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Sustainable Places 2020: Conference format, workshop updates, and H2020 Green Deal calls
by Sustainable Places 2020 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

[DEFAULT_HEADER][ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/nuwGCyMuw9Y7-32jca5mobq851S6XRfIqB… ) [ ]( # ) Sustainable Places 2020 (SP 2020) Europe’s #1 destination for dissemination of research, collaboration, networking and the creation of market opportunities. Join us for the 8th edition of Sustainable Places! 28 - 30 October 2020 / Aix-les-Bains, France (or virtual) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Dear colleagues, We are closely monitoring COVID-19 and working with the collaborators on whether to hold a physical or virtual event. We'll likely announce that decision in the next newsletter. In either case, you can count on [ #SustainablePlaces2020 ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/3hHnJqCNBWCTplMZKPQxpChneonkwyIIOj… ) to deliver value to your fall calendar as it always has! Sincerely, The SP2020 Organisation Committee [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) What's in store for SP2020? [ ]( # ) Workshop update: “Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in district Heating and Cooling solutions for sustainable living” [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Five EU funded projects [ TEMPO ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/KpvDraD5n-uoRiTddRIqkOM7EVHC0hRCdo… ), [ HOTMAPS ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/hyJDm4OBoL025yJKKfQ_JS55Mqg513eah4… ), [ THERMOS ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/YzdhKaX3JNLTXwTtBHkW2pOZlvWb7jELna… ), [ MATCHUP ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/VMVbAvXo7LFUY9NJION_RFUaN29cCDf6Bw… ), [ DRIMPAC ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/KJIoylUB7ka5Bj1lPb1jpmCoLvD5P-nqop… ) are now participating in the "Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in district Heating and Cooling solutions for sustainable living" workshop. These sister projects, together with [ REWARDHeat ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/WfIdjNquefCFDqpWjvNT6QBHSWS8iheJLk… ), [ RELaTED ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/OPX53hozQtpzPPZIMW-MRXanVeNlivVh5f… ), [ INDIGO ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/i2MfLetWN5Lh02uPtHtUc52KxNhYI1tPSM… ) and workshop leader [ WEDISTRICT ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/E8iowG-CkZDrCXKpjPoZnW7N4Lu4mp4LmC… ) intend to exchange new ideas, lessons learnt from implementation, proposals about the integration of substantial shares of renewable energy sources in district heating and/or cooling (DHC) systems, reducing dependency of DHC on fossil fuels and ultimately leading to a more efficient and sustainable energy system. Details and contact info can be found on the [ SP2020 "Workshops and Events" webpage ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/t4Ltu8nwD5JQgS1bsdJjGFrRhRQH3i6CcJ… ). [ ]( # ) Workshop update: "Integrated Home Renovation Services" [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) New collaborators [ OPENGELA ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/7CjpOHtMDGI4oM5wM6GU6kNSPO25XGtsWF… ), [ PadovaFIT Expanded ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/pdIJ91ubfeIUkA72rwOY9bFHeadYSHEgC-… ), and [ RenoBooster ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/j4_rQnbfqRxzRjUxASgZX6zTl4HLCxBgul… ) have been added to the "Integrated Home Renovation Services" workshop. These two projects, along with [ RenoHUb ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/CMkCP_pt9s8t5UEhNhlNf0dBXlWwMoX3J3… ) and workshop leader [ TURNKEY RETROFIT ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/MKWxXF52rrDA_AlhMHWrGDEyP0K7biG91N… ) each aim at dramatically improving the quality of the renovation service by covering the whole “customer journey” from technical and social diagnosis, technical offer, contracting of works, structuring and provision of finance, to the monitoring of works and quality assurance. Details and contact info also on [ SP2020 "Workshops and Events" webpage ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/Eda_7M5n1rGO41szYQ4l2JaXtI0pDtqvFj… ). [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Contributing project spotlight: [ ]( # ) Homes4Life, the new European certification for ageing in place [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ Homes4Life ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/xhm4Gvnz1CpIqrf9Yuba7NOi67apY6FVDy… ) is a European certification scheme based on an inspirational and realistic long-term vision of people’s needs and requirements in a holistic life-course approach. It helps developing better living environments integrating construction and digital solutions where this is beneficial. Homes4Life is currently recruiting at least 10 pilot buildings throughout Europe that will be pioneering the newly developed Homes4Life Certification Scheme for Ageing in Place. [ Register to the project Community of Interest ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/z8fR-fqWoMNzEt8e0yFnrnGhDVkwSxmzg6… ) to keep updated with our progress and to contribute! [ ]( # ) In related news: [ ]( # ) "Green Deal" upcoming H2020 calls [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) The Commission announced in its "[ Communication on the European Green Deal Investment Plan ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/4P5DcAE2vXNvLuwWT1jmJNey3eoM3gMQZw… )" the launching of a new call in support of the "European Green Deal" thus demonstrating the contribution of research and innovation to this central priority of the new Commission. The call will be part of the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2020, with an estimated budget of the order of EUR 1 billion. This dedicated Call will address directly the main priorities of the "Green Deal" which includes topics closely connected to SP2020 such as: Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy Mobilising industry for a clean and circular economy Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility It will establish a pathway for additional, related research and innovation initiatives in the context of Horizon Europe. SP2020 will offer plenty of networking opportunities to discuss and prepare proposals for these upcoming calls. [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) SP2020 is organized by: [ ]( # ) French alternative energy and atomic energy Commission National Institute of Solar Energy [ ]( # ) R2M Solution University Savoie Mont Blanc [ ]( # ) Graduate School Solar Academy Polytech Annecy Chambery [ ]( # ) SP2020 is sponsored by: [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) SDIA (Green Sponsor) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) The [ SDIA ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/YyTch2O0e8luH77AKqyurnigD3F-0dMUTI… ) - Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance e.V. - is an inter-industry association enabling collaboration in sustainable, zero impact digital infrastructure that is accessible to the next-generation of innovators. The SDIA strives to bring together companies, individuals and governments to advocate and realize key initiatives such as heat-reuse, smarter power consumption and efficient use of resources. [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) ENGIE Lab (Silver Sponsor) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ ENGIE Lab CRIGEN ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/9_JKx18tc4rVkiUkiz51fJJsA5cmFKI6W-… ), part of the ENGIE Labs network, is ENGIE Group’s corporate center for R&D and high-level expertise devoted to new energy resources (hydrogen, biogas and gas liquefaction), new energy uses in towns and cities, the buildings and industries of tomorrow and emerging technologies (computer sciences and Al, drones and robots, nanotechnologies and sensors). [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) BuildUp (Media Partner) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) The [ BUILD UP ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/iqrg1SHA0bMIKcoipZnZbFQ0Ip-c6Qw5OZ… ) initiative was established by the European Commission in 2009 to support EU Member States in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The BUILD UP web portal is intended to reap the benefits of Europe's collective intelligence on energy reduction in buildings for all relevant audiences. It will bring together new practitioners and professional associations while motivating them to exchange best working practices and knowledge and to transfer tools and resources. [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Sponsorship opportunities [ ]( # ) Sponsors may elect a general (green or silver) sponsorship, to sponsor various parts of the event (e.g. lunch or coffee break) or registration packages that make possible local or student registrations. We welcome industrials to get involved in the support of this event and platform. All sponsors will be featured in SP2020 promotional literature and are welcome to display materials in the foyer areas. “Please contact us to learn about sponsorship opportunities. You download the [ sponsorship brochure ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/V9G3eq_r8doHWEwemrLySci3r6r1Np-55D… ) and email the organisers at [ sustainableplaces(a)r2msolution.com ]( mailto:sustainableplaces@r2msolution.com?subject=Newsletter%202%20reply ) [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Publication opportunities [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) Buildings (peer-reviewed) Should contributors wish to be considered for a full-length (7-9 pages) journal submission, they should check the appropriate CfP application option. SP2019 Buildings issue Proceedings (not peer-reviewed) All contribution types (e.g. posters, workshops, presentations, etc.) can write a 4-6 page summary to be included in the SP2020 Proceedings edition. SP2019 Proceedings edition [ ]( # ) [ ]( # ) [ Learn more about Sustainable Places at www.sustainableplaces.eu ]( https://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/yNoHAFDq-arKAYIaZbe7IuBuF-ltfVgoqN… ) [ ]( # )[DEFAULT_FOOTER]

