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Final CFP: IEEE SocialCom2022 (Social Computing and Networking), Dec. 2022
by Arne Wilston 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

Final Call for papers: The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking ( SocialCom 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: October 7, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, extended, but firm) Notification: October 31, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Social computing and networking is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges. SocialCom (Social Computing and Networking) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing & Networking and its broadly related areas. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of social computing · Modelling of social behaviour · Social network analysis and mining · Big social media data · Social media infrastructure and cloud computing · Computational models of social simulation · Web 2.0 and semantic web · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models · Modelling of social conventions and social contexts · Social cognition and social intelligence · Social media analytics and intelligence · Group formation and evolution · Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts · Social system design and architectures · Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology · Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling · Handheld/mobile social computing · Service science and service oriented interaction design · Cultural patterns and representation · Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets · Connected e-health in social networks · Social policy and government management · Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum · Business social software systems · Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments · Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction · Social computing applications and case studies Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Phoebe Chen, La Trobe University, Australia Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Program Chairs Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea Yan Wang, Macquarie University, Australia

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Final CFP: IEEE BDCloud 2022 (Big Data and Cloud Computing), Dec. 2022
by Jesson Butt 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

Final Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: October 7, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, extended, but firm) Notification: October 31, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== 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). Cloud computing is positioning itself as an emerging platform for delivering information infrastructures and resources as IT services. Customers (enterprises or individuals) can provision and deploy Cloud services via pay-as-you-go pricing models saving huge capital investments in their own IT infrastructures. As estimated by IDC, about 40% data globally would be touched with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing provides strong storage, computation and distributed capability in support of Big Data processing. BDCloud (Big Data and Cloud Computing) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing as well as their synergy. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of cloud computing · Architectural cloud models · Programming cloud models · Provisioning/pricing cloud models · Data storage and computation in cloud computing · Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing · Security, privacy, trust, risk in cloud and big data · Fault tolerance and reliability in cloud computing · Access control to cloud computing · Resource virtualisation · Monitoring and auditing in cloud · Scalable and elastic cloud services · Social computing and impacts on the cloud · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud · Intelligent/agent-based cloud computing · Migration of business applications to cloud · Energy efficient cloud architecture · Energy aware data storage and computation in cloud computing · Energy aware scheduling, monitoring, auditing in cloud · Green Cloud · Cloud use case studies · Big Data theory, applications and challenges · Big Data mining and analytics on Cloud · Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing · Big Data visualization · Large data stream, incremental datasets on cloud · Distributed and federated datasets · NoSQL data stores and DB scalability · Big Data sharing, security, privacy and trust · Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization · Distributed file systems for Big Data · Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA on Cloud · Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization · Simulation and debugging of Big Data systems · Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value and Veracity of Big Data · Storage and computation management of Big Data · Large-scale workflow management in Big Data · Data management and distributed data systems · Big data applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Xuemin Lin, The University of New South Wales, Australia Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Chairs Vladimir Vlassov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Li Li, Monash University, Australia Lina Yao, University of New South Wales, Australia Workshop Chairs Jason Xue, Data61, Australia Ibrahim Khalil, RMIT, Australia

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Final CFP: IEEE ISPA2022 (Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications), Dec. 2022
by Jesson Butt 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Final Call for papers: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: October 7, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, extended, but firm) Notification: October 31, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction The IEEE ISPA 2022 (20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) is a forum for presenting leading work on parallel and distributed computing and networking, including architecture, compilers, runtime systems, applications, reliability, security, parallel programming models and much more. During the symposium, scientists and engineers in both academia and industry are invited to present their work on concurrent and parallel systems (multicore, multithreaded, heterogeneous, clustered systems, distributed systems, grids, clouds, and large scale machines). The IEEE ISPA follows the tradition of previous successful IEEE ISPA conferences in the years from 2003 to 2021 in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. It will feature sessions of regular presentations, workshops, tutorials and keynote speeches. IEEE ISPA is sponsored by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) and the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE ISPA is particularly interested in research addressing heterogeneous computing with the use of accelerators, mobile computing, approximate computing, tools and methodologies to improve the quality of parallel programming and applying generic computing approaches to networks, in particular Software Defined networking and its applications. Scope and Topics (1) Systems and Architectures Track - Cloud computing and data center technology - Migration of computations - Multi-clouds environments, cloud federation, interoperability - Energy management and Green Computing - Wireless and mobile networks - Internet-Of-Things (IoT) - Social Networks, crowdsourcing, and P2P systems (2) Technologies and Tools Track - Building block processors: FPGA, multicore, GPU, NoC, SoC - Parallel and distributed algorithms - Tools/environments for parallel/distributed software development - Novel parallel programming paradigms - Programming models for cloud services and applications - Code generation and optimization - Compilers for parallel computers - Middleware and tools - Scheduling and resource management - Performance simulations, measurement, and evaluations - Reliability, fault tolerance, dependability, and security (3) Applications Track - High-performance scientific and engineering computing - Grid and cluster computing - Pervasive and ubiquitous computing - Databases, data mining, and data management - Big data and business analytics - Scientific cloud systems and services - Internet computing and web services - Application scenarios of IoT and ubiquitous computing - Experience with computational, workflow and data-intensive applications - Software Defined Networks and its applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. Honorary Chairs Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China General Chairs Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Haipeng Dai, Nanjing University, China Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Workshop Chairs Rodrigo Calheiros, Western Sydney University, Australia Wei Zheng, Xiamen University, China

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SNAMS 2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) , Milan, Italy. November 29th - December 1st, 2022.
by Gizem Varkonyi 26 Sep '22

26 Sep '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November 29th - December 1st, 2022 *SNAMS 2022 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularly in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of the International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2022) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2022 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigate SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2022 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 12 October 2022 (Firm and Final) * Notification to Authors: 30 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 10 November 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Workshops:* The 10th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security (BDSN 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/Workshops/BDSN2022/ The 6th International Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications (DSEA 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/Workshops/DSEA2022/ The 8th International Workshop on Online Social Networks Technologies (OSNT 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/Workshops/OSNT2022/ The 6th International Workshop on Advances in Natural Language Processing (ANLP 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/Workshops/ANLP2022/ The 5th International Workshop on Sentiment Analysis and Mining of Social Networks (SAMSN 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/Workshops/SAMSN2022/ Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE SustainCom 2022 (Sustainable Computing and Communications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 22 Sep '22

22 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications (IEEE SustainCom2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Sustainable Computing and Communications refers to principles that embrace a range of policies, procedures, programs, and attitudes that run the length and breadth of any use of information and communication technologies. It is a holistic approach that stretches from power to waste to purchasing to education and is a life-cycle management approach to the deployment of IT across an organization. It includes designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of information and communication systems with minimal or no impact on the environment. SustainCom (Sustainable Computing and Communications) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Sustainable Computing andCommunications as well as innovative applications. Scope and Topics Track 1: Sustainable Computing and Communications · Theoretical Aspect of Energy, Power, and Temperature · Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat · Power-aware Design of Software, Middleware and Systems · Power-aware Networking · Real-time systems · Power-efficient Computing Architectures · Efficient Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting · Power Management in Memory, Disk, Storage and other peripheral Devices · Configurable and Renewable Energy · Low Power Electronics · Energy Efficient Network Hardware · Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols · Low power Communication Technologies · Embedded Systems, ASICs and FPGSs · Power Leakage and Dissipation · Code Profiling and Transformation for Power Management · Power-aware Scheduling and Resource Allocation · Energy-efficient Wireless/Mobile/Sensor Systems and Networks · Security and Privacy · Wearable Computing · Ecological Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization · Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks · Green Data Centres and Enterprise Computing · QoS and Green Computing · Integration of Smart Appliances · Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools · Virtualization Impact for Green Computing · Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications · Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms Track 2: Sustainable Systems and Technologies · Sustainable Architectures for Smart Grids · Smart Grid Security, Reliability and Load Balancing · Energy Management Systems (EMS) · Economic Models of Energy Efficiency · Energy Monitoring, Profiling and Measurement · Renewable Energy Systems and Harvesting Energy (e.g. Solar, Wind) · Greener Systems Planning and Design · Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption · Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications · Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies · Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption · Reliability of Power-aware Computers · Runtime Systems that Assist in Power Saving · Models for Collective Optimization of Power and Performance · Monitoring Tools for Power and Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems · Use of Sensors for Environmental Monitoring · Smart Control for Eco-friendly Buildings Track 3: Sustainable Methodologies and Applications · Smart City (Sustainable Design, Models, Frameworks, Policies and Strategies) · Smart City (Sustainable Integration and Optimization of Comprehensive Resources and information Flows - energy, emissions, people, goods and services) · Sustainable Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery · Smart Buildings and Urban Infrastructures · Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Transmission, Monitoring and Management · Open Government, Open Data Policies, Urban-Scale Data Sharing, Information Security and Privacy · Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Citizen Engagement · Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management · Smart Energy-efficient Sensor Networks and Internet of Things · Smart Home, Smart Healthcare and Ageing Population support · e-Mobility, e-Work and e-Business Applications · Sustainable Urban Mobility and Smart Vehicle Management · Smart Resource Support and Demand Management and Optimization · User-Centred Services and Systems · Open Big City Data, Cloud Computing, Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services for Sustainability · Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments · Mechanisms for Motivating Behavior Change · Advanced Data Analytics for Smart Cities · IS Architecture Design and Platform for Sustainability · Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Sustainability Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Laurent Lefevre, Inria, France Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Program Chairs Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University, Australia Trung Q. Duong, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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CFP: IEEE SocialCom2022 (Social Computing and Networking), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, AUS
by Arne Wilston 22 Sep '22

22 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking ( SocialCom 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Social computing and networking is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges. SocialCom (Social Computing and Networking) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing & Networking and its broadly related areas. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of social computing · Modelling of social behaviour · Social network analysis and mining · Big social media data · Social media infrastructure and cloud computing · Computational models of social simulation · Web 2.0 and semantic web · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models · Modelling of social conventions and social contexts · Social cognition and social intelligence · Social media analytics and intelligence · Group formation and evolution · Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts · Social system design and architectures · Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology · Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling · Handheld/mobile social computing · Service science and service oriented interaction design · Cultural patterns and representation · Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets · Connected e-health in social networks · Social policy and government management · Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum · Business social software systems · Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments · Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction · Social computing applications and case studies Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Phoebe Chen, La Trobe University, Australia Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Program Chairs Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea Yan Wang, Macquarie University, Australia

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CFP: IEEE BDCloud 2022 (Big Data and Cloud Computing), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, AUS
by Jesson Butt 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== 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). Cloud computing is positioning itself as an emerging platform for delivering information infrastructures and resources as IT services. Customers (enterprises or individuals) can provision and deploy Cloud services via pay-as-you-go pricing models saving huge capital investments in their own IT infrastructures. As estimated by IDC, about 40% data globally would be touched with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing provides strong storage, computation and distributed capability in support of Big Data processing. BDCloud (Big Data and Cloud Computing) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing as well as their synergy. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of cloud computing · Architectural cloud models · Programming cloud models · Provisioning/pricing cloud models · Data storage and computation in cloud computing · Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing · Security, privacy, trust, risk in cloud and big data · Fault tolerance and reliability in cloud computing · Access control to cloud computing · Resource virtualisation · Monitoring and auditing in cloud · Scalable and elastic cloud services · Social computing and impacts on the cloud · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud · Intelligent/agent-based cloud computing · Migration of business applications to cloud · Energy efficient cloud architecture · Energy aware data storage and computation in cloud computing · Energy aware scheduling, monitoring, auditing in cloud · Green Cloud · Cloud use case studies · Big Data theory, applications and challenges · Big Data mining and analytics on Cloud · Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing · Big Data visualization · Large data stream, incremental datasets on cloud · Distributed and federated datasets · NoSQL data stores and DB scalability · Big Data sharing, security, privacy and trust · Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization · Distributed file systems for Big Data · Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA on Cloud · Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization · Simulation and debugging of Big Data systems · Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value and Veracity of Big Data · Storage and computation management of Big Data · Large-scale workflow management in Big Data · Data management and distributed data systems · Big data applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Xuemin Lin, The University of New South Wales, Australia Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Chairs Vladimir Vlassov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Li Li, Monash University, Australia Lina Yao, University of New South Wales, Australia Workshop Chairs Jason Xue, Data61, Australia Ibrahim Khalil, RMIT, Australia

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CFP: IEEE ISPA2022 (Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction The IEEE ISPA 2022 (20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) is a forum for presenting leading work on parallel and distributed computing and networking, including architecture, compilers, runtime systems, applications, reliability, security, parallel programming models and much more. During the symposium, scientists and engineers in both academia and industry are invited to present their work on concurrent and parallel systems (multicore, multithreaded, heterogeneous, clustered systems, distributed systems, grids, clouds, and large scale machines). The IEEE ISPA follows the tradition of previous successful IEEE ISPA conferences in the years from 2003 to 2021 in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. It will feature sessions of regular presentations, workshops, tutorials and keynote speeches. IEEE ISPA is sponsored by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) and the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE ISPA is particularly interested in research addressing heterogeneous computing with the use of accelerators, mobile computing, approximate computing, tools and methodologies to improve the quality of parallel programming and applying generic computing approaches to networks, in particular Software Defined networking and its applications. Scope and Topics (1) Systems and Architectures Track - Cloud computing and data center technology - Migration of computations - Multi-clouds environments, cloud federation, interoperability - Energy management and Green Computing - Wireless and mobile networks - Internet-Of-Things (IoT) - Social Networks, crowdsourcing, and P2P systems (2) Technologies and Tools Track - Building block processors: FPGA, multicore, GPU, NoC, SoC - Parallel and distributed algorithms - Tools/environments for parallel/distributed software development - Novel parallel programming paradigms - Programming models for cloud services and applications - Code generation and optimization - Compilers for parallel computers - Middleware and tools - Scheduling and resource management - Performance simulations, measurement, and evaluations - Reliability, fault tolerance, dependability, and security (3) Applications Track - High-performance scientific and engineering computing - Grid and cluster computing - Pervasive and ubiquitous computing - Databases, data mining, and data management - Big data and business analytics - Scientific cloud systems and services - Internet computing and web services - Application scenarios of IoT and ubiquitous computing - Experience with computational, workflow and data-intensive applications - Software Defined Networks and its applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: https://edas.info/N30045 Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. Honorary Chairs Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China General Chairs Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Haipeng Dai, Nanjing University, China Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Workshop Chairs Rodrigo Calheiros, Western Sydney University, Australia Wei Zheng, Xiamen University, China

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CFP: IEEE SustainCom2022 (Sustainable Computing and Communications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 11 Sep '22

11 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications (IEEE SustainCom2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Sustainable Computing and Communications refers to principles that embrace a range of policies, procedures, programs, and attitudes that run the length and breadth of any use of information and communication technologies. It is a holistic approach that stretches from power to waste to purchasing to education and is a life-cycle management approach to the deployment of IT across an organization. It includes designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of information and communication systems with minimal or no impact on the environment. SustainCom (Sustainable Computing and Communications) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Sustainable Computing andCommunications as well as innovative applications. Scope and Topics Track 1: Sustainable Computing and Communications · Theoretical Aspect of Energy, Power, and Temperature · Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat · Power-aware Design of Software, Middleware and Systems · Power-aware Networking · Real-time systems · Power-efficient Computing Architectures · Efficient Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting · Power Management in Memory, Disk, Storage and other peripheral Devices · Configurable and Renewable Energy · Low Power Electronics · Energy Efficient Network Hardware · Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols · Low power Communication Technologies · Embedded Systems, ASICs and FPGSs · Power Leakage and Dissipation · Code Profiling and Transformation for Power Management · Power-aware Scheduling and Resource Allocation · Energy-efficient Wireless/Mobile/Sensor Systems and Networks · Security and Privacy · Wearable Computing · Ecological Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization · Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks · Green Data Centres and Enterprise Computing · QoS and Green Computing · Integration of Smart Appliances · Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools · Virtualization Impact for Green Computing · Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications · Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms Track 2: Sustainable Systems and Technologies · Sustainable Architectures for Smart Grids · Smart Grid Security, Reliability and Load Balancing · Energy Management Systems (EMS) · Economic Models of Energy Efficiency · Energy Monitoring, Profiling and Measurement · Renewable Energy Systems and Harvesting Energy (e.g. Solar, Wind) · Greener Systems Planning and Design · Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption · Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications · Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies · Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption · Reliability of Power-aware Computers · Runtime Systems that Assist in Power Saving · Models for Collective Optimization of Power and Performance · Monitoring Tools for Power and Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems · Use of Sensors for Environmental Monitoring · Smart Control for Eco-friendly Buildings Track 3: Sustainable Methodologies and Applications · Smart City (Sustainable Design, Models, Frameworks, Policies and Strategies) · Smart City (Sustainable Integration and Optimization of Comprehensive Resources and information Flows - energy, emissions, people, goods and services) · Sustainable Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery · Smart Buildings and Urban Infrastructures · Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Transmission, Monitoring and Management · Open Government, Open Data Policies, Urban-Scale Data Sharing, Information Security and Privacy · Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Citizen Engagement · Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management · Smart Energy-efficient Sensor Networks and Internet of Things · Smart Home, Smart Healthcare and Ageing Population support · e-Mobility, e-Work and e-Business Applications · Sustainable Urban Mobility and Smart Vehicle Management · Smart Resource Support and Demand Management and Optimization · User-Centred Services and Systems · Open Big City Data, Cloud Computing, Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services for Sustainability · Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments · Mechanisms for Motivating Behavior Change · Advanced Data Analytics for Smart Cities · IS Architecture Design and Platform for Sustainability · Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Sustainability Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Laurent Lefevre, Inria, France Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Program Chairs Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University, Australia Trung Q. Duong, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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CFP: IEEE SocialCom 2022 (Social Computing and Networking), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, AUS
by Arne Wilston 09 Sep '22

09 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking ( SocialCom 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Social computing and networking is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges. SocialCom (Social Computing and Networking) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing & Networking and its broadly related areas. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of social computing · Modelling of social behaviour · Social network analysis and mining · Big social media data · Social media infrastructure and cloud computing · Computational models of social simulation · Web 2.0 and semantic web · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models · Modelling of social conventions and social contexts · Social cognition and social intelligence · Social media analytics and intelligence · Group formation and evolution · Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts · Social system design and architectures · Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology · Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling · Handheld/mobile social computing · Service science and service oriented interaction design · Cultural patterns and representation · Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets · Connected e-health in social networks · Social policy and government management · Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum · Business social software systems · Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments · Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction · Social computing applications and case studies Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Phoebe Chen, La Trobe University, Australia Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Program Chairs Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea Yan Wang, Macquarie University, Australia

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CFP: IEEE BDCloud2022 (Big Data and Cloud Computing), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, AUS
by Jesson Butt 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== 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). Cloud computing is positioning itself as an emerging platform for delivering information infrastructures and resources as IT services. Customers (enterprises or individuals) can provision and deploy Cloud services via pay-as-you-go pricing models saving huge capital investments in their own IT infrastructures. As estimated by IDC, about 40% data globally would be touched with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing provides strong storage, computation and distributed capability in support of Big Data processing. BDCloud (Big Data and Cloud Computing) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing as well as their synergy. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of cloud computing · Architectural cloud models · Programming cloud models · Provisioning/pricing cloud models · Data storage and computation in cloud computing · Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing · Security, privacy, trust, risk in cloud and big data · Fault tolerance and reliability in cloud computing · Access control to cloud computing · Resource virtualisation · Monitoring and auditing in cloud · Scalable and elastic cloud services · Social computing and impacts on the cloud · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud · Intelligent/agent-based cloud computing · Migration of business applications to cloud · Energy efficient cloud architecture · Energy aware data storage and computation in cloud computing · Energy aware scheduling, monitoring, auditing in cloud · Green Cloud · Cloud use case studies · Big Data theory, applications and challenges · Big Data mining and analytics on Cloud · Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing · Big Data visualization · Large data stream, incremental datasets on cloud · Distributed and federated datasets · NoSQL data stores and DB scalability · Big Data sharing, security, privacy and trust · Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization · Distributed file systems for Big Data · Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA on Cloud · Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization · Simulation and debugging of Big Data systems · Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value and Veracity of Big Data · Storage and computation management of Big Data · Large-scale workflow management in Big Data · Data management and distributed data systems · Big data applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Xuemin Lin, The University of New South Wales, Australia Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Chairs Vladimir Vlassov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Li Li, Monash University, Australia Lina Yao, University of New South Wales, Australia Workshop Chairs Jason Xue, Data61, Australia Ibrahim Khalil, RMIT, Australia

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CFP: IEEE ISPA 2022 (Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Call for papers: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction The IEEE ISPA 2022 (20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) is a forum for presenting leading work on parallel and distributed computing and networking, including architecture, compilers, runtime systems, applications, reliability, security, parallel programming models and much more. During the symposium, scientists and engineers in both academia and industry are invited to present their work on concurrent and parallel systems (multicore, multithreaded, heterogeneous, clustered systems, distributed systems, grids, clouds, and large scale machines). The IEEE ISPA follows the tradition of previous successful IEEE ISPA conferences in the years from 2003 to 2021 in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. It will feature sessions of regular presentations, workshops, tutorials and keynote speeches. IEEE ISPA is sponsored by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) and the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE ISPA is particularly interested in research addressing heterogeneous computing with the use of accelerators, mobile computing, approximate computing, tools and methodologies to improve the quality of parallel programming and applying generic computing approaches to networks, in particular Software Defined networking and its applications. Scope and Topics (1) Systems and Architectures Track - Cloud computing and data center technology - Migration of computations - Multi-clouds environments, cloud federation, interoperability - Energy management and Green Computing - Wireless and mobile networks - Internet-Of-Things (IoT) - Social Networks, crowdsourcing, and P2P systems (2) Technologies and Tools Track - Building block processors: FPGA, multicore, GPU, NoC, SoC - Parallel and distributed algorithms - Tools/environments for parallel/distributed software development - Novel parallel programming paradigms - Programming models for cloud services and applications - Code generation and optimization - Compilers for parallel computers - Middleware and tools - Scheduling and resource management - Performance simulations, measurement, and evaluations - Reliability, fault tolerance, dependability, and security (3) Applications Track - High-performance scientific and engineering computing - Grid and cluster computing - Pervasive and ubiquitous computing - Databases, data mining, and data management - Big data and business analytics - Scientific cloud systems and services - Internet computing and web services - Application scenarios of IoT and ubiquitous computing - Experience with computational, workflow and data-intensive applications - Software Defined Networks and its applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: https://edas.info/N30045 Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. Honorary Chairs Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China General Chairs Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Haipeng Dai, Nanjing University, China Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Workshop Chairs Rodrigo Calheiros, Western Sydney University, Australia Wei Zheng, Xiamen University, China

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CFP: ACM DLT SI on Recent Advances of Blockchain Evolution: Architecture and Performance
by Xueqin Liang 05 Sep '22

05 Sep '22

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IEEE/IFIP NOM2023 - Dissertation Digest Call For Papers - December 1st, 2022 (firm!)
by Tortonesi Mauro 30 Aug '22

30 Aug '22

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISSERTATION DIGEST – CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2023 Network Operations and Management Symposium 8-12 May 2023, Miami, FL, USA Submission Date: December 1st, 2022 (firm!) https://noms2023.ieee-noms.org/authors/call-dissertation-digest-papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 19th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2023) will be held between 8-12 May 2023 in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Held originally in even-numbered years only since 1988, NOMS 2023 does now follow a new path of seeing the IFIP/IEEE IM symposium being combined with IEEE/IFIP NOMS into the primary IEEE Communications Society's and IFIP's Technical Committee TC6 annual forum for the technical exchange on management of networks, services, and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, provisioning, and user communities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS The NOMS 2023 Dissertation Digest focuses on Ph.D. dissertations finished recently, especially within the December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022, time frame. Suitable content and topics fall into the exact same range as for the main symposium’s list of topics, cf. https://noms2023.ieee-noms.org/authors/. This digest can be considered an extended abstract of the thesis and must be limited to six pages and structured very similarly to a regular paper. In addition, this digest needs to add in the text and in the reference section a reference to a Web link for the full Ph.D. thesis. Furthermore, the list of journal, conference, and workshop papers, published as part of the Ph.D. work, has to be included in the digest paper’s reference section, too. Note that the authors of a digest will be only the (former) student and his/her supervisor(s). The dissertation digest co-chairs may request evidence of the defense or approval of the thesis for each submission before it can be accepted finally. Only PDF submissions will be considered for review and they shall be uploaded to the JEMS system at: https://jems3.sbc.org.br/noms_dissertation_digest_2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS Prepare the dissertation digest paper with the maximal length of 6 pages (including all references, figures, and table) – in the English language only – following the IEEE double-column format using the published IEEE Conference Proceeding templates, being available at: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. Authors of accepted submissions are required to present their digest within Dissertation Digest sessions of NOMS 2023, if the dissertation digest paper shall be included in the proceedings. Due to IEEE/IFIP technical co-sponsorship of NOMS, your final paper is planned to be included in IEEE Xplore for archival value after the conference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES - Submission: December 1, 2022 (hard deadline, no extensions foreseen!) - Notification of Acceptance: January 9, 2023 - Camera-ready Version: January 30, 2023 NOMS 2023 Dissertation Digest Co-chairs Tortonesi Mauro, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy Burkhard Stiller, University of Zürich UZH, Switzerland Further information is available with <mauro.tortonesi(a)unife.it> or <stiller(a)ifi.uzh.ch>. -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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CFP: IEEE SustainCom 2022 (Sustainable Computing and Communications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 25 Aug '22

25 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications (IEEE SustainCom2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Sustainable Computing and Communications refers to principles that embrace a range of policies, procedures, programs, and attitudes that run the length and breadth of any use of information and communication technologies. It is a holistic approach that stretches from power to waste to purchasing to education and is a life-cycle management approach to the deployment of IT across an organization. It includes designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of information and communication systems with minimal or no impact on the environment. SustainCom (Sustainable Computing and Communications) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Sustainable Computing andCommunications as well as innovative applications. Scope and Topics Track 1: Sustainable Computing and Communications · Theoretical Aspect of Energy, Power, and Temperature · Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat · Power-aware Design of Software, Middleware and Systems · Power-aware Networking · Real-time systems · Power-efficient Computing Architectures · Efficient Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting · Power Management in Memory, Disk, Storage and other peripheral Devices · Configurable and Renewable Energy · Low Power Electronics · Energy Efficient Network Hardware · Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols · Low power Communication Technologies · Embedded Systems, ASICs and FPGSs · Power Leakage and Dissipation · Code Profiling and Transformation for Power Management · Power-aware Scheduling and Resource Allocation · Energy-efficient Wireless/Mobile/Sensor Systems and Networks · Security and Privacy · Wearable Computing · Ecological Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization · Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks · Green Data Centres and Enterprise Computing · QoS and Green Computing · Integration of Smart Appliances · Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools · Virtualization Impact for Green Computing · Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications · Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms Track 2: Sustainable Systems and Technologies · Sustainable Architectures for Smart Grids · Smart Grid Security, Reliability and Load Balancing · Energy Management Systems (EMS) · Economic Models of Energy Efficiency · Energy Monitoring, Profiling and Measurement · Renewable Energy Systems and Harvesting Energy (e.g. Solar, Wind) · Greener Systems Planning and Design · Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption · Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications · Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies · Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption · Reliability of Power-aware Computers · Runtime Systems that Assist in Power Saving · Models for Collective Optimization of Power and Performance · Monitoring Tools for Power and Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems · Use of Sensors for Environmental Monitoring · Smart Control for Eco-friendly Buildings Track 3: Sustainable Methodologies and Applications · Smart City (Sustainable Design, Models, Frameworks, Policies and Strategies) · Smart City (Sustainable Integration and Optimization of Comprehensive Resources and information Flows - energy, emissions, people, goods and services) · Sustainable Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery · Smart Buildings and Urban Infrastructures · Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Transmission, Monitoring and Management · Open Government, Open Data Policies, Urban-Scale Data Sharing, Information Security and Privacy · Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Citizen Engagement · Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management · Smart Energy-efficient Sensor Networks and Internet of Things · Smart Home, Smart Healthcare and Ageing Population support · e-Mobility, e-Work and e-Business Applications · Sustainable Urban Mobility and Smart Vehicle Management · Smart Resource Support and Demand Management and Optimization · User-Centred Services and Systems · Open Big City Data, Cloud Computing, Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services for Sustainability · Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments · Mechanisms for Motivating Behavior Change · Advanced Data Analytics for Smart Cities · IS Architecture Design and Platform for Sustainability · Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Sustainability Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Laurent Lefevre, Inria, France Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Program Chairs Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University, Australia Trung Q. Duong, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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CFP: IEEE SocialCom2022 (Social Computing and Networking), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 24 Aug '22

24 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking ( SocialCom 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Social computing and networking is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges. SocialCom (Social Computing and Networking) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing & Networking and its broadly related areas. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of social computing · Modelling of social behaviour · Social network analysis and mining · Big social media data · Social media infrastructure and cloud computing · Computational models of social simulation · Web 2.0 and semantic web · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models · Modelling of social conventions and social contexts · Social cognition and social intelligence · Social media analytics and intelligence · Group formation and evolution · Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts · Social system design and architectures · Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology · Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling · Handheld/mobile social computing · Service science and service oriented interaction design · Cultural patterns and representation · Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets · Connected e-health in social networks · Social policy and government management · Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum · Business social software systems · Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments · Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction · Social computing applications and case studies Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Phoebe Chen, La Trobe University, Australia Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Program Chairs Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea Yan Wang, Macquarie University, Australia

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CFP: IEEE BDCloud 2022 (Big Data and Cloud Computing), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 23 Aug '22

23 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== 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). Cloud computing is positioning itself as an emerging platform for delivering information infrastructures and resources as IT services. Customers (enterprises or individuals) can provision and deploy Cloud services via pay-as-you-go pricing models saving huge capital investments in their own IT infrastructures. As estimated by IDC, about 40% data globally would be touched with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing provides strong storage, computation and distributed capability in support of Big Data processing. BDCloud (Big Data and Cloud Computing) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing as well as their synergy. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of cloud computing · Architectural cloud models · Programming cloud models · Provisioning/pricing cloud models · Data storage and computation in cloud computing · Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing · Security, privacy, trust, risk in cloud and big data · Fault tolerance and reliability in cloud computing · Access control to cloud computing · Resource virtualisation · Monitoring and auditing in cloud · Scalable and elastic cloud services · Social computing and impacts on the cloud · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud · Intelligent/agent-based cloud computing · Migration of business applications to cloud · Energy efficient cloud architecture · Energy aware data storage and computation in cloud computing · Energy aware scheduling, monitoring, auditing in cloud · Green Cloud · Cloud use case studies · Big Data theory, applications and challenges · Big Data mining and analytics on Cloud · Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing · Big Data visualization · Large data stream, incremental datasets on cloud · Distributed and federated datasets · NoSQL data stores and DB scalability · Big Data sharing, security, privacy and trust · Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization · Distributed file systems for Big Data · Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA on Cloud · Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization · Simulation and debugging of Big Data systems · Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value and Veracity of Big Data · Storage and computation management of Big Data · Large-scale workflow management in Big Data · Data management and distributed data systems · Big data applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Xuemin Lin, The University of New South Wales, Australia Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Chairs Vladimir Vlassov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Li Li, Monash University, Australia Lina Yao, University of New South Wales, Australia Workshop Chairs Jason Xue, Data61, Australia Ibrahim Khalil, RMIT, Australia

