Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2019<https://cas2019.webnode.com/>) Workshop of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Applications (ICCSA 2019, http://www.iccsa.org/) will be held on July 1 - 4, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. TOPICS ====== The aim of CAS workshop is to bring together scientists working in computational statistics, scientific computation and applications in all areas of sciences, engineering, industry, economics, life sciences and social sciences. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Computational Statistics: new issues in the design of computational algorithms for implementing statistical methods, development in R, etc * Applications: statistical case study in all areas of sciences, engineering and industry, including economics, medicine, biology, earth sciences and social sciences. IMPORTANT DATES ================ March 15, 2019: NEW deadline for abstract and paper submission to the CAS Workshop April 7, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Proceeding Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference PROCEEDINGS ============ The proceedings of the CAS 2019 Workshop will appear in the Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules SUBMISSION DETAILS ================== All accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs<http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs> ) series and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. The authors can submit abstracts and papers to CAS session accessing the electronic submission site: http://ess.iccsa.org/ You can find the instructions to prepare and submit papers on the web site: http://www.iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors If you are not registered, you must to register before the submission. From the personal page the author is able to submit first an abstract (phase 1), then a full paper (phase 2), selecting the session (Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2019)) from the list of sessions in the submission forms. The author will be able to update the paper until the submission deadline. ORGANIZER =========== * Ana Cristina Braga (acb(a)dps.uminho.pt<mailto:acb@dps.uminho.pt>), Dep. of Production and Systems<http://www.dps.uminho.pt/Default.aspx?lang=en-US> (University of Minho), Algoritmi Research Centre<http://www.algoritmi.uminho.pt/> (University of Minho), Portugal If you have some doubts or problems, do not hesitate to contact the organizer. Best regards, Ana Cristina Braga (CAS 2019 organizer)

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HPBench 2019 at HPCS IEEE Conference - deadline FEB 28th
by Samar Aseeri 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

Dear Sir, dear Madam, Please, can you pass this announcement also to interested colleagues. Kind regards ========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th Special Session on High Performance Computing for Application Benchmarking and Optimization (HPBench 2019) As part of the International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 Dublin, Ireland ========================================================================== Benchmarking is an essential aspect of modern high performance computing and computational science, and as such, it provides a means for quantifying and comparing the performance of different computer systems. With a large combination of aspects to benchmark, all the way from the capability of a single core, to cluster configuration, and to various software configurations, the benchmarking process is more of an art than science. However, the results of this process drive modern science and are vital for the community to draw sensible conclusions on the performance of applications and systems. This special session focuses on research work aimed at benchmarking modern parallel and distributed systems for addressing a number of real world problems. As such, contributions concerning the definition of new open platforms, new benchmarks to match modern architectural evolutions, studies on the aspects of benchmarking different aspects of systems (from raw runtime performance to energy consumption to energy consumed per data movement) and mathematical foundations of benchmarking are sought. IMPORTANT DATES : Papers Due: 28 February 2019 Author Notification: 22 March 2019 Camera-Ready Submission: 19 April 2019 Conference Dates: 15-19 July 2019 TOPICS : The HPBench topics of interest include, but are not limited to -Open Platforms for Parallel and Distributed Application Benchmarking and Optimization -Benchmarking on the Cloud -Benchmarking of Clusters, Supercomputers, and large-scale systems -Benchmarking the Performance of I/O -Benchmarking of Energy and Energy Efficiency -Benchmarking Web Services -Virtualization for Distributed Benchmarking -Data Distribution for Benchmarking -Performance results of benchmarks on modern platforms -Scalability Aspects of Benchmarking Parallel Applications on Parallel and Distributed Systems -Benchmarking of Parallel Scientific and Business Applications -Performance of Benchmarking Applications (Eg: NAS parallel benchmarks) -Techniques, frameworks and results concerning the benchmarking of library packages -Tools and frameworks for performance modeling systems and applications -Tools and frameworks for simulation, measurement and monitoring -Performance Measurements, Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation -Domain-specific benchmarks and applications (such as image processing, pattern recognition, cryptography, biometrics, differential equation solvers, signal processing and alike) -Mathematical Foundations of Benchmarking, Metrics and Heuristics GENERAL CHAIRS : - Samar Aseeri, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia - Luigi Iapichino, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Germany - Laurent Lefevre, INRIA, ENS Lyon, France TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: - Cosimo Anglano, Universitá del Piemonte Orientale, Italy - Daniel Balouek-Thomert, Rutgers University, USA - Fabio Baruffa, Intel, Germany - Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Jesus Carretero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain - Douglas Doerfler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Zhiyi Huang, University of Otago, New Zealand - Clay Hughes, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, USA - Aleksandar Ilic, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal - Bok Jik Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea - Ravi Reddy Manumachu, University College Dublin, Ireland - Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania - Ivan Rodero, Rutgers University, USA - Gudula Rünger, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany - Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy ********************************************************************* For more information see http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session02-hpbench Kind Regards -- Samar Aseeri, PhD Computational Scientist Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC) Building 1 -Office: 0128 *King Abdullah University of Science & Technology* Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Email: samar.aseeri(a)kaust.edu.sa -- This message and its contents, including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message from your computer system. Any unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON SERVICES 2019 - Deadline approaching
by Paolo Ceravolo 16 Feb '19

16 Feb '19

*** Apologies for duplicate postings *** *****CALL FOR Papers***** IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON SERVICES 2019 http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/ BigData Congress/CLOUD/EDGE/ICCC/ICIOT/ICWS/SCC July 8 - 13, 2019, Milan, Italy *****IMPORTANT DATES***** Paper submission due: ~~February 4, 2019~~ EXTENDED March 1, 2019 Final notification to authors: ~~March 15, 2019~~ EXTENDED April 15, 2019 Camera ready manuscripts due: ~~April 1, 2019~~ EXTENDED May 1, 2019 Congress dates: July 8-13, 2019 The IEEE World Congress on Services (IEEE SERVICES 2019) will be held on July 8-13, 2019 at the Universita' degli Studi di Milano in Milan, Italy. The Congress will cover all aspects of services computing and applications, current or emerging. It covers various systems and networking research pertaining to cloud, edge and Internet-of-Things (IoT), as well as technologies for intelligent computing, learning, big data and blockchain applications, while addressing critical requirements such as high performance, security, privacy, dependability, trustworthiness, re-usability, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness. The Congress will be organized with seven affiliated, co-located conferences/congresses solely sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society under the auspice of the Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC). Original manuscripts are invited to submit to these conferences/congresses considered with most suitable from the technical point of view. *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BIG DATA (BIGDATA CONGRESS 2019)***** Honorary General Chair: Ernesto Damiani, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy General Chair: Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University General Chair: Meichun Hsu, Oracle Program Chair: Beth Plale, Indiana University Program Chair: Sean Wang, Fudan University Please submit your IEEE BigDataCongress 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeebigdatacongress2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLOUD COMPUTING (CLOUD 2019)***** General Chair: Geoffrey C. Fox, Indiana University General Chair: Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart Program Chair: Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan Program Chair: Murat Kantarcioglu, University of Texas at Dallas Please submit your IEEE CLOUD 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecloud2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDGE COMPUTING (EDGE 2019)***** General Chair: John Kubiatowicz, University of California, Berkeley General Chair: Nimish Radia, Ericsson Program Chair: Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University Program Chair: James Joshi, University of Pittsburgh Please submit your IEEE EDGE 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeedge2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE COMPUTING (ICCC 2019)***** General Chair: Jacky Akoka, CNAM General Chair: Rong Chang, IBM Program Chair: Gabriella Pasi, University of ilano-Bicocca Program Chair: Dinesh Verma, IBM TJ Watson Please submit your IEEE ICCC 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiccc2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON INTERNET OF THINGS (ICIOT 2019)***** General Chair: Schahram Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology General Chair: Manish Parashar, National Science Foundation Program Chair: Surya Nepal, CSIRO Program Chair: DongSeong Kim, University of Cateerbury Please submit your IEEE ICIOT 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiciot2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEB SERVICES (ICWS 2019)***** General Chair: Heiko Ludwig, IBM Research General Chair: Bhavani Thuraisingham, University of Texas at Dallas Program Chair: Elena Ferrari, University of Insubria Program Chair: Jia Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University Please submit your IEEE ICWS 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeicws2019 *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SERVICES COMPUTING (SCC 2019***** General Chair: Michael Goul, Arizona State University General Chair: Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology Program Chair: Yan Wang, Macquarie University Program Chair: Luciano Baresi, Politecnico of Milan Please submit your IEEE SCC 2019 paper at EasyChair.org: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeescc2019 *****PAPER REQUIREMENTS***** Language: English Paper size and format: US Letter; Two-column format in the IEEE style Page limit: Up to eight pages for peer review for regular papers; Up to three pages for a "work in progress" paper Abstract Length: 1500 characters for a regular paper, and 500 characters for "work in progress" papers Number of Keywords: between five to eight keywords for each paper File format: Limit the size of a single PDF file to be 6MB Note: Authors of the accepted regular papers will have available up to 10 pages for the final version of papers. Anonymous Submissions: All conferences implement a double-blind reviewing process. Author names and affiliations should not appear in the paper. The authors should make a reasonable effort not to reveal their identities of institutional affiliations in the text, figures, photos, links, or other data that is contained in the paper. Authors' prior work should be preferably referred to in the third person; if this is not feasible, the references should be blinded. Submissions that violate these requirements will be rejected without review. The list of authors cannot be changed after the acceptance decision is made unless approved by the Program Chairs. All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by the program committee. Accepted papers with confirmed registration and committed presentation will appear in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Each conference/congress will publicly announce the winners of its Best Paper Award, and Best Student Paper Award. The authors of selected papers will be encouraged to submit extended and enhanced versions of their papers to the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC) and other suitable journals. Submitted Regular and Workshop Papers will be limited to 8 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages and REQUIRED to be formatted using the IEEE Proceedings template. Submitted Work-In-Progress Papers will be limited to 3 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages. Unformatted papers and papers beyond the page limit may not be reviewed. Special note in regard to early submissions: Authors are invited to consider early submissions and only full/regular papers will be accepted. An early submitted paper which is accepted will be included in the proceedings. An early submitted paper which is rejected can be still revised and submitted to the normal submission deadline (whereas the normal papers cannot be resubmitted). If the authors of an early submitted paper which is rejected decide to resubmit their paper to the normal deadline, they will have to include an appendix (2 pages) describing how they have addressed the comments received by the reviewers on the early submission. *****IEEE POLICY***** Review Policy: IEEE Policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a paper under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge, which that access provides. Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program committees should be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner. The Conference Publications Chair shall ensure that referees adhere to this practice. Organizers of IEEE conferences are expected to provide an appropriate forum for the oral presentation and discussion of all accepted papers. An author, in offering a paper for presentation at an IEEE conference, or accepting an invitation to present a paper, is expected to be present at the meeting to deliver the paper. In the event that circumstances unknown at the time of submission of a paper preclude its presentation by an author, the program chair should be informed on time, and appropriate substitute arrangements should be made. In some cases it may help reduce no-shows for the Conference to require advance registration together with the submission of the final manuscript. *****ABOUT IEEE***** IEEE is the world’s largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted “voice” for engineering, computing and technology information around the globe. *****ABOUT IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY***** With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society (CS) is the world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 38 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the CS is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology. *****ABOUT THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SERVICES COMPUTING***** Founded in 2003, IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC) is a multidisciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Services Computing carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, engineering, standard, literary and educational areas. IEEE TCSVC membership details are available at http://tab.computer.org/tcsvc/ *****CONTACT US***** Send inquiries to ieeecs DOT services AT gmail DOT com

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[SUBMISSION OPEN] CyberSciTech 2019 CFP (August 5-8, 2019, Fukuoka, Japan)
by Kevin I-Kai Wang 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 4th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech 2019) http://cyber-science.org/2019/ August 5-8, 2019, Fukuoka, Japan IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------------- Regular Paper Submission Due: Mar. 20, 2019 Wksp/SS/Poster Paper Due: April 20, 2019 Authors Notification: May 25, 2019 Camera-ready Submission: June 20, 2019 SCOPE AND TRACKS ---------------------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Regular Tracks (6-8 pages) Track 1: Cyberspace Theory & Technology - Cyberspace Property, Structure & Models - Cyber Pattern, Evolution, Ecology & Science - SDN/SDS, 5G/6G, Vehicle & Novel Network - Cloud, Fog, Edge & Green Computing - Big Data Analytics, Technology & Service - Infrastructures for Smart City/Country Track 2: Cyber Security, Privacy & Trust - Cyber Security, Safety & Resilience - Cyber Crime, Fraud, Abuse & Forensics - Cyber Attack, Terrorism, Warfare & Defense - Cyber Privacy, Trust & Insurance - Blockchain, DLT Techniques & Applications - Post-quantum Cryptography Track 3: Cyber Physical Computing & Systems - Cyber Physical Systems & Interfaces - Cyber Physical Dynamics & Disaster Relief - Cyber Manufacturing & Control - Embedded Systems & Software - Autonomous Robots & Vehicles - Internet of Things (IoT) & Smart Systems Track 4: Cyber Social Computing & Networks - Social Networking & Computing - Computational Social Science - Crowd Sourcing, Sensing & Computing - Cyber Culture, Relation, Creation & Art - Cyber Social Right, Policy, Laws & Ethics - Cyber Learning, Economics & Politics Track 5: Cyber Intelligence & Cognitive Science - Cyber/Digital Brain & Artificial Intelligence - Hybrid & Hyper-connected Intelligence - Affective/Mind Cognition & Computing - Brain/Mind Machine Interface - Intelligent Multimedia Technology - Intelligent Object, Environment & Service Track 6: Cyber Life & Wellbeing - Cyber Life & Human Centric Computing - Cyber Medicine, Healthcare & Psychology - Cyborg/Wearable/Implantable Technology - Human/Animal Behavior Recognition - Personal Big Data & Personality Computing - Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality Work-in-Progress (WiP) and Poster Tracks IEEE CyberSciTech 2019 welcomes submissions of Work-in-Progress (WiP) and Poster papers describing on-going research progress. We welcome submissions within the scope of regular tracks CO-LOCATED WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ---------------------------------- The 4th International Workshop on Emerging Dependable Computing System Technologies and Applications (EDCSTA) The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Healthcare with Intelligent Sensing, System, and Data (HISSD) The 1st IEEE International Workshop on AI and Blockchain Systems The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Big Data Analytics for Cyber Security and Defence The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Advances and Trends on Deep Learning for Internet of Things (DL-IoT) Special Session on Cyber Social Computing and Cyber-Enabled Applications Special Session on Computing and Applications for Cyber Internet of Things SPECIAL ISSUES ---------------------------------- IEEE Access, Topic: "Deep Learning: Security and Forensics Research Advances and Challenges" IEEE CyberSciTech2019 CALLS ---------------------------------- For original papers in: * Regular Tracks: 6-8 pages * WiP/Workshop/Special Session Tracks: 4-6 pages * Poster Track: 2 pages * All accepted conference (regular, WiP, poster), workshop, and special session papers will be published by IEEE in Conference Proceedings (IEEE-DL and EI indexed). Selected high quality papers will be recommended to prestige journal special issues. For Workshop and Special Session Proposals. Please submitted your proposals to cyberscitechcongress(a)gmail.com. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ---------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit their original work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Regular, Work-in-Progress (WiP), Workshop/Special Session, Poster papers all need to be in IEEE CS format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html) and via EDAS https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25734. CO-LOCATED CONFERENCES ---------------------------------- * The 17th IEEE International Conf. on Pervasive Intelligence & Computing (PICom 2019) * The 17th IEEE International Conf. on Dependable, Autonomic & Secure Comp (DASC 2019) * The 5th IEEE Int'l Conf. on Cloud and Big Data Computing (CBDCom 2019)

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Submission Deadline extended to: March 3, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES March 3, 2019: Deadline for paper submission March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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CfP: Biologically Inspired Parallel and Distributed Computing, Algorithms and Solutions (BICAS 2019)
by Miguel Ángel Martínez del Amor 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

========================================================================= CALL FOR PAPERS Special Session on Biologically Inspired Parallel and Distributed Computing, Algorithms and Solutions (BICAS 2019) As part of The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019) Dublin, Ireland, July 15-19, 2019 http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session03-bicas http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info ========================================================================= Background ---------- Biology has served as inspiration for Computer Science in recent years, given that biological systems tend to be adaptive, reactive, and distributed. Thus, bio-inspired computing is a multi-disciplinary field devoted to studying complex problems using computational methods modeled after design principles encountered in nature. This way, novel and unconventional solutions are accomplished to tackle current challenges in science. This session aims at examining different solutions to complex problems using nature inspired approaches, and their interplay with cutting-edge technology in High Performance Computing. We invite researchers and scientists in this area to participate and contribute to this event and we welcome their works. Important Dates --------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------- Paper Submissions: February 28, 2019 Notification of acceptance: March 22, 2019 Camera-ready papers due: April 19, 2019 Conference date: July 15-19, 2019 ----------------------------- ---------------------- Please submit papers using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bicas2019 For more information please consult the BICAS2019 and HPCS2019 webpages: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session03-bicas http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info Topics of Interest ------------------ Topics of interest to BICAS2019 include but are not limited to: - Biological systems, computing and informatics - Bio-inspired Hardware, Software and Design - Bio-inspired Parallel and distributed algorithms - Artificial life/intelligence, complex systems and complex networks - Self-Organization, Evolution and Adaptation - Natural parallelism and concurrency in computing - Biologically inspired distributed systems and networks - Bio-inspired modeling of real-life phenomena and its simulation - Swarm Intelligence - Cellular Automata - Genetic programming and evolutionary algorithms - Neurocomputing, artificial intelligence and machine learning - Artificial Neural Networks and Systems, Deep Learning - Collective behavior and swarm intelligence - Communication and multi-agent simulation - Membrane Computing - DNA Computation - Quantum Computation - Immunocomputing and Computing Inoculation - Amorphous Computing - Biological Fault Tolerance - Bio-inspired applications and case studies Publishing ---------- Paper Submissions Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters will also be considered Publication Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. Special issue Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. Organization ------------ Special Session Organizers - Miguel Á. Martínez del Amor, University of Seville, Seville, Spain - Agustín Riscos Núñez, University of Seville, Seville, Spain - Mario J. Pérez Jiménez, University of Seville, Seville, Spain - Francis G. Cabarle, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines - Henry N. Adorna, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines International Program Committee - Rene Batac, National Institute of Physics, Quezon City, The Philippines - Miguel Cardenas Montes, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain - Anne C. Elster, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway - Manuel García-Quismondo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA - Juan A. Gómez Pulido, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain - José L. Guisado, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain - Pauline C. Haddow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway - Richelle A.B. Juayong, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, The Philippines - Bosheng Song, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China - Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain - Jianhua Xiao, Nankai University, Nankai, China - Jan M. Yap, Philippine Genome Center, Quezon City, The Philippines - Xiangxiang Zeng, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

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CfP HPC Virtualization-Containers: VHPC ‘19 Workshop Paper Submission due April 19, 2019
by Michael Alexander 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Papers ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS 14th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC '19) held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance, June 16-20, 2019, Frankfurt, Germany. (Springer LNCS Proceedings) ==================================================================== Date: June 20, 2019 Workshop URL: http://vhpc.org Paper Submission Deadline: April 19, 2019 Springer LNCS, rolling abstract submission Abstract/Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Call for Papers Containers and virtualization technologies constitute key enabling factors for flexible resource management in modern data centers, and particularly in cloud environments. Cloud providers need to manage complex infrastructures in a seamless fashion to support the highly dynamic and heterogeneous workloads and hosted applications customers deploy. Similarly, HPC environments have been increasingly adopting techniques that enable flexible management of vast computing and networking resources, close to marginal provisioning cost, which is unprecedented in the history of scientific and commercial computing. Various virtualization-containerization technologies contribute to the overall picture in different ways: machine virtualization, with its capability to enable consolidation of multiple underutilized servers with heterogeneous software and operating systems (OSes), and its capability to live-migrate a fully operating virtual machine (VM) with a very short downtime, enables novel and dynamic ways to manage physical servers; OS-level virtualization (i.e., containerization), with its capability to isolate multiple user-space environments and to allow for their coexistence within the same OS kernel, promises to provide many of the advantages of machine virtualization with high levels of responsiveness and performance; lastly, unikernels provide for many virtualization benefits with a minimized OS/library surface. I/O Virtualization in turn allows physical network interfaces to take traffic from multiple VMs or containers; network virtualization, with its capability to create logical network overlays that are independent of the underlying physical topology is furthermore enabling virtualization of HPC infrastructures. Publication Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS proceedings volume. Topics of Interest The VHPC program committee solicits original, high-quality submissions related to virtualization across the entire software stack with a special focus on the intersection of HPC, containers-virtualization and the cloud. Major Topics: - HPC on Containers and VMs - Containerized applications with OS-level virtualization - Lightweight applications with Unikernels - HP-as-a-Service each major topic encompassing design/architecture, management, performance management, modeling and configuration/tooling: Design / Architecture: - Containers and OS-level virtualization (LXC, Docker, rkt, Singularity, Shifter, i.a.) - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Hypervisor extensions to mitigate side-channel attacks ([micro-]architectural timing attacks, privilege escalation) - VM & Container trust and security models - Multi-environment coupling, system software supporting in-situ analysis with HPC simulation - Cloud reliability, fault-tolerance and high-availability - Energy-efficient and power-aware virtualization - Containers inside VMs with hypervisor isolation - Virtualization support for emerging memory technologies - Lightweight/specialized operating systems in conjunction with virtual machines - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Novel unikernels and use cases for virtualized HPC environments - ARM-based hypervisors, ARM virtualization extensions Management: - Container and VM management for HPC and cloud environments - HPC services integration, services to support HPC - Service and on-demand scheduling & resource management - Dedicated workload management with VMs or containers - Workflow coupling with VMs and containers - Unikernel, lightweight VM application management - Environments and tools for operating containerized environments (batch, orchestration) - Novel models for non-HPC workload provisioning on HPC resources Performance Measurements and Modeling: - Performance improvements for or driven by unikernels - Optimizations of virtual machine monitor platforms and hypervisors - Scalability analysis of VMs and/or containers at large scale - Performance measurement, modeling and monitoring of virtualized/cloud workloads - Virtualization in supercomputing environments, HPC clusters, HPC in the cloud Configuration / Tooling: - Tool support for unikernels: configuration/build environments, debuggers, profilers - Job scheduling/control/policy and container placement in virtualized environments - Operating MPI in containers/VMs and Unikernels - Software defined networks and network virtualization - GPU virtualization operationalization The Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC) aims to bring together researchers and industrial practitioners facing the challenges posed by virtualization in order to foster discussion, collaboration, mutual exchange of knowledge and experience, enabling research to ultimately provide novel solutions for virtualized computing systems of tomorrow. The workshop will be one day in length, composed of 20 min paper presentations, each followed by 10 min discussion sections, plus lightning talks that are limited to 5 minutes. Presentations may be accompanied by interactive demonstrations. Important Dates Apr 19th, 2019 - Abstract (extended), Paper submission deadline (Springer LNCS) May 3, 2019 - Acceptance notification June 20th, 2019 - Workshop Day July 10th, 2019 - Camera-ready version due Chair Michael Alexander (chair), University of Vienna, Austria Anastassios Nanos (co-chair), SunLight.io, UK Andrew Younge (co-chair), Sandia National Laboratories Program committee Stergios Anastasiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece Jakob Blomer, CERN, Europe Eduardo César, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Taylor Childers, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Stephen Crago, USC ISI, USA Tommaso Cucinotta, St. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy Christoffer Dall, Columbia University, USA Patrick Dreher, MIT, USA Kyle Hale, Northwestern University, USA Bob Killen, University of Michigan, USA Brian Kocoloski, Washington University, USA John Lange, University of Pittsburgh, USA Giuseppe Lettieri, University of Pisa, Italy Qing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Nikos Parlavantzas, IRISA, France Kevin Pedretti, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Amer Qouneh, Western New England University, USA Carlos Reaño, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Borja Sotomayor, University of Chicago, USA Jonathan Sparks, Cray, USA Joe Stubbs, Texas Advanced Computing Center, USA Anata Tiwari, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA Kurt Tutschku, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden John Walters, USC ISI, USA Yasuhiro Watashiba, Osaka University, Japan Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan Na Zhang, VMware, USA Paper Submission-Publication Papers submitted to the workshop will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee and external reviewers. Submissions should include abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author, and must not exceed 10 pages, including tables and figures at a main font size no smaller than 11 point. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS volume. The format must be according to the Springer LNCS Style. Initial submissions are in PDF; authors of accepted papers will be requested to provide source files. Format Guidelines: ftp://ftp.springernature.com/cs-proceeding/llncs/llncs2e.zip Abstract, Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Lightning Talks Lightning Talks are non-paper track, synoptical in nature and are strictly limited to 5 minutes. They can be used to gain early feedback on ongoing research, for demonstrations, to present research results, early research ideas, perspectives and positions of interest to the community. Submit abstract via the main submission link. General Information The workshop is one day in length and will be held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance (ISC) 2019, June 16-20, Frankfurt, Germany.

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The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final submission Deadline: February 17, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES February 17, 2019: Deadline for paper submission March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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Fwd: 1st International Conference and 1st International Course on Orthogonal Polynomials: March 5th--7th, 2019 in Association with CIMPA, France
by Anubhav Saxena 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Subject: 1st International Conference and 1st International Course on Orthogonal Polynomials: March 5th--7th, 2019 in Association with CIMPA, France Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings !!! We are pleased to inform you that Anand International College of Engineering is organizing *1st International Conference on "Orthogonal Polynomials, Special Functions and Computer Algebra: Applications in Engineering”* in association with CIMPA, France during March 5th - 7th, 2019 along with *1st International course on "Orthogonal Plynomails:from one to several variables"* in association with CIMPA during march 5-7,2019. The objective and details of conference and course are as follows: *The main objective of the conference is to provide a forum for mathematicians, physicists, computational scientists, engineers & technocrats to communicate recent research results in the areas of orthogonal polynomials, special functions and computer algebra with their applications in engineering. This conference promotes basic research in orthogonal polynomials and special functions, as well as applications of this area in other parts of mathematics, science, engineering, technology and industry. It encourages and supports the exchange of information, ideas, and techniques between researchers in this field and other mathematicians and scientists too.* We are glad to invite the authors to submit their full length papers directly to the* “opsfca2019(a)gmail.com <opsfca2019(a)gmail.com>”.* The selected papers will be published in special issue of the following Journals: *1) Communications, Ser. A1: Math. and Stat.* *2) Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences* *The main objective of the course is to provide a forum for mathematicians, physicists, and computational scientists to communicate recent research results in the areas of orthogonal polynomials and special functions . These play an essential role in analytical and computational investigations in applied mathematics as well as in engineering. This course promotes basic research in orthogonal polynomials and special functions, as well as applications of this subject in other parts of mathematics, and in science and industry. It encourages and supports the exchange of information, ideas, and techniques between workers in this field and other mathematicians and scientists. * *The course will start in morning hours followed by the conference activities.* *So you can participate in both the activities simultaneously without any clashing.* We would like to request you to kindly participate in the course as well as in the conference and promote it among your faculty colleagues, students and researchers to the maximum possible extent for success of the event. The detailed brochure is attached here for your reference. Thanking you, *Prof. Praveen Agarwal* Convener *Feel free to contact us:* *Mr. Pawan Sharma* *Coordinator* Email Id: *opsfca2019(a)gmail.com* <opsfca2019(a)gmail.com> (M): +91-9983630962 *Mr. **Anubhav Saxena* *Accomodation & Travel **Coordinator* Email Id: *anubhav.saxena(a)anandice.ac.in* <anubhav.saxena(a)anandice.ac.in> (M): +91-8949196927

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Call for papers: Compiler Architecture, Design and Optimization (CADO 2019)
by Aravind SUKUMARAN RAJAM 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

CALL FOR FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTER PAPERS, OR POSTERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Second Special Session on Compiler Architecture, Design and Optimization (CADO 2019) http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session04-cado July 15 – 19, 2019, Dublin, Ireland We invite you to submit original, unpublished research works related to compiler architecture, design and optimization of high performance computing systems to CADO. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Compiler abstraction and intermediate representations • Integration of language features, representations, optimizations, and runtime support for parallelism • Auto-parallelization • Binary translation • Compiler-support for parallelism mapping, thread extraction, task scheduling, speculation, transaction, memory management, data distribution and synchronization • Compiler support for multi-core architectures, GPUs, CGRAs, FPGAs, and accelerators • Interpretation techniques, including program representation, analysis, and transformation; • Code generation, optimization, synthesis and verification • Run-time techniques and just-in-time compilation • Platforms, tools, debuggers, and profilers • Domain specific languages and frameworks (machine learning, scientific computing, data science, ...) • Domain specific techniques (e.g., mobile environments, embedded systems, ...) • Distributed computing and communication avoiding algorithms Important dates: ---------------- Paper submission deadline: ........................... 28 February, 2019 Acceptance notification: ............................. 22 March, 2019 Camera ready papers and registration due by: ......... 19 April, 2019 Conference dates: .................................... 15-19 July, 2019 Proceedings: ------------ Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. We plan to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (pending) as in previous years. Selected papers will be further considered for possible publication in special issues in reputable ranked international journals. More information (conference policies, paper submission information, program pommittee) is available on the dedicated web page: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session04-cado Program committee: ------------------ Rosa M. Badia, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain Denis Barthou, University of Bordeaux, France Cédric Bastoul, University of Strasbourg, France Michael Klemm, Intel, Germany Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA Tze Meng Low, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Benoît Meister, Reservoir Labs, New York, USA Louis-Noël Pouchet, Colorado State University, USA Fabrice Rastello, Inria Grenoble, France Mahesh Ravishankar, NVIDIA, USA Erven Rohou, INRIA Rennes, France P Sadayappan, Ohio State University, USA Regards, Philippe Clauss (philippe.clauss(a)inria.fr) INRIA/University of Strasbourg Aravind Sukumaran-Rajam (sukumaranrajam.1(a)osu.edu) Ohio State University Organizers of CADO 2019

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[Call for chapter] Book: Incompleteness in Information
by Maria Vanina Martinez 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

============================================================ ================================================================ Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message ============================================================ ================================================================ Incompleteness in Information John Grant and Maria Vanina Martinez (Eds) ============================================================ ================================================================ After the successful completion and publication of our book "Measuring Inconsistency in Information" last year, we are now ready to start another book project. We plan to edit a book "Incompleteness in Information" and are looking for prospective chapter authors and reviewers. The dual concepts of incompleteness and inconsistency were introduced in the early 1970s by John Grant. While there was little research on inconsistency in information for several decades, incompleteness became important within a few years on account of the null value problem in relational databases for which John showed that Codd's 3-valued logic approach , later adopted for SQL, did not always give the correct answer. So research on incompleteness has been going on for nearly 50 years. We would like to put together a book that covers the past, present, and future of incompleteness. So we are interested in survey chapters of past work on incompleteness, research chapters of up-to-date issues in this area and would like a chapter that concentrates on research issues for the future. We are interpreting incompleteness in a fairly broad sense for databases and AI including games, for instance. However, we are excluding incompleteness in the sense of statistical, probabilistic, and fuzzy data. If you (or someone you know) may be interested in this project in any way such as writing a chapter, or reviewing, or if you have any suggestions or advice please write to either grant(a)cs.umd.edu (John Grant) or mvmartinez(a)dc.uba.ar (Maria Vanina Martinez). Tentative Schedule: Chapters Due: Oct 31, 2019 Acceptance and Reviews: Jan 31, 2020 Final Version: March 31, 2020 Publication: May 2020

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Special Session on HPC in Modelling and Simulation at NUMTA 2019 - Crotone, Calabria, Italy
by William Spataro 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

*** sorry for cross postings *** NUMTA Special Session on High Performance Computing in Modelling and Simulation (NUMTA2019-HPCMS) TH Le Castella Village Le Castella - Isola Capo Rizzuto Crotone, Italy DEADLINE for One-page Abstract submission: March 18, 2019 CFP Model development for the simulation of the evolution of artificial and natural systems is essential for the advancement of Science. The increasing power of computers has allowed to considerably extend the application of computing methodologies in research and industry, but also to the quantitative study of complex phenomena. This has permitted a broad application of numerical methods for differential equation systems (e.g., FEM, FDM, etc.) on one hand, and the application of alternative computational paradigms, such as Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence, etc., on the other. These latter have demonstrated their effectiveness for modelling purposes when traditional simulation methodologies have proven to be impracticable. An important mission of the HPCMS Special Session within the NUMTA 2019 3rd International Conference and Summer School is to provide a platform for a multidisciplinary community composed of scholars, researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and experts from world leading Universities, Institutions, Agencies and Companies in Computational Science, and thus in the High Performance Computing for Modelling and Simulation field. The session intent is to offer an opportunity to express and confront views on trends, challenges, and state-of-the art in diverse application fields, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, hydrology, medicine, ecology, traffic control, economy, etc. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - High-performance computing in computational science: intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research applications - Complex systems modelling and simulation - Cellular Automata, Genetic Algorithms, Neural networks, Swarm Intelligence implementations - Integrated approach to optimization and simulation - MPI, OpenMP, GPGPU applications in Computational Science - Optimization algorithms, modelling techniques related to optimization in Computational Science - High-performance Software developed to solve science (e.g., biological, physical, earth science and social), engineering, medicine, and humanities problems - Hardware approaches of high performance computing in modeling and simulation Submission One-page abstract should be submitted before March 18, 2019 EasyChair system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=numta2019 (please follow the EasyChair hints for the HPCMS session to correctly prepare and submit your abstract). The authors are also invited to contact the organizers of the special session (William Spataro spataro(a)unical.it) before submitting their abstract (please include "HPCMS – NUMTA abstract submission" in the email subject header). In case of acceptance, the authors can submit their full papers (end of May) as reported on the NUMTA main web page (http://si.dimes.unical.it/~yaro/numta2019/index.php) More information about the HPCMS Workshop and the general NUMTA 2019 conference can be found at: http://si.dimes.unical.it/~yaro/numta2019/index.php Organizers William Spataro - University of Calabria (Italy) Donato D’Ambrosio - University of Calabria (Italy) Rocco Rongo - University of Calabria (Italy) Andrea Giordano - ICAR-CNR (Italy) Scientific Committee Angelos Amanatiadis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Donato D'Ambrosio, University of Calabria, Italy Pawel Topa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Gianluigi Folino, ICAR-CNR, Italy Lou D'Alotto, York College/CUNY, New York, USA Antonios Gasteratos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Ioakeim Georgoudas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Marco Beccutti, University of Torino, Italy Rolf Hoffmann, Darmstadt University, Germany Ioannis Karafyllidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Yaroslav Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Antisthenis Tsompanas, University of the West of England, UK Rocco Rongo, University of Calabria, Italy Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece William Spataro, University of Calabria, Italy Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari, Italy Marco Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Davide Spataro, ASML, The Netherlands Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy Andrea Giordano, ICAR-CNR, Italy Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Gihan R. Mudalige, University of Warwick, UK Alessio De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy -- °-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-° William Spataro Department of Mathematics & Computer Science High Performance Computing Center University of Calabria I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy Phone(s) : +39.0984.49.3691 / 4875 / 6464 Fax : +39.0984.493570 Member of the OpenCAL Team (https://github.com/OpenCALTeam) Web: www.mat.unical.it/spataro Email: spataro(a)unical.it -°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°-°

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CFP for Special Session on Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation (VIRT2019)
by Uday Kurkure 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/2-conference/special-sessions/session01-virt *The Second Special Session on **Virtualization in High Performance Computing and Simulation* *(VIRT 2019)* *CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION* *As part of* *The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019)* *http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/> or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 <http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19>* *15 - 19 July 2019* *Dublin, Ireland* *Paper Submission Deadline: 03 March 2019* *Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters* *PURPOSE and SCOPE* Virtualization has become the foundation of cloud computing. The scale of cloud computing data centers is similar to the supercomputers used in High Performance Computing. Both involve millions of CPU cores, tens of thousands of accelerators like GPUs, FPGAs connected by high speed interconnects and different connection topologies. Studies have shown that the GPU utilization in HPC is often at 50%. Virtualization can be the key to increasing resource utilization and managing massive infrastructures efficiently. GPU vendors have introduced virtualized versions of GPUs. FPGAs are being deployed in virtual infrastructure. These and other developments in the field, along with future exascale systems, will provide increasing degree of virtualization within the systems. The goal of this session is to be an opportunity to discuss and exchange research on the different virtualization technologies and how they can be efficiently applied in High Performance Computing. Theoretical research, engineering solutions dealing with practical tradeoffs, and complex system implementation papers are welcomed. *The VIRT topics include (but are not limited to) the following: * - *Virtualization in HPC* o Energy efficient solutions for HPC applications in the cloud environment o High-availability based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Fault tolerance mechanisms based on system-level virtualization mechanisms for HPC o Performance and evaluation of diverse HPC workloads in virtualization environment o Security Isolation, Resource Isolation and Data Isolation in Virtualized HPC o Flexibility and Ease of system administration and management for virtualized environments for HPCo Running diverse workloadso Running heterogeneous Operating Systemso Live Migration and Suspend/Resume of VMs to improve resource utilization and avoid downtimeo Scheduling of resources and Workloads o Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) o Hypervisors and other virtualization solutions tailored for HPC systems o Big Data and Analytics in Virtualized Environments o Enterprise High Performance Computing in Virtualized Environments - *Accelerators in Virtualized HPC Environments:* o Virtualized GPUs § Scheduling of Virtual GPUs o Using FPGAs in Virtualization Stack § Dynamic Reconfiguration of FPGAs - * IO Virtualization* o Network Virtualization o SR-IOV o Software Defined Networking (SDN) o Storage Virtualization o RDMA and vRDMA - *Containers in HPC* o Isolation of Multiple User-Spaces o Running containers in Virtual Machines - *Tools* o Virtualization solutions for dealing with heterogeneity in HPC environments o Compilers for heterogenous architectures involving GPUS, FPGAs, multi-core CPUs o Operating system support for virtualization in HPC systems o Debugging and/or profiling in virtual environments - *Algorithms* o Distributed Resource Scheduling o Distributed Computing - *AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning*o Virtualization of Deep Learning Workloads o Deep Learning in HPC Simulations o Resource Allocation Using Machine Learning o Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation o Machine Learning to build tools for measurement & calibration - *Virtualization in Simulation* *INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS* You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to *virtualization in high performance computing and simulation*. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a completed online web based form (can also include a cover page) with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the special session paper submission site at https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/VIRT2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. *Conference Policies* Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and soundness, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the special session as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. Contents of manuscripts submitted to the tracks program committees shall be regarded as privileged as well and handled in the same manner and standards. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/authors-info> and Registration Info <http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/6-participants/registration-info> pages. *Proceedings* Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. *SPECIAL ISSUE* Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the special session, please contact the special session organizers. *IMPORTANT DATES* *Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- 03 March 2019* *Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 22 March 2019* *Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ----------- 19 April 2019* *Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019* *SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS* *Uday Kurkure* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1179 Fax: +1 650- Email: uday(a)alumni.stanford.edu *Hari Sivaraman * VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-3681 Fax: +1 650- Email: hsivaraman(a)vmware.com *Lan Vu* VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Phone: +1 650-427-1327 Fax: +1 650- Email: lanv(a)vmware.com International Program Committee*: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the special session technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings. - *Cristina Boeres,* Fluminense Federal University, Brazil - *Isaac Gelado,* Nvidia Corp., Santa Clara, California, USA - *Kyle Hale,* Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA - *Brian Kocoloski*, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA - *Xiaoyi Lu,* The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio, USA - *Carlo Reano,* Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Federico Silla,* University of Valencia, Spain - *Alex Sim,* Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA - Blesson Varghese, Queen's University Belfast, U.K. - *Andrew Younge*, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - *Dong Ping Zhang, *AMD Inc., San Jose, California, USA - *Na Zhang, *VMware Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the Conference's organizers.

