17th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2020) November 2nd to November 5th, 2020 http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2020/call-for-contributions/call-for-workshops *Call for Workshops Proposals* The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) is the premier conference covering all contemporary areas in computer systems and applications and hence it is an international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in this important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2020 will be held in Antalya, Turkey. AICCSA 2020 invites proposals for workshops on specific aspects that complement the conference main tracks in related areas to Computer Systems and Applications. We seek proposals across a wide range of topics and levels ranging from fundamentals to the latest advances in hot topic areas. *Important Dates* *Workshop proposals due: April 10, 2020* Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2020 *Submission* Workshop Proposals and any related enquiries should be sent be email to the workshop Chairs. *Workshop Chairs* Mohamad Alsmirat, Jordan University of Science and Technology ( masmirat@just.edu.jo) Hedi Karray, INP-ENIT, University of Toulouse, France (mkarray@ieee.org) *Proposal Requirements* Proposals for workshops should be no more than 2 pages in length and submitted in PDF Format. Proposals should contain the following information. 1. Title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the goals and the technical issues that will be the focus of the workshop. 2. A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest and how it complement the main conference 3. The proposed organizing committee and the technical program committee. 4. The workshop submission and processing system 5. Experience of the main organizers in organizing similar events previously 6. Contact details of the main organizers *Notes for the Workshop Organizers* Workshop chair(s) will be responsible for the following: 1. Producing a web page and a “Call for Papers/Participation” for their workshop. The URL should be sent to the AICCSA Workshops chairs. It should mention that at least one author of each accepted submission should attend the workshop and that all workshop participants must pay the appropriate registration fee. The CfP should make it clear that the registration of at least one author is required for the paper to be included in the conference proceedings. 2. Ensure that all workshop papers are a maximum of 6 pages in length (in IEEE format). It is the responsibility of the workshop organizers to ensure that this page limit has been adhered to. 3. Taking full responsibility of workshop submission, reviewing process and decisions 4. Selecting the participants and the format of the workshop. The publication of proceedings will be by the IEEE in the same volume as the main conference. 5. Advertising the workshop beyond the conference web page. 6. Assistance in producing a camera-ready version of the workshop proceedings. 7. If the workshop is too small (i.e. does not attract enough submissions) the AICCSA 2020 Organizing Committee may propose to merge that workshop with another. So we encourage workshop organizers to attract a large community. In extreme situations we may also cancel workshops if there are insufficient number of submissions, while we may consider the paper for the main tracks. 8. Workshop organizers must ensure that suitable quality measures have been taken to ensure that the accepted papers are of high quality. All papers must be reviewed by an International Technical Program Committee with a minimum of 3 reviews per paper. The workshop organizers should also try to observe an acceptance rate that is no higher than 50%. *The AICCSA 2020 Conference Organizing Committee will be responsible for the following:* • Providing a link to a workshop’s local page. • Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop. • In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time. • Inclusion of the workshop accepted papers into the main proceedings and provide to Participants. Please send any question to: Mohamad Alsmirat, Jordan University of Science and Technology ( masmirat@just.edu.jo) Hedi Karray, INP-ENIT, University of Toulouse, France (mkarray@ieee.org)