Monday, November 30, 2015

[DMANET] ICADIWT 2016

The Seventh International Conference on the Applications of Digital
Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2016)
National Taipei University, Taipei
Taiwan
(March 29-31, 2016)
Proceedings will be published in IOS Press series (Frontiers in
Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA)

The Seventh International Conference on the Applications of Digital
Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2016) is a forum for
scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest
research results, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of
Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software
Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes.

This conference (ICADIWT Edition VI) will include presentations of
contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote
speakers.

This conference welcomes papers address on, but not limited to, the
following research topics:

Internet Communication
Internet Technologies
Web Applications
Internet Software
Data Access and Transmission
Digital Communication Software
Digital Networks
Web Communication Interfaces
Internet Content Processing
Internet of Things
Internet of Everything
Data Communication
Databases and applications
Web Systems Engineering Design
Intelligent Agent systems
Semantic Web Studies
Adaptive Web applications and personalization
Navigation and hypermedia
Digital signal processing
Communication and control systems and networks
Hardware and software solutions
Innovative eHealth, Applications and Products
Medical Image Analysis and Biomedical Visualization
Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Telemedicine, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring
Human factor
Software reliability
Computational Intelligence
Data mining and Knowledge discovery
Education, e-learning

Proceedings:

The accepted full papers will be published in the IOS series (Frontiers
in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA))and submitted for
inclusion in many indexes. Accepted full papers will be submitted for
indexing to multiple abstract and indexing partners. The papers will be
indexed in many databases as given at
http://www.frontiersinai.com/?q=indexing (papers in EI will be indexed
as Journal Article)


All the accepted papers will be published in Scopus and or SCI indexed
journals

Journal of Computer and System Sciences/ (ISI/Scopus)
Journal of Digital Information Management (Scopus/EI)
International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (Scopus
and EI Indexed)
Decision Analytics
International Journal of Big Data Intelligence
International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences (Scopus/EI)
International Journal of Management and Decision Making (Scopus/EI)
International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences
International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus/EI)
Important Dates

Submission of papers January 01, 2016
Camera ready February 28, 2016
Registration February 28, 2016
Conference Dates March 29-31, 2016

Honorary Chair
Dalton Lin, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Jang-Ping Sheu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Vincenzo Piuri, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

General Chairs
Yao-Liang Chung, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland

General Co-Chair
Tong-Ying Juang, National Taipei University, Taiwan

Advisory Chair
Rong-Lin Shen, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Nen-Fu Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Tsern-Huei Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Program Chairs
Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau
Jung-Shyr Wu, National Central University, Taiwan
Tsung-Nan Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Program Co-Chairs
Adrian Florea, University "Lucian Blaga" of Sibiu, Romania
Chih-Lin Hu, National Central University, Taiwan

submissions at http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt/paper-submission/
Email: icadiwt@socio.org.uk
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[DMANET] Call for Papers: UTMC2016 - USA- IEEE

2016 Universal Technology Management Conference (UTMC)

Bemidji State University, Minnesota, USA
May 26-28, 2016
http://www.sdiwc.net/conferences/itmc2016/
https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=37634

All registered papers will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion
to IEEE Xplore.
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The event will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by
researchers from the international community, including presentations
from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. The conference
welcome papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics:

*Information Technology
-Information and Data Management
-Information Content Security
-The Management of IT Investments
-Computational Intelligence
-Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
-Information Management
-Enterprise Architecture Management
-The Management of "Green" IT
-Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
-Web Services Security
-Information Ethics
-Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
-Information Security and Cryptography
-Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks

*Computer Science
-Biometrics Technologies
-Computer Forensics
-Computer Security
-Data Mining
-Distributed and Parallel Applications
-Wireless Communications
-Cloud Computing
-Access Control
-Network Security
-Digital Signal and Image Processing
-Multimedia Computing
-Computer Animation
-Computer Architecture
-Artificial Intelligence
-Information Retrieval
-Natural Language Processing

*Business, and Technology In Education
-Educational Technology
-Computer-aided Systems
-Mobile Computing
-Education In Computational Science
-Mobile Learning
-Business Intelligence and Web Services
-E-commerce Business Models
-Future Development of E-Business
-E- Learning
-E-Government
-Debugging Tools and Learning
-E-Business Applications and Software

*Manufacturing Systems
-Design and Manufacturing
-Intelligent Processing of Materials
-Human-Machine Interface
-Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering
-Modeling and Design
-Design and Green Manufacturing
-Automation
-Networks Design, Protocols and Management

*Engineering Technology
-Bioinformatics & Biomedical Imaging
-Robotics and Atomization Engineering
-Globalization of Engineering
-Applications of AI Techniques in Design and Manufacturing
-Industrial Engineering
-Biomedical Signal Processing
-Robotics and Mobile Machines
-Computer Architecture for Intelligent Machines

Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All
papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees.
Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered.

IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission Deadline: February 15, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2016 or 2-3 weeks after date of
submission
Camera Ready Submission Deadline: April 15, 2016
Registration Deadline: May 10, 2016
Conference Dates: May 26-28, 2016
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[DMANET] Deadline extension: ALLSENSORS 2016 || April 24 - 28, 2016 - Venice, Italy

INVITATION:

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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to:
- ALLSENSORS 2016, The First International Conference on Advances in Sensors, Actuators, Metering and Sensing
The submission deadline is December 27, 2015.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org
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============== ALLSENSORS 2016 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

ALLSENSORS 2016, The First International Conference on Advances in Sensors, Actuators, Metering and Sensing

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/ALLSENSORS16.html
Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/SubmitALLSENSORS16.html

Event schedule: April 24 - 28, 2016 - Venice, Italy

Contributions:
- regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
- short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
- ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- demos: two pages [posted at www.iaria.org]
- doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]

Proposals for:
- mini symposia: see http://www.iaria.org/symposium.html
- workshops: see http://www.iaria.org/workshop.html
- tutorials: [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]
- panels: [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]

Submission deadline: December 27, 2015

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org
Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.: http://www.proceedings.com/9769.html
Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library: http://www.thinkmind.org

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and comply with the editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

ALLSENSORS 2016 Topics (for topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/CfPALLSENSORS16.html

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Sensors types
Mechanical sensors; Digital sensors; Optical sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Temperature sensors; Pressure sensors and transducers; Acoustic and ultrasonic sensors; Reflectometry sensors; Humidity sensors; Gas sensors; Frequency output sensors; Rotational speed sensors; Chemical sensors; Film-based sensors; Quartz crystal microbalance sensors; Biosensors; Inertial sensors; Gyroscopic sensors; Capillary sensors; Silicon-based sensors; Textile-based sensors