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Special Issue "Parallel String Matching Algorithms and Applications"
by Panagiotis Michailidis 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Special Issue "Parallel String Matching Algorithms and Applications" A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893). Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2019 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/parallel_string_matc… Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, We are glad to announce the upcoming Special Issue dedicated to parallel string-matching algorithms and applications. With the recent advances in big text data processing and applications, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive view of the efficient design and implementation of string-matching algorithms for parallel and distributed computing environments (such as multicores, manycores, clusters, CPU/GPUs, grids, p2p, and clouds). We invite researchers and professionals to submit theoretical or practical contributions that aim to present ideas, techniques, and results of parallel computing in all aspects of string matching and related applications (exact/approximate string matching, single/multiple string matching, 2D string matching, and compressed string processing). Manuscripts that focus on research of sequential string-matching algorithms are welcome. Both original research and comprehensive review/survey papers are also welcome. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas: - String matching algorithms (exact/approximate, single/mutiple, two-dimensional, text compression, etc.); - Parallel string-matching algorithms using OpenMP and/or MPI; - Parallel string-matching algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators; - Parallel string-matching applications exploiting FPGA; - Distributed string matching algorithms; - Performance study and analysis of large-scale string-matching applications; - Libraries for string matching on parallel platforms; - Applications of string matching in natural language processing, computational linguistics, information retrieval, text/opinion mining, text plagiarism, sentiment analysis, bioinformatics, computational biology, intrusion detection, security, etc. Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering <https://www.mdpi.com/user/register/> and logging in to this website <https://www.mdpi.com/user/login/>. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form <https://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=algorithms>. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/instructions> page. *Algorithms* <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/> is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/instructions> page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) <https://www.mdpi.com/about/apc/> for publication in this open access <https://www.mdpi.com/about/openaccess/> journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service <https://www.mdpi.com/authors/english> prior to publication or during author revisions. Special Issue Editors Guest Editors Prof. Dr. Panagiotis D. Michailidis Prof. Dr. Konstantinos G. Margaritis University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Str., 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece

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CFP - Workshop on Machine Learning for Cybersecurity (MaL2CSec) - Deadline March 31, 2019
by Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MaL2CSec: Workshop on Machine Learning for Cybersecurity KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden, June 20, 2019 https://mal2csec.ucm.es ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference website https://mal2csec.ucm.es Submission link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mal2csec Abstract registration deadline March 31, 2019 Submission deadline March 31, 2019 Topics: This workshop aims at providing a forum for people from academia and industry to communicate their latest results on theoretical advances, industrial case studies, that combines machine learning techniques such as reinforcement learning, adversarial machine learning, and deep learning with significant problems in cybersecurity. Research papers can be focused on offensive and defensive applications of machine learning to security. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: - Adversarial training and defensive distillation - Attacks against machine learning - Black-box attacks against machine learning - Challenges of machine learning for cyber security - Ethics of machine learning for cyber security applications - Generative adversarial models - Graph representation learning - Machine learning forensics - Machine learning threat intelligence - Malware detection - Neural graph learning - One-shot learning; continuous learning - Scalable machine learning for cyber security - Steganography and steganalysis based on machine learning techniques - Strength and shortcomings of machine learning for cyber-security This topic list is not meant to be exhaustive. Papers that are considered out of scope may be rejected without full review. We encourage submissions that are "far-reaching" and "risky." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE = UTC-12h) ( https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe) Research Papers Pre-registration of abstract March 31, 2019 Submission deadline March 31, 2019 Notification April 27, 2019 Camera ready deadline May 12, 2019 Workshop June 20, 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions for Paper Submissions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All submissions must be original work. Plagiarism (whether of others or self) will be grounds for rejection. The submitter must clearly document any overlap with previously published or simultaneously submitted papers from any of the authors. Failure to point out and explain overlap will be grounds for rejection. Simultaneous submission of the same paper to another venue with proceedings or a journal is not allowed and will be grounds for automatic rejection. Submitting multiple distinct papers is of course allowed. MaL2CSec 2019 includes an author response period, which gives authors the chance to comment on reviews their papers received. Papers may not be withdrawn between the start of the author response period and acceptance notification. Contact the program committee chairs if there are questions about this policy. Anonymous Submission ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papers must be submitted in a form suitable for anonymous review: no author names or affiliations may appear on the title page, and papers should avoid revealing their identity in the text. When referring to your previous work, do so in the third person, as though it were written by someone else. Only blind the reference itself in the (unusual) case that a third-person reference is infeasible. Contact the program chairs if you have any questions. Papers that are not properly anonymized may be rejected without review. Page Limit and Formatting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papers must not exceed 10 pages total (including the references and appendices). Papers must be typeset in LaTeX in A4 format (not "US Letter") using the IEEE conference proceeding template with the appropriate options [LaTeX template, Template instructions, IEEE Template Repository]. Failure to adhere to the page limit and formatting requirements can be grounds for rejection. Submission ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions must be in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Authors should pay special attention to unusual fonts, images, and figures that might create problems for reviewers. Your document should render correctly in Adobe Reader XI and when printed in black and white. Conference Submission Server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papers must be submitted using Easychair platform ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mal2csec) and submissions may be updated at any time until the deadline for submissions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luis Javier García Villalba, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Julio César Hernández Castro, University of Kent, United Kingdom Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Program Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Claudia Jacy Barenco Abbas, University of Brasilia, Brazil Michael Brengel, Center for Information Security (CISPA), Germany Manuela Cabral, Policia Judiciaria - Ministerio da Justiça, Portugal Michele Carminati, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Andrés Caro, Uniersidad de Extremadura, Spain Steven de Muler, Belgian Federal Police, Belgium Robson de Oliveira Albuquerque, University of Brasilia, Brazil Rafael Timoteo de Sousa Junior, University of Brasilia, Brazil Jesús E. Díaz Verdejo, Universidad de Granada, Spain Francesca Ferrero, Research Centre on Security and Crime (RISSC), Italy Rachel Finn, Trilateral Research, UK Luis Javier García, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Alejandro González, Spanish National Police, Spain Julio Hernandez-Castro, University of Kent, UK Eli Hoyberghs, Belgian Federal Police, Belgium Darren Hurley-Smith, University of Kent, UK Sonia Jimenez, Spanish National Police, Spain Holger Nitsch, College of the Bavarian Police - Germany Mario Polino, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Sarina Ronert, College of the Bavarian Police, Germany Christian Rossow, Center for Information Security (CISPA), Germany Ana Lucila Sandoval, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Berta Santos, Policia Judiciaria - Ministerio da Justiça, Portugal Tom Sloan, University of Kent, UK Stefano Zanero, Politecnico di Milano, Italy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Workshop on Machine Learning for Cybersecurity (MaL2CSec) will be co-located with the 4th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P 2019) and it will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on June 20, 2019. Please consult the Euro S&P website for more details. Our schedule will be made available closer to the date of the event. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our organizing committee: Luis Javier García Villalba (javiergv(a)fdi.ucm.es) Julio Hernández-Castro (J.C.Hernandez-Castro(a)kent.ac.uk) or Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco (asandoval(a)fdi.ucm.es)

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CPS&IoT'2019 - the 2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things: Call for Participation
by Jozwiak, L. 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Dear Colleagues, You are encouraged to participate in a very special event: the 2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things - CPS&IoT’2019 that will be held in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2019. The CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School is prepared in collaboration with Euromicro, IEEE and MANT, and is possible thanks to involvement of many outstanding researchers and developers from numerous European projects and countries. A distinguishing feature of the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School is that its lectures, demonstrations, and practical hands-on sessions: - are based on results from numerous currently running or recently finished European R&D projects in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet-of-Things (IoT), as: MegaM@RT, FitOptiVis, oCPS, MNEMOSENE, AQUAS, ENABLE-S3, Almarvi, ASAM, ASSUME, BrainWave, rCPS2/3, ARM, SAFEPOWER and several others, and - will be given by top specialists in particular CPS and IoT fields form European industry and academia, and will deliver very fresh advanced knowledge. The School gives a unique opportunity: - to interact with outstanding specialists in the CPS and IoT area, and - to get acquainted with huge opportunities and impact of CPS and IoT, serious issues and challenges of their development, as well as, newest concepts, advanced knowledge and modern design tools created in numerous ongoing and recently finished European R&D projects in CPS and IoT. The CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School aims at serving the following main purposes: - advanced training of industrial and academic researchers, developers, engineers, decision-makers and managers; academic teachers, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students; entrepreneurs, investors, research funding agents, and policy makers; and other participants who want to learn about CPS and IoT engineering; - dissemination and exchange of advanced knowledge and project results from numerous European R&D projects in CPS and IoT; - facilitation of international contacts and collaboration among the Summer School participants. More information on the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School can be found in the Call for Participation attached to this e-mail and on the CPS&IoT’2019 web-page: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/cps-iot. Only a limited number of participants will be admitted. Register as soon as possible. Reduced participation fee of only 400 EUR for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, and 500 EUR for general public is till 10.04.2019. To register please fill and send us the On-line Registration Form included on the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School web-page: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/cps-iot. Upon registration you will receive the Fee Payment Instruction. In case of any problem or question related to the registration or fee payment please do not hesitate to contact Radovan Stojanović (stox(a)ac.me<mailto:stox@ac.me>). In case of questions related to the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School program please contact Lech Jóźwiak (L.Jozwiak(a)tue.nl<mailto:L.Jozwiak@tue.nl>). The CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School is collocated with ECYPS 2019 – 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and MECO 2019 – 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2019: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en. The Summer School participants are entitled to free participation in ECYPS 2019 and MECO 2019 sessions, and are encouraged to submit their papers to ECYPS 2019 and MECO 2019. Please distribute this Call for Participation in the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School within your project consortia and among your colleagues. Best regards, Lech Jóźwiak Program Chairman of the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands and Radovan Stojanović Organizing Chairman of the CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School University of Montenegro, Montenegro

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[simu-conf] CfP - SummerSim 2019 - Berlin
by vsim-conf＠sce.carleton.ca 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

# CALL FOR PAPERS 2019 Summer Simulation Conference July 22 - 24, 2019 | Technical University of Berlin | Berlin, Germany Deadline: March 4, 2019. Author notification: May 6, 2018 ## Aims and Scope: The 2019 Summer Simulation Conference (SummerSimí19) is one of the premier international conferences of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS). The conference focuses on modeling and simulation, tools, theory, methodologies and applications and provides a forum for the latest R&D results in academia and industry. It is a combination of the 51st Summer Computer Simulation (SCSC) and the 22nd International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS). This yearís theme is ìModeling and Simulation for Smart and Connected Worldî. We encourage you to take this opportunity to contribute with papers, tutorials and workshops. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the conference, present their work to their peers, transfer copyright, and pay a conference registration fee at the time their camera-ready paper is submitted. Conference proceedings will be submitted to the ACM Digital Library, for archiving and indexed in DBLP and SCOPUS. (Some exceptions apply). More information: http://scs.org/summersim/ [apologies for duplicated postings – problems/issues: contact vsim-conf-owner(a)sce.carleton.ca]

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[simu-conf] Canada Research Chair, PhD and Postdoctoral positions at Carleton University
by vsim-conf＠sce.carleton.ca 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

The Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) invite applications from qualified candidates for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 appointment in the field of Systems Engineering of Autonomous Vehicles (Aerial, Ground, and Submarine) at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning on July 1, 2018. More details here: https://carleton.ca/provost/2018/canada-research-chair-tier-ii-mechanical-a… The successful candidate will have research strength in Systems Engineering, with application to the development and utilization of autonomous vehicles (aerial, ground or submarine). The selected candidate’s appointment will be conditional upon the candidate applying to and succeeding in being awarded a Tier-2 Canada Research Chair. The department of Systems and Computer Engineering is also offering numerous funded Postdoctoral and PhD positions in numerous areas, ranging from Software Engineering, Cyber-Physical Systems, Networking and Communication, Autonomous computing and AI. Numerous scholarships are available (in particular for Domestic students at the level of Masters or PhD). More information about the departments. Systems and Computer engineering: https://carleton.ca/sce/ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: https://carleton.ca/mae/ [apologies for duplicated postings – problems/issues: contact vsim-conf-owner(a)sce.carleton.ca]

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CFP SpaCCS 2019: 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (Jul. 14--17, 2019, Atlanta, USA)
by Jun Feng 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Dear Colleagues: [Apologies for multiple receptions of this CfP] Call For Papers of SpaCCS 2019 ============================================================================= 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage July 14-July 17, 2019 Georgia State University Atlanta, USA http://cse.stfx.ca/~cybermatics/2019/spaccs/ All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). Best Paper Awards will be presented to high quality papers. Selected papers, after further extensions and revisions, will be recommended to special issues of SCI and EI journals. 1. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Human-centered Computing in Cloud / Edge / Fog https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/human-centered-computing Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 2. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Multi-modal Sensor Data Fusion in Internet of Things https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/multi-modal-sensor Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 3. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications Special Issue: Advanced Technologies for Cyber Physical Systems Publisher: IET 4. IEEE Access Special Section on Deep Learning: Security and Forensics Research Advances and Challenges Publisher: IEEE, IF = 3.557 5. Transactions on Blockchain Technology and Applications http://vdlt.io/tIndex.html Special Issue: Advances in Blockchain and Internet-of-Things 6. Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed in 2019 7. Sensors Special Issue: IoT-Enabled Sensor Networks: Vision and Challenges https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/IoT_SensorNet Publisher: MDPI, IF = 2.475 8. Remote Sensing Special Issue: Intelligence Computing Paradigms with Remote Sensing Networks in Water Hydrology https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/water_Computation… Publisher: MDPI, IF = 3.406 * More special issues will be added later. ============================================================================= The 2019 International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (SpaCCS 2019) is the 12th event in the series of conferences which are devoted to security, privacy and anonymity in computation, communication and storage. SpaCCS is now recognized as the main regular event of the world that is covering many dimensions including security algorithms and architectures, privacy-aware policies, regulations and techniques, anonymous computation and communication, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial application systems for computation, communication and storage. As applications of computer systems and networks have permeated in every aspect of our daily life, the issues of security, privacy, and anonymity have become increasingly critical. The conference will provide a forum for the world-class researchers to gather and share their research achievements, emerging ideas and trends in the highly challenging research fields. ================== Topics of interest include, but are not limited to ================== Track 1: Security 1.1 Computation -Security Model and Architecture - Software and System Security - Secure computation - Security in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Artificial Intelligence - Secure Network Computing - Risk Analysis and Management 1.2 Communication - Network Security - Malware and Botnets - Intrusion Detection - Security in Web Services - Security in Mobile Social Networks - Security in Mobile and Wireless Communications - Fraud and Cyber- Crime 1.3 Storage - Access Control - Accounting and Audit - Applied Cryptography - Database Security - Authentication - Computer forensics - Data Protection and Data Integrity - Digital Content Protection and Digital Forensics - Information Hiding - Security in Big Data and its Applications Track 2: Privacy 2.1 Computation - Measuring and Quantifying Privacy - Privacy Modelling and Analysis - Software and System Privacy - Privacy-preserving Computing - Differential Privacy - Blockchain-based Computation - Privacy-enhanced Network Computing - Obfuscation-based Privacy - Cryptographic Tools - Building and Deploying Privacy-enhancing Systems - Reliability, Robustness, and Abuse Prevention in Privacy Systems 2.2 Communication - Privacy in Web Services - Privacy Metrics and Policies - Crowdsourcing for Privacy - Location and Mobility Privacy - Privacy in Cloud and Big Data Applications - Blockchain-based Communication - Quantum Communications - Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Devices - Privacy in Social Networks and Microblogging Systems - Privacy-enhanced Access Control, Authentication, and Identity Management 2.3 Storage - Data Protection Technologies - Privacy in Big Data and its Applications - Policy Languages and Tools for Privacy - Privacy and Human Rights - Blockchain-based Storage - Interdisciplinary Research Connecting Privacy to Other Fields - Privacy in Cloud Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Information Leakage, Data Correlation and Generic Attacks to Privacy - Privacy-Preserving Data Mining, Data Release and Publishing Track 3: Anonymity 3.1 Computation - Anonymous Data Mining and Data Sharing - Parallelism Exploitation Techniques for Anonymity - Anonymity in Big Data Analytics - Anonymous Management in Trust Relationships - Anonymous Video Analytics Technology - Anonymity Metrics, Measures and Evaluations - Anonymity Models, Hardware/Device of Anonymity 3.2 Communication - Anonymity in Wireless Communication Systems - Anonymous Communication Protocols - Anonymity in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Sensor Networks - Anonymous Proxy Software - Anonymous Communication and Internet - Anonymous Social Networks, Structural k-Anonymity in Social Networks - Authentication Protocol Providing User Anonymity 3.3 Storage - Anonymous Information Storage and Management - Private and Anonymous Data Storage - Forensics - Anonymity-Preserving Data Collection and Database - Anonymity, Pseudonymity & Identity Management - Anonymity in Big Data and Cloud Scenarios - Anonymity in Health and Medical Databases ================== Organizing Committee ================== General Chairs - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Mark Last, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel - Yanqing Zhang, Georgia State University, USA Program Chairs - Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Fordham University, USA - Jun Feng, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - Rongxing Lu, University of New Brunswick, Canada Workshop Chair - Wm. Bradley Glisson, Sam Houston State University, USA Publicity Chairs - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Reza M. Parizi, Kennesaw State University, USA - Yogachandran Rahulamathavan, Loughborough University London, UK Local Chair - Yubao Wu, Georgia State University, USA Web Chairs - Zihao Jiang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Xin Nie, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Steering Committee - Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China (Chair) - Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain (Chair) - Jemal H. Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia - Jose M. Alcaraz Calero, University of the West of Scotland, UK - Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan - Jinjun Chen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore - Mario Freire, The University of Beira Interior, Portuga - Minyi Guo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Weijia Jia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Wei Jie, University of West London, UK - Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece - Ryan Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand - Constantinos Kolias, George Mason University, USA - Jianbin Li, Central South University, China - Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan - Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan - Felix Gomez Marmol, University of Murcia, Spain - Geyong Min, University of Exeter, UK - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, USA - Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan - Juan E. Tapiador, The University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain - Sabu M. Thampi, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India - Jie Wu, Temple University, USA - Yang Xiao, The University of Alabama, USA - Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia - Zheng Yan, Aalto University, Finland - Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Wanlei Zhou, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ================== Important Dates ================== Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: January 15, 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2019 Authors Notification Date: April 15, 2019 Final Manuscript Due: May 15, 2019 Conference Date: July 14 - July 17, 2019 ================== Paper Submission ================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/N25666) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages (or up to 20 pages with the pages over length charge) in Springer LNCS format ( https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Please email inquiries concerning SpaCCS 2019 to: Dr. Jun Feng St. Francis Xavier University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Mobile: +86-18827365073 E-Mail: junfeng989(a)gmail.com, 512675288(a)qq.com WeChat: junfeng10001000

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HPCC/SmartCity/DSS-CFP: Deadline Extended to March 23, 2019
by Qin Liu 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

[BASED ON MANY REQUESTS, THE DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO Mar. 23, 2019] [We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFPs] [We appreciate your help to forward this CFPs to your friends & email lists] *********************************************************************************************************** *******************IEEE (HPCC-2019, SmartCity-2019, DSS-2019 International Conferences ********************* To be held in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, 10-12 August 2019. The 21th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/hpcc2019/ The 17th IEEE International Conference on Smart City (SmartCity-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/smartcity2019/ The 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems (DSS-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/dss2019/ Sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee of Scalable Computing (TCSC) IMPORTANT DATES ============================================================ Paper Submission Deadline: 23 March 2019 Authors Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 25 May 2019 Early Registration Due: 25 May 2019 Conference Date: 10-12 August 2019 PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ============================================================ All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference websites with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over length charge) including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/web/cs-cps/ Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht… Once accepted, the paper will be included into the IEEE conference proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society Press (indexed by EI). The authors of selected papers will be invited to extend their contributions for special issues of prestigious journals. -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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Call for Papers: Workshop on Inter-Disciplinary Research - IDR 2019 (COMPLEXIS 2019)
by Roger Hallman 07 Feb '19

07 Feb '19

Workshop on Inter-Disciplinary Research (IDR 2019), in conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk - COMPLEXIS 2019 http://www.complexis.org/IDR.aspx SCOPE Inter-disciplinary research plays a vital role in the development of research. There are common grounds on the methodologies and validation in different disciplines. There is also a growing interest in inter-disciplinary research, since it often requires teams of different experts to work and solve the problems together. Therefore, it makes sense if experts of different areas should have a platform to discuss and work together. We aim to develop a workshop/special session to allow participants of IoTBDS, COMPLEXIS and FEMIB conferences to present their work, share about their findings and have the opportunities to collaborate further. Relevant topics related to IoTBDS, COMPLEXIS and FEMIB are always welcome. TOPICS BIG DATA RESEARCH - Big Data fundamentals - Services Computing, Techniques, Recommendations and Frameworks - Modeling, Experiments, Sharing Technologies & Platforms - SQL/NoSQL databases, Data Processing Techniques, Visualization and Modern Technologies - Analytics, Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering - Data Center Enabled Technologies - Sensor, Wireless Technologies, APIs - Networking and Social Networks - Data Management for Large Data - Security, Privacy and Risk - Software Frameworks (MapReduce, Spark etc) and Simulations - Modern Architecture - Volume, Velocity, Variety, Veracity and Value - Social Science and Implications for Big Data INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) APPLICATIONS - Technological focus for Smart Environments - Next Generation Networks - Smart City Examples and Case Studies - Data Analysis and Visualization for Smart City, Green Systems and Transport Systems - Architecture for secure and interactive IoT - Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems - Traffic Theory, Modeling and Simulation - Sensor Networks, Remote Diagnosis and Development - Transportation Management - Pattern Recognition and Behavioral Investigations for Vehicles, Green Systems and Smart City SECURITY, PRIVACY AND TRUST - Algorithms, software engineering and development - System design and implementation - Testing (software engineering; penetration; product development) - Encryption (all aspects) - Firewall, access control, identity management - Experiments of using security solutions and proof-of-concepts - Large-scale simulations in the Cloud, Big Data and Internet of Things - Intrusion and detection techniques - Social engineering and ethical hacking: techniques and case studies - Software engineering for security modeling, business process modeling and analytics - Trust and privacy - Location-based privacy - Data security, data recovery, disaster recovery - Adoption challenges and recommendation - Information systems related issues - Conceptual frameworks and models - Emerging issues and recommendations for organizational security - E-Commerce and online banking - Social network analysis, emerging issues in social networks - Education and e-Learning - Surveys and their quantitative analysis - Architecture (technical or organizational) - Case Studies COMPLEXITY IN INFORMATICS, AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING - Complexity Theory - Chaos Theory and Applications - Quantum Computing - Information and Entropy - Simulation and Modeling - Automation, Control and Robotics - Connected Vehicles - Complex Networks - Internet and the Semantic Web - Big Data Analytics - Usability of Complex Information Systems - Power Distribution, Energy and Control COMPLEXITY IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND FUTURE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Complex Adaptive Systems - Evolutionary computing, neural computing, probabilistic computing - Neuro-fuzzy Systems, Fuzzy Computing, Logic and Analysis - Self-Organizing Systems, Expert and Intelligent Systems - Deep Learning - Non-Linear Dynamics - Decision Making under Uncertainty - Knowledge-Based Systems - Intelligent Multi-agent Systems and Intelligent Agents - Climate Change and Natural Science Simulations - Decision Support Systems Services, Tools and Applications - Decision Support Systems Algorithms, Workflows, Processes and Future Advancement - Expert and Intelligent Services, Applications, Proofs-of-concept and Best Practices - Engineering Design Optimization, Multi-objective Optimization, Process Optimization - Human-Machine interfaces, robotics and image processing - Intelligent Information Retrieval, Fusion and Algorithms - Advanced Reasoning, Monitoring and Diagnosis for Systems, Faults and Scientific Discovery - Data/image, Feature, Decision and Multilevel Fusion - Fusion theory, Processing, Simulations and Integration - Multi-sensor, Multi-fusion System and Application Fusion - Information Fusion Applications in Information/Network Security, Engineering, Health and Finance - Fusion System Design, Algorithm, Computational Resources and Demand Optimization - Information Theory and Applications for Multi-Disciplines - Information Sciences for Implementations, Techniques, Simulations and Proofs-of-concept NETWORK COMPLEXITY - Community Structure in Networks - Complex Networks and Epidemics - Complex Networks and Mobility - Complex Networks in Biological Systems - Complex Networks in Statistical Mechanics - Complex Networks in Technology ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Accounting Practices - Tax Avoidance, Invasion and Extraction from Tax Invasion - Corporate Finance - Finance Theories - Money, Credit and Banking - Stock, Currency and Bonds - Commodity - Financial Modeling - Financial Analysis - Financial Statistics - Future Markets - Risk - New Trends for Accounting and Finance - Research for Accounting - Tax Theories and Practices ECONOMICS - Macroeconomics - International Trade: New Development, Current Theories and Practices - Econometrics - Advanced Econometrics Modeling - Social Network Analysis - Housing Markets and Recommendation - Economy for BRICS - Microeconomics - Geo-economics in Asia-Pacific, Europe, America, Middle East and/or Africa - Economic Theories - Regional and National Economics of Emerging Countries - Modern Economic Practices MANAGEMENT - Strategy - Supply Chain Management - Operations Management - Information Management - Human Resources Management - Project Management - General Management - Management Theories - Modern Management Practices - Tourism and Entertainment - CSR and Business Ethics - International Business - Innovation - Marketing - Management and Operation of Education IT BUSINESS - Business for AI and Deep Learning - Computers In Industry - Technological Forecasting and Social Change - Business for Big Data, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing - Business for IT-driven Services - Information Systems and Informatics - ICT for Business - ICT for Education, Healthcare, Finance and Other Sectors - Large Scale Surveys and Analysis - HCI and Computers Human Behavior IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: February 28, 2019 Authors Notification: March 15, 2019 Camera Ready and Registration: March 25, 2019 CO-CHAIRS Victor Chang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Robert Walters, University of Southampton ,United Kingdom Víctor Méndez Muñoz, IUL, S.A. & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB ,Spain Patricia Baudier, Ecole de Management Normandie, France Ruijun Bu, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Roger Hallman, Dartmouth College; SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, United States PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above. Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates <http://www.complexis.org/Templates.aspx> Please also check the Guidelines <http://www.complexis.org/Guidelines.aspx>. Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page. PUBLICATIONS After thorough reviewing by the workshop program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support. All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/) SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

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7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems
by Jozwiak, L. 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Dear Colleagues, Please find below and attached to this e-mail the Calls for Papers of ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and MECO’2019 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing. We are encouraging you to submit your papers and special session proposals to these two conferences, as well as, to participate in the collocated CPS&IoT'2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things, that will be held in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2018. Paper submission deadline to ECYPS'2019 and MECO'2019: February 28, 2019 For participants registered to the CPS&IoT'2019 Summer School participation in the sessions of ECYPS’2019 and MECO’2019 is free. For those of them who want to publish and present a paper in ECYPS’2019 or MECO’2019 the additional publication fee to cover a paper publication costs in ECYPS’2019 or MECO’2019 Proceedings is only 70 Euro per paper. Best regards, Lech Jozwiak and Radovan Stojanović Conference Chairmen __________________________________ ECYPS’2019 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems Budva • Montenegro • June 10-14, 2019 Hotel Budva**** http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Call for Papers ECYPS’2019 - the 7th EUROMICRO/IEEE Workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 - the 8th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing, in Budva, Montenegro, June 10-14, 2019. Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are smart compound systems engineered through seamless integration of embedded information processing sub-systems and physical sub-systems. The vision of smart systems connected and collaborating through various interfaces and communication media to form the global Internet of Things (IoT) is not a science-fiction anymore, but is quickly becoming an actual reality. The smart collaborating CPS with important applications in virtually all economic and social segments will have enormous economic and societal impact. ECYPS’2018 mainly focuses on CPS for modern (mobile) applications that require high-performance or low energy consumption, as well as, high safety, security and reliability. It addresses the applications, specification, validation, architectures, technology, hardware, software, design methodology and EDA tools for such systems. Its target participants are academic researchers and teachers; industrial researchers, developers and decision-makers; and Ph.D. students. It gives an excellent opportunity to disseminate fresh research results from European, international and other R&D projects. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: ñ advanced applications and case studies of systems in consumer appliances, healthcare, personal assistance, environmental and safety monitoring, industrial and leaving-space automation, transportation, automotive, aerospace, aviation, energy generation, communications, tele-operation, control, robotics, infrastructure, etc. ñ mobile, autonomous, wearable and implantable systems ñ development platforms and tools for CPS ñ deep-learning and AI for CPS ñ application/software modeling, analysis, parallelization and mapping for high-performance and low-energy computing ñ multi-domain modeling, analysis, synthesis, simulation, integration and validation of heterogeneous systems ñ multi-objective and multi-domain optimization and co-design of heterogeneous systems ñ advanced processors, MPSoCs, SiPs, sensors, actuators and MEMS for CPS ñ sensor-based (distributed, networked) monitoring and control ñ sub-system arrangement and communication in complex heterogeneous systems ñ safety, security and reliability of complex heterogeneous systems ñ IoT, and cloud, fog, dew and edge computing Venue: ECYPS’2019 will be held in Hotel Budva***** (http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…>) Budva (https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…>), Montenegro (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=uh9BdLpr6d1abc6jTmAFlk44YDqUmJrt9HO…>). Budva is a 3500 years old town located at the Adriatic Sea coast of Montenegro. It is a popular touristic destination, with its charming Old Town, beautiful natural environment, 35 clean sandy beaches, and proximity to many famous touristic attractions as Kotor, Boka Kotorska, Sveti Stefan, Dubrovnik, and several national parks. Budva is well connected with European cities by air, sea, road and train. Useful Links: Conference web-site: http://embeddedcomputing.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=3nptVQCIDRXy3sPO24B4MpLM_IqMyqgjo9E…> Hotel Budva *****: http://www.hotelbudva.me/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=W26zen4_fZ_6-88553BBAd51ZTNBZFSDUrj…> City of Budva: https://www.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/budva/<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XEa2brcUgL-BX9fACXjcqir67n5SBlbSXDq…> Montenegro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=khunIJkxTDh-zOg3SA64TKo44eCP0NoQkfX…> Submission of papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, four-page papers, strictly according to the IEEE Conference Standards and via http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/submission<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=IMykhP-H3KTy9BiSBVeq5Uk4YozHG_bj3eo…>. Submission deadline: February 28, 2019 Conference quality: Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. In particular, ECYPS is covered by SCOPUS, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Research Gate, etc. Extended versions of selected papers from ECYPS will be published in the Elsevier/Euromicro journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO) having the 2016 Impact Factor as high as 1.025. Accompanying events: ECYPS’2018 will be held in the scope of MECO’2018 (the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing) which will host a CPS&IoT’2019 Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things (http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/cps-iot) special sessions, workshops and dissemination of international projects. Proposals of accompanying workshops/sessions/dissemination should be submitted to Radovan Stojanović (stox(a)ac.me<https://webmail.tue.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=oDqrK7a9oZvKmRS9yRl4Pwaj8po0bAvRKb5…>). Important Deadlines: February 28, 2019, Paper submission deadline March 15, 2019, Acceptance/rejection notification March 27, 2019, Final paper submission and author registration deadline May 10, 2019, Registration deadline Fees: The participation fees of MECO and ECYPS are low (see: http://embeddedcomputing.me/en/meco-2019/registration) to encourage participation of young scientists and colleagues from developing countries. Conference Chairmen: Lech Jóźwiak, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenego, Montenegro Scientific Committee: Koen Bertels, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Zlatan Car, University of Rijeka, Croatia Victor Goulart, Kyushu University, Japan Yervant Zorian. Synopsys, USA Miguel Figueroa, University of Concepcion, Chile Roberto Giorgi, University of Siena, Italy Erwin Grosspietsch, Euromicro, Germany Ilker Hamzaoglu, Sabanci University, Turkey Lech Jóźwiak, EUT, Netherlands Paris Kitsos, Open Hellenic University, Patras, Greece Akash Kumar, National Univ. Singapore, Singapore Francesco Leporati, University of Pavia, Italy Menno Lindwer, Intel, Netherlands Jan Madsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Veljko Milutinovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Smail Niar, University of Valenciennes, France Horácio .C Neto, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Jari Nurmi, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Alex Orailoglu, University of California at San Diego, USA Sri Parameswaran, UNSW, Australia Adam Postula, University of Queensland, Australia Peter Puschner, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria Davide Quaglia, University of Verona, Italy Majid Sarrafzadeh, UCLA, California, USA Karolj Skala, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia Radovan Stojanović, University of Montenegro, Montenegro Ioannis Sourdis, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden Alice M. Tokarnia, State University of Campinas, Brazil Heinrich Vierhaus, Brandenburg Uni. of Technology, Germany Eugenio Villar, University of Cantabria, Spain Arda Yurdakul, Bogazici University, Turkey Andrej Žemva, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Local Organizing Committee: Budimir Lutovac, University of Montenegro, Chair Dmitry Tarasov, MANT, Montenegro, Co-Chair Marko Kaludjerović, MANT, Montenegro

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MobiSPC 2019 CfPs: The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (August 19-21, 2019, Halifax, Canada)
by mahmud.alosta.1＠ens.etsmtl.ca 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Call for Papers The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing, (MobiSPC'19) August 19-21, 2019, Halifax, Canada http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/ IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop Proposal Due: February 15, 2019 - Paper Submission Due: March 28, 2019 - Acceptance Notification: May 25, 2019 - Final Manuscript Due: June 25, 2019 About Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC) have evolved into an active area of research and development. This is due to the tremendous advances in a broad spectrum of technologies and topics, including wireless networking, mobile and distributed computing, sensor systems, RFID technology, and the ubiquitous mobile phone. MobiSPC-2019 solicits papers that focus on the theory, systems, practices and challenges of providing users with a successful mobile or wireless experience. This includes how mobile computing changes how people pervasively use their computers, computing resources and applications, as well the systems, services and technologies enabling those applications. MobiSPC-2019 will provide a leading edge, scholarly forum for researchers, engineers, and students alike to share their state-of-the art research and developmental work in the broad areas of pervasive computing and mobile systems. Publication All MobiSPC 2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com<http://www.elsevier.com/> and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com<http://www.sciencedirect.com/>), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com<http://www.scopus.com/>) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com<http://www.scopus.com/>) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com<http://www.engineeringvillage.com/>). This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex<http://www.ei.org/compendex>). Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the following special issues: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.588), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.504), (http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (IF: 3.654), by IEEE (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5117645) MobiSPC 2019 will be held in conjunction with The 14th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC'19). http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-19/ Venue MobiSPC 2019 is co-organized & co-hosted by Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. MobiSPC 2019 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the east coast of Canada and is approximately 6-hour flight from London, UK and a 2-hour flight from Toronto, Ontario. Halifax is a vibrant and modern city which is home to multiple academic institutions and where visitors can enjoy a variety of activities and entertainment from whale watching to Jazz festivals to world-class cuisine. Halifax is also home to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic which contains the world largest collection of Titanic artifacts. Nova Scotia is a picturesque province with many National and Provincial parks, and as stated in the Guinness Book of World Records, has the highest tides in the world. Conference Tracks Component-based IoT Enabling Technologies and Emerging Topics Internet of Things (IoT) Mobile Cloud Computing Mobile Data Management Mobile Social Networking Pervasive Computing Smart Cities and Ubiquitous Climate Change Management Smart Communities and Ubiquitous Systems Mobile Systems and Applications Committees General Chair Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada Program Chair Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Workshops Chair Stéphane Galland, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France Local Chair Abdelouahed Gherbi, Quebec University, Canada Ahsan Habib, Dalhousie University, Canada Israat Haque, Dalhousie University, Canada Tracks Chairs Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium Longbiao Chen, Xiamen University, China Carmela Comito, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Danny Hughes, K. U. Leuven, Belgium Camille Kamga, The City College of New York, USA Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK Hamid Mcheick, UQAC, Canada Yongrui (Louie) Qin, University of Huddersfield, UK Rahim Rahmani, Stockholm University, Sweden Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia Qussai Yaseen, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan International Journals Chair Atta Badii, Reading University, UK Publicity Chairs Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovak Republic B. B. Gupta, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India Nadir Shah, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan Advisory Committee Abdelfettah Belghith, University of Manouba, Tunisia Flavien Balbo, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Javier Sanchez Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/#programCommittees

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CFP: The 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

================================================================================ *** Apologies for multiple copies *** C a l l F o r P a p e r s Twenty-fourth European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019) Luxembourg -- September 23-27, 2019 WWW: https://esorics2019.uni.lu ================================================================================ Overview --------- ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Papers offering novel research contributions in computer security are solicited for submission to the 2019 Symposium, to be held in Luxembourg. The primary focus is on original, high quality, unpublished research and implementation experiences. We encourage submissions of papers discussing industrial research and development. Important Dates ---------------- * Title and Abstract deadline: April 22, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Notification to authors: June 21, 2019 * Camera ready due: July 9, 2019 Topics of Interest ------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * access control * accountability * ad hoc networks * anonymity * applied cryptography * authentication * biometrics * blockchain and finance security * data and computation integrity * database security * data protection * deep learning for attack and defense * digital content protection * digital forensics * distributed systems security * embedded systems security * inference control * information hiding * identity management * information flow control * information security governance and management * intrusion detection * formal security methods * language-based security * network security * phishing and spam prevention * privacy * privacy preserving data mining * risk analysis and management * secure electronic voting * security architectures * security economics * security metrics * security models * security and privacy for big data * security and privacy in cloud scenarios * security and privacy in complex systems * security and privacy in content centric networking * security and privacy in crowdsourcing * security and privacy in the IoT * security and privacy in location services * security and privacy for mobile code * security and privacy in pervasive / ubiquitous computing * security and privacy policies * security and privacy in social networks * security and privacy in web services * security and privacy in cyber-physical systems * security, privacy and resilience in critical infrastructures * security verification * software security * systems security * trust models and management * trustworthy user devices * usable security and privacy * web security * wireless security Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics19 Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). All submissions should follow the LNCS template ( available from http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) from the time they are submitted. Submitted papers should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. Submissions are to be made to the submission web site. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Authors of accepted papers must agree with Springer LNCS copyright and guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: * Peter Y A Ryan, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Organization Chair: * Peter B Roenne, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Workshop Chair: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro,Telecom SudParis, France Program Committee Chairs: * Kazue Sako, NEC Japan * Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Program Committee: Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain Elli Androulaki, IBM, Switzerland Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, Germany Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, USA Marina Blanton, University of Notre Dame, USA Carlo Blundo, Universita` degli Studi di Salerno, Italy Christian Cachin, University of Bern, Switzerland Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aldar Chan, University of Hong Kong, HK Yan Chen, Northwestern University, USA Sherman S. M. Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Jorge Cuellar, Siemens A.G., Germany Frederic Cuppens, TELECOM Bretagne, France Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, TELECOM Bretagne, France Marc Dacier, EURECOM, France Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis, France Stéphanie Delaune, IRISA, France Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Josep Domingo-Ferrer, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University, China Francois Dupressoir, University of Surrey, UK Jose Fernandez, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada Jose-Luis Ferrer-Gomila, UIB, Spain Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University, Sweden Simon Foley, IMT Atlantique, France Sara Foresti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy David Galindo, University of Birmingham, UK Debin Gao, SMU, Singapore Dieter Gollmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University, USA Juan Hernandez, UPC, Spain Xinyi Huang, Fujian Normal University, China Ghassan Karame, NEC Labs Europe, Germany Vasilios Katos, Bournemouth University, UK Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway Stefan Katzenbeisser TU Darmstadt, Germany Steve Kremer, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France Marina Krotofil, FireEye, USA Costas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Yingjiu Li, SMU, Singapore Kaitai Liang, University of Surrey, UK Hoon Wei Lim, SingTel, Singapore Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA Xiapu Luo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Konstantinos Markantonakis, RHUL, UK Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR, Italy Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Weizhi Meng, DTU, Denmark Chris Mitchell, RHUL, UK John C. Mitchell, Stanford University, USA Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University, Japan Haris Mouratidis, University of Brighton, UK David Naccache, Ecole Normale Suprieure, France Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, Japan Martin Ochoa, SUTD, Singapore Rolf Oppliger, eSECURITY Technologies, Switzerland Andrew Paverd, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Olivier Pereira, UCL, Belgium Günther Pernul, Universität Regensburg, Germany Christina Popper, New York University, US Joachim Posegga, University of Passau, Germany Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Indrajiti Ray, Colorado State University, USA Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mark Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, Canada Kazue Sako, NEC, Japan Pierangela Samarati, Universitá degli studi di Milano, Italy Damien Sauveron, XLIM, France Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Einar Snekkenes, Gjovik University College, Norway Pawel Szalachowski, SUTD, Singapore Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Qiang Tang, LIST, Luxembourg Juan Tapiador, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Nils Ole Tippenhauer, SUTD, Singapore Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Aggeliki Tsohou, Ionian University, Greece Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, USA Luca Viganò, King’s College London, UK Michael Waidner, Fraunhofer SIT, Germany Cong Wang, City University of Hong Kong, HK Lingyu Wang, Concordia University, Canada Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria Christos Xenakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Zhe Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China Kehuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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MobiSPC 2019 CfPs: The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (August 19-21, 2019, Halifax, Canada)
by lx 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Call for Papers The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing, (MobiSPC'19) August 19-21, 2019, Halifax, Canada http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/ IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop Proposal Due: February 15, 2019 - Paper Submission Due: March 28, 2019 - Acceptance Notification: May 25, 2019 - Final Manuscript Due: June 25, 2019 About Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC) have evolved into an active area of research and development. This is due to the tremendous advances in a broad spectrum of technologies and topics, including wireless networking, mobile and distributed computing, sensor systems, RFID technology, and the ubiquitous mobile phone. MobiSPC-2019 solicits papers that focus on the theory, systems, practices and challenges of providing users with a successful mobile or wireless experience. This includes how mobile computing changes how people pervasively use their computers, computing resources and applications, as well the systems, services and technologies enabling those applications. MobiSPC-2019 will provide a leading edge, scholarly forum for researchers, engineers, and students alike to share their state-of-the art research and developmental work in the broad areas of pervasive computing and mobile systems. Publication All MobiSPC 2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com) This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex) Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the following special issues: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.588), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.504), (http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (IF: 3.654), by IEEE (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5117645) MobiSPC 2019 will be held in conjunction with The 14th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC'19). http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-19/ Venue MobiSPC 2019 is co-organized & co-hosted by Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. MobiSPC 2019 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the east coast of Canada and is approximately 6-hour flight from London, UK and a 2-hour flight from Toronto, Ontario. Halifax is a vibrant and modern city which is home to multiple academic institutions and where visitors can enjoy a variety of activities and entertainment from whale watching to Jazz festivals to world-class cuisine. Halifax is also home to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic which contains the world largest collection of Titanic artifacts. Nova Scotia is a picturesque province with many National and Provincial parks, and as stated in the Guinness Book of World Records, has the highest tides in the world. Conference Tracks Component-based IoT Enabling Technologies and Emerging Topics Internet of Things (IoT) Mobile Cloud Computing Mobile Data Management Mobile Social Networking Pervasive Computing Smart Cities and Ubiquitous Climate Change Management Smart Communities and Ubiquitous Systems Mobile Systems and Applications Committees General Chair Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada Program Chair Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Workshops Chair Stéphane Galland, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France Local Chair Abdelouahed Gherbi, Quebec University, Canada Ahsan Habib, Dalhousie University, Canada Israat Haque, Dalhousie University, Canada Tracks Chairs Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium Longbiao Chen, Xiamen University, China Carmela Comito, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Danny Hughes, K. U. Leuven, Belgium Camille Kamga, The City College of New York, USA Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK Hamid Mcheick, UQAC, Canada Yongrui (Louie) Qin, University of Huddersfield, UK Rahim Rahmani, Stockholm University, Sweden Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia Qussai Yaseen, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan International Journals Chair Atta Badii, Reading University, UK Publicity Chairs Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovak Republic B. B. Gupta, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India Nadir Shah, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan Advisory Committee Abdelfettah Belghith, University of Manouba, Tunisia Flavien Balbo, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Javier Sanchez Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/#programCommittees

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CFP 10th International Workshop on Collaborative Agents Research & Development (CARE) -- CARE for Smarter Health, AAMAS, Montreal, CA
by Fernando Koch 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Please, consider submitting a contribution to CARE @ AAMAS 2019. The 10th International Workshop on Collaborative Agents Research & Development (CARE) -- CARE for Smarter Health (CARE 2019). In conjunction with AAMAS 2019, 13-14 May, Montreal, Canada http://www.care-workshops.org/care2019 ** IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: Feb 25 Notification of acceptance: Mar 17 Camera-ready: Mar 31 Workshop: May 13-14 ** KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Dr. Christian Guttmann(*), "How Multi-Agent Systems and AI is a driving transformation force in Health Care" Artificial Intelligence offers substantial benefits to how we deliver health care and medicine. AI is becoming increasingly accurate and effective in performing a broad range of complex health care related tasks (e.g. recognizing a malignant tumour on MRIs, and coordinating care). Such AI driven performance can then be scaled up, improve health outcomes and save many lives. As a result, AI helps clinicians, patients and many health stakeholders to make faster, better, and cheaper decisions, at scale. This presentation provides an overview of the state of the art in how AI and MAS are shaping the health care journey forward. (*) Vice President, Global Head of AI, Tieto, Sweden; has been recently named a Top 100 AI Leaders in Drug Discovery and Advanced Healthcare, by Deep Knowledge Analytics (https://www.ai-pharma.dka.global/ai-leaders) ** SUMMARY "CARE for Smarter Health" aims to discuss computational models, social computing, decision support systems, and agent-based technology, both theoretical models as well as research applied to practical solutions related to Healthcare and Medicine, including (non-exhaustive list):Personalized Healthcare. Topics of interest include (non-exhaustive list): - Personalised Healthcare - Ethical Issues of AI and Health - Distributed Healthcare Systems - Social Computing in Healthcare - Decision support systems in Healthcare - Care for Chronic Conditions with AI Support - Deep Learning in Medicine - Medical Expert Systems - Care Team Coordination and Collaboration - Medical Robotics, Drones, Surgery, Prosthetics - Chatbots in Healthcare - Social Media Analysis for Epidemiology The CARE workshop series promotes the research agenda around topics relevant to the future of the society aiming at novel technologies, translate research into industry, support new business and create new industries. The discussion will address questions such as: How to create and combine currently scientific paradigms and disruptive technologies that enable the next generation of solutions for challenging scenarios in health and socially-centred applications? How can we create computational models, representations, algorithms and protocols to enable the next generation of intelligent collaborative technologies? And finally, how to translate these advanced researches into industry solutions? The half-day event will feature a mixture of invited talks, discussions and submitted contributions describing current work or work in progress in AI, agent and machine learning research and technology. We conclude with a panel discussion around a proposed research agenda to advance the field of collaborative technology and healthcare, to foment the development of new technologies, support new business structures, and shape the academia-industry relationship. ** SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION Submission is done electronically through Easychair. They should be formatted according to LNCS specification and submitted as a PDF file. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=care-2019 We seek three types of submissions: - Full paper of 8-12 pages. - Short paper of 4 pages, such as position and early result papers. - Demo paper of 4 pages describing a demonstration. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by, at least, three reviewers per paper. Selection criteria will include relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Some preference may also be given to papers which address emergent trends or important common themes, or which enhance balance of workshop topics. We plan to publish selected papers through Springer, possibly as Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS). ** ORGANISATION COMMITTEE Dr. Fernando Koch, IBM Global Services, USA Dr. Andrew Koster, IIIA-CSIC & Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Prof. Dr. Christian Guttmann, University of New South Wales, Australia & Karolinska Institute & Nordic AI Institute & Tieto, Sweden ** TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alessio Bottrighi, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy Andrew Koster, IIIA-CSIC, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Apostolos Gotsias, University of the Aegean, Greece Atsushi Yoshikawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Beatriz López, University of Girona, Italy Christian Guttmann, Nordic AI Institute, Karolinska Institute, TIETO, Sweeden Clare Martin, Oxford Brookes University, UK Dongwen Wang, Arizona State University, USA Fernando Koch, IBM Global Services, USA Fumihiro Sakahira, KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Inc., Japan Hugo Paredes, INESC TEC and UTAD, Portugal Ingo J. Timm, University of Trier, Germany Isabelle Bichindaritz, State University of New York at Oswego, USA Jianqi An, China University of Geosciences, China Jinhua She, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan Klaus-Dieter Althoff, DFKI / University of Hildesheim, Germany Luca Anselma, Università di Torino, Italy Luigi Portinale, Universita' del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Italy Manfred Reichert, University of Ulm, Germany Masanori Fujita, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Michael Ignaz Schumacher, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Switzerland Michel Dojat, INSERM, France Néstor Darío Duque Méndez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia Nirmalie Wiratunga, The Robert Gordon University, UK Petra Perner, Institute of Computer Vision and Applied Computer Sciences, Germany Rainer Schmidt, University of Rostock, Germany Sadiq Sani, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, UK Sara Montagna, Università di Bologna, Italy Satoshi Takahashi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan Shihan Wang, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Tiago Primo, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil Tilman Dingler, The University of Melbourne, Australia Vassilis Koutkias, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Vinicius Renan de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil Yeunbae Kim, Institute for Information and Communication Technology Promotion, South Korea

