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Fwd: [AISWorld] CISTI'2012 - Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CISTI'2012 - Call for Papers Datum: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:18:51 +0000 Von: Alvaro Rocha <amrocha(a)ufp.edu.pt> Antwort an: amrocha(a)ufp.edu.pt An: AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org *************************** CISTI'2012 **************************** 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies June 20-23, 2012, Madrid, Spain http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/index.php?lang=en ******************************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to invite the academic and business community to submit their papers to CISTI'2012 (7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies), to be held in Madrid, Spain, between the 20th and 23rd of June 2012. Authors are encouraged to submit original scientific contributions such as state-of-art reviews and new research perspectives, groundbreaking ideas and/or architectures, solutions and/or applications for real problems, empirical and/or evaluation works, case studies, etc., in conformity with the themes of this Conference. Four types of papers can be submitted: Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works, included in one of the Conference themes. These papers are assigned to a 6-page limit. Short paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, opened to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Poster paper: Initial work with relevant ideas, opened to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 2-page limit. Company paper: Companies' papers that show practical experience, R&D, tools, etc., focused in some topics of the conference. These articles are abstracts with a maximum of 1 page. Papers submitted for the Scientific Committee?s evaluation must not include any information leading to the authors? identification. Therefore, the authors? names, affiliations and bibliographic references should not be included in the early version. This information should only be included in the final version. Submitted papers must not have been published and must not be under review for any other conference and national or international publication. Papers must comply with the format standard (http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/papersformat.dot) and be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English. All papers will be subjected to a ?blind review? by at least two members of the Scientific Committee. Full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Similarly, short papers can be accepted as poster papers only. In these cases, the authors will be allowed to maintain the original number of pages in the proceedings publication. The authors of accepted poster papers must build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference includes Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 5-minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted full papers will dispose of a 15-minute presentation in the Conference Work Session, and approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. The authors of accepted short papers and company papers will dispose of an 11-minute presentation in the Conference Work Session, and approximately 4 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. THEMES Submitted papers must follow the main themes proposed for the Conference (the topics proposed in each theme constitute a mere framework reference; they are not intended as restrictive): A) OMIS - Organizational Models and Information Systems B) KMDSS - Knowledge Management and Decision Support Systems C) SSAAT - Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools D) CNMPS - Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems E) HCC - Human Centered Computing F) HIS - Health Informatics G) ITE - Information Technologies in Education PUBLICATION AND INDEXING To ensure that the contribution (full paper, short paper, poster paper, company paper) is published in the Proceedings, at least one of the authors must be fully registered until the 13th of April, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and the page-limit. Additionally, all recommended modifications must be addressed by the authors before they submit the final version. No more than two contributions per registration will be published in the Conference Proceedings. An extra fee must be paid for each additional paper submitted for publication, with a maximum of two additional papers. Full papers will be published in book and CD, with an ISBN. Short papers and poster papers will be published in CD only, with an ISBN. Published full papers will be sent to ISI, IEEE?s XPlore and EBSCO, where they will subsequently be indexed by ISI, SCOPUS, EBSCO and INSPEC. Published short papers will be sent to IEEE?s XPlore and to EBSCO, and they will subsequently be indexed by SCOPUS, EBSCO and INSPEC. Poster papers will be sent to EBSCO only, where they will subsequently be indexed. Company papers will not be sent for indexing. The authors of the best selected papers will be invited to expand them for publication in a special issue of REICIS (Spanish Journal of Innovation, Quality and Software Engineering), in IEEE?s book TICAI (ICTs Applied to Engineering Learning), in RISTI Journal (Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies) and other interested Iberian publications. CISTI'2012 Website: http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2012/index.php?lang=en Regards, Álvaro Rocha Associate Professor University Fernando Pessoa, Porto http://www.aisti.eu

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Interactive Learning Environments Special Issue on LMS - Evolving from Silos to Structures (Last Call)
by Gustaf Neumann 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Interactive Learning Environments Special Issue on LMS - Evolving from Silos to Structures (Last Call) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:47:12 +0100 From: Francisco José García Peñalvo <fgarcia(a)usal.es> Reply-To: fgarcia(a)usal.es Organization: Universidad de Salamanca To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Call for Papers Special Issue of Interactive Learning Environments www.informaworld.com/ile <http://www.informaworld.com/ile> *LMS -- Evolving from Silos to Structures* The Guest Editors for this Special Issue invite papers addressing the theme of eLearning platforms evolution for *Interactive Learning Environments*. *Rationale* The learning process is continuously evolving. This evolution is always related to context and sometimes is influenced by technological, pedagogical or sociological trends. One of the most common tools used in eLearning is the Learning Management System (LMS); 100% of Universities have at least one LMS and 79.5% of large companies use these systems in their eLearning initiatives (Wexler et al., 2008). >From an institutional perspective, LMS have supported eLearning by providing a nexus for learning activities and a set of tools that support and permit the management, within a closed environment, of teaching and learning processes. But today there is a need for emerging innovations to be taken into account in the design and use of LMS. Web 2.0 tools, social networks, and cloud services are increasingly used for learning in both formal and informal contexts, but usually outside the institutional LMS. The increasing presence of these tools is something that should be taken into account and incorporated into the concept of the LMS. Otherwise these tools will increasingly become walled gardens, distanced from the kinds of ICT uses and behaviours that are prevalent among learners. There is a need to open up the LMS concept so that instead of constituting a closed set of predefined tools for management, it becomes an adaptable and flexible framework for supporting the learning process. Moreover, LMS are usually centred around one specific institution or course, and though they provide very useful tools for teachers, course designers and human resource managers in companies they cater more to these needs than to the needs of the learners. The institutional investment in LMS, particularly the resources employed to adapt them to the needs of the institution makes it unlikely that they will be discarded. There is therefore a need to address ways in which they can be adapted, so that they evolve to meet the emerging needs of the learners, the key actors in the learning process, and thus ensure their continued educational relevance (and