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CFP: IEEE ISPA2022 (Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 22 Aug '22

22 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction The IEEE ISPA 2022 (20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) is a forum for presenting leading work on parallel and distributed computing and networking, including architecture, compilers, runtime systems, applications, reliability, security, parallel programming models and much more. During the symposium, scientists and engineers in both academia and industry are invited to present their work on concurrent and parallel systems (multicore, multithreaded, heterogeneous, clustered systems, distributed systems, grids, clouds, and large scale machines). The IEEE ISPA follows the tradition of previous successful IEEE ISPA conferences in the years from 2003 to 2021 in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. It will feature sessions of regular presentations, workshops, tutorials and keynote speeches. IEEE ISPA is sponsored by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) and the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE ISPA is particularly interested in research addressing heterogeneous computing with the use of accelerators, mobile computing, approximate computing, tools and methodologies to improve the quality of parallel programming and applying generic computing approaches to networks, in particular Software Defined networking and its applications. Scope and Topics (1) Systems and Architectures Track - Cloud computing and data center technology - Migration of computations - Multi-clouds environments, cloud federation, interoperability - Energy management and Green Computing - Wireless and mobile networks - Internet-Of-Things (IoT) - Social Networks, crowdsourcing, and P2P systems (2) Technologies and Tools Track - Building block processors: FPGA, multicore, GPU, NoC, SoC - Parallel and distributed algorithms - Tools/environments for parallel/distributed software development - Novel parallel programming paradigms - Programming models for cloud services and applications - Code generation and optimization - Compilers for parallel computers - Middleware and tools - Scheduling and resource management - Performance simulations, measurement, and evaluations - Reliability, fault tolerance, dependability, and security (3) Applications Track - High-performance scientific and engineering computing - Grid and cluster computing - Pervasive and ubiquitous computing - Databases, data mining, and data management - Big data and business analytics - Scientific cloud systems and services - Internet computing and web services - Application scenarios of IoT and ubiquitous computing - Experience with computational, workflow and data-intensive applications - Software Defined Networks and its applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: https://edas.info/N30045 Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. Honorary Chairs Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China General Chairs Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Haipeng Dai, Nanjing University, China Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Workshop Chairs Rodrigo Calheiros, Western Sydney University, Australia Wei Zheng, Xiamen University, China

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FMEC 2022 CFP: The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Gizem Varkonyi 22 Aug '22

22 Aug '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2022) emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *FMEC 2022 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2022 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2022 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation fire wall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 10 September, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2022 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS-2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security , Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Gizem Varkonyi 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *SNAMS 2022 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2022) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2022 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2022 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 10 September 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Yufei Sun 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *IoTSMS 2022 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have major economic, social and environmental impacts; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2022) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 September 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2022 CFP: The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Gizem Varkonyi 10 Aug '22

10 Aug '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2022) https://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *SDS 2022 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020 and SDS' 2021), The Ninth International conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS'2022) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 1 September, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2022 to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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AICCSA 2022: 19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022
by Yufei Sun 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

*19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2022)* * https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/ <https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/>* *Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022* *Call for Papers* 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 established international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2022 will be held in *Abu Dhabi*, which is one of the world-class tourism and magnificent tailored destinations, and organized by Zayed University, EAU. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’22 via the official submission system for the conference *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022>*. Submission may include technical and experimental studies, theoretical studies, conceptual studies, or surveys. All submissions will be peer-reviewed based on relevance, originality, importance and clarity. The guiding theme of this 19th edition is "Computer Systems and Applications in a Digital World", with a particular focus on the following tracks: *Track 1:* Ubiquitous, Parallel and Distributed Computing (including cloud, IoT, network, sensors, blockchain technologies) *Track 2:* Security, Privacy, and Trust *Track 3:* Data science, knowledge engineering, and ontologies (including Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems) *Track 4:* Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems *Track 5:* Natural Language Processing *Track 6:* Multimedia, Computer Vision, and Image Processing *Workshops and PhD Forum* 1. International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Big Data for Scientific and Technological Resources and Services (STRS’2022) 2. 5th International Workshop on Health Informatics: IT Innovations and Disruptive Approaches in the Digital Health Era (HOPE’22) 3. PhD Forum * Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings * Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 A full paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original, unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference, workshop, or journal. Papers must be written in English. The contributions should address research questions that relate to one of the topics listed above. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured may also 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 be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. 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 may be accepted as short papers or suggested for workshops. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2022 uses a 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. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *Special Issues* *Selected papers* from the conference will be invited for submission of an extended version to a Springer Cluster Computing journal ( https://www.springer.com/journal/10586) and more journals may be announced. 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. * Important Dates (Anywhere on Earth)* *Conference dates:* Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022 (UAE time) *Main Conference (8 pages)* *· **Paper submission due date: August 17, 2022 (Firm and Final)* · Notification to authors: September 25, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *PhD Forum* · Paper submission deadline: September 25, 2022 · Notification to authors: October6, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *Workshop papers (6 pages)* · Workshop proposals due: May 27, 2022 · Notification of acceptance: June 5, 2022 · Workshop paper submission due: July 27, 2022 · Workshops paper notification of acceptance: October 2, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 * For authors:*Kindly direct all questions about the technical program to <mail(a)aiccsa.net.>mail(a)aiccsa.net.

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CFP: IEEE SustainCom2022 (Sustainable Computing and Communications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 07 Aug '22

07 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications (IEEE SustainCom2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Sustainable Computing and Communications refers to principles that embrace a range of policies, procedures, programs, and attitudes that run the length and breadth of any use of information and communication technologies. It is a holistic approach that stretches from power to waste to purchasing to education and is a life-cycle management approach to the deployment of IT across an organization. It includes designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of information and communication systems with minimal or no impact on the environment. SustainCom (Sustainable Computing and Communications) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Sustainable Computing andCommunications as well as innovative applications. Scope and Topics Track 1: Sustainable Computing and Communications · Theoretical Aspect of Energy, Power, and Temperature · Algorithms for Reduced Power, Energy and Heat · Power-aware Design of Software, Middleware and Systems · Power-aware Networking · Real-time systems · Power-efficient Computing Architectures · Efficient Circuit Design for Energy Harvesting · Power Management in Memory, Disk, Storage and other peripheral Devices · Configurable and Renewable Energy · Low Power Electronics · Energy Efficient Network Hardware · Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols · Low power Communication Technologies · Embedded Systems, ASICs and FPGSs · Power Leakage and Dissipation · Code Profiling and Transformation for Power Management · Power-aware Scheduling and Resource Allocation · Energy-efficient Wireless/Mobile/Sensor Systems and Networks · Security and Privacy · Wearable Computing · Ecological Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization · Green Communications Architectures and Frameworks · Green Data Centres and Enterprise Computing · QoS and Green Computing · Integration of Smart Appliances · Green Software Engineering Methodologies and Tools · Virtualization Impact for Green Computing · Case Studies on Green Computing and Communications · Green Computing Models, Methodologies and Paradigms Track 2: Sustainable Systems and Technologies · Sustainable Architectures for Smart Grids · Smart Grid Security, Reliability and Load Balancing · Energy Management Systems (EMS) · Economic Models of Energy Efficiency · Energy Monitoring, Profiling and Measurement · Renewable Energy Systems and Harvesting Energy (e.g. Solar, Wind) · Greener Systems Planning and Design · Virtualization for Reducing Power Consumption · Evolutionary Algorithms in Energy Applications · Scheduling and Switching Power Supplies · Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption · Reliability of Power-aware Computers · Runtime Systems that Assist in Power Saving · Models for Collective Optimization of Power and Performance · Monitoring Tools for Power and Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems · Use of Sensors for Environmental Monitoring · Smart Control for Eco-friendly Buildings Track 3: Sustainable Methodologies and Applications · Smart City (Sustainable Design, Models, Frameworks, Policies and Strategies) · Smart City (Sustainable Integration and Optimization of Comprehensive Resources and information Flows - energy, emissions, people, goods and services) · Sustainable Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Delivery · Smart Buildings and Urban Infrastructures · Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Transmission, Monitoring and Management · Open Government, Open Data Policies, Urban-Scale Data Sharing, Information Security and Privacy · Smart Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Citizen Engagement · Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management · Smart Energy-efficient Sensor Networks and Internet of Things · Smart Home, Smart Healthcare and Ageing Population support · e-Mobility, e-Work and e-Business Applications · Sustainable Urban Mobility and Smart Vehicle Management · Smart Resource Support and Demand Management and Optimization · User-Centred Services and Systems · Open Big City Data, Cloud Computing, Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services for Sustainability · Innovation Labs, Experimental Test-Beds and Simulation Environments · Mechanisms for Motivating Behavior Change · Advanced Data Analytics for Smart Cities · IS Architecture Design and Platform for Sustainability · Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Sustainability Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/sustaincom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Laurent Lefevre, Inria, France Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Program Chairs Xuyun Zhang, Macquarie University, Australia Trung Q. Duong, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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CFP: IEEE SocialCom 2022 (Social Computing and Networking), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Arne Wilston 06 Aug '22

06 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 15th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking ( SocialCom 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction Social computing and networking is concerned with the intersection of social behaviour and computing systems, creating or recreating social conventions and contexts through the use of software and technology. Various social computing applications such as blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.), wikis, and social bookmarking have been widely popularised by providing digital platforms for social interaction. Such applications have been profoundly change social behaviours and digital life styles of humankind whilst pushing the boundaries of Internet technologies. While people can enjoy or even indulge in the benefits such as freedom and convenience brought about by social computing, various critical issues such as trust, privacy, HCI design, and the modelling as well as understanding of social behaviours via computational means provide significant challenges. SocialCom (Social Computing and Networking) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Social Computing & Networking and its broadly related areas. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of social computing · Modelling of social behaviour · Social network analysis and mining · Big social media data · Social media infrastructure and cloud computing · Computational models of social simulation · Web 2.0 and semantic web · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models · Modelling of social conventions and social contexts · Social cognition and social intelligence · Social media analytics and intelligence · Group formation and evolution · Security, privacy, trust, risk and cryptography in social contexts · Social system design and architectures · Information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence and agent-based technology · Group interaction, collaboration, representation and profiling · Handheld/mobile social computing · Service science and service oriented interaction design · Cultural patterns and representation · Emotional intelligence, opinion representation, influence process · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets · Connected e-health in social networks · Social policy and government management · Social blog, micro-blog, public blog, internet forum · Business social software systems · Impact on peoples activities in complex and dynamic environments · Collaborative filtering, mining and prediction · Social computing applications and case studies Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/socialcom/submission.htm. Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Phoebe Chen, La Trobe University, Australia Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Program Chairs Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea Yan Wang, Macquarie University, Australia

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CFP: IEEE BDCloud2022 (Big Data and Cloud Computing), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 05 Aug '22

05 Aug '22

Call for papers: The 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== 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). Cloud computing is positioning itself as an emerging platform for delivering information infrastructures and resources as IT services. Customers (enterprises or individuals) can provision and deploy Cloud services via pay-as-you-go pricing models saving huge capital investments in their own IT infrastructures. As estimated by IDC, about 40% data globally would be touched with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing provides strong storage, computation and distributed capability in support of Big Data processing. BDCloud (Big Data and Cloud Computing) was created to provide a prime international forum for researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts to exchange the latest advances in Big Data and Cloud Computing as well as their synergy. Scope and Topics Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: · Fundamentals of cloud computing · Architectural cloud models · Programming cloud models · Provisioning/pricing cloud models · Data storage and computation in cloud computing · Resource and large-scale job scheduling in cloud computing · Security, privacy, trust, risk in cloud and big data · Fault tolerance and reliability in cloud computing · Access control to cloud computing · Resource virtualisation · Monitoring and auditing in cloud · Scalable and elastic cloud services · Social computing and impacts on the cloud · Innovative HCI and touch-screen models and technologies to cloud · Mobile commerce, handheld commerce and e-markets on cloud · Intelligent/agent-based cloud computing · Migration of business applications to cloud · Energy efficient cloud architecture · Energy aware data storage and computation in cloud computing · Energy aware scheduling, monitoring, auditing in cloud · Green Cloud · Cloud use case studies · Big Data theory, applications and challenges · Big Data mining and analytics on Cloud · Big Data Infrastructure, MapReduce and Cloud Computing · Big Data visualization · Large data stream, incremental datasets on cloud · Distributed and federated datasets · NoSQL data stores and DB scalability · Big Data sharing, security, privacy and trust · Big Data placement, scheduling, and optimization · Distributed file systems for Big Data · Big Data processing, resource scheduling and SLA on Cloud · Performance characterization, evaluation and optimization · Simulation and debugging of Big Data systems · Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value and Veracity of Big Data · Storage and computation management of Big Data · Large-scale workflow management in Big Data · Data management and distributed data systems · Big data applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/bdcloud/submission.htm Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. General Chairs Xuemin Lin, The University of New South Wales, Australia Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University, USA Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Chairs Vladimir Vlassov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Li Li, Monash University, Australia Lina Yao, University of New South Wales, Australia Workshop Chairs Jason Xue, Data61, Australia Ibrahim Khalil, RMIT, Australia

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IoTSMS 2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Gizem Varkonyi 02 Aug '22

02 Aug '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *IoTSMS 2022 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple micro controller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near feature. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impacts; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2022) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 August 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE ISPA2022 (Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications), Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia
by Jesson Butt 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

Call for papers: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA 2022), 17-19 Dec. 2022, Melbourne, Australia. Website: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/ Key dates: Submission Deadline: September 25, 2022 (11:59pm UTC/GMT, firm) Notification: October 25, 2022 Final Manuscript Due: November 10, 2022 Submission site: http://www.swinflow.org/confs/2022/ispa/submission.htm Publication: Proceedings will be published by IEEE CS Press. Special issues: Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science =========== Introduction The IEEE ISPA 2022 (20th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) is a forum for presenting leading work on parallel and distributed computing and networking, including architecture, compilers, runtime systems, applications, reliability, security, parallel programming models and much more. During the symposium, scientists and engineers in both academia and industry are invited to present their work on concurrent and parallel systems (multicore, multithreaded, heterogeneous, clustered systems, distributed systems, grids, clouds, and large scale machines). The IEEE ISPA follows the tradition of previous successful IEEE ISPA conferences in the years from 2003 to 2021 in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. It will feature sessions of regular presentations, workshops, tutorials and keynote speeches. IEEE ISPA is sponsored by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) and the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE ISPA is particularly interested in research addressing heterogeneous computing with the use of accelerators, mobile computing, approximate computing, tools and methodologies to improve the quality of parallel programming and applying generic computing approaches to networks, in particular Software Defined networking and its applications. Scope and Topics (1) Systems and Architectures Track - Cloud computing and data center technology - Migration of computations - Multi-clouds environments, cloud federation, interoperability - Energy management and Green Computing - Wireless and mobile networks - Internet-Of-Things (IoT) - Social Networks, crowdsourcing, and P2P systems (2) Technologies and Tools Track - Building block processors: FPGA, multicore, GPU, NoC, SoC - Parallel and distributed algorithms - Tools/environments for parallel/distributed software development - Novel parallel programming paradigms - Programming models for cloud services and applications - Code generation and optimization - Compilers for parallel computers - Middleware and tools - Scheduling and resource management - Performance simulations, measurement, and evaluations - Reliability, fault tolerance, dependability, and security (3) Applications Track - High-performance scientific and engineering computing - Grid and cluster computing - Pervasive and ubiquitous computing - Databases, data mining, and data management - Big data and business analytics - Scientific cloud systems and services - Internet computing and web services - Application scenarios of IoT and ubiquitous computing - Experience with computational, workflow and data-intensive applications - Software Defined Networks and its applications Submission Guidelines Submissions must include an abstract, keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 8 pages (or up to 10 pages with over length charge), including tables and figures in IEEE CS format. The template files for LATEX or WORD can be downloaded here. All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Each submission will be peer reviewed by at least three program committee members. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submit your paper(s) in PDF file at the submission site: https://edas.info/N30045 Publications Accepted and presented papers will be included into the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press. Authors of accepted papers, or at least one of them, are requested to register and present their work at the conference, otherwise their papers may be removed from the digital libraries of IEEE CS and EI after the conference. Distinguished papers will be selected for special issues in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Journal of Computer and System Science. Honorary Chairs Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China General Chairs Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia Beniamino Di Martino, Universita' della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy Laurence Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Program Chairs Haipeng Dai, Nanjing University, China Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Workshop Chairs Rodrigo Calheiros, Western Sydney University, Australia Wei Zheng, Xiamen University, China

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SNAMS-2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) , Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Yufei Sun 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *SNAMS 2022 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2022) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2022 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2022 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 August 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: EAI CloudComp 2022 (Submission Deadline: 15 August 2022)
by Xueqin Liang 29 Jul '22

29 Jul '22

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[Deadline Extended] The First Workshop on Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM), BCCA 2022
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

The first Workshop on *Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM)* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/ *In Conjunction with* *The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* 5-7 September 2022 (San Antonio, Texas, USA) http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php The real world is surrounded by people, buildings, hospitals, factories, businesses, vehicles, entire cities, and the billions of devices that provide various services and connect us to each other and to this world. The Digital Twin provides an advanced solution to replicate this physical world into a digital clone of it. It is bound to the physical world in real-time allowing it to run simulations on, and understand system patterns, and using AI it allows to learn, predict, and act to improve the provided services (i.e. to save time and money, reduce carbon, to preserve natural resources, to improve safety, etc.). This wave of innovations trends to an interconnectedness that enables the metaverse. In other words, the metaverse provides an exciting immersive experience in a 3d world providing a flexible manner to interact and collaborate with the real-world digital clone. Everything modeled in the real-world Metaverse nears the status of its physical twin including interactions and relations between everything else. To this end, a huge amount of data has to be collected and managed to put heavy challenges on the networking and computing systems. On the other hand, these technologies have strict boundaries related to the security and the privacy of the collected data. By applying the power of the blockchain, new ways to secure, store and manipulate the data can be provided to eliminate boundaries of what can be provided. The potential is limitless to track, manage data and create patterns, and trends, and detect anomalies. The purpose of this workshop is to elaborate on and emphasize the key aspects to secure the metaverse. The workshop welcomes original research and innovative solutions on the above subjects as well as the case studies that explore the potential exploitation of blockchain in the Digital Twin and the Metaverse. Research may cover and focus on either the fundamental methodological studies or the use case and application demonstrations. Topics of interest include, but certainly not limited to: · Blockchain in the metaverse · Blockchain in the digital twin · Edge computing for Internet of Metaverse · Network security of the metaverse · Digital twin and Metaverse privacy · Consensus and mining algorithms suited for the metaverse · Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS in the metaverse · Cybersecurity in the metaverse *Organization Committee:* · Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE · Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* · Workshop Papers Due: * 15 July 2022 25 July 2022* · Papers Acceptance Notification: *1 August 2022* · Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 August 2022*

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[Deadline Extended] The First Workshop on Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM), BCCA 2022
by Ons Bouachir 15 Jul '22

15 Jul '22

The first Workshop on *Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM)* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/ *In Conjunction with* *The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* 5-7 September 2022 (San Antonio, Texas, USA) http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php The real world is surrounded by people, buildings, hospitals, factories, businesses, vehicles, entire cities, and the billions of devices that provide various services and connect us to each other and to this world. The Digital Twin provides an advanced solution to replicate this physical world into a digital clone of it. It is bound to the physical world in real-time allowing it to run simulations on, and understand system patterns, and using AI it allows to learn, predict, and act to improve the provided services (i.e. to save time and money, reduce carbon, to preserve natural resources, to improve safety, etc.). This wave of innovations trends to an interconnectedness that enables the metaverse. In other words, the metaverse provides an exciting immersive experience in a 3d world providing a flexible manner to interact and collaborate with the real-world digital clone. Everything modeled in the real-world Metaverse nears the status of its physical twin including interactions and relations between everything else. To this end, a huge amount of data has to be collected and managed to put heavy challenges on the networking and computing systems. On the other hand, these technologies have strict boundaries related to the security and the privacy of the collected data. By applying the power of the blockchain, new ways to secure, store and manipulate the data can be provided to eliminate boundaries of what can be provided. The potential is limitless to track, manage data and create patterns, and trends, and detect anomalies. The purpose of this workshop is to elaborate on and emphasize the key aspects to secure the metaverse. The workshop welcomes original research and innovative solutions on the above subjects as well as the case studies that explore the potential exploitation of blockchain in the Digital Twin and the Metaverse. Research may cover and focus on either the fundamental methodological studies or the use case and application demonstrations. Topics of interest include, but certainly not limited to: · Blockchain in the metaverse · Blockchain in the digital twin · Edge computing for Internet of Metaverse · Network security of the metaverse · Digital twin and Metaverse privacy · Consensus and mining algorithms suited for the metaverse · Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS in the metaverse · Cybersecurity in the metaverse *Organization Committee:* · Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE · Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* · Workshop Papers Due: * 15 July 2022 25 July 2022* · Papers Acceptance Notification: *1 August 2022* · Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 August 2022*

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[Deadline: 15 July] Workshop on Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems Using Futuristic Technologies
by Safa Otoum 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

The Second International Workshop on Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems Using Futuristic Technologies ( https://globecom2022.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws22-securing-next-generati… ) In conjunction with IEEE Global Communications Conference 2022 4–8 December 2022 // Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Recent advancements in computing and communication technologies have allowed the development of connected healthcare systems that depend primarily on IoT and Edge technologies. However, the security and privacy of next-generation smart healthcare systems are major concerns, for the efficient rollout of connected healthcare. To help with the efficient rollout, futuristic technologies like Blockchain and Machine Learning (ML) are pioneering system security solutions. In this context, this workshop will concentrate on the crucial aspects of IoT security in a connected healthcare environment, which will not only benefit from cutting-edge methodological approaches but also assist in the rapid scalability and improvement of these systems. It also aims to use blockchain technology for communication and data security, as well as trust management, in a smart city IoT environment. The aim of this workshop is to bring together developers, academics, and professionals interested in IoT/edge security and privacy developments and applications for the advancement of connected healthcare systems. Participants are invited to present and address recent advances and challenges in securing the edge networks of healthcare systems using new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Original novel work, as well as advanced prototypes, systems, tools, equipment, and work-in-progress, are encouraged. Original research contributions are welcome in all major fields, including but not limited to: ● IoT healthcare security and privacy ● Security and trust in smart city and healthcare IoT environments leveraging ultra-lightweight cryptography ● QoE/QoS in healthcare-IoT/edge ● Healthcare IoT applications benefit from distributed and federated learning. ● Cryptology: Theory and Applications in Healthcare IoT ● Access management in connected healthcare IoT ● Detection, Protection, and Prevention in a Cyber-threat-Free Healthcare IoT environment ● Simulation and performance evaluation mechanisms for healthcare-IoT networks ● 5G innovations for IoTs in healthcare ● ML-based healthcare IoT applications ● Blockchain-based healthcare IoT infrastructures ● Blockchain security connecting different IoT-healthcare protocols ● Digital Twin for healthcare IoT systems *Workshop Organizers:* *General Co-Chair:* *Prof. Hussein Mouftah*, *University of Ottawa*, Ottawa, Canada *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Dr. *Safa Otoum*, *Zayed University*, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dr. *Bassem Ouni*, *Technology Innovation Institute*, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. *Nadra Guizani,* *Washington State University*, USA *Important Dates:* Workshop Paper Submission Deadline:15 July 2022 Paper Acceptance Notification: 1 September 2022 Camera Ready: 1 October 2022

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EAI CloudComp 2022: 12th EAI International Conference on Cloud Computing (Submission Deadline: 15 August 2022)
by Xueqin Liang 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

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AICCSA 2022: 19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022
by Gizem Varkonyi 12 Jul '22

12 Jul '22

*19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2022)* * https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/ <https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/>* *Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022* *Call for Papers* 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 established international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2022 will be held in *Abu Dhabi*, which is one of the world-class tourism and magnificent tailored destinations, and organized by Zayed University, EAU. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’22 via the official submission system for the conference *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022>*. Submission may include technical and experimental studies, theoretical studies, conceptual studies, or surveys. All submissions will be peer-reviewed based on relevance, originality, importance and clarity. The guiding theme of this 19th edition is "Computer Systems and Applications in a Digital World", with a particular focus on the following tracks: *Track 1:* Ubiquitous, Parallel and Distributed Computing (including cloud, IoT, network, sensors, blockchain technologies) *Track 2:* Security, Privacy, and Trust *Track 3:* Data science, knowledge engineering, and ontologies (including Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems) *Track 4:* Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems *Track 5:* Natural Language Processing *Track 6:* Multimedia, Computer Vision, and Image Processing *Workshops and PhD Forum* 1. International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Big Data for Scientific and Technological Resources and Services (STRS’2022) 2. 5th International Workshop on Health Informatics: IT Innovations and Disruptive Approaches in the Digital Health Era (HOPE’22) 3. PhD Forum * Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings * Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 A full paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original, unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference, workshop, or journal. Papers must be written in English. The contributions should address research questions that relate to one of the topics listed above. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured may also 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 be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. 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 may be accepted as short papers or suggested for workshops. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2022 uses a 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. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *Special Issues* *Selected papers* from the conference will be invited for submission of an extended version to a Springer Cluster Computing journal ( https://www.springer.com/journal/10586) and more journals may be announced. 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. * Important Dates (Anywhere on Earth)* *Conference dates:* Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022 (UAE time) *Main Conference (8 pages)* *· **Paper submission due date: July 20, 2022* · Notification to authors: September 25, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *PhD Forum* · Paper submission deadline: September 25, 2022 · Notification to authors: October6, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *Workshop papers (6 pages)* · Workshop proposals due: May 27, 2022 · Notification of acceptance: June 5, 2022 · Workshop paper submission due: July 27, 2022 · Workshops paper notification of acceptance: October 2, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 * For authors:*Kindly direct all questions about the technical program to <mail(a)aiccsa.net.>mail(a)aiccsa.net.

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Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 5pm CET I Nicolas Razy and Nicolas Loriot (Airbus, France) – Airbus CyberSecurity – 10 years of challenges and opportunities, online
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 11 Jul '22

11 Jul '22

Dear colleagues, please share among your interested colleagues and friends. The goal of the series is raising awareness for cybersecurity topics. Looking forward to welcoming many of you on Wednesday! Best, Marc-Oliver ************************ ** 20th edition of TALK.CYBERcni.fr ** ** Nicolas Razy and Nicolas Loriot (Airbus, France) ** Airbus CyberSecurity – 10 years of challenges and opportunities ** ** 8/13/2022 https://TALK.CYBERcni.fr/20 ** FREE participation online ************************ Airbus CyberSecurity was created in 2012 as a cyber-dedicated business. During these 10 years, cybersecurity has grown from an emerging concern to an extensive and dynamic domain of activities, and Airbus CyberSecurity has developed its business in France to meet customers’ needs with a special focus on national activities.This talk will focus on the major trends and strategic shifts that arose along these 10 years, on the way French institutions and especially the Defence sector addressed the emerging cybersecurity challenges and on the changes and experiences our company went through. ############################ ## Airbus Cybersecurity Airbus CyberSecurity is a European specialist in cyber security established in France, UK, Germany and Spain. Our mission is to protect governments, military, organisations and critical national infrastructure from cyber threats. We are a fully owned subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, with sites in France in Elancourt, Rennes, Toulouse, Issy Les Moulineaux and recently in the Cyber Campus in La Défense. ############################ ## Talk.cybercni.fr The Cyber CNI Lecture Series is a free monthly event that takes place on the last Wednesday of the month from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The event consists of a 40-minute expert presentation followed by a 30-minute discussion. The Cyber CNI Speaker series aims to raise awareness and understanding of cyber security issues among all audiences. It aims to enable an ongoing dialogue between experts from industry and academia and the general public (citizens, families, small and large businesses, public organizations, etc.). All of us are concerned. The events are broadcast live on Youtube (https://talk.cybercni.fr/) and LinkedIn, allowing worldwide remote participation – including a tool to participate in the discussion.

