** We apologize if you received multiple copies of the present message ** ***************************************************************************** ******************** Second Call For Papers ************************ ********************* Deadline February 28, 2018 ************************** ***************************************************************************** Call for Papers, Short Papers and PHD Showcase papers The 2018 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ICCSA 2018 July 2-5, 2018 http://www.iccsa.org ICCSA 2018 is the next event in the series of highly successful International Conferences on Computational Science and Its Applications, previously held in Trieste - Italy (2017), Beijing - China (2016), Banff - Canada (2015), Guimaraes - Portugal (2014), Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (2013), Salvador da Bahia - Brazil (2012), Santander - Spain (2011), Fukuoka - Japan (2010), Suwon - Korea (2009), Perugia - Italy (2008), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2007), Glasgow - United Kingdom (2006), Singapore - Singapore(2005), Assisi - Italy (2004), Montreal - Canada (2003), and, as ICCS, in Amsterdam - The Netherlands (2002) and San Francisco - USA (2001). Computational Science is a main pillar of most of the present research, industrial and commercial activities and plays a unique role in exploiting ICT innovative technologies. The ICCSA Conference offers a real opportunity to bring together scientists of different disciplines, discuss new issues, tackle complex problems and find advanced solutions breeding new trends in Computational Science. 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. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference proceedings to be published by Springer-Verlag in Lecture Notes for Computer Science and, as post-Conference proceedings, Conference Publishing System (CPS). The authors of a selected number of top quality papers will be requested to extend their papers for further review and publication as special issues in highly recognized international journals. ICCSA 2018 accepts paper submission in the following categories: main Conference theme papers and Workshop papers . The details for each paper submission category can be found at the URL http://www.iccsa.org/Instructions-for-authors and the list of Workshops at the URL: http://www.iccsa.org/workshops. Conference Themes ----------------- The ICCSA 2018 Conference themes, grouped in five tracks, are the following (but are not limited to): 1. Track: Computational Methods, Algorithms and Scientific Application Computational Biology Computational Combustion Computational Chemistry Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Physics Computational Geometry Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics Computational Electro-magnetics Numerical Methods and Algorithms 2. Track: High Performance Computing and Networks Parallel and Distributed Computing Cluster Computing Supercomputing Cloud Computing Autonomic Computing P2P Computing Mobile Computing Grid and Semantic Grid Computing Workflow Design and Practice Computer and Network Architecture 3. Track: Geometric Modelling, Graphics and Visualization Scientific Visualization Computer Graphics Geometric Modelling Pattern Recognition Image Processing CAD/CAM Web3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality 4. Track: Advanced and Emerging Applications Biochemistry Bioinformatics Astrophysics Biometric Modelling Environmental, Climate and Weather Modelling Geology and Geophysics Nuclear Physics Financial and Economical Modelling Computational Journalism Geographical Information Systems 5. Track: Information Systems and Technologies Information Retrieval Scientific Databases Security Engineering Risk Analysis Reliability Engineering Software Engineering Data Mining Artificial Intelligence Learning Technologies Web Based Computing Web 2.0 Workshops --------- For details visit http://www.iccsa.org/workshops 1.Advanced methods in Fractals and Data mining for applications (AMFDMA 2018) 2.Advances in information Systems and Technologies for Emergency management, risk assessment and mitigation based on the Resilience concepts (ASTER 2018) 3.Advances in Web Based Learning (AWBL 2018) 4.Big Data Warehousing and Analytics Workshop (BIGGS 2018) 5.Bio and Neuro inspired Computing and Applications (BIONCA 2018) 6.Computer Aided Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (CAMSA 2018) 7.Computational and Applied Statistics (CAS 2018) 8.International Workshop on Computational Geometry and Security Applications (CGSA 2018) 9.Computational Movement Analysis (CMA 2018) 10.Computational Mathematics, Statistics and Information Management (CMSIM 2018) 11.Computational Optimization and Applications (COA 2018) 12.Computational Astrochemistry (CompAstro 2018) 13.Cities, Technologies and Planning (CTP 2018) 14.Data Science for Cyber Security (DS4CS 2018) 15.Defense Technology and Security (DTS 2018) 16.Econometrics and Multidimensional Evaluation in Urban Environment (EMEUE 2018) 17.2nd International Multidisciplinar Workshop on Emotion Recognition (EMORE 2018) 18.The 8th International Workshop on Future Computing System Technologies and Applications (FiSTA 2018) 19.Geographical Analysis, Urban Modeling, Spatial Statistics (GEOG-AND-MOD 2018) 20.Geomatics for Resource Monitoring and Control (GRMC 2018) 21.8th International Symposium on Software Quality (ISSQ 2018) 22.7th International Workshop on Collective Evolutionary Systems (IWCES 2018) 23.International Workshop on Fog and Edge computing in Internet of Things (IWFECIOT 2018) 24.Large Scale Computational Physics 2018 (LSCP 2018) 25.Land use monitoring for sustainable and secure soils (LUMS 2018) 26.Mobile Communications (MC 2018) 27.Physiological and Affective Computing: Methods and Applications (PACMA 2018) 28.REmote Sensing for Cultural and Natural heritage (RES_CH 2018) 29.Scientific Computing Infrastructure (SCI 2018) 30.10th International Symposium on Software Engineering Processes and Applications (SEPA 2018) 31.Smart Factory Convergence (SFC 2018) 32.Is a smart city really smart? Models, solutions, proposals for an effective urban and social development (Smart_Cities 2018) 33.Sustainability Performance Assessment: models, approaches and applications toward interdisciplinary and integrated solutions (SPA 2018) 34.Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analytics (ST-Analytics 2018) 35.Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and its Applications (TCCA 2018) 36.10th International Workshop on Tools and Techniques in Software Development Processes (TTSDP 2018) 37.The use of VGI to study natural and social problems (VGI 2018) 38.Virtual Reality and Applications (VRA 2018) 39.The Second International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2018) Paper Submission ---------------- To submit a paper, please connect to the Submission site from the link available at the ICCSA 2018 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. The submission may fall into the following five categories: Main Conference Theme Papers (LNCS), Special Session/Workshop Papers (LNCS or CPS), Short Papers (LNCS), and PHD Showcase Papers (CPS). MAIN CONFERENCE THEME PAPERS (LNCS) The submitted paper must be camera-ready, between 10 and 16 pages long and formatted according to the LNCS rules. Please consult the URL http://www.iccsa.org/Instructions-for-authors for formatting information and templates. WORKSHOPS PAPERS (LNCS or CPS) The submitted paper must be between 10 to 16 pages long for LNCS publication, or 7 to 11 pages for CPS publication (in such case as post-conference proceedings), and should be formatted according to the LNCS or CPS rules, respectively. Please consult the URL http://www.iccsa.org/Instructions-for-authors for formatting information and templates. SHORT PAPERS (LNCS) Reporting preliminary results of ongoing research. The submitted paper must be between 7 and 9 pages long formatted according to LNCS rules. The Short Papers will be presented during the conference and will be published by LNCS. PHD SHOWCASE PAPERS (CPS) Reporting ongoing research already achieving significant results and primarily carried out by Ph.D. students and junior researchers. The submitted paper must be between 6 to 8 pages long formatted according to CPS rules. The PHD Showcase Papers will be presented during the conference and will be published by CPS as post-conference proceedings. Each paper must deal with original and unpublished work, not submitted for publication elsewhere (copyright problems fall entirely under responsibility of the authors). Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts in the relevant field (acceptance rate was 28% in 2005, 26% in 2006 and 28% in 2007, 29% in 2008, 30% in 2009, 29% in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 30% in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) ensuring the publication of only top quality contributions. When a paper is accepted at least one of the authors has to register to the conference and deliver the related talk. Failure to do so shall lead to rejection of the application to attend next year conference and the exclusion of the paper for the current year proceedings. Workshops/technical Sessions Refer to the web page http://www.iccsa.org/workshops for the updated list of Workshops Please pay attention, when submitting your contribution to one of the above listed Workshops, to select the right entry in the listbox shown in the submission form. An author who submitted a contribution is enabled to update it or to change the workshop associated to a submitted paper until the submission deadline is expired, by resubmitting the paper into the system. Important Dates --------------- February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submission to the General Tracks (Workshops may select a different deadline) April 8, 2018: Notification of Acceptance. May 6, 2018: Early-bird Registration ends. May 6, 2018: Submission deadline for the final version of the Papers July 2-5, 2018: ICCSA 2018 Conference Proceedings ----------- The proceedings of the Conference will be published both by Springer-Verlag (Lecture Notes in Computer Science series) and, as post-conference proceedings, by Conference Publishing Services (CPS). In particular: 1. The selected top quality Theme Papers and Session Papers having adopted LNCS, will appear in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (paper length: 10-16 pages). 2. The selected top quality Session Papers having adopted CPS, will appear in the CPS post-conference Proceedings. 3. Short papers will appear in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science ( LNCS) series (paper length: 7-9 pages) 4. PHD Showcase Papers will be published in the CPS post-conference Proceedings. For a selected number of top quality papers, after the Conference, the authors will be requested to extend the paper in order to be published as special issues in appropriate international journals. 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. Contact Information ------------------- David Taniar Clayton Faculty of Information Technology Monash University Clayton, Victoria 3800 Australia Phone: +61 3 9905 9693 Fax: +61 3 9905 5159 Email: David Taniar monash edu URL: http://users.monash.edu/~dtaniar/ Osvaldo Gervasi Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Perugia Via Vanvitelli, 1 06123 Perugia Italy Phone: +39-075-5855048 Fax: +39-075-5855024 Email: osvaldo gervasi unipg it URL: http://ogervasi.unipg.it