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CFP: Special Event on Analysis of Experimental Algorithms (SEA^2 2019)
by Konstantinos Parsopoulos 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

-- CALL FOR PAPERS (apologies for multiple postings) -- *SPECIAL EVENT ON ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL ALGORITHMS (SEA^2 2019)*(this is a rename of the Symposium on Experimental Algorithms - SEA 2019 posted in previous calls) June 24-29, 2019, Kalamata, Greece http://www.caopt.com/SEA2019/ SEA^2 (Special Event on Analysis of Experimental Algorithms) is an international forum for researchers in the area of design, analysis, and experimental evaluation and engineering of algorithms, as well as in various aspects of computational optimization and its applications. SEA^2 aims to attract papers from both the Computer Science and the Operations Research/Mathematical Programming communities. The main theme of the symposium is the role of experimentation and engineering techniques in the design and evaluation of algorithms, data structures, and computational optimization methods. SEA^2 hosts original research works specializing in various aspects of algorithm engineering and computational optimization. Submissions should present significant contributions supported by experimental evaluation, methodological issues in the design and interpretation of experiments, the use of (meta-) heuristics, or application-driven case studies that deepen the understanding of the complexity of a problem. Contributions related to Computer Science cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: Algorithm Engineering Algorithmic Libraries Algorithmic Mechanism Design Analysis of Algorithms Algorithms for Memory Hierarchies Algorithms for the World-Wide-Web Approximation and Randomization Techniques Branch-and-Bound Algorithms Combinatorial Structures and Graphs Complex Networks Computational Geometry Cryptography and Security Data Streams Data Structures Distributed and Parallel Algorithms Computer Systems Graph Drawing Information Retrieval Network Analysis Novel Applications of Algorithms in Other Disciplines Software Repositories and Platforms for using Algorithms Telecommunications and Networking Contributions related to Operations Research / Mathematical Programming cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: Approximation Techniques Artificial Intelligence Bioinformatics Combinatorial Optimization Computational Learning Theory Computational Optimization Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for Realistic Environments Experimental Techniques and Statistics Heuristics for Combinatorial Optimization Implementation, Testing, Evaluation and Fine-tuning Integer Programming Logistics and Operations Management Machine Learning and Data Mining Mathematical Programming Metaheuristic Methodologies Multiple Criteria Decision Making Online Problems Optimization Methods in Big Data Problems Parallel Algorithms and Computing Railway Optimization using Algorithmic Methods Randomized Techniques Robotics Semidefinite Programming Simulation PROCEEDINGS AND SUBMISSION All accepted papers will be published in a post-conference volume of the series on Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) from Springer. The LaTeX template can be found at: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… The manuscript should not exceed 16 pages in LNCS format, including figures, title, authors, affiliations, e-mail addresses, and a short abstract. A clearly marked Appendix, which will not count toward the page submission limit, can be included and will be read at the referees’ discretion. Final proceedings papers must be camera-ready in the corresponding format. All papers must be submitted in PDF using EasyChair through the SEA^2 2019 Submission System ( https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?conf=sea2019) IMPORTANT DATES Full paper submission: *** February 15, 2019 *** Acceptance notification: *** March 29, 2019 *** Camera-ready version: *** April 12, 2019 *** Conference dates: *** June 24-29, 2019 *** INVITED SPEAKERS 1. Dimitrios M. Thilikos LIRMM (Université de Montpellier) and CNRS (France), Department of Mathematics, NKUA (Greece) 2. Fani Boukouvala School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) TUTORIAL Alfred Inselberg (School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel) "Visualization and Data Mining for High-Dimensional Datasets" VENUE Elite City Resort, Kalamata, Greece, http://elite.com.gr SEA^2 2019 General Chairs Ilias S. Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), ikotsire(a)wlu.ca Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida (USA), pardalos(a)ufl.edu ---

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CFP: 10th International Conference on Ambient Intelligence, Avila (Spain), 26th - 22th June, 2019
by Jaime Lloret Mauri 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

10th International Conference on Ambient Intelligence University of Salamanca �vila (Spain) | 26th - 22th June, 2019 www.isami-conference.net info(a)isami-conference.net SCOPE Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a recent paradigm emerging from Artificial Intelligence (AI), where computers are used as proactive tools assisting people with their day-to-day activities, making everyone�s life more comfortable. Another main concern of AmI originates from the human computer interaction domain and focuses on offering ways to interact with systems in a more natural way by means user friendly interfaces. This field is evolving quickly as can be witnessed by the emerging natural language and gesture based types of interaction. The inclusion of computational power and communication technologies in everyday objects is growing and their embedding into our environments should be as invisible as possible. In order for AmI to be successful, human interaction with computing power and embedded systems in the surroundings should be smooth and happen without people actually noticing it. The only awareness people should have arises from AmI: more safety, comfort and wellbeing, emerging in a natural and inherent way. ISAmI is the International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence, aiming to bring together researchers from various disciplines that constitute the scientific field of Ambient Intelligence to present and discuss the latest results, new ideas, projects and lessons learned.Brand new ideas will be greatly appreciated as well as relevant revisions and actualizations of previously presented work, project summaries and PhD thesis. TOPICS The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Applications Ambient Assisted Living Ubiquitous Computing Artificial Intelligence for AmI Distributed Computing Domotics (Home Automation) Pervasive Computing Context Aware Computing Agent & Multiagent Systems for AmI Mobile Computing Robotics Computational Creativity Sentient Computing e-Health Context Modelling e Learning Memory Assistant IMPORTANT DATES Submission date 11th February, 2019 Notification date 11th March, 2019 Camera-ready deadline 29th March, 2019 Conference dates 26th-28th June, 2019 SPECIAL ISSUES Authors of selected papers from ISAMI 2019 will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to special issues in diffetent journals. COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIRS Jaime Lloret Technical University of Valencia Spain Paulo Novais Universidade do Minho Portugal ORGANISING COMMITTEE Davide Carneiro Intelligent Systems Lab - Universidade do Minho Portugal Sigeru Omatu Hiroshima University Japan Pablo Chamoso University of Salamanca Spain INVITED SPEAKERS V.S. Subrahmanian Dartmouth College (USA) Toshiharu Sugawara Waseda University (Japan) Marco Dorigo Free University of Brussels (Belgium) WORKSHOPS AIfeH Ambient Intelligence for e-Healthcare isami-conference.net/workshops/aifeh Ni-AFCiA Non-intrusive acquisition and fusion of context information in Ambient Intelligence isami-conference.net/workshops/ni-afcia DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The aim of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a frame where students can present their on going research work and meet other students and researchers, and obtain feedback on future research directions. The Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who are still far from completing their dissertation. All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a thorough reviewing process with the aim to provide detailed and constructive feedback. The accepted submissions will be presented at the Doctoral Consortium and published in the conference proceedings. AWARDS Sensor MDPI best paper Award with 500 CHF More information: www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors ACCOMMODATION GRANTS The conference in collaboration with BISITE Research Group (bisite.usal.es) offers 40 grants/awards to doctoral and young doctors both to the event itself (including Workshops and Special Sessions) and to the parallel Co-located events. More information: www.isami-conference.net/open-calls/call-for-grants-awards SUBMISSIONS Review process ISAmI welcomes the submission of application papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process; each paper will be refereed by at least three experts in the field based on relevance, originality, significance, quality and clarity. The papers must consist of original, relevant and previously unpublished sound research results related to any of the topics of the conference Submitting papers ISAmI papers must be formatted according to the Springer AISC Template, with a maximum length of 8 pages in length (4 pages in Doctoral Consortium), including figures and references. All proposed papers must be submitted in electronic form (PDF format) using the Paper Submission Page. Publication Accepted papers will be included in ISAmI Proceedings. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the symposium to present the paper in order to include the paper in the conference proceedings. All accepted papers will be published by AISC series of Springer Verlag. www.isami-conference.net info(a)isami-conference.net

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Invitation to Regional Forum on Digital Accessibility, 07th Feb 2019, Islamabad
by farhan khan 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Greetings from Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter! Pleased to inform you that ISOC Islamabad is holding a day long *'Regional Forum on Digital Accessibility'* with an objective to discuss challenges and opportunities of accessing internet for disabled community, as well as the interventions that have been done with in Asia Pacific Region. *WE ARE HOSTING THIS FORUM ON 7TH FEBRUARY, 2019 FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM AT RAMADA HOTEL, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan.* Location Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/PWkkkVSoPfp I am honored to invite you to participate and attaching herewith the program agenda and an invitation card for your kind information, feel free to share in your circles. *PLEASE R.S.V.P BY SIGNING UP TO THIS *FORM: https://goo.gl/forms/ZzLRaKO1GpvEmF4E3 Looking forward to welcoming you! Warm Regards, Farhan Khan General Secretary Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter Cell: 0345-5191161 Please write to us in case of any queries: gs(a)isoc.pk <https://isoc.pk:2096/cpsess6539550231/horde/imp/dynamic.php?page=message&bu…> , Farhankhanciit(a)gmail.com <https://isoc.pk:2096/cpsess6539550231/horde/imp/dynamic.php?page=message&bu…> *PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED BANNER OF EVENT "REGIONAL FORUM ON DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY" IN YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES.* You can find more about us and stay in touch to have information about upcoming events and activities by following us on: Web URL: http://www.isoc.pk Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ISOCIBD.PK Twitter: https://twitter.com/ISOCibdpk [image: image.png]

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Opening at German University of technology in Oman (assistant prof in Computer science)
by Nabil Sahli 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Assistant Professor in Computer Science The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) was established in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University in 2007 in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. The Vision of the German University of Technology in Oman is to become a leading university of technology in the wider region by building on the three pillars of education, research and innovation. Through its affiliation with RWTH Aachen University, the German University of Technology in Oman provides students with the education required to become highly qualified and socially responsible graduates, guided by German excellence and with a firm grounding in Oman's culture and heritage. GUtech's programmes of study are accredited by the German agency ACQUIN and the University has recently undergone a successful evaluation by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. GUtech faculty also engage in local research projects, often in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University and other universities abroad. The Computer Science Department at GUtech is committed to excellence in teaching and research. It is striving to convey broad theoretical and practical knowledge to its students, while focusing on cutting-edge technologies and latest standards. In addition to covering areas related to programming, databases, Web-based technologies, networking, computer systems, mobile applications, and software engineering, the Computer Science curriculum of the department includes an important business component. The Computer Science Department is going to expand in the near future. A new Master degree in Computer Science is expected to start in September 2019. Skilful, motivated, and devoted faculty members will, therefore, be needed accordingly. The Computer Science Department is seeking applications for the position of a Assistant Professor in Computer Science 1. Requirements and Competencies Candidates must have a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields. They should have demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate/graduate courses and able to prove minimum of 3 years teaching experience at higher education level in Computer Science (or related fields). Candidates from all research/teaching areas are welcome, but preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one of the following: Mobile application development; Web design and development; Data Science; Security. Industry experience is an asset, as well as research activities and publications. The successful applicant will be expected to teach several courses on the undergraduate and graduate level. Candidates should have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work within a multi-cultural team environment. The language of instruction at GUtech is English. 2. Tasks and Responsibilities We are looking for skillful, motivated, and devoted candidates to fulfill the following responsibilities: - Teaching undergraduate/graduate computer science courses - Developing and implementing teaching and learning initiatives - Supervising Bachelor/Master thesis projects - Contributing to students' advising - Contributing to high quality research activities as appropriate - Contributing to accreditation activities - Providing services to the department, university, and community 3. Our Offer GUtech offers an international and dynamic environment with an extensive research network supported by RWTH Aachen University. The employer will be the German University of Technology in Oman. The appointment is initially for four years and renewable, dependent on positive performance reviews. The salary is internationally competitive. Offers are subject to receiving Omani teaching and labour permits, which will be arranged by the University. A preference is given to Omani nationals. Applicants should visit our HR website to upload a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching experience, a list of publications, a description of research interests, copies of relevant certificates, a selection of student evaluations of teaching (if available), and the names of at least three academic references. Only applications submitted via the online portal are considered: https://oes-careers.com/job/assistant-professor-in-computer-science/ Kind Regards, Nabil Sahli, PhD., Eng. Head, Department of Computer Science German University of Technology in Oman

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Call for Papers - ACM NanoCom 2019
by Peter Mueller 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

ACM NanoCom 2019 6th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication Dublin, Ireland, September 16-18, 2019 http://nanocom.acm.org/nanocom2019/index.php Call for Papers Communication technologies at micro- and nanoscale are essential for tackling numerous challenges in many fields, including ICT, medicine, pharmacology, synthetic biology, and materials science. The interdisciplinary nature of the related research challenges has prompted the creation of new multidisciplinary work groups. The 6th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NanoCom 2019) aims to further grow the research community that contributes to nanocomputing and communications, and to stimulate the knowledge transfer to industries. ACM NanoCom 2019 will highlight novel research results and breakthrough ideas, and identify directions for short and medium term exploitation. Novel theoretical and experimental research contributions are welcome. The conference will feature contributed and invited papers, posters, and keynote addresses in this emerging inter-disciplinary field. We invite submissions in areas including (but not limited to) the following: - Electromagnetic communication at (sub-)THz and optical frequencies Coding, modulation, detection, and estimation Channel modeling including free-space propagation and intra-chip/intra- body propagation Devices based on nanomaterials and metamaterials Localization and positioning - Molecular communication in the biological, chemical, or mechanical environments Signal design, detection, estimation, and sensing Modeling channels of free diffusion, guided transport, microfluidic, in-vivo/in-vitro biological systems Molecular communication components including signal sources and encoders/ decoders - Interfaces for molecular and electromagnetic nanoscale communications - Nanoscale communication network protocols for nanosensor and biological networks - Simulation tools and experimental testbeds for nanonetworks Design and formal methods for specifying components and parameters Experimental demonstrations of nano-communication systems - Integration of nano- and traditional macroscale communication systems - Nano-computing paradigms, including neuromorphic computing, DNA and molecular computing, membrane computing, quantum computing, and biological computing - Applications, such as the Internet of Nano(-Bio)-things, nanosensor networks, systems on chip, nanomedicine, tissue engineering, future and emerging applications, nanonetworks in exotic materials such as functional meta-surfaces and meta-materials As in the previous years of the conference, top selected articles presented at the conference will be invited for extended fast track publishing in the Elsevier Nano Communication Networks Journal (IF: 2.07): https://www.journals.elsevier.com/nano-communication-networks Paper Submission: Papers submitted to ACM NanoCom 2019 must be original, not previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere, and they must not be submitted to any other event or publication during the entire review process. ACM NanoCom 2019 accepts both regular and short papers. Regular papers are limited to 6 pages including figures and references. They should describe novel advances in topics within the scope of the conference. Short papers are limited to 2 pages including figures and references. They provide an opportunity to present preliminary results and they will be presented in a poster session. All submitted papers will undergo a peer review process, as coordinated by the Technical Program Committee. Paper submissions should follow the ACM double-column format for conferences. Please be sure to use the latest ACM templates available at https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template (use the “sample-sigconf.tex” template). Before using the 2017 ACM consolidated article template, you need to read the instructions file available at above site (instructions are provided for latex and word users). It is important that you follow the instructions provided. ACM offers 24/7 author support for these templates through their vendor, Aptara. If you have TeX/MS-Word template problems or inquiries please contact acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com. Please apply ACM Computing Classification categories and terms. The templates provide space for this indexing and point authors to the Computing Classification Scheme at: https://www.acm.org/publications/class-2012. Submissions are now accepted through EDAS: https://edas.info/N25837 Important Dates Regular papers due: April 15, 2019 Short papers due: May 1, 2019 Notification of Acceptance: June 30, 2019 Camera ready paper due: July 31, 2019 Contact Us tp-chairs-nanocom2019(a)nanocom.hosting.acm.org

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Call For Paper "Journal of Real Time Image Processing"
by POURYA SHAMSOLMOALI 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Dear Colleague, As you are an expert in real-time image processing. I warmly invite you to submit your papers to the following Special Issue. https://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/1650125/application/pdf/CALL+FOR+… Looking forward to receiving your papers Best Regards -- Pourya Shamsolmoali, PhD Institute of Image Processing & Pattern Recognition Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Email: pshams(a)sjtu.edu.cn

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2nd CFP - CGI 2019 Computer Graphics International , June 17-20, 2019 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
by Marina Gavrilova 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Apologies for Multiple Postings CALL FOR PAPERS COMPUTER GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL CGI 2019 University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 17-20 June, 2019 CGI 2019 website: http://www.cgs-network.org/cgi19 Organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) In cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics International is one of the oldest international annual conferences in Computer Graphics and one of the most important ones worldwide, founded by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). It is a yearly meeting where academics present their latest algorithms, and explore new ideas on various computer graphics topics. Since 1983 it was held in different countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and North & South America. CGI 2019, the 36th annual conference will take place on June 17th - June 20th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the foothills of majestic Canadian Rockies. CGI 2019 is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS. IMPORTANT DATES Conference, Tutorials and Workshops June 17 - 20, 2019 Visual Computer papers submission Submission deadline: February 12, 2019 Paper notification: March 24, 2019 Camera-ready April 7, 2019 CGI proceedings submission Submission deadline: March 25, 2019 Paper notification April 21, 2019 Camera-ready May 03, 2019 The scientific program of the conference will include full papers and short papers. 35 accepted full papers will be included in the Visual Computer journal published by Springer. Other accepted papers (short and full papers) will be included in the conference proceedings published by LNCS, Springer. KEYWORDS We invite original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics related to: * Rendering Techniques, Volume Rendering * Geometric Computing * Virtual and Augmented Reality * Shape and Surface Modelling * Physically Based Modelling * Computer Vision for Computer Graphics * Scientific Visualization * Data Compression for Graphics * Biometric Image and Signal Processing * Medical Imaging * Computation Geometry * Image Based Rendering * Computational Photography * Computer Animation * Visual Analytics * Shape Analysis and Image Retrieval * Geometric Modelling * Computational Fabrication * Image Processing * 3D Reconstruction & 3D Printing * Solid Modelling * Global Illumination * Graphical Human-Computer Interaction * Human Modelling * Image Analysis * Saliency Methods * Shape Matching * Sketch-based Modelling * Robotics and Vision * Stylized Rendering * Textures Pattern Recognition * Machine Learning for Graphics Conference Co-Chairs Marina L. Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Canada Hiroshi Ishikawa, Waseda University, Japan Program Co-Chairs Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and NTU, Singapore Jian Chang, Bournemouth University, UK Local Organizing Chair Marina L. Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Canada Local Organizing Committee Usman Alim, University of Calgary Ehud Sharlin, University of Calgary Tony Tang, University of Calgary

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CFP: Int. Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019)
by Deep ML 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/deep-ml-2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep learning and machine learning are the state-of-the-art at providing models, methods, tools and techniques for developing autonomous and intelligent systems which can revolutionize industrial and commercial applications in various fields such as online commerce, intelligent transportation, healthcare and medicine, security, manufacturing, education, games, and various other industrial applications. Google, for example, exploits the techniques of deep learning in voice and image recognition applications, while Amazon uses such techniques in helping customers in their online purchase decisions. The International Conference on Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Emerging Applications (Deep-ML) provides a leading forum for researchers, developers, practitioners, and professional from public sectors and industries in order to meet and share latest solutions and ideas in solving cutting edge problems in modern information society and economy. The conference comprises a set of tracks that focus on specific challenges in deep learning and machine learning and their applications in emerging areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) Deep and Machine Learning Models and Techniques: Novel machine and deep learning Active learning; Incremental learning and online learning Agent-based learning; Manifold learning Multi-task learning Bayesian networks and applications Case-based reasoning methods Statistical models and learning Computational learning; Evolutionary algorithms and learning Evolutionary neural networks Fuzzy logic-based learning Genetic optimization Clustering, classification and regression Neural network models and learning Parallel and distributed learning Reinforcement learning Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Tensor Learning 2) Deep and Machine Learning for Big Data Analytics: Deep/Machine learning based theoretical and computational models Novel techniques for big data storage and processing Data analysis, insights and hidden pattern Data analysis and decision making Data wrangling, munching and cleaning Data integration and fusion Data visualization Data and information quality, efficiency and scalability Security threat detection using big data analytics Visualizing security threats Enhancing privacy and trust Data analytics in complex applications – finance, business, healthcare, engineering, medicine, law, transportation, and telecommunication 3) Deep and Machine Learning for Data Mining and Knowledge: Data mining in the web and online systems Multimedia; images and video data mining Feature extraction and classification Information retrieval and extraction Distributed and P2P data search Sentiment analysis Mining high velocity data streams Anomaly detection in streaming data Mining social media and social networks Mining sensor and computer networks data Mining spatial and temporal datasets Data classification, clustering, and association Knowledge acquisition and learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Knowledge discovery in large datasets 4) Deep and Machine Learning Application Areas: Bioinformatics and biomedical informatics Finance, business and retail Intelligent transportation Healthcare, medicine and clinical decision support Computer vision Human activity recognition Information retrieval and web search Cybersecurity Natural language processing Recommender systems Social media and networks 5) Deep and Machine Learning for Computing and Network Platforms: Network and communication systems Software defined networks Wireless and sensor networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Computing Edge and Fog Computing Paper Submission: Full papers must be in English and should be between 12 to 14 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers must be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. Submitted research papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Joao Gama, University of Porto, Portugal Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören, Ugurdag Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Esra N. Yolaçan, Osman Gazi University, Turkey

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CFP: 5th ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop (CPSS 2019), co-located with ACM AsiaCCS'19
by roman 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

=============================================== 5th ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop ----------------------------------------------- Held in conjunction with ACM AsiaCCS'19 Auckland, New Zealand ----------------------------------------------- http://jianying.space/cpss/CPSS2019/ Important Dates Submission due: March 1, 2019 Notification: April 10, 2019 Camera-ready due: April 30, 2019 =============================================== Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) of interest to this workshop consist of large-scale interconnected systems of heterogeneous components interacting with their physical environments. There exist a multitude of CPS devices and applications deployed to serve critical functions in our lives thus making security an important non-functional attribute of such systems. This workshop will provide a platform for professionals from academia, government, and industry to discuss novel ways to address the ever-present security challenges facing CPS. We seek submissions describing theoretical and practical solutions to security challenges in CPS. Submissions pertinent to the security of embedded systems, IoT, SCADA, smart grid, and other critical infrastructure are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Attack detection for CPS - Authentication and access control for CPS - Autonomous vehicle security - Availability and auditing for CPS - Blockchain for CPS security - Data security and privacy for CPS - Digital twins for CPS - Embedded systems security - Formal methods in CPS - Industrial control system security - IoT security - Legacy CPS system protection - Lightweight crypto and security - Maritime cyber security - Recovery from cyber attacks - Security and risk assessment for CPS - Security architectures for CPS - Security by design for CPS - Smart grid security - Threat modeling for CPS - Transportation system security - Vulnerability analysis for CPS - Wireless sensor network security Submission Instructions ----------------------- Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. All submissions should be appropriately anonymized. Submissions must be in double-column ACM SIG Proceedings format, and should not exceed 12 pages. Position papers describing the work in progress are also welcome. Only pdf files will be accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the workshop. At least one author of the paper must be registered at the appropriate conference rate. Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. There will also be a best paper award. Paper submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cpss19 Contact ------- Email: cpss19(a)easychair.org CPSS Home: http://jianying.space/cpss/CPSS2019/ Committees ---------- - Steering Committee Dieter Gollmann (Hamburg University of Technology, Germany) Ravishankar Iyer (UIUC, USA) Douglas Jones (UIUC, USA) Javier Lopez (University of Malaga, Spain) Jianying Zhou (SUTD, Singapore) – Chair - Program Chairs Aditya Mathur (Purdue University, USA & SUTD, Singapore) Jianying Zhou (SUTD, Singapore) - Publicity Chair Rodrigo Roman (University of Malaga, Spain) - Publication Chair Weizhi Meng (DTU, Denmark) - Program Committee Cristina Alcaraz (University of Malaga, Spain) Alvaro Cardenas (UT Dallas, USA) Mauro Conti (University of Padua, Italy) Gregorio D'Agostino (ENEA, Italy) Roberto Di Pietro (HBKU, Qatar) Afonso Ferreira (CNRS-IRIT, France) Yanick Fratantonio (EURECOM, France) Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (Telecom SudParis, France) Stefanos Gritzalis (University of the Aegean, Greece) Sokratis Katsikas (NTNU, Norway) Huy Kang Kim (Korea University, Korea) Kandasamy Nandha Kumar (SUTD, Singapore) Qi Li (Tsinghua University, China) Hoon Wei Lim (SingTel, Singapore) Bo Luo (University of Kansas, USA) Xiapu Luo (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK) Michail Maniatakos (NYU-Abu Dhabi, UAE) Daisuke Mashima (ADSC, Singapore) Weizhi Meng (DTU, Denmark) Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (Linköping University, Sweden) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Axel Poschmann (DarkMatter, UAE) Rodrigo Roman (University of Malaga, Spain) Justin Ruths (UT Dallas, USA) Martin Strohmeier (University of Oxford, UK) Jun Sun (SUTD, Singapore) Qiang Tang (LIST, Luxembourg) William Temple (ADSC, Singapore) Indrajiti Ray (Colorado State University, USA) Sicco Verwer (TU Delft, Netherland) Zheng Yang (SUTD, Singapore) Fan Zhang (Zhejiang University, China) Sencun Zhu (Pennsylvania State University, USA) Saman Zonouz (Rutgers University, USA)

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Call For Paper "Journal of Real Time Image Processing"
by POURYA SHAMSOLMOALI 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Dear Colleague, As you are an expert in real-time image processing. I warmly invite you to submit your papers to the following Special Issue. https://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/1650125/application/pdf/CALL+FOR+… Looking forward to receiving your papers Best Regards -- Pourya Shamsolmoali, PhD Institute of Image Processing & Pattern Recognition Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Email: pshams(a)sjtu.edu.cn

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The 16th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2019) Springer, LNCS 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
by Aneta Poniszewska-Marańda 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The 16th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2019) Springer, LNCS 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.mobiwis.org/2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The areas of the Web, mobile technologies, and information systems have been following a continuous and steady development over a number of years through the innovative research and practices of researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, governmental and scientific organizations. The International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis) aims to enable synergy between these areas and provides the premier venue to present and discuss latest research and developments related to research issues of the mobile web and the engineering of intelligent and innovative mobile systems and services. The conference comprises a set of carefully selected tracks that focus on the particular challenges regarding mobile Web and intelligent information systems in research areas such as, among others, Web Engineering, Service-Oriented Computing, Web of Things, Data and Knowledge Management, Cloud Computing, Security and Human-Computer Interaction. Conference Tracks: - Smart and Intelligent Systems - Mobile Software Systems - Adaptive Approaches for Mobile Computing - Middleware/SOA for Mobile Systems - Context- and Location-aware Services - Pervasive and Ubiquitous Applications - Data management in the Mobile Web - Mobile Cloud Services - Mobile Web of Things - Mobile Web Security, Trust and Privacy - Mobile Networks, Protocols and Applications - Mobile Commerce and Business Services - Socially Influencing Systems - HCI in Mobile Applications - Industry and Demos Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Organizing Committee: General Co-Chairs: Markus Aleksy, ABB, Germany Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Mohammed Ghazal, Abu Dhabi University, UAE Local Organising Co-Chairs: Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: George Ghina, Brunel University London, UK Workshop Coordinator: Tor-Morten Grřnli, Kristiania University College, Norway Publicity Chair: Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland --- Politechnika Łódzka Lodz University of Technology Treść tej wiadomości zawiera informacje przeznaczone tylko dla adresata. Jeżeli nie jesteście Państwo jej adresatem, bądź otrzymaliście ją przez pomyłkę prosimy o powiadomienie o tym nadawcy oraz trwałe jej usunięcie. This email contains information intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.

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[CFP] GrAPL 2019 - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 8
by Tumeo, Antonino 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ----------------------------- !!!!! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 8, 2019 !!!!! ----------------------------- GrAPL 2019: Workshop on Graphs, Architectures, Programming, and Learning http://hpc.pnl.gov/grapl Co-Located with IPDPS 2019 May 20, 2019 Hilton Rio De Janeiro Brazil ----------------------------- GrAPL is the result of the combination of two IPDPS workshops: GABB: Graph Algorithms Building Blocks GraML: Workshop on The Intersection of Graph Algorithms and Machine Learning ----------------------------- Data analytics is one of the fastest growing segments of computer science. Much of the recent focus in Data Analytics has emphasized machine learning. This is understandable given the success of deep learning over the last decade. However, many real-world analytic workloads are a mix of graph and machine learning methods. Graphs play an important role in the synthesis and analysis of relationships and organizational structures, furthering the ability of machine-learning methods to identify signature features. Given the difference in the parallel execution models of graph algorithms and machine learning methods, current tools, runtime systems, and architectures do not deliver consistently good performance across data analysis workflows. In this workshop we are interested in Graphs, how their synthesis (representation) and analysis is supported in hardware and software, and the ways graph algorithms interact with machine learning. The workshop’s scope is broad which is a natural outgrowth of the wide range of methods used in large-scale data analytics workflows. The objectives of this workshop are as follows: * Understand data analytics workflows and the mix of graph and machine learning algorithms they require * Understand the synergies between evolving device technology and graph analytics applications to drive: 1) the direction of emerging hardware and software architecture, 2) new graph analytics algorithms that better exploit the emerging hardware; and 3) application workflows that mix the large graph synthesis and analytics and machine learning. * Explore different frameworks, languages and libraries to support programming graph analytics and machine learning algorithms * Evaluate the performance and scalability of integrated platforms for large graph synthesis and analysis, and machine learning While each of these topics on their own are well addressed in other workshops, we are particularly interested in the cross-cutting synergies. For example, hardware and software architectures specialized for machine learning (and in particular deep learning) may be poorly suited for graph algorithms. Can we understand these conflicting needs and perhaps find an architecture jointly optimized for both? This workshop seeks papers on the theory, model-based analysis, simulation, and analysis of operational data for graph analytics and related machine learning applications. We are particularly interested in papers that: * Discuss hardware platforms specialized for addressing large, dynamic, multi-attributed graphs and associated machine learning; * Discuss programming models and associated frameworks such as Pregel, Galois, Boost, GraphBLAS, GraphChi, etc., for building large multi-attributed graphs; * Discuss how frameworks for building graph algorithms interact with those for building machine learning algorithms; * Discuss the problem domains and problems addressable with graph methods, machine learning methods, or both; * Provide tractability performance analysis in terms of complexity, time-to-solution, problem size, and quality of solution for systems that deal with mixed data analytics workflows. Besides regular papers, papers describing work-in-progress or incomplete but sound, innovative ideas related to the workshop theme are also encouraged. ----------------------------- Important Dates ----------------------------- Position or full paper submission: February 8, 2019 (EXTENDED) Notification: February 28, 2019 Camera-ready: March 15, 2019 Workshop: May 20, 2019 ----------------------------- Submissions ----------------------------- Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=grapl2019 Submitted manuscripts may not exceed ten (10) pages, single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. The templates are available at: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. ----------------------------- Organization ----------------------------- General co-Chairs Tim Mattson (Intel), timothy.g.mattson(a)intel.com Antonino Tumeo (PNNL), antonino.tumeo(a)pnnl.gov Program co-Chairs Ananth Kalyanaraman (WSU), ananth(a)wsu.edu Manoj Kumar (IBM), manoj1(a)us.ibm.com Steering Committe David A. Bader (Georgia Institute of Technology) Aydın Buluç (LBNL) John Feo (PNNL) John Gilbert (UC Santa Barbara) Mahantesh Halappanavar (PNNL) Jeremy Kepner (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) Technical Program Committee Aydin Buluç, LBNL, US Timothy A. Davis, University of Florida, US Jana Doppa, Washington State University, US John Gilbert, University of California at Santa Barbara, US Oded Green, Georgia Institute of Technology & NVIDIA, US Jeremy Kepner, MIT, US Arif Khan, PNNL, US Hao Lu, ORNL, US Kamesh Madduri, The Pennsylvania State University, US Rupesh Nasre, IIT Madras, IN John Owens, University of California, Davis, US Arnau Prat, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ES Jason Riedy, Georgia Institute of Technology, US P. Sadayappan, The Ohio State University, US A. Erdem Sarıyüce, University at Buffalo, US Arun Sathanur, PNNL, US Brian Van Essen, LLNL, US Flavio Vella, Free University of Bozen, IT Yangzihao Wang, Tencent, CN Marinka Zitnik, Stanford University, US Jaroslaw Zola, University at Buffalo, US

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Call for Papers and Presentations - Maple Conference 2019
by Maplesoft 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Hello, It is my pleasure to announce the return of the Maple Conference! On October 15-17th, in Waterloo, Ontario, we will gather a group of Maple enthusiasts, product experts, and customers, to explore and celebrate the different aspects of Maple. In preparation for the Maple Conference 2019 we are seeking papers and extended abstracts (presentation proposals). We welcome topics falling into the broad categories of Maple in Education, Algorithms and Software, and Applications of Maple. You can learn more about the event, and see further presentaiton subjects, by reviewing the attached brochure, or visiting the conference website: https://www.maplesoft.com/mapleconference/ Sincerely, Your Friends at Maplesoft (c) 2019 Maplesoft, a division of Waterloo Maple Inc., 615 Kumpf Drive Waterloo ON Canada N2V1K8; customerservice(a)maplesoft.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. To manage subscriptions or to opt out of all commercial email communications from Maplesoft, please click here.

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Extended CfP - AW4city 2019, 5th International ACM Smart City Workshop: Enhancing Urban Mobility with Web Applications
by Leonidas Anthopoulos 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

(Apologies for cross-posts) ----------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS AW4city 2019, 5th International ACM Smart City Workshop: Enhancing Urban Mobility with Web Applications In conjunction with The Web Conference (WWW'19): 29th World Wide Web International Conference, San Francisco, May 13, 2019 http://aw4city2019.wordpress.com Important Dates ------------------------- Extended submissions due: Feb 14, 2019, 2019 (23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone) Notification of Acceptance: Feb. 21, 2019. Camera-ready version due: Mar. 3, 2019. Workshop authors' registration and camera-ready papers: Mar. 3, 2019 Workshop day: May 13, 2019 Workshop Objective ---------------------------- Following up the success of the past events at WWW2015, WWW2016, WWW2017 and WWW2018, the 5th AW4City 2019 aims to keep on attracting a significant international attention with regard to web applications for smart cities. This year, AW4City emphasizes on the contribution of web applications and Apps to urban mobility. In the era of cities and under the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable growth, cities are making an important shift regarding thinking of compact cities and they develop sustainable mobility plans. Issues like parking, traffic congestion and safety, sharing transportation and smart parking are among the topics where governments and the industry direct smart services, while data collection and analysis enable government's fast -or even real-time- decision-making for alternative transportation means' deliberation, public transportation changes, urban planning etc., and new business models appear that utilize platforms and data. Additionally, new types of business in transportation appear (e.g., that utilize sensors and big data), while things' transportation is another challenge that cities have been started phasing. Τhis workshop aims to demonstrate how web applications and Apps can enhance transportation services and urban mobility in general. The aim of this workshop is to address web-based application and Apps' design and development in the smart city and urban context. More specifically, it focuses on innovative applications smart city component and more specifically on the design and implementation of web-based applications and Apps. This component is crucial, since it addresses all the smart city dimensions: * Economy, since new types of entrepreneurship and innovative business models appear in data, creative and climate economies, and develop web applications and Apps. * Mobility, with regard to urban transportation (intelligent transportation), distance working, job offering demonstration etc. * Environment, since applications enhance resource management, transportation improvement, environmental monitoring etc. * Living, since applications enhance local life (i.e., e-learning, e-banking, e-commerce, e-tourism etc.). * People, since they concern applications' end users and * Governance, where open data and e-government applications play crucial roles in smart city operation. Theoretical concepts, empirical evidence and selected case studies from leading scholars and practitioners in the field showing the "big picture" of smart cities and urban areas will be examined in this workshop. This workshop aims at gathering researchers from the fields of smart cities and web application development to think about the obstacles that hurdle the leveraging of understanding and capturing of smart city trends with regard web application development that interconnect citizens, businesses and government in a smart city. AW4City 2019 is timely since sustainable transportation has been addressed as one of the UN Agenda 2030 strategic goals, while ISO37120 and ISO37122 that certify city services focus on smart and sustainable transportation too. Last but not least, customer satisfaction is being measured real-time, while corresponding safety can be ensured with the use of platforms (e.g., Uber and Lyft). All these issues are being supported by data, the Web and Apps and it is important to focus on future achievements. Additionally, an increasing criticism is that smart city represents an ambiguous urban utopia, which is supported by the partnership of local governments with big technological vendors. Articles can deliver a clearer view of smart city reality, while innovative applications can strengthen the existence of opportunities for new entrants in the smart city market. Moreover, most standardization bodies evolve competitive standards for smart city components and to this end, this workshop is expected to highlight existing development and trends with regard to application development (web-based, apps and end-to-end). We target researchers from both industry and academia to join forces in this exciting area. We intend to discuss the recent and significant developments in the general areas of smart cities and web applications and to promote cross-fertilization of techniques. In particular, we aim at identifying trends and respective applications in smart cities; the potential impact of smart city in web applications; techniques from end-to-end solutions' or apps' development that will enable researchers to understand the dynamic phenomena in smart cities, as well as specify important directions for the research communities. Standards for web applications' development in smart cities is interesting for several areas such as sustainability, crisis management, marketing, security, and interoperability. To address the above mentioned aspects, we solicit the following topics (but not limited to): * Enhancing mobility experience with Web Applications and Apps; * Apps that support mobility, sharing, crowd-sourcing etc.; * Smart City management systems with emphasis on mobility (e.g. parking; traffic etc.); * Mobility Practices of Web applications and Apps in smart cities; * Theoretical foundations on Smart City applications and standards; * Creative partnerships, creative industries and industry 4.0 in Smart City with a focus on application development (Internet Economics and Monetization); * Pervasive Web and Mobility for Smart City emerging topics (i.e., user behavior analytics, energy, water, waste, transportation etc.) * The role of mobility partners for smart city applications development and standardization (i.e., promotion push, start-ups, open data); * Web Infrastructure standardization; * The role of standards on smart city data mining; * Smart city mobility e-services; * Smart city information quality and evolution in social content; * Ensuring mobility security and privacy in Smart Cities: the role of web applications and Apps. Submission ------------------------------------- We welcome full research papers, research in progress, and discussion papers. Full papers should be up to 10 pages long, including the abstract and appendices. Discussion papers may be short (up to 6 pages), but should clearly and distinctly address one or more issues pertinent to Smart City research including research methods and quality as well as focus of studies. Papers should be designed to support in-depth discussions of one of these issues during the workshop. Although it is a half-day event, the workshop papers will be clustered and each session will discuss a small set of papers focusing on similar or related issues. Accepted refereed papers, must be presented at the conference by an author who is registered to attend. Please be aware that the WWW 2019 organizers will require at least one registration per paper published in either the main Proceedings or in the Companion volume. At the time of submission of the final camera-ready copy, authors will have to indicate the already registered person for that publication. We strongly encourage at least one author of every paper to register by the early-bird deadline so that session chairs can make plans for its presentation. Please submit your papers via the Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aw4city2019) or via e-mail (in .doc/docx and .pdf format) to: lanthopo(a)teilar.gr with the subject: "AW4city 2019 proposal" Details of the programme will be made available online. Although it is a half-day event, the workshop papers will be clustered and each session will discuss a small set of papers focusing on similar or related issues. Submission Guidelines -------------------------------------- The accepted papers will be included in the companion volume of WWW2019's proceeding, which will be published by ACM and included in the ACM Digital Library. All submitted papers must be: - written in English; - contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses; - be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings template (www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template) with a font size no smaller than 9pt; - be in PDF (make sure that the PDF can be viewed on any platform), and formatted for US Letter size. Files in Postscript (ps) or any other format will not be accepted. Authors should submit a .doc/.docx too to the workshop's chairs. - occupy no more than 10 pages, including the abstract, references, and appendices It is the authors responsibility to ensure that their submissions adhere strictly to the required format. Submissions that do not comply with the above guidelines may be rejected without review. All submissions must be entered into the reviewing system. Each submission will be reviewed by the workshop co-chairs and at least one external reviewer. More details regarding WWW2018 conference can be found on https://www2018.thewebconf.org/ Extended version of accepted articles are possible to be selected and included in a special issue with relevant theme of International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) or some other relative journals. Accepted refereed papers, must be presented at the conference by an author who is registered to attend. Please be aware that the WWW 2019 organizers will require at least one registration per paper published in either the main Proceedings or in the Companion volume. At the time of submission of the final camera-ready copy, authors will have to indicate the already registered person for that publication. We strongly encourage at least one author of every paper to register by the early-bird deadline so that session chairs can make plans for its presentation. Please submit your papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aw4city2019) or via e-mail (in .doc/docx and .pdf format) to: lanthopo(a)teilar.gr with the subject: "AW4city 2019 proposal" Details of the programme will be made available online. For any questions, please contact the Workshop chairs: ------------------------------ Leonidas ANTHOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly, Greece, lanthopo(a)teilar.gr Marijn JANSSEN, Professor, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, M.F.W.H.A.Janssen(a)tudelft.nl Vishanth WEERAKKODY, Professor, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, v.weerakkody(a)bradford.ac.uk Program Committee Members (tentative) ------------------------------ * Toru ISHIDA, Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan * Sofia Toufic SHAWYRI, University of California at Berkeley * Nicolas DOUAY, MCF Paris 7 / UMR Geographie-Cites / LabEx DynamiTe * Beth COLEMAN, University of Waterloo, Director of City as Platform * Arthur RIEL, The World Bank, Washington, U.S.A. * Cristina Maria BUETI, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * Christopher G. REDDICK, The University of Texas at San Antonio, U.S.A. * Markus RITTENBRUCH, Queensland University of Technology, Australia * Flora SALIM, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia * Mag. Michael SACHS, Zentrum fur E-Governance, Donau-Universitat Krems * Stephen COHEN, Microsoft, USA * Alois PAULIN, Siemens, Vienna, Austria * Sakano NARUTOSHI, Fujitsu, Japan * Julia SEIXAS, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal * Vinay KANDPAL, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), India * Gordon FELLER, Meeting of the Minds (meetingoftheminds.org) * Soon Ae CHUN, City University New York (CUNY) * Amel ATTOUR, Universite Cote d'Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, Nice * Ramy Ahmed FATHY, Senior IEEE * Dirk AHLERS, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Extended CfP - AW4city 2019, 5th International ACM Smart City Workshop: Enhancing Urban Mobility with Web Applications
by Leonidas Anthopoulos 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

