International Workshop on Software and Services for IT Convergence (SSIC 2011)

May 23 – 25, 2011

Ramada Plaza Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea

(To be held in conjunction with CNSI 2011)

 

Best papers will be selected and recommended for possible publication in IJIIT (International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies – http://www.idea-group.com/ijiit)

 

With globalization and heavy competition, companies are increasingly using information technology to improve their efficiency, deliver high quality products quicker and cheaper to the market place, innovate and gain competitive advantage. With the advent of Web and other enabling technologies such as Bio and Nano technologies, there is a growing trend in the convergence of information and communication technologies in a number of sectors. For example, in the traditional manufacturing industry, IT convergence is used to reduce risks and production costs as well as improve new product design. In the agriculture sector, IT convergence is revolutionizing farming and cultivation. Agricultural products, grown under automated systems (plant factories) and eco-friendly plant management information systems are in demand. Fisheries use IT convergence applications to create eco-friendly aquacultures.

 

Software and Services have always been associated with IT convergence. However, currently they take on added importance since the newer computing environments help design better software and services that accelerate IT convergence. The case in point is IT convergence in the telecommunications industry. As the telecom and IT industries converge, there is a great need for the convergence of software across the two domains. One issue is the underlying software engineering methodology for creating ICT convergence applications. Telecom engineers and software engineers traditionally use different approaches when developing services and applications. Should there be a unified modeling and design approach?

 

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to identify and explore the issues, opportunities, and solutions that promote IT convergence, particularly from the view point of software engineering and service science. Increasing number of IT convergence solutions are being developed in different application domains employing a variety of techniques. This workshop is intended to increase cross-fertilization of ideas from these domains, and share the lessons learned.  It is expected to serve as the spring-board for gathering and disseminating experiences gained in implementing and integrating IT convergence systems and services in an industrial setting.

 

Topics of interest to the workshop include, but are not limited to:

 

·        Software engineering and IT Convergence

·        Analysis and design of IT Convergence solutions

·        Requirements analysis for IT Convergence systems

·        Service modeling and design for IT Convergence

·        Architecture and design issues for IT Convergence

·        Service oriented architecture for IT Convergence

·        Service Life Cycle and IT Convergence

·        Business models for IT Convergence solutions

·        Business Agility and IT Convergence

·        Innovation management for IT Convergence

·        Open source software and IT Convergence

·        New product and service development

·        Evolution of IT Convergence systems

·        Role of Internet in IT Convergence process

·        Impact of regulatory and pricing policies on IT Convergence

·        IT Convergence in Shipping, Automotive, Construction and Robotics

·        IT Convergence and Green IT

·        Telecommunication and IT Convergence

·        IT Convergence in Healthcare and Wellness

·        Agriculture and IT Convergence

·        Security, Privacy and Trust issues in IT Convergence applications

·        Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Management Systems for IT Convergence

·        IT Convergence solutions in other domains

 

Workshop Co-Chairs

 

Sooyong Park, Sogang University (sypark@sogang.ac.kr)

Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University and Sogang University (sugumara@oakland.edu)

 

Important Dates

 

Full Paper Submission: Jan 25, 2011

Acceptance Notification: Feb 25, 2011

Camera-Ready Papers & Registration: March 15, 2011

Conference Dates: May 23 - May 25, 2011

 

 

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Vijayan Sugumaran, Ph.D

Professor of Management Information Systems

Decision and Information Sciences Department

School of Business Administration

Oakland University

Rochester, MI 48309

Phone: 248.370.2831

Fax: 248.370.4275

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