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Accepted
1) Title: "Multidimensional Systems"
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Nikos E. Mastorakis, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.  [email protected]

Aim
In our Special Session, we will publish surveys and research papers ranging from the fundamentals to important new findings. Our Sessions offers unity of theme, reduced duplication of effort, and greatly enhanced communication among researchers and practitioners in the field. Our Session will addresse such topics as blurred and noisy image processing; multidimensional signal reconstruction from partial or incomplete observations and projections; signal modeling; spectral analysis and transform techniques; array processing; etc.

Topics( but not limited )
multidimensional control systems design and implementation
multidimensional stability and realization theory
prediction and filtering of multidimensional processes
Spatial-temporal signal processing
multidimensional filters and filter-banks
array signal processing
applications of multidimensional systems and signal processing
 

2) Title: "International Workshop on Knowledge Computing in the Health Informatics, KCHI 2014"
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Dr. Abdel-Badeeh M. Salem
Head of Bio-Medical Informatics & e-healt Group
Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge Engineering Labs
Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Contact: [email protected]  ; [email protected]
http://www.shams.edu.eg/staff/profile.php?action=show&pid=8256

Technical Program Committee of the Workshop
Anne-Marie Di Sciullo , University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
[email protected] 

Ezendu Ariwa ,University of Bedfordshire,UK
[email protected] , [email protected]

Marina Santini, SICS East (Swedish Institute of Computer Science), Uppsala University,Sweden
[email protected]

Catherine Bellino , Dia-Logos Organization, France
[email protected]

Rachelle Blake, Omni Micro /Omni Med Solutions, Inc., Germany
[email protected]

Abdel Fattah Hegazy, College of Computing &Information Technology,Arab Academy for Science and Technology & Maritime Transport,Cairo, Egypt
[email protected]

Štefan Korečko , Technical University of Košice,
Slovak Republic [email protected]

Nadia Baeshen, College of Business Administration,
University of Business and Technology Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[email protected]

M. Al. Obaidy , Computing Faculty, Gulf College, OMAN
[email protected]

Mohamed Ismail Roushdy ,Faculty of Computer & Information Sciences, Ain Shams University, Egypt [email protected]

 

Aims and Scope

The field of knowledge computing (KC) has become the most challenging area in the last several years. It is a multidisciplinary field of research and includes: document engineering, knowledge engineering, machine learning and reasoning techniques. Current research in KC in health sciences is marked by its richness. KC is a fast moving research field in many areas of life sciences, biological and medical sciences.
KCHI 2014 workshop will bring researchers, practitioners, knowledge and software engineers ,and users to present their latest ideas and research in all areas of; brain informatics, bioinformatics, medical informatics, mental informatics , nurse informatics, telehealth technologies, bioengineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence in health and life sciences..

Topics of interest
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
. Computational Intelligence in life sciences
. Machine Learning in Big Biomedical Data Analytics
. Knowledge Engineering in Health Sciences
. Medical Informatics
. Bio-Informatics
. Brain Informatics
. Mental Healthcare with ICT
. Dentist Informatics
. Clinical Informatics
. Clinical Nutrition Informatics
. Ontological Engineering in Biology and Medicine
. Computational Biology
. Reasoning Methodologies in Health Care Planning
. Intelligent Medical Decision Support Systems
. Assistive Technologies to the Needs of the Elderly and Disabled
. Semantic Web in Biology and Medicine
. Healthcare Education Simulation
. Tele-health Activities and Technologies
. International Projects

 

3) Title: "Internet Computing and Security"
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Antoanela Naaji, Ph.D
Vasile Goldis Western University Arad
94-96 Revolutiei Blvd., Arad 310025, Romania
[email protected]


Aim:
Nowadays, one of the key topics in technology refers to programming the web applications for various fields, as well as the way in which they are developed, optimized, accessed and secured. New technologies like cloud computing or virtualization still raises a great deal of concern and fully global response to secure cyberspace has yet to emerge. Ensuring information system security became a constant preoccupation for specialists worldwide. The aim of this session is to bring together academic scientists, researchers and students to interchange knowledge and disseminate new ideas towards challenges raised by recent advances in Internet computing and cybersecurity.

Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: e-Activities (e-Learning, e-Communities, e-Commerce, e-Management, e-Marketing, e-Governance, e-Science, e-Health, etc.); Multimedia applications and virtual reality; Wireless and mobile computing; Cloud computing and storage; Optimization problems in telecommunications; Web applications and services security; Security solutions for virtualization; Identity, access and authorization management; Corporate virtual globes (Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth); GPS, Location-Based Services; Encryption and interception of communications; Cryptographic applications; TCP/IP protocol suite security, secure routing; Secure transmission protocols; VoIP, SIP, IP telephony and WiFi security; Secure directories, e-mail, DNS, and other network services security; Firewalls, VPNs, intruder detection and prevention systems; Security threats, honey pots security, incident handling; Delivery techniques, including spam, voice mail and rank manipulation; Phishing, rogue-AV, pharming, click-fraud, crime-ware, extortion and emerging attacks; Malware, botnets, criminal/phishing gangs and collaboration or money laundering; Techniques to avoid detection, tracking and takedown; Legal aspects of online fraud; Educational aspects of Internet computing and security, etc.
 