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AICCSA 2020 CFP: 17th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Antalya, Turkey, November 2-5, 2020
by Gizem Varkonyi 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] 17th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2020) Antalya, Turkey, November 2-5, 2020 http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2020/ *AICCSA 2020 - Call for Papers* I M P O R T A N T A N N O U N C E M E N T Given the current COVID-19 situation, the AICCSA board is studying different options regarding the 2020 edition of the conference that will cope with sanitary security policies, and guarantee the promotion of scientific interaction and dissemination of research results. Meanwhile we encourage authors to submit papers until the *15th May Extended Deadline.* *Possible papers extended versions in a special issue of the Cluster Computing journal* The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) is the premier conference covering all contemporary areas in computer systems and applications and hence it is an international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in this important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2020, to be held in the city of Antalya, Turkey. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’20 via the official submission system for the conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2020 . Paper submissions can report technical and experimental results, theoretical studies, conceptual studies, and surveys. All submissions will be double-blind and peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity of their contribution. Topics of interest will fall under one or more of the conference tracks. Click on each track for more information. *Track 1: AI, Agent Systems and Ambient Intelligence* *Track 2: Semantics and Knowledge Management* *Track 3: Security, Privacy and Trust* *Track 4: Networking, IoT, and Sensors* *Track 5: Electronics and power systems* *Track 6: Databases and Information Systems* *Track 7: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing* *Track 8: Parallel and Distributed Systems* *Track 9: Data Science* *Track 10: Software Engineering* *Track 11: Natural Language Processing and Applications* * Submission Guidelines and Proceeding* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be submitted electronically as PDF files on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2020 *. * Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Besides, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured will not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings and published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages. Each submission must include, outside the main body of the paper, up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2020 uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity or affiliation. *Information to help prepare the Blinded Manuscript* Besides the obvious need to remove names and affiliations under the title within the manuscript, there are other steps that need to be taken to ensure the manuscript is correctly prepared for double-blind peer review. To assist with this process the key items that need to be observed are as follows: − Use the third person to refer to work the Authors have previously undertaken, e.g. replace any phrases like “as we have shown before” with “… has been shown before [Anonymous, 2007]”. − Make sure figures do not contain any affiliation related identifier − Do not eliminate essential self-references or other references but limit self-references only to papers that are relevant for those reviewing the submitted paper. − Cite papers published by the Author in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2007]’. − For blinding in the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2007] Details omitted for double-blind reviewing.’ − Remove references to funding sources. − Do not include acknowledgments − Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names and ensure document properties are also anonymized. *Special Issues* *All regular papers that will be presented during the conference will be invited for submission to the special issue of the Cluster Computing journal. The expanded version of the conference paper with more complete description of the work and additional results will undergo peer review process. * *Important Dates * Main conference papers deadline: *15th May 2020 (Extended)* Notification: 30th June 2020 Camera-ready: 1st August 2020 Registration: 1st September 2020 Conference dates: from 2 Nov. 2020 to 5 Nov. 2020 Please send any inquiry on AICCSA 2020 to: mail(a)aiccsa.net

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IEEE ISCC PEDISWESA Workshop - Deadline EXTENDED: May 10th- REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES and Virtual Presentations
by Safa Otoum 28 Apr '20