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5th edition of the Future-IoT PhD school series “IoT meets Autonomy, 29.8.-2.9.2022 in Berlin, Germany
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 11 Jul '22

11 Jul '22

Dear colleagues, please share among your interested PhD students and motivate them to participate. Even without travelling, online participation via conference tools or live stream is available after registration. Looking forward to welcoming many of you in Berlin! Best, Marc-Oliver ************************ ** 5th edition of the Future-IoT PhD school series “IoT meets Autonomy" ** 29.8.-2.9.2022 in Berlin, Germany. ** With keynotes and hands-on sessions from Siemens, AWS, and many more. ** On-Site (recommended) and online (reduced) participation possible. ** More info and registration (registration DEADLINE for on-site participation: July 15, 2022) ** ** https://school.future-iot.org/ ************************ We celebrate our 5th anniversary this year! We cordially invite you to our 5th Future-IoT.org PhD school on "IoT meets Autonomy" from Aug 29th – Sep 2nd, 2022 at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin, Germany. Expect a week full of exciting challenges, keynotes, PhD pitches, networking, sight seeing, and more - short, a lot of fun is awaiting you. Inform your friends! More info and registration at school.future-iot.org This year’s edition has the motto “IoT meets Autonomy“. Many of the computer systems around us work autonomously. They simply run without human intervention, adapt to their environment, or even evolve with mechanisms such as Machine Learning. Implementing such functionality can be challenging. These challenges are not only technical but also ethical, societal, juridic, etc. In this year's edition, we will explore different forms of autonomy using the IoT as use case. Topics include but are not limited to Data Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT protocols, self-*, and cybersecurity. All in the usual format with a strong participation of our industry partners, including Siemens and AWS, our university partners IMT Atlantique, TU München, TU Berlin, Institut Mines Télécom, and our institutional partners German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future and Université Franco-Allemande / Deutsch-Französische Hochschule. - Program: https://school.future-iot.org/ - Registration: https://school.future-iot.org/register Impressions and recordings from the last editions: - 2021: 4th IoT meets Cyber in Rennes, https://school.future-iot.org/2021 - 2020: 3rd IoT meets Security online, https://school.future-iot.org/2020 - 2019: 2nd IoT meets AI in Munich, https://school.future-iot.org/2019 - 2018: 1st IoT meets Industry in St. Malo, https://school.future-iot.org/2018

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SNAMS-2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) , Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Gizem Varkonyi 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *SNAMS 2022 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2022) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2022 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2022 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 August 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2022 CFP: The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022.
by Yufei Sun 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2022) http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2022/index.php Milan, Italy. November. 14-17, 2022. (Pending Technical Co-Sponsorship by IEEE) *IoTSMS 2022 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple micro controller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near feature. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impacts; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2022) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 August 2022 Notification to Authors: 5 October 2022 Camera Ready and Registration: 15 October 2022 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: EAI CloudComp 2022 (Submission Deadline: 15 August 2022)
by Xueqin Liang 07 Jul '22

07 Jul '22

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The First Workshop on Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM), BCCA 2022
by Julia Marino 04 Jul '22

04 Jul '22

The first Workshop on *Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM)* *http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/ <http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/>* *In Conjunction with* *The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* 5-7 September 2022 (San Antonio, Texas, USA) http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php The real world is surrounded by people, buildings, hospitals, factories, businesses, vehicles, entire cities, and the billions of devices that provide various services and connect us to each other and to this world. The Digital Twin provides an advanced solution to replicate this physical world into a digital clone of it. It is bound to the physical world in real-time allowing it to run simulations on, and understand system patterns, and using AI it allows to learn, predict, and act to improve the provided services (i.e. to save time and money, reduce carbon, to preserve natural resources, to improve safety, etc.). This wave of innovations trends to an interconnectedness that enables the metaverse. In other words, the metaverse provides an exciting immersive experience in a 3d world providing a flexible manner to interact and collaborate with the real-world digital clone. Everything modeled in the real-world Metaverse nears the status of its physical twin including interactions and relations between everything else. To this end, a huge amount of data has to be collected and managed to put heavy challenges on the networking and computing systems. On the other hand, these technologies have strict boundaries related to the security and the privacy of the collected data. By applying the power of the blockchain, new ways to secure, store and manipulate the data can be provided to eliminate boundaries of what can be provided. The potential is limitless to track, manage data and create patterns, and trends, and detect anomalies. The purpose of this workshop is to elaborate on and emphasize the key aspects to secure the metaverse. The workshop welcomes original research and innovative solutions on the above subjects as well as the case studies that explore the potential exploitation of blockchain in the Digital Twin and the Metaverse. Research may cover and focus on either the fundamental methodological studies or the use case and application demonstrations. Topics of interest include, but certainly not limited to: · Blockchain in the metaverse · Blockchain in the digital twin · Edge computing for Internet of Metaverse · Network security of the metaverse · Digital twin and Metaverse privacy · Consensus and mining algorithms suited for the metaverse · Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS in the metaverse · Cybersecurity in the metaverse *Organization Committee:* · Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE · Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* · Workshop Papers Due: * 10 July 2022* · Papers Acceptance Notification: *1 August 2022* · Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 August 2022*

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FMEC 2022 CFP: The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Yufei Sun 03 Jul '22

03 Jul '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2022) emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *FMEC 2022 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2022 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2022 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation fire wall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 10 July, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2022 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2022 CFP: The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Gizem Varkonyi 30 Jun '22

30 Jun '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2022) https://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *SDS 2022 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020 and SDS' 2021), The Ninth International conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS'2022) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 10 July, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2022 to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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5th edition of the Future-IoT PhD school series “IoT meets Autonomy," 29.8.-2.9.2022 in Berlin, Germany
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 28 Jun '22

28 Jun '22

Dear PhD students, dear colleagues, please share the information about our PhD school among your friends and colleagues. We currently have a few places left. The distribution will be First Come First Served among the qualified applications. Best wishes, Marc-Oliver Pahl ************************ ** 5th edition of the Future-IoT PhD school series “IoT meets Autonomy" ** 29.8.-2.9.2022 in Berlin, Germany. ** With keynotes and hands-on sessions from Siemens, AWS, and many more. ** On-Site (recommended) and online (reduced) participation possible. ** More info and registration (registration DEADLINE: July 15, 2022) ** ** https://school.future-iot.org/ ************************ We celebrate our 5th anniversary this year! We cordially invite you to our 5th Future-IoT.org PhD school on "IoT meets Autonomy" from Aug 29th – Sep 2nd, 2022 at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin, Germany. Expect a week full of exciting challenges, keynotes, PhD pitches, networking, sight seeing, and more - short, a lot of fun is awaiting you. Inform your friends! More info and registration at school.future-iot.org This year’s edition has the motto “IoT meets Autonomy“. Many of the computer systems around us work autonomously. They simply run without human intervention, adapt to their environment, or even evolve with mechanisms such as Machine Learning. Implementing such functionality can be challenging. These challenges are not only technical but also ethical, societal, juridic, etc. In this year's edition, we will explore different forms of autonomy using the IoT as use case. Topics include but are not limited to Data Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT protocols, self-*, and cybersecurity. All in the usual format with a strong participation of our industry partners, including Siemens and AWS, our university partners IMT Atlantique, TU München, TU Berlin, Institut Mines Télécom, and our institutional partners German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future and Université Franco-Allemande / Deutsch-Französische Hochschule. - Program: https://school.future-iot.org/ - Registration: https://school.future-iot.org/register Impressions and recordings from the last editions: - 2021: 4th IoT meets Cyber in Rennes, https://school.future-iot.org/2021 - 2020: 3rd IoT meets Security online, https://school.future-iot.org/2020 - 2019: 2nd IoT meets AI in Munich, https://school.future-iot.org/2019 - 2018: 1st IoT meets Industry in St. Malo, https://school.future-iot.org/2018

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The First Workshop on Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM), BCCA 2022
by Ons Bouachir 27 Jun '22

27 Jun '22

The first Workshop on *Advanced Security of the Digital Twin and the Metaverse (ASDTM)* *http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/ <http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/ASDTM2022/> * *In Conjunction with* *The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* 5-7 September 2022 (San Antonio, Texas, USA) http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php The real world is surrounded by people, buildings, hospitals, factories, businesses, vehicles, entire cities, and the billions of devices that provide various services and connect us to each other and to this world. The Digital Twin provides an advanced solution to replicate this physical world into a digital clone of it. It is bound to the physical world in real-time allowing it to run simulations on, and understand system patterns, and using AI it allows to learn, predict, and act to improve the provided services (i.e. to save time and money, reduce carbon, to preserve natural resources, to improve safety, etc.). This wave of innovations trends to an interconnectedness that enables the metaverse. In other words, the metaverse provides an exciting immersive experience in a 3d world providing a flexible manner to interact and collaborate with the real-world digital clone. Everything modeled in the real-world Metaverse nears the status of its physical twin including interactions and relations between everything else. To this end, a huge amount of data has to be collected and managed to put heavy challenges on the networking and computing systems. On the other hand, these technologies have strict boundaries related to the security and the privacy of the collected data. By applying the power of the blockchain, new ways to secure, store and manipulate the data can be provided to eliminate boundaries of what can be provided. The potential is limitless to track, manage data and create patterns, and trends, and detect anomalies. The purpose of this workshop is to elaborate on and emphasize the key aspects to secure the metaverse. The workshop welcomes original research and innovative solutions on the above subjects as well as the case studies that explore the potential exploitation of blockchain in the Digital Twin and the Metaverse. Research may cover and focus on either the fundamental methodological studies or the use case and application demonstrations. Topics of interest include, but certainly not limited to: · Blockchain in the metaverse · Blockchain in the digital twin · Edge computing for Internet of Metaverse · Network security of the metaverse · Digital twin and Metaverse privacy · Consensus and mining algorithms suited for the metaverse · Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS in the metaverse · Cybersecurity in the metaverse *Organization Committee:* · Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE · Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* · Workshop Papers Due: * 10 July 2022 * · Papers Acceptance Notification: *1 August 2022* · Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 August 2022*

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EAI CloudComp 2022: 12th EAI International Conference on Cloud Computing (Submission Deadline: 15 August 2022)
by Xueqin Liang 20 Jun '22

20 Jun '22

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5th Future-IoT.org PhD school "IoT meets AI" in Berlin from Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2022 - spread the word!
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 13 Jun '22

13 Jun '22

Dear colleagues and friends, please help us spreading the news among your students and colleagues. After 4 very successful editions in the past years, this year's PhD school focuses on IoT meets Autonomy - a topic certainly interesting for many PhD students. Also do not hesitate to get in contact with us for contributing to the event as company or academic. ************************ ** 5th edition of the Future-IoT PhD school series “IoT meets Autonomy" ** 29.8.-2.9.2022 in Berlin, Germany. ** With keynotes and hands-on sessions from Siemens, AWS, and many more. ** On-Site (recommended) and online (reduced) participation possible. ** More info and registration (registration DEADLINE: July 1, 2022) ** ** https://school.future-iot.org/ ************************ We celebrate our 5th anniversary this year! We cordially invite you to our 5th Future-IoT.org PhD school on "IoT meets Autonomy" from Aug 29th – Sep 2nd, 2022 at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin, Germany. Expect a week full of exciting challenges, keynotes, PhD pitches, networking, sight seeing, and more - short, a lot of fun is awaiting you. Inform your friends! More info and registration at school.future-iot.org This year’s edition has the motto “IoT meets Autonomy“. Many of the computer systems around us work autonomously. They simply run without human intervention, adapt to their environment, or even evolve with mechanisms such as Machine Learning. Implementing such functionality can be challenging. These challenges are not only technical but also ethical, societal, juridic, etc. In this year's edition, we will explore different forms of autonomy using the IoT as use case. Topics include but are not limited to Data Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT protocols, self-*, and cybersecurity. All in the usual format with a strong participation of our industry partners, including Siemens and AWS, our university partners IMT Atlantique, TU München, TU Berlin, Institut Mines Télécom, and our institutional partners German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future and Université Franco-Allemande / Deutsch-Französische Hochschule. - Program: https://school.future-iot.org/ - Registration: https://school.future-iot.org/register Impressions and recordings from the last editions: - 2021: 4th IoT meets Cyber in Rennes, https://school.future-iot.org/2021 - 2020: 3rd IoT meets Security online, https://school.future-iot.org/2020 - 2019: 2nd IoT meets AI in Munich, https://school.future-iot.org/2019 - 2018: 1st IoT meets Industry in St. Malo, https://school.future-iot.org/2018

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BCCA 2022: International Blockchain conference [Extended Deadline (Firm and Final)] SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Ons Bouachir 13 Jun '22

13 Jun '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 31st,2022, June 15th, 2022 (Firm and Final) - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022

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MeditCom 2022 CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12 JUNE (FIRM)
by Safa Otoum 08 Jun '22

08 Jun '22

The Second IEEE International Mediterranean Conference On Communications and Networking (IEEE MeditCom 2022) 5-8 September 2022, in Athens, Greece (https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/ <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c1a11361-9e3a2dde-c1a5206e-000babda03…> ) IEEE MeditCom is the IEEE ComSoc Conference serving the Mediterranean area and surrounding countries. It gathers visionaries in academia, research labs and industry from all over the world to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with a top-notch technical program addressing hottest topics in the areas of communications and networking. IEEE MeditCom 2022 solicits Industry and Academia to submit papers on a wide range of research subjects, spanning both theoretical topics and system engineering. Original technical papers are sought in the following areas: - Network Architectures, SDN, NFV - Cloud Communications and Data-Center Networks - Optical Networks and Systems, Radio over Fiber - Mobile and Wireless Communications and Networking - 5G Mobile Systems and their Components - Molecular and Nanoscale Communications - Satellite and Space Communications - Underground and Underwater Communications - Image, Speech and Signal Processing for Communications - Big Data and Machine Learning for Communications - Semantic Web and Ontologies - Internet of Things, Smart grids, and Vehicular Networks - Edge Computing, Edge Intelligence, and Fog Networks - Semantic Communications - Green Communications and Energy-Efficient Computing - Network Applications and Services - Analytical Models, Simulation, Testbeds & Prototypes - Network Management and Cognitive Radio - QoE/QoS Support and Cross-Layer Optimization - Performance Evaluation of Communication Systems - Massive MIMO, Signal Processing, and Coding - Advanced PHY and MAC Techniques - Security, Privacy, Trust and Blockchain - 6G Systems - Machine Learning for Communications and Networks - Communications and Information Theory - Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications - Integrated Sensing and Communications - Cell-Free Massive MIMO - RIS/LIS-Aided Communications *IMPORTANT DATES:* Paper Submission Due: June 12, 2022 (Extended, firm) Acceptance Notification: July 8, 2022 Camera-ready Submission: July 22, 2022 *ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:* *General Co-Chairs:* Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Hikmet Sari, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China *Executive Co-Chairs:* Christos Verikoukis, University of Patras, Greece Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Octavia Dobre, Memorial University, Canada Jalel Ben Othman, Centrale Supelec, France *Steering Committee Chair:* Khaled B. Letaief, HKUST, Hong Kong More information can be found at https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/ <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=e10fbb8d-be948532-e10b8882-000babda03…>

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IEEE BCCA 2022: IEEE Blockchain conference [Extended Deadline (Firm and Final)] SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Julia Marino 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 31st,2022, June 15th, 2022 (Firm and Final) - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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[Deadline: 25 June] The First Workshop on Blockchain for Trustworthy Industry 4.0 (BlockTrust 4.0)
by Safa Otoum 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

The first Workshop on *Blockchain for Trustworthy Industry 4.0 (BlockTrust 4.0)* Collocated with *The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* (*http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/BlockTrust2022/ <http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/Workshops/BlockTrust2022/>*) 5-7 September 2022 (San Antonio, Texas, USA) (http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Today, blockchain is no longer a tool that is only used for cryptocurrencies. Blockchain has become a disruptive technology that is providing support to a plethora of sectors. The financial, governmental, industrial and health sectors will benefit tremendously from blockchain. The industrial revolution has gone through multiple phases to improve the manufacturing and distribution process of products and services. Industry 4.0 focuses on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning (ML), and real-time big data. The shift towards Industry 4.0 requires cooperation among Internet of Things (IoT) devices through secure and intelligent mechanisms. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will with no doubt play a significant role in the ability of IoT devices to be part of the service provisioning process for all Industry 4.0 sectors. To ensure the integrity, reliability, and security of the transactions performed by the intelligent IoT devices in diversified ecosystems, a decentralized trustworthy solution is crucial. Blockchain technology provides a mechanism to enable distributed and decentralized transaction authentication in self-configurable and self-manageable IoT environments. In this context, the goal of this workshop is to elaborate and emphasize the key aspects of the use of blockchain for Industry 4.0. The workshop aims at bringing together developers, academics, and professionals interested in blockchain technology for the advancement of Industry 4.0. The workshop welcomes original research and innovative solutions, and may focus on either fundamental methodological studies or use cases and application demonstrations. Authors are invited to submit original research contributions that fall into or are related to the topic areas listed below: · Blockchain-enabled Industry 4.0 architectures and frameworks · Decentralized and distributed industrial data storage in blockchain · Blockchain-enabled robotic communication · Blockchain-supported economic industrial models and paradigms · Health 4.0 architectures and frameworks · Federated learning and blockchain for secure Health 4.0 applications · AI and blockchain for trustworthy Health 4.0 · Securing critical Industry 4.0 infrastructures with AI and blockchain · Blockchain-specific scalability and performance issues in Industry 4.0 · Cross-chain ecosystem for Industry 4.0 · Industrial consortium governance and ownership models · Blockchain-based AI tools and simulators for industry 4.0 · Securing industrial smart contracts with blockchain · Blockchain-supported Industry 4.0 communication and networking · Applications of blockchain technologies in Industry 4.0 · Blockchain-enabled energy trade *Steering Committee:* *Prof. Khalid Al-Begain*, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait. *Prof. Hussein Mouftah*, University of Ottawa, Canada. *Organization Committee:* *Dr. Ismaeel Al Ridhawi*, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait. *Dr. Safa Otoum*, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. *Dr. Nadra Guizani*, University of Texas at Arlington, USA. *Important Dates:* Workshop Papers Due: *25 June 2022* Papers Acceptance Notification: *1 August 2022* Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 August 2022*

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IEEE BCCA 2022: IEEE Blockchain conference [Extended Deadline (Firm and Final)] SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Ons Bouachir 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 31st,2022, June 15th, 2022 (Firm and Final) - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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IEEE BCCA 2022: IEEE Blockchain conference [Extended Deadline] SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 20 May '22

20 May '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 May 31st,2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: May 30th, 2022 - Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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SDS 2022 CFP: The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Gizem Varkonyi 18 May '22

18 May '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Ninth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2022) https://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *SDS 2022 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020 and SDS' 2021), The Ninth International conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS'2022) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2022 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 10 July, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2022 to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IEEE BCCA 2022: IEEE Blockchain conference [Extended Deadline] SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Safa Otoum 14 May '22

14 May '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such as the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breaches, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract the work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but are not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain-based Artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain-based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain-based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain-based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain-based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain-based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain-based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software-defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transactions for the blockchain o Blockchain-based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline: May 5th, 2022 May 31st,2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: May 30th, 2022 - Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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AICCSA 2022: 19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022
by Yufei Sun 14 May '22

14 May '22

*19th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2022)* * https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/ <https://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2022/>* *Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022* *Call for Papers* 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 established international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2022 will be held in *Abu Dhabi*, which is one of the world-class tourism and magnificent tailored destinations, and organized by Zayed University, EAU. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’22 via the official submission system for the conference *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022>*. Submission may include technical and experimental studies, theoretical studies, conceptual studies, or surveys. All submissions will be peer-reviewed based on relevance, originality, importance and clarity. The guiding theme of this 19th edition is "Computer Systems and Applications in a Digital World", with a particular focus on the following tracks: *Track 1:* Ubiquitous, Parallel and Distributed Computing (including cloud, IoT, network, sensors, blockchain technologies) *Track 2:* Security, Privacy, and Trust *Track 3:* Data science, knowledge engineering, and ontologies (including Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems) *Track 4:* Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems *Track 5:* Natural Language Processing *Track 6:* Multimedia, Computer Vision, and Image Processing *Workshops and PhD Forum* 1. International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Big Data for Scientific and Technological Resources and Services (STRS’2022) 2. 5th International Workshop on Health Informatics: IT Innovations and Disruptive Approaches in the Digital Health Era (HOPE’22) 3. PhD Forum * Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings * Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2022 A full paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original, unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference, workshop, or journal. Papers must be written in English. The contributions should address research questions that relate to one of the topics listed above. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured may also 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 be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. 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 may be accepted as short papers or suggested for workshops. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2022 uses a 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. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *Special Issues* *Selected papers* from the conference will be invited for submission of an extended version to a Springer Cluster Computing journal ( https://www.springer.com/journal/10586) and more journals may be announced. 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. * Important Dates (Anywhere on Earth)* *Conference dates:* Dec 5, 2022 – Dec 8, 2022 (UAE time) *Main Conference (8 pages)* *· **Paper submission due date: July 20, 2022* · Notification to authors: September 25, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *PhD Forum* · Paper submission deadline: September 25, 2022 · Notification to authors: October6, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 *Workshop papers (6 pages)* · Workshop proposals due: May 27, 2022 · Notification of acceptance: June 5, 2022 · Workshop paper submission due: July 27, 2022 · Workshops paper notification of acceptance: October 2, 2022 · Camera-ready papers due: October 20, 2022 · Early registration due & authors due: October 20, 2022 * For authors:*Kindly direct all questions about the technical program to <mail(a)aiccsa.net.>mail(a)aiccsa.net.

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Call For Papers - 6th Cyber Security in Networking Conference
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 13 May '22

13 May '22

********************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS CSNet 2022 6th Cyber Security in Networking Conference 24 - 26 October 2022 // Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://csnet-conference.org/2022 ********************************************************************* After the first successful edition of CSNet 2017 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the second edition CSNet 2018 in Paris (France), the third edition CSNet 2019 in Quito (Ecuador), CSNet 2020 in Lausanne (Switzerland) (Online), CSNet 2021 in Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Hybrid), the sixth edition of CSNet conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) next October 24 - 26, 2022. We are seeking for full papers, short papers, demos & work in progress papers as well as tutorials in the cybersecurity domain. The driving theme at CSNet 2022 is decentralized security in networking. The technological disruption is generating an impact on society and leading to a new industrial revolution. This social and industrial change presents new technological environments constituted by ubiquitous systems and large amounts of information, which requires a change in the way how cybersecurity is applied. The use of big data, machine learning, data science, data mining, strengthens the cognitive skills of security analysts to face new forms of cybersecurity attacks. The new trend on decentralized security poses new challenges for researchers and companies to seek proactive security proposals according to this technological change. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Attacks on Virtualized Systems Balancing Trust and Control Blockchain Smart Phones privacy and security Cloud of Security Cognitive Security Concealing Malware (Trojan Horses-Root kits-Logic Bombs) Cyber-attacks Cloud-oriented vs Cyber defense Cloud-oriented Cyber Physical System (CPS) security Cybersecurity and human rights Data Center Network Control, Security and Optimization Decentralized Security Demilitarization Zone (DMZ) Designing a Security Policy Disaster recovery plan Enterprise Wireless Security Hardware-Based Attacks Host Network Intrusion Prevention Systems Industrial control system information security Infection Malware Integrated Network Security Hardware Internet Content Filters Internet Security issues Network and operating system administration for security purposes Network Attached Storage (NAS) Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) Network Security design Organizational Security Policies Secure Network through Network Design Security in Internet of Things Security in Fog/edge Computing Security, trust and privacy challenges Security for vehicular Networks Smart City Security Smart Grid Security Social networks security Software-Based Attacks System Security for wired and wireless networks Privacy and responsibility in digital age Usable Security Submission Guidelines: Submitted papers must represent original material that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been previously published. All submissions should be written in English (in Two-Column IEEE Conference Format). Papers should be submitted through EDAS: https://edas.info/N29385 Best papers will be considered for fast-track publication in the Annals of Telecommunications (Springer, ISI-indexed) Tutorial call Proposals for half/full day tutorials are also solicited based on the Conference topics. Tutorial proposals should identify the intended audience and outline the scope and the depth of material to be covered. Past experience and successes of the presenter should be given explicitly and will be considered positively. All tutorials will be part of the main conference technical program.Teams of 2-3 presenters are encouraged, though single-presenter tutorials are possible. Importants dates: Papers submission deadline: May 26th, 2022 Notification: July 4th, 2022 Camera ready: July 15th, 2022 TPC co-Chairs: Carol Fung (Concordia University (Canada)) Diogo Mattos (University Federal Fluminense (Brazil)) Marc Oliver Pahl (IMT Atlantique (France)) General co-Chairs: Aruna Seneviratne (University of New South Wales – UNSW Sydney (Australia)) Luis Henrique M. K. Costa (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)) Igor Monteiro (University Federal Fluminense (Brazil)) Details: https://csnet-conference.org/2022

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FMEC 2022 CFP: The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing , Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022
by Yufei Sun 11 May '22

11 May '22

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Seventh International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2022) emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2022/index.php Paris, France. December 12-15, 2022 Pending-Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *FMEC 2022 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2022 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2022 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2022 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation fire wall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 10 July, 2022 Notification to Authors: 20 October, 2022 Camera Ready Submission: 15 November, 2022 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2022 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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[Extended Deadline] IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 06 May '22

06 May '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 May 31st,2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: May 30th, 2022 - Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 25 Apr '22

25 Apr '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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[Extended Deadline: 1 May 2022] CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2022
by Xueqin Liang 24 Apr '22

24 Apr '22

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14th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures (PEDISWESA) 30th June - 3rd July, 2022 – Rhodes Island, Greece
by Yufei Sun 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

14th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures (PEDISWESA) 30th June - 3rd July, 2022 – Rhodes Island, Greece http://intelligenttech.org/PEDISWESA2022/index.php *Call for Papers* The advancements in distributed systems and web-based architectures have led to the continuous need for state-of-the-art performance evaluation mechanisms. The advancements in enabling technologies for the Tactile Internet have led to an ever more push towards advanced paradigms for communication performance evaluation. Given that most architectures and frameworks, such as the Tactile Internet, are becoming increasingly large and complex to manage in a centralized manner, numerous challenges need to be addressed and resolved before such systems become available for use on a large scale level. The multi-dimensional data incorporated in such complex systems, in addition to the enforced high-reliability constraints, add more challenges to the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and might be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, especially ones that rely on the use of distributed and intelligent solutions. The incorporation of machine learning has led to not only an increase in system accuracy but also will speed up the process of performance evaluation. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of distributed systems (e.g., edge-based processing, federated learning, and Ad Hoc communication), as well as web-based service architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit 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): - Performance, reliability and scalability of Tactile Internet applications. - Performance measurement studies for distributed learning systems - Quantitative analysis methods for distributed computing and web-based services. - Measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques for decentralized communication architectures - QoS for Web-services architectures. - Performance evaluation of Next-Generation Networks. - Analysis and evaluation of resource management solutions - Performance and reliability of edge and distributed data centers. - Small- and large-scale testbed for Tactile Internet and web-based service applications - Simulation and measurement techniques for mobile, vehicular, and aerial networks - Tools and software for performance evaluation of Blockchain - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems *Important Dates* Paper submission deadline: April 29th, 2022 Notification of paper acceptance: May 6th, 2022 Submission of camera-ready papers: May 16th, 2022 Workshop Day: 30th June, 2022 *Submission Guidelines:* Review manuscripts should describe original work and should be no more than 6 pages in the IEEE double column proceedings format including tables, figures and references. Download manuscript templates for IEEE conference proceedings <<here>> <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>. Extended versions of selected best papers will be recommended for publication in a special issue of a prestigious international journal. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the conference and present the paper. Only registered and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In ISCC 2022, all submissions must be done through EDAS in the link Here <https://edas.info/N29670>. Please contact the Technical Program Co-Chairs of the PEDISWESA 2022 for any questions regarding the submission of manuscripts. Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2022 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore. The ISCC Proceedings have been indexed in the past by ISI, dblp and Scopus. This makes the ISCC conference one of the publication venues with very high visibility and impact in both Computer and Communications areas.

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[Extended Deadline: 1 May 2022] CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2022
by Xueqin Liang 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

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IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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CFP: IDSTA2022 - SEP5-7, 2022. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA
by Shadi AlZu'bi 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

*[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email]* The IEEE Co-sponsored International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA2022) SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2022. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA. http://intelligenttech.org/IDSTA2022/index.php CALL FOR PAPERS Huge amount of Data is being generated and transmitted every day. To be able to deal with this data, extract useful information from it, store it, transmit it, and represent it, intelligent technologies and applications are needed. The International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA) is a peer reviewed conference that will advance the Data Science field by giving an opportunity for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest findings in the field. It will also invite key persons in the field to share their current knowledge and their future expectations for the field. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: - Business Analytics - Text Analytics - Web Analytics - Data Integrity - Data Privacy and Security - Data Warehouse - Information Integration - Human Behaviour Understanding - Data Mining - Semi-Structured and Unstructured Data - Data Fusion - Pattern Recognition - Predictive Modelling - Data Mining - Statistical and Structural Pattern Recognition - Performance Analysis and Evaluation - Evolutionary Computing and Optimization - Feature Selection - Fuzzy Computing - Hybrid Methods - Neural Networks - Deep Learning - Process Mining - Granular Computing - Mobile data - City Data Management - Transparency in Research Data - Data and Information Quality - Data Virtualization - Management of Sensor Data - Semantic Web Technologies - Big Data FULL PAPER IMPORTANT DATES - Full paper submission: May 15, 2022 - Full paper acceptance notification: July 20th, 2022 - Full paper camera-ready submission: August 10th, 2022 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=idsta2022 Paper format Submitted papers (.pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings. Please remember to add Keywords to your submission. Length Submitted papers may be 6 to 8 pages. Up to two additional pages may be added for references. The reference pages must only contain references. Overlength papers will be rejected without review. Originality Papers submitted to IDSTA must be the original work of the authors. They may not be simultaneously under review elsewhere. Publications that have been peer-reviewed and have appeared at other conferences or workshops may not be submitted to IDSTA. Authors should be aware that IEEE has a strict policy with regard to plagiarism https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism-faq.html <https://intelligenttech.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=468622ed686abd87…> The authors' prior work must be cited appropriately. Publication All papers that are accepted, registered, and presented in IDSTA2021 and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore for possible publication. For any inquiries, contact intelligenttechorg(a)gmail.com. Best regards, IDSTA organizing committee *Submit your paper* <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=idsta2022>

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[Extended Deadline: 1 May 2022] CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2022
by Xueqin Liang 01 Apr '22

01 Apr '22

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Extended Deadline: Call for Papers: CD-MAKE 2022
by SBA Research Events 30 Mar '22

30 Mar '22

Call for Papers - CD-MAKE 2022 6th International IFIP Cross Domain Conference for Machine Learning & Knowledge Extraction CD-MAKE is a joint effort of IFIP TC 5, TC 12, IFIP WG 8.4, WG 8.9 and WG 12.9 and is held in conjunction with the International Conference on Availability, Reliability & Security, ARES 2022 Machine learning and Knowledge Extraction (MAKE) is the workhorse of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Successful human-centered AI needs a concerted effort without boundaries, supporting collaborative and integrative cross-disciplinary research between experts cross-domain. Conference Location: Vienna, Austria Conference Website https://cd-make.net EasyChair Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdmake2022 Extended Submission Deadline: April 3, 2022 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)* Author Notification: May 10, 2022 Camera Ready (hard deadline!): June 19, 2022 Conference: August 23 - 26, 2022 * all papers need to be submitted in EasyChair until this date. No additional updates possible after April 3, 2022 (AoE). The goal of the CD-MAKE conference is to act as a catalysator, to bring together academia and industry in a cross-disciplinary manner, to stimulate fresh ideas and to support human-centered AI: 1) DATA - data fusion, preprocessing, mapping, knowledge representation, environments, etc. 2) LEARNING - algorithms, contextual adaptation, causal reasoning, transfer learning, etc. 3) VISUALIZATION - intelligent interfaces, human-AI interaction, dialogue systems, explanation interfaces, etc. 4) PRIVACY - data protection, safety, security, reliability, verifiability, trust, ethics and social issues, etc. 5) NETWORK - graphical models, graph-based machine learning, Bayesian inference, etc. 6) TOPOLOGY - geometrical machine learning, topological and manifold learning, etc. 7) ENTROPY - time and machine learning, entropy-based learning, etc. CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Andreas HOLZINGER, (Co-Chair) a.holzinger(a)hci-kdd.org<mailto:a.holzinger@hci-kdd.org> Peter KIESEBERG (Co-Chair) Peter.Kieseberg(a)fhstp.ac.at<mailto:Peter.Kieseberg@fhstp.ac.at> Edgar WEIPPL (Co-Chair) eweippl(a)sba-research.org<mailto:eweippl@sba-research.org> A Min TJOA (Co-Chair) amin(a)ifs.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:amin@ifs.tuwien.ac.at> CONFERENCE COMMITTEE The conference committee can be found here: https://cd-make.net/committees/ Submission Guidelines Detailed guidelines can be found here:https://cd-make.net/submission/ We will not require a definite page number, but full papers shall be between 10 and maximal 20 pages, and, in any case, please produce even pages to ensure smooth page breaks, e.g. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 pages! Double blind review: CD-MAKE requires anonymized submissions - please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references. Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts from the conference committee and additional reviewers (e.g. special sessions). Accepted Papers appeared in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).

