[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email] *The 4th IEEE International Conference on* *Cloud Computing and Intelligence Systems (CCIS 2016)* *August 17-19, 2016, Beijing, China* *Call For Papers* http://ccis2016.caai.cn/ *Introduction:* Research and applications on cloud computing and intelligent systems have been extensively developed in the past years. We have witnessed numerous successes in various critical sectors of our society. As always, the IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing and Intelligence Systems (CCIS) series provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, present their latest research work, discuss challenging issues, and share experiences primarily in the fields of cloud computing and intelligence systems. The past CCIS conferences were held in Beijing (2011), Hangzhou (2012), and Shenzhen & Hong Kong (2014), respectively. CCIS 2016, the 4th edition of this series, will be held at Beijing, August 17-19, 2016. The theme of CCIS 2016 is *embracing challenges of cloud computing and intelligent technology at the age of big data*. The conference features a comprehensive technical program, including multiple interesting and inspiring keynote speeches, frontline panel discussions, and technical paper sessions. The conference proceeding will be included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library (EI indexed). Authors of selected high quality papers will be invited to submit extensions to several Special Issues (tentative), including: Ÿ IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (SCI indexed, Impact Factor: 1.699) Ÿ Journal of Network and Computer Applications (SCI indexed, Impact Factor: 2.229) Ÿ Nurocomputing (SCI indexed, Impact Factor: 2.083) Ÿ China Communications (SCI indexed, Impact Factor: 0.344) *Keynote Speakers:* Ÿ Prof. Schahram Dustdar (TU Wien, Austria, IEEE Fellow) Ÿ Prof. Xiang-Yang Li (The University of Science and Technology of China, China, IEEE Fellow) Ÿ Prof. Eduard Hovy (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Ÿ Prof. Moncef Gabbouj (Tampere University of Technology, Finland, IEEE Fellow) *Topics:* We solicit submissions from any topic related to *cloud computing* and* intelligent systems*, including, but not limited to the following three topical areas. *Cloud Computing Track* Ÿ Cloud infrastructure Ÿ Cloud management and operations Ÿ Cloud service Ÿ Cloud security Ÿ Multi-Cloud Collaboration Ÿ Cloud Storage *Intelligent Technology Track* Ÿ Machine learning Ÿ Pattern recognition and image processing Ÿ Knowledge representation and reasoning Ÿ Natural language processing Ÿ Multi-agent systems Ÿ Intelligent control *System and Application Track* Ÿ Robotic system Ÿ Internet of Things system Ÿ Mobile cloud system Ÿ Mobile sensing system Ÿ Applications in smart city *Co-sponsored by:* IEEE Beijing Section Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence *Patrons:* Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China *Important Dates:* Paper submission deadline: April 15, 2016 Acceptance notification: May 25, 2016 Camera-ready submission: July 1, 2016 Conference date: August 17-19, 2016 *Submission instruction:* Before submission, authors should register with the conference first. Please visit the *Registration* page of the conference website ( http://ccis2016.caai.cn/), and then fill out the form. Authors will receive a confirmation email upon a successful registration. Afterwards, authors can sign in the system and submit papers. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Papers should be submitted electronically as Microsoft WORD files and through the online system. Standard templates for Microsoft Word formats can be found in the following link: http://ccis2016.caai.cn/dct/page/70002. All submissions should be written in English with a maximum five (5) printed pages (10-point font) including references, without incurring additional page charges. One additional page is allowed with over-length charge after acceptance of the submission. *Contacts:* Information and queries should be sent to email: ccis2016@163.com.