that of the institution). Learners increasingly use a wide range of tools and resources to learn, and do so in a wide range of contexts. Although this has arguably always been the case, the emergence of a range of ICT tools that support learning outside formal contexts has made these processes more transparent. This implies that, if they are to meet the needs of the learner, in an increasingly competitive context, LMS need to be restructured to make them capable of adapting to, and at times incorporating, new tools. They should be capable of supporting learners beyond the institutional context, throughout life, and guarantee the learner´s mobility between contexts, while at the same time continuing to meet the institution´s needs. This implies that first it is necessary to look at how students use institutionally provided LMS and how this use relates to their use of other tools, in other words how the institutional LMS fits into or interacts with their existing wider Personal Learning Environment, and then how the LMS might enrich or support this PLE across courses and institutions and over time. The challenge with respect to this relates to a pedagogical shift. The name Learning Management System suggests, or even assumes, that the institution "manages" the students learning. However the idea of supporting learning across contexts implies that the responsibility for learning devolves to the student. Regarding this, there are two important issues to explore: 1) Are learners ready for this responsibility? And 2) Can LMS help learners to organise their existing PLE in ways that will meet their educational needs (and enrich their learning) in a lifelong learning context? To do this, it will be necessary to explore student behaviour, the kind of tools they use in and outside the institution, how they collaborate with other students during the course or with other students in the same institution and so on. In order to achieve these goals, LMS must be reconceived as repositories for learning services and resources, that are capable of coexisting with and within, rather than aiming to replace (as is frequently the case), the learner's PLE - throughout life and across contexts. The aim of this special issue is to explore this challenge and provide an overview of existing approaches that enable more flexible and open "Learning Management Structures". Contributions will include, among others, work related to service oriented solutions; communication between LMS and external tools; interoperability initiatives to guarantee solution portability; personalization, and also new hybrid contexts for learning. *Topics* .*LMS evolution tendencies* oTechnological tendencies oPedagogical possibilities oLMS future trends .*LMS restructuring* oService oriented solutions oTools integration oCommunication channels oOther contexts for LMS access .*Personalized learning environments* oTheories and frameworks for PLEs oTechnologies for PLE development oInnovative technologies in PLEs oPersonal Learning Networks oExperiences using PLEs oUser as owner/director of the learning process oNew tools for learning oMeasurement and assessment of learning in PLEs oInstitutional Learning Environments oMash-up Personal Learning Environments .*Lifelong learning integration* oInformal and formal integration oSupporting informal and contextual learning oMeasurement and assessment of informal learning oInitiatives for supporting lifelong learning tools oCompetence recognition in LMS *Submission Guidelines * Instructions for authors can be accessed via the journal homepage www.informaworld.com/ile <http://www.informaworld.com/ile>. All papers must be submitted through the journal's Manuscript Central system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nile. *Important dates* Deadline for paper submission: 19.January.2012 (Extended) Feedback from reviewers: 15.March.2012 Revised manuscripts: 15.April.2012 Acceptance notification: 30.May.2012 Camera-ready submissions: 30.June.2012 *More information* Prof. Dr. Francisco J. García-Peñalvo Computer Science Department University of Salamanca Salamanca, Spain fgarcia(a)usal.es <mailto:fgarcia@usal.es> Dr. Francisco José García Peñalvo Profesor Titular de Universidad Departamento de Informática y Automática Facultad de Ciencias - Plaza de los Caídos S/N Universidad de Salamanca 37008 Salamanca (España) Tfno. +34 923294400 Ext. 1302 Fax +34 923294514 fgarcia(a)usal.es <mailto:fgarcia@usal.es>

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Fwd: [WI] ZEUS 2012 - 2nd Call for Papers
by Gustaf Neumann 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] ZEUS 2012 - 2nd Call for Papers Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:57:05 +0100 From: <andreas.schoenberger(a)uni-bamberg.de> To: wi(a)lists.uni-karlsruhe.de ZEUS 2012: 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS [Apologies for cross-postings] ============================================================================= 4th Central-European Workshop on Services and their Composition (ZEUS) February 23-24, 2012 * Bamberg, Germany * http://zeus2012.pi.uni-bamberg.de/ ============================================================================= The 4th Central-European Workshop on Services and their Composition (ZEUS) will take place at Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg, Germany, on February 23rd and 24th, 2012. ZEUS is a free, but high-quality opportunity to discuss research work. ================================ Participation is free of charge! ================================ Objectives ========== 1. Discuss fresh ideas ZEUS is a classical scientific workshop. We are seeking creative ideas and ongoing scientific work with some preliminary results. ZEUS offers you an open-minded community of services researchers who are willing to discuss your ideas and help you improve your contents for highly ranked conferences. Your submission will be peer-reviewed by at least three independent reviewers and may be rejected, accepted as position statement or as full workshop paper. Innovation and creativity are the most important factors for ZEUS. Of course, the rules of technical correctness and scientific method must be adhered to as well. 2. Establish young researchers’ network We aim at bringing together young researchers who work in the same geographic and the same scientific region. We would like to provide an opportunity for young researchers to establish a scientific network that can be intensely used, including mutual visits at affordable costs. The workshop will serve as platform to present current research ideas and research directions. Although grounded in the German-speaking services community, ZEUS is open to the European services community as a whole. Submissions and talks are expected to be provided in English. Topics ====== The topics of the ZEUS workshop are centered around choreography and orchestration technology which includes a rich set of facets. Formal aspects of choreography or orchestration languages for the purpose of analysis, synthesis or simulation of service compositions are as welcome as practical evaluations, use case-driven feasibility studies or technology adoption models. In particular, the use of choreography and orchestration models by different types of stakeholders, say software engineers and domain experts, and the application of choreography and orchestration in cloud-based computing models are of major interest. Topics include, but are not limited to: Integration of choreography and orchestration models Conformance notions Analysis, simulation and verification Modelling and specification Execution and monitoring Testing, deployment and practical issues Adoption models for choreography and orchestration technology Value and maturity assessment Multi-view and multi-perspective engineering Advanced communication qualities in choreography and orchestration scenarios Patterns Choreographies and orchestrations in Cloud environments Interoperability of language formats as well as models Submission ========== Results can be presented in talks or tool demonstrations. Submissions will be reviewed by at least three reviewers each in order to assure general fitness regarding content, readability and scope and to give first feedback to the authors. Depending on innovation, technical soundness and presentation clarity, papers may be rejected or accepted as position statement or full paper. Papers and tool demonstrations can be submitted until January 20, 2012 via Easychair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=zeus2012). Submitted papers shall not exceed 6 