Quantum sensors and measurements
Sensors based on quatum phenomena (spectroscopy, imaging, etc.); Superconduction-based sensors; Transition edge sensors (TES); Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID); Gamma-ray and alpha particle detectors; TES bolometers; Polarization sensitive bolometers; Arrays of low temperature microbolometers; Superconducting x-ray spectrometers; Multi-chroic detector array; Kinetic inductance detectors; Industrial and scientific materials analysis; Precision measurements for wavelengths; Accurate measurements; Cosmic microwave background measurements; Measuring small energy; Superconducting readout electronics to measure and amplify the signals from the detectors

Cryogenic sensors and systems
Cryogenic temperature sensors; Cryogenic particle detectors; Calorimetric particle detection; Phonon particle detection; Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors; Roton detectors; Multifunctional cryogenic sensors; Cryogenic Hall sensors; Cryogenic non-contact displacement sensors; Cryogenic instrumentation; Cryogenic temperature monitoring systems

Biosensors and bio-oriented electronics
Enzyme biosensors; Immunosensors; Natural and synthetic receptors; Electronic noses; DNA chips and nucleic acid sensors; Organism- and whole cell-based biosensors; Printed biosensors and organic electronics; Single-cell detection/analysis; Nanomaterials and nanoanalytical systems; Electrochemical biosensors; Biodetection; Materials and biosensors; Applications for biosensors; Commercial biosensors, manufacturing and markets; Bio-MEMS; Wearable skin sensors

Sensor technologies and materials
Biological, chemical sensors and arrays; Electromagnetic sensors; Multi-sensor fusion technology; Smart and intelligent sensors; Sensor interfacing and signal conditioning; Nanomaterials and electronics technology for sensors; Semiconductor materials for sensors; Polymer materials for Sensors; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Embedded sensors; Wearable sensors; RFID sensors; Underwater sensors; Wireless and wired sensors; Sensing materials � inorganic, organic, polymeric, composite, formulated, nanomaterials; Sensing materials stability; Sensor manufacturability

Aerospace sensors and sensor systems
Meteorological sensors and sensor systems for flight support; Aerospace photonics sensors and systems; Radar Systems; Non-destructive testing for aerospace

Sensor-related techniques and methods
Modern error theory and compensation techniques; Sensor Calibration; Self-calibration; Reliability of measurement systems; Precision and ultra-precision instruments; Modeling and simulation technologies for sensor-based systems; Universal frequency-to-digital conversion interface; Universal transducers and sensors interface; Performance analysis of sensors; Methods for multivariate analysis of sensor responses

Transducers, actuators
Electrical to mechanical energy conversion; Linear actuators; Manual actuators; Hydraulic actuators; Pneumatic actuators; Vacuum actuators; Computer vision instruments; Fluid power transmission and control; Mechatronics; Microelectronics; Wireless communication technology; Air and underwater communication

Metering/Measurements
Measurement theory; Automation instruments; Instruments and measuring technology; Instrument design and measurement theory; Mechanical measurements; Measurement in nanotechnology; Measurement in biomedicine; Measurement in environment (pollution, Arctic, humidity, etc.); Microwave measurements; Measurement of the noise and vibration; Measurement of force and strain; Measurement of displacement and proximity; Nondestructive testing; Light/Radiation monitoring; Computer online measurements; Sensor-based visualization and detecting systems; Single- and multi-parameter measurements.

Sensing systems
MEMS and NEMS; Online measurements; Remote sensing and telemetry; Virtual instruments; Thermometry and nanothermometry; Digital sensors and sensor systems; Industrial robots and automation; Inertial sensor systems; Remote Sensing for Climatology Models; Remote Sensing for Environmental Modeling; Remote sensing on atmosphere, clouds, temperature, ozone; Remote sensing on glaciers, polar fields, sea ice; Remote sensing on ocean waters, surface and subsurface water currents; Wind-driven currents, coastal waters, lakes; Remote sensing on earthquakes, hurricanes, late freezing, air currents; Remote sensing on large disasters, volcanoes, wildfires, marine oil spills, landslide hazards, tornadoes; Remote sensing on earth resources, aerosols, dams surveillance, geology, reservoirs; Remote sensing on agriculture; Tropical forests, deserts, vegetation dynamics, crop estimation; Remote sensing on hydro, flooding, drought, rainfalls, snowstorms; Remote sensing on urban traffic, public a!
nd commercial transportation, airpo
rts, naval ports

Sensor-system algorithms, protocols, communication and computation
Architectures, protocols and algorithms of sensor networks; Smart sensor systems; Data acquisition sensor-based systems; Energy-aware sensor systems; Resource allocation, services, QoS and fault tolerance in sensor networks; Smart Sensors for building surveillance; Social sensing systems; Deployments and implementations of sensor networks; Internet on Things sensor-based systems; Domain-oriented sensor systems; Web-base monitoring and control

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ALLSENSORS 2016 Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/ComALLSENSORS16.html

ALLSENSORS Advisory Chairs
Radislav A. Potyrailo, GE Global Research Center, USA
Sergey Yurish, Excelera, S. L. | IFSA, Spain
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[DMANET] Positions in extremal graph theory at the Institute of Computer Science, Prague, CZ

We are seeking researchers to complement the team forthe junior project
"Extremal graph theory and its applications" funded by the Czech Science
Foundation. We are looking for candidateswith strong background in
extremal graph theory, theory of random graphs, or theory of graph
limits. The positions are available from 1.1.2016 for up to 3 years,
when the project ends. Possibility of part-time or short-time contract,
as well as student positions. Among the conditions imposed by the Czech
Science Foundation there is an age limit of 35 (with possible exceptions
for well-documented maternity/parental leave or long lasting illness).
The project takes place in Prague at the Institute of Computer Science
http://www.ustavinformatiky.cz/?id_jazyk=en&id_stranky= of the Czech
Academy of Sciences. The positions are open until the team capacity is
filled.

Please send your application with your CV and proof of education to
ics@cs.cas.cz<mailto:ics@cs.cas.cz>. We encourage prospective applicants
to contact the principal investigatorDiana Piguet
(piguet@cs.cas.cz)<mailto:piguet@cs.cas.cz> to discuss their research
interests before submitting their application.