28 Apr '20

*Sorry if you receive several copies of this email!* *Please note the following update:* 1) Deadline extended: *May 10th* 2) ISCC PEDISWESA workshop will be held online and the Accepted Papers will be published in IEEExplore if the authors provide a presentation and/or a video. The registration fees will be reduced as follows: - Workshop Author Member Fee: *100 Euros* - Workshop Authors Non-Member Fee: *125 Euros* *12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures PEDISWESA* http://www.xanalytics.ca/pediswesa2020/index.html *in conjunction with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020)* https://conferences.imt-atlantique.fr/iscc2020/ *JULY 7TH - 10TH, 2020 – RENNES, FRANCE* Performance evaluation is still a topic that attains a lot of attention in both distributed and mobile systems as well as Web based services architectures. Due to the recent advances in internet-based applications as well as distributed and mobile communication systems, we are witnessing a variety of new technologies. However, these systems are becoming very large and complex at the same time. Several challenges remain to be resolved before these systems become a commodity. Guaranteeing QoS and provisioning of web-based systems as well as distributed and mobile systems and evaluating their communication performance represent among the challenging problem in the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and may be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, such as Stochastic Automata Networks, Stochastic bounds, PEPA, etc. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of both distributed and mobile systems, as well as Web based services architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. *Topics of interest include* (but are not limited to): - Routing optimization - Quantitative analysis - Stochastic comparisons - Bandwidth management - Web services composition - Measurement, analysis, modeling - QoS for Web services architectures - Simulation and measurements techniques - Tools and software for performance evaluation - Network Protocols design for Web service devices - Performance evaluation of distributed and web-based systems - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems - Performance of Blockchain - Performance evaluation of Vehicular networks - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles *Committee* General Chair: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Ottawa, Canada - Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University, KSA *Important Dates* - Paper submission deadline: *May 10th, 2020* - Notification of paper acceptance: May 20th, 2020 - Submission of camera-ready papers: May 30th, 2020

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IEEE BCCA 2020: The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 27 Apr '20

27 Apr '20

The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2020) Nov. 02 – NOV 05, 2020 – ANTALYA, TURKEY http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2020/index.html As a revolutionary technology, Blockchain provides a practical solution to enable a secure and decentralized public ledger that a huge plethora of exciting new technology applications in several areas, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Manufacturing, Supply-Chain, etc. Blockchain technology has infiltrated all areas of our lives, from manufacturing to healthcare and beyond. Cybersecurity is an industry that has been significantly affected by this technology and maybe more so in the future. Blockchain Technology is defined as a decentralized system of distributed registers that are used to record data transactions on multiple computers. The reason this technology has gained popularity is that you can put any digital asset or transaction in the blocking chain, the industry does not matter. Blockchain technology can be used to prevent any data breach, identity theft, cyber-attacks or criminal acts in transactions. This ensures that data remains private and secure. The main goal of this workshop is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies between academia and industry in the Blockchain field. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity · Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies · Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy · New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain · Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity · Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems · Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures · Authentication and authorization in Blockchain · Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic · Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies · Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security · Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies · Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques · Blockchain-based open-source tools · Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies · Vulnerabilities of smart contracts · Open issues and trends in Blockchains *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: May 25th, 2020 Notification of Acceptance: Aug 15th, 2020 Submission of camera-ready: Sept 10th, 2020 *Journal Special Issues:* Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to the following journal(s). Confirmed Special Issues: - Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (IF: 2.397) - Springer Cluster Computing (IF: 1.85) Papers will be selected based on their reviewers’ scores and appropriateness to the Journal’s theme. All extended versions will undergo reviews and must represent original unpublished research work. Further details will be made available at a later stage. *Committee:* *General Co-Chair* Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Rasheed Hussain, Innopolis, Russia Ali Dorri, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia *Keynotes:* Professor Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia

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12th IEEE ISCC Workshop - PEDISWESA - Deadline: April 25th - REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES and Virtual Presentations
by Ons Bouachir 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