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Extended Deadline: Call for Papers: ARES 2022
by SBA Research Events 22 Mar '22

22 Mar '22

ARES 2022 - CALL FOR PAPERS ****************************************************************************************** The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2022) August 23 - August 26, 2022, Vienna, Austria http://www.ares-conference.eu<http://www.ares-conference.eu/> ****************************************************************************************** *********** ARES CONFERENCE ************ The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security ("ARES - The International Dependability Conference") will bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of dependability. ARES will highlight the various aspects of dependability - with special focus on the crucial linkage between availability, reliability and security. ARES aims at a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of dependability as an integrative concept that covers amongst others availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability and security in the different fields of applications. ARES will emphasize the interplay between foundations and practical issues of dependability in emerging areas such as e-government, m-government, location-based applications, ubiquitous computing, autonomous computing, chances of grid computing etc. ARES is devoted to the critical examination and research challenges of the various aspects of Dependable Computing and the definition of a future road map. The acceptance rate of the ARES 2021 conference was 20,34% (full papers only). ARES 2022 will be published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). ARES is ranked as B-conference in CORE. ************ CONFERENCE OFFICERS ************ General Chair 2022 Edgar Weippl, SBA Research & University of Vienna, Austria Program Committee Chairs 2022 Dominik Engel, Salzburg University of Applied Research, Austria Mathias Fischer, University of Hamburg, Germany Workshop Chair 2022 Maria Leitner, AIT, Austrian Insitute of Technology, Austria EU Symposium Workshop Chair 2022 Florian Skopik, AIT, Austrian Institue of Technology, Austria ************ IMPORTANT DATES ************ Extended Submission Deadline: March 23, 2022 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)* Author Notification: May 16, 2022 Camera-ready Deadline: June 19, 2022 Conference: August 23 - August 26, 2022 * all papers need to be submitted in EasyChair until this date. No additional updates possible after March 23, 2022 (AoE). ************ SUBMISSION ************ ARES 2022 will be published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). The ARES submission system (EasyChair) is available here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ares2022. Authors are invited to submit research and application papers according the following guidelines: For the main conference as well as the workshops submission papers are classified into 4 categorizes representing original, previously unpublished work: -full paper (10 pages) -short paper (6 pages) -Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) paper (10 pages) -workshop paper (8 pages, a maximum of 10 pages is tolerated) Page limit includes references. Appendix is additionally possible. Formating Instructions / template: Please read the instructions here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/submission/ Double blind review: ARES requires anonymized submissions - please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references. Submission of a paper implies that should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and present the paper in the conference. Publishing preprints to Arxiv or other, open repositories is allowed prior to the notification of ARES and does not violate the requirement for novelty. Reviewers will be asked to not search for and ignore preprints that can deanonymize blinded submission. Important Note: To avoid accepting papers for ARES 2022 which are not presenting original work your paper will be plagiarism checked by Docoloc Plagarism Check. elf-plagiarism also counts as plagiarism! In case you include previous work in your paper make sure to add the sources accordingly. In case you have questions regarding self-plagiarism please send us an email (ares(a)sba-research.org) If you don't want your paper to be checked automatically please contact us. ************ Program Committee The program committee of ARES 2022 can be found here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/committee/ ************ *********** TOPCIS of interest include, but are not limited to: ************ Authorization, Authentication, and Access Control Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity Botnets and Botnet Monitoring Dependability, and Resilience Designing Security Requirements Digital Forensics Human Factors in Security and Privacy Identity Management Incident Response and Prevention Information Hiding and Steganography Intrusion Detection and Fraud Detection Legal Issues related to Security and Privacy Machine Learning for Security and Privacy Security and Privacy for Machine Learning Mobile Security Network Security Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Process based Security Models and Methods Risk Analysis Side Channels Software Security Security and Privacy for: -Ubiquitous and Distributed Systems, e.g., Sensor Networks, Vehicular Networks, RFIDs -Distributed Databases, -E-Health, -E-Payments -E-Commerce -E-Voting -Critical Infrastructures, e.g., Smart Grids Security and Privacy Awareness Usable Security and Privacy Threats and Attack Modelling Trusted Computing Trust Models and Trust Management Wireless Security Web Security and Privacy

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IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: April 1st, 2022 - Notification of proposal acceptance: April 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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Extended Deadline: Call for Papers: CD-MAKE 2022
by SBA Research Events 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Call for Papers - CD-MAKE 2022 6th International IFIP Cross Domain Conference for Machine Learning & Knowledge Extraction CD-MAKE is a joint effort of IFIP TC 5, TC 12, IFIP WG 8.4, WG 8.9 and WG 12.9 and is held in conjunction with the International Conference on Availability, Reliability & Security, ARES 2022 Machine learning and Knowledge Extraction (MAKE) is the workhorse of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Successful human-centered AI needs a concerted effort without boundaries, supporting collaborative and integrative cross-disciplinary research between experts cross-domain. Conference Location: Vienna, Austria Conference Website https://cd-make.net EasyChair Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdmake2022 Extended Submission Deadline: April 3, 2022 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)* Author Notification: May 10, 2022 Camera Ready (hard deadline!): June 19, 2022 Conference: August 23 - 26, 2022 * all papers need to be submitted in EasyChair until this date. No additional updates possible after April 3, 2022 (AoE). The goal of the CD-MAKE conference is to act as a catalysator, to bring together academia and industry in a cross-disciplinary manner, to stimulate fresh ideas and to support human-centered AI: 1) DATA - data fusion, preprocessing, mapping, knowledge representation, environments, etc. 2) LEARNING - algorithms, contextual adaptation, causal reasoning, transfer learning, etc. 3) VISUALIZATION - intelligent interfaces, human-AI interaction, dialogue systems, explanation interfaces, etc. 4) PRIVACY - data protection, safety, security, reliability, verifiability, trust, ethics and social issues, etc. 5) NETWORK - graphical models, graph-based machine learning, Bayesian inference, etc. 6) TOPOLOGY - geometrical machine learning, topological and manifold learning, etc. 7) ENTROPY - time and machine learning, entropy-based learning, etc. CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Andreas HOLZINGER, (Co-Chair) a.holzinger(a)hci-kdd.org<mailto:a.holzinger@hci-kdd.org> Peter KIESEBERG (Co-Chair) Peter.Kieseberg(a)fhstp.ac.at<mailto:Peter.Kieseberg@fhstp.ac.at> Edgar WEIPPL (Co-Chair) eweippl(a)sba-research.org<mailto:eweippl@sba-research.org> A Min TJOA (Co-Chair) amin(a)ifs.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:amin@ifs.tuwien.ac.at> CONFERENCE COMMITTEE The conference committee can be found here: https://cd-make.net/committees/ Submission Guidelines Detailed guidelines can be found here:https://cd-make.net/submission/ We will not require a definite page number, but full papers shall be between 10 and maximal 20 pages, and, in any case, please produce even pages to ensure smooth page breaks, e.g. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 pages! Double blind review: CD-MAKE requires anonymized submissions - please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references. Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts from the conference committee and additional reviewers (e.g. special sessions). Accepted Papers appeared in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).

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Extended Deadline: Call for Papers: ARES 2022
by SBA Research Events 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

ARES 2022 - CALL FOR PAPERS ****************************************************************************************** The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2022) August 23 - August 26, 2022, Vienna, Austria http://www.ares-conference.eu<http://www.ares-conference.eu/> ****************************************************************************************** *********** ARES CONFERENCE ************ The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security ("ARES - The International Dependability Conference") will bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of dependability. ARES will highlight the various aspects of dependability - with special focus on the crucial linkage between availability, reliability and security. ARES aims at a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of dependability as an integrative concept that covers amongst others availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability and security in the different fields of applications. ARES will emphasize the interplay between foundations and practical issues of dependability in emerging areas such as e-government, m-government, location-based applications, ubiquitous computing, autonomous computing, chances of grid computing etc. ARES is devoted to the critical examination and research challenges of the various aspects of Dependable Computing and the definition of a future road map. The acceptance rate of the ARES 2021 conference was 20,34% (full papers only). ARES 2022 will be published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). ARES is ranked as B-conference in CORE. ************ CONFERENCE OFFICERS ************ General Chair 2022 Edgar Weippl, SBA Research & University of Vienna, Austria Program Committee Chairs 2022 Dominik Engel, Salzburg University of Applied Research, Austria Mathias Fischer, University of Hamburg, Germany Workshop Chair 2022 Maria Leitner, AIT, Austrian Insitute of Technology, Austria EU Symposium Workshop Chair 2022 Florian Skopik, AIT, Austrian Institue of Technology, Austria ************ IMPORTANT DATES ************ Extended Submission Deadline: March 23, 2022 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)* Author Notification: May 16, 2022 Camera-ready Deadline: June 19, 2022 Conference: August 23 - August 26, 2022 * all papers need to be submitted in EasyChair until this date. No additional updates possible after March 23, 2022 (AoE). ************ SUBMISSION ************ ARES 2022 will be published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). The ARES submission system (EasyChair) is available here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ares2022. Authors are invited to submit research and application papers according the following guidelines: For the main conference as well as the workshops submission papers are classified into 4 categorizes representing original, previously unpublished work: -full paper (10 pages) -short paper (6 pages) -Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) paper (10 pages) -workshop paper (8 pages, a maximum of 10 pages is tolerated) Page limit includes references. Appendix is additionally possible. Formating Instructions / template: Please read the instructions here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/submission/ Double blind review: ARES requires anonymized submissions - please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references. Submission of a paper implies that should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and present the paper in the conference. Publishing preprints to Arxiv or other, open repositories is allowed prior to the notification of ARES and does not violate the requirement for novelty. Reviewers will be asked to not search for and ignore preprints that can deanonymize blinded submission. Important Note: To avoid accepting papers for ARES 2022 which are not presenting original work your paper will be plagiarism checked by Docoloc Plagarism Check. elf-plagiarism also counts as plagiarism! In case you include previous work in your paper make sure to add the sources accordingly. In case you have questions regarding self-plagiarism please send us an email (ares(a)sba-research.org) If you don't want your paper to be checked automatically please contact us. ************ Program Committee The program committee of ARES 2022 can be found here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/committee/ ************ *********** TOPCIS of interest include, but are not limited to: ************ Authorization, Authentication, and Access Control Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity Botnets and Botnet Monitoring Dependability, and Resilience Designing Security Requirements Digital Forensics Human Factors in Security and Privacy Identity Management Incident Response and Prevention Information Hiding and Steganography Intrusion Detection and Fraud Detection Legal Issues related to Security and Privacy Machine Learning for Security and Privacy Security and Privacy for Machine Learning Mobile Security Network Security Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Process based Security Models and Methods Risk Analysis Side Channels Software Security Security and Privacy for: -Ubiquitous and Distributed Systems, e.g., Sensor Networks, Vehicular Networks, RFIDs -Distributed Databases, -E-Health, -E-Payments -E-Commerce -E-Voting -Critical Infrastructures, e.g., Smart Grids Security and Privacy Awareness Usable Security and Privacy Threats and Attack Modelling Trusted Computing Trust Models and Trust Management Wireless Security Web Security and Privacy

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IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Safa Otoum 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such as the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breaches, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract the work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but are not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain-based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain-based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain-based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain-based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain-based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain-based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain-based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software-defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain-based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline: May 5th, 2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: March 1st, 2022 - Notification of proposal acceptance: March 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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Extended Deadline: Call for Papers: ARES 2022
by SBA Research Events 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

ARES 2022 - CALL FOR PAPERS ****************************************************************************************** The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2022) August 23 - August 26, 2022, Vienna, Austria http://www.ares-conference.eu<http://www.ares-conference.eu/> ****************************************************************************************** *********** ARES CONFERENCE ************ The 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (“ARES – The International Dependability Conference”) will bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of dependability. ARES will highlight the various aspects of dependability – with special focus on the crucial linkage between availability, reliability and security. ARES aims at a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of dependability as an integrative concept that covers amongst others availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability and security in the different fields of applications. ARES will emphasize the interplay between foundations and practical issues of dependability in emerging areas such as e-government, m-government, location-based applications, ubiquitous computing, autonomous computing, chances of grid computing etc. ARES is devoted to the critical examination and research challenges of the various aspects of Dependable Computing and the definition of a future road map. The acceptance rate of the ARES 2021 conference was 20,34% (full papers only). ARES 2021 was published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). ARES is ranked as B-conference in CORE. ************ CONFERENCE OFFICERS ************ General Chair 2022 Edgar Weippl, SBA Research & University of Vienna, Austria Program Committee Chairs 2022 Dominik Engel, Salzburg University of Applied Research, Austria Mathias Fischer, University of Hamburg, Germany Workshop Chair 2022 Maria Leitner, AIT, Austrian Insitute of Technology, Austria EU Symposium Workshop Chair, 2022 Florian Skopik, AIT, Austrian Institue of Technology, Austria ************ IMPORTANT DATES ************ Extended Submission Deadline: March 23, 2022 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)* Author Notification: May 16, 2022 Camera-ready Deadline: June 19, 2022 Conference: August 23 – August 26, 2022 * all papers need to be submitted in EasyChair until this date. No additional updates possible after March 23, 2022 (AoE), 1pm (Vienna, Austria ‎(UTC+1)‎). ************ SUBMISSION ************ ARES 2021 was published by the International Conference Proceedings Series published by ACM (ACM ICPS). The ARES submission system (EasyChair) is available here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ares2022. Authors are invited to submit research and application papers according the following guidelines: For the main conference as well as the workshops submission papers are classified into 4 categorizes representing original, previously unpublished work: -full paper (10 pages) -short paper (6 pages) -Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) paper (10 pages) -workshop paper (8 pages, a maximum of 10 pages is tolerated) Page limit includes references. Appendix is additionally possible. Formating Instructions / template: Please read the instructions here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/submission/ Double blind review: ARES requires anonymized submissions – please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references. Submission of a paper implies that should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and present the paper in the conference. Publishing preprints to Arxiv or other, open repositories is allowed prior to the notification of ARES and does not violate the requirement for novelty. Reviewers will be asked to not search for and ignore preprints that can deanonymize blinded submission. Important Note: To avoid accepting papers for ARES 2022 which are not presenting original work your paper will be plagiarism checked by Docoloc Plagarism Check. elf-plagiarism also counts as plagiarism! In case you include previous work in your paper make sure to add the sources accordingly. In case you have questions regarding self-plagiarism please send us an email (ares(a)sba-research.org) If you don’t want your paper to be checked automatically please contact us. ************ Program Committee The program committee of ARES 2022 can be found here: https://www.ares-conference.eu/conference/committee/ ************ *********** TOPCIS of interest include, but are not limited to: ************ Authorization, Authentication, and Access Control Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity Botnets and Botnet Monitoring Dependability, and Resilience Designing Security Requirements Digital Forensics Human Factors in Security and Privacy Identity Management Incident Response and Prevention Information Hiding and Steganography Intrusion Detection and Fraud Detection Legal Issues related to Security and Privacy Machine Learning for Security and Privacy Security and Privacy for Machine Learning Mobile Security Network Security Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Process based Security Models and Methods Risk Analysis Side Channels Software Security Security and Privacy for: -Ubiquitous and Distributed Systems, e.g., Sensor Networks, Vehicular Networks, RFIDs -Distributed Databases, -E-Health, -E-Payments -E-Commerce -E-Voting -Critical Infrastructures, e.g., Smart Grids Security and Privacy Awareness Usable Security and Privacy Threats and Attack Modelling Trusted Computing Trust Models and Trust Management Wireless Security Web Security and Privacy

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IEEE BCCA 2022: The 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

*The Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022)* *SEP. 05 – 07, 2022 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2022/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such as the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2022 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy · Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA *Program Co-Chairs* · Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M, San Antonio, USA · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2022 *Full paper Important Dates:* - Paper submission deadline : May 5th, 2022 - Notification of paper acceptance: July 10th, 2022 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: August 1st, 2022 *Workshop Important Dates:* - Proposal submission deadline: March 1st, 2022 - Notification of proposal acceptance: March 7th, 2022 *Tutorials/Demos Important dates:* - Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 - Notification of acceptance: June 17th, 2022

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Call for Workshop Proposals: IEEE Blockchain 2022
by Xueqin Liang 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

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Call for Workshop and Special Session Proposals: IEEE Blockchain 2022
by Xueqin Liang 18 Feb '22

18 Feb '22

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (DEADLINE APPROACHING) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. Just a few days until the deadline for paper submission! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work in progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) ========================= Paper Submission: February 13th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022 [DEADLINE APPROACHING]
by Ons Bouachir 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022* February 13, 2022* -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 March 13, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 27, 2022

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (DEADLINE APPROACHING) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. Just a few days until the deadline for paper submission! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work in progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) ========================= Paper Submission: February 13th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia [cid:image001.png@01D78E8D.B1A80330] www.unaula.edu.co<http://www.unaula.edu.co/> Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Docente Investigador Coordinador de Investigación Líder del grupo de Investigación INGECO Facultad de Ingenierías sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co<mailto:proyectos.investigacion@unaula.edu.co> Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Vigilada MinEducación – SNIES 1814

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022 [Extended Deadline]
by Julia Marino 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022* February 13, 2022* -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 March 13, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 27, 2022

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. We have new extended (and firm) deadlines! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) ========================= Paper Submission: February 13th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. We have new extended (and firm) deadlines! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) ========================= Paper Submission: February 13th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. We have new extended (and firm) deadlines! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED AND FIRM DEADLINES) ========================= Paper Submission: February 13th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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Free live webinar on Wed, Jan 25, 2021, 5pm CET I Carol Fung (Virginia Commonwealth University, US) – Security and Privacy Protection for IoT Networks
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

Dear all, since one year I am running a monthly free and live interview series on cybersecurity. The topic is of central importance for so many domains and applications. The goal of the series is to dive into the cybersecurity field from various angles. The series happens every last Wednesday of the month -so TODAY- at 5pm CET. You are cordially invited to join live. Please also inform your friends! Best, Marc-Oliver p.s.: On https://talk.cybercni.fr you also find all previous editions! Share and like: On Jan 25, 2021, 5pm CET I Carol Fung (Virginia Commonwealth University, US), will talk about “Security and Privacy Protection for IoT Networks“. Watch the trailer here. You are cordially invited to join the free live stream on youtube and LinkedIn! To register and subscribe to the series announcements, just enter your mail address in the box on the left at https://talk.cybercni.fr/. Please share the link https://talk.cybercni.fr/2022-01 with your interested friends! Do not hesitate to like, comment, and share the news with your company and friends on our website and in our social media accounts (see bottom)! Find the full article at https://cybercni.fr/2021/12/17/wed-jan-25-2021-5pm-cet-i-carol-fung-virgini… We are looking forward to hearing from you! Marc-Oliver Pahl and the entire Chaire Cyber CNI team -- Marc-Oliver PAHL Professor at IMT Atlantique, FR Adjunct Professor Carleton University, CA Vice-President German Chapter of the ACM Head of the Chair Cyber CNI Past-Director of the UMR LAB-STICC/IRIS research unit Coordinator Future Education German-French Academy Head IoT s2o research team at TU München tel.07.83.26.94.99IMT Atlantique Campus Rennes 2, rue de la Châtaigneraie CS 17608 35576 Cesson Sévigné Cedex Une école de l'IMT Visit cybercni.fr | talk.cybercni.fr | future-iot.org | ilabx.ilabxp.com

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Call for NOMS 2022 Workshop Papers - Deadline extended (Feb. 13th, 2022)!!!
by Tortonesi Mauro 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

********************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS - NOMS 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org ********************************************************************** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS ********************************************************************* The 18th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) will be held on 25-29 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Held in even-numbered years since 1988, NOMS 2022 will follow the 34 years tradition of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society's forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities. NOMS 2022 will feature the following 10 co-located workshops, which will be held immediately prior or after the main Technical Program, to further disseminate fine-tuned research, and that are organized around the main conference theme: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence. Prospective authors are invited to check the website of each workshop to know about the specific scope and topics, as well as for the procedures for submitting contributions through the JEMS conference management system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st workshop on Autonomous Network Management in 5G and beyond systems (ANMS 2022) Website: https://h2020daemon.eu/workshop-ansm-2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4018 New networking systems aim to be fully Autonomous Networks (ANs) with management capabilities such as self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimizing, and self-evolving, aspects that today’s networks do not support as their management is mainly manual with some automated assistance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (and more precisely Machine Learning (ML)) algorithms are promising to empower the new generation of intelligent decision engines that present self-dynamic capabilities to fully realize ANs. ANMS workshop focuses on novel research in AI-based and hybrid approaches (AI + non-AI) algorithms for AN management (closed-loop control) and Framework, algorithms, techniques, and tools to build and support AI-based solutions for ANs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019 AnNet aims to present research and experience results in data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining and machine learning are promising to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Technologies for Network Twins (TNT 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tnt-2022/home Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4020 Digital twins provide virtual and real-time representations of physical networks and empower network designers and operators to achieve simplified, automatic, evidence-driven, and resilient full life-cycle operation and maintenance. Digital twin networking has seen a continuous and rising interest from the research, engineering, and operational communities in recent years, with proposals on base technologies, architectures, and practical implementations. TNT will explore the duality created by i) using digital twin technologies to enable new ways of managing and operating networks and digital infrastructures and ii) the challenges emerging from the management of large-scale digital twins requiring innovative forms of networked systems management. Federation, data fusion, interoperability, and integrability of heterogeneous network twins in multi-provider, multi-operator and multi-domains/multi-applications environments will become increasingly important considerations to allow digital twin technologies to deliver their full potential and value across all industries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd International workshop on “Fully-Flexible Internet Architectures and Protocols for the Next-Generation Tactile Internet” (FlexNGIA 2022) Website: https://www.flexngia.net/workshop-flexngia-2022 Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4021 The rise of edge, Cloud and in-network computing and the proliferation of AI solutions in networking are promoting the development of innovative applications like virtual/augmented reality, telepresence, autonomous systems, remotely controlled robotics and tactile applications, promising to revolutionize health-care, transportation, industry, agriculture, society and culture. To deploy such applications and to comply with their requirements, there is a need for new Internet architectures and protocols allowing a Tactile Internet that combines ultra low latency with extremely high availability, reliability and security. T . Such novel architectures and protocols are embodied in several initiatives like FlexNGIA (https://www.FlexNGIA.net) or projects like Teraflow (https://www.teraflow-h2020.eu) This workshop has the purpose of investigating how to rethink the current Internet and to devise new architectures and protocols by efficiently harnessing recent technological advances in virtualization, network softwarization, NFV/SDN, and Data plane programmability. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd International workshop on Graph-based network Security (GraSec 2022) Website: https://grasec.uni.lu/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4022 Graph-based modeling offers the advantage of understanding complex attacks and determining the root cause of an attack. However, existing graph mining tools for anomaly detection over streaming events are not adapted for cyber-security problems while the corresponding data continuously appears in the form of complex graphs. The main goal of GraSec is to present research and experience results in graph applications on network and cybersecurity as well as the defensive and offensive tools. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Intelligence Provisioning for Network and Service Management in Softwarized Networks (IPSN 2022) Web site: https://ipsn2022.spilab.es/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4023 The main goal of IPSN Workshop is to present state-of-the-art research results and experience reports in the area of AI/ML for network management on softwarized networks, addressing topics such as artificial intelligence techniques and models for network and service management in softwarized networks; smart service orchestration, training process at the constrained edge, dynamic Service Function Chaining, Intent and policy based management, centralized vs distributed control of SDN/NFV based networks, analytics and big data approaches, knowledge creation and decision making. This workshop offers a timely venue for researchers and industry partners to present and discuss their latest results in the application of network intelligence to the management of softwarized networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022) Web site: https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4024 The aim of the ITAVT workshop is to bring together engineers, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent transportation and vehicle technology. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in ITAVT systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of smart cities and other application domains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Internet of Things Management (Manage-IoT 2022) Web site: https://manage-iot.future-iot.org/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4025 The Internet of Things (IoT) emerges as a major architectural paradigm for achieving machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Managing IoT-based systems is complex and exciting. Though being an evolution from classical management, managing IoT things is still disruptive as classical assumptions about connectivity, compute resources, or usage patterns do not hold anymore. The manage-IoT workshop focuses on management methodologies for the Internet of Things, including resource, data, service, and security management. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Workshop on Management for Industry 4.0 (MFI4.0 2022) Web site: http://management-for-industry40.icb.at/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4026 The Industry 4.0 revolution presents a multitude of management related challenges including the transition from ISA-95 to RAMI4.0/IIRA based automation for production automation, the integration of legacy OT with emerging IT technologies, the automation/digitalisation across value networks involving a multitude of stakeholders in complex relationships, and the formation of large to very large System of Systems (SoS). This workshop will focus on a number of core engineering and management issues for Industry 4.0, associated theory, architectures, frameworks, security and experimental experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd workshop on Tools and Concepts for Communication and Networked Systems (TCoNS 2022) Web site: http://comsys.ovgu.de/TCoNS.html Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4027 The Internet of Things (IoT) and related future networking concepts promise the ubiquitous availability of data. In the near future, service-oriented interaction will become part of IoT design principles, forming a new type of emergent behavior. New methods, models, and algorithms are necessary in order to ensure functionality, resiliency, and security. The workshop addresses current research related to the implementation and realization of future IoT applications and systems. Particular focus is put on concepts, tools, and the toolchains that are required for this endeavor. Furthermore, flexible right management, capability and performance profiles, and request evaluation for dynamically composed IoT settings will be targeted. We want to discuss how to realize abstract representations of these aspects in order to automatically react to adapted requests, changed network configurations, or system states. ********************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES - Paper Submission Deadline (extended): 13 February 2022 - Paper Acceptance Notification (extended): 13 March 2022 - Camera-ready Version Due (extended): 27 March 2022 -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022 [Extended Deadline]
by Ons Bouachir 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022* February 13, 2022* -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 March 13, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 27, 2022

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 (EXTENDED DEADLINES) – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 22 Jan '22

22 Jan '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. Deadline for paper submission has been extended! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, position papers, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Hence, please submit on the corresponding track that you will find on JEMS. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED) ========================= Paper Submission: February 6th, 2022 Acceptance: March 13th, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 27th, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Julia Marino 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

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Call for NOMS 2022 Workshop Papers - Less than 2 weeks to deadline (Jan. 23rd, 2022)
by Tortonesi Mauro 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

********************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS - NOMS 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org ********************************************************************** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS ********************************************************************* The 18th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) will be held on 25-29 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Held in even-numbered years since 1988, NOMS 2022 will follow the 34 years tradition of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society's forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities. NOMS 2022 will feature the following 10 co-located workshops, which will be held immediately prior or after the main Technical Program, to further disseminate fine-tuned research, and that are organized around the main conference theme: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence. Prospective authors are invited to check the website of each workshop to know about the specific scope and topics, as well as for the procedures for submitting contributions through the JEMS conference management system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st workshop on Autonomous Network Management in 5G and beyond systems (ANMS 2022) Website: https://h2020daemon.eu/workshop-ansm-2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4018 New networking systems aim to be fully Autonomous Networks (ANs) with management capabilities such as self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimizing, and self-evolving, aspects that today’s networks do not support as their management is mainly manual with some automated assistance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (and more precisely Machine Learning (ML)) algorithms are promising to empower the new generation of intelligent decision engines that present self-dynamic capabilities to fully realize ANs. ANMS workshop focuses on novel research in AI-based and hybrid approaches (AI + non-AI) algorithms for AN management (closed-loop control) and Framework, algorithms, techniques, and tools to build and support AI-based solutions for ANs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019 AnNet aims to present research and experience results in data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining and machine learning are promising to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Technologies for Network Twins (TNT 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tnt-2022/home Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4020 Digital twins provide virtual and real-time representations of physical networks and empower network designers and operators to achieve simplified, automatic, evidence-driven, and resilient full life-cycle operation and maintenance. Digital twin networking has seen a continuous and rising interest from the research, engineering, and operational communities in recent years, with proposals on base technologies, architectures, and practical implementations. TNT will explore the duality created by i) using digital twin technologies to enable new ways of managing and operating networks and digital infrastructures and ii) the challenges emerging from the management of large-scale digital twins requiring innovative forms of networked systems management. Federation, data fusion, interoperability, and integrability of heterogeneous network twins in multi-provider, multi-operator and multi-domains/multi-applications environments will become increasingly important considerations to allow digital twin technologies to deliver their full potential and value across all industries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd International workshop on “Fully-Flexible Internet Architectures and Protocols for the Next-Generation Tactile Internet” (FlexNGIA 2022) Website: https://www.flexngia.net/workshop-flexngia-2022 Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4021 The rise of edge, Cloud and in-network computing and the proliferation of AI solutions in networking are promoting the development of innovative applications like virtual/augmented reality, telepresence, autonomous systems, remotely controlled robotics and tactile applications, promising to revolutionize health-care, transportation, industry, agriculture, society and culture. To deploy such applications and to comply with their requirements, there is a need for new Internet architectures and protocols allowing a Tactile Internet that combines ultra low latency with extremely high availability, reliability and security. T . Such novel architectures and protocols are embodied in several initiatives like FlexNGIA (https://www.FlexNGIA.net) or projects like Teraflow (https://www.teraflow-h2020.eu) This workshop has the purpose of investigating how to rethink the current Internet and to devise new architectures and protocols by efficiently harnessing recent technological advances in virtualization, network softwarization, NFV/SDN, and Data plane programmability. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd International workshop on Graph-based network Security (GraSec 2022) Website: https://grasec.uni.lu/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4022 Graph-based modeling offers the advantage of understanding complex attacks and determining the root cause of an attack. However, existing graph mining tools for anomaly detection over streaming events are not adapted for cyber-security problems while the corresponding data continuously appears in the form of complex graphs. The main goal of GraSec is to present research and experience results in graph applications on network and cybersecurity as well as the defensive and offensive tools. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Intelligence Provisioning for Network and Service Management in Softwarized Networks (IPSN 2022) Web site: https://ipsn2022.spilab.es/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4023 The main goal of IPSN Workshop is to present state-of-the-art research results and experience reports in the area of AI/ML for network management on softwarized networks, addressing topics such as artificial intelligence techniques and models for network and service management in softwarized networks; smart service orchestration, training process at the constrained edge, dynamic Service Function Chaining, Intent and policy based management, centralized vs distributed control of SDN/NFV based networks, analytics and big data approaches, knowledge creation and decision making. This workshop offers a timely venue for researchers and industry partners to present and discuss their latest results in the application of network intelligence to the management of softwarized networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022) Web site: https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4024 The aim of the ITAVT workshop is to bring together engineers, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent transportation and vehicle technology. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in ITAVT systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of smart cities and other application domains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Internet of Things Management (Manage-IoT 2022) Web site: https://manage-iot.future-iot.org/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4025 The Internet of Things (IoT) emerges as a major architectural paradigm for achieving machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Managing IoT-based systems is complex and exciting. Though being an evolution from classical management, managing IoT things is still disruptive as classical assumptions about connectivity, compute resources, or usage patterns do not hold anymore. The manage-IoT workshop focuses on management methodologies for the Internet of Things, including resource, data, service, and security management. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Workshop on Management for Industry 4.0 (MFI4.0 2022) Web site: http://management-for-industry40.icb.at/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4026 The Industry 4.0 revolution presents a multitude of management related challenges including the transition from ISA-95 to RAMI4.0/IIRA based automation for production automation, the integration of legacy OT with emerging IT technologies, the automation/digitalisation across value networks involving a multitude of stakeholders in complex relationships, and the formation of large to very large System of Systems (SoS). This workshop will focus on a number of core engineering and management issues for Industry 4.0, associated theory, architectures, frameworks, security and experimental experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd workshop on Tools and Concepts for Communication and Networked Systems (TCoNS 2022) Web site: http://comsys.ovgu.de/TCoNS.html Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4027 The Internet of Things (IoT) and related future networking concepts promise the ubiquitous availability of data. In the near future, service-oriented interaction will become part of IoT design principles, forming a new type of emergent behavior. New methods, models, and algorithms are necessary in order to ensure functionality, resiliency, and security. The workshop addresses current research related to the implementation and realization of future IoT applications and systems. Particular focus is put on concepts, tools, and the toolchains that are required for this endeavor. Furthermore, flexible right management, capability and performance profiles, and request evaluation for dynamically composed IoT settings will be targeted. We want to discuss how to realize abstract representations of these aspects in order to automatically react to adapted requests, changed network configurations, or system states. ********************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: 23 January 2022 Acceptance Notification: 27 February 2022 Camera-ready Version Due: 13 March 2022 -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Ons Bouachir 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 04 Jan '22