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Diana Piguet
Institute of computer science
Czech Academy of Sciences
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Sunday, November 29, 2015

[DMANET] Deadline extension: ACHI 2016 || April 24 - 28, 2016 - Venice, Italy

INVITATION:

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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original scientific results to:
- ACHI 2016, The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions
The submission deadline is December 27, 2015.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org
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============= ACHI 2016 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

ACHI 2016, The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/ACHI16.html
Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/SubmitACHI16.html

Event schedule: April 24 - 28, 2016 - Venice, Italy

Contributions:
- regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
- short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
- ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
- demos: two pages [posted at www.iaria.org]
- doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]

Proposals for:
- mini symposia: see http://www.iaria.org/symposium.html
- workshops: see http://www.iaria.org/workshop.html
- tutorials: [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]
- panels: [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]

Submission deadline: December 27, 2015

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org
Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.: http://www.proceedings.com/9769.html
Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library: http://www.thinkmind.org

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and comply with the editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

ACHI 2016 Topics (for topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/CfPACHI16.html

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INTER: Interfaces

Graphical user interfaces; Intelligent user interfaces; Adaptive user interfaces; Multi-modal user interfaces; Context-based interfaces; Virtual reality and 3D interfaces; Speech and natural language interfaces; Interfaces for collaborative systems; Interfaces for restricted environments; Internationalization and reflections of culture on interface design; Interfaces for disadvantaged users; Interface specification and design; Interface prototyping; Interface testing; Interface evaluation; Interface generators and other tools for developing interfaces; Data visualization; Visualization techniques; Interactive visualization

OUI: Organic user interfaces

Interface-oriented materials and devices; Physical and digital representation; Sensing and display technologies; Rollable and foldable displays with tactile properties; Skin-based input; Analog input interaction design; Flexible display technologies; Functional-based display forms; Flexible-computing and curve computer interactions; 3D continuous display interfaces

HAPTIC: Haptic interfaces

Fundamental of haptic interactions; Tangible user interfaces; Bidirectional information flow ; Haptography; Haptic feedback and control; Bodyware (embedded sensors; flexible structures, associative memories, actuation and power systems); Magnetic levitation haptic interfaces; Kinetic motion-based interaction; Kinetic motion and haptic design; Mindware (learning, adaptation, head-hand coordination, bimanual coordination; discovering affordance, interaction and imitation); Language of motion / Gesture annotation; Interfaces with kinetic properties; Sensor actuator design, development and evaluation; Linear haptic display; Fingertip haptic display; Pen based force display; High bandwidth force display; Quality of experience model for haptic interactions; Haptics rendering;

SYSTEMS: Interactive systems

Highly interactive systems; Intelligent agents and systems; Adaptive systems; Context-aware systems; Multi-user multi-interface systems; Collaborative systems; Computer-supported cooperative work; Distributed information spaces; Communicators and advisory systems; Interaction through wireless communication networks

DEVICES: Interaction devices

General input and output devices; Virtual reality input and output devices; Interaction devices for immersive environments; Shareable devices and services; Mobile devices and services; Pervasive devices and services; Small displays; Very large displays; Tangible user interfaces; Wearable computing; Interaction devices for disadvantaged users; Interaction devices for computer games

DESIGN & EVAL: Interaction & interface design & evaluation

Interface metaphors; Interaction styles; Interaction paradigms; Requirements specification methods and tools; Analysis methods and tools; Design methods and tools; Evaluation paradigms; Evaluation methods and tools; Evaluation frameworks; Scenarios; Task analysis; Conceptual design; Physical design; Information architecture; Information design for websites; Guidelines and heuristics; Experience design; Environmental design; Ethnography; Contextual design; Service design;

MODELS: Principles, theories, and models

Cognitive models; Conceptual models; Mental models; Frameworks for cognition; Model-based design of interactive systems; Formal methods in human-computer interaction

USER: User modeling and user focus

Usability and user experience goals; User testing; User modeling; User profiling; Predictive models (e.g., for user delay prediction); Human perceptible thresholds; User support systems; Psychological foundations for designing interactive system; Human information processing; Digital human modeling; Engineering psychology; Ergonomics; Hearing and haptics; Affective computing

PARADIGMS: Traditional and emerging paradigms

Interaction paradigms; Mobile computing; Wearable computing; Location-aware computing; Context-aware computing; Ubiquitous computing; Pervasive computing; Transparent computing; Attentive environments; Virtual reality; Augmented reality and tangible bits; Immersive environments; Human-based computation; Visual languages and environments; End-user programming; Hypermedia advances and applications; New visions of human-computer interaction

ACCESS: Usability and universal accessibility

Interaction and interface design for people with disabilities; Interaction and interface design for the young and the elderly; Universal access and usability; Usability engineering; Usability testing and evaluation; Usability and internationalization

HUM-ROBOTS: Human-robot interaction

Fundamentals of human-robot cooperation; Cognitive models of human-robot interaction; Adaptable autonomy and knowledge exchange; Autonomy and trust; Awareness and monitoring of humans; Task allocation and coordination; Human guided robot learning; User evaluations of robot performance; Metrics for human-robot interaction; Long-term interaction robotics; Health and personal care robotics; Social Robotics; Multi-modal human-robot communication; Robot intermediaries; Experiments and applications

HUM- AGENTS: Agents and human interaction

Principles of agent-to-human interaction; Models for human-agent interaction; Social persuasion in human-agent interaction; Designing for human-agent interaction; Socially intelligent agents and the human in the loop; Agents for human-human interaction; Agent-based human-computer-interaction; Human cooperation and agent-based interaction; Human interaction with autonomous agents Agent-based human-robot interaction; Human and artificial agents emotional interaction

SOCIAL: Social aspects of human-computer interaction

Societal implications of human-computer interactions; Social computing and software Online communities Weblogs and other community building tools Online support for discovery and creativity; Tool support for discovery and innovation Expressive and attentive interfaces and environments Affective aspects of human-computer interaction Emotional design

GAMES: Computer games and gaming

Computer game technology; Computer game engineering; Foundations of computer game design and development; Development processes and supporting tools; Management aspects of computer game development; Architectures and frameworks for computer games; Game-based training and simulation; Serious games; Multi-user games; Online games; Online gaming; Game theories; Audio, video and text in digital games; New computer games and case studies; Performance improvements in computer games; Social impact of games and gaming

EDUCATION: Human-computer interaction in education and training

Interactive systems for education and training; Online and communications support for education and training; Interfaces, interactions and systems for distance education; Software tools for courseware development and delivery; Collaborative systems for teaching, studying and learning; Handheld mobile devices for education and training; Advisory and recommendation systems Techniques and tools for information localization, retrieval & storage; Web annotation systems; Case studies and applications

MED APPS: Applications in medicine

Interactive systems for medical applications; Interactive systems for telemedicine; Interactive systems for telehealth; Interactive systems for telepathology; Interactive systems for telecardiology; Interactive systems for telesurgery; Interactive personal medical devices; Digital imagery and visualization frameworks; Role of colors and color imaging in medicine; Multidimensional projections with application to medicine; Data mining and image retrieval techniques for medical applications; Imaging interfaces and navigation; Internet imaging localization, retrieval and archiving; Video techniques for medical images; Internet support for remote medicine; Computer-controlled communications for medical applications; Medical informatics; Software and devices for patient monitoring; Interactive software for therapy and recovery

