CALL FOR PAPERS

6th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - ICSOFT 2011

                        Website: http://www.icsoft.org

                             July 18 - 21, 2011 
                                Seville, Spain

Dear Gustaf Neumann,

ICSOFT 2011 (International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - http://www.icsoft.org/) has an open call for papers (deadline set for next February 1) and we invite you to participate by submitting a paper reflecting your current work. 

ICSOFT is sponsored by INSTICC and held in collaboration with the University of Seville and the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieria Informatica (ETSII) at the University of Seville. Organized in cooperation with WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition), IICREST (Interdisciplinary Institute for Collaboration and Research on Enterprise Systems and Technology), CEPIS (Council of European Professional Informatics Societies), ATI (Asociacion de Tecnicos de Informatica), FIDETIA (Fundacion para la Investigacion y el Desarollo de las Tecnologias de la Informacion en Andalucia) and INES (Iniciativa Espanola de Software y Servicios), ICSOFT will take place next year in Seville, Spain, on July 18-21. 

Software and data technologies are essential for developing any computer information system, encompassing a large number of research topics and applications: from programming issues to the more abstract theoretical aspects of software engineering; from databases and data-warehouses to the most complex management information systems; knowledge-base systems; Distributed systems, ubiquity, data quality and many other topics are included in the scope of ICSOFT. Ideas on how to analyze and approach problems by combining software development and data technologies, either in the scope of R&D projects, engineering or business applications, are welcome. BXDY

The conference will feature a number of Keynote Lectures delivered by distinguished world-class researchers. Prof. Ivan Ivanov (SUNY Empire State College, U.S.A.) is already confirmed.
The Program Committee (check the website for a detailed list) includes internationally distinguished experts on the conference topic areas.

Last year's ICSOFT received 266 paper submissions, of which 9% were selected to be published and presented as full papers (8 pages / 30' oral presentations). Additionally, 21% were accepted as short papers (20' oral presentation) and 15% as posters. ICSOFT 2011 intends to reinforce this high level of quality. 

Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.
A short list of papers presented at the conference will be selected for publication of extended and revised versions in: Springer-Verlag (CCIS Series), CEPIS UPGRADE Journal and REICIS. 
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.
Best paper awards will be bestowed at the conference closing session.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).

Workshops and Special Sessions are also invited. If you wish to propose a workshop or a special session, based for example on the results of a specific research project, please contact the conference secretariat. Workshop chairs and Special Session chairs will benefit from several types of support, including logistics, secretariat and financial, to facilitate the development of a valid idea.
The 5th International Workshop on Architectures, Concepts and Technologies for Service Oriented Computing (ACT4SOC 2011) is already confirmed. 

All the details on ICSOFT and its main topic areas can be found at the conference website (http://www.icsoft.org).
 
Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact  me.


Kind regards,
Sergio Brissos

ICSOFT Secretariat
Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2.Esq.
2910-595 Setubal, Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 185
Fax: +44 203 014 5433
e-mail: icsoft.secretariat@insticc.org



ICSOFT website: http://www.icsoft.org/

IMPORTANT DATES:
  Regular Paper Submission: February 1, 2011
  Authors Notification (regular papers): April 12, 2011
  Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: May 3, 2011

In Collaboration with: University of Seville and Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieria Informatica (ETSII) at the University of Seville

In Cooperation with: WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition), IICREST (Interdisciplinary Institute for Collaboration and Research on Enterprise Systems and Technology), CEPIS (Council of European Professional Informatics Societies), ATI (Asociacion de Tecnicos de Informatica), FIDETIA (Fundacion para la Investigacion y el Desarollo de las Tecnologias de la Informacion en Andalucia) and INES (Iniciativa Espanola de Software y Servicios) 

Sponsored by: INSTICC

A short list of papers presented at the conference will be selected for publication of extended and revised versions in: Springer-Verlag (CCIS Series), CEPIS UPGRADE Journal and REICIS.
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
  

TOPIC AREAS:

AREA 1: ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY 

  - Enterprise Service Architectures
  - Interoperability of Enterprise Software
  - Technologies for Inter-Enterprise Collaboration
  - Enterprise Integration
  - Business-IT Alignment
  - Virtual Organizations
  - Supply-chain Enterprise Systems
  - Enterprise Information Systems
  - Context-aware Enterprise Systems


AREA 2: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 

  - Software Architectures
  - Requirements Elicitation and Specification
  - Software Testing and Maintenance
  - Model-Driven Engineering
  - Aspect-Oriented Software Development
  - Software Economics
  - Service-Oriented Computing
  - Reverse Engineering
  - Algorithms and Data Structures
  - Programming Languages


AREA 3: DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 

  - Distributed Architectures
  - Mobile Technologies
  - Communication Networks and Protocols
  - Ad-hoc Networks
  - Grid, Peer-to-peer, and Cluster Computing
  - Pervasive Computing
  - Web-based Computing
  - Multi-agent Systems
  - Process Coordination and Synchronization
  - Security and Privacy


AREA 4: DATA MANAGEMENT 

  - Data and Information Quality
  - Databases, Data-mining and Data-warehouses
  - Data Storage and Query Processing
  - Data Exchange and Integration
  - Data Semantics
  - Semantic Web Technologies
  - Data and Information Retrieval
  - Media Search and Retrieval
  - Multi-media Databases


AREA 5: KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS 

  - Ontology Engineering
  - Decision Support Systems
  - Intelligent Problem Solving
  - Expert Systems
  - Reasoning Techniques
  - Knowledge Acquisition
  - Knowledge Mining
  - Machine Learning
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Human-Machine Cooperation



KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
- Ivan Ivanov, SUNY Empire State College, U.S.A.
(list not yet complete)


CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Maria Jose Escalona, University of Seville, Spain
Jose Cordeiro, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal / INSTICC, Portugal
 

PROGRAM CHAIR
Boris Shishkov, IICREST, Bulgaria 


PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Please check the program committee members at: http://www.icsoft.org/program_committee.asp


WORKSHOP
- Architectures, Concepts and Technologies for Service Oriented Computing - ACT4SOC 
     http://www.icsoft.org/ACT4SOC.asp
     Regular Paper Submission deadline: April 5, 2011

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