04 Jan '22

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFP to your friends, colleagues and social networks. Deadline for paper submission is approaching! =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES ========================= Paper Submission: Jan 23, 2022 Acceptance: Feb 27, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 13, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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The 5th IEEE/IFIP Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Julia Marino 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFPs. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFPs to your friends, colleagues and social networks =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES ========================= Paper Submission: Jan 23, 2022 Acceptance: Feb 27, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 13, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

============================================== We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFPs. We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFPs to your friends, colleagues and social networks =============================================== ****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. Also, authors of selected workshop papers will be fast-tracked for the publication of extended articles in the Springer Journal of Network and System Management (JNSM) IMPORTANT DATES ========================= Paper Submission: Jan 23, 2022 Acceptance: Feb 27, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 13, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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[cyberCNI.fr] PostDoc Position "Cybersecurity for Mobile Infrastructures" (1 year in Rennes, France)
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

***** POSTDOC ****** ** Where? France's #1 engineering school, the Technical University IMT ** Campus IMT Atlantique Rennes ** Topic? "Cybersecurity for Mobile Infrastructures ** Role? Leading the activities in that axis, ** collaboration with PhDs and other PostDocs, ** participation in the daily life of the chair, ... ** Duration: 12 months ******************** Dear PostDoc candidates, I am happy to announce that we have a PostDoc position at France's #1 engineering school, the Technical University IMT, Campus IMT Atlantique Rennes. The position is located at the chair "Cybersecurity of Critical Networked Infrastructures" (https://cyberCNI.fr) in France's primary cybersecurity region, Brittany. The position is for 12 months and based in Rennes, France. The chair cyberCNI.fr is an industrial chair, providing the unique possibility of having continuous exchange with the partners Airbus, Amossys, BNP Paribas, EDF, Nokia, SNCF. So you will interact with companies frequently within this PostDoc. The chair has an excellent standing in the cybersecurity community. You find more information about the 13 PhD students, 3 Postdocs, and multiple engineers on the website https://cyberCNI.fr/ The position is open for international candidates. The official application form is here (please apply even if the submission date is over, the system is not up-to-date): https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/postdoctorant-cybersecurite-po… Even though the form is in French, you can apply in English. You can improve your French and take classes once you are with us as additional advantage. We are looking forward to your applications, Marc-Oliver Pahl - More info on the chair: https://cyberCNI.fr/ - Application: https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/postdoctorant-cybersecurite-po…

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The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 27 Nov '21

27 Nov '21

IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue Call for Paper: Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G https://www.comsoc.org/publications/magazines/ieee-network/cfp/trust-securi… 6G follows the footsteps of 5G and pursues the integration of communications and sensing. Through sensing the physical world and human-beings, 6G should be capable of programming to offer automation systems that span a rich variety of devices, several types of network and communication technologies and humans. 6G should timely offer user expected and satisfied networking services. It will embrace emerging technologies, such as quantum communication, molecular communication, real-time intelligent edge, Internet of everything, etc. As a consequence, personal and national safety will highly depend on network and information security. But sensing human-beings and physical world bring serious concern on privacy preservation, which however, conflicts with trust. Another view of 6G is it is a large-scale heterogeneous network (LS-HetNet) by integrating terrestrial networks, space satellite networks, marine networks. Such an integrated network can seamlessly support anywhere and anytime networking. But high Quality-of-Trust should be offered by LS-HetNet to meet mobile user expectations. By integrating with cloud computing, edge computing, network resources can be economically arranged with high flexibility across multiple domains according to user demands. But this requests virtual collaboration among multiple network operators in a trustworthy way with privacy preservation at both operator level and user level. Anticipating future development, ITU-T specifies that Trustworthy Networking should be provided. Trustworthy networking in 6G should ensure security and overcome privacy leakage in an integrated way. In short, 6G is expected to hold such attractive features as trustworthy and autonomous networking based on effective sensing to automatically satisfy user demands through integration of heterogeneous communication and networking technologies. However, such promising features introduce new challenges on trust, security and privacy, which motivate research and practice. This special issue aims to bring together recent advances on trust, security and privacy in the 6G networks. It welcomes original and innovative perspectives on theories, methodologies, schemes, algorithms, and systems related to 6G trust, security and privacy, from academia, industry, and government. We invite survey and tutorial articles directed to the special issue. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: * Theories, architectures and applications of 6G trustworthy networking * Trustworthy and intelligent routing * Trust modeling, trust policies and trust mechanisms * Network trust evaluation and measurement * 6G network security architecture * Machine learning for network trust, security and privacy * Blockchain and 6G trustworthy networking * End-to-end communication security, privacy and trust * Cryptography and trustworthy networking * Smart handover with security and privacy * Network resource arrangement for trustworthy networking * Intrusion detection in integrated HetNets * Security and privacy protection in 6G * Trust management of 6G * Network data collection, classification and trust analytics * Incentive mechanisms of trust management * Physical security and trust of 6G * 6G positioning and its trust, security and privacy * 6G service trust, security and privacy * Post-quantum cryptography for 6G * Embedded trust and distributed trust * Distributed ledger technologies and differential privacy approaches * Regulation and standardization about 6G security, privacy and trust * Credibility authentication in 6G * Edge intelligence/IoT security * Trust, security and privacy of promising communication technologies in 6G * Sensing with privacy preservation * Analysis and design of 6G protocol security * Domain specific security, privacy and trust in 6G * Trust, security and privacy of digital twin in 6G Important Dates: Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 December 2021 Initial Decision Notification: 1 February 2022 Revised Manuscript Due: 1 March 2022 Final Decision Notification: 1 April 2022 Final Manuscript Due: 15 April 2022 Publication Date: July 2022 Guest Editors Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China, Aalto University, Finland (zyan(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:zyan@xidian.edu.cn>; zheng.yan(a)aalto.fi<mailto:zheng.yan@aalto.fi>) Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada (ltyang(a)gmail.com<mailto:ltyang@gmail.com>) Tieyan Li, Huawei, Singapore (Li.Tieyan(a)huawei.com) Yoan Miche, Nokia, Finland (yoan.miche(a)nokia-bell-labs.com) Shui Yu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Shui.Yu(a)uts.edu.au) Stephen Yau, Arizona State University, USA (yau(a)asu.edu)

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NOMS 2022 - Call for Workshop Papers (deadline: January 23rd, 2022)
by Tortonesi Mauro 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

********************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS - NOMS 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org ********************************************************************** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS ********************************************************************* The 18th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) will be held on 25-29 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Held in even-numbered years since 1988, NOMS 2022 will follow the 34 years tradition of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society's forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities. NOMS 2022 will feature the following 10 co-located workshops, which will be held immediately prior or after the main Technical Program, to further disseminate fine-tuned research, and that are organized around the main conference theme: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence. Prospective authors are invited to check the website of each workshop to know about the specific scope and topics, as well as for the procedures for submitting contributions through the JEMS conference management system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st workshop on Autonomous Network Management in 5G and beyond systems (ANMS 2022) Website: https://h2020daemon.eu/workshop-ansm-2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4018 New networking systems aim to be fully Autonomous Networks (ANs) with management capabilities such as self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimizing, and self-evolving, aspects that today’s networks do not support as their management is mainly manual with some automated assistance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (and more precisely Machine Learning (ML)) algorithms are promising to empower the new generation of intelligent decision engines that present self-dynamic capabilities to fully realize ANs. ANMS workshop focuses on novel research in AI-based and hybrid approaches (AI + non-AI) algorithms for AN management (closed-loop control) and Framework, algorithms, techniques, and tools to build and support AI-based solutions for ANs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019 AnNet aims to present research and experience results in data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining and machine learning are promising to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Technologies for Network Twins (TNT 2022) Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tnt-2022/home Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4020 Digital twins provide virtual and real-time representations of physical networks and empower network designers and operators to achieve simplified, automatic, evidence-driven, and resilient full life-cycle operation and maintenance. Digital twin networking has seen a continuous and rising interest from the research, engineering, and operational communities in recent years, with proposals on base technologies, architectures, and practical implementations. TNT will explore the duality created by i) using digital twin technologies to enable new ways of managing and operating networks and digital infrastructures and ii) the challenges emerging from the management of large-scale digital twins requiring innovative forms of networked systems management. Federation, data fusion, interoperability, and integrability of heterogeneous network twins in multi-provider, multi-operator and multi-domains/multi-applications environments will become increasingly important considerations to allow digital twin technologies to deliver their full potential and value across all industries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd International workshop on “Fully-Flexible Internet Architectures and Protocols for the Next-Generation Tactile Internet” (FlexNGIA 2022) Website: https://www.flexngia.net/workshop-flexngia-2022 Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4021 The rise of edge, Cloud and in-network computing and the proliferation of AI solutions in networking are promoting the development of innovative applications like virtual/augmented reality, telepresence, autonomous systems, remotely controlled robotics and tactile applications, promising to revolutionize health-care, transportation, industry, agriculture, society and culture. To deploy such applications and to comply with their requirements, there is a need for new Internet architectures and protocols allowing a Tactile Internet that combines ultra low latency with extremely high availability, reliability and security. T . Such novel architectures and protocols are embodied in several initiatives like FlexNGIA (https://www.FlexNGIA.net) or projects like Teraflow (https://www.teraflow-h2020.eu) This workshop has the purpose of investigating how to rethink the current Internet and to devise new architectures and protocols by efficiently harnessing recent technological advances in virtualization, network softwarization, NFV/SDN, and Data plane programmability. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd International workshop on Graph-based network Security (GraSec 2022) Website: https://grasec.uni.lu/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4022 Graph-based modeling offers the advantage of understanding complex attacks and determining the root cause of an attack. However, existing graph mining tools for anomaly detection over streaming events are not adapted for cyber-security problems while the corresponding data continuously appears in the form of complex graphs. The main goal of GraSec is to present research and experience results in graph applications on network and cybersecurity as well as the defensive and offensive tools. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Workshop on Intelligence Provisioning for Network and Service Management in Softwarized Networks (IPSN 2022) Web site: https://ipsn2022.spilab.es/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4023 The main goal of IPSN Workshop is to present state-of-the-art research results and experience reports in the area of AI/ML for network management on softwarized networks, addressing topics such as artificial intelligence techniques and models for network and service management in softwarized networks; smart service orchestration, training process at the constrained edge, dynamic Service Function Chaining, Intent and policy based management, centralized vs distributed control of SDN/NFV based networks, analytics and big data approaches, knowledge creation and decision making. This workshop offers a timely venue for researchers and industry partners to present and discuss their latest results in the application of network intelligence to the management of softwarized networks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022) Web site: https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4024 The aim of the ITAVT workshop is to bring together engineers, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent transportation and vehicle technology. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in ITAVT systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of smart cities and other application domains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Internet of Things Management (Manage-IoT 2022) Web site: https://manage-iot.future-iot.org/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4025 The Internet of Things (IoT) emerges as a major architectural paradigm for achieving machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Managing IoT-based systems is complex and exciting. Though being an evolution from classical management, managing IoT things is still disruptive as classical assumptions about connectivity, compute resources, or usage patterns do not hold anymore. The manage-IoT workshop focuses on management methodologies for the Internet of Things, including resource, data, service, and security management. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Workshop on Management for Industry 4.0 (MFI4.0 2022) Web site: http://management-for-industry40.icb.at/ Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4026 The Industry 4.0 revolution presents a multitude of management related challenges including the transition from ISA-95 to RAMI4.0/IIRA based automation for production automation, the integration of legacy OT with emerging IT technologies, the automation/digitalisation across value networks involving a multitude of stakeholders in complex relationships, and the formation of large to very large System of Systems (SoS). This workshop will focus on a number of core engineering and management issues for Industry 4.0, associated theory, architectures, frameworks, security and experimental experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd workshop on Tools and Concepts for Communication and Networked Systems (TCoNS 2022) Web site: http://comsys.ovgu.de/TCoNS.html Submit papers at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4027 The Internet of Things (IoT) and related future networking concepts promise the ubiquitous availability of data. In the near future, service-oriented interaction will become part of IoT design principles, forming a new type of emergent behavior. New methods, models, and algorithms are necessary in order to ensure functionality, resiliency, and security. The workshop addresses current research related to the implementation and realization of future IoT applications and systems. Particular focus is put on concepts, tools, and the toolchains that are required for this endeavor. Furthermore, flexible right management, capability and performance profiles, and request evaluation for dynamically composed IoT settings will be targeted. We want to discuss how to realize abstract representations of these aspects in order to automatically react to adapted requests, changed network configurations, or system states. ********************************************************************* IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: 23 January 2022 Acceptance Notification: 27 February 2022 Camera-ready Version Due: 13 March 2022 -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS
by Sergio Armando Gutierrez Betancur 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

****************************************************************************** IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2022 – CALL FOR PAPERS 7th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet) Co-located with IFIP/IEEE NOMS 2022 Apr 25--29, 2022 // Budapest, Hungary https://sites.google.com/unal.edu.co/annetworkshop2022/welcome ******************************************************************************** The Seventh IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2022) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) from April 25th to 29th 2022 in Budapest, Hungary Following the success of the six previous editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks. AnNet 2022 will include original full-paper presentations and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome. TOPICS OF INTEREST ========================= We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include: Data analytics * Analysis, modeling and visualization * Operational analytics and intelligence * Event, log and big data analytics * Network traffic analysis * Anomaly detection and prediction * Crowd sensing * Monitoring and measurements for management * Predictive and real-time analytics * Harnessing social data for management Machine learning techniques * Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning * Clustering and data mining * Reinforcement learning * Multi-agent based learning * Deep learning * Bayesian methods * Ensemble methods * Cognitive computing * Mining spatiotemporal and time series data Network management paradigms * Autonomous and autonomic networks * Fog/edge computing * In-network processing * Bio-inspired networks and self-management * Cognitive and software defined networks * Network function virtualization * Security, fault, performance, and resource management * Intent-based networking * Programmable data planes Application domains * Computer networks * Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks * Clouds and data centers * Virtualized infrastructures * Internet of Things * Computing and network services * IT service management, storage resource management AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS ========================= Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system (https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4019) There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop. IMPORTANT DATES ========================= Paper Submission: Jan 23, 2022 Acceptance: Feb 27, 2022 Camera-ready: Mar 13, 2022 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ========================= GENERAL CHAIR * Juan Felipe Botero Vega (University of Antioquia, Colombia) TPC CHAIRS * Adrián Lara (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica) * Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur (Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana, Colombia) STEERING COMMITTEE * Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada) * Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA) * Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) * Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium) * Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA) * Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- Sergio Armando Gutiérrez Betancur, Ph.D. Research Lecturer sergio.gutierrezbe(a)unaula.edu.co Oficina 418, Bloque 1 Carrera 55 Nº 49 - 51 Medellín, Colombia

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The 5th Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022
by Ons Bouachir 19 Nov '21

19 Nov '21

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022* (https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/) in conjunction with IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022* 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary (https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent transportation solutions to our cities offers various benefits including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition, and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are encouraged. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles * 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles * Vehicular cloud management * SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving * Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems * Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles * Connected Services and Mobility management * Green Vehicular Communication and Services * Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles * Advanced driver assistance systems * Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation * Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks * Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles * Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles * Cyber threat-free driving environment * Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles * In-Vehicle Networks and Communications * Next Generation Traffic Management Systems * Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles * Networking with Other Road Users *General Co-Chairs:* Moayad Aloqaily, Gnowit Inc., Canada Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs:* Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey *Important Dates:* -Paper submission deadline: January 9, 2022 -Paper acceptance notification: February 13, 2022 -Camera-ready version due: February 27, 2022

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue Call for Paper: Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G https://www.comsoc.org/publications/magazines/ieee-network/cfp/trust-securi… 6G follows the footsteps of 5G and pursues the integration of communications and sensing. Through sensing the physical world and human-beings, 6G should be capable of programming to offer automation systems that span a rich variety of devices, several types of network and communication technologies and humans. 6G should timely offer user expected and satisfied networking services. It will embrace emerging technologies, such as quantum communication, molecular communication, real-time intelligent edge, Internet of everything, etc. As a consequence, personal and national safety will highly depend on network and information security. But sensing human-beings and physical world brings serious concern on privacy preservation, which however, conflicts with trust. Another view of 6G is it is a large-scale heterogeneous network (LS-HetNet) by integrating terrestrial networks, space satellite networks, marine networks. Such an integrated network can seamlessly support anywhere and anytime networking. But high Quality-of-Trust should be offered by LS-HetNet to meet mobile user expectations. By integrating with cloud computing, edge computing, network resources can be economically arranged with high flexibility across multiple domains according to user demands. But this requests virtual collaboration among multiple network operators in a trustworthy way with privacy preservation at both operator level and user level. Anticipating future development, ITU-T specifies that Trustworthy Networking should be provided. Trustworthy networking in 6G should ensure security and overcome privacy leakage in an integrated way. In short, 6G is expected to hold such attractive features as trustworthy and autonomous networking based on effective sensing to automatically satisfy user demands through integration of heterogeneous communication and networking technologies. However, such promising features introduce new challenges on trust, security and privacy, which motivate research and practice. This special issue aims to bring together recent advances on trust, security and privacy in the 6G networks. It welcomes original and innovative perspectives on theories, methodologies, schemes, algorithms, and systems related to 6G trust, security and privacy, from academia, industry, and government. We invite survey and tutorial articles directed to the special issue. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: * Theories, architectures and applications of 6G trustworthy networking * Trustworthy and intelligent routing * Trust modeling, trust policies and trust mechanisms * Network trust evaluation and measurement * 6G network security architecture * Machine learning for network trust, security and privacy * Blockchain and 6G trustworthy networking * End-to-end communication security, privacy and trust * Cryptography and trustworthy networking * Smart handover with security and privacy * Network resource arrangement for trustworthy networking * Intrusion detection in integrated HetNets * Security and privacy protection in 6G * Trust management of 6G * Network data collection, classification and trust analytics * Incentive mechanisms of trust management * Physical security and trust of 6G * 6G positioning and its trust, security and privacy * 6G service trust, security and privacy * Post-quantum cryptography for 6G * Embedded trust and distributed trust * Distributed ledger technologies and differential privacy approaches * Regulation and standardization about 6G security, privacy and trust * Credibility authentication in 6G * Edge intelligence/IoT security * Trust, security and privacy of promising communication technologies in 6G * Sensing with privacy preservation * Analysis and design of 6G protocol security * Domain specific security, privacy and trust in 6G * Trust, security and privacy of digital twin in 6G Important Dates: Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 December 2021 Initial Decision Notification: 1 February 2022 Revised Manuscript Due: 1 March 2022 Final Decision Notification: 1 April 2022 Final Manuscript Due: 15 April 2022 Publication Date: July 2022 Guest Editors Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China, Aalto University, Finland (zyan(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:zyan@xidian.edu.cn>; zheng.yan(a)aalto.fi<mailto:zheng.yan@aalto.fi>) Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada (ltyang(a)gmail.com<mailto:ltyang@gmail.com>) Tieyan Li, Huawei, Singapore (Li.Tieyan(a)huawei.com) Yoan Miche, Nokia, Finland (yoan.miche(a)nokia-bell-labs.com) Shui Yu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Shui.Yu(a)uts.edu.au) Stephen Yau, Arizona State University, USA (yau(a)asu.edu)

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Invitation to the 4th IMT/TUM/GFA/DFH/UFA school.future-iot.org
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

tl;dr Please share with interested PhD students: ************************ ** 4th edition of the coolest PhD school in the world and you can participate ;-) ** ** 29.11.-3.12.2021 in Rennes, France. ** On-Site (recommended) and online (reduced) participation possible. ** More info and registration: ** ** https://school.future-iot.org/ ************************ Dear all, please share the following information with your interested networks and your own PhD students and friends. For the 4th time, we are co-organizing the Future-IoT PhD school. The school is a unique experience, combining lectures, hands-on sessions, a hackathon and of course discussions around your PhD, networking, and a cultural program around our hosting city, Rennes, France. This year’s topic is “IoT meets Cyber and Security”. We cover relevant topics around the softwarization and the securing of the Internet of things. Participating companies include key players such as Siemens, Airbus, or Celonis. Check the details and register on the website https://school.future-iot.org/ We will welcome 40 students on-site. At the moment there are still a few on-site places available, so do not hesitate to register before it is too late. There are three registration categories: 1) [limited to 40] On-site (with all local costs including housing and food included in the registration fee) 2) [limited to 60] Online via zoom (for a low fee and with interaction potential) 3) [unlimited] Via YouTube (for free but with reduced interaction possibilities) Please register in any case to receive the invitation mails and links to the talks (in case of remote participation): https://school.future-iot.org/register We are looking forward to welcoming you in Rennes end of November! Marc-Oliver Pahl p.s.: If you are unsure about what to expect, take a look at the recordings from the last editions and convince yourself about why you want to be there: - Impressions from 2020: https://future-iot.org/category/2020iotmeetssecurity/ - Impressions from 2019: https://future-iot.org/category/2019iotmeetsai/ ## Long announcement The 4th Future-IoT winter school takes place from Nov 29-Dec 3, 2021 in Rennes, France. The event will be hybrid, on-site, via zoom, and via YouTube and LinkedIN. Inform your friends and check the program at https://school.future-iot.org/. We look forward to welcoming you! Software drives the critical infrastructures around us, such as water and energy supply, communication, transportation, banking, manufacturing and health services. This year’s edition focuses on different aspects of the software cyberspace – the algorithms that move the things around us -, including cybersecurity. Marc-Oliver Pahl, co-organizer of the summer school series The German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future and the chaire Cyber CNI in collaboration with the OCIF team, the IRISA lab and many more organize the 4th Future-IoT PhD school – this time a winter school. The school is under the motto “IoT meets Cyber”. So it is about software and algorithms in the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical systems – a topic that should be hot for everyone. The 4th Future-IoT school takes place in the beautiful city of Rennes, only 1,5h by train from Paris. The city and the added value of the on-site participation with the hackathon with people on-site, much better networking, and last but not least the opportunity to getting to know the city make this the best option. At the same time, you can also interactively participate and network via zoom, or you jus follow and interact over YouTube and LinkedIN. Please inform your friends about the event and participate yourself! On-site for the full experience, via Zoom for half of the experience, and via YouTube and LinkedIN for the keynotes only. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Rennes! Program: https://school.future-iot.org/ Registration: https://school.future-iot.org/register Impressions from 2020: https://future-iot.org/category/2020iotmeetssecurity/ Impressions from 2019: https://future-iot.org/category/2019iotmeetsai/ school.future-iot.org The Future-IoT.org PhD school series runs once a year since 2018. Previous editions are “IoT meets Industry (2018, St Malo)”, “IoT meets AI (2019, Munich)”, “IoT meets Security (2020 in Cyberspace)”. The series is organized by IMT Atlantique and the Technische Universität München as a flagship event of the Franco-German Academy for the Industry of the Future. The Franco-German series is supported by the Deutsch-Französische Hochschule / Université Franco-Allemande. Future-IoT.org connects academia and industry. As a result, the series is in collaboration with leading industry partners in France and Germany, including Airbus, ArianeGroup, Atos, AWS, elm.leblanc, Siemens and several other industry partners. The Future IoT Summer School offers an exciting mix of lectures, hands-on work, and hackathon-style challenges. There’s also plenty of room to get to know each other, network, and explore our host city! Find the full announcement at https://future-iot.org/2021/10/01/4th-school-future-iot-org-iot-meets-cyber… Marc-Oliver Pahl and the entire future-iot.org team

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LAST DAYS!!! NOMS 2022 CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS (Extended deadline: October 24th, 2021)
by Tortonesi Mauro 20 Oct '21

20 Oct '21

****************************************************************************** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS - NOMS 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org ****************************************************************************** The 18th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) will be held on 25-29 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Held in even-numbered years since 1988, NOMS 2022 will follow the tradition of 34 years of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society's forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, deployment, standards, service provisioning, and user communities. NOMS 2022 will feature several workshops to further disseminate fine-tuned research that is organized around the main conference theme: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence. IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2022 invites proposals for one-day or half-day workshops, which will be held before or immediately after the main NOMS 2022 technical program. The primary purpose of the NOMS 2022 Workshops is to provide a forum for research, development, integration, deployment, standards, service provisioning, and user communities, also investigating the opportunities and challenges of AI for network and service management. NOMS 2022 Workshops are expected to focus on a range of novel and compelling research avenues complementing or in-depth covering the topics of the main conference, such as intelligent and hyper-connected environments, virtualization and in general, softwarization of networking technologies, newly emerging and potentially challenging topics on advanced services and applications converged network operations, management and control, seamless, secure services in future Internet also embedding cyber-physical systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal Submission Guidelines Each workshop proposal must include: 1. Title of the workshop 2. Names, addresses, and a short (200 words) bio of the major organizers (e.g., TPC (co-) chair(s), OC General (co-)chair(s)) 3. A brief description (1 page) of the technical issues addressed by the workshop. Relations to the main topics of the conference. State reasons why and how the workshop would attract the NOMS 2022 audience. 4. Organizing Committee (OC) and possibly or initial Technical Program Committee (TPC) 5. Likely contributors and targeted audience. 6. The planned format of the workshop, including a strategy to facilitate lively and interactive discussions. 7. If applicable, a description of the past events of the workshop, including all statistics of submitted/accepted papers and attendee numbers. If the workshop does not have past editions, please provide estimates and explain a strategy on how to reach the targets of paper submissions and attendees. 8. Publicity and advertising plan to attract paper submissions and attendees. 9. A draft of 1-page "Call for Papers (CFP)" including title, description, topics, and important dates. 10. The workshop website address, if applicable. Submission of workshop proposals should be made to the Workshop Co-chairs of NOMS 2022 by email to the following addresses: - Andreas Johnsson <andreas.a.johnsson(a)ericsson.com> - Mauro Tortonesi <mauro.tortonesi(a)unife.it> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission: October 24, 2021 (Extended and firm!) - Notification of acceptance: October 31, 2021 (Extended!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Tentative* Schedule for Accepted Workshops - Paper submission deadline (coordinated): January 9, 2022 - Paper acceptance notification (coordinated): February 13, 2022 - Camera-ready version due (coordinated): February 27, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop Co-chairs - Andreas Johnsson, Ericsson, Sweden - Mauro Tortonesi, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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DSEA 2021 CFP: The 5th International Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

*The 5th International Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications (DSEA 2021)* http://emergingtechnet.org/DSEA2021/ *In conjunction with **The 8th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> * (Technically Co-Sponsoring by IEEE) Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021* *DSEA 2021 CFP* Today, Data is becoming an increasingly decisive resource in modern societies, economies, and governmental organizations. Data science inspires novel techniques and theories drawn from mathematics, statistics, information theory, computer science, and social science. It involves many domains, such as signal processing, probability models, machine learning, data mining, database, data engineering, pattern recognition, visualization, predictive analytic, data warehousing, data compression, computer programming, etc. High Performance Computing typically deals with smaller, highly structured data sets and huge amounts of computation. Data Science has emerged to tackle the problem of creating processes and approaches to extracting knowledge or insights from gigantic, unstructured data sets. The 5th International Workshop for Data Science Engineering and Applications (DSEA 2021) aims to provide a forum that brings together researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts for discussion and exchange of ideas on the latest theoretical developments in Data Science and Computing as well as on the best practices for a wide range of applications. The topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to: - Architecture, management and process for Data Science - Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management - Evaluation and Measurement in Data Science - Privacy and protection standards and policies for Data Science - Data Quality - Data science for the internet of things (IoT) - Management Issues of Social Network Big Data - Big Data Computing for Data science - Social Network and Big Data Analytics - Open Source tools for Data Science and Big Data - Data Mining for Data science - High performance computing for data analytic *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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HMiMS 2021 Final Call: The International Symposium on Health and Medical informatics, Management and Security , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

*The International Symposium on Health and Medical informatics, Management and Security (HMiMS 2021)* *http://emergingtechnet.org/HMiMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/HMiMS2021/index.php>* *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 * *in conjunction with* *The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021)* <https://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/> (Technically Co-Sponsoring by IEEE) *HMiMS 2021 CFP:* Health Information Technology (HIT) innovations offer significant potential to transform the delivery of care, to improve the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system, to enhance interactions between patients/caregivers and providers, and to enable greater access to the latest advancements in treatments, among other accomplishments and outcomes. Health and Medical Informatics is an important HIT area that is at the intersection of information science, computer science, social science, behavioral science and health care. This field is mainly concerned with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, processing and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health and Medical Informatics is driven by computers, information and communication systems. It is a multi-disciplinary field that covers a wide spectrum of sub-fields. It combines the problem solving skills of computer scientists with health care professionals and health care givers. Databases, networking, graphical interfaces, IoT, data mining, machine learning, intelligent decision support systems and data science are just a few of the technologies and research areas currently contributing to health and medical informatics. Mobility and ubiquity in healthcare systems, standardization of technologies and procedures, certification, privacy and security are some of the issues that medical informatics professionals and the ICT industry and research community in general are addressing in order to further promote ICT in healthcare. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the support of persons with special needs in particular. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: o Big data on healthcare o Blockchain based intelligent data management in healthcare o Data driven smart health o Health Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science and Machine Learning for healthcare o Medical Devices, medical imaging, and biosignal Processing o eHealth o mHealth and Wearable Devices o Telemedicine o Health Internet of Things o Cybersecurity and Healthcare Information o Healthcare privacy o Biodata management, security and analytics o AI in healthcare applications o Healthcare Decision Support and Intelligent Systems o Biomedical Informatics o User interaction systems and data/information exchange o Applied connected health and integrated care systems o Personalized health systems and medicine o Interoperability in Healthcare Systems o Health Information Management and security o Healthcare Knowledge Management o Social media in e-health o Socio-Economic Issues o Healthcare Security and Privacy o Patient Safety o Standards, Social and Legal Issues o Patient Diagnosis Methods o Patient Monitoring Systems o Health Data Acquisition, Management and Visualization o E-learning and Education o Medical Robotics and Virtual Reality o Care processes and workflow models o Quality development in healthcare services o Usability, accessibility and user interface design o Patient involvement and empowerment o Electronic health record systems: solutions, implementations, evaluation o Games for health o E-health and organizational change o Sociological, sociotechnical and multi-disciplinary perspectives on e-health o Evaluation assessment of healthcare applications studies o Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies in healthcare IT *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the IoTSMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTNAT 2021 Final Call: The 7th International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 7th International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies (IoTNAT 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTNAT2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 6th International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 (Technically Co-Sponsoring by IEEE) *IoTNAT 2021 CFP* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. According to Gartner, the number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 20 billion by 2021. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 26 billion objects by 2021. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impacts; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies (IoTNAT 2021) Symposium will be held in conjunction with The Fifth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021). The IoTNAT 2021 Symposium aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The Symposium aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. The topics of interest include but are not limited to: Emerging concepts of IoT Design methodologies for IoT Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility Green by Internet of Things IoT and Social benefits/impact IoT Economics Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT IoT and Data Management Security and privacy of IoT Reliability of IoT Disaster recovery in IoT Applications of Internet of things Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens Big data and IoT Self-organizing IoT Cloud Computing and IoT IoT and sustainable Growth *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the FMEC Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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MCSMS-2021 Final Call:The 7th International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 10 Oct '21