TELECONF: Teleconferencing

Fundamentals for teleconferencing; Platforms for teleconferencing; Devices for teleconferencing; Videoconferencing, Web Conferencing; Performance in teleconference applications; Real-time aspects in teleconferencing; Privacy and security in teleconference applications; QoS/SLA for teleconferencing applications; Teleconferencing services; Business models for teleconferencing

APPLICATIONS: Other domain applications

Interactive interfaces and systems for scientific applications; Interactive interfaces and systems for engineering applications; Interactive interfaces and systems for business applications; Interactive interfaces and systems for activities in arts & humanities; Interactive interfaces and systems for scientific research; Other applications of interactive interfaces and systems

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Friday, November 27, 2015

[DMANET] Assistant Professorships at LSE Mathematics, apply by 15 Jan 2016

Assistant Professors of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
London School of Economics and Political Science

Salary is competitive with Departments at our peer institutions
worldwide and not less than GBP 52,427 pa inclusive.

The Department of Mathematics at the LSE is on a growth
trajectory and is seeking to appoint one or more
career-track Assistant Professors to contribute to its
further development. We invite applications from candidates
with proven research ability in an area of mathematics that
fits with the existing research strengths of the Department
of Mathematics. We particularly welcome candidates working
in FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS or MATHEMATICAL GAME THEORY.

A successful candidate will have an established track-record
of research at a level of international excellence, a
completed PhD in a mathematical subject by September 2016,
and a commitment to excellence in teaching. She or he will
maintain an active programme of research and will contribute
to the general work of the department, including the
teaching of a range of mathematics courses.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for
this post can be found on the person specification, which is
attached to this vacancy on LSE's online recruitment system.

In addition to a competitive salary, the benefits that come
with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a
research incentive scheme with personal reward options,
generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a
collegial faculty environment and excellent support,
training and development opportunities.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit the School
in February/March 2016.

Further information on the Department can be found at
http://www.lse.ac.uk/maths

To apply for this post, please go to http://www.lse.ac.uk/jobs

The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 January
2016 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late
applications.

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[DMANET] Postdoc position in complexity at Charles University in Prague

Two postdocs positions are available at the Computer Science Institute of
Charles University in Prague. The position are supported by the European
Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant LBCAD: "Lower bounds for
combinatorial algorithms and dynamic problems" held by Michal Koucky. The
goal of the project is to provide lower bounds on the complexity of
algorithmic problems in various settings.

The candidates should have strong background in computational complexity,
algorithms or data structures, and should have completed their Ph.D.
degree in theoretical computer science or mathematics within the last 4
years or will complete their Ph.D. degree by Fall 2016.

Application deadline is January 21, 2016. Starting date is in Fall 2016
or beginning of 2017, and can be negotiated. Informal inquires by email
are welcome.

More information is available at: http://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/~koucky/LBCAD/

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[DMANET] Fully-funded Doctoral Scholarship in Computing/Computer Science at European University Cyprus

Fully-funded Doctoral Scholarship in Computing/Computer Science at European University Cyprus

The Astrophysics and High Performance Computing group (http://ahpc.euc.ac.cy/) of the Computer Science and Engineering of European University Cyprus is delighted to invite applications for a fully-funded PhD scholarship in Computing/Computer Science. The group is involved in a number of prestigious projects including the FP7 funded project 'Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Project' (HELP) and has an extensive network of collaborators in some of the best universities in Europe and the world. The work will involve the exploitation of computational and high performance techniques for the efficient modelling of the spectral energy distributions of large samples of galaxies which will be made available through HELP and other projects.
The group has extensive experience in developing the models which will be used in this project and their application for addressing a number of problems in extragalactic astrophysics. To address the aims of the project the PhD candidate will make extensive use of algorithmic and high performance computing techniques implemented and run on supercomputing facilities which are accessible by the AHPC group and gain experience in this area. The position is suitable for candidates with a background in Computing/Computer Science but also a background in Physical Sciences, Mathematics or Engineering.

For enquiries interested candidates should contact Dr Vicky Papadopoulou Lesta (v.papadopoulou@euc.ac.cy) or Prof. Andreas Efstathiou (a.efstathiou@euc.ac.cy). The deadline for applications is 15th December 2015 and the application procedure is described at http://bit.ly/1OnyXHs.
Requirements:
. Very good university degree (Master or equivalent) in Computer Science or Physical Sciences or Mathematics or Engineering
. Solid skills in programming, software development and in algorithm design and analysis
. Very good mathematical background especially in numerical methods
. Self-motivation, team spirit and willingness to work in interdisciplinary projects
. Knowledge of parallel programming (in particular OpenMP) will be considered an advantage but is not a requirement

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Vicky Papadopoulou Lesta
Assistant Professor,
Member of the Astrophysics and High Performance Computing research group
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
European University Cyprus
6 Diogenes Str. Engomi,  P.O. Box: 22006, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus
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[DMANET] PhD positions in Mathematics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

PhD positions in Mathematics at the London School of Economics and
Political Science

The Department of Mathematics at the London School of Economics and
Political Science has openings for PhD students, including in the areas
of Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms, Operations Research (Analytics),
and Game Theory. We are seeking exceptionally talented and motivated
students with a strong mathematical background and interest in
combinatorics, mathematical foundations of operations research, discrete
optimisation, algorithms, mathematical and algorithmic game theory, and
related areas.

For further information about the PhD programme, application procedures,
and faculty please see
http://www.lse.ac.uk/maths/Degrees/PhD_and_MPhil.aspx
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and paying GBP 18,000/year (approx. EUR 23,000 or USD 27,000) for up to
4 years. The award of these scholarships is competitive, based on
academic performance (typically in an MSc or equivalent) and suitability
of the proposed research. Application deadlines for funding are 11
January and 27 April 2016; we strongly encourage submission by the
earlier deadline.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the following
department faculty members to discuss their qualifications and research
interests before submitting a formal application:

* Discrete Mathematics & Algorithms: Prof Jan van den Heuvel,
j.van-den-heuvel@lse.ac.uk;
* Operations Research: Prof Gregory Sorkin, g.b.sorkin@lse.ac.uk;
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[DMANET] PhD positions in theoretical CS (formal methods and algorithms) in Brno, CZ, since 2016

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk
University, Brno CZ, http://www.fi.muni.cz/,
announces an open call for special PhD positions starting from February 2016,
in the following areas:

* Topic: Parameter and model fitting of complex adaptive systems
Supervisor: Prof. Luboš Brim
* Topic: Control of distributed multi-agent systems under temporal constraints
Supervisor: Prof. Ivana Černá
* Topic: Structural Graph Theory and Algorithmic Metatheorems
Supervisor: Prof. Petr Hliněný
* Topic: Stochastic games in operational research
Supervisor: Prof. Antonín Kučera

See for general information:
http://www.fi.muni.cz/studies/doctoral/calls/call-ktp2015.xhtml.en
The deadline for application is January 12, 2016.