(Apologies for cross-posts) ----------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS AW4city 2019, 5th International ACM Smart City Workshop: Enhancing Urban Mobility with Web Applications In conjunction with The Web Conference (WWW'19): 29th World Wide Web International Conference, San Francisco, May 13, 2019 http://aw4city2019.wordpress.com Important Dates ------------------------- Extended submissions due: Feb 14, 2019, 2019 (23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone) Notification of Acceptance: Feb. 21, 2019. Camera-ready version due: Mar. 3, 2019. Workshop authors' registration and camera-ready papers: Mar. 3, 2019 Workshop day: May 13, 2019 Workshop Objective ---------------------------- Following up the success of the past events at WWW2015, WWW2016, WWW2017 and WWW2018, the 5th AW4City 2019 aims to keep on attracting a significant international attention with regard to web applications for smart cities. This year, AW4City emphasizes on the contribution of web applications and Apps to urban mobility. In the era of cities and under the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable growth, cities are making an important shift regarding thinking of compact cities and they develop sustainable mobility plans. Issues like parking, traffic congestion and safety, sharing transportation and smart parking are among the topics where governments and the industry direct smart services, while data collection and analysis enable government's fast -or even real-time- decision-making for alternative transportation means' deliberation, public transportation changes, urban planning etc., and new business models appear that utilize platforms and data. Additionally, new types of business in transportation appear (e.g., that utilize sensors and big data), while things' transportation is another challenge that cities have been started phasing. Τhis workshop aims to demonstrate how web applications and Apps can enhance transportation services and urban mobility in general. The aim of this workshop is to address web-based application and Apps' design and development in the smart city and urban context. More specifically, it focuses on innovative applications smart city component and more specifically on the design and implementation of web-based applications and Apps. This component is crucial, since it addresses all the smart city dimensions: * Economy, since new types of entrepreneurship and innovative business models appear in data, creative and climate economies, and develop web applications and Apps. * Mobility, with regard to urban transportation (intelligent transportation), distance working, job offering demonstration etc. * Environment, since applications enhance resource management, transportation improvement, environmental monitoring etc. * Living, since applications enhance local life (i.e., e-learning, e-banking, e-commerce, e-tourism etc.). * People, since they concern applications' end users and * Governance, where open data and e-government applications play crucial roles in smart city operation. Theoretical concepts, empirical evidence and selected case studies from leading scholars and practitioners in the field showing the "big picture" of smart cities and urban areas will be examined in this workshop. This workshop aims at gathering researchers from the fields of smart cities and web application development to think about the obstacles that hurdle the leveraging of understanding and capturing of smart city trends with regard web application development that interconnect citizens, businesses and government in a smart city. AW4City 2019 is timely since sustainable transportation has been addressed as one of the UN Agenda 2030 strategic goals, while ISO37120 and ISO37122 that certify city services focus on smart and sustainable transportation too. Last but not least, customer satisfaction is being measured real-time, while corresponding safety can be ensured with the use of platforms (e.g., Uber and Lyft). All these issues are being supported by data, the Web and Apps and it is important to focus on future achievements. Additionally, an increasing criticism is that smart city represents an ambiguous urban utopia, which is supported by the partnership of local governments with big technological vendors. Articles can deliver a clearer view of smart city reality, while innovative applications can strengthen the existence of opportunities for new entrants in the smart city market. Moreover, most standardization bodies evolve competitive standards for smart city components and to this end, this workshop is expected to highlight existing development and trends with regard to application development (web-based, apps and end-to-end). We target researchers from both industry and academia to join forces in this exciting area. We intend to discuss the recent and significant developments in the general areas of smart cities and web applications and to promote cross-fertilization of techniques. In particular, we aim at identifying trends and respective applications in smart cities; the potential impact of smart city in web applications; techniques from end-to-end solutions' or apps' development that will enable researchers to understand the dynamic phenomena in smart cities, as well as specify important directions for the research communities. Standards for web applications' development in smart cities is interesting for several areas such as sustainability, crisis management, marketing, security, and interoperability. To address the above mentioned aspects, we solicit the following topics (but not limited to): * Enhancing mobility experience with Web Applications and Apps; * Apps that support mobility, sharing, crowd-sourcing etc.; * Smart City management systems with emphasis on mobility (e.g. parking; traffic etc.); * Mobility Practices of Web applications and Apps in smart cities; * Theoretical foundations on Smart City applications and standards; * Creative partnerships, creative industries and industry 4.0 in Smart City with a focus on application development (Internet Economics and Monetization); * Pervasive Web and Mobility for Smart City emerging topics (i.e., user behavior analytics, energy, water, waste, transportation etc.) * The role of mobility partners for smart city applications development and standardization (i.e., promotion push, start-ups, open data); * Web Infrastructure standardization; * The role of standards on smart city data mining; * Smart city mobility e-services; * Smart city information quality and evolution in social content; * Ensuring mobility security and privacy in Smart Cities: the role of web applications and Apps. Submission ------------------------------------- We welcome full research papers, research in progress, and discussion papers. Full papers should be up to 10 pages long, including the abstract and appendices. Discussion papers may be short (up to 6 pages), but should clearly and distinctly address one or more issues pertinent to Smart City research including research methods and quality as well as focus of studies. Papers should be designed to support in-depth discussions of one of these issues during the workshop. Although it is a half-day event, the workshop papers will be clustered and each session will discuss a small set of papers focusing on similar or related issues. Accepted refereed papers, must be presented at the conference by an author who is registered to attend. Please be aware that the WWW 2019 organizers will require at least one registration per paper published in either the main Proceedings or in the Companion volume. At the time of submission of the final camera-ready copy, authors will have to indicate the already registered person for that publication. We strongly encourage at least one author of every paper to register by the early-bird deadline so that session chairs can make plans for its presentation. Please submit your papers via the Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aw4city2019) or via e-mail (in .doc/docx and .pdf format) to: lanthopo(a)teilar.gr with the subject: "AW4city 2019 proposal" Details of the programme will be made available online. Although it is a half-day event, the workshop papers will be clustered and each session will discuss a small set of papers focusing on similar or related issues. Submission Guidelines -------------------------------------- The accepted papers will be included in the companion volume of WWW2019's proceeding, which will be published by ACM and included in the ACM Digital Library. All submitted papers must be: - written in English; - contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses; - be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings template (www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template) with a font size no smaller than 9pt; - be in PDF (make sure that the PDF can be viewed on any platform), and formatted for US Letter size. Files in Postscript (ps) or any other format will not be accepted. Authors should submit a .doc/.docx too to the workshop's chairs. - occupy no more than 10 pages, including the abstract, references, and appendices It is the authors responsibility to ensure that their submissions adhere strictly to the required format. Submissions that do not comply with the above guidelines may be rejected without review. All submissions must be entered into the reviewing system. Each submission will be reviewed by the workshop co-chairs and at least one external reviewer. More details regarding WWW2018 conference can be found on https://www2018.thewebconf.org/ Extended version of accepted articles are possible to be selected and included in a special issue with relevant theme of International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA), International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) or some other relative journals. Accepted refereed papers, must be presented at the conference by an author who is registered to attend. Please be aware that the WWW 2019 organizers will require at least one registration per paper published in either the main Proceedings or in the Companion volume. At the time of submission of the final camera-ready copy, authors will have to indicate the already registered person for that publication. We strongly encourage at least one author of every paper to register by the early-bird deadline so that session chairs can make plans for its presentation. Please submit your papers via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aw4city2019) or via e-mail (in .doc/docx and .pdf format) to: lanthopo(a)teilar.gr with the subject: "AW4city 2019 proposal" Details of the programme will be made available online. For any questions, please contact the Workshop chairs: ------------------------------ Leonidas ANTHOPOULOS, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly, Greece, lanthopo(a)teilar.gr Marijn JANSSEN, Professor, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, M.F.W.H.A.Janssen(a)tudelft.nl Vishanth WEERAKKODY, Professor, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, v.weerakkody(a)bradford.ac.uk Program Committee Members (tentative) ------------------------------ * Toru ISHIDA, Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan * Sofia Toufic SHAWYRI, University of California at Berkeley * Nicolas DOUAY, MCF Paris 7 / UMR Geographie-Cites / LabEx DynamiTe * Beth COLEMAN, University of Waterloo, Director of City as Platform * Arthur RIEL, The World Bank, Washington, U.S.A. * Cristina Maria BUETI, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * Christopher G. REDDICK, The University of Texas at San Antonio, U.S.A. * Markus RITTENBRUCH, Queensland University of Technology, Australia * Flora SALIM, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia * Mag. Michael SACHS, Zentrum fur E-Governance, Donau-Universitat Krems * Stephen COHEN, Microsoft, USA * Alois PAULIN, Siemens, Vienna, Austria * Sakano NARUTOSHI, Fujitsu, Japan * Julia SEIXAS, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal * Vinay KANDPAL, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), India * Gordon FELLER, Meeting of the Minds (meetingoftheminds.org) * Soon Ae CHUN, City University New York (CUNY) * Amel ATTOUR, Universite Cote d'Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, Nice * Ramy Ahmed FATHY, Senior IEEE * Dirk AHLERS, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Deadline Extended for PDSEC Workshop at IPDPS to February 11
by Shontz, Suzanne Michelle 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Dear All: Due to a high number of requests, the deadline for submission of papers to the 2019 PDSEC Workshop at IPDPS has been extended to February 11, 2019. Papers may be submitted here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdsec2019 . Regards, Suzanne Suzanne Shontz University of Kansas Publicity Chair, PDSEC '19 Workshop

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HPCC 2019 CFP: Zhangjiajie, China, Aug. 10-12 2019 (with co-locatd SmartCity 2019 & DSS 2019
by Qin Liu 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

********************************************************************************************************************************* [Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email] *******************IEEE (HPCC-2019, SmartCity-2019, DSS-2019 International Conferences ********************* To be held in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, 10-12 August 2019. The 21th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/hpcc2019/ The 17th IEEE International Conference on Smart City (SmartCity-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/smartcity2019/ The 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems (DSS-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/dss2019/ Sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee of Scalable Computing (TCSC) IMPORTANT DATES ================================================================================ Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: 10 January 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: 10 February 2019 Authors Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 25 May 2019 Early Registration Due: 25 May 2019 Conference Date: 10-12 August 2019 PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ============================================================ All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference websites with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over length charge) including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/web/cs-cps/ Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht… Once accepted, the paper will be included into the IEEE conference proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society Press (indexed by EI). The authors of selected papers will be invited to extend their contributions for special issues of prestigious journals. -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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CFP : The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing
by Ansar YASAR 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing August 19-21, 2019 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC) have evolved into an active area of research and development. This is due to the tremendous advances in a broad spectrum of technologies and topics, including wireless networking, mobile and distributed computing, sensor systems, RFID technology, and the ubiquitous mobile phone. MobiSPC-2019 solicits papers that focus on the theory, systems, practices and challenges of providing users with a successful mobile or wireless experience. This includes how mobile computing changes how people pervasively use their computers, computing resources and applications, as well the systems, services and technologies enabling those applications. MobiSPC-2019 will provide a leading edge, scholarly forum for researchers, engineers, and students alike to share their state-of-the art research and developmental work in the broad areas of pervasive computing and mobile systems. *Important Dates* ---------------- - Workshop Proposal Due: February 15, 2019 - Paper Submission Due: March 28, 2019 - Acceptance Notification: May 25, 2019 - Final Manuscript Due: June 25, 2019 Publication ------------ All MobiSPC 2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com <http://www.elsevier.com/> and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index ( http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/) All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com) This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex) Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/) The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the following special issues: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 1.588), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.504), ( http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index) - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (IF: 3.654), by IEEE ( http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5117645) MobiSPC 2019 will be held in conjunction with the 14th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC, http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-19/) MobiSPC 2019 is co-organized & co-hosted by Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. MobiSPC 2019 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the east coast of Canada and is approximately 6-hour flight from London, UK and a 2-hour flight from Toronto, Ontario. Halifax is a vibrant and modern city which is home to multiple academic institutions and where visitors can enjoy a variety of activities and entertainment from whale watching to Jazz festivals to world-class cuisine. Halifax is also home to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic which contains the world largest collection of Titanic artifacts. Nova Scotia is a picturesque province with many National and Provincial parks, and as stated in the Guinness Book of World Records, has the highest tides in the world. Conference Tracks - Component-based IoT - Enabling Technologies and Emerging Topics - Internet of Things (IoT) - Mobile Cloud Computing - Mobile Data Management - Mobile Social Networking - Pervasive Computing - Smart Cities and Ubiquitous Climate Change Management - Smart Communities and Ubiquitous Systems - Mobile Systems and Applications COMMITTEES: General Chair Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada Program Chair Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Workshops Chair Stephane Galland, Universite de Technologie de Belfort-MontbÃ©liard, France Local Chairs Abdelouahed Gherbi, Quebec University, Canada Ahsan Habib, Dalhousie University, Canada Tracks Chairs Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium Longbiao Chen, Xiamen University, China Carmela Comito, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Danny Hughes, K. U. Leuven, Belgium Camille Kamga, The City College of New York, USA Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK Hamid Mcheick, UQAC, Canada Yongrui (Louie) Qin, University of Huddersfield, UK Rahim Rahmani, Stockholm University, Sweden Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia Qussai Yaseen, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan International Journals Chair Atta Badii, Reading University, UK Publicity Chairs Monika Davidekova, Comenius University, Slovak Republic B. B. Gupta, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India Nadir Shah, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan Advisory Committee Abdelfettah Belghith, University of Manouba, Tunisia Flavien Balbo, Ecole Nationale SupÃ©rieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy Javier Sanchez Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-19/#programCommittees

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CFP: SpaCCS 2019 - 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (Jul. 14--17, 2019, Atlanta, USA)
by Jun Feng 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues: [Apologies for multiple receptions of this CfP] Call for Papers of SpaCCS 2019 ============================================================================= The 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage July 14-July 17, 2019 Georgia State University Atlanta, USA http://cse.stfx.ca/~cybermatics/2019/spaccs/ Selected papers, after further extensions and revisions, will be recommended to special issues of SCI and EI journals. ============================================================================= The 2019 International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage (SpaCCS 2019) is the 12th event in the series of conferences which are devoted to security, privacy and anonymity in computation, communication and storage. SpaCCS is now recognized as the main regular event of the world that is covering many dimensions including security algorithms and architectures, privacy-aware policies, regulations and techniques, anonymous computation and communication, encompassing fundamental theoretical approaches, practical experimental projects, and commercial application systems for computation, communication and storage. As applications of computer systems and networks have permeated in every aspect of our daily life, the issues of security, privacy, and anonymity have become increasingly critical. The conference will provide a forum for the world-class researchers to gather and share their research achievements, emerging ideas and trends in the highly challenging research fields. ================== Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ================== Track 1: Security 1.1 Computation -Security Model and Architecture - Software and System Security - Secure computation - Security in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Artificial Intelligence - Secure Network Computing - Risk Analysis and Management 1.2 Communication - Network Security - Malware and Botnets - Intrusion Detection - Security in Web Services - Security in Mobile Social Networks - Security in Mobile and Wireless Communications - Fraud and Cyber- Crime 1.3 Storage - Access Control - Accounting and Audit - Applied Cryptography - Database Security - Authentication - Computer forensics - Data Protection and Data Integrity - Digital Content Protection and Digital Forensics - Information Hiding - Security in Big Data and its Applications Track 2: Privacy 2.1 Computation - Measuring and Quantifying Privacy - Privacy Modelling and Analysis - Software and System Privacy - Privacy- preserving Computing - Differential Privacy - Blockchain - Privacy- enhanced Network Computing - Obfuscation-based Privacy - Cryptographic Tools - Building and Deploying Privacy-enhancing Systems - Reliability, Robustness, and Abuse Prevention in Privacy Systems 2.2 Communication - Privacy in Web Services - Privacy Metrics and Policies - Crowdsourcing for Privacy - Location and Mobility Privacy - Privacy in Cloud and Big Data Applications - Quantum Communications - Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Devices - Privacy in Social Networks and Microblogging Systems - Privacy-enhanced Access Control, Authentication, and Identity Management 2.3 Storage - Data Protection Technologies - Privacy in Big Data and its Applications - Policy Languages and Tools for Privacy - Privacy and Human Rights - Interdisciplinary Research Connecting Privacy to Other Fields - Privacy in Cloud Computing and Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing - Information Leakage, Data Correlation and Generic Attacks to Privacy - Privacy-Preserving Data Mining, Data Release and Publishing Track 3: Anonymity 3.1 Computation - Anonymous Data Mining and Data Sharing - Parallelism Exploitation Techniques for Anonymity - Anonymity in Big Data Analytics - Anonymous Management in Trust Relationships - Anonymous Video Analytics Technology - Anonymity Metrics, Measures and Evaluations - Anonymity Models, Hardware/Device of Anonymity 3.2 Communication - Anonymity in Wireless Communication Systems - Anonymous Communication Protocols - Anonymity in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Sensor Networks - Anonymous Proxy Software - Anonymous Communication and Internet - Anonymous Social Networks, Structural k-Anonymity in Social Networks - Authentication Protocol Providing User Anonymity 3.3 Storage - Anonymous Information Storage and Management - Private and Anonymous Data Storage - Forensics - Anonymity-Preserving Data Collection and Database - Anonymity, Pseudonymity & Identity Management - Anonymity in Big Data and Cloud Scenarios - Anonymity in Health and Medical Databases ================== Organizing Committee ================== General Chairs - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Mark Last, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel - Yanqing Zhang, Georgia State University, USA Program Chairs - Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Fordham University, USA - Jun Feng, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - Rongxing Lu, University of New Brunswick, Canada Workshop Chair - Wm. Bradley Glisson, Sam Houston State University, USA Publicity Chairs - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Reza M. Parizi, Kennesaw State University, USA - Yogachandran Rahulamathavan, Loughborough University London, UK Local Chair - Yubao Wu, Georgia State University, USA Web Chairs - Zihao Jiang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Xin Nie, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Steering Committee - Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China (Chair) - Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain (Chair) - Jemal H. Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia - Jose M. Alcaraz Calero, University of the West of Scotland, UK - Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan - Jinjun Chen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore - Mario Freire, The University of Beira Interior, Portuga - Minyi Guo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Weijia Jia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China - Wei Jie, University of West London, UK - Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece - Ryan Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand - Constantinos Kolias, George Mason University, USA - Jianbin Li, Central South University, China - Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan - Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan - Felix Gomez Marmol, University of Murcia, Spain - Geyong Min, University of Exeter, UK - Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland - Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, USA - Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan - Juan E. Tapiador, The University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain - Sabu M. Thampi, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India - Jie Wu, Temple University, USA - Yang Xiao, The University of Alabama, USA - Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia - Zheng Yan, Aalto University, Finland - Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada - Wanlei Zhou, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ================== Important Dates: ================== Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: January 15, 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2019 Authors Notification Date: April 15, 2019 Final Manuscript Due: May 15, 2019 Conference Date: July 14 - July 17, 2019 ================== Paper Submission ================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/N25666) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages (or up to 20 pages with the pages over length charge) in Springer LNCS format (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. ================== Paper Publication ================== All accepted papers will be published by Springer LNCS (EI Indexed). Best Paper Awards will be presented to high quality papers. Selected papers, after further extensions and revisions, will be recommended to special issues of SCI and EI journals. 1. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Human-centered Computing in Cloud / Edge / Fog https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/human-centered-computing Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 2. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue: Multi-modal Sensor Data Fusion in Internet of Things https://jwcn-eurasipjournals.springeropen.com/multi-modal-sensor Publisher: Springer, IF = 2.407 3. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications Special Issue: Advanced Technologies for Cyber Physical Systems Publisher: IET 4. IEEE Access Special Section on Deep Learning: Security and Forensics Research Advances and Challenges Publisher: IEEE, IF = 3.557 5. Transactions on Blockchain Technology and Applications http://vdlt.io/tIndex.html Special Issue: Advances in Blockchain and Internet-of-Things 6. Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed in 2019 7. Sensors Special Issue: IoT-Enabled Sensor Networks: Vision and Challenges https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/IoT_SensorNet Publisher: MDPI, IF = 2.475 8. Remote Sensing Special Issue: Intelligence Computing Paradigms with Remote Sensing Networks in Water Hydrology https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/water_Computation… Publisher: MDPI, IF = 3.406 * More special issues will be added later. -- Dr. Jun Feng St. Francis Xavier University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Mobile: +86-18827365073 E-Mail: junfeng989(a)gmail.com, 512675288(a)qq.com WeChat: junfeng10001000

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CFP: Big Data Innovations and Applications (Innovate-Data 2019)
by Innovate-Data 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The 5th International Conference on Big Data Innovations and Applications (Innovate-Data 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/innovate-data-2019/ (Springer: Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big data has become a key asset in modern societies, economies, and governmental organizations. Big data encompasses various kinds of complex and large scale information that are beyond the processing capabilities of conventional software and databases. The increasing volume and velocity of the data, captured by business organizations, web repositories, social media, data centres, cloud and IoT, have resulted in the exponential growth of big data. Big data provides a key basis for innovations in various domains and applications. It can benefit data managers, developers, companies and various kinds of organizations to carry out useful analysis of data pattern and trends, make intelligent decisions, and solve complex problems that can help societies and economies and speed up innovations. The aim of the Innovate-Data conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of big data and to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas. CONFERENCE TRACKS: Track: Big Data Storage, Representation and Processing Topics: Data storage; Data representation and structures; Data management; Data processing; Data engineering and design; Storages and network requirements Track: Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Topics: Data Security; Data Privacy; Data Trust; Data protection and integrity; Legal and ethical issues; Identity theft; Data loss and leakage Track: Big Data Models, Infrastructure and Platforms Topics: Data models; NoSQL databases; Data consistency and availability; Fault tolerance and reliability; Network models and protocols; Performance evaluation; Resource management; Transaction management; RDBMS and big data; Memcached systems and techniques Track: Visualisation of Big Data Topics: Data visualisation, Visual representation; Usability and user interaction; Graphs models and techniques for big data; Data acquisition and cleaning Track: Big Data Analytics and Metrics Topics: Analytics models; Tools and technologies; Data patterns; Business intelligence and decision making; Optimization of resources and cost; Customer relations and satisfaction; Data economics; Metrics for big data; Analysis of online reviews Track: Big Data Science Topics: Big data science models; Data searching and mining; Methodologies and use cases; Machine learning and deep learning; Algorithms and formal models; Mathematical and Statistical models for big data; Interdisciplinary approaches and methods Track: Big Data Applications and Innovations Topics: Business applications; Social media and networks; Healthcare applications; Government and public sector systems; Multimedia and data streaming; Personal data logging and quantified-self; Context-aware data; Big data in cloud and IoT; Personalisation of data; Open and linked data Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers are planned to be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see Journal Special Issues section). Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chair: William Knottenbelt, Imperial Colledge London, UK Program Co-Chairs: Salima Benbernou, Université Paris Descartes, France Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin Ünal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Fang-Fang Chua, Multimedia University, Malaysia Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK

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CFP: The 16th Int. Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2019)
by MobiWIS Conference 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The 16th International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis 2019) Springer LNCS Series. 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.mobiwis.org/2019/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The areas of the Web, mobile technologies, and information systems have been following a continuous and steady development over a number of years through the innovative research and practices of researchers, developers and practitioners from academia, industry, governmental and scientific organizations. The International Conference on Mobile Web and Intelligent Information Systems (MobiWis) aims to enable synergy between these areas and provides the premier venue to present and discuss latest research and developments related to research issues of the mobile web and the engineering of intelligent and innovative mobile systems and services. The conference comprises a set of carefully selected tracks that focus on the particular challenges regarding mobile Web and intelligent information systems in research areas such as, among others, Web Engineering, Service-Oriented Computing, Web of Things, Data and Knowledge Management, Cloud Computing, Security and Human-Computer Interaction. Conference Tracks: - Smart and Intelligent Systems - Mobile Software Systems - Adaptive Approaches for Mobile Computing - Middleware/SOA for Mobile Systems - Context- and Location-aware Services - Pervasive and Ubiquitous Applications - Data management in the Mobile Web - Mobile Cloud Services - Mobile Web of Things - Mobile Web Security, Trust and Privacy - Mobile Networks, Protocols and Applications - Mobile Commerce and Business Services - Socially Influencing Systems - HCI in Mobile Applications - Industry and Demos Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Organizing Committee: General Co-Chairs: Markus Aleksy, ABB, Germany Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Program Co-Chairs: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Mohammed Ghazal, Abu Dhabi University, UAE Local Organising Co-Chairs: Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Journal Special Issue Coordinator: George Ghina, Brunel University London, UK Workshop Coordinator: Tor-Morten Grønli, Kristiania University College, Norway Publicity Chair: Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

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CFP: The 5th Int. Conference on Big Data Innovations and Applications (Innovate-Data 2019)
by MobiWIS Conference 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

------------------------ Call for Papers ----------------------------- The 5th International Conference on Big Data Innovations and Applications (Innovate-Data 2019) 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/innovate-data-2019/ (Springer: Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big data has become a key asset in modern societies, economies, and governmental organizations. Big data encompasses various kinds of complex and large scale information that are beyond the processing capabilities of conventional software and databases. The increasing volume and velocity of the data, captured by business organizations, web repositories, social media, data centres, cloud and IoT, have resulted in the exponential growth of big data. Big data provides a key basis for innovations in various domains and applications. It can benefit data managers, developers, companies and various kinds of organizations to carry out useful analysis of data pattern and trends, make intelligent decisions, and solve complex problems that can help societies and economies and speed up innovations. The aim of the Innovate-Data conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of big data and to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas. CONFERENCE TRACKS: Track: Big Data Storage, Representation and Processing Topics: Data storage; Data representation and structures; Data management; Data processing; Data engineering and design; Storages and network requirements Track: Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Topics: Data Security; Data Privacy; Data Trust; Data protection and integrity; Legal and ethical issues; Identity theft; Data loss and leakage Track: Big Data Models, Infrastructure and Platforms Topics: Data models; NoSQL databases; Data consistency and availability; Fault tolerance and reliability; Network models and protocols; Performance evaluation; Resource management; Transaction management; RDBMS and big data; Memcached systems and techniques Track: Visualisation of Big Data Topics: Data visualisation, Visual representation; Usability and user interaction; Graphs models and techniques for big data; Data acquisition and cleaning Track: Big Data Analytics and Metrics Topics: Analytics models; Tools and technologies; Data patterns; Business intelligence and decision making; Optimization of resources and cost; Customer relations and satisfaction; Data economics; Metrics for big data; Analysis of online reviews Track: Big Data Science Topics: Big data science models; Data searching and mining; Methodologies and use cases; Machine learning and deep learning; Algorithms and formal models; Mathematical and Statistical models for big data; Interdisciplinary approaches and methods Track: Big Data Applications and Innovations Topics: Business applications; Social media and networks; Healthcare applications; Government and public sector systems; Multimedia and data streaming; Personal data logging and quantified-self; Context-aware data; Big data in cloud and IoT; Personalisation of data; Open and linked data Submission Instructions: Full papers must be in English and must not exceed 12 pages. Short papers should be limited to 8 pages. Papers should be formatted in Springer's LNCS format. See submission instructions on the conference website. Publication: All accepted papers are planned to be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see conference website). Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series is indexed by the ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), included in ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc. See LNCS - Information on Abstracting and Indexing ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-1068921-0) Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issues in international journals (see Journal Special Issues section). Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chair: William Knottenbelt, Imperial Colledge London, UK Program Co-Chairs: Salima Benbernou, UniversitÈ Paris Descartes, France Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Co-Chairs: Perin ‹nal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gˆren Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Publication Chair: Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Fang-Fang Chua, Multimedia University, Malaysia Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK

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CFP: 7th Int. Conf. on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019)
by FiCloud Conference 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

----------------------Call for Papers ------------------------------------------------ The 7th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2019), IEEE CS- TCI 26-28 August 2019, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ficloud.org/2019/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet of Things (IoT) vision is to provide a dynamic and global network infrastructure which is characterized by intelligent and self configuring capabilities. IoT is considered as an integral part of the future Internet. It is based on interoperable communication protocols in order to enable the interaction and integration of virtual as well as physical Things such as computers, smart devices, sensors, cars, refrigerators, food packages, medicines, etc. Things can be seamlessly integrated into the information network and interaction can be made through the provision of intelligent interfaces. In not so distant future, IoT will be forcing its way into every aspect of our lives and technologies including smart homes, smart cities, environment and nature, green energy, food, medicine, automotive, aerospace and aviation, telecommunication, and so on. IoT is generally characterized by real world and small Things, limited capacity, constrained devices and the consequential issues such as less reliability, security and privacy. Cloud computing on the other hand deals mainly with virtual world and has unlimited capabilities in terms of storage and processing power. Thus cloud and IoT are the main complementary aspects of the future Internet. IoT can benefit from the unlimited capabilities and resources of cloud computing. Similarly, cloud can benefit from IoT by extending its scope to deal with real world things in a more distributed and dynamic manner. The theme of this conference is to promote the state of the art in scientific and practical research of the IoT and cloud computing. It provides a forum for bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sector in an effort to present their research work and share research and development ideas in the area of IoT and cloud computing. CONFERENCE TRACKS: - Cloud Models - SaaS, IaaS, PaaS - Security, Privacy and Trust - Software Systems, Models and Architectures - Mobile Cloud Services - Data and Knowledge Management - Context-awareness and Location-awareness - Software-defined Networking - Performance Evaluation and Modelling - Networking and Communication Protocols - IoT Services and Applications - Smart Environment - Enterprise and Business Models - Energy Efficiency - Federation and Virtualization - Fog and Edge Computing - Industry Track - General Track Paper submission and Publication: Authors are requested to submit papers reporting original research results and experience. The page limit for full papers is 8 pages and for short papers is 6 pages. Papers should be prepared using IEEE two-column template. See instructions on the conference website ( http://www.ficloud.org/2019/) All papers accepted for this conference are planned to be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Service (CPS). The proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing through IEE INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special issues in international journals (see conference website). Important Dates: Submission Deadline: 11 March 2019 Authors Notification: 20 May 2019 Final Manuscript Due: 14 June 2019 General Chairs: Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy Irfan Awan, University of Bradford, UK Program Chairs: Takahiro Hara, Osaka University, Japan Muhammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK Local Organising Chairs: Perin Unal, Teknopar, Turkey Sezer Gören Ugurdag, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Workshop Coordinator: Filipe Portela, University of Minho, Portugal Journal Special Issues Coordinator: Lin Guan, Loughborough University, UK Publicity Chair: Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Publication Chair: Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Track Chairs: Antonio Celesti, University of Messina, Italy Edmundo Madeira, University of Campinas, Brazil Helen Karatza, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Joyce El Haddad, University of Paris Dauphine, France Khaled Aloufe, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Luiz Fernando Bittencourt, University of Campinas, Brazil Madihah Mohd Saudi, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia Marcin Bajer, ABB Corporate Research Kraków, Poland Marisa Catalan Cid, i2Cat Foundation, Spain Marwan Hassani, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria Patience Anitta Namanya, Nettitude Group, UK Rafael Angarita, INRIA and Isep, Paris, France Ron Austin, Birmingham City University, UK R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Tacha Serif, Yeditepe University, Turkey Tuna Tugcu, Bogaziçi University, Turkey Vijay S. Rao, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands A. S. M. Kayes, La Trobe University, Australia

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The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019)
by Naercio Magaia 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

======================CALL FOR PAPERS============================== The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019) http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ Fukuoka, Japan, August 5-8, 2019 =================================================================== INTRODUCTION ============= The IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing is a premier forum for researchers, practitioners and developers who are interested in cloud computing and big data to explore new ideas, techniques and tools, as well as to exchange experience. Besides the latest research achievements, the conference covers also innovative commercial data management systems, innovative commercial applications of cloud computing and big data technology, and experience in applying recent research advances to real-world problems. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be the fifth edition of the conference after the success of CBDCom 2015 in Beijing, CBDCom 2016 in Toulouse, CBDCom 2017 in San Francisco, and CBDCom 2018 in Guangzhou. It will continuously offer a platform for researchers to exchange novel studies, discuss important issues and explore key challenges in innovative cloud and big data for smarter world. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be held on August 5-8, 2019, co-located with IEEE CyberSciTech 2019, IEEE DASC 2019 and IEEE PICom 2019, in Fukuoka, Japan. ================ IMPORTANT DATES ================ Workshop/SS Proposal Due: January 20th, 2019 Regular Paper Submission Due: March 20th, 2019 Wksp/SS/Poster Paper Due: April 20th, 2019 Authors Notification: May 25th, 2019 Camera-ready Submission: June 20th, 2019 Conference: August 5th-8th, 2019 ================ RESEARCH TRACKS ================ The 2019 edition of IEEE CBDCom will be organized in research tracks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: *Track 1 - Data Science & Analytics* - Big Data Fundamentals & Novel Paradigms - Big Data Algorithms, Applications & Services - Big Data Mining & Analytics - Big data Processing & Querying - Big Data Visualization - Big Data Computing & Recommendations *Track 2 - Big Data Infrastructure & Management* - Big Data Cloud, Grid, Stream Computing - High Performance Platforms for Big Data - NoSQL Data Stores & DB scalability - Energy-Efficient Computing for Big Data - Recommendation & Social Media Systems - Big Data Availability & Reliability *Track 3 - Big Data Tools & Applications* - Complex Big Data Processing - BD in Networks & Communications - Big Data as a Service - Data Warehousing over Big Data - BD Machine & Deep Learning - Innovative Applications & Experiences *Track 4 - Cloud Management & Virtualization* - Virtualization Technologies - Cloud Computing Platforms - Public, Private & Hybrid Clouds - Green & Energy Management - Cloudlet and Serverless Computing - Resource Management, Storage & QoS *Track 5 - Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy & Trust* - Security, Privacy & Reliability in Cloud & BD - Dependable/Trustworthy Big Data Processing - Security/Privacy/Trust as a Service - Blockchain in Cloud and Big Data Application - Cloud Attacks Detection and Prevention - Ethic Issues in Cloud & Big Data *Track 6 - Cloud/Big Data for IoT & Smart City* - Smart Data & Smart Environments - CBD for IoT & Cyber-Physical Systems - RFID & Related Technologies for IoT - M2M Communications and IoT - IoT and Smart City Infrastructures - Green Computing for Big Data & Smart City ============ SUBMISSION ============ Authors are invited to submit their original research work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Papers should be prepared in IEEE CS Proceedings format. IEEE formatting information: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html - Proposals for organizing tutorials, workshops and special sessions need to be submitted to the Tutorials, Workshops and Special Sessions Chairs, respectively. A proposal should include title, theme, scope and main presenters/organizers. - Research paper (6-8 pages) should explore a specific technology problem and propose a complete solution to it, with experimental results. - Works-in-Progess (WIP) (4-6 pages) papers are expected to present either work currently in progress or less developed but highly innovative ideas. - Demo/Poster papers (2-4 pages) must describe working systems and be related to CBDCom. These systems may be innovative prototype implementations or mature systems that use related technology. Some papers originally submitted as full papers can be accepted as short papers or posters during the review process. In such cases, the authors will need to reduce the paper accordingly when preparing the camera-ready version. At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register and present the paper at the conference. All accepted papers in the main tracks and workshops will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings (EI indexed). ======================== PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS ======================== All accepted papers in the main tracks, workshops, special sessions and demos/posters will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings, indexed by - IEEE Xplore - Scopus - EI Engineering Index - ACM Digital Library - dblp - Google Scholar Extended version of the selected papers will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed). ------------------------------- Organizing Committees ------------------------------- Honorary Chairs Hamido Fujita, University, Japan Frank Hsu, Fordam University, USA General Chairs Anna Kobusińska, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Peng Li, The University of Aizu, Japan General Executive Chairs Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Paulo Pires, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rachid Benlamri, Lakehead University, Canada Program Chairs Shu Tao, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Xiaoyan Wang, Ibaraki University, Japan Track 1. Big Data Science and Analytics Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada Track 2. Big Data Infrastructure and Management Hao Wang, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway Track 3. Big Data Tools and Applications Dionisis Margaris, University of Athens, Greece Track 4. Cloud Management, Virtualization and Service Tsozen Yeh, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Track 5. Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Haiying (Helen) Shen, University of Virginia, USA Track 6. Cloud/Big Data for IoT and Smart City Zhi Liu, Shizuoka University, Japan Workshop Chairs Yue-Shan Chang, National Taipei University, Taiwan Shengli Pan, China University of Geoscience, China International Liaison & Publicity Chairs Naercio Magaia, University of Lisbon, Portugal Carlos Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Samia Bouzefrance, CNAM, France Michał Boroń, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Kai Cheng, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Advisory Committee Georges Da Costa, lRIT, France Christophe Cerin, University of Paris XIII, France Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA Andrzej Gościński, Deakin University, Australia Carson K. Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada Jie Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan Fuhua Oscar Lin, Athabasca University, Canada Yinglong Xia, Huawei Research America, USA Weishan Zhang, China Univ. of Petroleum, China Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, UK Steering Committee Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Laurence T. Yang, SFX University, Canada Huansheng Ning, Univ. Sci and Tech Beijing, China Julien Bourgeois, UBFC, France Mazin Yousif, T-Systems International, USA Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia Please visit the IEEE CDBCom 2019 website http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ for the complete listing of organizing committee and TPC members.

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CFP: IEEE ISORC - Int. Symp. on Real-Time Distributed Computing - Submissions Due on Feb, 1st
by Tommaso Cucinotta 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

[please, accept our apologies should you receive this message multiple times] *** IEEE ISORC 2019 - CALL FOR PAPERS - https://isorc2019.github.io/ *** 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing *** Valencia, Spain, May 7-9, 2019 *** *** Submission deadline (firm): February 1, 2019 The IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) has become established as the leading event devoted to state-of-the-art research in the field of object/component/service-oriented real-time distributed computing (ORC) technology. In addition to the main conference, for the first time, ISORC 2019 will organize a special session dedicated to posters and demos, where the objective is to allow participants to show prototypes, tools, simulators and systems, which demonstrate the applicability of real-time computing to different applications. Best papers from ISORC 2019 will be invited for submission to a Special Issue of Journal of Systems Architecture. More information including submission guidelines can be found at: https://isorc2019.github.io/. IEEE ISORC 2019 welcomes contributions on topics that include, but are not limited, to: * Programming and system engineering: real-time programming challenges, ORC paradigms, object/component models, languages, synchronous languages. * Embedded distribution middleware, model maintenance, system of systems, time-predictable systems and hardware. * Distributed computing and communication infrastructures: real-time communication, networked platforms, protocols, Internet QoS, peer-to-peer computing, sensor networks, VANETS and V2V and V2I communication, trusted and dependable systems. * Algorithms for Real Time Analytics: clustering and classification approaches, stream processing algorithms, real time decision tree generation and update, real time machine learning, statistical approaches; stream correlation and sampling approaches. * System software: real-time kernel/OS, middleware support for ORC, QoS management, extensibility, synchronization, resource allocation, scheduling, fault tolerance, security. * Real-time algorithms and infrastructure support for decentralized architectures including distributed ledgers with a focus on scalability and resilience. * Applications: Medical devices, intelligent transportation systems, Industrial automation systems and Industry 4.0, Internet of Things and Smart Grids, Embedded systems (automotive, avionics, consumer electronics, building systems, sensors, etc), multimedia processing, RT Web-based applications. * System evaluation: performance analysis, monitoring & timing, dependability, end-to-end QoS, overhead, fault detection and recovery time. * Cyber-physical and cyber-social systems (e.g. social media analytics). * Time-sensitive social dispersed computing. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs * Arvind Easwaran, NTU, Singapore * Abhishek Dubey, Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Program Chairs * Aniruddha Gokhale Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Mathias Pacher, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Weichen Liu, NTU, Singapore Organization Chair * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain * Poster/Demo Chairs * Di Liu, Yunnan University, China * Luis Lino Ferreira CISTER/ISEP, Portugal Web and Publicity Chair * Tommaso Cucinotta, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy * Zhenkai Zhang, Vanderbilt Univ., USA Steering Committee Chairs * Uwe Brinkschulte, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Rob Pettit, The Aerospace Corp., USA IMPORTANT DATES Main Track * Further extended submission deadline (firm): February 1, 2019 * Acceptance notification: March 1, 2019 * Camera-ready papers: March 8, 2019 Poster/Demo Session * Submission deadline: March 7, 2019 * Acceptance notification: March 21, 2019 * Camera-ready papers: March 28, 2019 For further information, please, refer to the official conference website: https://isorc2019.github.io/ The IEEE ISORC 2019 Organizers -- Tommaso Cucinotta, Computer Engineering PhD Associate Professor at the Real-Time Systems Laboratory (ReTiS) Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy http://retis.sssup.it/people/tommaso

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CFP_14th International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems (CRiSIS)
by SAOUSSEN CHEIKHROUHOU 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Call for papers The 14th International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems (CRiSIS) 29-31 October 2019, Hammamet, Tunisia http://crisis2019.redcad.org The International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems 2019 will be the 14th in a series dedicated to security issues in Internet-related applications, networks and systems. Internet has become essential for the exchange of information between user groups and organizations from different backgrounds and with different needs and objectives. These users are exposed to increasing risks regarding security and privacy, due to the development of more and more sophisticated online attacks, the growth of Cyber Crime, etc. Attackers nowadays do not lack motivation and they are more and more experienced. To make matters worse, for performing attacks have become easily accessible. Moreover, the increasing complexity as well as the immaturity of new technologies such as pervasive, mobile and wireless devices and networks, raise new security challenges. In this context, new security mechanisms and techniques should be deployed to achieve an assurance level acceptable for critical domains such as energy, transportation, health, defence, banking, critical infrastructures, embedded systems and networks, avionics systems, etc. The CRiSIS conference offers a remarkable forum for computer and network security actors from industry, academia and government to meet, exchange ideas and present recent advances on Internet-related security threats and vulnerabilities, and on the solutions that are needed to counter them. === TOPICS === The topics addressed by CRiSIS range from the analysis of risks, attacks to networks and system survivability, to security models, security mechanisms and privacy enhancing technologies. The authors are invited to submit research results as well as practical experiment or deployment reports. Industrial papers about applications or case studies are also welcomed in different domains (e.g., telemedicine, banking, e-government, e-learning, e-commerce, critical infrastructures, mobile networks, embedded applications, etc.). The list of topics includes but is not limited to: - Analysis and management of risk - Attacks and defenses - Attack data acquisition and network monitoring - Cryptography, biometrics, watermarking - Dependability and fault tolerance of Internet applications - Distributed systems security and safety - Embedded system security and safety - Empirical methods for security and risk evaluation - Hardware-based security and physical security - Intrusion detection and prevention systems - Organizational, ethical and legal issues - Privacy protection and anonymization - Risk-aware access and usage control - Security and risk assessment - Security and risks metrics - Security and dependability of operating systems - Security and safety of critical infrastructures - Security and privacy of peer-to-peer system - Security and privacy of wireless networks - Security models and security policies - Security of new generation networks, security of VoIP and multimedia - Security of e-commerce, electronic voting and database systems - Security of social networks - Security of industrial control systems - Smartphone security and privacy - Traceability, metrology and forensics - Trust management - Use of smart cards and personal devices for Internet applications - Web and cloud security === PAPER SUBMISSION === Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be written in English and must be submitted electronically in PDF format. The papers that will be selected for presentation at the conference will be included in post-proceedings published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (prior to publication the papers should be revised according to the review comments). Pre-proceedings will appear at the time of the conference. Maximum paper length will be 16 printed pages for full papers or 6 pages for short papers, in LNCS style ( http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html) Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. All paper submissions will be handled through the Easy Chair conference management system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=crisis2019 === IMPORTANT DATES === - Submission deadline: June 09, 2019 - Notification to authors: July 20, 2019 - Camera-ready versions: September 22, 2019 - Conference dates: October 29-31, 2019 === GENERAL CHAIRS === Nora Cuppens, IMT Atlantique, France Ahmed Hadj Kacem, University of Sfax, Tunisia === PC CHAIRS === Frédéric Cuppens, IMT Atlantique, France Slim Kallel, University of Sfax, Tunisia === PUBLICATION CHAIRS === Nora Cuppens, IMT Atlantique, France Mohamed Mosbah, Bordeaux INP, France === PUBLICITY CHAIRS === Saoussen Cheikhrouhou, University of Sfax, Tunisia Reda Yaich, IRT SystemX, France === LOCAL ORGANISATION COMMITTEE=== Nesrine Khabou, University of Sfax, Tunisia Fairouz Fakhfekh, University of Sfax, Tunisia Riadh Ben Halima, University of Sfax, Tunisia Ismail Bouassida, University of Sfax, Tunisia Hatem Hadj Kacem, University of Sfax, Tunisia === PROGRAM COMMITTEE(to be completed) === Esma Aimer, University of Montreal Luca Allodi ,University of Torento Jocelyn Aubert, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Fabrizio Biondi, IRISA/INRIA Rennes Anis Bkakria, IMT Atlantique Yu Chen, State University of New York Binghamton Nora Cuppens-Boulahia,IMT Atlantique, France Frédéric Cuppens, IMT Atlantique, France Imen Jemili, Faculté des Sciences, Bizerte, Tunisia Jose M. Fernandez, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Manoj Singh Gaur, IIT Jammu, India Bogdan Groza, Politehnica University of Timisoara Ruan He, Orange Christos Kalloniatis, University of the Aegean Sokratis Katsikas, Center for Cyber and Information Security, NTNU Nizar Kheir, Thales Group Igor Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRA) Marc Lacoste, Orange Kostas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus Jean-Louis Lanet, LHS Rennes, France Mohamed Mosbah, LaBRI, Bordeaux INP, France Raja Natarajan, TIFR, India Stephen Neville, University of Victoria Roberto Di Pietro, Bell Labs Kai Rannenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt Michael Rusinowitch, LORIA INRIA Nancy Ketil Stoelen, SINTEF Nadia Tawbi, Université de Laval Akka Zemmari, LaBRI - Université de Bordeaux Lingyu Wang, Concordia University