10 Oct '21

*The 7th International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security (MCSMS-2021)* *http://emergingtechnet.org/MCSMS2021/ <http://emergingtechnet.org/MCSMS2021/>* *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 * *in conjunction with* *The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) <https://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/>* *(Technically Co-Sponsoring by IEEE) * *MCSMS 2021 CFP:* With a Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) market value of US$9.5 billion in 2014 and with more than 1 trillion cloud-ready devices in the next four years, MCC is considered as one of today's hottest new technologies in both academia and industry. MCC integrates different major technologies such as smart devices technologies (phones, tablets, watches, …etc), cloud services, big data, and cloud computing in one platform that services the end users. Despite the rapid growth of MCC, many issues are still challenging and need to be addressed. These challenges are related to the underlying networks , cloud services, security, the required Quality of Service, the availability of services, the needed user data management, and many others. The International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security (MCSMS) is introduced as a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of Mobile Cloud Computing that addresses the aforementioned challenges. MCSMS 2021 workshop aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Cloud Computing, as well as Fog and Edge Computing domains. The objective of MCSMS2020 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss their research and results on all aspects of Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) as well as Fog and Mobile Edge Computing. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * Edge Computing Systems. * Fog Computing Systems. * Mobile Cloud Computing Security and Privacy Issues. * Mobile Cloud Computing Pricing and billing models. * Mobile Cloud Computing support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in Mobile Cloud Computing architecture. * Access Control models in Mobile Cloud Computing. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for Mobile Cloud Computing: Challenges and Open Issues. * Mobile Cloud Computing Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * Mobile Cloud Computing architecture features and evolution. * Mobile Cloud Computing Networking and Communication considerations * Mobile Cloud Computing Software development platform and enabled new applications * Mobile Cloud Computing Power Efficiency for resources and networking * Mobile Cloud Computing Availability and Quality of Service. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Mobile Cloud Computing Resource Management, Optimization, and Migration * Mobile Cloud Computing Support for Multimedia Communication and Game Computing * Mobile Cloud Computing Support for Big Data Management * Mobile Cloud Computing intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the IoTSMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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BAT 2021 Final Call:The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Applications and Theory , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 09 Oct '21

09 Oct '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Applications and Theory (BAT 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/BAT2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *BAT 2021 CFP* A blockchain is a distributed ledger for recording transactions and/or data in a meaningful order, maintained by many connected nodes without a trusted central authority. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for most distributed systems by efficiently establishing trust among nodes, especially in emerging networks. Such a fundamental technology to enable decentralization play an important role in a wide spectrum of topics such as Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), edge computing, cloud computing, fog, mobile computing, social networking, wireless communication, vehicular network, and even more other fields. At the same time, there is a lack of fundamental study on the limitations of blockchain such as scalability, security, privacy, efficiency, availability and dependability. Hence, the development and deployment of blockchain-based systems and applications will likely exhibit new requirements and complicated challenges, which brings more open issues and exciting directions for research communities. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in cloud computing, distributed systems, cryptography, security, and networking, from academia and industry, who are interested in the applications and theory of blockchains and related protocols. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Distributed data store for blockchain * Distributed transaction for blockchain * Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanism * Blockchain in cloud computing * Blockchain in mobile and edge computing * Deployment and feasibility study in emerging networks such as VANET, connected vehicles * Blockchain in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * Blockchain and Financial Networks * Blockchain in vehicular network * Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT) * Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) * Blockchain in social networking * Blockchain in supply chain management * Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles * Blockchain in mobile cellular networks * Blockchain and governance/policy/regulation * Game theory and blockchain * Real-world blockchain-based system analysis and optimization * Experience papers with blockchain * Security, privacy and trust of blockchain * Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff * Simulation and performance evaluation techniques * Secure smart contract and chain code *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SDS Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SCE 2021 CFP:The 5th International Workshop on Smart Cities Systems Engineering, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 09 Oct '21

09 Oct '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 5th International Workshop on Smart Cities Systems Engineering (SCE 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SCE2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 6th International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php> (Technically Co-Sponsoring by IEEE) Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *SCE 2021 CFP* Smart cities provide next generation engineering approaches for urbanization. Smart cities aim to exploit the intellectual and social capital as its core ingredient for urbanization, in addition to the physical and ICT infrastructure. Smart cities are driven by several interdependent trends. These include a pressing need for environmental sustainability, and peoples’ increasing demands for personalisation, mobility and higher quality of life. Technological developments such as miniaturization of devices, internet of things (IoT), big data, and decreasing costs of computational entities have also accelerated the smart cities developments. Smart cities encompass all aspects of modern day life, transportation, healthcare, entertainment, work, businesses, social interactions, governance, etc. It is therefore necessary to engineer smart cities as complex systems of systems supported by a converged ubiquitous infrastructure. A key challenge in the realization of smart cities is to create an ecosystem of digital infrastructures that are able to work together and enable dynamic real-time interactions between various smart city subsystems. With this background, this workshop invites submissions that propose state of the art solutions for smart cities systems engineering. A particular focus of the workshop are the studies that involve cloud computing, fog computing, and mobile edge computing technologies. Original articles including modelling and empirical studies and development, as well as relevant surveys are welcome. The topics of interest of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * IoT based developments for smart cities engineering * Big data technologies for smart cities * Modelling and analysis of smart city technologies and systems * Mobile applications for smart cities * Analytics for smart cities * Cloud computing based approaches for smart city engineering * Fog and edge computing based approaches for smart city engineering * Cloudlet based approaches for smart city engineering * Studies focussed on communication networks for smart cities * Information management for smart cities * Smart buildings, smart homes and smart energy grids * Transportation, healthcare, and governance for smart cities * Security and privacy of smart city systems *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the FMEC Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 20 Oct, 2021 (Firm and Final) Notification to Authors: 31 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 10th November, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SAMSN 2021 CFP:The International Workshop on Sentiment Analysis and Mining of Social Networks , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 01 Oct '21

01 Oct '21

*The International Workshop on Sentiment Analysis and Mining of Social Networks (SAMSN 2021) * *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. * *http://emergingtechnet.org/SAMSN2021/ <http://emergingtechnet.org/SAMSN2021/>* *In Conjunction With* *The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> *SAMSN 2021 CFP:* When the first Social Networks were introduced in the beginning of this century, they were able to gain the attention of the whole world, and since then, more and more social networks have risen and have become increasingly popular and significantly effective. They have been able to change the way we live forever and how we interact with each other and with the environment. The world has become more and more connected. Nowadays, social networks are everywhere, and they play an important role in various aspects of our lives. With the rise of the era of social networks, many opportunities and challenges have appeared on the scene including but not limited to big data handling, security and privacy issues in social networks, the use of sentiment analysis and opinion mining in these rich environments, data analytics, recommender systems, and legal and ethical issues related to the offensive use of these environments. The objective of this workshop is to shed light upon all the issues, opportunities, challenges, and future trends that are related to online social networks. Authors are invited to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. The accepted papers of the workshop will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. The International Workshop on Sentiment Analysis and Mining of Social Networks (SAMSN 2021) aims to provide a forum that brings together researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts for discussion and exchange of ideas on the latest theoretical developments in Data Science and Computing as well as on the best practices for a wide range of applications. Proceedings of the workshops will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. Authors are encouraged to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. The topics of the workshop include but not limited to: · Social Networks Mining and Analysis · Social Networks Architecture · Social networks Data Representation and Visualization · Big Data and Social Networks · IOT and Social Networks · Cloud Mining tools and Services for Social Networks Data · Geolocation aspects of Social networks · Impact of Social Networks on Society · Social Networks Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Minings · Information Retrieval for Social Networks · Multilingual Natural Language Processing Tools for Social Networks · Machine Learning with Social Networks · Recommender systems Applications in Social Networks · Artificial Intelligence-based Emerging technologies · Privacy challenges in Social networks · Social Network and Data Analytics · Legal and Ethical issues for Textual Online Data · Online Hate-Speech detection · Case studies *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue Call for Paper: Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G https://www.comsoc.org/publications/magazines/ieee-network/cfp/trust-securi… 6G follows the footsteps of 5G and pursues the integration of communications and sensing. Through sensing the physical world and human-beings, 6G should be capable of programming to offer automation systems that span a rich variety of devices, several types of network and communication technologies and humans. 6G should timely offer user expected and satisfied networking services. It will embrace emerging technologies, such as quantum communication, molecular communication, real-time intelligent edge, Internet of everything, etc. As a consequence, personal and national safety will highly depend on network and information security. But sensing human-beings and physical world brings serious concern on privacy preservation, which however, conflicts with trust. Another view of 6G is it is a large-scale heterogeneous network (LS-HetNet) by integrating terrestrial networks, space satellite networks, marine networks. Such an integrated network can seamlessly support anywhere and anytime networking. But high Quality-of-Trust should be offered by LS-HetNet to meet mobile user expectations. By integrating with cloud computing, edge computing, network resources can be economically arranged with high flexibility across multiple domains according to user demands. But this requests virtual collaboration among multiple network operators in a trustworthy way with privacy preservation at both operator level and user level. Anticipating future development, ITU-T specifies that Trustworthy Networking should be provided. Trustworthy networking in 6G should ensure security and overcome privacy leakage in an integrated way. In short, 6G is expected to hold such attractive features as trustworthy and autonomous networking based on effective sensing to automatically satisfy user demands through integration of heterogeneous communication and networking technologies. However, such promising features introduce new challenges on trust, security and privacy, which motivate research and practice. This special issue aims to bring together recent advances on trust, security and privacy in the 6G networks. It welcomes original and innovative perspectives on theories, methodologies, schemes, algorithms, and systems related to 6G trust, security and privacy, from academia, industry, and government. We invite survey and tutorial articles directed to the special issue. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: * Theories, architectures and applications of 6G trustworthy networking * Trustworthy and intelligent routing * Trust modeling, trust policies and trust mechanisms * Network trust evaluation and measurement * 6G network security architecture * Machine learning for network trust, security and privacy * Blockchain and 6G trustworthy networking * End-to-end communication security, privacy and trust * Cryptography and trustworthy networking * Smart handover with security and privacy * Network resource arrangement for trustworthy networking * Intrusion detection in integrated HetNets * Security and privacy protection in 6G * Trust management of 6G * Network data collection, classification and trust analytics * Incentive mechanisms of trust management * Physical security and trust of 6G * 6G positioning and its trust, security and privacy * 6G service trust, security and privacy * Post-quantum cryptography for 6G * Embedded trust and distributed trust * Distributed ledger technologies and differential privacy approaches * Regulation and standardization about 6G security, privacy and trust * Credibility authentication in 6G * Edge intelligence/IoT security * Trust, security and privacy of promising communication technologies in 6G * Sensing with privacy preservation * Analysis and design of 6G protocol security * Domain specific security, privacy and trust in 6G * Trust, security and privacy of digital twin in 6G Important Dates: Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 December 2021 Initial Decision Notification: 1 February 2022 Revised Manuscript Due: 1 March 2022 Final Decision Notification: 1 April 2022 Final Manuscript Due: 15 April 2022 Publication Date: July 2022 Guest Editors Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China, Aalto University, Finland (zyan(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:zyan@xidian.edu.cn>; zheng.yan(a)aalto.fi<mailto:zheng.yan@aalto.fi>) Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada (ltyang(a)gmail.com<mailto:ltyang@gmail.com>) Tieyan Li, Huawei, Singapore (Li.Tieyan(a)huawei.com) Yoan Miche, Nokia, Finland (yoan.miche(a)nokia-bell-labs.com) Shui Yu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Shui.Yu(a)uts.edu.au) Stephen Yau, Arizona State University, USA (yau(a)asu.edu)

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SDN-NFV 2021 CFP: The 5th International workshop on Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 5th International workshop on Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization (SDN-NFV 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDN-NFV2021/> in conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *SDN-NFV 2021 CFP* The emerging networking techniques such as Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are promising a complete paradigm shift in how we manage our future networks. With their enormous benefits which include reducing the operational cost, better resources utilization and easier management requirements, the adoption of such technologies is gaining momentum. Supported by a well-defined basis such as network virtualization and the decoupling of the data and control planes, the integration of SDN and NFV with current systems might be a straightforward process. However, this might incur many challenges which require deep analysis to propose creative solutions. In the (SDN-NFV 2021) workshop, we are aiming to invite researchers from both the academia and the industry to present their state-of-the-art research efforts and findings and to open the doors for discussion about how to contribute of the advancement of this important research field. The International workshop on Software Defined Network and Network Function Virtualization (SDN-NFV) will be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in the areas of SDN, NFV, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing. We are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different aspect of SDN and NFV management system, security and privacy, cloud computing and big data supported SDN and NFV, to mention but few. The topics of interest of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Software Defined Network (SDN) Architectures and Design * Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Architectures and Design * SDN-NFV Integration * SDN-NFV Orchestration * SDN-NFV Based Control plane design * SDN-NFV Based Data plane design * SDN-NFV Performance Management * SDN-NFV support for Cloud based DataCenter * SDN-NFV support for 5G Networks * SDN-NFV support for Internet of Things (IoT) * SDN-NFV support for Big Data Computing * SDN-NFV support for large scale storage system * Hardware system design for SDN-NFV * SDN-NFV Security management * Radio Access Network virtualization * SDN-NFV in access networks * Edge and Fog Computing * Cloud Computing * Case studies *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SDN-NFV and SDS Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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BDSN 2021 CFP: The 9th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

*The 9th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security (BDSN 2021)* http://emergingtechnet.org/BDSN2021/ *In conjunction with **The 8th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 * *BDSN 2021 CFP* Data has always been recognized as an important asset for driving value be it scientific, governmental or for enterprise. The amount of data being generated constantly with high volume, velocity and variety has marked the emergence of "Big Data" as a contemporary research challenge with vast opportunities. In the context of the digital-world, the internet and Social Networks have contributed immensely in generating Big Data pools. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are nowadays connected using different type of social networks. Big Data and Social Networks become interrelated in the modern computing agenda being both concerned with intensive data. As much opportunities they hold, Big Data and Social Networks come with their own challenges such as management, Security, Processing etc. In order to unlock the potentials of these technologies, innovative solutions are required, which will leverage new models in computing. The 9th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security will be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in the areas of big data and social networking. We are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different aspect of big data management system, big data security and privacy, cloud computing and big data, social networking and big data analytics, and social networking management and security, to mention but few. *The topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:* - Big data and Social Networking concepts and applications - Emerging technologies in Big Data and Social Networking - Management Issues of Social Network Big Data - Security challenges in Big Data and Social networks - Social Network and Big Data Analytics - Open Source tools for Big Data - Green Computing for Big Data - Network Infrastructure for Social Networking and Big Data - Social Networks Monitoring Tools As a Service - Cloud Computing for Big Data and Social Networks - Big Data and the Internet of Things - Big Data Management - Big Data and Decision Making - Visualization tools for Big Data *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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OSNT 2021 CFP:The 7th International Workshop on Online Social Networks Technologies, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

*The 7th International Workshop on Online Social Networks Technologies (OSNT 2021) * *http://emergingtechnet.org/OSNT2021/ <http://emergingtechnet.org/OSNT2021/>* *In conjunction with **The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021* *OSNT 2021 CFP* The explosion of the Internet helps the social networking concept to become real, and to be a tool to connect people worldwide in ways that were previously impossible. The Internet’s first generation (Web 1.0) consisted of static pages instead of dynamic HTML, and the presented content to the user is served from a server's file system instead of a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The second generation (Web 2.0) encouraged users to share information and interact and collaborate with each other by posting their user-generated contents in virtual communities. The development of Web 2.0 allowed many new social networking sites to flourish such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus+, Tumblr, Instagram, VK, Flickr, Vine, and many others. Such Online Social Networks (OSN) provide a wealth of raw data that is invaluable to governments, companies, universities, etc. The large scale of such networks presents a challenge to providers just to keep them running smoothly. It also presents a challenge to researchers wanting to analyze the data collected from such networks. These challenges contributed to the rise of important of important fields such as big data. The objective of this workshop is to provide general guidelines on the current and future trends in online social network technologies. Authors are encouraged to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. Proceedings of the workshops will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. Authors are encouraged to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. The topics of the workshop include but not limited to: * Social network analysis (SNA) * Online Social Networks Mining * Security in Online Social Networks * Architecture and growth of Online Social Networks * Social networks visualization and large scale data representation * Online Social Networks and Big Data * Online Social Networks and SNA tools and services on the Cloud * Location-based OSN and other geographical aspects of OSN * Society Impact of Online Social Networks * Community formation, analysis and detection in Online Social Networks * Anomaly detection in Online Social Networks evolution * Recommender systems and Online Social Networks * Emerging technologies in Big Data and Social Networking * Management Issues of Social Network Big Data * Security challenges in Big Data and Social networks * Social Network and Big Data Analytics * Network Infrastructure for Social Networking and Big Data * Social Networks Monitoring Tools as a Service * Cloud Computing for Big Data and Social Networks * Social network data analysis tools and services on the Cloud * Case studies *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 *Journal Special Issues* Selected papers from the presented papers will be invited to submit an extended version to number of journals. 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. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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ANLP 2021 CFP: The 5th International Workshop on Advances in Natural Language Processing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

*The 5th International Workshop on Advances in Natural Language Processing (ANLP 2021)* *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. * *http://emergingtechnet.org/ANLP2021/* <http://emergingtechnet.org/ANLP2021/> *In Conjunction With* *The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> *ANLP 2021 CFP:* The workshop aims at demonstrating recent Advances in Natural Language Processing (ANLP) by bringing together leading academicians, scientists, researchers and practitioners to discuss their findings in NLP. This area of research has been constantly gaining momentum and attention over the past few years as textual material become available in abundance (social networks and web content) and advanced computational power become accessible. This resulted in an interesting array of practical applications. This is evident in the number of conferences, conference tracks, workshops, special issues of journals dedicated to or issues related to ANLP. Another indication of this growing interest is the surge of papers, books, and other forms of publications related to NLP. Noticeably, deep learning is dominating NLP as it did to other areas of artificial intelligence. Deep learning is the modern application of earlier neural network technology but with multiple layers that made possible with modern computing technology. The application of deep learning technology to NLP is progressing at a fast pace, and it is anticipated that we will see many exciting new discoveries here in the next few years. Therefore, the objective of this workshop is to present current and future advances in NLP. Authors are encouraged to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. Proceedings of the workshops will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE-Xplore and the IEEE Computer Society (CSDL) digital libraries. Authors are encouraged to submit their original work, which is not submitted elsewhere, to this workshop. The topics of the workshop include but not limited to: * Morphological analysis. * Stemming, Tokenization, segmentation, chunking, parsing, POS. * Information retrieval and extraction. * Named Entity Recognition and Keyword extraction. * Word embedding models. * Text summarization and compression. * Event extraction and semantic role labeling. * Sentiment analysis and classification. * Dialectal modeling. * Machine translation. * Deep learning applications. * Speech recognition, synthesis, and speaker identification. * NLP (annotated) resources such as dictionaries, thesauri, lexicons, ontologies, datasets, etc. * Applications and technologies of NLP. *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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HMiMS 2021 CFP: The International Symposium on Health and Medical informatics, Management and Security , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

*The International Symposium on Health and Medical informatics, Management and Security (HMiMS 2021)* *http://emergingtechnet.org/HMiMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/HMiMS2021/index.php>* *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 * *in conjunction with* *The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021)* <https://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/> *HMiMS 2021 CFP:* Health Information Technology (HIT) innovations offer significant potential to transform the delivery of care, to improve the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system, to enhance interactions between patients/caregivers and providers, and to enable greater access to the latest advancements in treatments, among other accomplishments and outcomes. Health and Medical Informatics is an important HIT area that is at the intersection of information science, computer science, social science, behavioral science and health care. This field is mainly concerned with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, processing and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health and Medical Informatics is driven by computers, information and communication systems. It is a multi-disciplinary field that covers a wide spectrum of sub-fields. It combines the problem solving skills of computer scientists with health care professionals and health care givers. Databases, networking, graphical interfaces, IoT, data mining, machine learning, intelligent decision support systems and data science are just a few of the technologies and research areas currently contributing to health and medical informatics. Mobility and ubiquity in healthcare systems, standardization of technologies and procedures, certification, privacy and security are some of the issues that medical informatics professionals and the ICT industry and research community in general are addressing in order to further promote ICT in healthcare. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the support of persons with special needs in particular. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: o Big data on healthcare o Blockchain based intelligent data management in healthcare o Data driven smart health o Health Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science and Machine Learning for healthcare o Medical Devices, medical imaging, and biosignal Processing o eHealth o mHealth and Wearable Devices o Telemedicine o Health Internet of Things o Cybersecurity and Healthcare Information o Healthcare privacy o Biodata management, security and analytics o AI in healthcare applications o Healthcare Decision Support and Intelligent Systems o Biomedical Informatics o User interaction systems and data/information exchange o Applied connected health and integrated care systems o Personalized health systems and medicine o Interoperability in Healthcare Systems o Health Information Management and security o Healthcare Knowledge Management o Social media in e-health o Socio-Economic Issues o Healthcare Security and Privacy o Patient Safety o Standards, Social and Legal Issues o Patient Diagnosis Methods o Patient Monitoring Systems o Health Data Acquisition, Management and Visualization o E-learning and Education o Medical Robotics and Virtual Reality o Care processes and workflow models o Quality development in healthcare services o Usability, accessibility and user interface design o Patient involvement and empowerment o Electronic health record systems: solutions, implementations, evaluation o Games for health o E-health and organizational change o Sociological, sociotechnical and multi-disciplinary perspectives on e-health o Evaluation assessment of healthcare applications studies o Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies in healthcare IT *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the IoTSMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDMEC 2021 CFP:The International Symposium on Software Defined Networks and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The International Symposium on Software Defined Networks and Mobile Edge Computing (SDMEC 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDMEC2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *SDMEC 2021 CFP* The emerging networking techniques such as Software Defined Network (SDN) and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) are promising a complete paradigm shift in how we manage our future networks. With their enormous benefits which include reducing the operational cost, better resources utilization and easier management requirements, the adoption of such technologies is gaining momentum. Supported by a well-defined basis such as network virtualization and the decoupling of the data and control planes, the integration of SDN and NFV with current systems might be a straightforward process. However, this might incur many challenges which require deep analysis to propose creative solutions. In the (SDMEC 2021) Symposium, we are aiming to invite researchers from both the academia and the industry to present their state of the art research efforts and findings and to open the doors for discussion about how to contribute of the advancement of this important research field. The International Symposium on Software Defined Network and Mobile Edge Computing (SDMEC) will be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in the areas of SDN, MEC, NFV, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing . We are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different aspect of SDN and NFV management system, security and privacy, cloud computing and big data supported SDN, MEC and NFV, to mention but few. The topics of the workshop include but not limited to: · Software Defined Network (SDN) Architectures and Design · Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) Architectures and Design · SDMEC Integration · SDMEC Orchestration · SDMEC Based Control plane design · SDMEC Based Data plane design · SDMEC Performance Management · SDMEC support for Cloud based DataCenter · SDMEC support for 5G Networks · SDMEC support for Internet of Things (IoT) · SDMEC support for Big Data Computing · SDMEC support for large scale storage system · Hardware system design for SDMEC · SDMEC Security management · Radio Access Network virtualization at the Edge · SDMEC in access networks · Edge and Fog Computing · Cloud Computing · Case studies *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SDS Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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BAT 2021 CFP:The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Applications and Theory , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 3rd International Workshop on Blockchain Applications and Theory (BAT 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/BAT2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *BAT 2021 CFP* A blockchain is a distributed ledger for recording transactions and/or data in a meaningful order, maintained by many connected nodes without a trusted central authority. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for most distributed systems by efficiently establishing trust among nodes, especially in emerging networks. Such a fundamental technology to enable decentralization play an important role in a wide spectrum of topics such as Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), edge computing, cloud computing, fog, mobile computing, social networking, wireless communication, vehicular network, and even more other fields. At the same time, there is a lack of fundamental study on the limitation of blockchain such as scalability, security, privacy, efficiency, availability and dependability. Hence, the development and deployment of blockchain-based systems and applications will likely exhibit new requirements and complicated challenges, which brings more open issues and exciting directions for research communities. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in cloud computing, distributed systems, cryptography, security, and networking, from academia and industry, who are interested in the applications and theory of blockchains and related protocols. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Distributed data store for blockchain * Distributed transaction for blockchain * Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanism * Blockchain in cloud computing * Blockchain in mobile and edge computing * Deployment and feasibility study in emerging networks such as VANET, connected vehicles * Blockchain in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) * Blockchain and Financial Networks * Blockchain in vehicular network * Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT) * Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) * Blockchain in social networking * Blockchain in supply chain management * Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles * Blockchain in mobile cellular networks * Blockchain and governance/policy/regulation * Game theory and blockchain * Real-world blockchain-based system analysis and optimization * Experience papers with blockchain * Security, privacy and trust of blockchain * Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff * Simulation and performance evaluation techniques * Secure smart contract and chain code *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SDS Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTNAT 2021 CFP:The 7th International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 7th International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies (IoTNAT 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTNAT2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 6th International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTNAT 2021 CFP* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. According to Gartner, the number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 20 billion by 2021. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 26 billion objects by 2021. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple micro controller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near feature. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impacts; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE International Workshop on Internet of Things: Networking Applications and Technologies (IoTNAT 2021) Symposium will be held in conjunction with The Fifth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021). The IoTNAT 2021 Symposium aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The Symposium aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. The topics of interest include but are not limited to: Emerging concepts of IoT Design methodologies for IoT Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility Green by Internet of Things IoT and Social benefits/impact IoT Economics Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT IoT and Data Management Security and privacy of IoT Reliability of IoT Disaster recovery in IoT Applications of Internet of things Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens Big data and IoT Self-organizing IoT Cloud Computing and IoT IoT and sustainable Growth *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the FMEC Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 5 Oct, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2021 Final Call: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 19 Sep '21

19 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and management (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (FInal and Firm)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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FMEC 2021 Final Call: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS 2021 Final Call: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of the International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *Important Dates:* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2021 Final Call: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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MDNS2021 CFP: The International Workshop on Multimedia Data and Networks Security, November 15th - 17th, 2021, Tartu, Estonia
by Gizem Varkonyi 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

The International Workshop on Multimedia Data and Networks Security (MDNS2021) http://intelligenttech.org/MDNS2021/ November 15th - 17th, 2021, Tartu, Estonia Co-located with The International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA2021) <http://intelligenttech.org/IDSTA2021> *MDNS2021 Call for Papers:* Multimedia data and Multimedia communication are core parts of multiple areas in today’s society including politics, economics, industries, militaries, and entertainment. For that reason, one of the most challenging security tasks these days is to secure multimedia data by providing confidentiality, integrity, and identity or ownership. Piracy should also be prevented. Techniques such as digital watermarking, data encryption, multimedia authentication, and digital rights management, among others, are proposed to address the security problems but still facing many challenges due the special characteristics of the multimedia data. The International Workshop on Multimedia Data and Networks Security (MDNS) aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry and give them the opportunity to present their contributions to the field. We solicit papers covering various topics in the field that include but are not limited to the following: - Efficient multimedia data encryption - Multimedia streaming security - Mobile multimedia systems security - Multimedia data forensics - Technologies for Multimedia data piracy prevention - Multimedia data ownership - Blockchain for multimedia applications - Multimedia communication security - Video surveillance systems security - AI for multimedia security *Important Dates:* · Submission Due: September 25th, 2021 · Notification: October 5th, 2021 · Camera-ready submission: October 20th, 2021 *Submission Guidelines and formatting* Submitted papers (.pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings <https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html>. Please remember to add Keywords to your submission. Submitted papers may be 6 to 8 pages. Up to two additional pages may be added for references. The reference pages must only contain references. Overlength papers will be rejected without review. Papers submitted to MDNS must be the original work of the authors. The may not be simultaneously under review elsewhere. Publications that have been peer-reviewed and have appeared at other conferences or workshops may not be submitted to MDNS. Authors should be aware that IEEE has a strict policy with regard to plagiarism https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism-faq.html The authors' prior work must be cited appropriately. Please ensure that you submit your papers with the full and final list of authors in the correct order. The author list registered for each submission is not allowed to be changed in any way after the paper submission deadline. Please proofread your submission carefully. It is essential that the language use in the paper is clear and correct so that it is easily understandable. (Either US English or UK English spelling conventions are acceptable.) All accepted papers in MDNS 2021 and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore for possible publication. For any question: intelligenttechorg(a)gmail.com <http://intelligenttech.org/DMIPA2021/>

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Job offers Chair Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (cyberCNI.fr)
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

****************************************************** * We are hiring! * PostDocs, PhD candidates, Engineers, Team Assistant. * Deadline for all applications is Sep 30, 2021. * Please inform your interested friends. ****************************************************** The chair Cyber CNI offers a unique environment for researchers. We have a young highly motivated team and look forward to collaborating with you! IMT and IMT Atlantique are excellent schools. Rennes is in the heart of France’s Cybersecurity region #1 , Brittany. The chair cyberCNI.fr is an industrial chair offering great possibilities to do research in an academic yet closely industry-related environment. Our 6 industry partners will be happy to regularly exchange with you on your research. ############################## # Research positions ############################## 1) *PostDoc* Cybersecurity for critical mobile Infrastructures - This work will especially be linked to our industry partner SNCF. You will help setting up our new research direction smart mobility. https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-01_PostDoc_SNCF.pdf 2) *PostDoc* Distributed Ledger Based Cybersecurity - This work will enable collaboration with multiple PhD and industry partners. https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-01_PostDoc_Collaboratio… ## Plan de Relance avec Secure-IC In these positions, you will work 80% at the industry partner and have 20% of your time with us at the chair. The perfect combination of industry experience with a leg remaining in academia. 3) *Young Master* (<2y) / Jeune Master (<2a) IPSec https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/recruit-secure-ic-2021-2.pdf 4) *Young PhD* (PostDoc) (<2y) / Jeune Docteur (<2a) IPSec + TLS https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/recruit-secure-ic-2021-3.pdf 5) *Young PhD* (PostDoc) (<2y) / Jeune Docteur (<2a) Intégration FPGA de protocoles internet rapides https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/recruit-secure-ic-2021-1.pdf ## Plan de Relance avec Amossys Dans ces postes, vous travaillerez à 80 % chez le partenaire industriel et passerez 20 % de votre temps avec nous à la chaire. Il s’agit d’une combinaison parfaite entre une expérience dans l’industrie et un pied dans le monde universitaire. 6) *Jeune Master* (<2a) Honeynet – un pot de miel réaliste https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/recruit-amossys-2021-2.pdf 7) *Jeune Docteur* (PostDoc) (<2a) Honeynet – un pot de miel réaliste https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/recruit-amossys-2021-1.pdf ############################## # Non-research positions ############################## 8) *Team Assistant* / Assistant(e) d’équipe - An interesting and familiar environment awaits you. https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-01_assistant_chaire.pdf 9) *Engineer* / Ingénieur Cyber-Physical Testbed - You will be able to work with us on our central research infrastructure – it is worldwide unique. https://cybercni.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-01_Engineer_Testbed.pdf Find the full announcement at https://cybercni.fr/2021/09/14/job-openings-september-2021-offres-demploi-s… Marc-Oliver Pahl and the entire Chaire Cyber CNI team

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FMEC 2021 Final Call: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS 2021 Final Call: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 08 Sep '21

08 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of the International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *Important Dates:* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2021 Final Call: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 08 Sep '21

08 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and management (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (FInal and Firm)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2021 Final Call: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 07 Sep '21

07 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 20 September, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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5GET 2021 CFP: The 5th International Symposium on 5G Emerging Technologies, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 07 Sep '21

