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It is our great pleasure to announce that the 21st Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2017) will be held at The Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi, 16-20 July, 2017. On behalf of the organizing committee of PACIS 2017, we invite submissions in all areas of Information Systems research and especially encourage submission related to the conference theme “Societal Transformation Through IS/IT” before the deadline. The paper template is also available for download from the submission guidelines site – http://pacis2017.org.  We also recommend you to visit the conference tracks site to get the latest information related to the conference.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

Workshop proposals: 4 February, 2017

Papers: 4 February, 2017

The PACIS 2017 offers the tracks listed below, but are not limited to:

1. Societal transformation through IS/IT (Conference’s Theme Track)
2. IS Issues in the Under-Represented Areas of the Globe
3. Knowledge Management
4. Business Intelligence & Analytics
5. IS/IT Project Management, Outsourcing, Enterprise Systems and Business Process Management
6. IS/IT and Open Innovation
7. IS Security and Privacy
8. IS/IT Strategy, Leadership and Governance
9. Electronic and Mobile Business
10. Service science and IS
11. Human Computer Interaction
12. IS Healthcare
13. IS Education and Learning
14. IS Implementation, Adoption and Diffusion
15. Social Media Usage and Impact
16. Economics of IS
17. Design Science
18. Innovative and Emerging Methods in IS Research

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VENUE

Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi

Doctoral Consortium: Adya Hotel Langkawi, Kuah, Malaysia

IMPORTANT DATES

Doctoral Consortium: 16 & 17 July, 2017 (Sun  & Mon)

Workshops: 17 July, 2017 (Mon)

Conference: 17-19 July, 2017 (Mon-Wed)

Local tour: 20 July, 2017 (Thurs)

Submission deadlines:

DC Proposals: 4 February, 2017

Workshop Proposals: 28 February, 2017

Papers: 4 February, 2017

Acceptance notification for papers and workshops:

DC Proposals: 11 March, 2017

Workshop proposals: 30 March, 2017

Papers: 11 March, 2017

Camera ready due:

Papers: 21 May, 2017

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Rose Alinda Alias, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Pan Shan Ling, University of New South Wales

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Shamshul Bahri, University of Malaya

Pat Finnegan, University of New South Wales

Sia Choon Ling, City University of Hong Kong

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CO-CHAIRS

Darshana Sedera, Queensland University of Technology

Azizah Abdul Rahman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Warm Regards,

PACIS 2017 Organizing Committee

Conference website: http://pacis2017.org/

IEEE TENSYMP 2017 – TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART CITIES
14-16 July 2017
Le Meridien, Cochin, Kerala, India

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS

IEEE TENSYMP 2017, the Spring conference of IEEE Region 10, will be held at the picturesque location in Cochin, Kerala, India. Located in God’s own Country, Cochin, also known as Kochi and Ernakulam, is ranked as one of the best tourist destinations in India.

IEEE TENSYMP 2017 will be the meeting point of researchers, industry and the Government and will explore the latest developments in the technologies for Smart cities. Cochin itself has been selected by Government of India, to be developed as a Smart city. TENSYMP 2017 will also feature high quality tutorials, workshops and Industry sessions, as well as keynotes from prominent research and industry leaders.

Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical contributions in the following areas for presentation at the conference. Presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore digital library, which is indexed by major databases. Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers with four to five pages in double column IEEE Conference format available at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. Proposals for tutorials, workshops and Industry forums are also invited. Visit http://www.tensymp2017.org for further details. The broad ranges of topics include, but are not limited to:
• SMART MOBILITY
Vehicle tracking, Traffic management, Smart Parking, Passenger Information system, Traffic optimization, Connected vehicles, Smart Surveillance, Green transport, analytics
• SMART ENERGY
Smart grid, Self healing power system, Renewable energy, Energy efficient systems, Power quality and efficiency improvement, smart lighting, simulation and modelling
• SMART GOVERNANCE
Connected Government, Personalised services, Open data and open standards, GIS, Cloud, crowd sourcing, social media, Data security and privacy, Data analytics
• SMART HEALTH
Telemedicine, eHealth, Health data standards, wearable devices, predictive medicine, personalised medicine, Brain-computer Interface, Health analytics
• SMART COMMUNICATIONS
Next generation networks, Ad hoc and wireless networks, Sensor networks, Machine-to-machine communications, Internet of things, autonomic networks, Software Defined Networks
• SMART WATER MANAGEMENT
Water purification, Storage, Distribution, Monitoring, Ground water harvesting
• SMART WASTE MANAGEMENT
Solid waste, e-waste, Hazardous waste, Storm water management, drainage, recycling
• SMART BUILDINGS
Green building, Connected buildings, Smart homes, Building control systems, IoT
• SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
Computing infrastructure, Communication infrastructure, Spatial Infrastructure, IoT infrastructure, Green infrastructure
• SMART EDUCATION
Smart classroom, e-learning, digital contents, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality based learning, Cognitive assessment and training for children, MOOC
• SMART SECURITY
Security framework, People security, Connected vehicle security, Connected building security, Smart grid security, Network security, IoT security

IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission: 24 February 2017
Paper Acceptance notification: 14 April 2017
Camera-ready papers: 05 May 2017
Workshop/ Tutorial/
Industry forum proposals: 15 March 2017

All papers should be submitted through EDAS conference management system.
Submit proposals for Workshops/Tutorials/ Industry forum (90-105 min each) to Sameer SM, Chair, Technical Program Committee (sameer@nitc.ac.in)

Details of paper submission are available at http://www.tensymp2017.org

13th IEEE Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications (CSPA 2017)

Penang, Malaysia, 10-12 March 2017

The Advanced Signal Processing Research Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UiTM and IEEE Malaysia Section Control Systems Chapter, are pleased to announce the 13th IEEE Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications (CSPA 2017). The event will be held in Penang, Malaysia on 10th to 12th March 2017. The colloquium will provide an excellent platform for knowledge exchange between researchers, scientists, academicians and engineers working in the areas of automation, process, scientific research and analysis.

We welcome submissions in these topics:

• Sensors and sensing techniques
• Artificial intelligence and optimization systems
• Analytical/production techniques
• Signal processing techniques
• Industrial electronics
• Automation, robotics and control systems
• Image processing and transformations
• Bioinformatics
• Geomatic engineering: “SEALANDAIR” digital imagery applications
• Other related areas

This event calls for local and international participation. Please submit your papers via our submission system HERE.

Important dates are listed below:

Submission of full papers: 30th December 2016 

Notification of acceptance: 9th January 2016

Registration & camera-ready submission: 3rd February 2017

Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEEXplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases

*** First Call for Papers ***

5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems

ECBS 2017

Lordos Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus

31 August – 1 September, 2017

http://cyprusconferences.org/ecbs2017/

In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT

ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing
methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems.
The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and
analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or
controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional,
performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration
of information processing and physical processes.

ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of
system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling,
requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security,
reliability, human–computer interaction, system integration, verification and
validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies,
and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry
and academia, blending academic research and industrial development.

The proceedings will be published in the International Conference
Proceedings Series of ACM and after the conference they will be accessible in
the ACM Digital Library. A Best Paper Award will be presented to the best
paper presented at the conference, and a Best Student Paper Award will be
presented to the best paper written solely or mostly by students.

Scope

Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies
and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics:

· Agile and Lean Approaches and Human Aspects of Software Development
· Architectures
· Advanced Modularity
· Cloud-based Applications
· Co-Design
· Component-Based System Design
· Cyber-Physical Systems
· Parallel & Distributed Systems
· Parallel Programming Methodologies and Languages
· FPGA Systems Design
· ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments)
· Education and Training
· Embedded Real-Time Software Systems
· Integration Engineering
· Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution
· Model-Based System Development
· Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems
· Networked Control Systems
· Reengineering & Reuse
· Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security
· Software Engineering
· System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics
· Verification and Validation

Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system
characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, are
particularly welcome. They may target application domains such as:
Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete
Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control
Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway-
Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, High Performance Computing
Development Environments and Applications, and Telecommunications.

Submission of Papers

The conference solicits regular (no more than 10 pages) and short papers (no
more than 4 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper
to be adapted into a short paper or extended abstract (no more than 2 pages
and poster presentation only). All papers must be prepared according to the
ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for
further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted
or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should
clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution
to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and
present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the
submission guidelines on the conference web site.