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Call for Papers: DADA 2019: The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Deep Analysis of Data-Driven Applications (In Conjunction with COMPSAC 2019)
by Namin, Akbar 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

DADA 2019: The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Deep Analysis of Data-Driven Applications, in conjunction with the EEE Signature Conference on Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC 2019), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, July 15 - 19. https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2019/dada/ Call for Papers: The DADA workshop aims to foster deep learning approaches to data-driven applications. DADA creates a venue for researchers from academia and industry to share their intellectual ideas with respect to challenges, novel problems, innovative applications, and creative solutions regarding the application of deep learning to scientific and industrial problems. Theme and Scope of the Workshop: AI-based application systems are becoming the mainstream for the software industry. The recent advancement in big data generation and management has created an avenue for decision makers to utilize these huge data for different purposes. Application developers have utilized traditional machine learning techniques for a long time. However, with the advancement of deep learning algorithms, developers and decision makers are able to explore and learn more about data and their hidden features. The new trends of practices in developing data-driven application systems and decision making algorithms seek adaptation of deep learning algorithms and techniques in many application domains including software systems. An interesting aspect of deep learning algorithms to such problems is that new challenging problems and how deep learning algorithms can be refined to address the discovered problems are explored using deep learning algorithms. Researchers and practitioners from all over the world, from both academia and industry, working in the area of data-driven application domains using deep learning approaches are invited to discuss the state of the art solutions, novel issues, recent developments, applications, methodologies, techniques, experience reports, and tools for the development and use of deep learning. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: * Intelligent software development * Smart business and intelligent financial systems and applications * Time series modeling using LSTM * Generative adversarial modeling * Natural language processing * Security and privacy Submission Deadline: April 15, 2019: Workshop papers due May 1, 2019: Workshop papers notifications May 17, 2019 – Camera ready submissions and For more information regarding this workshop and submission guideline, please visit the following Weblink: https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2019/dada/ Chair of the Workshop: Akbar Namin - Texas Tech University Akbar Siami Namin, Ph.D. AdVanced Empirical Software Testing and Analysis (AVESTA) Research Group Department of Computer Science Texas Tech University TX - USA Email: akbar.namin(a)ttu.edu Web page:http://www.myweb.ttu.edu/asiamina/ Web page:http://www.depts.ttu.edu/cs/research/avesta/

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IDC 2019 - The Announcement and Call for Papers
by Igor Kotenko 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ---------------- The Announcement and Call for Papers The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2019) Saint-Petersburg, Russia, October 7-9, 2019 https://idc2019.ru First CALL FOR PAPERS Symposium description The 13th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2019) will be held October 7-9, 2019 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The main goal of the symposium is to gather researchers and practitioners to foster and ease rich discussions around the latest findings, research achievements and ideas in the area of Intelligent Distributed Computing. The IDC provides an open forum for enhancing the collaboration between researchers, lecturers, and students from Intelligent Computing and Distributing Computing communities. Intelligent Computing covers a hybrid palette of methods, techniques and their applications ranging from classical artificial intelligence, information and data sciences, multi-agent technologies or computational intelligence to more recent trends such as swarm intelligence, bio-inspired computation, cloud computing, machine learning or social-cyber-physical security. Recent trends on this field present ephemeral computing, federated learning, swarm Intelligence, fog computing, semantic data science and others. Thus, the field of Intelligent Distributed Computing seeks for the design and implementation of new generation of intelligent distributed systems, adapting or hybridizing researches in both Intelligent Computing and Distributed Computing. IDC 2019 welcomes research works centered on all aspects of intelligent distributed computing, with an intention to balance between theoretical research ideas and their application to great variety of industrial cases. To this end, scholars and practitioners from academia and industrial fields are invited to submit high-quality original contributions to IDC 2019. The structure of the symposium consists of regular sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by an international program committee, as well as of special sessions and workshops targeted on multi-disciplinary and cutting-edge topics. IDC 2019 has a special interest in novel and creative approaches, architectures, systems and methods that facilitate distributed / parallel / multi-agent / bio-inspired computing for solving complex computational and communicational problems as well as real-life challenges. The scope of this edition spans further to embrace recent paradigms in Distributed Computation. Location The IDC 2019 Symposium organized by Laboratory of Computer Security Problems of St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS) and ITMO University will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Saint-Petersburg founded by Peter the Great in 1703, can rightly be called one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, united in its appearance European and Russian, architectural tradition. It was the imperial capital for two centuries and remains Russia's cultural center, with venues like the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world, the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works, and the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet. The historic centre of St. Petersburg and related groups of monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is often called the "Venice of the North" because it is built on 44 islands, separated by 86 rivers and canals. Saint Petersburg is famous for its "white nights" when the end of May to mid-July instead of darkness envelops the city soft twilight, creating a unique romantic atmosphere, which is complemented by the classic St. Petersburg overlooking divorced bridges. St. Petersburg is not less beautiful, and in the winter, with encased in ice Neva and brilliant snow on the domes of St.Petersburg cathedral. Important dates Proposals for Tutorials/ Workshops/ Special sessions: February 15th, 2019 Notification of acceptance for Tutorials/ Workshops/ Special sessions: March 4th, 2019 Paper submission: April 9th, 2019 Notification of acceptance: May 31st, 2019 Final paper submission: June 4th, 2019 Symposium dates: October 7th-9th, 2019 Submission of Papers All accepted papers will be included in the Symposium Proceedings, which will be published by Springer as part of their series Studies in Computational Intelligence. Papers must be at most 10 pages long and must be formatted according to Springer format. Submissions and reviews are automatically handled by EasyChair. Please submit your paper at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=idc2019. Symposium Contacts General Chairs: Prof. Igor Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS) and ITMO University Prof. Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania Address: Russia, 199178, St. Petersburg, 14-th Liniya, No. 39 Phone / Fax: +7-812-328-71-81 / +7-812-328-44-50 E-mail: idc2019(a)comsec.spb.ru Website: https://idc2019.ru Symposium Main Topics Intelligent Distributed and High-Performance Architectures * Hybrid distributed systems involving software agents and human actors * Intelligent grid and cloud infrastructures * Agent-based wireless sensor networks * Distributed frameworks and middleware for the IoT * Intelligent high-performance architectures * Context-aware intelligent computing * Virtualization for intelligent computing * Bio-inspired and nature-inspired distributed computing Computation Organization and Management * Autonomic and adaptive distributed computing * Multi-agent systems * Intelligent service composition and orchestration * Self-organizing and adaptive distributed systems * Emerging behaviors in complex systems * Intelligent integration of heterogeneous data and processes * Methodologies for development of intelligent distributed systems and applications Parallel metaheuristics for optimization * Evolutionary simulated annealing, Distributed Tabu Search * Parallel Variable Neighborhood Search * Swarm intelligence methods based on distributed knowledge sharing * Hybridization of Swarm Intelligence techniques, Memetic Computing, Adaptive Swarm Intelligence * Distributed Evolutionary Techniques, Cellular Evolutionary Algorithm, Hyper Heuristics Ephemeral and Unreliable computing * Theory and applications of complex ephemeral or unreliable environments * Design of ephemeral computing systems * Application of Soft Computing methods on computational environments featuring ephemeral behavior * Meta-heuristics for modeling and analyzing systems with ephemeral properties, such as social network dynamics, ephemeral clustering and pattern mining, ephemeral computational creativity or content generation Intelligent Distributed Knowledge Representation and Processing * Information extraction and retrieval in distributed environments * Knowledge integration and fusion from distributed sources * Data mining and knowledge discovery in distributed environments * Semantic and knowledge grids * Fuzzy methods * Ontologies and meta-data for describing heterogeneous resources and services * Distributed fusion of sensor data streams Networked Intelligence * E-service and web intelligence * Intelligence in mobile, ubiquitous and wearable computing * Intelligence in peer-to-peer systems * Intelligence in distributed and networked multimedia systems * Security, privacy, trust and reputation Parallel Computing * Parallel and Distributed Computational Models * Embedded Parallel Distributed Systems * Multi- and Many-core Systems * GPU and FPGA based Parallel Systems * Parallel Input/Output * Memory Organization * Parallel Cloud Computing * Parallel and Distributed Optimizations * Hardware Acceleration for Deep Learning Data Science * Big Data technologies * Machine Learning * Large Scale data processing * Distributed databases and archives * Data Management * Semantic Data Science and Applications * Soft Social Computing and Network Science * Interdisciplinary Approaches in Data Science * Data Intensive Applications * Intelligent Analysis of Large Spatial Data * Ontological based Approaches to Data Storage and Processing * Data Sciences use-cases, including Social Network analysis Networked Intelligence * E-service and web intelligence * Intelligence in mobile, ubiquitous and wearable computing * Intelligence in peer-to-peer systems * Intelligence in distributed and networked multimedia systems * Security, privacy, trust and reputation Nature inspired methods for data science and machine learning * Recent advances on nature inspired methods for data science * Novel applications of bio-inspired methods to data mining, with priority on real-world scenarios * Nature-inspired methods for supervised and unsupervised data mining * Hybridizing bio-inspired methods with machine learning and data mining techniques * Nature-inspired methods for feature selection and/or instance generation/selection * Implementation of bio-inspired methods using Big Data technologies * Federated learning: theory and applications Intelligent Distributed Applications * Security of Intelligent Distributed Systems * Attack Modeling, intrusion detection and protection in Intelligent Distributed Systems * Intelligent methods in Cyber-Physical Systems * Distributed problem solving and decision making * Semantic Applications * Intelligent applications in e-business/e-commerce, e-learning, e-health, e-science, e-government, crisis management, smart grid * Modeling, simulation and development of intelligent distributed systems * Crisis management * Simulation of groups and crowds * Intelligent data processing * Intelligent robots

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Extended Deadline - [SMARTCOMP 2019]: Call for papers
by Francesca Righetti 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

-------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE SMARTCOMP 2019 Call for Papers 12-15 June 2019, Washington DC, USA http://www.smart-comp.org -------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP is the premier conference on smart computing. Smart computing is based on the synergistic combination of advances in Sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge computing, Big Data analytics, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and system advancements of cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing, cyber-physical systems, sensor networking and social computing are taking smart computing to a new dimension and improving our ways of living. SMARTCOMP 2019 is the 5th edition of the conference and will held in Washington, USA and will include smart computing innovations pertaining to pervasive/ubiquitous computing, cloud computing, sensor networks, internet of things, big data analytics, security and privacy, social computing, cognitive computing, cyber-physical systems and their application and validation within smart computing environments. This includes applications such as smart buildings, smart cities, smart grids, precision agriculture and other innovations contributing to smart living. Submission Guidelines Paper submissions must be no longer than 8 pages and formatted according to the two-column IEEE proceedings template. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE conference template. Make sure to use the conference mode of the template, i.e., LaTeX users must use the conference option of the IEEEtran document class. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file on US Letter size paper (not A4), with all fonts embedded (the PDF-A standard complies with that). Prior to submission, ensure that any running headers/footers, page numbering, as well as blue underlining for URLs and email addresses has been removed. All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviews by Technical Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Topics ------ SMARTCOMP 2019 solicits submissions that address the fundamental questions of smart computing, namely how to design and build smart computing systems and how to use computing technology for resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Submissions should thus match to at least one of the following three major fields of interest: SMART COMPUTING CONCEPTS, MODELS AND ALGORITHMS: ----------------------------------------------- Future Smart Computing Paradigms Models of Smart Environments Algorithms for Smart Computing AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing Edge computing platforms and algorithms SMART COMPUTING SYSTEMS: ------------------------ Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments Cyber-physical System Platforms for Smart Environments Middleware Platforms for Smart Environments Mobile and Ubiquitous Platforms for Smart Environments SMART COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS: ---------------------------------------------- Smart Precision Agriculture Smart Transportation Smart FinTech Smart Food-Energy-Water Nexus/Life-cycle analysis Smart Health Smart Communities Smart Human Environments, Entertainment, and Social Activities Smart Energy Management and Analytics Organizing Committee -------------------- General Co-Chairs: Aryya Gangopadhyay (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Antonio Puliafito (University of Messina, Italy) Technical Program Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) Julie McCann (Imperial College London, UK) Workshops Co-Chairs: Dario Bruneo (University of Messina, Italy) Christine Julien (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Keynote Co-Chairs: Mudhakar Srivatsa (IBM T J Watson Research Center) WIP and Demo Chair: Shiqiang Wang (IBM T J Watson Research Center) PhD Forum Chair: Nirupam Roy (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, USA) Publication Chair: TBC Registration and Finance Chair: Carmen Au (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Maciej Zawodniok (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) Publicity Co-Chairs: Baek-Young Choi (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA) Hemant Purohit (George Mason University, USA) Francesca Righetti (University of Pisa, Italy) Hesheng Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) Local Arrangement Chair: Nirmalya Roy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Web Chair: Sreenivasan Ramasamy Ramamurthy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Anamika Paul Rupa (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Steering Committee ------------------ Jiannong Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Sajal K. Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) TPC --- Christian Becker, University of Mannheim Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna Dario Bruneo, University of Messina Alessandra De Paola, University of Palermo Wan Du, University of California at Merced, USA Angelo Furno, IFSTTAR-France Mohammad Hajiesmaili, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Fanxin Kong, University of Pennsylvania Ulf Kulau, TU Braunschweig Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens Kyung-Joon Park, DGIST Lucas Pereira, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) Dirk Pesch, Nimbus Centre For Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology Carlo Puliafito, University of Pisa Andreas Reinhardt, TU Clausthal Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland Baltimore County Nishanth Sastry, KCL Vijay Srinivasan, Samsung R&D Neeraj Suri, TU Darmstadt Hwee-Pink Tan, Singapore Management University Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Carlo Vallati, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa Desheng Zhang, Rutgers Eugenio Zimeo, University of Sannio Important Dates --------------- Paper Registration Deadline: 28 January 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: 11 February 2019 Acceptance Notification: 29 March 2019 Camera Ready Deadline: 28 April 2019 Venue ----- The 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019) will be held at Washington DC, USA. Contact ------- For any Information about the conference, please contact the TPC Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti or Julie McCann.

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KKIO 21st Software Engineering Conference, September 11-13, 2019, Bialystok, Poland
by Aneta Poniszewska-Marańda 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

================================== Call for Papers ============================== KKIO 21 st Software Engineering Conference September 11-13, 2019, Bialystok, Poland Motto : Integrating Research and Practice in Software Engineering KKIO’19 web site: [ http://kkio.pti.org.pl/2019/ | http://kkio.pti.org.pl/2019/ ] KKIO is a prime software engineering conference organized annually by Polish Information Processing Society. The language of the conference is English. The aim of KKIO 2018 is to stimulate research, promote cooperation between science and industry, and facilitate a dialogue with governmental bodies. In particular, KKIO'19 will provide a forum for the presentation of research results, scientific challenges faced by the industry, scientific achievements that could address these problems. It will be also a platform to make contacts, initiate cooperation between researchers and engineers. This year KKIO coincides with 30 th anniversary of the Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology who also hosts KKIO. Bialystok is a quickly growing IT hub, surrounded by unspoiled nature, rivers, forests, with biggest population of European bisons living at large in wilderness. We invite papers covering a wide range of software engineering topics including software methods & tools, innovative applications in emerging domains, technology transfer success stories and failures, education, and other topics listed on the conference web site. Submission deadline : Abstract by 24 March 2019; Papers by 31 March 2019 Submission site : EasyChair [ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kkio2019 | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kkio2019 ] You will find all the submission details on the KKIO’19 web site (For Authors -> Submissions) We invite researchers, PhD students, engineers and business representatives to submit papers concerning research, research & development, case-studies, education in software engineering, and application of software systems in industry. In addition, we invite proposals for special sessions, workshops, discussion panels and tutorials. Papers and proposals should be written in English. Accepted papers will be published in a dedicated monograph of the prestigious series Studies in Computational Intelligence (Springer): Integrating Research and Practice in Software Engineering The books of this series are submitted by Springer to WoS, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit revised and extended versions of their submissions to high profile journals. The authors of all high-quality papers that will not be accepted for dedicated volume of Studies in Computational Intelligence will be invited to prepare the extended version of the papers that will be published in Special Issue of Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies (LNDECT), Springer (https://www.springer.com/series/15362) The books of this series are submitted to ISI Proceedings, MetaPress, Springerlink and DBLP. Proceedings for the KKIO’16 and KKIO’17 are now indexed by Web of Science and Scopus. Call for Special Sessions The organizers of the conference are seeking Special Sessions / Workshop Proposals on topics complementary to those of the main conference and Panel, Training / Business Workshops, and Tutorial Proposals. The responsibility of the Special Session / Workshop Chair(s) would be to prepare a specific Call for Papers, organize the sessions program committee (reviewers) and advertise the event. The special session should include at least three papers (if more papers are submitted it could have a form of an independent workshop). The papers are accepted based on two reviews provided by the Special Session PC members and one by a member of the KKIO Program Committee. Please, submit a proposal using the web form: [ https://tinyurl.com/kkio-sessions-tutorials | https://tinyurl.com/kkio-sessions-tutorials ] , preferably before 15.02.2019 for special sessions and 15.05.2019 for tutorials. Important dates: Papers: Abstract submission (strongly recommended): 24.03.2019 Paper submission: 31.03.2019 Notification of acceptance: 10.05.2019 Camera-ready papers submission: 26.05.2019 Special Sessions/Workshops Proposal submission: 15.02.2019 Notification of acceptance: 20.02.2019 Panels, Training Workshops, Tutorial Proposals Submission: 15.05.2019 Notification of acceptance: 30.05.2019 Registration & payment Early registration: 25.06.2019 Late registration: 20.08.2019 Program Committee Co-Chairs: Stanislaw Jarzabek, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland Special Sessions, Panels, Training Workshops, Tutorials Chair : Miroslaw Ochodek, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Contacts: Conference program: [ mailto:kkio2019@easychair.org | kkio2019(a)easychair.org ] Special Sessions, Panels, Workshops, Tutorials: Miroslaw Ochodek, miroslaw.ochodek(a)cs.put.poznan.pl Conference organization: [ mailto:wi.kkio2019@pb.edu.pl | wi.kkio2019(a)pb.edu.pl ] --- Politechnika Łódzka Lodz University of Technology Treść tej wiadomości zawiera informacje przeznaczone tylko dla adresata. Jeżeli nie jesteście Państwo jej adresatem, bądź otrzymaliście ją przez pomyłkę prosimy o powiadomienie o tym nadawcy oraz trwałe jej usunięcie. This email contains information intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.

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Special Issue "The Second International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining"
by Massimo CAFARO 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

Special Issue "The Second International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining" A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893). Deadline for manuscript submissions: extended to January 30, 2019 http://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/Parallel_Distributed_… Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue is devoted to the increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel and distributed data mining algorithms. The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2018) is an international forum that brings together researchers and practitioners, working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Indeed, datasets grow so rapidly that, every day, exabytes of data are being generated, and, in order to extract and infer useful knowledge, parallel processing techniques are required to cope with this huge volume of data: Traditional sequential software is not viable to cope with them. When the data are generated in different places (such as wireless sensor networks and/or Internet of things devices), they may be geographically spread out, and the data cannot be sent to a centralized site, thus, the need for distributed processing algorithms arises. Topics relevant to this Special Issue cover the scope of the WPDM 2018 Workshop (http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2018/) - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining Extended versions of papers presented at WPDM 2018 are sought, but this call for papers is fully open to all those who wish to contribute by submitting a relevant research manuscript. Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Algorithms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 850 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions. Special Issue Editors Guest Editor Assoc. Prof. Massimo Cafaro Department of Engineering for Innovation, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Foundation, Lecce, Italy Guest Editor Dr. Italo Epicoco Department of Engineering for Innovation, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Foundation, Lecce, Italy Guest Editor Dr. Marco Pulimeno Department of Engineering for Innovation, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy Guest Editor Prof. Giovanni Aloisio Department of Engineering for Innovation, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Foundation, Lecce, Italy - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019)
by Massimo CAFARO 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

WPDM 2019 The Third International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro/WPDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS The Third Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with The 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2019), http://www.iccsa.org Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia July 1-4 2019 Final submission Deadline: February 17, 2019 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelizing existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organization and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimizing data dependences. Another concern is related to minimizing synchronization and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimized as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Parallel data mining algorithms using MPI and/or OpenMP - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Parallel data mining applications exploiting FPGA - Distributed data mining algorithms - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimization techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above topics. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long and formatted according to the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) rules, Guidelines and templates can be found at the url http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui… To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2019 web site: http://ess.iccsa.org. Only papers submitted through the electronic system and strictly adhering to the relevant format will be considered for reviewing and publication. Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to the workshop, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. CONFERENCE POLICY By submitting the paper to ICCSA conference, all authors agree to abide by all ICCSA conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies. Namely, authors confirm that the work is original, has not appeared in literature in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other venue concurrently with ICCSA submission or until it appears in ICCSA proceedings (in the case of acceptance). Furthermore, upon paper acceptance, authors agree to transfer copyright on the accepted paper to ICCSA, and one of the authors will register the paper and present the paper at the event. No paper withdrawals can be accepted after Conference pre-registration date or within three months of the actual event, whichever date comes first. Paper withdrawal request can be only accepted in writing through email, letter or fax to conference organizers. The conference has no responsibility for any intentional or accidental misuse, misinterpretation, or failure to follow above rules and conditions and holds no legal, civil or other responsibility for opinions, content or utilization of any methods/algorithms expressed in the Conference Proceedings. If you have any questions about paper submission or the workshop, please contact the workshop organisers. IMPORTANT DATES February 17, 2019: Deadline for paper submission March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. International Program Committee: Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK Ann Gordon-Ross, University of Florida, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, University of Bari, Italy Barbara Masucci, University of Salerno, Italy Mitsunori Ogihara, University of Miami, USA Takahiko Shintani, The University of Electro-Communications , Japan Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada - ************************************************************************************ Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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[Call for Workshop Proposals]: 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

[apologies for cross-posting] ====================================================================== CALL for WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: ESORICS 2019 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, September 23-27, 2019 Website: https://esorics2019.uni.lu/workshops/ ====================================================================== Overview ------------------------------------ ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Proposals are solicited for Workshops to be held in conjunction with ESORICS 2019. A Workshop should aim at providing a forum on emerging topics of high interest to the security and privacy community. In the Workshop selection, particular consideration will be paid to: * Its potential interest for the security and privacy community * Its novelty with respect to other forums, especially with respect to other ESORICS workshops. * Its likely impact on the target community, including likely high participation. A workshop can be either one day or two days in length. Important Dates ------------------------------------ * Workshop proposals due: February 8, 2019 * Notification of decision: March 15, 2019 Submitting a Workshop Proposal ------------------------------------ To submit a proposal send an email to the Workshop Chair with with the information requested in the application form: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (jgalfaro(a)ieee.org <mailto:jgalfaro@ieee.org>) The following application form should be used. (also available in Word format at http://j.mp/ESORICS19wsh) ====================================================================== ESORICS 2019 - WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM: - Title of the Workshop: - Duration (maximum 2 days): - Draft "Call for Papers", articulating the workshop's scope and topics: - Brief summary and justification for the workshop, including anticipated benefits to the ESORICS community: - Planned activities: - Expected number of participants: - Workshop organizers: * PC Chair(s): * General Chair(s): - Workshop deadlines: * Submission deadline: * Notification to authors: * Camera-ready versions: - Planned publication of Workshop proceedings: - Data of last three years for the workshop (if applicable): * Number of submissions: * Number of accepted papers: * Number of participants: * Publication of proceedings: * Venue (co-location): ======================================================================

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ICCSA 2019 | Computational Optimization and Applications
by Ana Rocha 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Dear Colleague, This is an invitation to submit a contribution for the: Computational Optimization and Applications (COA 2019) Workshop of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Applications (ICCSA 2019, <http://www.iccsa.org/> http://www.iccsa.org/) will be held on July 1 - 4, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. TOPICS ====== The scope of the Workshop is to bring together scientists working in Computational Optimization and its applications in science and engineering. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Computational Optimization: new issues in computational algorithms for continuous and discrete optimization; deterministic and stochastic algorithms, nature-inspired algorithms and other metaheuristic algorithms for solving optimization problems. * Applications: case studies in all areas of sciences, engineering and industry, including economics, medicine, biology, earth sciences and social sciences. IMPORTANT DATES ================ February 17, 2019: Deadline for abstract and paper submission to the COA Workshop March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Proceeding Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference PROCEEDINGS ============ The proceedings of the COA 2019 Workshop will appear in the Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules SUBMISSION DETAILS ================== All accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, <http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs> http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs ) series and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. The authors can submit abstracts and papers to your session accessing the electronic submission site: <http://ess.iccsa.org/> http://ess.iccsa.org/ You can find the instructions to prepare and submit papers on the web site ( <http://www.iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors> http://www.iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors ) If you are not registered, you must to register before the submission. From the personal page the author is able to submit first an abstract (phase 1), then a full paper (phase 2), selecting the session from the list of sessions in the submission forms. The author will be able to update the paper until the submission deadline. ORGANIZERS =========== * Ana Maria A. C. Rocha ( <mailto:arocha@dps.uminho.pt> arocha(a)dps.uminho.pt) <http://www.dps.uminho.pt/> Dep. of Production and Systems (University of Minho), <http://algoritmi.uminho.pt/> Algoritmi Research Centre (University of Minho), Portugal * Humberto Rocha (hrocha(a)mat.uc.pt <mailto:hrocha@mat.uc.pt> ), Inesc Coimbra <http://www.inescc.pt/> (University of Coimbra), Portugal If you have some doubts or problems do not hesitate to contact the organizers. Best regards, Ana Maria A.C. Rocha and Humberto Rocha (COA 2019 organizers)

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WHPC@ISC'19 Call for participation and posters
by Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Call for early/mid career posters on HPC topics for the 10th International Women in HPC Workshop ================================================================= 10th International Women in HPC workshop Thursday June 20th 2019 — Frankfurt, Germany Call for posters and participation https://womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc19/workshop/ ================================================================= The tenth international Women in HPC workshop will discuss methods to improve diversity and provide early career women with the opportunity to develop their professional skills and profile. The workshop will include: - Becoming an advocate and ally of under-represented women - Putting in place a framework to help women take leadership positions - Building mentoring programmes that work effectively for women. - Posters and lightning talks by women working in HPC - Short talks on: dealing with poor behaviour at work and how to help avoid it getting you down, how to deal with negative feedback, how to build writing into your daily routine and why it matters, etc. Call for posters: Now Open! Deadline for submissions: March 4th 2019 AOE As part of the workshop, we invite submissions from women in industry and academia to present their work as a poster. Submissions are invited on all topics relating to HPC from users and developers. All abstracts should emphasize the computational aspects of the work, such as the facilities used, the challenges that HPC can help address and any remaining challenges etc. Exclusive to WHPC at ISC19: Successful authors will have the opportunity to present their poster in the main ISC19 conference poster session. For full details please see: https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc19/workshop/submit/ Regards, Mozhgan -- Dr Mozhgan Kabiri *Chimeh* *R*esearch *A*ssociate / *RSE* Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield 0114 222 1896 | mkchimeh.com gpucomputing.shef.ac.uk , rse.shef.ac.uk

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PUBLICATION IN NAAS RATING, MCI APPROVED SSR-IIJLS JOURNAL
by IJLSSR JOURNAL 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

*Official Publication Under ‘‘Society for Scientific Research’’* *NAAS Score (2019): 3.36| DOI (CrossRef) 10.21276/SSR-IIJLS| ICI (2016): 81.97* *Impact factor (SJIF)= 7.088* *CALLING FOR PAPERS VOLUME- 5 | ISSUE- 2 | MARCH 2019* *Last date for Article submission: 10 February 2019* Website: *https://ijlssr.com <https://ijlssr.com/>, *Email: *editor.ssr.iijls(a)gmail.com <editor.ssr.iijls(a)gmail.com>* *Qualities of SSR-IIJLS journal* • *Open access* and Rigorous *peer-review*, and *society journal* • Indexed by many National & International Organizations • SSR-IIJLS Journal fulfilled *MCI Criteria* • Provide unique *QR Bar-code & DOI number (Crossref)* to each article • Provide *certificate* to each author after Publication • Provide *Best Article Certificate Award* (Gold/Silver/Bronze) • Strong National and International Network & *Collaboration* • SSR-IIJLS Journal is *Society journal* • *Eminent editorials* board from throughout the world *Publication Fees- 2000 INR for Indian Author & 70 USD for Others* *Dear Authors (Researcher/Reader),* *SSR Institute of International Journal of Life Sciences *is an open access, indexed, peer-review Life sciences & Medical Sciences journal that provide rapid publication. *SSR-IIJLS journal is indexed by Google scholar, NAAS Rating, Index Copernicus International (ICV), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (WHO), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), Open J-Gate, WorldCat (OCLC), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Genamics JournalSeek, Crossref, USA (DOI), WAME’s (World Association of Medical Editors), Scientific Journal Impact Factor (SJIF), Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Polish Scholarly Bibliography (PBN), ROAD (Directory of Open Access scholarly Resources), USA, Academic Resource Index (Research Bible, Japan),* also as well as under evaluation by Pubmed central, Pubmed, Scopus (Elsevier), EMBASE, EBSCO, Medline, Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), Science Impact Factor (SIF), Thomson Reuters (ESCI, SCI) & Many International agencies, and it is approved by National Science Library (NSL), National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India. *Style: * Research articles should be submitted via Online or Email process. The article must be written in M. S. Office (2003/2007/above) format or you may concern at: *https://ijlssr.com/author_guidline.aspx <https://ijlssr.com/author_guidline.aspx>*

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[SmartSys 2019]: Call for papers
by Antonio Arena 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

[We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.] CALL FOR PAPERS - IEEE SmartSys 2019 Fourth IEEE Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys) Co-located with the IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019) Washington D.C., June 12th/15th, 2019 http://mpsc.umbc.edu/smartsys/2019/ <http://mpsc.umbc.edu/smartsys/2019/> Technology succeeds when it provides benefits to the society either directly or indirectly. Understanding the societal and economic impact and human-centered aspects of a smart system or technology in advance and designing the system a-priori with potential value-added services help spur the discoveries of new tools, methodologies and innovative services. Smart service systems span across a variety of socio-technical facets comprising of devices, people, organizations, environments, and technologies to sense, actuate, control and assess the physical, cyber and societal artifacts of the human service systems. Besides the systems being self-adaptive and fault-tolerant, need to be designed in such a way that it can continuously increase the quality and productivity, the compliance and sustainability of the smart services it offers. While human-centered perspective and cognitive learning help create multi-facet value added services and catalyze the sustained economic growth of smart service systems, understanding the multi-modal sensing, control, heterogeneity and interdependency between different physical, virtual and logical components of such a complex system will enable the realization of new transformative smarter service systems. If successful, this can help improve the quality-of-service of the customers, quality-of-life of the citizens and quality-of returns of the stakeholders and investors. Nurturing the development of smart service systems seeks for inter- and trans-disciplinary crosscutting research threads from system and operational engineering, computer science and information systems, social and behavioral science, computational modeling and industrial engineering etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring together practitioners and researchers from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for discussion and technical presentations on the fundamental knowledge and principles of smart service systems that enable the value co-creation in sensing, actuating, data analytics, learning, cognition, and control of human centric cyber-physical-social systems and future of work.. Research contributions are solicited in all areas pertinent to smart human services and systems, including: • Innovative technologies, tools, methodologies and solutions for smart service systems; example includes personalized healthcare, smart energy, smart cities, smart manufacturing, intelligent transportation, education, precision medicine and agriculture, national security etc. • Information extraction and interpretation from sensors, actuators, smart phones, smart watch, and human • Context and situational-awareness of smart service systems • Design of people-centric services and technologies for providing better services such as food, transportation and places to live • Novel architectures and interoperable solutions for internet of things • Models and methodologies for designing complex smart systems • Big data analytics approaches for innovative smart services • Modeling, analysis, co-production, and co-evolution of human activity, behavior and interaction for the effective adaptation and percolation of longitudinal smart service systems • Role of machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, pervasive computing, control theory, information and communications technologies • Design and developments of intelligent systems, intelligent enterprises and cyber-physical-social-systems • Design of inter-dependent complex global systems such as healthcare, smart gird, computer networks, logistics and supply-chains, financial markets etc. • Smart infrastructure and testbed to support the integration and test of autonomous systems and innovative applications Important Dates Paper submission: March 10, 2019 Notification: April 10, 2019 Camera Ready: April 28, 2019 Workshop Date: June 12th or June 15th, 2019 Organizing Committees Workshop Co-Organizers Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gurdip Singh, Syracuse University Sajal Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology Technical Program Co-Chairs: Kunal Mankodiya, University of Rhode Island, USA Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy Publicity Co-chairs Antonio Arena, University of Pisa, Italy Mohammadreza Abtahi, University of Rhode Island, USA Technical Program Committee TBD -- Antonio Arena PhD Student Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione Università di Pisa http://dii.unipi.it <http://dii.unipi.it/> Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 - Pisa Stanza 113 Tel: 050 2217465

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CFP CGI 2019, Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 17-20, 2019
by Marina Gavrilova 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

CALL FOR PAPERS COMPUTER GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL CGI 2019 University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 17-20 June, 2019 CGI 2019 website: http://www.cgs-network.org/cgi19 Organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) In cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics International is one of the oldest international annual conferences in Computer Graphics and one of the most important ones worldwide, founded by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). It is a yearly meeting where academics present their latest algorithms, and explore new ideas on various computer graphics topics. Since 1983 it was held in different countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and North & South America. CGI 2019, the 36th annual conference will take place on June 17th - June 20th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the foothills of majestic Canadian Rockies. CGI 2019 is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS. IMPORTANT DATES Conference, Tutorials and Workshops June 17 - 20, 2019 Visual Computer papers submission Submission deadline: February 12, 2019 Paper notification: March 24, 2019 Camera-ready April 7, 2019 CGI proceedings submission Submission deadline: March 25, 2019 Paper notification April 21, 2019 Camera-ready May 03, 2019 The scientific program of the conference will include full papers and short papers. 35 accepted full papers will be included in the Visual Computer journal published by Springer. Other accepted papers (short and full papers) will be included in the conference proceedings published by LNCS, Springer. KEYWORDS We invite original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics related to: Rendering Techniques, Volume Rendering Geometric Computing Virtual and Augmented Reality Shape and Surface Modelling Physically Based Modelling Computer Vision for Computer Graphics Scientific Visualization Data Compression for Graphics Biometric Image and Signal Processing Medical Imaging Computation Geometry Image Based Rendering Computational Photography Computer Animation Visual Analytics Shape Analysis and Image Retrieval Geometric Modelling Computational Fabrication Image Processing 3D Reconstruction & 3D Printing Solid Modelling Global Illumination Graphical Human-Computer Interaction Human Modelling Image Analysis Saliency Methods Shape Matching Sketch-based Modelling Robotics and Vision Stylized Rendering Textures Pattern Recognition Machine Learning for Graphics Conference Co-Chairs Marina L. Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Canada Hiroshi Ishikawa, Waseda University, Japan Program Co-Chairs Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and NTU, Singapore Jian Chang, Bournemouth University, UK Local Organizing Chair Marina L. Gavrilova University of Calgary, Canada Local Organizing Committee Usman Alim, University of Calgary Ehud Sharlin, University of Calgary Tony Tang, University of Calgary

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ACNS'19 submission deadline extended to 29 Jan
by Jianying Zhou 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

ACNS'19 -- 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security Bogotá, Colombia, 5-7 June 2019 http://www.acns19.com/ ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. General co-chairs: Valérie Gauthier (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Program co-chairs: Robert Deng (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Important dates: Submission: 29 January 2019 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth) Notification: 22 March 2019 Final Version: 5 April 2019 Best student paper award: Euro 1000 ACNS Home: http://jianying.space/acns/

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ACNS'19 submission deadline extended to 29 Jan
by Zhou Jianying 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

ACNS'19 -- 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security Bogotá, Colombia, 5-7 June 2019 http://www.acns19.com/ ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. General co-chairs: Valérie Gauthier (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Program co-chairs: Robert Deng (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Important dates: Submission: 29 January 2019 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth) Notification: 22 March 2019 Final Version: 5 April 2019 Best student paper award: Euro 1000 ACNS Home: http://jianying.space/acns/ This email may contain confidential and/or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended for receipt and use solely by the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. Please delete the email immediately and inform the sender. Thank You

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Wi-DroIT 2019 – 1st International Workshop on Wireless Drones over Internet of Things
by grigoni＠math.unipd.it 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

*We apologize if you received multiple CFPs for this.* ************************************************************************************************************************************************ *Wi-DroIT 2019 – 1st International Workshop on Wireless Drones over Internet of Things Santorini Island, Greece May 29 - 31, 2019 Link: https://widroit2019.loria.fr in conjunction with the: 15th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems ( DCOSS 2019 ) Workshop papers will get 8 pages in the IEEE proceedings, in the same volume with the DCOSS papers. Few selected papers will be invited to the special issue " UAV-Based Applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) " of Sensors – Open Access Journal (Impact factor: 2.475) *Important Dates Abstract Submission: 1st March Paper Submission: 8th March Acceptance Notification: 1st April Camera Ready: 15th April Early Registration: 10th April *Scope For this workshop, we search for papers that combine design of algorithms, optimization, and test-bed to develop the theoretical foundations for the drone systems operating in symbiosis with WSN in IoT applications. The numerous emergent applications nurtured by IoT may require an interdisciplinary approach, involving techniques from algorithm foundations as well as different areas, like robotics, artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling. Applications in complex domains lead to situations where multiple optimization objectives should be accounted in the proposed solutions. Decentralized and distributed, robust and secure algorithms are searched for drones systems that operate in rapidly-changing, uncertain, and potentially adversarial environments. *Topics (Not limited to) Autonomous WSN via Drones Topology monitoring of WSN with Drones Build Remote Sensing Networks in emergency context via Drones Communication architectures and protocols of Drones over IoT Modeling and analysis of Drone systems over IoT Theoretical foundations for communication routing beyond line-of-sight of Drones Communication and networking aspects of cyber-physical systems Theoretical foundations for parcel delivery using Drones Drones/UAVS for monitoring network properties (coverage, connectivity) in emergency Drones for detecting or discovering events Facility location problem and Resource Management for Drone systems 4G-5G networks and UAVs UAV assisted networks Drones for environment (crop/forest) monitoring Constraints and multi-objective optimization problems in UAVsLocalization, navigation, and dynamic path planning of UAVs over IoT Ground Localization with Drones Cooperative control of multiple UAVs UAV secure communication techniques Optimal UAV deployment strategies High-accuracy navigation techniques Real-time surveillance techniques Performance, scalability, energy, and reliability in Drones' systems Anomaly detection, network monitoring and forecasting Trust, security, and privacy Experimental results, simulators and test beds for drone networks Cooperative Rendezvous for secure drone to drone communications Secure communication between the drone and the ground networks *Program Chairs Enrico Natalizio, University of Lorraine/LORIA, France; enrico.natalizio(a)loria.fr Cristina M. Pinotti, University of Perugia, Italy; cristina.pinotti(a)unipg.it *Submission instructions Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts reporting applied or technical research. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the same volume with the DCOSS 2019 conference proceedings. All papers will be reviewed by Technical Program Committee members and selected papers will be organized for presentation at the workshop. All submissions will be exclusively electronic with a maximum length of eight (8) printed pages including title, authors, abstract, figures, diagrams, references and attachments. Articles must be prepared in English following the IEEE two-column Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings (available here ) and submitted in PDF format only. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=widroit2019 -------------------------------- Publicity Chair Francesco Betti Sorbelli, University of Perugia, Italy; francesco.bettisorbelli(a)unipg.it Tathagata Mukherjee, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA; tathagata.mukherjee(a)uah.edu

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CFP: 18th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms (SEA 2019)
by Konstantinos Parsopoulos 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