07 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 5th International Symposium on 5G Emerging Technologies (5GET 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/5GET2021/index.php> in conjunction with The 6th International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) <http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php> Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *5GET 2021 CFP* A new generation in cellular mobile and wireless communications were commercialized in 2020, which is referred to as the fifth generation (5G) systems. Wide range of applications and services are expected to be enabled by the introduction of the 5G. Most importantly, 5G will serve as the enabling architecture and standard for Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Low Power-Wide Area networks, high-speed cellular systems. This can serve wide range of wireless applications with needs of few bits per seconds and extended geographic areas coverage with delay-sensitive communications to communications with gigabits per seconds with very low latency and delay in terms of milliseconds. 5G is expected to utilize and exploit new technologies, techniques and protocols at the different communication layers including software-defined radio, massive antenna systems, Beamforming, MIMO systems, mmWave and optical communications, utilizing higher frequency bands, green networking and communications, small-scale cells, performance-energy efficient communications protocols, etc. 5GET 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of 5G based systems and related technologies. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating 5G challenges. That is, the objective of 5GET 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of 5G systems. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * 5G Architecture and design * PHY, MAC , routing novel communication protocols for 5G * 5G applications, services and Testbeds * Green networking in 5G * Social-aware 5G networks * IoT networking in 5G * Software Defined Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Access in 5G Networking * Spectrum utilization and sharing * Massive MIMO Communications * Dynamic Beamforming techniques * Free Space Optical communications * Heterogenous cells and communications * Millimeter wave communications * Coordinated and small-scale cell communications * Device-to-Device Communications and networking * Security and privacy for 5G *Submission* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the 5GET and FMEC Proceedings, which will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Papers must be 6 pages max in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *Important Dates:* Submission Date: 15 Sept, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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FCST 2021 CFP: The 4th International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

*The 4th International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies (FCST 2021)* http://emergingtechnet.org/FCST2021/ *In conjunction with **The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021)* <https://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/> *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021* *FCST 2021 CFP:* Hardware systems and Software applications continue to evolve with more functionalities, complex structures and interactions between them and with users. Cyber Security risks continue to evolve as well in both quantity in the same domains as well new types and ways on how to break into computing systems, software applications, websites, databases, programmable networks etc. For example, monitoring the car manufacturing industry, we can see that recent car models have more complex hardware components and automated programmable features in comparison with their earlier models, this will increase the risk associated with protecting such systems. Same thing can be applicable to most other engineering products. Such complex hardware and programmable techniques bring security opportunities to change the way cyber security controls (e.g. firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), etc.) are developed and enforced. They also bring security challenges related to our computing systems and software architectures or any changes that can be directly or indirectly related to them due to the complex interactions between them. The International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies (FCST 2021) will focus on issues related to future cyber security challenges as well as opportunities which mainly highlight the above mentioned aspects. The IEEE International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies (FCST 2021) will be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in the areas of cyber security techniques, security challenges and opportunities for emerging technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing,big data, 5G, SDN and many others . We are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different aspect of future cyber security management system, security and privacy, cloud computing and big data supported security systems to mention but few. *The topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:* · Cyber Security Techniques Architectures and Design · Cyber Security Systems · Cyber Security Techniques Integration · Cyber Security Techniques Orchestration · Cyber Security Techniques Based Network Control plane design · Cyber Security Techniques Based NetworkData plane design · Cyber Security Techniques Performance Management · Cyber Security Techniques for Cloud based DataCenter · Cyber Security Techniques for 5G Networks · Cyber Security Techniques for Internet of Things (IoT) · Cyber Security Techniques for Big Data Computing · Cyber Security Techniques for large scale storage system · Hardware system design for Cyber Security · Cyber Security Techniques management · Radio Access Network virtualization · Cyber Security Techniques for programmable Networks · Cyber Security Techniques for Edge and Fog Computing · Cyber Security Techniques Cloud Computing · Cyber Security Techniques for Software Defined Network (SDN) · Cyber Security Techniques Network Function Virtualization (NFV) · Cyber Security Techniques Case studies *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the IoTSMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 Sept, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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DSEA 2021 CFP: The 5th International Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

*The 5th International Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications (DSEA 2021)* http://emergingtechnet.org/DSEA2021/ *In conjunction with **The 8th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021)* <http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php> * Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021* *DSEA 2021 CFP* Today, Data is becoming an increasingly decisive resource in modern societies, economies, and governmental organizations. Data science inspires novel techniques and theories drawn from mathematics, statistics, information theory, computer science, and social science. It involves many domains, such as signal processing, probability models, machine learning, data mining, database, data engineering, pattern recognition, visualization, predictive analytic, data warehousing, data compression, computer programming, etc. High Performance Computing typically deals with smaller, highly structured data sets and huge amounts of computation. Data Science has emerged to tackle the problem of creating processes and approaches to extracting knowledge or insights from gigantic, unstructured data sets. The 5th International Workshop for Data Science Engineering and Applications (DSEA 2021) aims to provide a forum that brings together researchers, industry practitioners and domain experts for discussion and exchange of ideas on the latest theoretical developments in Data Science and Computing as well as on the best practices for a wide range of applications. *The topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:* - *Architecture, management and process for Data Science* - *Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management * - *Evaluation and Measurement in Data Science* - *Privacy and protection standards and policies for Data Science * - *Data Quality * - *Data science for the internet of things (IoT)* - *Management Issues of Social Network Big Data * - *Big Data Computing for Data science/li> * - *Social Network and Big Data Analytics* - *Open Source tools for Data Science and Big Data* - *Data Mining for Data science* - *High performance computing for data analytic* *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 Sept, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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Special Issue "Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructures: During and after the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic"
by Mohamed Amine FERRAG 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

Special Issue "Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructures: During and after the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic" https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Cybersecurity_Critical_… Dear Colleagues, Critical National Infrastructures (CNIs) are vital assets for public safety, economic welfare and the national security of countries. Vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures have increased with the widespread use of information technologies. Moreover, during the COVID-19 crisis, the workforce is being encouraged to continue teleworking while most products and services have become available over the web. Phishing emails, social engineering attacks, malware, ransomware, spyware, medical-related scams and investment opportunity fraud are only a few examples of the cybercrime incidents reported during the COVID-19 crisis period. As Critical National Infrastructures are becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks, their protection becomes a significant issue for any organization as well as any nation. The risks to continued operations from failing to upgrade aging infrastructure, or not meeting mandated regulatory regimes, are considered higher given the demonstrable impact of such circumstances. Due to the rapid increase in sophisticated cyber threats targeting critical infrastructures with significant destructive effects, the cyber security of CNIs has become an agenda item for academics, practitioners and policy makers. A holistic view that covers technical, policy, human and behavioral aspects is essential to effectively handle the cyber security of critical infrastructures. Moreover, the ability to attribute cyber attacks is a vital element of avoiding impunity in cyberspace. In this Special Issue, both research and practical aspects of cyber security considerations in critical infrastructures are of interest. Aligned with the interdisciplinary nature of cyber security, authors from academia, governments and industry are welcome to contribute. We seek original and high-quality submissions on, but not limited to, one or more of the following topics: - Security of the smart grid - Security of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems - Cyber security of complex and distributed critical infrastructures - Cyber security of industrial control systems - Cyber security modeling and simulation - Cyber threat modeling and analysis - Safety–security interactions - Cyber security engineering - Behavioral modeling - Network security and protocols - Security, privacy and legal issues of big data and the Internet of Things - Cyber threat intelligence - Situational awareness - Attack modeling, prevention, mitigation and defense - Cyber–physical system security approaches and algorithms - Critical infrastructure security policies, standards and regulations - Vulnerability and risk assessment methodologies for distributed critical infrastructures - Risk management and cyber insurance - Simulation and test beds for the security evaluation of critical infrastructures Dr. Leandros Maglaras Prof. Dr. Helge Janicke Dr. Mohamed Amine Ferrag *Guest Editors* Keywords - security of the smart grid - security of supervisory control and data acquisition (scada) systems - cyber security of complex and distributed critical infrastructures - cyber security of industrial control systems - cyber security modeling and simulation - cyber threat modeling and analysis - safety–security interactions - cyber security engineering - behavioral modeling - network security and protocols - security, privacy and legal issues of big data and the Internet of Things - cyber threat intelligence - situational awareness - attack modeling, prevention, mitigation and defense - cyber–physical system security approaches and algorithms - critical infrastructure security policies, standards and regulations - vulnerability and risk assessment methodologies for distributed critical infrastructures - risk management and cyber insurance - simulation and test beds for the security evaluation of critical infrastructures - resiliency and security of cyber systems - cyber security and privacy policy - hardware security solutions - incident response - encryption, authentication, availability assurance - human awareness and training - intrusion detection - trust and privacy - secure communication protocols - malware analysis - attribution of cyber attacks - cyber warfare, peacekeeping - hybrid war - cybercrime - COVID-19 pandemic - coronavirus -- _________________________________________________________________________ *Dr. Mohamed Amine Ferrag* Associate Professor (PhD, Habilitation) Department of Computer Science Guelma University, BP 401 Guelma 24000, Algeria Tel. : +213 661 87 30 51 E-mails: mohamed.amine.ferrag(a)gmail.com / ferrag.mohamedamine(a)univ-guelma.dz Homepage : https://sites.google.com/site/mohamedamineferrag/

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MCSMS-2021 CFP:The 7th International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security , Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Emerging Tech 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

*The 7th International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security (MCSMS-2021)* *http://emergingtechnet.org/MCSMS2021/ <http://emergingtechnet.org/MCSMS2021/>* *Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 * *in conjunction with* *The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) <https://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/>* *MCSMS 2021 CFP:* With a Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) market value of US$9.5 billion in 2014 and with more than 1 trillion cloud-ready devices in the next four years, MCC is considered as one of today's hottest new technologies in both academia and industry. MCC integrates different major technologies such as smart devices technologies (phones, tablets, watches, …etc), cloud services, big data, and cloud computing in one platform that services the end users. Despite the rapid growth of MCC, many issues are still challenging and need to be addressed. These challenges are related to the underlying networks , cloud services, security, the required Quality of Service, the availability of services, the needed user data management, and many others. The International Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing systems, Management, and Security (MCSMS) is introduced as a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of Mobile Cloud Computing that addresses the aforementioned challenges. MCSMS 2021 workshop aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Cloud Computing, as well as Fog and Edge Computing domains. The objective of MCSMS2020 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss their research and results on all aspects of Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) as well as Fog and Mobile Edge Computing. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * Edge Computing Systems. * Fog Computing Systems. * Mobile Cloud Computing Security and Privacy Issues. * Mobile Cloud Computing Pricing and billing models. * Mobile Cloud Computing support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in Mobile Cloud Computing architecture. * Access Control models in Mobile Cloud Computing. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for Mobile Cloud Computing: Challenges and Open Issues. * Mobile Cloud Computing Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * Mobile Cloud Computing architecture features and evolution. * Mobile Cloud Computing Networking and Communication considerations * Mobile Cloud Computing Software development platform and enabled new applications * Mobile Cloud Computing Power Efficiency for resources and networking * Mobile Cloud Computing Availability and Quality of Service. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Mobile Cloud Computing Resource Management, Optimization, and Migration * Mobile Cloud Computing Support for Multimedia Communication and Game Computing * Mobile Cloud Computing Support for Big Data Management * Mobile Cloud Computing intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.ht…>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the IoTSMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 Sept, 2021 Notification to Authors: 21 Oct, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30th Oct, 2021 Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE CPSCom 2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

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SDS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 02 Sep '21

02 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and management (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 02 Sep '21

02 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *Important Dates:* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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FMEC 2021 CFP: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 01 Sep '21

01 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2021CFP: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 01 Sep '21

01 Sep '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: September 5, 2021, AoE (Firm deadline without extension) Notification of Acceptance: October 1, 2021, AoE Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 15, 2021, AoE Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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CFP: IEEE Network-SI: Managing Next-Generation Networks for Intelligent Services and Applications - Due: 30 September
by Moayad Aloqaily 29 Aug '21

29 Aug '21

*Managing Next-Generation Networks for Intelligent Services and Applications* *IEEE Network* https://www.comsoc.org/publications/magazines/ieee-network/cfp/managing-nex… Next-Generation Networks (NGNs) integrate the functionalities of a plethora of established and emerging technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), edge intelligence, network softwarization, and data-plane programmability. NGNs promise to achieve ultra-fast data rates and minimal latency in wireless communication and networking. It enables smart and autonomous services and applications through AI and Machine Learning (ML). Coupled with advances in user end-devices, NGNs enable a plethora of smart services and user-defined applications. Given the rise in system complexity and the exponential increase in the amount of data exchanged through networks, new state-of-the-art NGN management solutions are needed. By adapting cooperative and distributed management solutions, more reliable and efficient services and applications are conveyed to the end-users. Moreover, with distributed learning solutions, NGN’s could be optimized to support the dynamic nature in network configuration and enable end-to-end system automation. For instance, the integration of Federated Learning (FL), Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL), and Blockchain to NGNs can support scalable, secure and diversified services and applications. Furthermore, through data plane programmability, network intelligence could be implemented directly on programmable devices with the network core. An intelligent forwarding plane would enable a faster reaction to network events without depending on a time-consuming exchange between the data and control planes. In this special issue, we welcome original research that approaches novel and state-of-the-art future network and system management solutions that will ensure reliable, secure, efficient and autonomous services and applications. Researchers, practitioners, developers, and industry experts are invited to contribute to one of the scopes of the special issue, including, but not limited to, the following: - Intelligent service orchestration and management. - Secure application and service provisioning in next-generation networks. - Smart management architectures for next-generation routing and switching. - Intelligent network and service virtualization. - Intelligent network slicing. - Distributed intelligence for next-generation network orchestration and management. - Distributed and federated learning on edge devices to support NGN management. - Blockchain solutions to support service delivery in NGN. - Secure and trustworthy operations and management for next-generation networks. - Big and real-time data management and analytics for network operations. - Federated Learning-aided next-generation multiple access. - Architectures for next-generation routing and switching. - FL-aided next generation circuit and packet switching. - Emerging services and applications management for connected vehicles technologies. - Applications and services using UAVs to support autonomous vehicles in B5G networks. *Submission Deadline:* - Submission deadline: *September 30, 2021* - First-round notification: November 15, 2021 - Second round due: December 15, 2021 - Final notification: January 15, 2022 - Publication Date: May 2022 *Guest Editors:* - Moayad Aloqaily, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. - Hichem Sedjelmaci, Orange Labs, Châtillon, France. - Weverton Cordeiro, INF/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil. - Lewis Tseng, Boston College, USA. - Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China. *Best Regards* *Moayad Aloqaily, Ph.D., P.Eng.* *http://icnetlab.org/MA/ <http://icnetlab.org/MA/>*

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 22 Aug '21

22 Aug '21

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CFP: IEEE CPSCom 2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 19 Aug '21

19 Aug '21

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FMEC 2021 CFP: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 18 Aug '21

18 Aug '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 17 Aug '21

17 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: September 5, 2021, AoE (Firm deadline without extension) Notification of Acceptance: October 1, 2021, AoE Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 15, 2021, AoE Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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SNAMS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 17 Aug '21

17 Aug '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *Important Dates:* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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NOMS 2022 - CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS (Deadline: October 3rd, 2021)
by Tortonesi Mauro 16 Aug '21

16 Aug '21

****************************************************************************** CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS - NOMS 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org ****************************************************************************** The 18th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022) will be held on 25-29 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Held in even-numbered years since 1988, NOMS 2022 will follow the tradition of 34 years of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society's forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, deployment, standards, service provisioning, and user communities. NOMS 2022 will feature several workshops to further disseminate fine-tuned research that is organized around the main conference theme: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence. IEEE/IFIP NOMS 2022 invites proposals for one-day or half-day workshops, which will be held before or immediately after the main NOMS 2022 technical program. The primary purpose of the NOMS 2022 Workshops is to provide a forum for research, development, integration, deployment, standards, service provisioning, and user communities, also investigating the opportunities and challenges of AI for network and service management. NOMS 2022 Workshops are expected to focus on a range of novel and compelling research avenues complementing or in-depth covering the topics of the main conference, such as intelligent and hyper-connected environments, virtualization and in general, softwarization of networking technologies, newly emerging and potentially challenging topics on advanced services and applications converged network operations, management and control, seamless, secure services in future Internet also embedding cyber-physical systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal Submission Guidelines Each workshop proposal must include: 1. Title of the workshop 2. Names, addresses, and a short (200 words) bio of the major organizers (e.g., TPC (co-) chair(s), OC General (co-)chair(s)) 3. A brief description (1 page) of the technical issues addressed by the workshop. Relations to the main topics of the conference. State reasons why and how the workshop would attract the NOMS 2022 audience. 4. Organizing Committee (OC) and possibly or initial Technical Program Committee (TPC) 5. Likely contributors and targeted audience. 6. The planned format of the workshop, including a strategy to facilitate lively and interactive discussions. 7. If applicable, a description of the past events of the workshop, including all statistics of submitted/accepted papers and attendee numbers. If the workshop does not have past editions, please provide estimates and explain a strategy on how to reach the targets of paper submissions and attendees. 8. Publicity and advertising plan to attract paper submissions and attendees. 9. A draft of 1-page "Call for Papers (CFP)" including title, description, topics, and important dates. 10. The workshop website address, if applicable. Submission of workshop proposals should be made to the Workshop Co-chairs of NOMS 2022 by email to the following addresses: - Andreas Johnsson <andreas.a.johnsson(a)ericsson.com> - Mauro Tortonesi <mauro.tortonesi(a)unife.it> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES - Workshop proposal submission: October 3, 2021 - Notification of acceptance: October 17, 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Tentative* Schedule for Accepted Workshops - Paper submission deadline (coordinated): January 9, 2022 - Paper acceptance notification (coordinated): February 13, 2022 - Camera-ready version due (coordinated): February 27, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop Co-chairs - Andreas Johnsson, Ericsson, Sweden - Mauro Tortonesi, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy -- Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Distributed Systems Research Group Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Ferrara https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 12 Aug '21

12 Aug '21

IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue Call for Paper: Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G https://www.comsoc.org/publications/magazines/ieee-network/cfp/trust-securi… 6G follows the footsteps of 5G and pursues the integration of communications and sensing. Through sensing the physical world and human-beings, 6G should be capable of programming to offer automation systems that span a rich variety of devices, several types of network and communication technologies and humans. 6G should timely offer user expected and satisfied networking services. It will embrace emerging technologies, such as quantum communication, molecular communication, real-time intelligent edge, Internet of everything, etc. As a consequence, personal and national safety will highly depend on network and information security. But sensing human-beings and physical world brings serious concern on privacy preservation, which however, conflicts with trust. Another view of 6G is it is a large-scale heterogeneous network (LS-HetNet) by integrating terrestrial networks, space satellite networks, marine networks. Such an integrated network can seamlessly support anywhere and anytime networking. But high Quality-of-Trust should be offered by LS-HetNet to meet mobile user expectations. By integrating with cloud computing, edge computing, network resources can be economically arranged with high flexibility across multiple domains according to user demands. But this requests virtual collaboration among multiple network operators in a trustworthy way with privacy preservation at both operator level and user level. Anticipating future development, ITU-T specifies that Trustworthy Networking should be provided. Trustworthy networking in 6G should ensure security and overcome privacy leakage in an integrated way. In short, 6G is expected to hold such attractive features as trustworthy and autonomous networking based on effective sensing to automatically satisfy user demands through integration of heterogeneous communication and networking technologies. However, such promising features introduce new challenges on trust, security and privacy, which motivate research and practice. This special issue aims to bring together recent advances on trust, security and privacy in the 6G networks. It welcomes original and innovative perspectives on theories, methodologies, schemes, algorithms, and systems related to 6G trust, security and privacy, from academia, industry, and government. We invite survey and tutorial articles directed to the special issue. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: * Theories, architectures and applications of 6G trustworthy networking * Trustworthy and intelligent routing * Trust modeling, trust policies and trust mechanisms * Network trust evaluation and measurement * 6G network security architecture * Machine learning for network trust, security and privacy * Blockchain and 6G trustworthy networking * End-to-end communication security, privacy and trust * Cryptography and trustworthy networking * Smart handover with security and privacy * Network resource arrangement for trustworthy networking * Intrusion detection in integrated HetNets * Security and privacy protection in 6G * Trust management of 6G * Network data collection, classification and trust analytics * Incentive mechanisms of trust management * Physical security and trust of 6G * 6G positioning and its trust, security and privacy * 6G service trust, security and privacy * Post-quantum cryptography for 6G * Embedded trust and distributed trust * Distributed ledger technologies and differential privacy approaches * Regulation and standardization about 6G security, privacy and trust * Credibility authentication in 6G * Edge intelligence/IoT security * Trust, security and privacy of promising communication technologies in 6G * Sensing with privacy preservation * Analysis and design of 6G protocol security * Domain specific security, privacy and trust in 6G * Trust, security and privacy of digital twin in 6G Important Dates: Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 December 2021 Initial Decision Notification: 1 February 2022 Revised Manuscript Due: 1 March 2022 Final Decision Notification: 1 April 2022 Final Manuscript Due: 15 April 2022 Publication Date: July 2022 Guest Editors Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China, Aalto University, Finland (zyan(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:zyan@xidian.edu.cn>; zheng.yan(a)aalto.fi<mailto:zheng.yan@aalto.fi>) Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada (ltyang(a)gmail.com<mailto:ltyang@gmail.com>) Tieyan Li, Huawei, Singapore (Li.Tieyan(a)huawei.com) Yoan Miche, Nokia, Finland (yoan.miche(a)nokia-bell-labs.com) Shui Yu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Shui.Yu(a)uts.edu.au) Stephen Yau, Arizona State University, USA (yau(a)asu.edu)

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 11 Aug '21

11 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: September 5, 2021, AoE (Firm deadline without extension) Notification of Acceptance: October 1, 2021, AoE Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 15, 2021, AoE Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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IoTSMS 2021CFP: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 10 Aug '21

10 Aug '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 10 Aug '21

10 Aug '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and management (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 5 September, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 30 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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[Deadline: 14 August] IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management
by Ons Bouachir 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/**EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-* *energy**-management-**energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, Canada*. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, *Istanbul, Turkey.* · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, *Portugal*. *Invited Speaker:* - Prof.* Salil Kanhere*, UNSW Sydney, *Australia*. *Submission Link: *https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates: *Papers due: *13 July, 2021** 14 August, 2021 (Firm deadline)* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021

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CFP: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Firm Deadline: 5 Sept 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 07 Aug '21

07 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: September 5, 2021, AoE (Firm deadline without extension) Notification of Acceptance: October 1, 2021, AoE Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 15, 2021, AoE Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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[Deadline Extended: 14 August] IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems using Futuristic Technologies (Firm Deadline)
by Safa Otoum 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop *Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems using Futuristic Technologies* (*https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-18-workshop-securing-next-generation-connected-healthcare-systems-using-futuristic <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-18-workshop-securing-nex…>* ) 7-11 December 2021 (Madrid, Spain) (https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Recent advancements in computing and communication technologies have enabled the development of connected healthcare systems that depend primarily on IoT and Edge technologies. However, the security and privacy of next-generation smart healthcare systems are of major concern, in order to provide an efficient rollout of connected healthcare. Futuristic technologies like Blockchain and Machine Learning (ML) are pioneering system security solutions and can provide significant support for healthcare systems. In this context, this workshop will concentrate on the crucial aspects of IoT security in connected healthcare environments, which will not only benefit from cutting-edge methodological approaches but also assist in the rapid scalability and improvement of these systems. It also aims to use blockchain technology for communication and data security, as well as trust management, in a smart city IoT environment. The aim of this workshop is to bring together developers, academics, and professionals interested in IoT/edge security and privacy developments and applications for the advancement of connected healthcare systems. Original research contributions are welcomed in all major fields, including but not limited to: - IoT healthcare security and privacy. - Ultra-lightweight cryptography for healthcare. - QoE/QoS in healthcare-IoT/edge. - Healthcare IoT applications using distributed and federated learning. - Cryptology: Theory and Applications in Healthcare IoT. - Access management in connected healthcare IoT. - Detection, Protection, and Prevention in a Cyber Threat-Free Healthcare IoT environment. - Simulation and performance evaluation mechanisms for healthcare-IoT networks - 5G innovations for IoT in healthcare. - ML-based healthcare IoT applications. - Blockchain-based healthcare IoT infrastructures. - Blockchain security connecting different IoT-healthcare protocols. - Digital Twin for healthcare IoT systems. *Steering Committee:* *Prof. Hussein Mouftah*, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. *Prof. Zygmunt Haas*, University of Texas at Dallas, USA. *General Co-Chairs:* *Dr. Safa Otoum*, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. *Dr. Ismaeel Al Ridhawi*, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait. *Dr. Nadra Guizani*, University of Texas at Arlington, USA. *Invited Speaker:* *Prof. Amr Mohamed*, Qatar University, Qatar. *Important Dates:* Workshop Papers Due: *15 July 2021 **August 14th, 2021 (Firm and Final)* Papers Acceptance Notification: *15 September 2021* Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 November 2021*

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Extended Deadline: 5 Aug 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: August 05, 2021, Thursday Notification of Acceptance: September 18, 2021, Saturday Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 06, 2021, Wednesday Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (Extended Deadline: 14 August)
by Julia Marino 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, **Canada*. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, *Istanbul, Turkey.* · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, *Portugal*. *Invited Speaker:* - Prof.* Salil Kanhere*, UNSW Sydney, *Australia*. *Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates:* Papers due: *13 July, 2021** 14 August, 2021 (Firm deadline)* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Extended Deadline: 5 Aug 2021)
by xueqin_liang＠outlook.com 02 Aug '21

02 Aug '21

IEEE Blockchain-2021 Call for Papers The 4th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2021) December 06 - 08, 2021, Melbourne, Australia http://nsclab.org/blockchain2021/ 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-2021 will be held in December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. 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. * Important Dates Paper Submission: August 05, 2021, Thursday Notification of Acceptance: September 18, 2021, Saturday Registration and Camera-ready Due: October 06, 2021, Wednesday Conference Dates: December 06 - 08, 2021, Monday-Wednesday * Topics 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 • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency * Journal Special Issues Selected papers presented at the IEEE Cybermatics Congress 2021 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) to the special issue in the following SCI-indexed journals: • IEEE Network Magazine • IEEE Internet of Things Journal • Telecommunication Systems • Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing • International Journal of Intelligent Systems • Mobile Information Systems • Cluster Computing • Journal of Signal Processing Systems • MDPI Electronics • MDPI Sensors * Author Instructions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website 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 2021 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. * Instruction for Double-blind Submission • Remove the names and affiliations of authors from the title page. • Remove acknowledgments. • Remove project titles or names that could be used to trace back to the authors via web search. • Carefully name your files to anonymize author information. • Carefully refer to related work, particularly your own. Do not omit references to provide anonymity, as this leaves the reviewer incapable of grasping the context. Instead, reference your past work in the third person, just as you would any other piece of related work by another author. For example, instead of "In prior work [1], we presented a scheme that ...," sentences in the spirit of "In prior work, Clark et al. [1] presented a scheme that ..." should be used. With this method, the full citation of the referred paper can still be given, such as "[1] A. Clark …., "Analysis of...", and it is not acceptable to say "[1] Reference deleted for double-blind review." • The submitted manuscript or its title/abstract should not be posted on a public website, such as arxiv.org, or transmitted via public mailing lists. • The submitted manuscript (PDF file) should be text-searchable. Any submission that does not meet this requirement may be returned without review. • Many of the editing tools automatically add metadata to the generated PDF file containing information that may violate the double blind policy. Please remove any possible metadata that can link your manuscript to you. This includes removing names, affiliation, license numbers etc. from the Metadata as well as from the paper. Failing to meet this requirement may also lead to a rejection without review. * Organizing Committees General Co-Chairs Robert Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Yong Xiang, Deakin University, Australia Salil Kanhere, UNSW, Australia Program Co-Chairs Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Valtteri Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Program Vice-Chairs Joseph Liu, Monash University, Australia Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Ziyuan Wang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Summit Chair Jin Li, Guangzhou University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Jiangshan Yu, Monash University, Australia Qinghua Lu, CSIRO Data61, Australia Longxiang Gao, Deakin University, Australia Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Workshop and Symposia Co-Chairs Qiang He, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Xiao Chen, Monash University, Australia Publication Co-Chairs Xingliang Yuan, Monash University, Australia Xiaochun Chen, Middlesex University, UK

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SDS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and management (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 7 August, 2021* Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS-2021 CFP : The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 29 Jul '21

29 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 7 August, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (Deadline: 31 July)
by Ons Bouachir 27 Jul '21

27 Jul '21

*Call for Paper* International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, **Canada*. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, *Istanbul, Turkey.* · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, *Portugal*. *Invited Speaker:* - Prof.* Salil Kanhere*, UNSW Sydney, *Australia*. *Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates:* Papers due: *15 July, 2021 **31 July, 2021* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021

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[Extended deadline] IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (Firm Deadline)
by Safa Otoum 26 Jul '21

26 Jul '21

*The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia · Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* · Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau *Keynote speakers:* · Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: *July 21st, 2021** August 5th, 2021 ** (Firm and Final)* Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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IoTSMS 2021CFP: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Yufei Sun 26 Jul '21

26 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Submission Date: 7 August, 2021* Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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FMEC 2021 CFP: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 26 Jul '21

26 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* *Submission Date: 7 August, 2021* Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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[Extended deadline: 05 Aug 2021] CPSCom 2021: The 14th IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing
by Xueqin Liang 24 Jul '21

24 Jul '21

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Extended Deadline: 5 Aug 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 23 Jul '21

23 Jul '21

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CFP: IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom-2021)
by Xueqin Liang 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

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IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (Deadline Extension)
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

*The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia · Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* · Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau *Keynote speakers:* · Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: *July 1st, 2021** July 21st, 2021* Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Deadline: 21 July 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 18 Jul '21

18 Jul '21

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by Xueqin Liang 13 Jul '21

13 Jul '21

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SNAMS-2021 CFP : The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 11 Jul '21

11 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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FMEC 2021 CFP: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Emerging Tech 11 Jul '21

11 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 July, 2021 Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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[Deadline: 15 July] IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems using Futuristic Technologies
by Safa Otoum 10 Jul '21

10 Jul '21

IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop *Securing Next-Generation Connected Healthcare Systems using Futuristic Technologies* (*https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-18-workshop-securing-next-generation-connected-healthcare-systems-using-futuristic <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-18-workshop-securing-nex…>* ) 7-11 December 2021 (Madrid, Spain) (https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/) *Scope and topics of the workshop:* Recent advancements in computing and communication technologies have enabled the development of connected healthcare systems that depend primarily on IoT and Edge technologies. However, the security and privacy of next-generation smart healthcare systems are of major concern, in order to provide an efficient rollout of connected healthcare. Futuristic technologies like Blockchain and Machine Learning (ML) are pioneering system security solutions and can provide significant support for healthcare systems. In this context, this workshop will concentrate on the crucial aspects of IoT security in connected healthcare environments, which will not only benefit from cutting-edge methodological approaches but also assist in the rapid scalability and improvement of these systems. It also aims to use blockchain technology for communication and data security, as well as trust management, in a smart city IoT environment. The aim of this workshop is to bring together developers, academics, and professionals interested in IoT/edge security and privacy developments and applications for the advancement of connected healthcare systems. Original research contributions are welcomed in all major fields, including but not limited to: - IoT healthcare security and privacy. - Ultra-lightweight cryptography for healthcare. - QoE/QoS in healthcare-IoT/edge. - Healthcare IoT applications using distributed and federated learning. - Cryptology: Theory and Applications in Healthcare IoT. - Access management in connected healthcare IoT. - Detection, Protection, and Prevention in a Cyber Threat-Free Healthcare IoT environment. - Simulation and performance evaluation mechanisms for healthcare-IoT networks - 5G innovations for IoT in healthcare. - ML-based healthcare IoT applications. - Blockchain-based healthcare IoT infrastructures. - Blockchain security connecting different IoT-healthcare protocols. - Digital Twin for healthcare IoT systems. *Steering Committee:* *Prof. Hussein Mouftah*, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. *Prof. Zygmunt Haas*, University of Texas at Dallas, USA. *General Co-Chairs:* *Dr. Safa Otoum*, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. *Dr. Ismaeel Al Ridhawi*, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait. *Dr. Nadra Guizani*, University of Texas at Arlington, USA. *Invited Speaker:* *Prof. Amr Mohamed*, Qatar University, Qatar. *Important Dates:* Workshop Papers Due: *15 July 2021* Papers Acceptance Notification: *15 September 2021* Final Camera-Ready Paper Due: *15 November 2021*