pages in Springer LNCS style. Important Dates =============== Submission deadline: January 20, 2012 Notification: February 3, 2012 Camera Ready Version: February 15, 2011 Registration: February 15, 2012 Workshop: February 23-24, 2012 Post-Workshop Proceedings Version: March 16, 2012 Organization ============ 1 Steering Committee Oliver Kopp, University of Stuttgart Niels Lohmann, University of Rostock Karsten Wolf, University of Rostock 2 Program Chairs Oliver Kopp, University of Stuttgart Niels Lohmann, University of Rostock Andreas Schönberger, University of Bamberg 3 Program Committee Rafael Accorsi, University of Freiburg Daniel Beimborn, University of Bamberg Gero Decker, signavio Daniel Eichhorn, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Dirk Fahland, TU Eindhoven Christian Gierds, Humboldt-University of Berlin Christian Huemer, TU Vienna Meiko Jensen, Ruhr-University Bochum Nils Joachim, University of Bamberg Oliver Kopp, University of Stuttgart Agnes Koschmider, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Philipp Leitner, TU Vienna Niels Lohmann, University of Rostock Christoph M. Pflügler, University of Augsburg Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Leicester Andreas Schönberger, University of Bamberg Christian Stahl, Eindhoven University of Technology Jan Sürmeli, Humboldt-University of Berlin Robert Warschofsky, Hasso Plattner Institiute Potsdam Matthias Weidlich, Technion, Israel Andreas Wombacher, University of Twente Marco Zapletal, TU Vienna Contact ======= Andreas Schoenberger Distributed and Mobile Systems Group Faculty Information Systems and Applied Computer Science Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg Feldkirchenstr. 21 D-96052 Bamberg, Germany Mail: andreas.schoenberger(at)uni-bamberg.de; zeus2012(a)easychair.org More information ================ ZEUS 2012 Homepage: http://zeus2012.pi.uni-bamberg.de/ ZEUS WS Series: http://zeus-workshop.eu/ -- Mailing-Liste: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: wi-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: https://www.lists.uni-karlsruhe.de/sympa/info/wi

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Fifth International Workshop on Domain Engineering (DE@CAiSE'12) - CFP
by Gustaf Neumann 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Fifth International Workshop on Domain Engineering (DE@CAiSE'12) - CFP Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:38:37 +0200 From: Iris Reinhartz-Berger <iris.rberger(a)gmail.com> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org *DE@CAiSE'12: Workshop on Domain Engineering In Conjunction with CAiSE'12* *Submission deadline: February 26th, 2012* *Event Date:**June 26th, 2012 * *Event Location:Gdansk, Poland* *http://www.domainengineering.org/DE@CAiSE12/* Domain Engineering aims at developing, maintaining, and managing the creation and evolution of domains, which are areas of knowledge that use common concepts for describing phenomena, requirements, problems, capabilities, and solutions that are of interest to a specific set of stakeholders. Domain Engineering is used, researched, and studied in various fields, such as Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE), Domain-Specific Language Engineering (DSLE), and Conceptual Modeling & Knowledge Engineering (CMKE). In SPLE, Domain Engineering deals with specifying, designing, implementing, and managing reusable assets, such as specification sets, patterns, and components, that may be suitable, after customization, adaptation, or even extension, to families of software products. The commonality and variability of different products are analyzed and represented usually in feature models or utilizing UML profiles. In DSLE, Domain Engineering aims at designing and developing languages that support the terminologies of domains and at defining, implementing, and validating syntactic and semantic rules that enable combinations of terms. In CMKE, the focus of Domain Engineering is on capturing, representing, analyzing and processing knowledge about the domain and how this knowledge can contribute to software engineering. Domain Engineering methods and approaches have become of special interest to the Information Systems and Software Engineering communities for several reasons. These reasons include: the need to manage increasing requirements for variability of information and software systems (reflecting variability in customer requirements); the need to minimize accidental complexity when modeling the variability of a domain; and the need to obtain, formalize, and share expertise in different evolving domains. Furthermore, Domain Engineering as a discipline has practical significance as it can provide techniques and technologies that may help reduce time-to-market, product cost, and projects risks on one hand, and help improve product quality and performance on a consistent basis on the other hand. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of Domain Engineering in order to identify possible points of synergy, common problems and solutions, and visions for the future of the area. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ·Conceptual foundations of Domain Engineering ·Methods and techniques to support Domain Engineering ·Semantics driven approaches to Domain Engineering ·Product line lifecycle engineering ·Development and management of domain assets ·Domain-driven requirements engineering ·Testing, modeling, and formal verification of domain and application artifacts ·Application derivation (i.e., how to instantiate artifacts from domain artifacts) ·Variability management and techniques that assist in identifying and eliminating spurious complexity ·Domain-specific languages, frameworks, and architectures ·Utilization of domain engineering as a means of modularization, reuse, validation, and knowledge management ·Theoretical and empirical evaluation of domain engineering techniques ·Case studies and practice reports related to domain engineering ·Domain Engineering based software development processes ·Integration of Domain Engineering techniques with systems development approaches *Submission Guidelines* Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a paper related to the workshop subject. The workshop will accept two types of submissions: 1.Completed Research -- this type of papers should include evidence to support the contribution (e.g. in the form of data analysis, proof of concept, or case studies) and discussion on research findings and their theoretical and practical significance. The paper should not exceed 10 pages (including references and appendices). Accepted completed research papers will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation (including questions & answers) during the workshop and will be published in Springer's LNBIP proceedings. 2.Uncompleted Research -- this type of papers can report on research that is under way with preliminary results available at the time of the conference or include lucid and well-supported statements and suggestions on domain engineering, e.g., directions for the discipline, open questions, criticism on the state-of-the-art, and novel approaches. The paper should not exceed 5 pages (including references and appendices). Accepted research-in-progress papers will be allocated 15-20 minutes for presentation (including questions & answers) during the workshop and will be published in CEUR proceedings. The two types of papers may refer to theoretical and/or practical issues and should be written in Springer LNCS style (see http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.htmlfor details). As the workshop will apply double-blind reviews process, the papers should not indicate their authors. Papers should be submitted through the on-line system at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=decaise12. ** *Publication* The paper selection will be based upon the relevance of a paper to the main topics, on its quality and on the potential to stimulate discussion in the workshop. Best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to a special issue of the International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design <http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-system-…>. The special issue will include papers from all workshops, which will go through a regular review process, and will be managed by CAiSE'2012 workshops chairs. *Important dates* Declaration of intention to submit: February 19^th , 2012 (through an email to the organizers) Submission deadline: February 26^th , 2012 Notification of acceptance: March 23^rd , 2012 