General information
Perspective PhD students are expected to show their research background
and skills in the area of the selected PhD topic. They should also be
proficient in English; knowledge of Czech is NOT necessary.

Stipend
The PhD positions are funded with a stipend of net value 20000CZK per
month, which is approximately 750Eur and is on the level of an average
net salary in the Czech Republic. The stipend is granted to successful
applicants for the first 2 years, with an expected renewal (after an
evaluation) for another 2 years. The total length of study is 4 years.

Application procedure
Applicants are strongly advised to contact their perspective supervisor
for more specific details, well ahead of the deadline.


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[DMANET] Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimization and Metaheuristics Track at GECCO 2016

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CALL FOR PAPERS
2016 GENETIC AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION CONFERENCE (GECCO-2016)
EVOLUTIONARY COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION AND METAHEURISTICS (ECOM) TRACK
20-24 July 2016, Denver, Colorado, USA
Organized by ACM SIGEVO
http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2016/
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The ECOM track at GECCO 2016 aims to provide a forum for the presentation and
discussion of high-quality research on metaheuristics for combinatorial
optimization problems. Challenging problems from a broad range of applications,
including logistics, network design, bioinformatics, engineering and business
have been tackled successfully with metaheuristic approaches. In many cases,
the resulting algorithms represent the state-of-the-art for solving these
problems. In addition to evolutionary algorithms, the class of metaheuristics
includes prominent generic problem solving methods, such as tabu search,
iterated local search, variable neighborhood search, memetic algorithms,
simulated annealing, GRASP and ant colony optimization.

The ECOM track encourages original submissions on all aspects of evolutionary
combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics, including, but not limited to:

* Applications of metaheuristics to combinatorial optimization problems
* Theoretical developments in combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics
* Representation techniques
* Neighborhoods and efficient algorithms for searching them
* Variation operators for stochastic search methods
* Search space and landscape analysis
* Comparisons between different techniques (including exact methods)
* Constraint-handling techniques
* Hybrid methods, adaptive hybridization techniques and memetic computing
* Hyper-heuristics for combinatorial optimization problems
* Characteristics of problems and problem instances


IMPORTANT DATES:

27 January 2016 Abstract submission
3 February 2016 Full paper submission (hard deadline)
20-24 July 2016 GECCO 2016 Conference in Denver, Colorado, USA


TRACK CHAIRS:

Holger H. Hoos (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hoos/

Manuel Lopez-Ibanez (University of Manchester, UK)
http://lopez-ibanez.eu
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[DMANET] CFP: 2016 IEEE WCCI/CEC Theory Special Session

CALL FOR PAPERS

WCCI/CEC 2016 Special Session on
Theoretical Foundations of Bio-inspired Computation

July 25 - 29, 2016, Vancouver, Canada

*** Paper submission deadline: January 15, 2016 ***

Website: https://hpi.de/friedrich/conf/cec2016.html

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Motivation
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Bio-inspired search heuristics often turn out to be highly successful
for optimization in practice. The theory of these randomized search
heuristics explains the success or the failure of these methods in
practical applications. Theoretical analyses lead to the understanding
of which problems are optimized (or approximated) efficiently by a
given algorithm and which are not.

The benefits of theoretical understanding for practitioners are
threefold.

1. Aiding the algorithm design,

2. guiding the choice of the best algorithm for the problem at
hand,

3. determining the optimal parameter settings.

The theory of evolutionary computation has grown rapidly in recent
years. The primary aim of this special session is to bring together
people working on theoretical aspects of bio-inspired computation. The
latest breakthroughs in the theory of bio-inspired computation will be
reported and new directions will be set.

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Scope
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Potential authors are invited to submit papers describing original
contributions to foundations of evolutionary computation. Although we
are most interested in theoretical foundations, computational studies
of a foundational nature are also welcome.

The scope of this special session includes (but is not limited to) the
following topics:

* Theoretical foundations of bio-inspired heuristics

* Exact and approximation runtime analysis

* Black box complexity

* Self-adaptation

* Population dynamics

* Fitness landscape and problem difficulty analysis

* No free lunch theorems

* Statistical approaches for understanding the behavior of
bio-inspired heuristics

* Computational studies of a foundational nature

All problem domains will be considered including:

* combinatorial and continuous optimization

* single‐objective and multi‐objective optimization

* constraint handling

* dynamic and stochastic optimization

* co‐evolution and evolutionary learning

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Paper Submission
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To submit to the special session:

1. prepare your manuscript following the WCCI 2016 paper
submission guidelines (see http://www.wcci2016.org/),

2. submit your manuscript electronically in the CEC 2016 system:
http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/cec2016/upload.php,

3. *IMPORTANT* On the submission system you must select
"7bk. Theoretical Foundations of Bio-inspired Computation"
as "Main Research Topic".

Special session papers are treated in the same way as regular
conference papers.

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Important Dates
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* Paper submissions: January 15, 2016

* Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2016

* Final paper submission: April 15, 2016

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Special Session Organizers
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Pietro S. Oliveto
Department of Computer Science
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, UK
http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/P.Oliveto/

Andrew M. Sutton
Hasso-Plattner-Institut
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
https://hpi.de/friedrich/people/andrew-m-sutton.html

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This special session is organized as a part of the IEEE CIS Task Force
on Theoretical Foundations of Bio-inspired Computation

Task Force Website:
http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/P.Oliveto/CIStheory.html
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[DMANET] 2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2016) - Call for Papers

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Call for Papers
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2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2016)*
"Smart Living through Computing"

May 18-20, 2016 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA

http://smart-comp.org

Co-Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, IEEE St Louis section, and
Missouri University of Science and Technology

*pending IEEE approval

Smart computing is emerging as an important multidisciplinary area,
which can be broadly classified into two major topics: how to design and
build smart computing systems, and how to use computing technology for
resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Applications of
smart computing span different business areas including, but not limited
to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, resource
management, healthcare, security, banking, entertainment, and social
media. The advancement of cloud computing, mobile/pervasive computing,
cyber-physical systems, sensor networking and social computing are
bringing smart computing to a newer dimension and improving our ways of
living.

The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP
2016) invites original papers on any topic that is related to smart
computing. With the theme "Smart Living through Computing", SMARTCOMP
2016 will be a forum for the presentation and exchange of cutting-edge
ideas.