--- CALL FOR PAPERS (apologies for multiple postings) *18th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms (SEA 2019) * June 24-29, 2019, Kalamata, Greece *http://www.caopt.com/SEA2019/ <http://www.caopt.com/SEA2019/>* SEA (Symposium on Experimental Algorithms), previously known as WEA (Workshop on Experimental Algorithms), is an international forum for researchers in the area of design, analysis, and experimental evaluation and engineering of algorithms, as well as in various aspects of computational optimization and its applications. The preceding symposia were held in Riga, Monte Verità, Rio de Janeiro, Santorini, Menorca Island, Rome, Cape Cod, Dortmund, Ischia Island, Crete, Bordeaux, Rome, Copenhagen, Paris, St. Petersburg, London, and L'Aquila. SEA aims to attract papers from both the Computer Science and the Operations Research/Mathematical Programming communities. The main theme of the symposium is the role of experimentation and engineering techniques in the design and evaluation of algorithms, data structures, and computational optimization methods. SEA hosts original research works specializing in various aspects of algorithm engineering and computational optimization. Submissions should present significant contributions supported by experimental evaluation, methodological issues in the design and interpretation of experiments, the use of (meta-) heuristics, or application-driven case studies that deepen the understanding of the complexity of a problem. *TRACK ON ALGORITHM ENGINEERING AND DESIGN* Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: Algorithm Engineering Algorithmic Libraries Algorithmic Mechanism Design Analysis of Algorithms Algorithms for Memory Hierarchies Algorithms for the World-Wide-Web Approximation and Randomization Techniques Branch-and-Bound Algorithms Combinatorial Structures and Graphs Complex Networks Computational Geometry Cryptography and Security Data Streams Data Structures Distributed and Parallel Algorithms Computer Systems Graph Drawing Information Retrieval Network Analysis Novel Applications of Algorithms in Other Disciplines Software Repositories and Platforms for using Algorithms Telecommunications and Networking *TRACK ON COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH* Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to: Approximation Techniques Artificial Intelligence Bioinformatics Combinatorial Optimization Computational Learning Theory Computational Optimization Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for Realistic Environments Experimental Techniques and Statistics Heuristics for Combinatorial Optimization Implementation, Testing, Evaluation and Fine-tuning Integer Programming Logistics and Operations Management Machine Learning and Data Mining Mathematical Programming Metaheuristic Methodologies Multiple Criteria Decision Making Online Problems Optimization Methods in Big Data Problems Parallel Algorithms and Computing Railway Optimization using Algorithmic Methods Randomized Techniques Robotics Semidefinite Programming Simulation *PROCEEDINGS AND SUBMISSION* All accepted papers of each track will be published in the proceedings as follows: Track on Algorithm Engineering and Design All accepted papers will be published in the Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs) open-access series. LaTeX template: *https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics/instructions-for-authors/ <https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics/instructions-for-authors/>* Manuscript preparation: the manuscript should not exceed 12 pages using at least 10-point font, including figures, title, authors, affiliations, e-mail addresses, and a short abstract. References will not be counted in the page limit. Track on Computational Optimization and Operations Research All accepted papers will be published in a post-conference volume of the series on Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) from Springer. LaTeX template: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… Manuscript preparation: the manuscript should not exceed 16 pages in LNCS format, including figures, title, authors, affiliations, e-mail addresses, and a short abstract. In both cases, a clearly marked Appendix, which will not count toward the page submission limit, can be included and will be read at the referees’ discretion. Final proceedings papers must be camera-ready in the corresponding format. All papers must be submitted in PDF using EasyChair through the SEA 2019 Submission System (*https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?conf=sea2019 <https://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?conf=sea2019>*). The corresponding track can be selected during the submission procedure. A special issue of selected papers will be published in the ACM Journal of Experimental Algorithmics. *IMPORTANT DATES* Abstract submission: **** February 8, 2019 **** Full paper submission: **** February 15, 2019 **** Acceptance notification: **** March 29, 2019 **** Camera-ready version: **** April 12, 2019 **** Conference dates:* *** June 24-29, 2019 **** *PLENARY SPEAKER* *Dimitrios M. Thilikos* LIRMM (Université de Montpellier) and CNRS (France) Department of Mathematics, NKUA (Greece) *VENUE* Elite City Resort, Kalamata, Greece, *http://elite.com.gr <http://elite.com.gr/>* *SEA 2019 CHAIRS* General Chairs: Ilias S. Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), ikotsire(a)wlu.ca Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida (USA), pardalos(a)ufl.edu Program Committee Chair: Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos, University of Ioannina (Greece), kostasp(a)cse.uoi.gr ---

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TrustData 2019 CFP: Atlanta, USA, July 14-17, 2019
by Qin Liu 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this TrustData 2019 CFP. We appreciate your great help if you forward this TrustData 2019 CFP to your colleages and friends. ************************************************************************************************** Call for Papers for the 10th International Workshop on Trust, Security and Privacy for Big Data (TrustData 2019) Venue & Dates: Atlanta, USA, July 14-17, 2019 Conference Website: http://www.spaccs.org/trustdata2019/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The proliferation of new technologies such as Internet of Things and cloud computing calls for innovative ideas to retrieve, filter, and integrate data from a large number of diverse data sources. Big Data is an emerging paradigm applied to datasets whose volume/velocity/variability is beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to manage and process the data within a tolerable period of time. More importantly, Big Data has to be of high value, and should be protected in an efficient way. Since Big Data involves a huge amount of data that is of high-dimensionality and inter-linkage, existing trust, security, and privacy measures for traditional databases and infrastructures cannot satisfy its requirements. Novel technologies for protecting Big Data are attracting researchers and practitioners with more and more attention. Scope and Interests TrustData2019 is a part of SpaCCS 2019 (http://cse.stfx.ca/~cybermatics/2019/spaccs/) 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Trust Track (1) Trust semantics, metrics, and models for Big Data (2) Trust management and evaluation for Big Data (3) Trusted systems, software, and applications for Big Data (4) Trusted platform implementation technologies for Big Data (5) Information quality/trustworthiness for Big Data (6) Provenance of content for Big Data (7) Trustworthiness of ratings/recommender systems for Big Data Security Track (1) Security model and architecture for Big Data (2) Data mining security for Big Data (3) Software and system security for Big Data (4) Intrusion detection for Gigabit Networks (5) Cryptography and Big Data (6) Visualizing large scale security data (7) Threat detection using Big Data analytics (8) Human computer interaction challenges for Big Data security (9) Data protection, integrity standards and policies (10) Security and legislative impacts for Big Data (11) Managing user access for Big Data (12) Secure quantum communications Privacy Track (1) Privacy in Big Data applications and services (2) Privacy in Big Data end-point input validation and filtering (3) Privacy in Big Data integration and transformation (4) Privacy in parallel and distributed computation (5) Privacy in Big Data storage management (6) Privacy in Big Data access control mechanisms (7) Privacy in Big Data mining and analytics (8) Privacy in Big Data sharing and visualization (9) Big Data privacy policies and standards Submission and Publication Information The accepted papers from this workshop will be published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (EI indexed). Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 10 pages (or 14 pages with the over length charge), including tables, figures, references and appendixes, in Springer LNCS Format (http://www.springer.com/cn/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui…) with Portable Document Format (.pdf). Please submit your paper at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=trustdata2019. Authors (at least one) of any accepted paper are requested to register at the conference. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2019 Author Notification: April 15, 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: May 15, 2019 Conference Dates: July 14-17, 2019 General Chairs Qin Liu, Hunan University, China Arun Kumar Sangaiah, VIT University, India Wei Chang, Saint Joseph's University, USA Program Chairs Jiankun Hu, University of New South Wales at the Australian, Australia Isaac Agudo, University of Malaga, Spain Program Committee (In alphabetical order) Habtamu Abie, Norwegian Computing Center/Norsk Regnesentral, Norway Salima Benbernou, Universite Paris Descartes, France Christian Callegari, The University of Pisa, Italy Wei Chang, Saint Joseph's University, USA Anupam Chattopadhyay, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore John A. Clark, University of York, UK Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Yucong Duan, Hainan University, China Sheikh M. Habib, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Ching-Hsien Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan Hai Jiang, Arkansas State University, USA Vana Kalogeraki, Athens University of Economics, Greece Ryan Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand Ruggero Donida Labati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Xin Liao, Hunan University, China Giovanni Livraga, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Italy Haibing Lu, Santa Clara University, USA Joon S. Park, Syracuse University, USA Roberto Di Pietro, Nokia Bell Labs, France Vincenzo Piuri, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy Imed Romdhani, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Bimal Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, India Jun Shen, University of Wollongong, Australia Dimitris E. Simos, SBA Research, Austria Chao Song, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Chang-ai Sun, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Yuanyuan Sun, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Luis Javier García Villalba, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Yunsheng Wang, Kettering University, USA Mingzhong Wang, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia Yongdong Wu, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Hejun Wu, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Muneer Masadeh Bani Yassein, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Sherali Zeadally, University of Kentucky, USA Publicity Chairs Weiwei Chen, Hunan University, China Bo Ou, Hunan University, China Webmaster Panlin Hou, Hunan University, China Contact Please email inquiries concerning TrustData 2019 to: Qin Liu: gracelq AT 126 DOT com LQ's new homepage: Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/ -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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CFP: IEEE ISORC - Int. Symp. on Real-Time Distributed Computing - Submissions Due on Jan, 25th
by Tommaso Cucinotta 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

[please, accept our apologies should you receive this message multiple times] *** IEEE ISORC 2019 - CALL FOR PAPERS - https://isorc2019.github.io/ *** 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing *** Valencia, Spain, May 7-9, 2019 *** *** Submission deadline (extended): January 25, 2019 The IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) has become established as the leading event devoted to state-of-the-art research in the field of object/component/service-oriented real-time distributed computing (ORC) technology. In addition to the main conference, for the first time, ISORC 2019 will organize a special session dedicated to posters and demos, where the objective is to allow participants to show prototypes, tools, simulators and systems, which demonstrate the applicability of real-time computing to different applications. Best papers from ISORC 2019 will be invited for submission to a Special Issue of Journal of Systems Architecture. More information including submission guidelines can be found at: https://isorc2019.github.io/. IEEE ISORC 2019 welcomes contributions on topics that include, but are not limited, to: * Programming and system engineering: real-time programming challenges, ORC paradigms, object/component models, languages, synchronous languages. * Embedded distribution middleware, model maintenance, system of systems, time-predictable systems and hardware. * Distributed computing and communication infrastructures: real-time communication, networked platforms, protocols, Internet QoS, peer-to-peer computing, sensor networks, VANETS and V2V and V2I communication, trusted and dependable systems. * Algorithms for Real Time Analytics: clustering and classification approaches, stream processing algorithms, real time decision tree generation and update, real time machine learning, statistical approaches; stream correlation and sampling approaches. * System software: real-time kernel/OS, middleware support for ORC, QoS management, extensibility, synchronization, resource allocation, scheduling, fault tolerance, security. * Real-time algorithms and infrastructure support for decentralized architectures including distributed ledgers with a focus on scalability and resilience. * Applications: Medical devices, intelligent transportation systems, Industrial automation systems and Industry 4.0, Internet of Things and Smart Grids, Embedded systems (automotive, avionics, consumer electronics, building systems, sensors, etc), multimedia processing, RT Web-based applications. * System evaluation: performance analysis, monitoring & timing, dependability, end-to-end QoS, overhead, fault detection and recovery time. * Cyber-physical and cyber-social systems (e.g. social media analytics). * Time-sensitive social dispersed computing. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs * Arvind Easwaran, NTU, Singapore * Abhishek Dubey, Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Program Chairs * Aniruddha Gokhale Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Mathias Pacher, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Weichen Liu, NTU, Singapore Organization Chair * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain * Poster/Demo Chairs * Di Liu, Yunnan University, China * Luis Lino Ferreira CISTER/ISEP, Portugal Web and Publicity Chair * Tommaso Cucinotta, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy * Zhenkai Zhang, Vanderbilt Univ., USA Steering Committee Chairs * Uwe Brinkschulte, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Rob Pettit, The Aerospace Corp., USA IMPORTANT DATES Main Track * Submission deadline (extended): January 25, 2019 * Acceptance notification: March 1, 2019 * Camera-ready papers: March 8, 2019 Poster/Demo Session * Submission deadline: March 7, 2019 * Acceptance notification: March 21, 2019 * Camera-ready papers: March 28, 2019 For further information, please, refer to the official conference website: https://isorc2019.github.io/ The IEEE ISORC 2019 Organizers -- Tommaso Cucinotta, Computer Engineering PhD Associate Professor at the Real-Time Systems Laboratory (ReTiS) Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy http://retis.sssup.it/people/tommaso

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FINAL CfP Ada-Europe 2019 Conference - Mon 28 Jan deadline!
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

----------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL Call for Papers Ada-Europe 24th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (Ada-Europe 2019) 10-14 June 2019, Warsaw, Poland http://www.ada-europe.org/conference2019 *** DEADLINE Monday 28 JANUARY 2019 AoE *** Organized by EDC and Ada-Europe, in cooperation with ACM SIGAda, SIGBED, SIGPLAN and the Ada Resource Association (ARA) Ada-Europe's 24th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies (Ada-Europe 2019) will take place in Warsaw, Poland, in the week of 10-14 June. The conference schedule at its fullest includes a three-day technical program and vendor exhibition from Tuesday to Thursday, and parallel tutorials and workshops on Monday and Friday. This edition of the conference inaugurates a major revamp in the registration fees, redesigned to extend participation from industry and academia, and to reward contributors. Regular Papers + Industrial Presentations: submit via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ae2019 Tutorials & Workshops: submit to the Tutorial & Workshop Chair Dene Brown <dene.brown at sysada.co.uk> For more information please see the full Call for Contributions at http://www.ada-europe.org/conference2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. Please circulate widely. Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be, Ada-Europe 2019 Publicity Chair *** Ada-Europe 24th Intl. Conf. on Reliable Software Technologies *** June 10-14, 2019 * Warsaw, Poland * www.ada-europe.org/conference2019

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[CFP] Deadline Approaching - GrAPL 2019 - co-located with IPDPS 2019
by Tumeo, Antonino 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] — DEADLINE APPROACHING — GrAPL 2019: Workshop on Graphs, Architectures, Programming, and Learning http://hpc.pnl.gov/grapl Co-Located with IPDPS 2019 May 20, 2019 Hilton Rio De Janeiro Brazil ----------------------------- GrAPL is the result of the combination of two IPDPS workshops: GABB: Graph Algorithms Building Blocks GraML: Workshop on The Intersection of Graph Algorithms and Machine Learning ----------------------------- Data analytics is one of the fastest growing segments of computer science. Much of the recent focus in Data Analytics has emphasized machine learning. This is understandable given the success of deep learning over the last decade. However, many real-world analytic workloads are a mix of graph and machine learning methods. Graphs play an important role in the synthesis and analysis of relationships and organizational structures, furthering the ability of machine-learning methods to identify signature features. Given the difference in the parallel execution models of graph algorithms and machine learning methods, current tools, runtime systems, and architectures do not deliver consistently good performance across data analysis workflows. In this workshop we are interested in Graphs, how their synthesis (representation) and analysis is supported in hardware and software, and the ways graph algorithms interact with machine learning. The workshop’s scope is broad which is a natural outgrowth of the wide range of methods used in large-scale data analytics workflows. The objectives of this workshop are as follows: * Understand data analytics workflows and the mix of graph and machine learning algorithms they require * Understand the synergies between evolving device technology and graph analytics applications to drive: 1) the direction of emerging hardware and software architecture, 2) new graph analytics algorithms that better exploit the emerging hardware; and 3) application workflows that mix the large graph synthesis and analytics and machine learning. * Explore different frameworks, languages and libraries to support programming graph analytics and machine learning algorithms * Evaluate the performance and scalability of integrated platforms for large graph synthesis and analysis, and machine learning While each of these topics on their own are well addressed in other workshops, we are particularly interested in the cross-cutting synergies. For example, hardware and software architectures specialized for machine learning (and in particular deep learning) may be poorly suited for graph algorithms. Can we understand these conflicting needs and perhaps find an architecture jointly optimized for both? This workshop seeks papers on the theory, model-based analysis, simulation, and analysis of operational data for graph analytics and related machine learning applications. We are particularly interested in papers that: * Discuss hardware platforms specialized for addressing large, dynamic, multi-attributed graphs and associated machine learning; * Discuss programming models and associated frameworks such as Pregel, Galois, Boost, GraphBLAS, GraphChi, etc., for building large multi-attributed graphs; * Discuss how frameworks for building graph algorithms interact with those for building machine learning algorithms; * Discuss the problem domains and problems addressable with graph methods, machine learning methods, or both; * Provide tractability performance analysis in terms of complexity, time-to-solution, problem size, and quality of solution for systems that deal with mixed data analytics workflows. Besides regular papers, papers describing work-in-progress or incomplete but sound, innovative ideas related to the workshop theme are also encouraged. ----------------------------- Important Dates ----------------------------- Position or full paper submission: February 1, 2019 Notification: February 28, 2019 Camera-ready: March 15, 2019 Workshop: May 20, 2019 ----------------------------- Submissions ----------------------------- Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=grapl2019 Submitted manuscripts may not exceed ten (10) pages, single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. The templates are available at: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. ----------------------------- Organization ----------------------------- General co-Chairs Tim Mattson (Intel), timothy.g.mattson(a)intel.com Antonino Tumeo (PNNL), antonino.tumeo(a)pnnl.gov Program co-Chairs Ananth Kalyanaraman (WSU), ananth(a)wsu.edu Manoj Kumar (IBM), manoj1(a)us.ibm.com Steering Committe David A. Bader (Georgia Institute of Technology) Aydın Buluç (LBNL) John Feo (PNNL) John Gilbert (UC Santa Barbara) Mahantesh Halappanavar (PNNL) Jeremy Kepner (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) Technical Program Committee Aydin Buluç, LBNL, US Timothy A. Davis, University of Florida, US Jana Doppa, Washington State University, US John Gilbert, University of California at Santa Barbara, US Oded Green, Georgia Institute of Technology & NVIDIA, US Jeremy Kepner, MIT, US Arif Khan, PNNL, US Hao Lu, ORNL, US Kamesh Madduri, The Pennsylvania State University, US Rupesh Nasre, IIT Madras, IN John Owens, University of California, Davis, US Arnau Prat, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ES Jason Riedy, Georgia Institute of Technology, US P. Sadayappan, The Ohio State University, US A. Erdem Sarıyüce, University at Buffalo, US Arun Sathanur, PNNL, US Brian Van Essen, LLNL, US Flavio Vella, Free University of Bozen, IT Yangzihao Wang, Tencent, CN Marinka Zitnik, Stanford University, US Jaroslaw Zola, University at Buffalo, US

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CfP for VHPC ‘19: HPC Virtualization Paper Registration due January 25, 2019 - 14th Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing Workshop@ISC
by Michael Alexander 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Papers ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS 14th Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC '19) held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance, June 16-20, 2019, Frankfurt, Germany. (Springer LNCS Proceedings) ==================================================================== Date: June 20, 2019 Workshop URL: http://vhpc.org Abstract Submission Deadline: January 25, 2019 Springer LNCS, rolling abstract submission Abstract/Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Call for Papers Containers and virtualization technologies constitute key enabling factors for flexible resource management in modern data centers, and particularly in cloud environments. Cloud providers need to manage complex infrastructures in a seamless fashion to support the highly dynamic and heterogeneous workloads and hosted applications customers deploy. Similarly, HPC environments have been increasingly adopting techniques that enable flexible management of vast computing and networking resources, close to marginal provisioning cost, which is unprecedented in the history of scientific and commercial computing. Various virtualization-containerization technologies contribute to the overall picture in different ways: machine virtualization, with its capability to enable consolidation of multiple underutilized servers with heterogeneous software and operating systems (OSes), and its capability to live-migrate a fully operating virtual machine (VM) with a very short downtime, enables novel and dynamic ways to manage physical servers; OS-level virtualization (i.e., containerization), with its capability to isolate multiple user-space environments and to allow for their coexistence within the same OS kernel, promises to provide many of the advantages of machine virtualization with high levels of responsiveness and performance; lastly, unikernels provide for many virtualization benefits with a minimized OS/library surface. I/O Virtualization in turn allows physical network interfaces to take traffic from multiple VMs or containers; network virtualization, with its capability to create logical network overlays that are independent of the underlying physical topology is furthermore enabling virtualization of HPC infrastructures. Publication Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS proceedings volume. Topics of Interest The VHPC program committee solicits original, high-quality submissions related to virtualization across the entire software stack with a special focus on the intersection of HPC, containers-virtualization and the cloud. Major Topics: - HPC on Containers and VMs - Containerized applications with OS-level virtualization - Lightweight applications with Unikernels - HP-as-a-Service each major topic encompassing design/architecture, management, performance management, modeling and configuration/tooling: Design / Architecture: - Containers and OS-level virtualization (LXC, Docker, rkt, Singularity, Shifter, i.a.) - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Hypervisor extensions to mitigate side-channel attacks ([micro-]architectural timing attacks, privilege escalation) - VM & Container trust and security models - Multi-environment coupling, system software supporting in-situ analysis with HPC simulation - Cloud reliability, fault-tolerance and high-availability - Energy-efficient and power-aware virtualization - Containers inside VMs with hypervisor isolation - Virtualization support for emerging memory technologies - Lightweight/specialized operating systems in conjunction with virtual machines - Hypervisor support for heterogeneous resources (GPUs, co-processors, FPGAs, etc.) - Novel unikernels and use cases for virtualized HPC environments - ARM-based hypervisors, ARM virtualization extensions Management: - Container and VM management for HPC and cloud environments - HPC services integration, services to support HPC - Service and on-demand scheduling & resource management - Dedicated workload management with VMs or containers - Workflow coupling with VMs and containers - Unikernel, lightweight VM application management - Environments and tools for operating containerized environments (batch, orchestration) - Novel models for non-HPC workload provisioning on HPC resources Performance Measurements and Modeling: - Performance improvements for or driven by unikernels - Optimizations of virtual machine monitor platforms and hypervisors - Scalability analysis of VMs and/or containers at large scale - Performance measurement, modeling and monitoring of virtualized/cloud workloads - Virtualization in supercomputing environments, HPC clusters, HPC in the cloud Configuration / Tooling: - Tool support for unikernels: configuration/build environments, debuggers, profilers - Job scheduling/control/policy and container placement in virtualized environments - Operating MPI in containers/VMs and Unikernels - Software defined networks and network virtualization - GPU virtualization operationalization The Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC) aims to bring together researchers and industrial practitioners facing the challenges posed by virtualization in order to foster discussion, collaboration, mutual exchange of knowledge and experience, enabling research to ultimately provide novel solutions for virtualized computing systems of tomorrow. The workshop will be one day in length, composed of 20 min paper presentations, each followed by 10 min discussion sections, plus lightning talks that are limited to 5 minutes. Presentations may be accompanied by interactive demonstrations. Important Dates January 25, 2019 - Abstract Registration deadline Apr 19th, 2019 - Paper submission deadline (Springer LNCS) May 3, 2019 - Acceptance notification June 20th, 2019 - Workshop Day July 10th, 2019 - Camera-ready version due Chair Michael Alexander (chair), University of Vienna, Austria Anastassios Nanos (co-chair), SunLight.io, UK Andrew Younge (co-chair), Sandia National Laboratories Program committee Stergios Anastasiadis, University of Ioannina, Greece Jakob Blomer, CERN, Europe Eduardo César, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Taylor Childers, Argonne National Laboratory, USA Stephen Crago, USC ISI, USA Tommaso Cucinotta, St. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy Christoffer Dall, Columbia University, USA Patrick Dreher, MIT, USA Kyle Hale, Northwestern University, USA Bob Killen, University of Michigan, USA Brian Kocoloski, Washington University, USA John Lange, University of Pittsburgh, USA Giuseppe Lettieri, University of Pisa, Italy Qing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Nikos Parlavantzas, IRISA, France Kevin Pedretti, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Amer Qouneh, Western New England University, USA Carlos Reaño, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Borja Sotomayor, University of Chicago, USA Joe Stubbs, Texas Advanced Computing Center, USA Anata Tiwari, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA Kurt Tutschku, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden John Walters, USC ISI, USA Yasuhiro Watashiba, Osaka University, Japan Chao-Tung Yang, Tunghai University, Taiwan Na Zhang, VMware, USA Paper Submission-Publication Papers submitted to the workshop will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee and external reviewers. Submissions should include abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author, and must not exceed 10 pages, including tables and figures at a main font size no smaller than 11 point. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. Accepted papers will be published in a Springer LNCS volume. The format must be according to the Springer LNCS Style. Initial submissions are in PDF; authors of accepted papers will be requested to provide source files. Format Guidelines: ftp://ftp.springernature.com/cs-proceeding/llncs/llncs2e.zip Abstract, Paper Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=25685 Lightning Talks Lightning Talks are non-paper track, synoptical in nature and are strictly limited to 5 minutes. They can be used to gain early feedback on ongoing research, for demonstrations, to present research results, early research ideas, perspectives and positions of interest to the community. Submit abstract via the main submission link. General Information The workshop is one day in length and will be held in conjunction with the International Supercomputing Conference - High Performance (ISC) 2019, June 16-20, Frankfurt, Germany.

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IHPCES 2019 -- Submission Deadline Extension (to February 5)
by Dominik Bartuschat 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

*** CALL FOR PAPERS -- Submission Deadline Extension *** International Workshop on Advances in High-Performance Computational Earth Sciences: Applications and Frameworks (IHPCES 2019) https://www.cspp.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IHPCES2019/ Dear colleagues, IHPCES 2019, the 9th workshop in the series of "Advances in High-Performance Computational Earth Sciences" workshops, will take place in conjunction with the ICCS 2019 Conference in Faro, Algarve, Portugal, from June 12-14, 2019. The objective of this series of workshops is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art research in high performance computational earth sciences. IHPCES workshops foster communication between Earth scientists, applied mathematicians, and computer scientists. The workshop therefore presents a unique opportunity to exchange advanced knowledge, computational methods, and science discoveries in computational geosciences. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Large-scale simulations on supercomputing systems in earth sciences Advanced modeling and simulations on natural disaster prevention and mitigation Advanced numerical methods for high performance computational earth sciences Parallel and distributed algorithms and programming strategies for supercomputers Software engineering for parallel systems with multi-core processors and accelerators Algorithms for Big Data analytics and applications for large-scale data processing Methodologies and tools designed for extreme-scale computing All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings of ICCS2019, published by Springer in its LNCS series. We have received funding from the German Priority Programme SPPEXA (http://www.sppexa.de) that allows us to cover the conference fees for speakers of accepted papers!! Important dates: February 5, 2019 Paper Submission (up to 14 pages) - extended!! March 15, 2019 Author Notification April 5, 2019 Camera-Ready Papers IHPCES 2019 co-chairs: Takashi Shimokawabe - The University of Tokyo, Japan Kohei Fujita - The University of Tokyo, Japan Dominik Bartuschat - University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany Program committee (tentative): Hideo Aochi - Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, France Joern Behrens - University of Hamburg, Germany Xing Cai - Simula Research Laboratory/University of Oslo, Norway Yifeng Cui - San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA Takashi Furumura - University of Tokyo, Japan Lutz Gross - University of Queensland, Australia Alexander Heinecke - Intel, USA Johannes Langguth - Simula Research Laboratory, Norway Osni Marques - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Hiromichi Nagao - The University of Tokyo, Japan Kengo Nakajima - The University of Tokyo, Japan Kenji Ono - Kyushu University, Japan Olaf Schenk - Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Osamu Tatebe - University of Tsukuba, Japan Peng Wang - NVIDIA, USA Mei Wen - National University of Defense Technology, China Huilin Xing - University of Queensland, Australia We are looking forward to your contributions to IHPCES 2019. With best regards, Dominik Bartuschat on behalf of the IHPCES 2019 co-chairs

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ACNS'19 CFP - submission due 22 Jan
by Jianying Zhou 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

ACNS'19 -- 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security Bogotá, Colombia, 5-7 June 2019 http://www.acns19.com/ ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. General co-chairs: Valérie Gauthier (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Program co-chairs: Robert Deng (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Important dates: Submission: 22 January 2019 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth) Notification: 22 March 2019 Final Version: 5 April 2019 Best student paper award: Euro 1000 ACNS Home: http://jianying.space/acns/

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ACNS'19 paper submission due 22 Jan
by Zhou Jianying 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

ACNS'19 -- 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security Bogotá, Colombia, 5-7 June 2019 http://www.acns19.com/ ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. General co-chairs: Valérie Gauthier (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Program co-chairs: Robert Deng (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Important dates: Submission: 22 January 2019 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth) Notification: 22 March 2019 Final Version: 5 April 2019 Best student paper award: Euro 1000 ACNS Home: http://jianying.space/acns/ This email may contain confidential and/or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended for receipt and use solely by the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. Please delete the email immediately and inform the sender. Thank You

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ACNS'19 paper submission due 22 Jan
by Jianying Zhou 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

ACNS'19 -- 17th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security Bogotá, Colombia, 5-7 June 2019 http://www.acns19.com/ ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. General co-chairs: Valérie Gauthier (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Martín Ochoa (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Program co-chairs: Robert Deng (Singapore Management University, Singapore) Moti Yung (Columbia University, USA) Important dates: Submission: 22 January 2019 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth) Notification: 22 March 2019 Final Version: 5 April 2019 Best student paper award: Euro 1000 ACNS Home: http://jianying.space/acns/

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Information Systems Chair's Position
by Nirmalya Roy 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Chair *Department of Information Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland* The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks a collaborative and entrepreneurial leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Information Systems. Leading one of the University’s longest-standing and largest departments, the next Chair will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Department. UMBC is an emerging, dynamic, and diverse public research honors university in Baltimore, Maryland, known for its innovation and undergraduate teaching. With about 14,000 total students, UMBC is a mid-size university with a welcoming, close-knit community. With this reputation and location, the Department of Information Systems is well poised to continue building relationships across campus and externally with nearby funding agencies and major corporate collaborators, such as the National Science Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Corporation. The successful candidate shall have a track record of leading collaborative efforts on research and teaching and is expected to lead growth and capitalize on the opportunity to shape the department, set the vision for its future, and establish its identity. The new Chair will also sustain and broaden relationships with University and external partners to increase opportunities for interdisciplinary research, funding, cooperative education, and employment. In addition, the next Chair will lead a strategy in building faculty capacity and reputation while focusing on retention and strengthening research and graduate programs. UMBC has engaged Isaacson Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this important search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in confidence as indicated at the end of this document. THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS MISSION A member of the University System of Maryland, UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research, and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services, and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the state and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility, and lifelong learning and redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. For the past four years, U.S. News ranked UMBC in the top ten on a list of the nation’s “most innovative” national universities. For the past ten years, U.S. News also consistently ranked UMBC among the nation’s leading institutions for “Best Undergraduate Teaching.” To learn more about UMBC’s strategic planning to fulfill its mission, please visit *https://planning.umbc.edu/strategic-plan/. <https://planning.umbc.edu/strategic-plan/>* UMBC is committed to advancing knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. Of UMBC’s 11,250 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students, nearly half are students of color. The faculty is made up of 546 full-time and 292 part-time members. The University is led by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, who has served as President since May 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the 2011 report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. He was named in 2012 by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. President Hrabowski has received numerous accolades, including being named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report in 2008 and one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012 by TIME Magazine. THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINNG AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) distinguishes itself by a continued commitment to cross-disciplinary research and education and by providing outstanding education opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students to contribute to the professional workforce in engineering, computing, and information systems. COEIT is home to about 4,000 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students across more than 20 programs. Last year, COEIT awarded 726 bachelors degrees, and 90% of undergraduate degree recipients reported employment, further studies in a graduate/professional school, or both at the time of graduation. On the graduate side, 319 masters degrees and 31 doctoral degrees were awarded last year with a placement rate of 94%. For 2017, the research expenditure of the college exceeded $14M, of which approximately $12M is federally funded. Through innovation and collaboration, the College of Engineering and Information Technology will capitalize on our geographic location and unique blend of engineering and information technology to transform lives and meet societal challenges. COEIT’s strategic plan, adopted in Fall 2015 (*https://coeit.umbc.edu/coeit-strategic-plan/ <https://coeit.umbc.edu/coeit-strategic-plan/>*), identifies concrete strategic directions, goals, and metrics to meet this vision. THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Founded in the early 1980s, the Department of Information Systems focuses on the entire system of information, knowledge, delivery, and use, taking an external, human-based perspective on technology and how it can be implemented to serve the informational needs of people and organizations. The department is an iCaucus member institution and is an early member of the iSchool movement (*https://ischool.org <https://ischool.org/>*). An integral part of COEIT, the Department currently offers a variety of degrees and certificates for undergraduate and graduate students, including a B.A. in business technology administration, B.S. in information systems, accelerated B.S./M.S., M.S. in information systems, which is also offered online, M.S. in human-centered computing, Ph.D. in information systems, and Ph.D. in human-centered computing. Through these offerings, students study the design, implementation, and evaluation of information technologies and leave UMBC with a strong business and management background paired with excellent human communication skills that can be used to interact with a variety of audiences with various backgrounds. The department currently has 30 full-time faculty members, many of whom get recognition for contributions in their respective research areas. Faculty members are engaged in state-of-the-art research that has resulted in numerous new external grants in areas such as Health IT, Cybersecurity, Big Data/Data Science, Human Centered Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. To learn more about faculty research, visit *https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/faculty- <https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/faculty-and-staff/>* *and-staff/. <https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/faculty-and-staff/>* With over 1,800 students across the eight academic programs, the Department graduated 305 undergraduate students, 159 Masters students, and 9 Ph.D. students last year, many of whom are pursuing careers in the industry, government, and academia, while others are pursuing graduate studies at the master’s and Ph.D. levels. The Department has over 10,000 alumni, accounting for a considerable portion of UMBC’s total alumni base of 75,000. THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR The Chair serves as the principal academic and administrative officer for the Department, setting priorities and leading the unit’s faculty, staff, and students. Mentoring, recruiting, and promoting faculty and ensuring up-to-date curricula and successful accreditation of programs are crucial responsibilities of the Chair in continuing to strengthen and promote Information Systems at UMBC. The Chair manages a budget of $8M and oversee 27 full-time faculty and 4 staff. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES UMBC seeks a chair who will articulate the Department’s vision, inspire its constituencies, and align department plans and priorities with COEIT’s and UMBC’s strategic priorities. UMBC believes that the next Chair will need to engage successfully with the following specific challenges: *Lead the Department in Solidifying its Identity and Creating a Vision for the Future* The Chair will inspire the next phase of Information Systems by leading the Department in an inclusive strategic planning process that fully engages stakeholders across the Department, College, and UMBC. The aim is to build upon the Department’s successes and strengths, reinforce its identity as a center for multi-disciplinary study, and continue to move the Department to become one of the preeminent Information Systems program in the country. The Department has played an important role at UMBC and in the region’s community, industry, and economy, and as such, the Chair will also be responsible for articulating the identity, vision, and strengths across UMBC and externally. *Engage Stakeholders* The Chair will be a key leader in helping shape the potential of the College and will represent the Department externally to current and prospective partners, especially the business community and recruiters. UMBC has the largest cooperative education program in Maryland, and Information Systems students participate in this program in greater numbers than any other major on campus. With the Baltimore/Washington corridor becoming one of the largest centers for technology employment, the IS department is poised to continue its growth as a research center and connect well-trained students to thousands of new jobs. By one estimate, there are as many as 50,000 technology job openings in the region, a unique opportunity to deepen the Department’s regional impact. *Expand the Department’s Collaborative work Across Disciplines* The next Chair will work collaboratively across the College and UMBC to maintain and enhance the broad range of current collaborations, as well as to identify and forge new opportunities, especially in growing the Department’s research footprint. UMBC’s size and affinity for interdisciplinary efforts empower the Chair to be innovative and proactive in such endeavors. There are several active examples of the type of collaboration that UMBC would like to replicate, including research relationships with the Erickson School (*https://erickson.umbc.edu <https://erickson.umbc.edu/>*), Imaging Research Center (*https://www.irc.umbc.edu <https://www.irc.umbc.edu/>*), the Hilltop Institute (*https://www.hilltopinstitute.org <https://www.hilltopinstitute.org/>*), the professional schools of the University of Maryland Baltimore (*https://www.umaryland.edu <https://www.umaryland.edu/>*), the National Federation of the Blind (*https://nfb.org <https://nfb.org/>*), and the Digital Harbor Foundation (*https://www.digitalharbor.org <https://www.digitalharbor.org/>*). *Grow the Faculty through Hiring and Retention Efforts* To support continuously growing enrollments, the Chair will lead efforts to recruit, retain, and develop outstanding faculty. With the increasing number of students entering both undergraduate and graduate programs, it is important that the next chair create a strategy to increase faculty capacity for teaching. Additionally, the next Chair has the opportunity to increase the reputation of the department by bringing in well-respected faculty to lead cutting-edge research funded by a wide range of institutions and government entities. It is expected that the Chair will oversee the hiring of faculty members on an annual basis to meet the growing demand from students and employers for the foreseeable future, in addition to creating conditions for retaining outstanding faculty. *Leverage Diversity and the Power of Students* The Department of Information Systems is home to one of the most diverse student populations on campus, and its students are true problem solvers and ideal employees for public and private sector organizations. It is imperative that the Chair not only celebrate the diversity and strength of Information Systems students but also advocate on their behalf to create opportunities for them, the Department, and UMBC. The department has had a long history of success in their students earning employment after graduation. Most recently, 89% of undergraduate and 93% of graduate students are employed at the time of graduation. The new Chair is charged to continue that post-graduation employment success while broadening relationships with local and national partners. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Candidates should have significant understanding of the academic fields of study commonly included in schools or departments of information systems. In addition, the successful candidate will bring the following professional qualifications, skills, experiences, and personal qualities: · An entrepreneurial spirit and a demonstrated ability to work across disciplines; · A demonstration of leadership quality; · A strong record of externally funded research; · A deep commitment to and history of celebrating diversity, championing equity, and growing a culture of inclusion; · An effective communicator who works well with others and is comfortable taking both a leadership role and a supporting role; · A background in Information Systems and an understanding of how systems work and interact with human beings is required; · A PhD or terminal degree in a related field and credibility to be a full professor under UMBC’s criteria (*https://provost.umbc.edu/files/2015/05/section6.pdf <https://provost.umbc.edu/files/2015/05/section6.pdf>*); · An understanding of the iSchool movement and ability to define future directions for UMBC’s Information Systems Department. TO APPLY Nominations, applications, and inquiries are being accepted for the position. Consideration of candidates will continue until the position is filled. Candidates must submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter. All inquiries, nominations, referrals, and resumes with cover letters will be held in strict confidence and should be directed to: *http://www.imsearch.com/6835 <http://www.imsearch.com/6835>* Andrew Lee, Partner Martens Roc, Senior Associate Kaden Stearns, Associate Isaacson, Miller *UMBC values safety, cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility, lifelong learning, equity, and civic engagement. Consistent with these principles, the University does not discriminate in offering equal access to its educational programs and activities or with respect to employment terms and conditions on the basis of a UMBC community member’s race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, ancestry, age, gender identity or expression, national origin, veterans status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or genetic information.* -------------------------------------------- Associate Professor Department of Information Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County http://userpages.umbc.edu/~nroy --------------------------------------------

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Call for Papers: 4th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2019)
by Alfredo Cuzzocrea 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

4th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2019) in conjunction with 19th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (IEEE/ACM CCGRID 2019) May 17, 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus Web: http://www.units.it/cuzzocrea/confs/DBDM2019/ CALL FOR PAPERS *Aim and Scope Big Data Management is of relevant interest at now, and it can be considered as one of the most emerging research topics we deal with. In particular, the management of Big Data in distributed settings (like Clouds) is demanding for innovative models, techniques and algorithms capable of dealing with the well-known Vs of such kind of data. Indeed, traditional approaches are not suitable to manage Big Data in distributed environments, due to the Volume, Velocity and Variety of Big Data. Starting from this evidence, recently we experienced novel proposals that are trying to creating applications and systems that, running on top of distributed settings like Clouds, effectively and efficiently manage Big Data as to support a wide range of contexts, among which analytics, knowledge discovery and cybersecurity methods are just some relevant examples. Despite these initiatives, lot of work still needs to be done in such research area, as it encompasses a large collection of topics ranging from data management algorithms to high-performance techniques. Topics are both of theoretical nature (e.g., managing uncertain and imprecise distributed Big Data) and practical nature (e.g., Big Data dissemination in distributed environments). The aim of the 4th International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2019), which follows the successful events: 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2018), 2nd International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2017) and 1st International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2016), is to capture the new research trends and results in terms of models, techniques, algorithms, architecture and applications for the management of Big Data in distributed environments. This workshop will also identify potential research directions and technologies that will drive innovations within this domain. We anticipate this workshop to establish a pathway for the development of future-generation large-scale Big Data management systems. The DBDM 2019 workshop focuses on all the research aspects of distributed management of Big Data. Among these, an unrestricted list is the following one: -Distributed Big Data: Fundamentals -Distributed Big Data: Modelling -Distributed Big Data: Statistical Approaches -Distributed Big Data: Novel Paradigms -Distributed Big Data: Innovative Protocols -Distributed Big Data: Algorithms -Distributed Big Data: Query Optimization -Distributed Big Data: Non-Conventional Environments (e.g., Spatio-Temporal Data, Streaming Data, Cloud Data, Probabilistic Data, Uncertain Data) -Distributed Big Data: Systems -Distributed Big Data: Architectures -Distributed Big Data: Advanced Topics (e.g., NoSQL Databases) -Distributed Big Data: Case Studies and Applications -Innovative Models for Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Innovative Techniques for Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Innovative Algorithms for Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Innovative Architectures for Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Query Processing Approach for Big Data in Distributed Settings -Approximate Query Processing of Big Data in Distributed Settings -Uncertain and Imprecise Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Privacy Preserving Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Secure Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Scalable Big Data Analytics in Distributed Settings -Data Warehousing over Big Data in Distributed Settings -OLAP over Big Data in Distributed Settings -Big Graph Data Management in Distributed Settings -Big RDF Data Management in Distributed Settings -Streaming Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Virtual Big Data Management in Distributed Settings -Indexing Approaches for Big Data in Distributed Settings -Theoretical Models for Big Data Representation in Distributed Settings -Big Data Exchange Models and Algorithms in Distributed Settings -Big Data Fusion Models and Algorithms in Distributed Settings -Big Data Integration Models and Algorithms in Distributed Settings -Big Data Availability Models and Algorithms in Distributed Settings -Big Data Reliability Models and Algorithms in Distributed Settings The 4th International Workshop on Distributed Big Data Management (DBDM 2019) will be held in conjunction with the 19th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (IEEE/ACM CCGRID 2019), in Larnaca, Cyprus, during May 17, 2019, and it focuses on these aspects, by posing the emphasis on a theoretical as well as a practical point of view, and provides a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in distributed big data management to meet and exchange preliminary ideas and mature results. *Workshop Location Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus *Submission Guidelines and Instructions Contributions are invited from prospective authors with interests in the indicated session topics and related areas of application. All contributions should be high quality, original and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period. Submitted papers should strictly follow the IEEE official template. Maximum paper length allowed is: -Full Papers: 8 pages; -Short Papers: 4 pages. Submitted papers will be thoroughly reviewed by members of the Workshop Program Committee for quality, correctness, originality and relevance. All accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors, who must register. Papers must be submitted via the EasyChair online submission system: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dbdm2019. *Paper Publication Accepted papers will appear in the proper CCGRID 2019 proceedings, published by IEEE. Authors of selected papers from the workshop will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue of a high-quality international journal. *Important Dates Paper submission: January 30, 2019 Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2019 Camera-ready paper due: March 10, 2019 Workshop: May 17, 2019 *Program Committee Chairs Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste, Italy *Program Committee Please, access: http://www.units.it/cuzzocrea/confs/DBDM2019/

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Computational and Applied Statistics at ICCSA 2019 (2nd Call)
by Ana Cristina Silva Braga 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Dear Colleague, This is an invitation to submit a contribution for the: Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2019<https://cas2019.webnode.com/>) Workshop of the 19th International Conference on Computational Science and Applications (ICCSA 2019, http://www.iccsa.org/) will be held on July 1 - 4, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. TOPICS ====== The aim of CAS workshop is to bring together scientists working in computational statistics, scientific computation and applications in all areas of sciences, engineering, industry, economics, life sciences and social sciences. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Computational Statistics: new issues in the design of computational algorithms for implementing statistical methods, development in R, etc * Applications: statistical case study in all areas of sciences, engineering and industry, including economics, medicine, biology, earth sciences and social sciences. IMPORTANT DATES ================ February 17, 2019: Deadline for abstract and paper submission to the CAS Workshop March 31, 2019: Notification of Acceptance. May 8, 2019: Early-bird Registration ends. May 8, 2019: Submission deadline for the final version of the Proceeding Papers July 1-4, 2019: ICCSA 2019 Conference PROCEEDINGS ============ The proceedings of the CAS 2019 Workshop will appear in the Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules SUBMISSION DETAILS ================== All accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs<http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs> ) series and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. The authors can submit abstracts and papers to CAS session accessing the electronic submission site: http://ess.iccsa.org/ You can find the instructions to prepare and submit papers on the web site: http://www.iccsa.org/instructions-for-authors If you are not registered, you must to register before the submission. From the personal page the author is able to submit first an abstract (phase 1), then a full paper (phase 2), selecting the session (Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2019)) from the list of sessions in the submission forms. The author will be able to update the paper until the submission deadline. ORGANIZER =========== * Ana Cristina Braga (acb(a)dps.uminho.pt<mailto:acb@dps.uminho.pt>), Dep. of Production and Systems<http://www.dps.uminho.pt/Default.aspx?lang=en-US> (University of Minho), Algoritmi Research Centre<http://www.algoritmi.uminho.pt/> (University of Minho), Portugal If you have some doubts or problems, do not hesitate to contact the organizer. Best regards, Ana Cristina Braga (CAS 2019 organizer)