*Please note the following update:* ISCC PEDISWESA workshop will be held online and the Accepted Papers will be published in IEEExplore if the authors provide a presentation and/or a video. The registration fees will be reduced as follows: - Workshop Author Member Fee: *100 Euros* - Workshop Authors Non-Member Fee: *125 Euros* *12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures PEDISWESA* http://www.xanalytics.ca/pediswesa2020/index.html *in conjunction with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020)* https://conferences.imt-atlantique.fr/iscc2020/ *JULY 7TH - 10TH, 2020 – RENNES, FRANCE* Performance evaluation is still a topic that attains a lot of attention in both distributed and mobile systems as well as Web based services architectures. Due to the recent advances in internet-based applications as well as distributed and mobile communication systems, we are witnessing a variety of new technologies. However, these systems are becoming very large and complex at the same time. Several challenges remain to be resolved before these systems become a commodity. Guaranteeing QoS and provisioning of web-based systems as well as distributed and mobile systems and evaluating their communication performance represent among the challenging problem in the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and may be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, such as Stochastic Automata Networks, Stochastic bounds, PEPA, etc. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of both distributed and mobile systems, as well as Web based services architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. *Topics of interest include* (but are not limited to): - Routing optimization - Quantitative analysis - Stochastic comparisons - Bandwidth management - Web services composition - Measurement, analysis, modeling - QoS for Web services architectures - Simulation and measurements techniques - Tools and software for performance evaluation - Network Protocols design for Web service devices - Performance evaluation of distributed and web-based systems - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems - Performance of Blockchain - Performance evaluation of Vehicular networks - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles *Committee* General Chair: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Ottawa, Canada - Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University, KSA *Important Dates* - Paper submission deadline: April 25th, 2020 - Notification of paper acceptance: May 15th, 2020 - Submission of camera-ready papers: May 25th, 2020 - Submission deadline: *May 9th, 2020* - Acceptance notification: *May 29th, 2020* - Camera ready: *June 8th, 2020*

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12th IEEE ISCC Workshop - PEDISWESA - Deadline: April 25th - REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES and Virtual Presentations
by Safa Otoum 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

*Please note the following update:* ISCC PEDISWESA workshop will be held online and the Accepted Papers will be published in IEEExplore if the authors provide a presentation and/or a video. The registration fees will be reduced as follows: - Workshop Author Member Fee: 100 Euros - Workshop Authors Non-Member Fee: 125 Euros *12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web-based Service Architectures PEDISWESA* http://www.xanalytics.ca/pediswesa2020/index.html *in conjunction with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020)* https://conferences.imt-atlantique.fr/iscc2020/ *JULY 7TH - 10TH, 2020 – RENNES, FRANCE* Performance evaluation is still a topic that attains a lot of attention in both distributed and mobile systems as well as Web-based services architectures. Due to the recent advances in internet-based applications as well as distributed and mobile communication systems, we are witnessing a variety of new technologies. However, these systems are becoming very large and complex at the same time. Several challenges remain to be resolved before these systems become a commodity. Guaranteeing QoS and provisioning of web-based systems as well as distributed and mobile systems and evaluating their communication performance represent among the challenging problem in the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and maybe intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, such as Stochastic Automata Networks, Stochastic bounds, PEPA, etc. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of both distributed and mobile systems, as well as Web-based services architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently, be under review by another conference or journal. *Topics of interest include* (but are not limited to): - Routing optimization - Quantitative analysis - Stochastic comparisons - Bandwidth management - Web services composition - Measurement, analysis, modelling - QoS for Web services architectures - Simulation and measurements techniques - Tools and software for performance evaluation - Network Protocols design for Web service devices - Performance evaluation of distributed and web-based systems - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems - Performance of Blockchain - Performance evaluation of Vehicular networks - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles *Submission link*: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ieeeiscc2020 *Journal Special Issues:* Selected papers from the workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to the following journal(s). Confirmed Special Issues: - Journal of Network and Systems Management - Springer (IF: 1.676) - Cluster Computing - Springer (IF: 1.85) *Committee* General Chair: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Ottawa, Canada - Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University, KSA *Important Dates* - Paper submission deadline: *April 25th, 2020* - Notification of paper acceptance: May 15th, 2020 - Submission of camera-ready papers: May 25th, 2020