The topics to be addressed at SMARTCOMP 2016 will include, but are not
limited to, all aspects of smart computing such as pervasive/ubiquitous
computing, cloud computing, sensor networks, internet of things, big
data analytics, security and privacy, social computing, cognitive
computing, cyber-physical systems, smart buildings, smart cities and
grids. We encourage submissions that showcase fundamental research to
address challenges in enabling Smart and Connected Communities.
Submissions should be targeted to one of the following five major areas:

* Smart Cyber-Physical Environments and
Energy/Water/Agriculture/Transportation/Healthcare/Banking Infrastructure
* Security, Privacy, and Economics in Smart Environments
* Smart Computing Technologies
* Future Smart Computing Paradigms
* Smart Human Environments, Health, Entertainment, and Social Activities
* Smart Energy Management and Analytics

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Paper submissions should be no longer than 8 pages and formatted
according to the IEEE conference template
(http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html).


Papers must be submitted electronically, as PDF files, through EasyChair
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smartcomp2016).

All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviews by Technical
Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented
papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to
the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Selected high-quality papers will be
invited to submit (with substantial extension) to a special issue of the
Elsevier Journal on Pervasive and Mobile Computing (SCI indexed).


WORKSHOPS
SMARTCOMP 2016 will host workshops on emerging topics. To propose a
workshop, please refer to the Call for Workshop Proposals available on
the conference website, or contact the Workshops Co-chairs
<payton@uncc.edu, zhiweny@gmail.com>.


IMPORTANT DATES
* Workshop Proposals: November 15, 2015
* Notification: December 14, 2015

* Conference Paper Registration: December 14, 2015
* Conference Paper Submission: December 21, 2015
* Notification: March 21, 2016
* Camera-ready: April 15, 2016


ORGANIZING COMMITTEES

General Co-Chairs:
Diane J. Cook, Washington State University, USA
Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa, Italy
Qi Han, Colorado School of Mines, USA

Workshops Co-chairs:
Jamie Payton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China

Keynote Chair:
Chenyang Lu, Washington University in St Louis, USA

Panel Chair:
Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Demo Chair:
Hassan Ghasemzadeh, Washington State University, USA

Publication Chair:
Mario Di Francesco, Aalto University, Finland

Registration and Finance Chair:
Maciej Zawodniok, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs:
Peng Cheng, Zhejiang University, China
Tao Gu, RMIT University, Australia
Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland – Baltimore County, USA
Marco Tiloca, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden

Local Arrangements Chair:
Prasenjit Shil, Ameren, USA

Industry Liaison Chair:
Prakash Shahi, Nidec Motor Corporation, USA

Web Chair:
Dawn Davis, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Steering Committee:
Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Co-Chair)
Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA (Co-Chair)
Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Victor Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Neeraj Suri, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia


CONTACT INFORMATION
Conference Website: http://www.smart-comp.org/
Email: smartcomp2016@mst.edu


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[DMANET] [JMDA16] Discrete Mathematics Days (First announcement)

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Discrete Mathematics Days
Barcelona, 6-8 July 2016

http://llati.upc.edu/JMDA16/
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1st Announcement
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(apologies for multiple copies)

We are pleased to announce the Discrete Mathematics Days meeting,
to be held in Barcelona 6-8 July 2016.

This will be the 10th edition of the Jornadas de Matemática Discreta y
Algoritmica (JMDA), the Spanish biannual meeting on discrete mathematics.

Topics of interest include: Algorithms and Complexity, Combinatorics, Coding
Theory, Cryptography, Discrete and Computational Geometry, Graph Theory.

Extended abstracts will be published in the Electronic Notes in
Discrete Mathematics (ENDM).

Important dates:

Submission start: 1 January
Submission deadline: 20 March, 23:00
Notification of accepted papers: 20 April

Plenary speakers

Simeon Ball (UPC Barcelona)
Daniel Král' (Warwick)
Benjamin Sudakov (ETH Zürich)
Stéphan Thomassé (ENS Lyon)

Program Committee

Camino Balbuena (UPC Barcelona)
Imre Bárány (Alfred Rényi Institute)
Sergi Elizalde (Darmouth College)
Stefan Felsner (TU Berlin)
Delia Garijo (U. Sevilla)
Gabor Lugosi (ICREA and UPF Barcelona)
Carlos Marijuan (U. Valladolid)
Anna de Mier (co-chair) (UPC Barcelona)
Dieter Mitsche (U. Nice)
Jaroslav Nešetřil (Charles U. and ITI, Prague)
Daniel Panario (Carleton U.)
Pedro A. Ramos (U. Alcalá)
Josep Rifà (UAB Barcelona)
Günter Rote (FU Berlin)
Gelasio Salazar (UASL Mexico)
Francisco Santos (U. Cantabria)
Ignasi Sau (CNRS and LIRMM Montpellier)
Oriol Serra (co-chair) (UPC Barcelona)
Gilles Zémor (U. Bordeaux)

Organizing Committee

Victor Diego (UPC Barcelona)
Clemens Huemer (UPC Barcelona)
Marc Noy (UPC Barcelona)
Guillem Perarnau (U. Birmingham)
Lander Ramos (UPC Barcelona)
Juanjo Rué (chair) (FU Berlin)

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[DMANET] Call for chapters - Springer Volume - "Modelling, Computing and Data Handling Methodologies for Maritime Transportation"

Call for Volume Chapters in Series

"Advances on Learning, Analytics and Intelligent Computing Systems"

published by Springer

Volume Title:

"Modelling, Computing and Data Handling Methodologies for Maritime
Transportation"

Purpose

Maritime transportation is the major conduit of international trade. In
terms of cost, maritime transport is very competitive against land and
airborne transport, increasing only by a few percent the total product cost.
On the other hand, maritime transportation takes longer or may cause harbor
congestion which further increase the voyage time. Furthermore, there are
difficulties in integrating this transportation mode efficiently with other
transport or distribution options. On top of that, the safety and the
environmental impact of maritime transportation, in particular, in the case
of sea accidents, are always two challenging issues.

As recent advances on maritime transportation require the synergy of both
computer science and maritime science, the main focus in this edited volume
will be upon the latest developments on IT methodologies for maritime
transportation. Computational intelligence, data mining and knowledge
discovery/representation, risk assessment methodologies as well as
combinatorial optimization are the IT fields that have gain importance in
maritime studies because of their potential in giving solutions for
effective sea transportation.