Camera-ready papers due: April 3^rd , 2012 Workshop: June 26^th , 2012 ** *Workshop Co-Chairs* Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel. Arnon Sturm, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Tony Clark, Middlesex University, London, UK Yair Wand, University of British Columbia, Canada Jorn Bettin, Sofismo, Switzerland Sholom Cohen, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA *Workshop Program Committee* Mathieu Acher, University of Namur, Belgium Kim Dae-Kyoo,Oakland University, USA Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Joerg Evermann, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Yishai Feldman, IBM Haifa Research Labs, Israel Ulrich Frank, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Patrick Heymans, University of Namur, Belgium Øystein Haugen, SINTEF, Norway Timo Käkölä, University of Jyväskylä, Finland David H. Lorenz, Open University, Israel Parastoo Mohagheghi, SINTEF, Norway Oscar Pastor, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Klaus Pohl, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Julia Rubin, IBM Haifa Research Labs, Israel Lior Schachter, Open University, Israel Klaus Schmid, University of Hildesheim, Germany Pnina Soffer, University of Haifa, Israel For more information on the workshop, please contact: Iris Reinhartz-Berger Department of Information Systems University of Haifa, Carmel Mountain, Haifa 31905, Israel Email: iris(a)is.haifa.ac.il Phone: 972-4-8288502

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Fwd: [AISWorld] IBM Cloud Conference cfp
by Gustaf Neumann 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] IBM Cloud Conference cfp Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:51:15 -0600 From: Sue Conger <sue.conger(a)gmail.com> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org HOLD THE DATE - REGISTER! CALL FOR PAPERS The IBM Cloud Academy and IBM Centers for Advanced Studies (RTP, Chicago, Heritage Corridor, Florida) invite you to the 1st International IBM Cloud Academy Conference ICA CON 2012 Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, 2012 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM at the IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center Building 400, Cornwallis Drive Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Conference website: http://www.ibm.com/solutions/education/cloudacademy/us/en/cloud_academy_con… If you plan to attend, please register at: http://www.ibm.com/solutions/education/cloudacademy/us/en/cloud_academy_con… We are currently accepting submissions for papers and poster presentations at: http://www.ibm.com/solutions/education/cloudacademy/us/en/cloud_academy_con… Best papers will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Cloud Computing For more information, contact conference co-chairs Andy Rindos (rindos(a)us.ibm.com <mailto:rindos@us.ibm.com>) or Chris Bernbrock (cwbernbr(a)us.ibm.com <mailto:cwbernbr@us.ibm.com>) ICA CON 2012, the 1st International IBM Cloud Academy Conference, will provide an exciting opportunity for educators and researchers to share ideas and experiences in cloud computing. The conference is open to both K-12 and higher education institutions already implementing cloud technologies and services, or considering doing so. The program will include invited keynotes, technical papers, position papers, workshops and a technology showcase. The technical papers portion of the conference program will feature experience reports and original research papers. The technology showcase will feature poster presentations and demonstrations on cloud computing research or implementations in progress. Selected papers from conference proceedings will be published as a special edition of the International Journal of Cloud Computing IJCC http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijcc ICA CON 2012 will be an excellent venue for presenting original work, exchanging new ideas, embracing cloud technologies, sharing results and experiences, and networking with other leading institutions who are already implementing cloud solutions. Call for Papers We invite submission of papers / presentations or posters on the use of cloud computing for educational and research purposes. Of particular interest will be submissions featuring original research or experience reports that address how the transition to cloud computing is helping to transform education. The latter is intended to facilitate the sharing of best practices with real-world examples illustrating improvements in quality, outcomes, lessons learned and return-on-investment. A range of topics relevant to cloud computing in education and research will be considered. Here are some areas to show the range of interests and possibilities: Institutional Strategy and Planning for Cloud Computing Building the institution's future infrastructure on a cloud Culture change challenges in transitioning to cloud computing Economic Models of, and Economic Development through, Cloud Computing Financial impact and benefits of cloud computing Roadmap for adoption, integration and transition to cloud computing Data Management and Analytics on the Cloud Business Intelligence for education and research purposes using cloud computing Analytics and predictive analytics in cloud environments Big Data in clouds Storage management and clouds User Productivity with Cloud Computing Collaboration using cloud computing Enhancing accessibility through cloud services Workloads and Use Cases of cloud for education and research Cloud Computing Implementation Strategies Building Green Data Centers Data Center migration to cloud computing Energy Management Considerations Integration and workflow of cloud services Impact on IT Infrastructure Management with cloud computing IT Service and Relationship Management (Business and IT) Service Oriented Architecture and cloud computing Software development services with cloud computing Research Computing in the Cloud High Performance Computing and cloud computing Research computing models using cloud computing Pedagogical Impact of Cloud Computing Impact on learning and teaching with cloud computing Delivering educational resources via a cloud New and Innovative Pedagogical Approaches with cloud Service Sciences, Management and Engineering (SSME) Standards and Open Source Strategies for Cloud Computing Innovations in IP (especially as relates to Open Source) Open standards for cloud computing Systems Management in a Cloud Computing Environment Service level agreements and clouds Security, identity, trust and privacy on clouds Software licensing in education for cloud computing Papers / presentations proposals on the implementation and research issues associated with the virtualization technology, management and security policies and user applications that underlie or utilize solutions like the Virtual Computing Lab and SPSS Decision Management for Education are also encouraged, as here is a significant interest in these areas within the academy presently. Important dates January 20, 2012 Deadline - abstracts for papers/posters due February 17, 2012 Acceptance notification to authors/presenters of papers/posters for conference March 16, 2012 Full papers due for preliminary proceedings April 19-20, 2012 ICA CON 2012 in Research Triangle Park, NC Review Procedure All submissions will be peer reviewed by appropriate domain experts among those listed on the Program Committee.. The reviewers know that the ICA CON 2012 conference aims to produce innovative as well as quality work, and that authors of selected papers / presentations will be selected and invited to have work published in a special issue of the International Journal of Cloud Computing / IJCC http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijcc Submission Format Abstract up to 250 words Anonymized (remove author names and affiliations) for the review process. To facilitate the subsequent publication of selected manuscripts, we suggest you check with the guidelines used by the International Journal of Cloud Computing at the outset: Submissions guidelines (http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31) Submission implies willingness of at least one author to register and present at the conference. To submit: To submit your extended abstract for consideration, please go to: http://www.ibm.com/solutions/education/cloudacademy/us/en/cloud_academy_con… For more information, contact conference co-chairs Andy Rindos (rindos(a)us.ibm.com <mailto:rindos@us.ibm.com>) or Chris Bernbrock (cwbernbr(a)us.ibm.com <mailto:cwbernbr@us.ibm.com>) ______________________________________________________________________ Program Co-Chairs and Steering Committee Sharon Pitt, George Mason University Art Vandenberg *, Georgia State University Mladen Vouk, North Carolina State University Chris Bernbrock, IBM Son Huynh, IBM Paul Kontogiorgis, IBM Andy Rindos *, IBM * Proceedings Co-Chairs as well Program Co-Chairs will also serve as reviewers Registration Chair Alisha Malloy, North Carolina Central University Program / Reviewers Committee: Fernando Brito e Abreu (U Nova de Lisboa) Rui Aguiar (U de Aveiro) D Turgay Altilar (Istanbul Tech U) Rodolfo Ambrosetti (IBM) Glenn Ammons (IBM) Arun Anandasivam (KIT) Shivnath Babu (Duke) Helena Barbas (U Nova de Lisboa) Jorge Gomes Barbosa (U Porta) Joao Paulo Barros (Polytech Inst Beja) Umesh Bellur (IITB) Michel Bezy (CMU) David Bernstein (IBM) Peter Bloodsworth (NUST) Bob Brookshire (U of SC) Larry Burton (NCA&T) Miguel Calejo (Universidade do Minho) Paul Carlson (City of Columbus) Anu Chirinos (FIU) Rada Chirkova (NC State) Sue Conger (U Dallas) Antonio Corradi (U Bologna) João Falcão e Cunha (U Porta) Jose Cunha (U Nova de Lisboa) Ron Dattero (U Missouri) Carlos De Backer (U Antwerp) Murthy Devarakonda (IBM) Michael Devetsikiotis (NC State) Bruce Dillon (IBM) Beniamino Di Martino (Seconda U di Napoli) Henrique João L. Domingos (New U Lisbon) Robert Eades (IBM) Chaker El Amrani (Abdelmalek Essaadi U) D. Cenk Erdil (Bilgi U) Terry Escamilla (IBM) Rustem Faizullin (IBM) Vitor Basto Fernandes (Inst. Polytech Leira) Sew Bun Foong (IBM) Anne Rivers Forcke (IBM) Rodney Foreman (IBM) Joao C. Freitas (U Nova de Lisboa) Stephane Gagnon (U Québec en Outaouais) Robert Geist (Clemson) Enrico Giunchiglia (U Degli Studi Genova) Clay Gloster (NCA&T) Sebastien Goasguen (Clemson) Donna Grant (NCCU) Adam Grzech (Wroclaw Polytechnic) Sergio Guerreiro (U Lusófona Human e Tec) Xiaohui Helen Gu (NC State) Rajeev Gupta (IBM) Milt Halem (UMBC) Xiao Wei Hu (IBM) Anupam Joshi (UMBC) Karuna Joshi (UMBC) Matjaz B. Juric (U Ljubljana) Jasleen Kaur (UNC) Alexander Keller (IBM) David Kaminsky (IBM) Bina Khimani (IBM) Mike Kirgan (FIU) Petra Kopp (IBM) Vladimir Korenkov (U Dubna) Jack Kouloheris (IBM) Richard Kouri (NC State) Michael Kowolenko (NC State) Helmut Krcmar (Tech U München) Dietmar Kuebler (IBM) Eng Pin Kwang (TPU) Chung-Sheng Li (IBM) Tao Li (FIU) Dave Lindquist (IBM) Marin Litoiu (York U) Richard Lucic (Duke) Hari Madduri (IBM) Alisha Malloy (NCCU) Mukesh Mohania (IBM) Alan Moraes (U Federal da Paraíba) Paul Mugge (NC State) Hamid Mukhtar (NUST) T. N. Nagabhushan (IISc) Chris Nero (IBM) Peng Ning (NC State) Charles Nicholas (UMBC) Rui Oliveira (U Minho) Yi Pan (GSU) Andras Pataricza (BME) Marcelo Perazolo (IBM) Harry Perros (NC State) Diane Pozefsky (UNC) Jan Prins (UNC) Sivakumar Rajendran (IBM) Rajiv Ramnath (Ohio State U) Jayashree Ramanathan (Ohio State U) Mike Reiter (UNC) Armanda Rodrigues (U Nova de Lisboa) Di Rui-Hua (BJUT) Wieland Sabine (HfTL) Masoud Sadjadi (FIU) Fred Sadri (UNCG) Sambit Sahu (IBM) Javier González Sánchez (Arizona State U) Henrique Santos (U Minho) Sandra Saúde (Polytech Inst Beja) Henry Schaffer (NC State) Berni Schiefer (IBM) Rainer Schmidt (HTW Aalen) Jeanne Schreurs (U Hasselt) Cameron Seay (NCA&T) Pedro Sequeira (Polytech Inst Santarém) Eric Sills (NC State) Mark Simpson (IBM) Don Smith (UNC) Pedro Sobral (U Fernando Pessoa) Mike Spreitzer (IBM) M. N. Srinivas (U Mysore) Sarah Stein (NC State) David Stotts (UNC) Eleni Stroulia (U Alberta) Nasseh Tabrizi (ECU) Kishor Trivedi (Duke) Bart Vashaw (IBM Research) Jamshid Vayghan (U Minn) Jiri Vorisek (U Economics, Prague) Elizabeth Woodward (IBM Eric Wiebe (NC State) Laurie Williams (NC State) Jacob Yackenovich (IBM) Yaacov Yesha (UMBC) Yelena Yesha (UMBC) Yi Liang (BJUT) ______________________________________________________________________ Location: IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Building 400, Cornwallis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Sincerely, Paul Kontogiorgis IT Services Curriculum Program Director SSME Advocate 773-290-2745 email: paulkont(a)us.ibm.com <mailto:paulkont@us.ibm.com>

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Fwd: [computational.science] Call for Papers: The Joint International Conference on Human-Centered Computer Environments (HCCE 2012)
by Gustaf Neumann 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [computational.science] Call for Papers: The Joint International Conference on Human-Centered Computer Environments (HCCE 2012) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:02:39 +0900 From: Alexander Vazhenin <vazhenin(a)u-aizu.ac.jp> Organization: "ICCSA" To: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> Call for Papers Dear Colleagues and Scholars: HCCE-2012, The Joint International Conference on Human-Centered Computer Environments will be held in March 8-13, 2012 with the following events: • The 14th International Conference on Humans and Computers (HC-2012). Main Conference Place: Hamamatsu, Japan. Some sessions will be held in Aizu-Wakamatsu. • International Symposium on Spatial Media. Place: Aizu-Wakamatsu. • The 3rd Aizu University ACM Chapter Conference on Elearning and Technical Communication. The selected post conference papers will be included in the HCCE 2012 Proceedings. The conference sessions will be at the University of Aizu (Aizu-Wakamatsu) and University of Shizuoka (Hamamatsu) with satellite sessions at Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences. Please visit the following link for more information about the HCCE 2012: http://sparth.u-aizu.ac.jp/hcce2012/ The HCCE-2012 proceedings volume will be identified as being part of the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) published by ACM that is the world's largest professional computer society. ACM will put the full-text of the proceedings papers into the ACM Digital Library, under the heading of the "ACM International Conference Proceedings". There are over 34,000 individual subscribers to the ACM Digital Library, and over 2,800 library subscriptions. This guarantees that the proceedings will be available to the widest possible audience of computing professionals. Selected papers will also be invited to be optionally extended and published in 3DForum- the Journal of Three Dimensional Images or JVRB- the Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting. HCCE welcomes submissions regarding all aspects of computer-human interaction, including but not limited to the following topics: 3D Computer Graphics AI-based Techniques in HC Artificial Life Computer-Aided Visualization Cognitive Engineering Computer Science in Engineering, Medicine, Health Care, Cultural Heritage, Environment, and Sports Humans and Education, E-learning Multi-Agent Systems and Social Simulation New Trends in HC (mobile, ubiquitous& tangible computing) Nonlinear Stochastic Processes: Theory and Applications Public Health Informatics Verbal / Nonverbal Interfaces Robotics Virtual Environments and Mixed Reality Web-Based Human Computer Interaction HCCE especially welcomes young researchers, and special student sessions will be organized. Important Dates: Dec. 18, 2011: deadline for uploading submission, as full paper or extended abstract, Jan. 8, 2012: notification, Jan. 22, 2012: deadline for uploading camera-ready manuscripts of accepted papers, Mar. 8-13: conference (in Aizu-Wakamatsu& Hamamatsu, Japan and Düsseldorf, Germany) Note: All submissions for HCCE-2012 should use the ACM LaTeX2e compact format, as described by http://sparth.u-aizu.ac.jp/hc2010/format.php Submissions are managed via the EasyChair conference management system https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hcce2012. Please share this announcement with your colleagues, and consider submitting to this conference. Please send all questions to the following e-mail: hcce2012(a)gmail.com Alexander Vazhenin Jens Herder Kenjiro T. Miura HCCE-2012 Organizing Co-Chairs

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Fwd: [WI] [ICC'12 WS] Last 10 Days - 2nd IEEE SCPA 2012 - Dec. 20