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CFP: The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020)
by Blockchain IEEE 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) http://www.blockchain-ieee.org/ Rhode Island, Greece, November 2-6, 2020 News: Due to the concern on coronavirus outbreak in Europe, the Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the conference to November. The new conference date and deadlines have been updated on the website. Sorry for any inconvenience. Introduction As a promising technique to achieve decentralized consensus, blockchain has been successfully applied into digital currency, e.g., bitcoin, for serving as a public ledger for transactions. Its secure design for supporting a distributed computing system with high fault tolerance is attracting wide attention all over the world. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for our socio-economic systems by efficiently establishing trust among people and machines, reducing cost, and increasing utilization of resources. On one hand, blockchain will play an important role for secure decentralization in such emerging fields as Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, edge computing, social networking, crowdsourcing and next generation wireless communications, and even more other fields. On the other hand, its advance should be further evolved in terms of scalability, security, privacy, efficiency, flexibility, availability, real decentralization and high dependability. Following the great success of IEEE Blockchain 2019, held in Atlanta, USA, IEEE Blockchain 2018, held in Halifax, Canada, the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) will provide a high-profile, leading-edge forum for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present latest advances and innovations in key theories, infrastructure, schemes, and significant applications for the blockchain, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future. Topics The emergence and popularity of blockchain techniques will significantly change the way of digital and networking systems’ operation and management. In the meantime, the application of blockchain will exhibit a variety of complicated problems and new requirements, which brings more open issues and challenges for research communities. IEEE Blockchain-2020 will be held in November 2020, Rhode Island, Greece. The goal of this conference is to promote community-wide discussion identifying the advanced applications, technologies and theories for blockchain. We seek submissions of papers that invent novel techniques, investigate new applications, introduce advanced methodologies, propose promising research directions and discuss approaches for unsolved issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms * Security, privacy and trust of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff * Performance analysis and optimization * Simulation and performance evaluation techniques * Smart contract and chain code * Applications and services based on blockchain * Protocols and algorithms based on blockchain * Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT) * Blockchain in cyber physical systems * Blockchain in social networking * Blockchain in supply chain management * Blockchain in agriculture * Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles * Blockchain in crowdsourcing and crowdsensing * Blockchain in mobile cellular networks * Blockchain in edge and cloud computing * Blockchain in next generation communications and networks Submissions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27350&track=101894) 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 8 pages in IEEE Computer Society proceedings format (or up to 10 pages with the pages over length charge), 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. All submitted papers will be judged through double-blind reviews, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. As an author, you are required to preserve the anonymity of your submission, while at the same time allowing the reader to fully grasp the context of related past work, including your own. Papers that do not conform to our double-blind submission policies will be rejected without review. 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. IEEE Blockchain 2020 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and indexing services), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published in IEEE CPS proceedings (EI Indexed) and collected by IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Awards. Workshops and Special Sessions Special Session on Blockchain Network and Its Applications Workshop on Recent Advances of Blockchain Technologies for Cybersecurity Workshop on Blockchain Technology and its Potential Applications Journal Special Issues - MDPI Electronics (IF: 1.764) Special Issue "Blockchain-based Technology for Mobile Application" - IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.515) Special Issue: TBD Publisher: IEEE, SCI indexed - Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed - Security and Communication Networks (IF: 1.376) Special Issue: Trustworthy Networking for Beyond 5G Networks Publisher: SCI indexed (hindawi.com/journals/scn/si/908361/<http://hindawi.com/journals/scn/si/908361/>) Important Dates Workshop Proposal Due: May 15, 2020 Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020 Author Notification: July 31, 2020 Final Manuscript Due: September 02, 2020 Conference Date: November 02-06, 2020 Organization Committee General Chairs Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Program Chairs Vojislav B. Mišić, Ryerson University, Canada Chunhua Su, University of Aizu, Japan Yulei Wu, University of Exeter, UK Workshop and Symposia Co-chairs Bin Cao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yu Chen, San Jose State University, USA Sokratis Katsikas, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Co-Chairs Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Steering Committee Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Robert H. Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Victor C. M. Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada Fenghua Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Wenjing Lou, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Vijay Varadharajan, University of Newcastle, Australia Chonggang Wang, InterDigital, USA Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Zheng Yan (Chair), Xidian University, China and Aalto University, Finland Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Pierangela Samarati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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CFP: The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2020)
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2020) Nov. 02 – NOV 05, 2020 – ANTALYA, TURKEY http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2020/index.html As a revolutionary technology, Blockchain provides a practical solution to enable a secure and decentralized public ledger that a huge plethora of exciting new technology applications in several areas, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Manufacturing, Supply-Chain, etc. Blockchain technology has infiltrated all areas of our lives, from manufacturing to healthcare and beyond. Cybersecurity is an industry that has been significantly affected by this technology and maybe more so in the future. Blockchain Technology is defined as a decentralized system of distributed registers that are used to record data transactions on multiple computers. The reason this technology has gained popularity is that you can put any digital asset or transaction in the blocking chain, the industry does not matter. Blockchain technology can be used to prevent any data breach, identity theft, cyber-attacks or criminal acts in transactions. This ensures that data remains private and secure. The main goal of this workshop is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies between academia and industry in the Blockchain field. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity · Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies · Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy · New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain · Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity · Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems · Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures · Authentication and authorization in Blockchain · Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic · Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies · Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security · Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies · Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques · Blockchain-based open-source tools · Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies · Vulnerabilities of smart contracts · Open issues and trends in Blockchains *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: May 25th, 2020 Notification of Acceptance: Aug 15th, 2020 Submission of camera-ready: Sept 10th, 2020 *WORKSHOP IMPORTANT DATES* Proposal submission: April 10th April 20th, 2020 Proposal acceptance notification: April 30th, 2020 Acceptance notification: July 25th, 2020 Camera-ready submission: August 5th, 2020 *Journal Special Issues:* Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to the following journal(s). Confirmed Special Issues: - Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (IF: 2.397) - Springer Cluster Computing (IF: 1.85) Papers will be selected based on their reviewers’ scores and appropriateness to the Journal’s theme. All extended versions will undergo reviews and must represent original unpublished research work. Further details will be made available at a later stage. *Committee:* *General Co-Chair* Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Rasheed Hussain, Innopolis, Russia Ali Dorri, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia *Keynotes:* Professor Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia

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PEDISWESA 2020: The 12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures
by Ons Bouachir 03 Apr '20

03 Apr '20

*12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures PEDISWESA* http://www.xanalytics.ca/pediswesa2020/index.html *in conjunction with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020)* https://conferences.imt-atlantique.fr/iscc2020/ *JULY 7TH - 10TH, 2020 – RENNES, FRANCE* Performance evaluation is still a topic that attains a lot of attention in both distributed and mobile systems as well as Web based services architectures. Due to the recent advances in internet-based applications as well as distributed and mobile communication systems, we are witnessing a variety of new technologies. However, these systems are becoming very large and complex at the same time. Several challenges remain to be resolved before these systems become a commodity. Guaranteeing QoS and provisioning of web-based systems as well as distributed and mobile systems and evaluating their communication performance represent among the challenging problem in the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and may be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, such as Stochastic Automata Networks, Stochastic bounds, PEPA, etc. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of both distributed and mobile systems, as well as Web based services architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. *Topics of interest include* (but are not limited to): - Routing optimization - Quantitative analysis - Stochastic comparisons - Bandwidth management - Web services composition - Measurement, analysis, modeling - QoS for Web services architectures - Simulation and measurements techniques - Tools and software for performance evaluation - Network Protocols design for Web service devices - Performance evaluation of distributed and web-based systems - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems - Performance of Blockchain - Performance evaluation of Vehicular networks - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles *Committee* General Chair: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Ottawa, Canada - Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University, KSA *Important Dates* - Paper submission deadline: April 25th, 2020 - Notification of paper acceptance: May 15th, 2020 - Submission of camera-ready papers: May 25th, 2020

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