Book chapters on timely topics, state-of-the-art reviews providing a
comprehensive survey and evaluation of a subject area are welcomed for
submission. The main emphasis should be on the presentation of research
aiming for more effective and safer sea transportation, targeting complex
and large-scale optimization problems with conflicting criteria, requiring
innovative solution techniques and ideas from mathematical optimization,
theoretical computer science, massive data analysis and operations research.
Specifically, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Graph and Network algorithms for Maritime Transportation

* Combinatorial optimization techniques for Maritime Transportation

* Environmentally Safe Shipping

* Safety and Security of Maritime Shipping

* GIS in Maritime Applications

* Spatiotemporal and Maritime Data Handling

* Route Planning and Monitoring

* Piracy Protection

* Risk Analysis, Assessment and Prediction

* Maritime Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Applications: surveillance,
maritime traffic control, anomaly detection, emergency management, situation
recognition, etc.

* Decision Support Tools for Maritime Transportation

* Integration of Heterogeneous Maritime Data Sources

Submission Information

The volume will be published by Springer in Series "Advances on Learning,
Analytics and Intelligent Computing Systems". First a chapter proposal of
1500 words should be sent to Volume Editors for evaluation. Upon proposal
acceptance, the authors will be called to submit the full manuscript before
a certain deadline. Then, the submissions will be double-blind reviewed for
deciding the chapters that will be included in the volume.

Important dates

Submission of chapter proposals: December 11, 2015

Notification for proposal acceptance: January 11, 2016

Submission of full chapters: April 11, 2016

Notification for chapter acceptance: May 31, 2016

Submission of the camera-ready chapters: July 1, 2016

Volume Editors

Dr. Charalampos Konstantopoulos

Department of Informatics

University of Piraeus

Greece

email:konstant@unipi.gr

Prof. Grammati Pantziou

Department of Informatics

Technological Institution of Athens

Greece

email:pantziou@teiath.gr


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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

SPAA 2016 - call for papers

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SPAA 2016 Call for Papers
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28th ACM Symposium on
Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA 2016)
June 27-29, 2016
Asilomar State Beach, California, USA
http://spaa.acm.org

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Important Dates:

Submission deadlines:
- Regular papers: February 5, 11:59pm HAST
- Brief announcements: February 26, 11:59pm HAST

Rebuttal period: March 22-25
Notification: April 11

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Submissions are sought in all areas of parallel algorithms and
architectures, broadly construed, including both theoretical and
experimental perspectives. Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:

- Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
- Parallel and Distributed Data Structures
- Parallel Complexity Theory
- Scheduling in Parallel Systems
- Specification and Verification of Concurrent Systems
- Parallel and Distributed Architectures
- Multiprocessor and Multicore Architectures
- Transactional Memory Hardware and Software
- Instruction Level Parallelism and VLSI
- Compilers and Tools for Concurrent Programming
- Algorithms for GPUs and Other Alternative Parallel Architectures
- High-Performance Parallel Computing and Architectures
- Green & Power-Efficient Algorithms and Architectures
- Algorithms for Social Networks
- Biological Distributed Algorithms
- Network Algorithms
- Algorithms for Routing and Information Dissemination
- Peer-to-Peer Systems
- Mobile, Ad-Hoc, Wireless and Sensor Networks
- Fault-tolerance and Reliability
- Self-stabilization and Self-organization
- Security and Privacy in Distributed and Parallel Systems
- Parallel/Distributed Computational Learning
- Game Theory and Collaborative Learning
- Parallel/Distributed issues in Big Data
- Resource Management and Awareness

Regular papers:

Regular papers should report on original research, submitted exclusively
to this conference. Submissions may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced
double-column pages. (Papers will be judged based on their quality and
not their length---short papers are welcome.) The title page,
bibliography and designated figure pages (containing only figures) are
not counted toward the ten pages. (Illustrative figures are encouraged.)
All necessary details to substantiate the main claims of the paper
should be included in a clearly marked appendix. Regular papers will be
allotted up to 10 pages in the proceedings.

Brief announcements:

SPAA also solicits brief announcements that raise issues of interest to
the SPAA community. Brief announcements may not exceed two pages.
Examples of good brief announcements include: (i) papers previously
published elsewhere of interest to SPAA, (ii) work in progress, (iii)
announcement of tools/libraries, (iv) challenge problems posed to the
community, (v) corrections to earlier results. Brief announcements may
also include smaller results of interest.

Authors may request that a regular paper be considered as a brief
announcement. As far as possible, the program committee will remain
blind to this request until status as a regular paper has been resolved.
Such a request will not affect the chances of the manuscript to be
accepted as a regular paper.

Submission details:

Papers should be submitted in standard ACM format, i.e., 9-point font on
8.5x11 inch pages. For detailed submission instructions and formatting,
please see http://spaa.acm.org.

Awards:

Every regular paper is eligible for the best paper award.


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Program Committee:

Dan Alistarh (Microsoft Research)
Yossi Azar (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Michael Bender (Stony Brook Univ.)
Costas Busch (Louisiana State Univ.)
Yuval Emek (Technion)
Antonio Fernández Anta (IMDEA)
Jeremy Fineman (Georgetown Univ.)
Phil Gibbons (CMU)
Seth Gilbert (NUS)
Magnús M. Halldórsson (Reykjavík University)
Stephan Holzer (MIT)
Fabian Kuhn (Univ. of Freiburg)
Yossi Lev (Oracle)
Ishai Menache (Microsoft Research)
Ben Mosely (Wash. Univ. in St. Louis)
Calvin Newport (Georgetown Univ.)
Merav Parter (MIT)
Boaz Patt-Shamir (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Seth Pettie (Univ. of Michigan)
Cynthia Phillips (Sandia Natl. Lab.)
Kirk Pruhs (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Peter Robinson (Queen's Univ. Belfast)
Thomas Sauerwald (Cambridge)
Stefan Schmid (Aalborg Univ.)
Michael Scott (Univ. of Rochester)
Julian Shun (UC Berkeley)
Aravind Srinivasan (Univ. of Maryland)
Maxwell Young (Mississippi State Univ.)


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Conference Committee:

Program Chair: Seth Gilbert (NUS)
General Chair: Christian Scheideler (Univ. of Paderborn)
Local Arrangements: Bradley Kuszmaul (MIT)
Treasurer: David Bunde (Knox College)
Publicity Chair: Nodari Sitchinava (Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa)
Secretary: Jeremy Fineman (Georgetown Univ.)