by Gustaf Neumann 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WI] [ICC'12 WS] Last 10 Days - 2nd IEEE SCPA 2012 - Dec. 20 Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:27:41 +0100 From: Alejandro Canovas<alcasol(a)upvnet.upv.es> To: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de -------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ----------------- The 2nd IEEE Internacional Workshop of Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms (IEEE SCPA 2012 - Summer) June 10-15, 2012, Ottawa, CANADA In conjunction with IEEE ICC 2012 http://scpa.it.ubi.pt/2012 Selected papers will be invited to the Special Issue on Smart Protocols and Algorithms of the International Journal Network Protocols and Algorithms (ISSN 1943-3581) Communication protocols and algorithms are needed to communicate network devices and exchange data between them. The appearance of new technologies usually comes with a protocol procedure and communication rules that allows data communication while taking profit of this new technology. Recent advances in hardware and communication mediums allow proposing new rules, conventions and data structures which could be used by network devices to communicate across the network. Moreover, devices with higher processing capacity let us include more complex algorithms that can be used by the network device to enhance the communication procedure. Smart communication protocols and algorithms make use of several methods and techniques (such as machine learning techniques, decision making techniques, knowledge representation, network management, network optimization, problem solution techniques, and so on), to communicate the network devices to transfer data between them. They can be used to perceive the network conditions, or the user behavior, in order to dynamically plan, adapt, decide, take the appropriate actions, and learn from the consequences of its actions. The algorithms can make use of the information gathered from the protocol in order to sense the environment, plan actions according to the input, take consciousness of what is happening in the environment, and take the appropriate decisions using a reasoning engine. Goals such as decide which scenario fits best its end-to-end purpose, or environment prediction, can be achieved with smart protocols and algorithms. Moreover, they could learn from the past and ! use this knowledge to improve futur e decisions. In this workshop, researchers are encouraged to submit papers focused on the design, development, analysis or optimization of smart communication protocols or algorithms at any communication layer. Algorithms and protocols based on artificial intelligence techniques for network management, network monitoring, quality of service enhancement, performance optimization and network secure are included in the workshop. We welcome technical papers presenting analytical research, simulations, practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, and papers addressing the key problems and solutions. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, standards, deployments, implementations, running experiments and applications. Topics of interest: Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal, including, but are not limited to, the following topic areas: ? Smart network protocols and algorithms for multimedia delivery ? Application layer, transport layer and network layer cognitive protocols ? Cognitive radio network protocols and algorithms ? Automatic protocols and algorithms for environment prediction. ? Algorithms and protocols to predict data network states. ? Intelligent synchronization techniques for network protocols and algorithms ? Smart protocols and algorithms for e-health ? Software applications for smart algorithms design and development. ? Dynamic protocols based on the perception of their performance ? Smart protocols and algorithms for Smartgrids ? Protocols and algorithms focused on building conclusions for taking the appropriate actions. ? Smart Automatic and self-autonomous ad-hoc and sensor networks. ? Artificial intelligence applied in protocols and algorithms for wireless, mobile and dynamic networks. ? Smart security protocols and algorithms ? Smart cryptographic algorithms for communication ? Artificial intelligence applied to power efficiency and energy saving protocols and algorithms ? Smart routing and switching protocols and algorithms ? Cognitive protocol and algorithm models for saving communication costs. ? Any kind of intelligent technique applied to QoS, content delivery, network Monitoring and network management. ? Smart collaborative protocols and algorithms ? Problem recognition and problem solving protocols ? Genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic and neural networks applied to communication protocols and algorithms Important Dates Submission Deadline (Extended): December 20, 2011 Acceptance Notification: February 10, 2012 Camera Ready Deadline: March 1, 2012 Submission guidelines: All submissions must be full papers in PDF format and uploaded on EDAS (http://edas.info//N11477). All submissions should be written in English with a maximum paper length of five (5) printed pages (10-point font) including figures without incurring additional page charges. General Chairs Jaime Lloret, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Joel Rodrigues, Inst. of Telecommunications, Univ. of Beira Interior, Pt TPC Chairs Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada Kai Lin, Dalian University of Technology, China Poster Chairs Binod Vaidya, University of Ottawa, Canada Bin Wei, AT&T, USA Industry Chairs Haohong Wang, Cisco Chi-Ming Chen, AT&T, USA Keynote Chair Mbaye B. Sene, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal Publicity Chairs Sandra Sendra, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Alejandro Canovas, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain Web Chair Miguel Garcia, Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain -- Mailing-Liste: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: wi-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: https://www.lists.uni-karlsruhe.de/sympa/info/wi

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Fwd: [AISWorld] CFP ONTOSE 2012 @ CAISE 2012 Gdansk, Poland
by Gustaf Neumann 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP ONTOSE 2012 @ CAISE 2012 Gdansk, Poland Datum: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:00:48 +0100 Von: Miguel-Angel Sicilia <msicilia(a)uah.es> An: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> We apologize if you receive this message more than once! - - - - *************************************************************************** ************************** ------- ONTOSE 2012 ------- 6th International Workshop on Ontology, Models, Conceptualization and Epistemology in Social, Artificial and Natural Systems will be held on June 26th as a pre conference workshop of CAiSE 2012, Gdansk, Poland http://conf.ifit.uni-klu.ac.at/ontose/ Accepted papers will be published under the Springer LNBIP series CAISE Workshop Proceedings *************************************************************************** ************************** --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- FOCUS --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Workshop is centred on the role of abstraction in man-made systems (as complex Information Systems), social systems (as organizations, social networks or service systems) or natural systems (as environmental or ecological systems) and how these abstractions are useful for practical purposes in advanced Information Systems. Abstraction is represented in models of various kinds, be them graphical or using formal languages as in the case of ontologies. However, abstraction should tackle with the notion of what entities exist in reality and to what extent we can know about them, which makes epistemological issues relevant. Papers sought in ONTOSE range thus from papers describing relevant ontologies or models or their application to problems of various kinds to papers dealing with empirical studies related to modelling and abstraction, or touching philosophical issues regarding proper representations of reality. The Workshop focuses on the intersection of disciplines and in the aspects related to ontologies, models and epistemological issues. It complements the conference orientation by emphasizing multi-disciplinary and philosophical issues, and focusing on Information Systems. It complements the main conference by emphasizing modelling and ontological issues which are appearing in advanced Information Systems that require complex and interoperable models for their functioning. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- AIMS, SCOPE AND TOPICS --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- In our society which has already turned to a service providing society, the technical aspects as well as the human, natural, social and economic aspects must be considered together. This has already resulted in considerable research on these aspects that are related to disciplines like Information Systems, Software Engineering and Service Science, as for example, how empirical research should be conducted, what are the conditions for "valid" knowledge, and which the scope of theories in these fields are. These are elements that are of interest from perspectives as diverse as philosophy, engineering and technology. For example, the material and temporal entities that are dealt with in a given field are a matter of ontology, and the conditions for credibility of statements and research methods are a matter of epistemology. Hence the relationship and influences between software and computational models, information systems and service science will be studied from an ontological view point, but with a broad perspective under which researchers with different background can meet and truly multi-disciplinary issues can arise. As in the previous editions, the main goal of this event is to allow challenging and promising cross-fertilization over multidisciplinary research areas to be tackled and investigated by all the participants. The design of systems in which parts have complex interactions, more and more the understanding of theoretical, epistemological and conceptual frameworks coming from the human and social sciences. Topics therefore include (but are not limited to) the following: - Ontology and other representations of Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Service Engineering and Information Systems. - Ontologies of natural or social systems in general, with an emphasis on the modelling process and issues. - Studies and essays about metrics, indicators and general issues regarding research on Software, Services and Systems Engineering models. - Conceptualizations, bodies of knowledge or schemas for software engineering, service engineering and information systems. - Applications that deal with representations of concepts and relations of the disciplines. - Social, psychological and organizational issues about modelling in the disciplines. - Epistemological and philosophical aspect of system modelling and development. - Empirical studies regarding ontologies and models in the disciplines addressed. - Architectural patterns and ontologies for the design of high-quality services and systems. - UML and other system modelling frameworks. - Ontologies in requirements engineering, intensional and goal modelling in the context of services - Ontology driven development and management of services and software. - Natural language, models and ontologies. - Social, technical and economic impacts of models. - Ontologies and models representing customer issues. - Ontologies and process models. - Ontologies and models to improve the efficiency in services and systems - Models of Software as a Service (SaaS) and other IT infrastructure - Models and ontologies related to the Internet of Services and Things - Models of reasoning and emergent behaviour in artificial, social and natural systems. - Integration of static and dynamic aspects of ontologies and conceptual models - Visualization of ontologies and models - Semantic sensor networks - Model-based processing of large sensor datasets --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- PUBLICATION --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Full research papers (max 12 pages) will be reviewed by at least three referees from the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the CAiSE 2012 workshop proceedings under the Springer's Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) series. Guidelines for formatting your paper can be found at the following link: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-2-791344-0 Moreover, we'll have the possibility to publish position and short papers (max 6 pages) as well as technical reports (max 6 pages) about ongoing projects in the form of electronic proceedings (CD with ISBN): submitted papers will be reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee and authors of accepted papers will have the possibility to present their work orally at the Ontose Workshop. Guidelines for formatting your paper can be found at the following link: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-2-791344-0 Finally, a selection of best papers will have a chance to be published in the International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design (http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-system -modeling/1157). --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Short Abstract submission deadline (about 150 Words - Ascii): February 13, 2012 Full Paper submission (Springer Proceedings) deadline: February 20, 2012 Notification of authors: March 12, 2012 Camera ready papers (Springer Proceedings): March 26, 2012 Short/Position Papers, Technical Report submission (CD with ISBN Proceedings) deadline: February 28, 2012 Notification of authors: March 21, 2012 Camera ready papers (CD with ISBN Proceedings): April 3, 2012 Abstract and paper submission will be through the Easychair System. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ORGANISATION --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- SCIENTIFIC CO-CHAIRS: - Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcala, (Spain) - Christian Kop, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) - Fabio Sartori, University of Milano-Bicocca, (Italy) ORGANIZATION CHAIR: - Maria-Cruz Valiente, University of Alcala, (Spain) PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative): - Sudhir Agarwal, Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), (Germany) - Jose Angel Olivas, University of Castilla-La-Mancha, (Spain) - Stefania Bandini, University of Milano-Bicocca, (Italy) - Djamal Benslimane, LIRIS, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, (France) - Julita Bermejo-Alonso, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, (Spain) - Pierre Bourque, Engineering school of the Universite du Quebec, (Canada) - Pierre-Jean Charrel, University Toulouse 2 Mirail, (France) - Juergen Ebert, University of Koblenz, (Germany) - Werner Esswein, TU Dresden, (Germany) - Johann Eder, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) - Sergio España Cubillo, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, (Spain) - Raimund Feldmann, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, Maryland, (USA) - Alexander Felfernig, Graz University of Technology, (Austria) - Anthony Finkelstein, University College London, (United Kingdom) - Gerhard Friedrich, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) - Faiez Gargouri, l'Institut Superieur d'Informatique et du Multimedia de Sfax, (Tunesie) - Athula Ginige, University of Western Sydney, (Australia) - Olly Gotel, Independent Researcher, New York City, (USA) - Peter Haase, Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), (Germany) - Wolfgang Hesse, Philipps-Universitaet Marburg, (Germany) - Dietmar Jannach, TU Dortmund, (Germany) - Paul Johannesson, Stockholm University, (Sweden) - Roland Kaschek, Independent Researcher, Duesseldorf, (Germany) - Miltiadis Lytras, ELTRUN Research Center, (Greece) - Nikos Manouselis, Greek Research& Technology Network, (Greece) - Heinrich C. Mayr, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) - John-Jules Charles Meyer, University of Utrecht, (The Netherlands) - Daniela Micucci, University of Milano-Bicocca, (Italy) - Roland Mittermeir, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) - Claus Pahl, Dublin City University, (Ireland) - Jari Palomaki, Tampere University of Technology/Pori, (Finland) - Fernando Silva Parreiras, University of Koblenz, (Germany) - Daniel Rodrigues, University of Alcala, (Spain) - Francisco Ruiz Gonzalez, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, (Spain) - Christelle Scharff, Pace University New York, (USA) - Christian Stracke, University of Duisburg-Essen, (Germany) - Markus Stumptner, University of South Australia (Australia) - Francesco Tisato, University of Milano-Bicocca, (Italy) - Markus Zanker, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt, (Austria) CONTACTS Send your requests to the following email address: ontose2012(a)easychair.org _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [computational.science] CfP: D4UTEL 2012 | Design for Ubiquitous Technology-Enhanced Learning | Madrid, Spain | Publisher: IEEE