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IoTSMS 2021CFP: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 10 Jul '21

10 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SDS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 10 Jul '21

10 Jul '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 July, 2021 Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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CFP: IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom-2021)
by Xueqin Liang 07 Jul '21

07 Jul '21

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Deadline: 21 July 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 06 Jul '21

06 Jul '21

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IEEE GLOBECOM 2021 Workshop - EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management
by Ons Bouachir 06 Jul '21

06 Jul '21

*Call for Paper* International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of the economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, who are solely responsible for energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, **Canada*. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, *Istanbul, Turkey.* · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, *Portugal*. *Invited Speaker:* - Prof.* Salil Kanhere*, UNSW Sydney, *Australia*. *Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates:* Papers due: *15 July, 2021* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021

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IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3 rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (Deadline Extension)
by Mirko Staderini 05 Jul '21

05 Jul '21

[Apologies, if you receive multiple copies] *The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia · Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* · Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau *Keynote speakers:* · Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: *July 1st, 2021** July 21st, 2021* Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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AICCSA 2021 CFP: 18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, November 30th – December 3rd, 2021, Tangier, Morocco
by Gizem Varkonyi 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

*************************************************************************** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *************************************************************************** 18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications - AICCSA 2021 November 30th – December 3rd, 2021, Tangier, Morocco http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2021/ *Call for Papers* 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 these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2021 will be held in the lovely and highly vibrant city of Tangier, Morocco. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’21 via the official submission system for the conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021 . A submission may include technical and experimental study, theoretical study, conceptual study, or a survey. All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. Topics of interest fall under one or more of the conference tracks. Click on each track for more information. • Track 1: Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems • Track 2: Cloud, Parallel, Distributed and High-Performance Computing • Track 3: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing • Track 4: Advances in Software Engineering • Track 5: Natural Language Processing and Applications • Track 6: Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Systems • Track 7: Security, Privacy and Trust • Track 8: Social and Mobile Computing • Track 9: Advances in Web Technologies, Semantics and Future Internet • Track 10: Knowledge Management and Ontology Engineering • Track 11: Advances in Data Networks, Ad-Hoc Networks, Sensor Networks, VANETs, Internet of Things (IoT) *Submissions Guidelines and PROCEEDINGS* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A regular paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present 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. In addition, submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured will be rejected without review. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions will be blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Each paper should include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail addresses, 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 could not be accepted as regular papers may be accepted as short papers. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2021 uses double-blind review, which means that the author’s identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors must ensure that their manuscripts be prepared in a way that does not give away their identities or affiliations. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *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 the 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 that figures 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 authors in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2007]’. - For blinding on the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2007] Details omitted for double-blind review - Remove references to funding sources. - Do not include acknowledgments. - Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names, etc. and anonymize document properties. *Special Issues* Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to a journal to be announced. 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. *Important Dates * Conference dates: *November 30th – December 3rd, 2021* *Main Conference / Symposium * Paper submission due: June 15th 2021 ; July 12th, 2021 Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 ; September 7th, 2021 Camera-ready manuscript due: 1st September 2021; September 21st, 2021 Early registration due (authors): 1st September 2021; September 21th, 2021 Later registration due: September 24th, 2021; October 21th, 2021 *PhD Forum* Paper submission due: June 15th 2021; August 22, 2021 Notification to authors: 15th August 2021; August 27, 2021 Camera-ready manuscript due: 1st September 2021; September 21st, 2021 Early registration due: 1st September 2021; September 21st, 2021 Best Regards Nadia Kabachi (France) - nadia.kabachi(a)univ-lyon1.fr Jaime Lloret Mauri (Spain) Chase Wu (USA) Sandra Sendra Compte (Spain) <nadia.kabachi(a)univ-lyon1.fr>

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IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

*The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia · Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* · Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau *Keynote speakers:* · Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: *July 1st, 2021* Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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[Deadline: 1 July] 13th IEEE ISCC Workshop - PEDISWESA'21
by Safa Otoum 27 Jun '21

27 Jun '21

Call for Papers The 13th IEEE International Workshop *on **Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web-based Service Architectures* (PEDISWESA’2021) http://icnetlab.org/PEDISWESA2021/index.php in conjunction withThe *26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications* (ISCC) 2021 September 5th to 8th - Athens, Greece, September 2021 https://iscc2021.unipi.gr/ Scope Objectives The advancements in distributed systems and web-based architectures have led to the continuous need for state-of-the-art performance evaluation mechanisms. The advancements in enabling technologies for the Tactile Internet have led to an ever more push towards advanced paradigms for communication performance evaluation. Given that most architectures and frameworks, such as the Tactile Internet, are becoming increasingly large and complex to manage in a centralized manner, numerous challenges need to be addressed and resolved before such systems become available for use on a large scale level. The multi-dimensional data incorporated in such complex systems, in addition to the enforced high-reliability constraints, add more challenges to the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and might be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, especially ones that rely on the use of distributed and intelligent solutions. The incorporation of machine learning has led to not only an increase in system accuracy but also will speed up the process of performance evaluation. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of distributed systems (e.g., edge-based processing, federated learning, and Ad Hoc communication), as well as web-based service architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit 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): ● Performance, reliability and scalability of Tactile Internet applications. ● Performance measurement studies for distributed learning systems ● Quantitative analysis methods for distributed computing and web-based services. ● Measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques for decentralized communication architectures ● QoS for Web-services architectures. ● Performance evaluation of Next-Generation Networks. ● Analysis and evaluation of resource management solutions ● Performance and reliability of edge and distributed data centers. ● Small- and large-scale testbed for Tactile Internet and web-based service applications ● Simulation and measurement techniques for mobile, vehicular, and aerial networks ● Tools and software for performance evaluation of Blockchain ● Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAuthors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Submitted papers must conform with the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings and not exceed 6 pages (including title, abstract, figures, tables, and references). One additional page may be added at an additional cost. Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Papers should be submitted through EDAS: https://edas.info/N28545PROCEEDINGS: Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2021 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore. The ISCC Proceedings have been indexed in the past by ISI, dblp and Scopus. This makes the ISCC conference one of the publication venues with very high visibility and impact in both Computer and Communications areas. Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Safa Otoum, Zayed University, UAE - Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait - Nadra Guizani, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Important Dates - Paper submission deadline: *June 15th, 2021 1st of July, 2021* - Notification of paper acceptance: 18th of July, 2021 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: 25th of July, 2021

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GC21-EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management. Due: 15/July
by Ons Bouachir 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

*Call for Paper* International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, **Canada*. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, *Istanbul, Turkey.* · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, *Portugal*. *Invited Speaker:* - Prof.* Salil Kanhere*, UNSW Sydney, *Australia*. *Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates:* Papers due: *15 July, 2021* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021

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SDS 2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Emerging Tech 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SDS 2021 CFP:* Next generation cloud systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation, utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct and managing their systems through flexible software layers. Software Defined Systems include Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers (Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security (SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS' 2019, SDS' 2020), The Eighth International conference on Software Defined Systems 2021 (SDS'2021) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration - and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. SDS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of SDS 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing . * Software Defined Networking (SDN). * SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs. * Network Virtualization * SDN and OpenFlow protocol * Software Defined Radio * Cognitive Radio Networks . * Access Control models in SDN. * Software Defined Storage. * Storage Automation and Abstraction. * Policy-driven storage provisioning. * Software Defined Servers and Virtualization. * Software Defined Datacenters. * Software Defined Security o Security policies automation. * Self-management systems. * Autonomic Computing techniques. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * Software Defined Systems Scalability. * Software Defined Systems optimization. * Software tools and frameworks to support SDS . * Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities * Software Defined Systems surveys . * Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS. * Software Defined Systems support if IoT. * Security protocols in SDS. * Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing * Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 July, 2021 Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on SDS 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IoTSMS 2021CFP: The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021
by Gizem Varkonyi 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 8th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS 2021) *http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php <http://emergingtechnet.org/IOTSMS2021/index.php>* Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *IoTSMS 2021 CFP:* The Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers unprecedented opportunities to interconnect human beings as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M), whereby sensors and networks allow all ‘things’ to communicate directly with each other to share vital information allowing us to have an instrumented universe where accurate data is readily available to inform optimal decision making. The IoT is about to enable a range of new capabilities and services far beyond today’s offerings. It will fundamentally change how people go about their lives. The number of objects connected to the Internet is set to reach 30.9 billion by 2025. Cisco estimates the number will be close to 25 billion objects by 2025. Others believe the actual number will be even higher with the assumption that any object with a simple microcontroller and on-off switch will be connected to the Internet in the near future. The scale of the IoT is set to have a major economic, social and environmental impact; the intersection of which forms the future sustainable growth. The IEEE Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS 2021) aims at soliciting original ideas on the broad area of IoT including challenges and opportunities, concepts and applications and future trends. The IoTSMS aims to facilitate discussions among academics and IoT practitioners and make positive contributions to the field. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts. Submitted papers should be in accordance with IEEE format, and will be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers in terms of relevance, originality, contribution, correctness, and presentation. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Emerging concepts of IoT Systems * Architectures of IoT systems * Machine-to-Machine Communication and IoT * Modeling of IoT applications * SDN and NFV support for IoT applications and Systems * Fog and Edge support for IoT Applications * 5G support for IoT Applications * IoT for Smart Cities * Energy management in IoT * Design methodologies for IoT * Novel services and applications of IoT to facilitate environmental responsibility * Green by Internet of Things * IoT and Social benefits/impact * IoT Economics and Business Models * Emerging Internet of Things business models and process changes * Communication systems and network architectures for the IoT * IoT and Data Management * Security and privacy of IoT * Reliability of IoT * Disaster recovery in IoT * Applications of Internet of things * Emerging applications and interaction paradigms for everyday citizens * Big data and IoT * Self-organizing IoT * Cloud Computing and IoT * IoT and sustainable Growth *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the IoTSMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. *JOURNAL-SPECIAL-ISSUE* Selected authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit extended versions to indexed and highly ranked journals, including Cluster Computing. Please send any inquiry to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IEEE Network - Special Issue on “Trust, Security and Privacy of 6G”. Submission date: 15 December 2021
by Xueqin Liang 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

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FMEC 2021 CFP: The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Sixth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC 2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/FMEC2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021 *FMEC 2021 CFP:* Cloud computing provides a large range of services and virtually unlimited available resources for users. New applications, such as virtual reality and smart building control, have emerged due to the large number of resources and services brought by cloud computing. However, the delay-sensitive applications face the problem of large latency, especially when several smart devices and objects are getting involved in human’s life such as the case of smart cities or the Internet of Things. Therefore, cloud computing is unable to meet the requirements of low latency, location awareness, and mobility support. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a trusted and dependable solution through the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC) to put the services and resources of the cloud closer to users, which facilitates the leveraging of available services and resources in the edge networks. By this, we are moving from the core (cloud data centers) to the edge of the network closer to the users. FMEC dependability is based on providing user centric service. The purpose of Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing is to run the heavy real-time applications at the network edge directly using the billions of connected mobile devices. Several features enable the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing to be a perfect paradigm to the aforementioned purpose, which are the dense geographical deployment of servers, supporting mobility and the closeness to users. As in every new technology, some challenges face the vision of the Fog and the Mobile Edge Computing, which are the administrative policies and security concerns (i.e. secure data storage, secure computation, network security, data privacy, usage privacy, location privacy, etc). FMEC 2021 conference aims to investigate the opportunities and requirements for Mobile Edge Computing dominance. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating Mobile Edge Computing challenges. That is, the objective of FMEC 2021 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC). FMEC 2021 is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: * Mobile Cloud Computing Systems. * FMEC Security and Privacy Issues. * FMEC Pricing and billing models. * FMEC support for VANETS and MANETS * Cloudlet based computing * Dew based computing * Lightweight authentication mechanisms in FMEC architecture. * Access Control models in FMEC. * Identification of incentives for FMEC service providers. * The future perspective for FMEC: Challenges and Open Issues. * FMEC Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques. * FMEC architecture features and evolution. * FMEC Real-time communication interfaces and protocols. * FMEC Resource scheduling that enhances the reliability and scalability. * FMEC Resources monitoring mechanism and utilization measuring mechanism. * FMEC resources allocation and management. * Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction. * FMEC virtualization. * Data storage, processing, and management at FMEC platform. * Cyber hacking, next generation firewall of FMEC. * Deployment strategies of FMEC Servers * Admission control for FMEC. * Social engineering, insider threats, advance spear phishing. * Incident Handling and Penetration Testing. * Forensics of Virtual and FMEC Environments. * Security protocols in FMEC. * Security and privacy of mobile cloud computing * Security, privacy and reliability issues of MCC and IoT * Security and privacy of IoT * Security and privacy management in MCC * MCC intrusion detection systems * Security of pricing and billing for mobile cloud computing services * Security of mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of mobile commerce and mobile Internet of Things * Security of mobile social networks * Security and privacy in smartphone devices * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Security of Mobile, peer-to-peer and pervasive services in clouds * Security of Mobile commerce and mobile internet of things * Security of Operating system and middleware support for mobile computing * Security and privacy in sensor networks * Security and privacy in social applications and networks * Web service security * Security of 3G/4G systems, Wi-MAX, Ad-hoc * Security of Mobile social networks * Near field communication services * Service-oriented architectures, service portability, P2P * Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). 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. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include 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. Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. *Important Dates* Submission Date: 15 July, 2021 Notification to Authors: 30 September, 2021 Camera Ready Submission: 15 October, 2021 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FMEC 2021 to Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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SNAMS-2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Gizem Varkonyi 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

*The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such as the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. *General Co-Chair* · Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia · Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* · Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada · Önder Gürcan, CEA LIST, Paris-Saclay University, France · Hong-Ning Dai, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau *Keynote speakers:* · Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: *July 1st, 2021* Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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AICCSA 2021 CFP: 18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco
by Gizem Varkonyi 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications AICCSA 2021 November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2021/ Call for Papers 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 these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2021 will be held in the lovely and highly vibrant city of Tangier, Morocco. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’21 via the official submission system for the conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A submission may include technical and experimental study, theoretical study, conceptual study, or a survey. All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. *Topics of interest fall under one or more of the conference tracks. Click on each track for more information*. *Track 1: **Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems * Track 2: Cloud, Parallel, Distributed and High <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>- <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>Performance Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2> Track 3: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/30-track-3> Track 4: Advances in Software Engineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/31-track-4> Track 5: Natural Language Processing and Applications <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/32-track-5> Track 6: Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/33-track-6> Track 7: Security, Privacy and Trust <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/35-track-8> Track 8: Social and Mobile Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/36-track-9> Track 9: Advances in Web Technologies, Semantics and Future Internet <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/37-track-10> Track 10 <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>: Knowledge Management <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>and <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> Ontology <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>E <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>ngineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> *Track 11: Advances in Data Networks, Ad**-**Hoc Networks, Sensor Networks, VANETs, I**nternet **o**f **T**hings (IoT)* *Submissions Guidelines and PROCEEDINGS* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A regular paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present 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. In addition, submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured will be rejected without review. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions will be blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Each paper should include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail addresses, 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 could not be accepted as regular papers may be accepted as short papers. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2021 uses double-blind review, which means that the author’s identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors must ensure that their manuscripts be prepared in a way that does not give away their identities or affiliations. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *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 the 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 that figures 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 authors in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2007]’. • For blinding on the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2007] Details omitted for double-blind review • Remove references to funding sources. • Do not include acknowledgments. • Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names, etc. and anonymize document properties. *Special Issues *Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to a journal to be announced. 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. *Important Dates * *Conference dates:* From 8 November to 11 November 2021 *Main Conference / Symposium* • Paper Submission Due Date: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due (Authors): 1st September 2021 • Later registration due: September 24th, 2021 *PhD Forum* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 *Workshop Proposals* • Workshop proposals due: May 15th 2021 • Notification of acceptance: June 1st, 2021 • Workshops Paper Submission Due: June 15th, 2021 • Workshops Paper Notification of acceptance: 15th August 2021 *Tutorial Proposals* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 Please send any inquiry on AICCSA 2021 to: mail(a)aiccsa.net

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CFP: IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom-2021)
by Xueqin Liang 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

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CFP: GC21-EnergyCom: Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management. Due: 05/July
by Moayad Aloqaily 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

*Call for Paper* International Workshop on *Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management (EnergyCom2021)* *http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021**/* <http://icnetlab.org/EnergyCom2021/> *in conjunction with **IEEE GlobeCom 2021.* *https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-communications-decentralized-energy-management-energycom* <https://globecom2021.ieee-globecom.org/workshop/ws-21-workshop-intelligent-…> 7-11 December 2021 // Madrid, Spain *Scope and topics of the workshop:* The need for clean energy has become crucial with population growth, the abundant demand in traditional energy resources and the need for the decarbonization of economy to curb climate change. The solution ahead is to shift to and integrate more renewable and clean sources of energy with the existing conventional energy infrastructure as well as offer end-users a more active role in the integrated management of their energy resources (grid, loads, storage, microgeneration). Energy trading platforms are mechanisms used to attain increased energy demands while meeting participants’ satisfaction (i.e., consumers, prosumers, and utility grids). Participant satisfaction is driven by two main factors: stable coverage of energy demand and profit maximization, which can be fostered by demand response programs. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading platforms should find a win-win balance, where all participants are able to make some profit and meet their energy demand under any circumstances. However, under certain circumstances, this balance between energy demand and profit can be affected. Some consumers may not be able to buy energy due to the lack of funds. Moreover, some prosumers, that are solely responsible of energy storage management, are not able to sell all their excess energy. Additionally, energy storage management becomes costly over time and can affect the prosumer overall profit. Lastly, scalability and security are additional challenges that must be tackled. In this context, intelligent communications, as well as decentralized technologies, have emerged as a solution to these issues. For instance, deep and reinforcement learning coupled with fast and reliable communication infrastructures such as B5G, provide great opportunities to improve the way energy prosumers and consumers communicate with the grid. A decentralized energy management system takes advantage of various technologies, and effective communication is used to ensure optimal utilization of the available resources. Incorporation of advanced technologies such as blockchain, distributed intelligence, and federated learning can considerably overcome the technical challenges and reduce market barriers, which in essence would attract the adoption of this disruptive technology. The aim of the International Workshop on Intelligent Communications for Decentralized Energy Management is to bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of intelligent communications and computing for decentralized energy management. Participants are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in energy management systems. This workshop focuses on innovative applications, tools, and frameworks in technological areas related to optimization of the energy management infrastructure in the context of smart cities and other relevant application domains. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · Design of multi-objective models for energy management systems, including demand response · Big data analytics in energy management · Intelligent infrastructure architectures for energy systems · Cooperative systems for energy management · Security and privacy for decentralized energy systems · Next-generation networks for energy management · Connected services and energy mobility management · Autonomous and connected energy in smart cities · Green energy cities and infrastructure · P2P energy trading/sharing models · Management of large-scale energy systems · Energy-efficient industrial IoT · Blockchain for energy management · Advanced communications and computing for energy storage · B5G technology for energy systems *Workshop Organizers:* · Dr. *Moayad Aloqaily*, xAnalytics Inc.*, Ottawa, *Canada. · Prof. *Öznur Özkasap*, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. · Prof. *Carlos Henggeler Antunes*, University of Coimbra, Portugal. *Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N28614 *Important Dates:* Papers due: *05 July, 2021* Acceptance notification: 15 September, 2021 Camera-ready paper due: 15 November, 2021 *Best Regards* *Moayad Aloqaily, Ph.D., P.Eng.* *http://icnetlab.org/MA/ <http://icnetlab.org/MA/>*

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Call for Paper: IEEE Blockchain-2021 (Deadline: 21 July 2021)
by Xueqin Liang 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

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Subject: IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Mirko Staderini 31 May '21

31 May '21

[Apologies, if you receive multiple copies] *The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *NOV. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field of blockchain. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning* o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions · *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems* o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Internet of Things, o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0 o Intelligent manufacture and management o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN o Blockchain-based Software defined networks · *Track 03: Big Data* o Blockchain in Data Fusion o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining o Distributed data store for blockchain o Distributed transaction for blockchain o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering o Protocols for management and access using blockchains o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications · *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain* o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques o Blockchain-based open-source tools o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid · *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS) o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies o Blockchain in social networking o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain systems o Network and computing optimization in blockchains o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. * Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021 *Full paper Important Dates:* Submission deadline: July 1st, 2021 Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021 Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021

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IEEE BCCA 2021: CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 24 May '21

24 May '21

*The Third IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *Nov. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php *CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS* We invite you to submit proposals for one-day or two-day workshops in any area related to the field of blockchains. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. The workshops will take place in physical and/or virtual form, depending on the situation with COVID-19. The workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main conference proceedings *that will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion*. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize journal special issues as well. *IMPORTANT DATES* Workshop Proposal submission deadline: May 31st, 2021 Workshop Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2021 Workshops: November 15th/16th/17th 2021 *SUBMISSIONS* Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address each corresponding point: 1. Organizers - Name: organizers’ full names - Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone - Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers 2. Workshop content - Title: workshop title and acronym - Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website) - Topics and motivation: - What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop? - How is the workshop relevant to BCCA? - How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research communities? - Goals and expected results: - Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them - What are the expected results of the workshop? - How will these results be disseminated? - Format: - What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)? - With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan? - What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction? - If the workshop takes place in virtual form, what is the virtual plan? Please describe in a few sentences how to present research contributions and how to foster online discussion. - What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities? - Participants: - What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance - If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many participants? - Required equipment (if the conference remains physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts, microphone, etc. - Program committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations. 3. Preliminary Call for Papers This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items: - Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals - Workshop format - Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals) - Submission guidelines and review process - References to previous workshops (websites) *SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS* A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages. Please send your workshop proposals by e-mail to the following addresses: onder.gurcan(a)gmail.com ouns.bouachir(a)zu.ac.ae

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13th IEEE ISCC Workshop - PEDISWESA'21
by Safa Otoum 23 May '21

23 May '21

Call for PapersThe 13th IEEE International Workshop *on **Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web-based Service Architectures* (PEDISWESA’2021) http://icnetlab.org/PEDISWESA2021/index.php in conjunction withThe *26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications* (ISCC) 2021 September 5th to 8th - Athens, Greece, September 2021 https://iscc2021.unipi.gr/ Scope Objectives The advancements in distributed systems and web-based architectures have led to the continuous need for state-of-the-art performance evaluation mechanisms. The advancements in enabling technologies for the Tactile Internet have led to an ever more push towards advanced paradigms for communication performance evaluation. Given that most architectures and frameworks, such as the Tactile Internet, are becoming increasingly large and complex to manage in a centralized manner, numerous challenges need to be addressed and resolved before such systems become available for use on a large scale level. The multi-dimensional data incorporated in such complex systems, in addition to the enforced high-reliability constraints, add more challenges to the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and might be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, especially ones that rely on the use of distributed and intelligent solutions. The incorporation of machine learning has led to not only an increase in system accuracy but also will speed up the process of performance evaluation. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of distributed systems (e.g., edge-based processing, federated learning, and Ad Hoc communication), as well as web-based service architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit 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): ● Performance, reliability and scalability of Tactile Internet applications. ● Performance measurement studies for distributed learning systems ● Quantitative analysis methods for distributed computing and web-based services. ● Measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques for decentralized communication architectures ● QoS for Web-services architectures. ● Performance evaluation of Next-Generation Networks. ● Analysis and evaluation of resource management solutions ● Performance and reliability of edge and distributed data centers. ● Small- and large-scale testbed for Tactile Internet and web-based service applications ● Simulation and measurement techniques for mobile, vehicular, and aerial networks ● Tools and software for performance evaluation of Blockchain ● Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAuthors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Submitted papers must conform with the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings and not exceed 6 pages (including title, abstract, figures, tables, and references). One additional page may be added at an additional cost. Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Papers should be submitted through EDAS: https://edas.info/N28545PROCEEDINGS: Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2021 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore. The ISCC Proceedings have been indexed in the past by ISI, dblp and Scopus. This makes the ISCC conference one of the publication venues with very high visibility and impact in both Computer and Communications areas. Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Safa Otoum, Zayed University, UAE - Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait - Nadra Guizani, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Important Dates - Paper submission deadline: *June 15th, 2021* - Notification of paper acceptance: July 15th, 2021 - Submission of camera-ready papers due: 25 July 2021

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IEEE BCCA2021- CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
by Ons Bouachir 07 May '21

07 May '21

*The Third IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2021)* *Nov. 15 – 17, 2021 – TARTU, ESTONIA* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php *CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS* We invite you to submit proposals for one-day or two-day workshops in any area related to the field of blockchains. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. The workshops will take place in physical and/or virtual form, depending on the situation with COVID-19. The workshop proceedings will be included in the main conference proceeding main conference proceedings *that will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion*. However, workshop organizers are encouraged and free to organize journal special issues as well. *IMPORTANT DATES* Workshop Proposal submission deadline: May 31st, 2021 Workshop Proposal acceptance notification: June 7th, 2021 Workshops: November 15th/16th/17th 2021 *SUBMISSIONS* Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address each corresponding point: 1. Organizers - Name: organizers’ full names - Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone - Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizers’ expertise in the field and experience as workshop organizers 2. Workshop content - Title: workshop title and acronym - Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conference’s website) - Topics and motivation: - What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop? - How is the workshop relevant to BCCA? - How does the workshop connect BCCA to other research communities? - Goals and expected results: - Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them - What are the expected results of the workshop? - How will these results be disseminated? - Format: - What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)? - With the aim of avoiding workshops cancellation, in case of insufficient number of submissions, what is the “backup” plan? - What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction? - If the workshop takes place in virtual form, what is the virtual plan? Please describe in a few sentences how to present research contributions and how to foster online discussion. - What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities? - Participants: - What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance - If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where and with how many participants? - Required equipment (if the conference remains physical): Overhead projector, PC projector, whiteboard, flip charts, microphone, etc. - Program committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and affiliations. 3. Preliminary Call for Papers This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items: - Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals - Workshop format - Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals) - Submission guidelines and review process - References to previous workshops (websites) *SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS* A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages. Please send your workshop proposals by e-mail to the following addresses: onder.gurcan(a)gmail.com ouns.bouachir(a)zu.ac.ae

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AICCSA 2021 CFP: 18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco
by Gizem Varkonyi 03 May '21

03 May '21

18th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications AICCSA 2021 November 8th - 11th, 2021, Tangier, Morocco http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2021/ Call for Papers 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 these important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2021 will be held in the lovely and highly vibrant city of Tangier, Morocco. We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to AICCSA’21 via the official submission system for the conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A submission may include technical and experimental study, theoretical study, conceptual study, or a survey. All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. *Topics of interest fall under one or more of the conference tracks. Click on each track for more information*. *Track 1: **Information Retrieval, Big Data, Databases and Knowledge Systems * Track 2: Cloud, Parallel, Distributed and High <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>- <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2>Performance Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/29-track-2> Track 3: Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/30-track-3> Track 4: Advances in Software Engineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/31-track-4> Track 5: Natural Language Processing and Applications <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/32-track-5> Track 6: Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Systems <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/33-track-6> Track 7: Security, Privacy and Trust <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/35-track-8> Track 8: Social and Mobile Computing <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/36-track-9> Track 9: Advances in Web Technologies, Semantics and Future Internet <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/37-track-10> Track 10 <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>: Knowledge Management <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>and <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> Ontology <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>E <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12>ngineering <http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2017/13-tracks/43-track-12> *Track 11: Advances in Data Networks, Ad**-**Hoc Networks, Sensor Networks, VANETs, I**nternet **o**f **T**hings (IoT)* *Submissions Guidelines and PROCEEDINGS* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column conference format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2021. A regular paper must not exceed 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present 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. In addition, submissions received after the due date, exceeding the length limit, or not appropriately structured will be rejected without review. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions will be blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Each paper should include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail addresses, 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 could not be accepted as regular papers may be accepted as short papers. *Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines* AICCSA 2021 uses double-blind review, which means that the author’s identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors must ensure that their manuscripts be prepared in a way that does not give away their identities or affiliations. If a submission is not anonymized, it will be rejected without review. *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 the 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 that figures 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 authors in the text as follows: ‘[Anonymous, 2007]’. • For blinding on the reference list: ‘[Anonymous 2007] Details omitted for double-blind review • Remove references to funding sources. • Do not include acknowledgments. • Remove any identifying information, including author names, from file names, etc. and anonymize document properties. *Special Issues *Selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to a journal to be announced. 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. *Important Dates * *Conference dates:* From 8 November to 11 November 2021 *Main Conference / Symposium* • Paper Submission Due Date: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due (Authors): 1st September 2021 • Later registration due: September 24th, 2021 *PhD Forum* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 *Workshop Proposals* • Workshop proposals due: May 15th 2021 • Notification of acceptance: June 1st, 2021 • Workshops Paper Submission Due: June 15th, 2021 • Workshops Paper Notification of acceptance: 15th August 2021 *Tutorial Proposals* • Paper submission deadline: June 15th 2021 • Notification to authors: 15th August 2021 • Camera-ready papers due: 1st September 2021 • Early registration due: 1st September 2021 Please send any inquiry on AICCSA 2021 to: mail(a)aiccsa.net

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SNAMS-2021 CFP: The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021.
by Yufei Sun 03 May '21

03 May '21

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The Eighth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS-2021) http://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2021/index.php Gandia, Spain. December 6-9, 2021. *SNAMS 2021 CFP:* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularity in the data mining and machine learning fields. The purpose of International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2021) is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work which is related to social network analysis. The SNAMS 2021 is col-located with the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IoTSMS). SNAMS 2021 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigating SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2021 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Data Collection Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Streaming algorithms for social data Knowledge and innovation networks Methods for social and media analysis Models for network data Network analysis in human and social sciences Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks Mobile advertising on OSNs Network visualization Social networks and online education Sentiment analysis on OSNs Multilingual social networks Social networks as agents of societal change *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems *IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Date: 15 July 2021 Notification to Authors: 10 October 2021 Camera Ready and Registration: 30 October 2021 *SUBMISSION* Papers selected for presentation will appear in the SNAMS Proceedings and will be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. Papers can be up to 8 pages in IEEE format, 10pt font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format, single space, A4 format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). The proceedings will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. 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. Also, submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork(a)gmail.com

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