[DMANET] SPAA 2016 - call for papers

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SPAA 2016 Call for Papers
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28th ACM Symposium on
Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA 2016)
June 27-29, 2016
Asilomar State Beach, California, USA
http://spaa.acm.org

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Important Dates:

Submission deadlines:
- Regular papers: February 5, 11:59pm HAST
- Brief announcements: February 26, 11:59pm HAST

Rebuttal period: March 22-25
Notification: April 11

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Submissions are sought in all areas of parallel algorithms and
architectures, broadly construed, including both theoretical and
experimental perspectives. Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:

- Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
- Parallel and Distributed Data Structures
- Parallel Complexity Theory
- Scheduling in Parallel Systems
- Specification and Verification of Concurrent Systems
- Parallel and Distributed Architectures
- Multiprocessor and Multicore Architectures
- Transactional Memory Hardware and Software
- Instruction Level Parallelism and VLSI
- Compilers and Tools for Concurrent Programming
- Algorithms for GPUs and Other Alternative Parallel Architectures
- High-Performance Parallel Computing and Architectures
- Green & Power-Efficient Algorithms and Architectures
- Algorithms for Social Networks
- Biological Distributed Algorithms
- Network Algorithms
- Algorithms for Routing and Information Dissemination
- Peer-to-Peer Systems
- Mobile, Ad-Hoc, Wireless and Sensor Networks
- Fault-tolerance and Reliability
- Self-stabilization and Self-organization
- Security and Privacy in Distributed and Parallel Systems
- Parallel/Distributed Computational Learning
- Game Theory and Collaborative Learning
- Parallel/Distributed issues in Big Data
- Resource Management and Awareness

Regular papers:

Regular papers should report on original research, submitted exclusively
to this conference. Submissions may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced
double-column pages. (Papers will be judged based on their quality and
not their length---short papers are welcome.) The title page,
bibliography and designated figure pages (containing only figures) are
not counted toward the ten pages. (Illustrative figures are
encouraged.) All necessary details to substantiate the main claims of
the paper should be included in a clearly marked appendix. Regular
papers will be allotted up to 10 pages in the proceedings.

Brief announcements:

SPAA also solicits brief announcements that raise issues of interest to
the SPAA community. Brief announcements may not exceed two pages.
Examples of good brief announcements include: (i) papers previously
published elsewhere of interest to SPAA, (ii) work in progress, (iii)
announcement of tools/libraries, (iv) challenge problems posed to the
community, (v) corrections to earlier results. Brief announcements may
also include smaller results of interest.

Authors may request that a regular paper be considered as a brief
announcement. As far as possible, the program committee will remain
blind to this request until status as a regular paper has been resolved.
Such a request will not affect the chances of the manuscript to be
accepted as a regular paper.

Submission details:

Papers should be submitted in standard ACM format, i.e., 9-point font on
8.5x11 inch pages. For detailed submission instructions and formatting,
please see http://spaa.acm.org.

Awards:

Every regular paper is eligible for the best paper award.


======================================================

Program Committee:

Dan Alistarh (Microsoft Research)
Yossi Azar (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Michael Bender (Stony Brook Univ.)
Costas Busch (Louisiana State Univ.)
Yuval Emek (Technion)
Antonio Fernández Anta (IMDEA)
Jeremy Fineman (Georgetown Univ.)
Phil Gibbons (CMU)
Seth Gilbert (NUS)
Magnús M. Halldórsson (Reykjavík University)
Stephan Holzer (MIT)
Fabian Kuhn (Univ. of Freiburg)
Yossi Lev (Oracle)
Ishai Menache (Microsoft Research)
Ben Mosely (Wash. Univ. in St. Louis)
Calvin Newport (Georgetown Univ.)
Merav Parter (MIT)
Boaz Patt-Shamir (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Seth Pettie (Univ. of Michigan)
Cynthia Phillips (Sandia Natl. Lab.)
Kirk Pruhs (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Peter Robinson (Queen's Univ. Belfast)
Thomas Sauerwald (Cambridge)
Stefan Schmid (Aalborg Univ.)
Michael Scott (Univ. of Rochester)
Julian Shun (UC Berkeley)
Aravind Srinivasan (Univ. of Maryland)
Maxwell Young (Mississippi State Univ.)


======================================================

Conference Committee:

Program Chair: Seth Gilbert (NUS)
General Chair: Christian Scheideler (Univ. of Paderborn)
Local Arrangements: Bradley Kuszmaul (MIT)
Treasurer: David Bunde (Knox College)
Publicity Chair: Nodari Sitchinava (Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa)
Secretary: Jeremy Fineman (Georgetown Univ.)

--
Nodari Sitchinava
Assistant Professor
Department of ICS
University of Hawaii, Manoa
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~nodari
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[DMANET] CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: WINE 2015 - The 11th Conference on Web and Internet Economics

FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

WINE 2015: The 11th Conference on Web and Internet Economics

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 9-12, 2015, with tutorial program on December 9, 2015
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015 <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015>

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Please register here:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/registration <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/registration>

The detailed conference program is available here:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/program/ <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/program/>
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The scientific program of WINE 2015 will include four invited talks by
- Michal Feldman, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- Paul Goldberg, University of Oxford, UK
- Ramesh Johari, Stanford University, USA
- Paul Milgrom, Stanford University, USA

The detailed conference program is available here:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/program/ <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/program/>

There will be a (non-archival) poster session with lightning talks on December 10, 2015 to give PhD students, postdocs and also researchers who are on the job market the opportunity to present their work to the WINE community.

WINE 2015 will host a tutorial day on December 9, 2015. The tutorials will be given by
- Vincent Conitzer, Duke University, USA
- Tobias Harks, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Rahul Savani, University of Liverpool, UK

For more information see:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/tutorials/ <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/tutorials/>

Early registration for WINE ends on November 15, 2015.

You can register here:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/registration <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/registration>

December is a busy period and hotels in Amsterdam fill up quickly. We recommend that you make your hotel arrangements as soon as possible.

For hotel booking:
http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/accommodation <http://event.cwi.nl/wine2015/accommodation>

We look forward to seeing you at WINE 2015 in Amsterdam.


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[Mycolleagues] University of Idaho – Assistant Professor of Data Analytics in Computer Science

Assistant Professor of Data Interoperability in Computer Science

The Computer Science Department at the University of Idaho seeks a full-time, tenure track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing Fall 2016. The areas of interest include data science, analytics, mining and management, large data integration, knowledge representation, semantic web and/or databases that are broadly identified as "data interoperability."

The successful candidate will have an earned PhD in Computer Science or a closely related area with a research emphasis as described above and will successfully contribute to campus-wide data integration and interoperability capacity.  Significant startup funding and research support will be extended to help the new appointee establish a successful career and develop an externally funded research program.

Existing research centers of excellence include the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, Center for Secure and Dependable Systems, Center for Modeling Complex Interactions and the Northwest Knowledge Network.

We HIGHLY ENCOURGE CANDIDATES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED US MINORITY GROUPS AND/OR FEMALES to apply for this position. The University of Idaho is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Apply here: https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/11877

Questions: csinfo@uidaho.edu