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Special Issue "Parallel String Matching Algorithms and Applications"
by Panagiotis Michailidis 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Special Issue "Parallel String Matching Algorithms and Applications" A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893). Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2019 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/parallel_string_matc… Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, We are glad to announce the upcoming Special Issue dedicated to parallel string-matching algorithms and applications. With the recent advances in big text data processing and applications, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive view of the efficient design and implementation of string-matching algorithms for parallel and distributed computing environments (such as multicores, manycores, clusters, CPU/GPUs, grids, p2p, and clouds). We invite researchers and professionals to submit theoretical or practical contributions that aim to present ideas, techniques, and results of parallel computing in all aspects of string matching and related applications (exact/approximate string matching, single/multiple string matching, 2D string matching, and compressed string processing). Manuscripts that focus on research of sequential string-matching algorithms are welcome. Both original research and comprehensive review/survey papers are also welcome. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas: - String matching algorithms (exact/approximate, single/mutiple, two-dimensional, text compression, etc.); - Parallel string-matching algorithms using OpenMP and/or MPI; - Parallel string-matching algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators; - Parallel string-matching applications exploiting FPGA; - Distributed string matching algorithms; - Performance study and analysis of large-scale string-matching applications; - Libraries for string matching on parallel platforms; - Applications of string matching in natural language processing, computational linguistics, information retrieval, text/opinion mining, text plagiarism, sentiment analysis, bioinformatics, computational biology, intrusion detection, security, etc. Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering <https://www.mdpi.com/user/register/> and logging in to this website <https://www.mdpi.com/user/login/>. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form <https://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=algorithms>. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/instructions> page. *Algorithms* <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/> is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/instructions> page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) <https://www.mdpi.com/about/apc/> for publication in this open access <https://www.mdpi.com/about/openaccess/> journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service <https://www.mdpi.com/authors/english> prior to publication or during author revisions. Special Issue Editors Guest Editors Prof. Dr. Panagiotis D. Michailidis Prof. Dr. Konstantinos G. Margaritis University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Str., 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece

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IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON SERVICES 2019
by Paolo Ceravolo 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

*** Apologies for duplicate postings *** *****CALL FOR Papers***** IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON SERVICES 2019 http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/ <http://conferences.computer.org/services/2019/> BigData Congress/CLOUD/EDGE/ICCC/ICIOT/ICWS/SCC July 8 - 13, 2019, Milan, Italy *****IMPORTANT DATES***** Regular Papers: Paper submission due: February 4, 2019 Final notification to authors: March 15, 2019 Camera ready manuscripts due: April 1, 2019 Congress dates: July 8-13, 2019 The IEEE World Congress on Services (IEEE SERVICES 2019) will be held on July 8-13, 2019 at the Universita' degli Studi di Milano in Milan, Italy. The Congress will cover all aspects of services computing and applications, current or emerging. It covers various systems and networking research pertaining to cloud, edge and Internet-of-Things (IoT), as well as technologies for intelligent computing, learning, big data and blockchain applications, while addressing critical requirements such as high performance, security, privacy, dependability, trustworthiness, re-usability, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness. The Congress will be organized with seven affiliated, co-located conferences/congresses solely sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society under the auspice of the Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC). Original manuscripts are invited to submit to these conferences/congresses considered with most suitable from the technical point of view. *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BIG DATA (BIGDATA CONGRESS 2019)***** Honorary General Chair: Ernesto Damiani, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy General Chair: Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University General Chair: Meichun Hsu, Oracle Program Chair: Beth Plale, Indiana University Program Chair: Sean Wang, Fudan University Please submit your IEEE BigDataCongress 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeebigdatacongress2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeebigdatacongress2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLOUD COMPUTING (CLOUD 2019)***** General Chair: Geoffrey C. Fox, Indiana University General Chair: Frank Leymann, University of Stuttgart Program Chair: Claudio Ardagna, University of Milan Program Chair: Murat Kantarcioglu, University of Texas at Dallas Please submit your IEEE CLOUD 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecloud2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecloud2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDGE COMPUTING (EDGE 2019)***** General Chair: John Kubiatowicz, University of California, Berkeley General Chair: Nimish Radia, Ericsson Program Chair: Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University Program Chair: James Joshi, University of Pittsburgh Please submit your IEEE EDGE 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeedge2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeedge2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE COMPUTING (ICCC 2019)***** General Chair: Jacky Akoka, CNAM General Chair: Rong Chang, IBM Program Chair: Gabriella Pasi, University of ilano-Bicocca Program Chair: Dinesh Verma, IBM TJ Watson Please submit your IEEE ICCC 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiccc2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiccc2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON INTERNET OF THINGS (ICIOT 2019)***** General Chair: Schahram Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology General Chair: Manish Parashar, National Science Foundation Program Chair: Surya Nepal, CSIRO Program Chair: DongSeong Kim, University of Cateerbury Please submit your IEEE ICIOT 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiciot2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeiciot2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEB SERVICES (ICWS 2019)***** General Chair: Heiko Ludwig, IBM Research General Chair: Bhavani Thuraisingham, University of Texas at Dallas Program Chair: Elena Ferrari, University of Insubria Program Chair: Jia Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University Please submit your IEEE ICWS 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeicws2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeicws2019> *****IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SERVICES COMPUTING (SCC 2019***** General Chair: Michael Goul, Arizona State University General Chair: Xiaofei Xu, Harbin Institute of Technology Program Chair: Yan Wang, Macquarie University Program Chair: Luciano Baresi, Politecnico of Milan Please submit your IEEE SCC 2019 paper at EasyChair.org <http://easychair.org/>: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeescc2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeescc2019> *****PAPER REQUIREMENTS***** Language: English Paper size and format: US Letter; Two-column format in the IEEE style Page limit: Up to eight pages for peer review for regular papers; Up to three pages for a "work in progress" paper Abstract Length: 1500 characters for a regular paper, and 500 characters for "work in progress" papers Number of Keywords: between five to eight keywords for each paper File format: Limit the size of a single PDF file to be 6MB Note: Authors of the accepted regular papers will have available up to 10 pages for the final version of papers. Anonymous Submissions: All conferences implement a double-blind reviewing process. Author names and affiliations should not appear in the paper. The authors should make a reasonable effort not to reveal their identities of institutional affiliations in the text, figures, photos, links, or other data that is contained in the paper. Authors' prior work should be preferably referred to in the third person; if this is not feasible, the references should be blinded. Submissions that violate these requirements will be rejected without review. The list of authors cannot be changed after the acceptance decision is made unless approved by the Program Chairs. All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by the program committee. Accepted papers with confirmed registration and committed presentation will appear in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Each conference/congress will publicly announce the winners of its Best Paper Award, and Best Student Paper Award. The authors of selected papers will be encouraged to submit extended and enhanced versions of their papers to the IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC) and other suitable journals. Submitted Regular and Workshop Papers will be limited to 8 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages and REQUIRED to be formatted using the IEEE Proceedings template. Submitted Work-In-Progress Papers will be limited to 3 (IEEE Proceedings style) pages. Unformatted papers and papers beyond the page limit may not be reviewed. Special note in regard to early submissions: Authors are invited to consider early submissions and only full/regular papers will be accepted. An early submitted paper which is accepted will be included in the proceedings. An early submitted paper which is rejected can be still revised and submitted to the normal submission deadline (whereas the normal papers cannot be resubmitted). If the authors of an early submitted paper which is rejected decide to resubmit their paper to the normal deadline, they will have to include an appendix (2 pages) describing how they have addressed the comments received by the reviewers on the early submission. *****IMPORTANT DATES***** Regular Papers: Early paper submissions due: December 1, 2018 Review comments to authors of early submission papers: January 15, 2019 Normal paper submission due: February 4, 2019 Final notification to authors: March 15, 2019 Camera ready manuscripts due: April 1, 2019 Congress dates: July 8-13, 2019 *****IEEE POLICY***** Review Policy: IEEE Policy and professional ethics require that referees treat the contents of papers under review as privileged information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is expected that no one with access to a paper under review will make any inappropriate use of the special knowledge, which that access provides. Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program committees should be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner. The Conference Publications Chair shall ensure that referees adhere to this practice. Organizers of IEEE conferences are expected to provide an appropriate forum for the oral presentation and discussion of all accepted papers. An author, in offering a paper for presentation at an IEEE conference, or accepting an invitation to present a paper, is expected to be present at the meeting to deliver the paper. In the event that circumstances unknown at the time of submission of a paper preclude its presentation by an author, the program chair should be informed on time, and appropriate substitute arrangements should be made. In some cases it may help reduce no-shows for the Conference to require advance registration together with the submission of the final manuscript. *****ABOUT IEEE***** IEEE is the world’s largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted “voice” for engineering, computing and technology information around the globe. *****ABOUT IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY***** With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society (CS) is the world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in 1946, and the largest of the 38 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the CS is dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and information-processing technology. *****ABOUT THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SERVICES COMPUTING***** Founded in 2003, IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Committee on Services Computing (TCSVC) is a multidisciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Services Computing carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, engineering, standard, literary and educational areas. IEEE TCSVC membership details are available at http://tab.computer.org/tcsvc/ <http://tab.computer.org/tcsvc/> *****CONTACT US***** Send inquiries to ieeecs DOT services AT gmail DOT com

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CFP: The 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019)
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

================================================================================ *** Apologies for multiple copies *** C a l l F o r P a p e r s Twenty-fourth European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2019) Luxembourg -- September 23-27, 2019 WWW: https://esorics2019.uni.lu ================================================================================ Overview --------- ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Papers offering novel research contributions in computer security are solicited for submission to the 2019 Symposium, to be held in Luxembourg. The primary focus is on original, high quality, unpublished research and implementation experiences. We encourage submissions of papers discussing industrial research and development. Important Dates ---------------- * Title and Abstract deadline: April 22, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2019 (11:59 p.m. American Samoa time, UTC-11) * Notification to authors: June 21, 2019 * Camera ready due: July 9, 2019 Topics of Interest ------------------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * access control * accountability * ad hoc networks * anonymity * applied cryptography * authentication * biometrics * blockchain and finance security * data and computation integrity * database security * data protection * deep learning for attack and defense * digital content protection * digital forensics * distributed systems security * embedded systems security * inference control * information hiding * identity management * information flow control * information security governance and management * intrusion detection * formal security methods * language-based security * network security * phishing and spam prevention * privacy * privacy preserving data mining * risk analysis and management * secure electronic voting * security architectures * security economics * security metrics * security models * security and privacy for big data * security and privacy in cloud scenarios * security and privacy in complex systems * security and privacy in content centric networking * security and privacy in crowdsourcing * security and privacy in the IoT * security and privacy in location services * security and privacy for mobile code * security and privacy in pervasive / ubiquitous computing * security and privacy policies * security and privacy in social networks * security and privacy in web services * security and privacy in cyber-physical systems * security, privacy and resilience in critical infrastructures * security verification * software security * systems security * trust models and management * trustworthy user devices * usable security and privacy * web security * wireless security Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics19 Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). All submissions should follow the LNCS template ( available form http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) from the time they are submitted. Submitted papers should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. Submissions are to be made to the submission web site. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Authors of accepted papers must agree with Springer LNCS copyright and guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: * Peter Y A Ryan, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Organization Chair: * Peter B Roenne, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Workshop Chair: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro,Telecom SudParis, France Program Committee Chairs: * Kazue Sako, NEC Japan * Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Program Committee: Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain Elli Androulaki, IBM, Switzerland Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, Germany Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, USA Marina Blanton, University of Notre Dame, USA Carlo Blundo, Universita` degli Studi di Salerno, Italy Christian Cachin, University of Bern, Switzerland Alvaro Cardenas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aldar Chan, University of Hong Kong, HK Yan Chen, Northwestern University, USA Sherman S. M. Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Jorge Cuellar, Siemens A.G., Germany Frederic Cuppens, TELECOM Bretagne, France Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, TELECOM Bretagne, France Marc Dacier, EURECOM, France Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Hervé Debar, Télécom SudParis, France Stéphanie Delaune, IRISA, France Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Josep Domingo-Ferrer, University Rovira-Virgili, Spain Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University, China Francois Dupressoir, University of Surrey, UK Jose Fernandez, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada Jose-Luis Ferrer-Gomila, UIB, Spain Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University, Sweden Simon Foley, IMT Atlantique, France Sara Foresti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy David Galindo, University of Birmingham, UK Debin Gao, SMU, Singapore Dieter Gollmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Stefanos Gritzalis, University of the Aegean, Greece Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University, USA Juan Hernandez, UPC, Spain Xinyi Huang, Fujian Normal University, China Ghassan Karame, NEC Labs Europe, Germany Vasilios Katos, Bournemouth University, UK Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway Stefan Katzenbeisser TU Darmstadt, Germany Steve Kremer, INRIA Nancy-Grand Est, France Marina Krotofil, FireEye, USA Costas Lambrinoudakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Yingjiu Li, SMU, Singapore Kaitai Liang, University of Surrey, UK Hoon Wei Lim, SingTel, Singapore Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA Xiapu Luo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Konstantinos Markantonakis, RHUL, UK Fabio Martinelli, IIT-CNR, Italy Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Sjouke Mauw, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA Weizhi Meng, DTU, Denmark Chris Mitchell, RHUL, UK John C. Mitchell, Stanford University, USA Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University, Japan Haris Mouratidis, University of Brighton, UK David Naccache, Ecole Normale Suprieure, France Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, Japan Martin Ochoa, SUTD, Singapore Rolf Oppliger, eSECURITY Technologies, Switzerland Andrew Paverd, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Olivier Pereira, UCL, Belgium Günther Pernul, Universität Regensburg, Germany Christina Popper, New York University, US Joachim Posegga, University of Passau, Germany Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Indrajiti Ray, Colorado State University, USA Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mark Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Rei Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, Canada Kazue Sako, NEC, Japan Pierangela Samarati, Universitá degli studi di Milano, Italy Damien Sauveron, XLIM, France Steve Schneider, University of Surrey, UK Einar Snekkenes, Gjovik University College, Norway Pawel Szalachowski, SUTD, Singapore Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Qiang Tang, LIST, Luxembourg Juan Tapiador, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Nils Ole Tippenhauer, SUTD, Singapore Helen Treharne, University of Surrey, UK Aggeliki Tsohou, Ionian University, Greece Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, USA Luca Viganò, King’s College London, UK Michael Waidner, Fraunhofer SIT, Germany Cong Wang, City University of Hong Kong, HK Lingyu Wang, Concordia University, Canada Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria Christos Xenakis, University of Piraeus, Greece Zhe Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China Kehuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Sencun Zhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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ACM WiSec 2019 Call for Papers -- Deadline Approaching (less than 2 weeks)
by Mathieu Cunche 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, Apologies for multiple postings. ******************************************************************************** 12th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks May 15 2019, Miami beach, Florida USA. https://wisec19.fiu.edu/ ******************************************************************************** Important Dates =============== Abstract submission: January 18th (open until paper submission deadline) Paper submission: January 25th Author notification: March 1st Camera ready: April 8th WiSec conference: May 15th-17th Conference Scope ================ ACM WiSec is the leading ACM and SIGSAC conference dedicated to all aspects of security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks and their applications. In addition to the traditional ACM WiSec topics of physical, link, and network layer security, we welcome papers focusing on the increasingly diverse range of mobile or wireless applications such as Internet of Things, and Cyber-Physical Systems, as well as the security and privacy of mobile software platforms, usable security and privacy, biometrics, and cryptography. The conference welcomes both theoretical as well as systems contributions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Security protocols for wireless networking * Security & privacy for smart devices (e.g., smartphones) * Security of mobile applications for smartphones and wearables * Wireless and mobile privacy and anonymity * Secure localization and location privacy * Cellular network fraud and security * Jamming attacks and defenses * Key management (agreement or distribution) for wireless or mobile systems * Theoretical and formal approaches for wireless and mobile security * Physical layer and Information-theoretic security schemes for wireless systems * Cryptographic primitives for wireless and mobile security * NFC and smart payment applications * Security and privacy for mobile sensing systems * Wireless or mobile security for Cyber-Physical Systems (e.g, healthcare, smart grid, or IoT applications) * Vehicular networks security (e.g., drones, automotive, avionics, autonomous driving) * Physical tracking security and privacy * Usable mobile security and privacy * Economics of mobile security and privacy * Mobile malware and platform security * Security for cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access systems The proceedings of ACM WiSec, sponsored by SIGSAC, will be published by the ACM. Full and short papers ===================== Full paper submissions to ACM WiSec 2019 can be up to 10 pages in the ACM conference style excluding the bibliography and well marked appendices, and up to 12 pages in total. ACM WiSec also encourages the submission of short papers with a length of up to 6 pages, which describe mature work of a more succinct nature. All papers must be thoroughly anonymized for double-blind reviewing. Detailed submission instructions will appear on the conference website. Opinion papers ============== ACM WiSec 2019 invites papers (ACM conference style, up to 3 pages excluding references) that present personal perspectives on all aspects of security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks. Opinion papers could also criticize previous research or research directions, as well as highlight possible promising research directions. The opinions expressed in these papers are expected to be anyway corroborated by theoretical foundations, experiments, or experiences. Like the regular papers, the opinion papers will be reviewed by the WiSec Technical Program Committee. The selected opinion papers will be a part of the WiSec technical program and will be published in the conference proceedings. Opinion papers should be submitted using the same submission procedure adopted for the full papers. The title of these papers must have the prefix "Opinion:". Replicability label =================== The goal of the replicability label is to support replicability in mobile and wireless security experimental research process and to increase the impact of mobile and wireless research, enable dissemination of research results, sharing of code and experiments setups, and to enable the research community to build on prior experimental results. WiSec will follow the ACM policy on artifact review and badging. Towards this goal, the WiSec replicability label recognizes papers whose results were replicated by an independent group of researchers. Authors of accepted papers can participate in this voluntary process by submitting their experiments according to the replicability evaluation instructions. Authors are encouraged to plan ahead when running their experiments to minimize the overhead of applying for this label. Posters and Demos ================= WiSec also solicits submission of posters and demos. The instructions to submit posters/demos will be made available later on WiSec 2019 website. Double submissions ================== It is a policy of the ACM to disallow double submissions, where the same (or substantially similar) paper is concurrently submitted to multiple conferences/journals. Any double submissions detected will be immediately rejected from all conferences/journals involved. Organisation Committee ====================== General Chair: * Selcuk Uluagac, Florida International University PC co-Chairs: * Yingying (Jennifer) Chen, Rutgers University * Aurélien Francillon, EURECOM Program Committee ================== David Barrera, Polytechnique Montreal, CA Ravi Borgaonkar, SINTEF Digital, Norway Kevin Butler, University of Florida, USA Bogdan Carbunar, Florida International University , USA Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy Mathieu Cunche, INSA Lyon, France Sophia D'antoine, Trails of bits, USA Roberto Di Pietro, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, USA Adam Doupe , Arizona State University, USA Karim Eldefrawy, SRI International, USA William Enck, NC State University, USA Yanick Fratantonio, EURECOM, France Paolo Gasti, New York Institute of Technology, USA Jun Han, National University of Singapore, Singapore Matthias Hollick, Technical University Darmstadt , Germany Yier Jin, University of Florida, USA Sneha Kasera, University of Utah, USA Nicola Laurenti, University of Padua, Italy Loukas Lazos, University of Arizona, USA Vincent Lenders, armasuisse, Switzerland Ming (Fred) Li, University of Arizona, USA Wenjing Lou, Virginia Tech, USA Di Ma, University of Michigan, USA Michail Maniatakos, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE Ivan Martinovic, University of Oxford, UK Collin Mulliner , Cruise Automation, USA Divya Muthukumaran, Imperial College London, UK Adwait Nadkarni, William & Mary, USA Guevara Noubir, Northeastern University, USA Christina Poepper, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE Aanjhan Ranganathan, Northeastern University, USA Kasper Bonne Rasmussen, University of Oxford, UK Bradley Reaves, NC State University, USA Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany Merve Sahin, SAP Labs, France Nitesh Saxena, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA Jens Schmitt, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany Matthias Schunter, Intel Lab , Germany Claudio Soriente, NEC Labs, Spain Patrick Tague, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Nils Ole Tippenhauer, Cispa / CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Germany Patrick Traynor, University of Florida, USA Mathy Vanhoef, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE Jie Yang, Florida State University, USA Daphne Yao, Virginia Tech, USA Yves Younan, Cisco Talos, Canada Fengwei Zhang, Wayne State University, USA Zhenghao Zhang, Florida State University, USA Yanchao Zhang, Arizona State University, USA

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JPDC Special Issue CFP: Security & Privacy in Social Big Data-Extended Deadline Jan. 20, 2019
by Qin Liu 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

[Apologies for multiple postings] https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-parallel-and-distributed-compu… ******************************************************************************************************************** Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Security & Privacy in Social Big Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCOPE of the SI The rapid development of social networks dramatically changes the way people think, work, and interact. As more and more individual users proactively generate, share, and exchange digital contents through social media, social networks have become a key source of big data. However, with such vast interconnectivity, convergence of relationships, and shared user information comes increased security and privacy concerns in social big data. On one hand, users carelessly posting their personal information on social media which can easily have their privacy breached. On the other hand, malicious attackers may manipulate such information to make a profit. There are two important security and privacy issues in social networks. The first is how to effectively utilize social data while protecting user privacy. The second is how to guarantee the authenticity of social data for an in-depth data analysis. Traditional security mechanisms and models tailored to small-scale or isomorphic data are inadequate to securing social big data which exhibit enormous volume and diverse formats. Therefore, how to develop scalable cryptographic algorithms/protocols and lightweight data mining/organization/optimization models to solve the security and privacy challenges becomes crucial for the successful application of social big data. About the Topics of Interest Any topic related to security and privacy aspects, e.g., access control, authorization, authorization, and anonymization, for big data and social networks, will be considered. All aspects of design, theory and realization are of interest. The scope and interests for the special issue include but are not limited to the following list: (i) Fundamentals and Technologies in Social Networks and Big Data Social network models and platforms Social network architectures and data models Searching and discovery Architectures for big data Machine learning and deep learning Scalable computing models, theories, and algorithms Content analysis and data mining Novel and incentive applications of social big data in various fields Big data transformation, and presentation Big data acquisition, integration, cleaning, and best practices Large-scale data collection and filtering problem Sparse data modeling, compressing, and sensing (ii) Security and Privacy in Social Networks Accountability and audit in social networks Authentication and authorization in cloud services; Secure access to social networks; Big data privacy model in social networks New trust mechanism in social networks Privacy and security preserving protocol for social networks Applications of cryptography in social networks Secure data management in social networks; Privacy modeling in social networks Privacy-preserving social data publishing Private information retrieval in social networks Measurement studies of security & privacy issues in social networks Combating cyber-crime: anti-phishing, anti-spam, anti-fraud techniques (iii) Security and Privacy in Big Data Access control models and anonymization algorithms in big data Cryptography in big data and cloud computing Data protection and integrity in big data Secure searching in big data Secure outsourcing computing in big data System designs for secure data storage in big data Security model and architecture for big data; Software and system security for big data; Scalability and auditing for big data; Security and privacy in big data sharing and visualization; Security and privacy in big data mining and analytics; Data-centric security and data classification; Privacy in big data applications and services; Privacy in big data integration and transformation; Privacy in big data storage management; Threat detection using big data analytics; Big data privacy policies and standards (iv) System, Information and Network Security High performance security systems Secure system implementation Database and system security Secure operating systems Cryptographic primitives and security protocols Disaster recovery Provable security Key distribution and management Intrusion detection and prevention Privacy, anonymity and traceability Identity management Access controls and security mechanisms Web & applications security Secure routing and network management Security in content delivery networks Security in high speed network Security in optical systems and networks Network monitoring Network security policies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Important Dates Submission deadline: January 20, 2019 First-roundpass notification (for a rejected paper): February 20, 2019 Acceptance/rejection notification: September 1, 2019 Publication materials due: December 31, 201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submission Format and Guideline All submitted papers must be clearly written in excellent English and contain only original work, which has not been published by or is currently under review for any other journal or conference. Papers must not exceed 35 pages (one-column, at least 10pt fonts) including figures, tables, and references. A detailed submission guideline is available as “Guide to Authors” at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-parallel-and-distributed-compu… All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The authors must select as “VSI: SP in Social Big Data” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. The EES website is located at: http://evise.com/evise/jrnl/jpd All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three independent reviewers. Requests for additional information should be addressed to the guest editors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guest Editors Dr. Qin Liu– Corresponding Guest Editor College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, China Email: gracelq628@.hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Dr. Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Fordham University, USA Email: mbhuiyan3(a)fordham.edu; zakirulalam(a)gmail.com Dr. Jiankun Hu School of Engineering and IT, University of New South Wales, Australia Email: J.Hu(a)adfa.edu.au Dr. Jie Wu Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, USA Email: jiewu(a)temple.edu -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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DASC 2019: Call for Workshop/Special Session Proposals
by Qin Liu 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CALL We appreciate your help if you forward this CALL to your colleague and email lists. ===========Call for Workshop/Special Session Proposals============ The 17th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing (DASC 2019), August 5-8 2019, Fukuoka, Japan http://cyber-science.org/2019/dasc/ ============================================== DASC 2019 invites Workshops and Special Sessions (SS) to enrich and broaden the research focus of the main conference. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive forum on topics that will not be fully explored during the main event as well as to encourage in-depth discussion of technical and application issues related to dependability, security, and automaticity. This is a unique opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to shape the future research directions and share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific topics related to dependability, security, and automaticity. The workshop proposal, in PDF or MS Word, should provide the following information, in the following format: -The title of the Workshop/SS, including both full name and abbreviation. -The objectives, scope and contributions to the main conference (up to 1 page). -The short bios of the key organizers and their experience in conference/workshop organization. -Brief plans for dissemination (e.g., how to advertise the Workshop/SS or possible submissions to special issues of journals), procedures for selecting papers (including the expected number of accepted papers), and the expected number of participants. -A tentative list of program committee members. -A tentative website/URL of the proposed Workshop/SS. -If the proposed Workshop/SS has been previously organized, please also briefly describe its history (e.g., number of submissions and accepted papers, attendance, etc.) Please email your intellectually stimulating proposals in PDF format as early as possible and not later than Jan 30, 2019 to the Workshop Chairs at Hiroshi Nakamura <nakamurahal.ipc.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, Qin Liu <gracelq628(a)126.COM>, and/or Alam Bhuiyan <zakirulalam(a)gmail.com>. Please use "DASC 2019 Workshop/SS Proposal" as the email subject. Once we receive a proposal, a decision will be made in a week. Accepted proposals should follow strictly the important dates, particularly paper notification and camera-ready dates listed below. Important Dates for DASC 2019 Workshops/SS can be as follows. Paper Submission Due: May 20, 2019 Author Notification Due: Jun 05, 2019 Camera-ready Papers Due: June 20, 2019 For accepted proposals, organizers are responsible for composing the corresponding Workshop/SS program committees, advertising call for papers, reviewing submissions and planning the final program. DASC 2019 Workshop/SS Chairs will assist the organization and ensure their quality and success. The Congress will provide facilities including the working notes printing, meeting rooms, coffee breaks, lunches, proceedings, etc. A Workshop/SS paper should be 5-6 pages, following the same Paper Submission Guidelines as the main conference papers. Each paper should be reviewed at least by two reviewers in the corresponding areas. All accepted Workshop/SS papers will be included in the proceedings published by IEEE-CS Conference Publishing Services in IEEE-DL and EI index. The accepted papers in a cancelled Workshop/SS may be moved to another Workshop/SS, or to the main conference track if they fit in with the quality requirement. The registration requirement and procedure for Workshop/SS papers will be determined by DASC 2019 Organizing Committee, and the registration fee will be paid directly to DASC 2019. The registration fee can be waived for a Workshop/SS抯 main organizer if there are more than 10 accepted papers. We are looking forward to your exciting proposals. -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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TrustData 2019 CFP: Atlanta, USA, July 14-17, 2019
by Qin Liu 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

************************************************************************************************** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this TrustData 2019 CFP. We appreciate your great help if you forward this TrustData 2019 CFP to your colleages and friends. ************************************************************************************************** Call for Papers for the 10th International Workshop on Trust, Security and Privacy for Big Data (TrustData 2019) Venue & Dates: Atlanta, USA, July 14-17, 2019 Conference Website: http://www.spaccs.org/trustdata2019/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The proliferation of new technologies such as Internet of Things and cloud computing calls for innovative ideas to retrieve, filter, and integrate data from a large number of diverse data sources. Big Data is an emerging paradigm applied to datasets whose volume/velocity/variability is beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to manage and process the data within a tolerable period of time. More importantly, Big Data has to be of high value, and should be protected in an efficient way. Since Big Data involves a huge amount of data that is of high-dimensionality and inter-linkage, existing trust, security, and privacy measures for traditional databases and infrastructures cannot satisfy its requirements. Novel technologies for protecting Big Data are attracting researchers and practitioners with more and more attention. Scope and Interests TrustData2019 is a part of SpaCCS 2019 (http://cse.stfx.ca/~cybermatics/2019/spaccs/) 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Trust Track (1) Trust semantics, metrics, and models for Big Data (2) Trust management and evaluation for Big Data (3) Trusted systems, software, and applications for Big Data (4) Trusted platform implementation technologies for Big Data (5) Information quality/trustworthiness for Big Data (6) Provenance of content for Big Data (7) Trustworthiness of ratings/recommender systems for Big Data Security Track (1) Security model and architecture for Big Data (2) Data mining security for Big Data (3) Software and system security for Big Data (4) Intrusion detection for Gigabit Networks (5) Cryptography and Big Data (6) Visualizing large scale security data (7) Threat detection using Big Data analytics (8) Human computer interaction challenges for Big Data security (9) Data protection, integrity standards and policies (10) Security and legislative impacts for Big Data (11) Managing user access for Big Data (12) Secure quantum communications Privacy Track (1) Privacy in Big Data applications and services (2) Privacy in Big Data end-point input validation and filtering (3) Privacy in Big Data integration and transformation (4) Privacy in parallel and distributed computation (5) Privacy in Big Data storage management (6) Privacy in Big Data access control mechanisms (7) Privacy in Big Data mining and analytics (8) Privacy in Big Data sharing and visualization (9) Big Data privacy policies and standards Submission and Publication Information The accepted papers from this workshop will be published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (EI indexed). Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 10 pages (or 14 pages with the over length charge), including tables, figures, references and appendixes, in Springer LNCS Format (http://www.springer.com/cn/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui…) with Portable Document Format (.pdf). Please submit your paper at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=trustdata2019. Authors (at least one) of any accepted paper are requested to register at the conference. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2019 Author Notification: April 15, 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: May 15, 2019 Conference Dates: July 14-17, 2019 General Chairs Qin Liu, Hunan University, China Arun Kumar Sangaiah, VIT University, India Wei Chang, Saint Joseph's University, USA Program Chairs Jiankun Hu, University of New South Wales at the Australian, Australia Isaac Agudo, University of Malaga, Spain Program Committee (In alphabetical order) Habtamu Abie, Norwegian Computing Center/Norsk Regnesentral, Norway Salima Benbernou, Universite Paris Descartes, France Christian Callegari, The University of Pisa, Italy Wei Chang, Saint Joseph's University, USA Anupam Chattopadhyay, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore John A. Clark, University of York, UK Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Yucong Duan, Hainan University, China Sheikh M. Habib, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Ching-Hsien Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan Hai Jiang, Arkansas State University, USA Vana Kalogeraki, Athens University of Economics, Greece Ryan Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand Ruggero Donida Labati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Xin Liao, Hunan University, China Giovanni Livraga, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Italy Haibing Lu, Santa Clara University, USA Joon S. Park, Syracuse University, USA Roberto Di Pietro, Nokia Bell Labs, France Vincenzo Piuri, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy Imed Romdhani, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Bimal Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, India Jun Shen, University of Wollongong, Australia Dimitris E. Simos, SBA Research, Austria Chao Song, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Chang-ai Sun, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Yuanyuan Sun, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Luis Javier García Villalba, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Yunsheng Wang, Kettering University, USA Mingzhong Wang, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia Yongdong Wu, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Hejun Wu, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Muneer Masadeh Bani Yassein, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Sherali Zeadally, University of Kentucky, USA Publicity Chairs Weiwei Chen, Hunan University, China Bo Ou, Hunan University, China Webmaster Panlin Hou, Hunan University, China Contact Please email inquiries concerning TrustData 2019 to: Qin Liu: gracelq AT 126 DOT com LQ's new homepage: Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/ -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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[CFP] IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. Special Issue on Edge computing for Internet of Things
by Francesca Righetti 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

[CALL FOR PAPERS] IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering Special Issue on Edge computing for Internet of Things GUEST EDITORS: Qiang Ye (Lead), Dalhousie University, Canada. Email: qye(a)cs.dal.ca <mailto:qye@cs.dal.ca> M. Jamal Deen, McMaster University, Canada. Email: jamal(a)mcmaster.ca <mailto:jamal@mcmaster.ca> Antonio Puliafito, University of Messina, Italy. Email: apuliafito(a)unime.it <mailto:apuliafito@unime.it> Lin Zhang, Beihang University, China. Email: zhanglin(a)buaa.edu.cn <mailto:zhanglin@buaa.edu.cn> TOPIC SUMMARY: The Internet of Things (IoT) are expected to improve the quality of human lives through billions of Internet-based devices. To satisfy the computation and storage requirements of IoT, cloud computing has served as the most important computing infrastructure. However, with the explosion of the number of devices in IoT (expected to reach 50 billion by 2020), a large volume of raw data will be continuously generated by IoT devices, consequently making cloud computing inadequate to efficiently and securely handle the data. In particular, cloud computing will be highly limited in terms of network bandwidth and privacy protection in IoT. To solve this problem, many researchers have attempted to move data computation and service provisioning from the cloud to the edge, which results in the area of edge computing and the related fog computing. Early-stage research has indicated that edge computing could potentially enable IoT applications to meet their latency/delay requirements, improve the scalability and energy efficiency of IoT systems, and facilitate contextual information processing. Nevertheless, a series of challenging problems need to be addressed in order to fully utilize edge computing for IoT. For instance, most of the computation resources in edge computing are heterogeneous mobile devices that are highly energy-hungry, which means that edge computing tends to be unreliable. Moreover, how to efficiently distribute computation/data storage and how to combine edge computing with cloud computing in order to provide scalable services need to be further studied. In addition, how to support services without compromising privacy and security is a challenging problem in edge computing. This special issue aims to provide a prime venue for researchers from both academia and industry to discuss the key problems and present the innovative solutions in the area of edge computing for IoT. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: · Edge/Fog computing architecture for IoT · Modeling and performance analysis of edge computing for IoT · Communication and networking technologies in edge computing for IoT · Mobile computing resource management in edge computing for IoT · Machine learning and deep learning in edge computing for IoT · QoS and QoE provisioning in edge computing for IoT · Trust, security and privacy in edge computing for IoT · Energy management in edge computing for IoT · Collaboration of edge computing and cloud computing for IoT · Experiences in delivering edge/fog-based services · Open issues and challenges in edge computing for IoT IMPORTANT DATES: · Manuscripts due: Apr/01/2019 · Peer reviews to authors: July/01/2019 · Revised manuscripts due: Aug/01/2019 · Second-round reviews to authors: Oct/01/2019 · Final accepted manuscript due: Oct/31/2019 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Prospective authors are invited to submit their manuscripts electronically after the “open for submissions” date, adhering to the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering guidelines (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/TNSE/author <http://www.computer.org/portal/web/TNSE/author>). Please submit your papers through the online system (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/TNSE-cs <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/TNSE-cs>) and be sure to select the special issue or special section name. Manuscripts should not be published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please submit only full papers intended for review, not abstracts, to the ScholarOne portal. If requested, abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the Guest Editors directly.

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[SMARTCOMP 2019]: Call for papers
by Francesca Righetti 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

-------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE SMARTCOMP 2019 Call for Papers 12-15 June 2019, Washington DC, USA http://www.smart-comp.org -------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP is the premier conference on smart computing. Smart computing is based on the synergistic combination of advances in Sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Edge computing, Big Data analytics, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and system advancements of cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing, cyber-physical systems, sensor networking and social computing are taking smart computing to a new dimension and improving our ways of living. SMARTCOMP 2019 is the 5th edition of the conference and will held in Washington, USA and will include smart computing innovations pertaining to pervasive/ubiquitous computing, cloud computing, sensor networks, internet of things, big data analytics, security and privacy, social computing, cognitive computing, cyber-physical systems and their application and validation within smart computing environments. This includes applications such as smart buildings, smart cities, smart grids, precision agriculture and other innovations contributing to smart living. Submission Guidelines Paper submissions must be no longer than 8 pages and formatted according to the two-column IEEE proceedings template. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE conference template. Make sure to use the conference mode of the template, i.e., LaTeX users must use the conference option of the IEEEtran document class. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file on US Letter size paper (not A4), with all fonts embedded (the PDF-A standard complies with that). Prior to submission, ensure that any running headers/footers, page numbering, as well as blue underlining for URLs and email addresses has been removed. All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviews by Technical Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Topics ------ SMARTCOMP 2019 solicits submissions that address the fundamental questions of smart computing, namely how to design and build smart computing systems and how to use computing technology for resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Submissions should thus match to at least one of the following three major fields of interest: SMART COMPUTING CONCEPTS, MODELS AND ALGORITHMS: ----------------------------------------------- Future Smart Computing Paradigms Models of Smart Environments Algorithms for Smart Computing AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing Edge computing platforms and algorithms SMART COMPUTING SYSTEMS: ------------------------ Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments Cyber-physical System Platforms for Smart Environments Middleware Platforms for Smart Environments Mobile and Ubiquitous Platforms for Smart Environments SMART COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS: ---------------------------------------------- Smart Precision Agriculture Smart Transportation Smart FinTech Smart Food-Energy-Water Nexus/Life-cycle analysis Smart Health Smart Communities Smart Human Environments, Entertainment, and Social Activities Smart Energy Management and Analytics Organizing Committee -------------------- General Co-Chairs: Aryya Gangopadhyay (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Antonio Puliafito (University of Messina, Italy) Technical Program Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) Julie McCann (Imperial College London, UK) Workshops Co-Chairs: Dario Bruneo (University of Messina, Italy) Christine Julien (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Keynote Co-Chairs: Mudhakar Srivatsa (IBM T J Watson Research Center) WIP and Demo Chair: Shiqiang Wang (IBM T J Watson Research Center) PhD Forum Chair: Nirupam Roy (University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, USA) Publication Chair: TBC Registration and Finance Chair: Carmen Au (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Maciej Zawodniok (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) Publicity Co-Chairs: Baek-Young Choi (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA) Hemant Purohit (George Mason University, USA) Francesca Righetti (University of Pisa, Italy) Hesheng Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) Local Arrangement Chair: Nirmalya Roy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Web Chair: Sreenivasan Ramasamy Ramamurthy (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Anamika Paul Rupa (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA) Steering Committee ------------------ Jiannong Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Sajal K. Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) TPC --- Christian Becker, University of Mannheim Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna Dario Bruneo, University of Messina Alessandra De Paola, University of Palermo Wan Du, University of California at Merced, USA Angelo Furno, IFSTTAR-France Mohammad Hajiesmaili, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Fanxin Kong, University of Pennsylvania Ulf Kulau, TU Braunschweig Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens Kyung-Joon Park, DGIST Lucas Pereira, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) Dirk Pesch, Nimbus Centre For Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology Carlo Puliafito, University of Pisa Andreas Reinhardt, TU Clausthal Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland Baltimore County Nishanth Sastry, KCL Vijay Srinivasan, Samsung R&D Neeraj Suri, TU Darmstadt Hwee-Pink Tan, Singapore Management University Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Carlo Vallati, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa Desheng Zhang, Rutgers Eugenio Zimeo, University of Sannio Important Dates --------------- Workshop Proposal Submission: 23 November 2018 Notification of Workshop Acceptance: 15 December 2018 Paper Registration Deadline: 14 January 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: 28 January 2019 Acceptance Notification: 29 March 2019 Camera Ready Deadline: 28 April 2019 Venue ----- The 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2019) will be held at Washington DC, USA. Contact ------- For any Information about the conference, please contact the TPC Co-Chairs: Raghu Ganti or Julie McCann.

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HPCC 2019 CFP: Zhangjiajie, China, Aug. 10-12 2019 (with co-locatd SmartCity 2019 & DSS 2019
by Qin Liu 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email] *******************IEEE (HPCC-2019, SmartCity-2019, DSS-2019 International Conferences ********************* To be held in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, 10-12 August 2019. The 21th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/hpcc2019/ The 17th IEEE International Conference on Smart City (SmartCity-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/smartcity2019/ The 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems (DSS-2019) http://csee.hnu.edu.cn/dss2019/ Sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Technical Committee of Scalable Computing (TCSC) IMPORTANT DATES ============================================================ Workshop/Special Session Proposal Due: 10 January 2019 Paper Submission Deadline: 10 February 2019 Authors Notification: 22 April 2019 Camera-Ready Paper Due: 25 May 2019 Early Registration Due: 25 May 2019 Conference Date: 10-12 August 2019 PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ============================================================ All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference websites with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over length charge) including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Author Guidelines at the following web page: http://www.computer.org/web/cs-cps/ Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be found at https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht… Once accepted, the paper will be included into the IEEE conference proceedings published by IEEE Computer Society Press (indexed by EI). The authors of selected papers will be invited to extend their contributions for special issues of prestigious journals. -- Dr. Qin Liu College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Hunan University Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082 Mobile: +86-13548577157 Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com Homepage: http://res.hnu.edu.cn/hbs/lq/

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The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019)
by Naercio Magaia 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

======================CALL FOR PAPERS============================== The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019) http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ Fukuoka, Japan, August 5-8, 2019 =================================================================== INTRODUCTION ============= The IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing is a premier forum for researchers, practitioners and developers who are interested in cloud computing and big data to explore new ideas, techniques and tools, as well as to exchange experience. Besides the latest research achievements, the conference covers also innovative commercial data management systems, innovative commercial applications of cloud computing and big data technology, and experience in applying recent research advances to real-world problems. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be the fifth edition of the conference after the success of CBDCom 2015 in Beijing, CBDCom 2016 in Toulouse, CBDCom 2017 in San Francisco, and CBDCom 2018 in Guangzhou. It will continuously offer a platform for researchers to exchange novel studies, discuss important issues and explore key challenges in innovative cloud and big data for smarter world. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be held on August 5-8, 2019, co-located with IEEE CyberSciTech 2019, IEEE DASC 2019 and IEEE PICom 2019, in Fukuoka, Japan. ================ IMPORTANT DATES ================ Workshop/SS Proposal Due: January 20th, 2019 Regular Paper Submission Due: March 20th, 2019 Wksp/SS/Poster Paper Due: April 20th, 2019 Authors Notification: May 25th, 2019 Camera-ready Submission: June 20th, 2019 Conference: August 5th-8th, 2019 ================ RESEARCH TRACKS ================ The 2019 edition of IEEE CBDCom will be organized in research tracks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: *Track 1 - Data Science & Analytics* - Big Data Fundamentals & Novel Paradigms - Big Data Algorithms, Applications & Services - Big Data Mining & Analytics - Big data Processing & Querying - Big Data Visualization - Big Data Computing & Recommendations *Track 2 - Big Data Infrastructure & Management* - Big Data Cloud, Grid, Stream Computing - High Performance Platforms for Big Data - NoSQL Data Stores & DB scalability - Energy-Efficient Computing for Big Data - Recommendation & Social Media Systems - Big Data Availability & Reliability *Track 3 - Big Data Tools & Applications* - Complex Big Data Processing - BD in Networks & Communications - Big Data as a Service - Data Warehousing over Big Data - BD Machine & Deep Learning - Innovative Applications & Experiences *Track 4 - Cloud Management & Virtualization* - Virtualization Technologies - Cloud Computing Platforms - Public, Private & Hybrid Clouds - Green & Energy Management - Cloudlet and Serverless Computing - Resource Management, Storage & QoS *Track 5 - Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy & Trust* - Security, Privacy & Reliability in Cloud & BD - Dependable/Trustworthy Big Data Processing - Security/Privacy/Trust as a Service - Blockchain in Cloud and Big Data Application - Cloud Attacks Detection and Prevention - Ethic Issues in Cloud & Big Data *Track 6 - Cloud/Big Data for IoT & Smart City* - Smart Data & Smart Environments - CBD for IoT & Cyber-Physical Systems - RFID & Related Technologies for IoT - M2M Communications and IoT - IoT and Smart City Infrastructures - Green Computing for Big Data & Smart City ============ SUBMISSION ============ Authors are invited to submit their original research work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Papers should be prepared in IEEE CS Proceedings format. IEEE formatting information: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html - Proposals for organizing tutorials, workshops and special sessions need to be submitted to the Tutorials, Workshops and Special Sessions Chairs, respectively. A proposal should include title, theme, scope and main presenters/organizers. - Research paper (6-8 pages) should explore a specific technology problem and propose a complete solution to it, with experimental results. - Works-in-Progess (WIP) (4-6 pages) papers are expected to present either work currently in progress or less developed but highly innovative ideas. - Demo/Poster papers (2-4 pages) must describe working systems and be related to CBDCom. These systems may be innovative prototype implementations or mature systems that use related technology. Some papers originally submitted as full papers can be accepted as short papers or posters during the review process. In such cases, the authors will need to reduce the paper accordingly when preparing the camera-ready version. At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register and present the paper at the conference. All accepted papers in the main tracks and workshops will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings (EI indexed). ======================== PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS ======================== All accepted papers in the main tracks, workshops, special sessions and demos/posters will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings, indexed by - IEEE Xplore - Scopus - EI Engineering Index - ACM Digital Library - dblp - Google Scholar Extended version of the selected papers will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed). ------------------------------- Organizing Committees ------------------------------- Honorary Chairs Hamido Fujita, University, Japan Frank Hsu, Fordam University, USA General Chairs Anna Kobusińska, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Peng Li, The University of Aizu, Japan General Executive Chairs Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Paulo Pires, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rachid Benlamri, Lakehead University, Canada Program Chairs Shu Tao, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Xiaoyan Wang, Ibaraki University, Japan Track 1. Big Data Science and Analytics Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada Track 2. Big Data Infrastructure and Management Hao Wang, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway Track 3. Big Data Tools and Applications Dionisis Margaris, University of Athens, Greece Track 4. Cloud Management, Virtualization and Service Tsozen Yeh, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Track 5. Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Haiying (Helen) Shen, University of Virginia, USA Track 6. Cloud/Big Data for IoT and Smart City Zhi Liu, Shizuoka University, Japan Workshop Chairs Yue-Shan Chang, National Taipei University, Taiwan Shengli Pan, China University of Geoscience, China International Liaison & Publicity Chairs Naercio Magaia, University of Lisbon, Portugal Carlos Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Samia Bouzefrance, CNAM, France Michał Boroń, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Kai Cheng, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Advisory Committee Georges Da Costa, lRIT, France Christophe Cerin, University of Paris XIII, France Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA Andrzej Gościński, Deakin University, Australia Carson K. Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada Jie Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan Fuhua Oscar Lin, Athabasca University, Canada Yinglong Xia, Huawei Research America, USA Weishan Zhang, China Univ. of Petroleum, China Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, UK Steering Committee Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Laurence T. Yang, SFX University, Canada Huansheng Ning, Univ. Sci and Tech Beijing, China Julien Bourgeois, UBFC, France Mazin Yousif, T-Systems International, USA Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia Please visit the IEEE CDBCom 2019 website http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ for the complete listing of organizing committee and TPC members.