Important Dates

· Submission of Papers: 1 May, 2017
· Notification of Acceptance: 1 July, 2017
· Camera-ready Submission: 17 July, 2017
· Registration and Payment for Authors: 17 July, 2017
· Early Registration for Non-Authors: 9 August, 2017

Organization

General Chair
· George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Chair
· Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic

Program Co-Chair
· Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

Steering Committee
· Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair
· George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair
· Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair
· Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair
· Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair

Program Committee
http://www.cyprusconferences.org/ecbs2017/organizers.html

Deadlines:
Paper Submission:  December 7, 2016
Completion of First Review:  February 7, 2017
Completion of Final Review: April 7, 2017
Target Publication: June 2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) is now at its onset as a result of a global effort to enable massively distributed integrated circuits and systems with sensing, processing, communication and energy management capabilities (the “IoT nodes”). The vision towards 1 Tera connected IoT nodes poses several challenges in the broad area of circuits and systems, including:
(i) the need for unprecedentedly high energy efficiency and low standby power,
(ii) ultra-low voltage operation and inexpensive resiliency-enhancement techniques,
(iii) very low cost across the entire chain from design to verification, and manufacturing,
(iv) systematic over-design margin elimination from the circuit to the application level,
(v) cyber-security assurance down to single chip level despite highly-constrained resources,
(vi) the need for early extraction of essential information from physical data within the IoT nodes themselves, to enable distributed learning/sensemaking and hence true IoT scalability.

Due to the gargantuan scale of the IoT, the above challenges need to be addressed through holistic approaches that embrace multiple levels of abstraction (verticality) and building blocks of the on-chip sensing/sensemaking chain (transversality). Nowadays, vertical approaches are progressively becoming more customary to exceed the artificial boundaries created by levels of abstraction, and enable advances that transcend their traditional limits. On the other hand, more research is needed to devise transversal methods that leverage the interaction within the sensing/sensemaking chain, from analog interfaces to processing, power delivery, wireless communications and HW/SW-level information security, while expanding into systems, data representation and algorithmic frameworks.

Authors are invited to submit Regular papers following the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I) guidelines, within the remit of this Special Issue call. Topics within the remit of circuits and systems for IoT include (but are not limited to):

• Circuit and system techniques for energy harvesting/delivery/management and tight coupling with analog/processing/communication sub-systems
• Circuits and systems for ultra-low voltage, energy and standby power consumption
• Adaptive and resilient analog and digital techniques for inexpensive counteraction of process/voltage/temperature variations
• Highly power-efficient circuits for wireless communications in IoT
• Energy-quality scalable and approximate circuits and systems for IoT
• Heterogeneous, reconfigurable and other IoT-specific architectures
• Circuit/architecture/system/algorithmic “just-enough” methods for over-design margin elimination at all levels of abstraction through adaptation to application, context, workload and dataset
• Hardware-level security for IoT, from lightweight encryption to “physically unclonable functions” for chip authentication
• System-on-chip design and verification methodologies for IoT
• Circuit and system approaches and implications on data representation and algorithms for IoT
• Circuits, systems and methods for on-chip machine learning and inference
• Emerging technologies for IoT

Submission Guidelines
All submitted manuscripts must
(i) conform to TCAS-I’s formatting requirements and page-count limit (at no more than 14 pages);
(ii) incorporate no less than 50% of new (previously unpublished) material;
(iii) be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tcas1.

Please note that you need to select “Special Issue on IoT” when you submit a manuscript to this Special Issue.

Guest Editors
Prof. Massimo Alioto
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
E-mail: malioto@ieee.org

Prof. Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio
Texas A&M University (USA)
e-mail: s-sanchez@tamu.edu

Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
University of California at Berkeley (USA)
E-mail: alberto@berkeley.edu

IRICT 2017 CFP: All papers in Springer Book Series – ISI indexed Proceedings and All extended papers will be considered for publication in 6 Scopus Indexed Journals

IRICT 2017 http://www.ysrgst.org/irict2/

The 2nd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology  IRICT 2017 will be held in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia on April 23 – 24, 2017 and organized by the  Information Service Systems and Innovation Research Group (ISSIRG) in UTM and the Yemeni Scientists Research Group in Malaysia(YSRG). IRICT 2017 is a forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of ICT.

The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. We warmly welcome previous and prospected authors submit your new research papers to IRICT 2017, and share the valuable experiences with the scientists and scholars around the world.

All submitted papers will be reviewed and evaluated based on the originality, technical, research content, contributions, and readability.

All accepted papers will be published in Springer Book Series “Lecture Notes in Data Engineering and Communication Technologies “LNDECT”. 

The Springer Book series “Lecture Notes in Data Engineering and Communication Technologies “LNDECT” is indexed by ISI Proceedings, MetaPress and Springerlink.