by Gustaf Neumann 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [computational.science] CfP: D4UTEL 2012 | Design for Ubiquitous Technology-Enhanced Learning | Madrid, Spain | Publisher: IEEE Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:41:24 +0100 From: Michael Derntl <derntl(a)dbis.rwth-aachen.de> Organization: "ICCSA" To: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> *** Call for Papers *** Design for Ubiquitous Technology Enhanced Learning -- Methods, Languages, Applications and Tools (D4UTEL 2012) http://dbis.rwth-aachen.de/d4utel held in conjunction with The 6th International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering MUE 2012 -- http://www.arcos.inf.uc3m.es/mue2012/ Leganés, Madrid, Spain, June 20-23, 2011 Papers to be published by IEEE Press OVERVIEW Providing design support for orchestration of activities, roles, resources, and systems in Ubiquitous Technology-Enhanced Learning (UTEL) environments is a complex task. This involves not just technology or multi-device issues, but also capabilities to create innovative and engaging experiences. It requires integrated thinking and interweaving of state-of-the-art knowledge in computer science, human-computer interaction, pedagogy, instructional design and curricular subject domains. Consequently, even where examples of successful practice or even design standards and specifications exist, it is often hard to apply and (re)use these efficiently and systematically. This interdisciplinary workshop aims to bring together practitioners and researchers from diverse backgrounds to share their proposals and findings related to the design of activities, resources, user interfaces, and systems for TEL applications involving ubiquitous and mobile technologies and devices. TOPICS We are seeking original papers that present promising approaches, applications, methodologies, results, case studies, and tools related to *designing for technology-enhanced learning in ubiquitous, mobile, and multimedia environments* (short: UTEL). "Designing" is meant in its broadest sense here and may refer to several related tasks like modeling, conceptualizing, engineering, conceiving, architecting, and so forth. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Frameworks and methodologies for UTEL design - Languages and notation systems for UTEL design - Deployment/runtime environments for UTEL - Technological underpinnings of UTEL design - Standards and specifications for UTEL design - Game design for UTEL (e.g. serious games, educational games) - Workflow modeling for UTEL design - Data and metadata management for UTEL design - Architectural design for UTEL tools and platforms (e.g. mobile clouds) - UTEL design methodologies and theories - UTEL design applications (e.g. widgets) and authoring tools - UTEL design for pervasive/mobile devices - User studies and case studies involving design languages, methods and applications in UTEL - Human factors and HCI in design for UTEL - Pattern-based design for UTEL - Meta-models for UTEL design - Visual design interfaces and tools ... and other topics of relevance to the workshop theme. SUBMISSIONS Submit papers in IEEE CS proceedings paper format, max. 8 pages by *31 January 2012* via easychair. Author templates and links to the submission site are available at the D4UTEL website. ORGANIZERS Manuel Caeiro-Rodriguez, University of Vigo, Spain (manuel.caeiro(a)det.uvigo.es) Michael Derntl, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (derntl(a)dbis.rwth-aachen.de) Davinia Hernandez-Leo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain (davinia.hernandez(a)upf.es) IMPORTANT DATES - Full paper submission: January 31, 2012 - Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2012 - Camera ready submissions: April 14, 2012 - Conference: July 10-13, 2012

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Fwd: [computational.science] AWS'2012: International Workshop on the Adaptation of Web Services
by Gustaf Neumann 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [computational.science] AWS'2012: International Workshop on the Adaptation of Web Services Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 18:16:35 +0100 From: Walid Chainbi <walid.chainbi(a)gmail.com> Organization: "ICCSA" To: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org> International Workshop on the Adaptation of Web Services (AWS'2012) August 27-29, 2012, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada http://www.uc.rnu.tn/aws2012.html in conjunction with ANT’2012 conference AIMS AND SCOPE ********************** Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) is a computing paradigm that utilizes Web services as the basic constructs to support the development of rapid, low-cost and easy composition of distributed applications even in heterogeneous environments. With the advent of SOC, computing environments have become open, and components are no longer under a single organization’s control. Consequently, Web services based applications are becoming difficult to adapt. Moreover, with the rapid growth of communication and information technologies, adaptation has gained a significant attention as it becomes a key feature of Web services allowing them to operate and evolve in highly dynamic environments. Adaptation mechanisms refer to different instantiations including configuration, healing, optimization, and protection. The primary objective of this workshop is to investigate ideas that may contribute to the adaptation of Web services. Theoretical as well as practical aspects are welcome. The workshop organizer welcomes participation and contributions from those working or interested in the intersection of technologies such as agent technology and autonomic computing with SOC. TOPICS OF INTEREST ************************** The topics of interest for AWS’2012 include, but are not limited to: • Adaptation solutions to Web services • Applications of adaptive Web services • Engineering of adaptive Web services • Optimization of Web services • Configuration of Web services • Healing of Web services • Protection of Web Services • Self-* Web services • Agents vs. Web services • Agents for Web services • Design and management of self-* Web services. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND FORMATTING GUIDELINES ************************************************************************* Authors should submit their contributions electronically in PDF format by the deadline given below. Please use AWS 2012 online submission system ( https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aws2012 ) and register as a new member: You just need to click on "I have no EasyChair Account" and complete the registration form. A password will be sent by e-mail shortly. Using that password, log-in and proceed to the New Submission page, where the detailed instructions can be found. If you encounter any problem with submission, please contact the workshop chair for assistance. All papers accepted for the workshop will be included in the ANT-2012 proceedings, which will be published by Elsevier. The authors must follow Elsevier guidelines as given in ANT-2012 Website. The number of pages for AWS papers is limited to 6 pages. The selective outstanding papers presented at the workshop, after further revision, will be considered for publication in journals special issues. All workshop published papers will be indexed by Scopus (http://www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) ( http://www.engineeringvillage.com). This includes EI Compendex ( http://www.ei.org/compendex). All accepted papers will also be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/). WORKSHOP CHAIR *********************** Dr. Walid Chainbi Sousse National School of Engineers, University of Sousse / SOIE E-mail: Walid.Chainbi(a)gmail.com PROGRAM COMMITTEE ***************************** Walt Truszkowski, NASA Goaddard Space Flight Center (USA) Roy Sterritt, University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) Huaglory Tianfield, Glasgow Caledonian University (UK) Jeffrey Kephart, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (USA) Rainer Unland, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) Christoph Reich, Hochschule Furtwangen University (Germany) Giovanni Russello, Create-net (Italy) ALi A. Ghorbani, University of New Brunswick (Canada) David Chess, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Research Division (USA) Manish Parashar, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (USA) Hamid Motahari, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto (USA) Mohand-Said Hacid, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France) IMPORTANT DATES ************************ • February, 10, submission due. • April, 10, notification of acceptance. • May, 10, camera-ready due.

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Cfp December 2011