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CFP for 10th International Workshop on Modeling Social Media (MSM 2019): Mining, Modeling and Learning in Social Media (Deadline: January 10, 2019)
by Alvin Chin 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

** Please forward to anyone who might be interested ** -------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS 10th International Workshop on Modeling Social Media (MSM'2019) Mining, Modeling and Learning from Social Media to be held on May 14-17, 2019, San Francisco, USA co-located with TheWebConf 2019 https://msmworkshop.github.io/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: ================ ** Submission Deadline: Jan 10, 2019 ** Notification of Acceptance: Feb 14, 2019 ** Camera-Ready Versions Due: Mar 3, 2019 ** Workshop date: May 13-14, 2019 Workshop Organizers: ==================== Martin Atzmueller, Tilburg University, Netherlands; m.atzmueller(a)uvt.nl Alvin Chin, BMW Technology Corporation, USA; alvin.chin(a)bmwna.com Christoph Trattner, University of Bergen, Norway; trattner.christoph(a)gmail.com Program Committee: ================== Alejandro Bellogin, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain Javier Luis Canovas Izquierdo, IN3 - UOC, Spain Michelangelo Ceci, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy Michael Granitzer, University of Passau, Germany Bin Guo, Institut Telecom Sud Paris, France Eelco Herder, Radboud University, Netherlands Geert-Jan Houben, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA Dominik Kowald, Know-Center, Austria Florian Lemmerich, RWTH Aachen, Germany Nico Piatkowski, AI Group, TU Dortmund, Germany Haggai Roitman, IBM Research Haifa, Israel Giancarlo Ruffo, Universita di Torino, Italy Marc Smith, Connected Action Consulting Group, USA Longqi Yang, Cornell University, USA Arkaitz Zubiaga, The University of Warwick, UK We aim to attract researchers from all over the world working on data mining, modeling and using machine learning and AI for social media, big and small data, sensor data and the web. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have paved the way for generating huge amount of diverse, streaming bit data in a short period of time. Such social media data require the application of big data analytics to produce meaningful information to both information consumers and data generators. Machine learning and AI techniques are particularly effective in situations where deep and predictive insights need to be uncovered from such social media data sets that are large, diverse and fast changing. Following the discussion at our workshop at TheWebConf 2018, we aim to focus on how to apply data mining, recommendation, machine learning and AI models, algorithms and systems for analytic and predictive modeling on social media, big data, small data, web and sensor data. Contrary to last year’s workshop, we would like to particularly invite researchers that are interested in going beyond standard analytics approaches and try to discover the intelligent information hidden in the large and fast-changing social media data. Overall, we are interested in receiving papers related to the following topics which include but are not limited to: * predictive analytics methods or frameworks for social media, big data, small data, sensor data and the web * AI, machine learning, deep learning and NLP models, algorithms and systems for social media, big data, small data, sensor data and the web * deep learning approaches and models for social media, big data, small data, sensor data and data from/on the web * data mining techniques and algorithms for social media, big data, small data, sensor data and data from/on the web * methods for learning social activities and behavioral analytic metrics * evaluation of machine learning and AI frameworks and metrics * explainability and transparency of the machine learning/deep learning/AI methods * applications of machine learning, deep learning and AI * applications of any of the above methods and technologies The goal of this workshop is to use data mining, machine learning and AI approaches and algorithms on social media, big data, small data, sensor data and data from/on the web. Submissions: We solicit full research papers (4-8 pages), and short papers (1-4 pages) both in the ACM conference paper style. Papers should be submitted in EasyChair tohttps://easychair.org/my/conference.cgi?conf=msm2019 Proceedings: ============ Contributions will be included in the Companion volume of TheWebConf 2019 conference, which will be published by ACM and included in the ACM Digital Library. However, to make that happen at least one author of the accepted paper has to register. At the time of submission of the final camera-ready copy, authors will have to indicate the already registered person for that publication. Any paper published by the ACM, IEEE, etc. which can be properly cited constitutes research which must be considered in judging the novelty of a TheWebConf submission, whether the published paper was in a conference, journal, or workshop. Therefore, any paper previously published as part of a WWW or TheWebConf workshop must be referenced and suitably extended with new content to qualify as a new submission to the Research Track at TheWebConf conference. Submission guidelines: ====================== All submitted papers must * be written in English; * contain author names, affiliations, and email addresses; * be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings template (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) with a font size no smaller than 9pt; * be in PDF (make sure that the PDF can be viewed on any platform), and formatted for US Letter size; * occupy no more than six pages, including the abstract, references, and appendices. It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure that their submissions adhere strictly to the required format. Submissions that do not comply with the above guidelines may be rejected without review. All submissions must be entered into the reviewing system:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=msm2019 Contact: ======== Martin Atzmueller, Tilburg University, Netherlands; m.atzmueller(a)uvt.nl Alvin Chin, BMW Technology Corporation, USA; alvin.chin(a)bmwna.com Christoph Trattner, University of Bergen, Norway; trattner.christoph(a)gmail.com Follow us on: ============= Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/527164050627185/ Twitter https://twitter.com/msm_workshop

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CFP of the International Workshop on Wireless Technology in Smart Grid 2019
by Conference assistant 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

Dear researchers, We are pleased to recommend the 5th International Workshop on Wireless Technology Innovations in Smart Grid (WTISG) to you! WTISG-2019 is part of the 9th International conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology. The CFP information is provided below and relevant files are attached herewith. Welcome to submmit your manuscript to our conference. Thanks for your attention and support! Best regards, Conference assistant 2019-01-11 CALL FOR PAPER OF THE WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS IN SMART GRID (Part of the SEIT-2019) The 5th International Workshop on Wireless Technology Innovations in Smart Grid (WTISG) aims to foster innovative research and discussion about smart grid wireless technology challenges, issues, approaches, and solutions. WTISG-2019 is a part of Sustainable Energy Information Technology 2019 (SEIT-2019) conference. It will take place on August 19-21, 2019 in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. WTISG-2019 seeks paper submissions from academia, industry, and government institutions presenting novel research on all theoretical and practical aspects of wireless technology in smart grid, including design, analysis, test, experimentation, and fielded test systems. The scope of the workshop encompasses all aspects of the wireless technology applications in smart grid, including generation, transmission, distribution, metering, e-mobility, and integration of distributed energy resources. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: l Wireless communication technology in smart grid; l Wireless sensor network (WSN) in smart grid application; l Wireless application in smart city (such as smart home, electric vehicle, etc); l Wireless application in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI); l Wireless application in power grid emergency management; l Information and communication technology (ICT) application in smart grid; l Risk and reliability analysis of wireless technology in smart grid ; l Cyber security and privacy of wireless technology in smart grid; l Cyber physical system (CPS) related issue; l Testbeds and field trials; l Standard wireless protocols for application in smart grid; l Wireless technology standards, testing, and certification in smart grid; l Usability and legal issues on wireless grid security; l Cloud computing and smart grids; l Other smart grid related issue discussion. All SEIT-2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier in the pen-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (EI). This includes EI Compendex. Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. The number of pages for workshop papers is limited to 8 pages. The submission site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=seit2019. The submitted paper must be formatted according to the guidelines of Procedia Computer Science, MS Word Template, Latex, Template Generic, Elsevier. The template can be found on the conference website. More information can be found on the workshop website: http://wirelesssmartgrid2019.sxl.cn Workshop Chairs: Dr. Hui Hou, Wuhan University of Technology, China. Email: husthou(a)126.com Tel: +86-15342223360 Dr. Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA. Email: Malikh(a)marshall.edu

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ESORICS 2019 - Call for Workshop Proposals [24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Luxembourg, 2019]
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

[apologies for cross-posting] ====================================================================== CALL for WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: ESORICS 2019 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, September 23-27, 2019 Website: https://esorics2019.uni.lu/workshops/ ====================================================================== Overview ------------------------------------ ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Proposals are solicited for Workshops to be held in conjunction with ESORICS 2019. A Workshop should aim at providing a forum on emerging topics of high interest to the security and privacy community. In the Workshop selection, particular consideration will be paid to: * Its potential interest for the security and privacy community * Its novelty with respect to other forums, especially with respect to other ESORICS workshops. * Its likely impact on the target community, including likely high participation. A workshop can be either one day or two days in length. Important Dates ------------------------------------ * Workshop proposals due: February 8, 2019 * Notification of decision: March 15, 2019 Submitting a Workshop Proposal ------------------------------------ To submit a proposal send an email to the Workshop Chair with with the information requested in the application form: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (jgalfaro(a)ieee.org) The following application form should be used. (also available in Word format at http://j.mp/ESORICS19wsh) ====================================================================== ESORICS 2019 - WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM: - Title of the Workshop: - Duration (maximum 2 days): - Draft "Call for Papers", articulating the workshop's scope and topics: - Brief summary and justification for the workshop, including anticipated benefits to the ESORICS community: - Planned activities: - Expected number of participants: - Workshop organizers: * PC Chair(s): * General Chair(s): - Workshop deadlines: * Submission deadline: * Notification to authors: * Camera-ready versions: - Planned publication of Workshop proceedings: - Data of last three years for the workshop (if applicable): * Number of submissions: * Number of accepted papers: * Number of participants: * Publication of proceedings: * Venue (co-location): ======================================================================

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ESORICS 2019 - Call for Workshop Proposals [24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Luxembourg, 2019]
by Publicity Chair ESORICS 2019 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

[apologies for cross-posting] ====================================================================== CALL for WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: ESORICS 2019 24th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, September 23-27, 2019 Website: https://esorics2019.uni.lu/workshops/ ====================================================================== Overview ------------------------------------ ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. Proposals are solicited for Workshops to be held in conjunction with ESORICS 2019. A Workshop should aim at providing a forum on emerging topics of high interest to the security and privacy community. In the Workshop selection, particular consideration will be paid to: * Its potential interest for the security and privacy community * Its novelty with respect to other forums, especially with respect to other ESORICS workshops. * Its likely impact on the target community, including likely high participation. A workshop can be either one day or two days in length. Important Dates ------------------------------------ * Workshop proposals due: February 8, 2019 * Notification of decision: March 15, 2019 Submitting a Workshop Proposal ------------------------------------ To submit a proposal send an email to the Workshop Chair with with the information requested in the application form: * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (jgalfaro(a)ieee.org) The following application form should be used. (also available in Word format at http://j.mp/ESORICS19wsh) ====================================================================== ESORICS 2019 - WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM: - Title of the Workshop: - Duration (maximum 2 days): - Draft "Call for Papers", articulating the workshop's scope and topics: - Brief summary and justification for the workshop, including anticipated benefits to the ESORICS community: - Planned activities: - Expected number of participants: - Workshop organizers: * PC Chair(s): * General Chair(s): - Workshop deadlines: * Submission deadline: * Notification to authors: * Camera-ready versions: - Planned publication of Workshop proceedings: - Data of last three years for the workshop (if applicable): * Number of submissions: * Number of accepted papers: * Number of participants: * Publication of proceedings: * Venue (co-location): ======================================================================

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CPF International Workshop on Wireless Technology in Smart Grid 2019
by 于士文 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Dear researchers, We are pleased to recommend the 5th International Workshop on Wireless Technology Innovations in Smart Grid (WTISG) to you! The CFP information is provided below and relevant files are attached herewith. Welcome to submmit your manuscript to our conference. Thanks for your attention and support! Best regards, Conference assistant 2019-01-11 CALL FOR PAPER OF THE WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS IN SMART GRID (Part of the SEIT-2019) The 5th International Workshop on Wireless Technology Innovations in Smart Grid (WTISG) aims to foster innovative research and discussion about smart grid wireless technology challenges, issues, approaches, and solutions. WTISG-2019 is a part of Sustainable Energy Information Technology 2019 (SEIT-2019) conference. It will take place on August 19-21, 2019 in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. WTISG-2019 seeks paper submissions from academia, industry, and government institutions presenting novel research on all theoretical and practical aspects of wireless technology in smart grid, including design, analysis, test, experimentation, and fielded test systems. The scope of the workshop encompasses all aspects of the wireless technology applications in smart grid, including generation, transmission, distribution, metering, e-mobility, and integration of distributed energy resources. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: l Wireless communication technology in smart grid; l Wireless sensor network (WSN) in smart grid application; l Wireless application in smart city (such as smart home, electric vehicle, etc); l Wireless application in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI); l Wireless application in power grid emergency management; l Information and communication technology (ICT) application in smart grid; l Risk and reliability analysis of wireless technology in smart grid ; l Cyber security and privacy of wireless technology in smart grid; l Cyber physical system (CPS) related issue; l Testbeds and field trials; l Standard wireless protocols for application in smart grid; l Wireless technology standards, testing, and certification in smart grid; l Usability and legal issues on wireless grid security; l Cloud computing and smart grids; l Other smart grid related issue discussion. All SEIT-2019 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier in the pen-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (EI). This includes EI Compendex. Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. The number of pages for workshop papers is limited to 8 pages. The submission site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences?conf=seit2019. The submitted paper must be formatted according to the guidelines of Procedia Computer Science, MS Word Template, Latex, Template Generic, Elsevier. The template can be found on the conference website. More information can be found on the workshop website: http://wirelesssmartgrid2019.sxl.cn Workshop Chairs: Dr. Hui Hou, Wuhan University of Technology, China. Email: husthou(a)126.com Tel: +86-15342223360 Dr. Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA. Email: Malikh(a)marshall.edu 2019-01-11 于士文

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The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019)
by Naercio Magaia 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

======================CALL FOR PAPERS============================== The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing (IEEE CBDCom 2019) http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ Fukuoka, Japan, August 5-8, 2019 =================================================================== INTRODUCTION ============= The IEEE International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing is a premier forum for researchers, practitioners and developers who are interested in cloud computing and big data to explore new ideas, techniques and tools, as well as to exchange experience. Besides the latest research achievements, the conference covers also innovative commercial data management systems, innovative commercial applications of cloud computing and big data technology, and experience in applying recent research advances to real-world problems. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be the fifth edition of the conference after the success of CBDCom 2015 in Beijing, CBDCom 2016 in Toulouse, CBDCom 2017 in San Francisco, and CBDCom 2018 in Guangzhou. It will continuously offer a platform for researchers to exchange novel studies, discuss important issues and explore key challenges in innovative cloud and big data for smarter world. IEEE CBDCom 2019 will be held on August 5-8, 2019, co-located with IEEE CyberSciTech 2019, IEEE DASC 2019 and IEEE PICom 2019, in Fukuoka, Japan. ================ IMPORTANT DATES ================ Workshop/SS Proposal Due: January 20th, 2019 Regular Paper Submission Due: March 20th, 2019 Wksp/SS/Poster Paper Due: April 20th, 2019 Authors Notification: May 25th, 2019 Camera-ready Submission: June 20th, 2019 Conference: August 5th-8th, 2019 ================ RESEARCH TRACKS ================ The 2019 edition of IEEE CBDCom will be organized in research tracks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: *Track 1 - Data Science & Analytics* - Big Data Fundamentals & Novel Paradigms - Big Data Algorithms, Applications & Services - Big Data Mining & Analytics - Big data Processing & Querying - Big Data Visualization - Big Data Computing & Recommendations *Track 2 - Big Data Infrastructure & Management* - Big Data Cloud, Grid, Stream Computing - High Performance Platforms for Big Data - NoSQL Data Stores & DB scalability - Energy-Efficient Computing for Big Data - Recommendation & Social Media Systems - Big Data Availability & Reliability *Track 3 - Big Data Tools & Applications* - Complex Big Data Processing - BD in Networks & Communications - Big Data as a Service - Data Warehousing over Big Data - BD Machine & Deep Learning - Innovative Applications & Experiences *Track 4 - Cloud Management & Virtualization* - Virtualization Technologies - Cloud Computing Platforms - Public, Private & Hybrid Clouds - Green & Energy Management - Cloudlet and Serverless Computing - Resource Management, Storage & QoS *Track 5 - Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy & Trust* - Security, Privacy & Reliability in Cloud & BD - Dependable/Trustworthy Big Data Processing - Security/Privacy/Trust as a Service - Blockchain in Cloud and Big Data Application - Cloud Attacks Detection and Prevention - Ethic Issues in Cloud & Big Data *Track 6 - Cloud/Big Data for IoT & Smart City* - Smart Data & Smart Environments - CBD for IoT & Cyber-Physical Systems - RFID & Related Technologies for IoT - M2M Communications and IoT - IoT and Smart City Infrastructures - Green Computing for Big Data & Smart City ============ SUBMISSION ============ Authors are invited to submit their original research work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Papers should be prepared in IEEE CS Proceedings format. IEEE formatting information: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html - Proposals for organizing tutorials, workshops and special sessions need to be submitted to the Tutorials, Workshops and Special Sessions Chairs, respectively. A proposal should include title, theme, scope and main presenters/organizers. - Research paper (6-8 pages) should explore a specific technology problem and propose a complete solution to it, with experimental results. - Works-in-Progess (WIP) (4-6 pages) papers are expected to present either work currently in progress or less developed but highly innovative ideas. - Demo/Poster papers (2-4 pages) must describe working systems and be related to CBDCom. These systems may be innovative prototype implementations or mature systems that use related technology. Some papers originally submitted as full papers can be accepted as short papers or posters during the review process. In such cases, the authors will need to reduce the paper accordingly when preparing the camera-ready version. At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register and present the paper at the conference. All accepted papers in the main tracks and workshops will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings (EI indexed). ======================== PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS ======================== All accepted papers in the main tracks, workshops, special sessions and demos/posters will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings, indexed by - IEEE Xplore - Scopus - EI Engineering Index - ACM Digital Library - dblp - Google Scholar Extended version of the selected papers will be considered for publication in special issues of prestige journals (SCI/EI indexed). ------------------------------- Organizing Committees ------------------------------- Honorary Chairs Hamido Fujita, University, Japan Frank Hsu, Fordam University, USA General Chairs Anna Kobusińska, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Peng Li, The University of Aizu, Japan General Executive Chairs Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Paulo Pires, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rachid Benlamri, Lakehead University, Canada Program Chairs Shu Tao, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Xiaoyan Wang, Ibaraki University, Japan Track 1. Big Data Science and Analytics Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada Track 2. Big Data Infrastructure and Management Hao Wang, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway Track 3. Big Data Tools and Applications Dionisis Margaris, University of Athens, Greece Track 4. Cloud Management, Virtualization and Service Tsozen Yeh, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Track 5. Cloud/Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust Haiying (Helen) Shen, University of Virginia, USA Track 6. Cloud/Big Data for IoT and Smart City Zhi Liu, Shizuoka University, Japan Workshop Chairs Yue-Shan Chang, National Taipei University, Taiwan Shengli Pan, China University of Geoscience, China International Liaison & Publicity Chairs Naercio Magaia, University of Lisbon, Portugal Carlos Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Samia Bouzefrance, CNAM, France Michał Boroń, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Kai Cheng, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Advisory Committee Georges Da Costa, lRIT, France Christophe Cerin, University of Paris XIII, France Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA Andrzej Gościński, Deakin University, Australia Carson K. Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada Jie Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan Fuhua Oscar Lin, Athabasca University, Canada Yinglong Xia, Huawei Research America, USA Weishan Zhang, China Univ. of Petroleum, China Hong Zhu, Oxford Brookes University, UK Steering Committee Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Laurence T. Yang, SFX University, Canada Huansheng Ning, Univ. Sci and Tech Beijing, China Julien Bourgeois, UBFC, France Mazin Yousif, T-Systems International, USA Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia Please visit the IEEE CDBCom 2019 website http://cyber-science.org/2019/cbdcom/ for the complete listing of organizing committee and TPC members.

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CFP: IEEE ISORC - Int. Symp. on Real-Time Distributed Computing - Deadline Extension
by Tommaso Cucinotta 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

[please, accept our apologies should you receive this message multiple times] *** IEEE ISORC 2019 - CALL FOR PAPERS - https://isorc2019.github.io/ *** 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing *** Valencia, Spain, May 7-9, 2019 *** *** Submission deadline extended to: January 25, 2019 The IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) has become established as the leading event devoted to state-of-the-art research in the field of object/component/service-oriented real-time distributed computing (ORC) technology. In addition to the main conference, for the first time, ISORC 2019 will organize a special session dedicated to posters and demos, where the objective is to allow participants to show prototypes, tools, simulators and systems, which demonstrate the applicability of real-time computing to different applications. Best papers from ISORC 2019 will be invited for submission to a Special Issue of Journal of Systems Architecture. More information including submission guidelines can be found at: https://isorc2019.github.io/. IEEE ISORC 2019 welcomes contributions on topics that include, but are not limited, to: * Programming and system engineering: real-time programming challenges, ORC paradigms, object/component models, languages, synchronous languages. * Embedded distribution middleware, model maintenance, system of systems, time-predictable systems and hardware. * Distributed computing and communication infrastructures: real-time communication, networked platforms, protocols, Internet QoS, peer-to-peer computing, sensor networks, VANETS and V2V and V2I communication, trusted and dependable systems. * Algorithms for Real Time Analytics: clustering and classification approaches, stream processing algorithms, real time decision tree generation and update, real time machine learning, statistical approaches; stream correlation and sampling approaches. * System software: real-time kernel/OS, middleware support for ORC, QoS management, extensibility, synchronization, resource allocation, scheduling, fault tolerance, security. * Real-time algorithms and infrastructure support for decentralized architectures including distributed ledgers with a focus on scalability and resilience. * Applications: Medical devices, intelligent transportation systems, Industrial automation systems and Industry 4.0, Internet of Things and Smart Grids, Embedded systems (automotive, avionics, consumer electronics, building systems, sensors, etc), multimedia processing, RT Web-based applications. * System evaluation: performance analysis, monitoring & timing, dependability, end-to-end QoS, overhead, fault detection and recovery time. * Cyber-physical and cyber-social systems (e.g. social media analytics). * Time-sensitive social dispersed computing. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs * Arvind Easwaran, NTU, Singapore * Abhishek Dubey, Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Program Chairs * Aniruddha Gokhale Vanderbilt Univ., USA * Mathias Pacher, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Weichen Liu, NTU, Singapore Organization Chair * Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain * Poster/Demo Chairs * Di Liu, Yunnan University, China * Luis Lino Ferreira CISTER/ISEP, Portugal Web and Publicity Chair * Tommaso Cucinotta, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy * Zhenkai Zhang, Vanderbilt Univ., USA Steering Committee Chairs * Uwe Brinkschulte, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * Rob Pettit, The Aerospace Corp., USA IMPORTANT DATES Main Track * Submission deadline extended to January 25, 2019 * Acceptance notification March 1, 2019 * Camera-ready papers March 8, 2019 Poster/Demo Session * Submission deadline March 7, 2019 * Acceptance notification March 21, 2019 * Camera-ready papers March 28, 2019 For further information, please, refer to the official conference website: https://isorc2019.github.io/ The IEEE ISORC 2019 Organizers -- Tommaso Cucinotta, Computer Engineering PhD Associate Professor at the Real-Time Systems Laboratory (ReTiS) Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy http://retis.sssup.it/people/tommaso

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FOSDEM 2019 - Ada Developer Room - Sat 2 Feb 2019 - Brussels
by Dirk.Craeynest＠cs.kuleuven.be 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ada-Belgium is pleased to announce the program for its 9th Ada Developer Room at FOSDEM 2019 (Ada at the Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting) on Saturday 2 February 2019 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Solbosch Campus, Room AW1.125 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt Laan 50, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Organized in cooperation with Ada-Europe www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/19/190202-fosdem.html fosdem.org/2019/schedule/track/ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** General Information FOSDEM, the Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting, is a free and non-commercial two-day weekend event organized early each year in Brussels, Belgium. It is highly developer-oriented and brings together 8000+ participants from all over the world. The goal is to provide open source developers and communities a place to meet with other developers and projects, to be informed about the latest developments in the open source world, to attend interesting talks and presentations on various topics by open source project leaders and committers, and to promote the development and the benefits of open source solutions. The 2019 edition takes place on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February. It is free to attend and no registration is necessary. In this edition, Ada-Belgium organizes once more a series of presentations related to the Ada Programming Language and Free or Open Software in a s.c. Developer Room. The "Ada DevRoom" at FOSDEM 2019 is held on the first day of the event, Saturday 2 February 2019. This year FOSDEM has a total of 15 Ada-related presentations by 12 authors from 7 countries! A mini-poster about the Ada DevRoom [1], as well as a one-page Call for Participation for the Ada DevRoom [2] is available; they can be used to help announce the event, and to give an idea about its scope. [1] www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/19/190202-fosdem-cfpart-poster.… [2] www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/19/190202-fosdem-cfpart-a4.pdf *** Ada Programming Language and Technology Ada is a general-purpose programming language originally designed for safety- and mission-critical software engineering. It is used extensively in air traffic control, rail transportation, aerospace, nuclear, financial services, medical devices, etc. It is also perfectly suited for open source development. Awareness of safety and security issues in software systems is increasing. Multi-core platforms are now abundant. These are some of the reasons that the Ada programming language and technology attracts more and more attention, among others due to Ada's support for programming by contract and for multi-core targets. The latest Ada language definition was updated early 2016. Work on new features is ongoing, such as improved support for fine-grained parallelism, and will result in a new Ada standard scheduled for 2020. Ada-related technology such as SPARK provides a solution for the safety and security aspects stated above. More and more tools are available, many are open source, including for small and recent platforms. Interest in Ada keeps increasing, also in the open source community, and many exciting projects have been started. The Ada DevRoom aims to present the facilities offered by the Ada language (such as for object-oriented, multicore, or embedded programming) as well as some of the many exciting tools and projects using Ada. FOSDEM is an ideal fit for an Ada Developer Room. On the one hand, it gives the general open source community an opportunity to see what is happening in the Ada community and how Ada technology can help to produce reliable and efficient open source software. On the other hand, it gives open source Ada projects an opportunity to present themselves, get feedback and ideas, and attract participants to their project and collaboration between projects. *** Ada Developer Room Presentations (room: AW1.125, 76 seats) The presentations in the Ada DevRoom start after the opening FOSDEM keynote. The program runs from 10:30 to 19:00. 10:00-10:30 - Arrival & Informal Discussions Feel free to arrive early, to start the day with some informal discussions while the set-up of the DevRoom is finished. 10:30-10:35 - Welcome to the Ada DevRoom by Dirk Craeynest - Ada-Belgium Welcome to the Ada Developer Room at FOSDEM 2019, which is organized by Ada-Belgium in cooperation with Ada-Europe. Ada-Belgium and Ada-Europe are non-profit organizations set up to promote the use of the Ada programming language and related technology, and to disseminate knowledge and experience into academia, research and industry in Belgium and Europe, resp. Ada-Europe has member-organizations, such as Ada-Belgium, in various countries, and direct members in many other countries. 10:35-11:20 - An Introduction to Ada for Beginning and Experienced Programmers - by Jean-Pierre Rosen - Adalog An overview of the main features of the Ada language, with special emphasis on those features that make it especially attractive for free software development. Ada is a feature-rich language, but what really makes Ada stand-out is that the features are nicely integrated towards serving the goals of software engineering. If you prefer to spend your time on designing elegant solutions rather than on low-level debugging, if you think that software should not fail, if you like to build programs from readily available components that you can trust, you should really consider Ada! 11:30-11:50 - Sequential Programming in Ada: Lessons Learned by Joakim Strandberg - Mequinox What's hot right now in the proposal for Ada 2020 is increased support of safe parallelism. However, the support for sequential programming in Ada 2012 is absolutely great and probably underestimated. This presentation will demonstrate lessons learned from making an Ada binding to the Wayland Client API: how to leverage nested subprograms, pragma Unmodified, subpools, Gnatcheck and GPS to provide a flexible/enjoyable way of working and at the same time maximize compile-time error checking when developing sequential algorithms. 12:00-12:50 - Autonomous Train Control Systems: a First Approach by Julia Teissl - FH Campus Wien Numerous small villages in Austria have lost their connections to the railway network because it was no longer cost-effective to operate under a regular schedule. To re-establish these connections, FH Campus Wien started the project "autonome, schienengebundene, on-Demand, open-Track Systeme" AuSoDoTS (Autonomous rail bound on-Demand Open Track systems). The project's objective is to develop a concept for how to safely operate small autonomous trains, without a fixed schedule. Trains are only approaching to stations when a passenger explicitly requests them by pressing a button at the station or using a mobile app. A short track from Liesing at the edge of Vienna to Kaltenleutgeben, a small town in Lower Austria, could be one of the first test locations. As a first approach a small model railway has been built. The model has two purposes. One is to find the optimal placement for passing loops where trains can pass each other, since the connection is mostly single track. The other is to test different scheduling algorithms for on-Demand service. To fulfill the strict safety aspects of a passenger transportation system, the programming language Ada is used and in following versions SPARK will be used as it can be formally verified to be correct then. 13:00-13:20 - Controlling the Execution of Parallel Algorithms in Ada by Jan Verschelde - University of Illinois at Chicago Tasking in Ada provides an effective tool for shared memory parallelism. An "any time" algorithm is an algorithm that, given some more resources, will improve the accuracy of an estimate. For example, consider the estimation of Pi by a Monte Carlo method. With multitasking, the status of the running of an "any time" algorithm can be monitored without interrupts. The programming concepts will be illustrated with examples of algorithms in polyhedral geometry. The demonstrated code belongs to the free and open source PHCpack. 13:30-13:50 - Persistence with Ada Database Objects by Stephane Carrez - Twinlife The presentation describes how Ada Database Objects helps in connecting to an SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL database from Ada. It explains how by mapping SQL tables in Ada records, it simplifies saving and updating database records and makes the application more safe and reliable. The presentation will briefly describe the Ada code generator (Dynamo) that is behind this. 14:00-14:50 - Shrink your Data to (almost) Nothing with Trained Compression - by Gautier de Montmollin - Ada-Switzerland We will show a new Trained Compression generic plug-in, which can leverage prior information about the data to be transmitted for reducing further raw compressed streams. We will also present a pick-and-choose technique feature called "Preselection" for improving the Zip archiving process. The Zip-Ada library has met over the years the needs of several professional users who need the file archiving features, or the data compression features to reduce storage and shorten transmission times. We will show the evolution of this full-Ada portable library and the advantages of using it. 15:00-15:20 - GSH: an Ada POSIX Shell to Speed Up GNU Builds on Windows by Nicolas Roche - AdaCore GSH is an implementation of a POSIX shell developed for the Windows platform. The aim of the project is to speed up builds of GNU projects on Windows in a large automated build infrastructures. GSH can be used to compile projects depending on autotools, UNIX make, ... It is up to 2-3 times faster than Cygwin shells for GCC builds. In this talk I will present: - what makes GSH faster than other Windows shells for building GNU projects; - how GSH was developed; - how you can use it to speed up your builds; - the limitations; - what features of Ada we benefit from in this project. 15:30-15:50 - What is Safety-Critical Software, and How Can Ada and SPARK Help? - by Jean-Pierre Rosen - Adalog We are (too much) used to software having bugs as an unavoidable fate. But for safety-critical software, like the code that's driving planes or trains, "Failure is Not an Option". This presentation exposes the constraints of such software, and how they require a special state of mind, special methods, and special tools - like Ada and SPARK. And these can be useful for more casual programming - zero bug software is nice, even when not safety-critical! 16:00-16:50 - Secure Web Applications with AWA by Stephane Carrez - Twinlife Web application security is often underestimated, and using a secure framework can help reduce application vulnerabilities. Ada Web Application (AWA) is a web framework that leverages Ada's safety features to provide a secure environment on top of which safe applications are built. AWA is based on several Java-like technologies such as Java Beans, Java Servlet, Java Server Faces, other standards such as OAuth2, REST and OpenAPI, all implemented in Ada. This presentation briefly describes the AWA architecture and how applications are built with it. The presentation highlights some of the Ada functionalities that contribute to the safety and make applications secure and reliable. 17:00-17:20 - Distributed Computing with Ada and CORBA using PolyORB by Frédéric Praca - Ada-France Imagine you have a fantastic Ada program or library but you want more! You want it to be scalable and used by other developers with other languages. The goal of this presentation is to show you the way to achieve it without bending to fashion. :) As of today, we see distributed computing as Web services, mainly RESTful stuff. Some technologies exist since years and are working successfully in many systems. One of these is CORBA which allows Object-Oriented communication between applications in languages such as Ada or C++. In this presentation, the chosen middleware providing CORBA infrastructure is PolyORB. We will use it to make a distributed version of an existing piece of software, the Corporate Bullshit Generator (CBSG), and create client applications in C++ and Ada. This will allow us to put the power of Ada and PolyORB into a distributed system. 17:30-17:50 - Cappulada: Smooth Ada Bindings for C++ by Johannes Kliemann - Componolit Writing Ada bindings for C and especially for C++ is a tedious but not necessarily sophisticated task. There are several approaches to both C and C++ but many of them lack desired language features, generate non-compilable code or are project specific. With Cappulada (a coinage of coupling, CPP and Ada made pronounceable) we try a more general approach that aims to support complex language features such as templates or inheritance while providing a semantically appropriate mapping of object structures and types. The talk will also cover which features can be mapped and what is not feasible or possible. 18:00-18:20 - The AZip Archive Manager: a full-Ada Open-Source Portable Application - by Gautier de Montmollin - Ada-Switzerland If you open the AZip application with a can opener, it will look like an Ada programmer's paradise: you'll find Ada on all levels: - the AZip user interface (UI framework specific); - the AZip abstract application layer (platform-independent); - the archive and data compression library (Zip-Ada); - the user interface framework (GWindows); - the run-time library (GNAT's). We will quantify this. Portability is matched on three different definitions of the word: - platform-independence for the abstracted part and the Zip-Ada library - no porting effort at all there; - you can easily port the user interface layer since most of the job is done in the abstracted part; - no installation needed: the version built on GWindows is contained in a single executable file and can be run from a USB stick; it can be even run in a stealth mode, without writing settings to the registry of the host system. 18:30-18:50 - Proof of Pointer Programs with Ownership in SPARK by Yannick Moy - AdaCore Pointers are a notorious "defect attractor", in particular when dynamic memory management is involved. Ada mitigates these issues by having much less need for pointers overall (thanks to first-class arrays, parameter modes, generics) and stricter rules for pointer manipulations that limit access to dangling memory. Still, dynamic memory management in Ada may lead to use-after-free, double-free and memory leaks, and dangling memory issues may lead to runtime exceptions. The SPARK subset of Ada is focused on making it possible to guarantee properties of the program statically, in particular the absence of programming language errors, with a mostly automatic analysis. For that reason, and because static analysis of pointers is notoriously hard to automate, pointers have been forbidden in SPARK until now. We are working at AdaCore since 2017 on including pointer support in SPARK by restricting the use of pointers in programs so that they respect "ownership" constraints, like what is found in Rust. In this talk, I will present the current state of the ownership rules for pointer support in SPARK, and the current state of the implementation in the GNAT compiler and GNATprove prover, as well as our roadmap for the future. 18:50-19:00 - Informal Discussions & Closing Informal discussion on ideas and proposals for future events. *** RISC-V Developer Room Presentation (room: AW1.126, 82 seats) In addition to the above presentations in the Ada DevRoom, there's also an Ada-related presentation scheduled in the RISC-V Developer Room. 13:30-14:45 - Alternative Languages for Safe and Secure RISC-V Programming - by Fabien Chouteau - AdaCore In this talk I want to open a window into the wonderful world of "alternative" programming languages for RISC-V. What can you get by looking beyond C/C++. So I will start with a quick introduction to the Ada and SPARK languages, the benefits, the hurdles. I will also present an overview of the applications and domains where they shine, when failure is not an option. I will then do a short getting started session and provide all the details for you to start RISC-V programming with Ada/SPARK on different platforms (QEMU, HiFive1, FPGAs with PicoRV32). At the end of the talk, I will give my view of the RISC-V architecture and community from the perspective of an alternative languages developer. I will cover the good points, the risks, and provide some ideas on how the RISC-V can keep the door open. *** More information on Ada Developer Room Speakers bios, pointers to relevant information, links to corresponding FOSDEM pages, etc., are available on the Ada-Belgium site at www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dirk/ada-belgium/events/19/190202-fosdem.html We invite you to attend some or all of the presentations: they will be given in English. Everybody interested can attend FOSDEM 2019; no registration is necessary. We hope to see many of you there! Dirk Craeynest, FOSDEM Ada DevRoom coordinator Dirk.Craeynest(a)cs.kuleuven.be (for Ada-Belgium/Ada-Europe/SIGAda/WG9)

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CFP: 2019 European Workshop on Security and Privacy in Edge Computing (EuroSPEC'19)
by roman 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

============================================================================== EuroSPEC'19: 2019 European Workshop on Security and Privacy in Edge Computing ----------------------------------------------- Held in conjunction with EuroS&P 2019 Stockholm, Sweden -- June, 2019 ----------------------------------------------- https://www.nics.uma.es/pub/eurospec19/ Important Dates Submission due: March 1, 2019 Notification: April 1, 2019 Camera-ready due: April 22, 2019 ============================================================================== Workshop introduction and topics --------------------------------- The main goal of Fog Computing and other related Edge paradigms, such as Multi-Access Edge Computing, is to decentralize the Cloud and bring some of its services closer to the edge of the network, where data are generated and decisions are made. Cloud-enabled edge platforms will be able to cooperate not only with each other but with the cloud, effectively creating a collaborative and federated environment. This paradigm shift will fulfill the needs of novel services, such as augmented reality, that have particularly stringent requirements like extremely low latency. It will also help improve the vision of the Internet of Things by improving its scalability and overall functionality, among other benefits. To enable this vision, a number of platforms and technologies need to securely coexist, including sensors and actuators, edge-deployed systems, software-defined networks, hardware virtualization, data mining mechanisms, etc. However, this paradigm shift calls for new security challenges and opportunities to leverage services for new scenarios and applications. The field of edge computing security is still largely unexplored, and demands further attention from the research community and industry in order to unleash the full potential of this paradigm. Topics of Interest ------------------- This workshop expects original research papers on, but not limited to, the topics described below: * Edge devices security * Attacks and Countermeasures to Edge computing platforms * Authentication and Access control in Edge computing * Accountability and Accounting in Edge computing * Identity management systems in Edge computing * Secure federation of Edge computing devices * Secure Orchestration and Management of Edge devices * Secure Software-Defined Networking for Edge computing * Secure Virtualization in Edge Computing * Secure Migration of resources in Edge Computing * Data and Computation integrity in Edge Computing * Trust and Reputation Management in Edge computing * Privacy in Edge Computing * Intrusion Detection and Prevention systems for Edge computing * Digital Forensics in Edge Computing * Risk Analysis in Edge Computing * Incident Management in Edge Computing Paper Submission Guidelines ---------------------------- Submissions must be made through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eurospec2019 Submissions must comply with the paper format requirements found in https://www.ieee-security.org/TC/EuroSP2019/cfp.php. Failure to adhere to the page limit and formatting requirements can be grounds for rejection. It is planned that the proceedings of the workshop will be published through IEEE Xplore in a volume accompanying the main IEEE EuroS&P 2019 proceedings. Papers must be received by the aforementioned dates, 11:59 p.m. American Samoa time (UTC-11). Contact -------- Email: eurospec19(a)nics.uma.es EuroSPEC Home: https://www.nics.uma.es/pub/eurospec19/ Organisation Committee ----------------------- General Chair: - Ruben RIOS (University of Malaga, Spain) Program Chairs: - Rodrigo ROMAN (University of Malaga, Spain) - Roberto DI PIETRO (HBKU, College of Science and Engineering, Doha-Qatar) Program Committee: - Ketan BHARDWAJ, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA - Mauro CONTI, Universitá Degli Studi di Padova, Italy - Aurélien FRANCILLON, Eurecom, France - Jose M. DE FUENTES, UC3M, Spain - Lorena GONZALEZ MANZANO, UC3M, Spain - Martin G. JAATUN, SINTEF Digital, Norway - Donghyun KIM, Kennesaw State University, USA - Flavio LOMBARDI, Roma Tre University of Rome, Italy - Javier LOPEZ, University of Malaga, Spain - Haralambos MOURATIDIS, University of Brighton, UK - Jose A. ONIEVA, University of Malaga, Spain - Fernando M.V. RAMOS, University of Lisbon, Portugal - Pierangela SAMARATI, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy - Savio SCIANCALEPORE, HBKU (College of Science and Engineering), Qatar - Juan E. TAPIADOR, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

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