4) Title: Internet of Things (IOTs), RFIDs, WSNs and beyond
Organizer-Chairman: Associate Professor, Dr. Mohamed K. Watfa.
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), Dubai, UAE
Email: [email protected] 


Aim: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Network (WSNs) are considered to be the main elements of pervasive computing and have gathered the interest of the research community in the past few years. Such technologies empower computers to perceive the world for themselves leading the way to the new Internet of Things (IoT). This interlinking of physical world and cyberspace foreshadows an exciting endeavor that is highly attractive to researchers, corporations, and individuals. IoT promises to create a global network of physical objects every bit as pervasive and ubiquitous as the worldwide web itself. Some are already describing it as either the ultimate convenience or the ultimate disaster revolving around our daily privacy. What does this mean to those of us who will be encountering IoT? How would IoT transform our lives? And what are the design and deployment challenges associated with such a network?

Topics The special session will solicit papers and demos relating (but not limited ) to the following topics:

Wireless Sensor Networks and Adhoc Networks
-- Applications and Future insights
-- Vehicular adhoc networks Protocols and Systems
-- Integration of WSNs, VANETs, and IOTs
-- Management of IT infrastructures utilizing sensor networks

IoT Hardware Design
-- Hardware aspects of RFID, WSN & WMSN sensor design
-- Sensor Actuation & Coordination
-- CMOS Camera Design, Integration of Smart Cameras & Others

IoT Protocol Design
-- Energy-aware communication protocols / Cross-layer optimization / Congestion Control & Reliability -- Collaborative signal processing / Quality-of-Service
-- MAC & Transport Protocols / Routing Protocols & Energy Efficiency / Simulation tools, OSs and middleware

IoT Applications
-- Smart Housing & Smart Retail
-- Vehicular Traffic Congestion Management
-- Healthcare /Petroleum / Supply Chain
-- Cloud Computing Implications on IOT
-- Other novel applications

 

5) Title: Numerical Methods, Modelling and Characterization of Metallic Materials.
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Adrian IOANA
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Science and Engineering Materials Faculty
Engineering and Management of Metallic Materials’ Making Department Mailing address: Calea Crangasi 19, Bl. 11B, Et. 4, Ap 15, Bucuresti, Sect 6, 060332, Romania
Email: [email protected]


Aim: The main goals of this Special Session entitled “Numerical Methods, Modelling and Characterization of Metallic Materials” are:
- Optimizing of metallic materials elaboration by numerical methods, modelling and characterization of metallic materials
- Optimizing of metallic materials use by numerical methods, modelling and characterization of metallic materials
- The concept of new metallic materials (alloys, powders, etc.) and new technologies

Topics
Metallic Materials, Optimization, Numerical Methods, Modelling, Characterization of Metallic Materials, New Metallic Materials, New Technologies
 

 

 

6) Title: Technologies, Equipments, Modeling and Simulation of Processes in the Field of Energy and Environment
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc.Prof. Badea Lepadatescu, Ph.D, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, [email protected]

Aim: The field of Energy and Environment is the target of many researches that intend to contribute to an overall strategy of sustainable development. The studies in this domain can help improve industrial competitiveness and have a positive impact on regional development and employment. Renewable energy technologies are uniquely well suited to respond to the limitations of current patterns of energy generation and consumption, to complement existing energy production systems and to contribute to the further modernization of the energy sector. The purpose of this special session is to bring together the contribution of the researchers in direction of the protection of environment from pollutant conventional sources and to use techniques of penetration of renewable energy sources.

Topics
- Energy and Load Management
- Technological Development in the Hybrid Energy System
- Life Cycle Cost Management
- Models for the Wind and Solar Radiation Predictions
- Designing Models Development and Implementations of Hybrid Energy Systems
- Comparison the Experimental Results on Energy Balance and Theoretical Predictions
- Energy policy and Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources in Demand and Consumption
- Methods of Preventive and Corrective Maintenance of Energy Systems
- Comparison of the Different Power Supply Options
- Mathematical Models in the Calculation of Predicted Sources of Energy

 

 

7) Title: Social Computing Systems and Algorithms
Organizer-Chairman:
Dr. Klimis Ntalianis, Assistant Professor, Ph.D in Computer Science
Technological Educational Institute of Athens
Department of Marketing,
28, Αgiou Spyridonos str., 122 10 Egaleo, Athens, Greece
TEL: +30-6945-605050,
E-Mail: [email protected]


Aim: In 2005, mankind created 150 exabytes of data, while in 2010 it surpassed 1,200 exabytes. The task of organizing this information sets one of the most significant technical challenges of the 21st century; the task of making meaning of this information is a social and cultural one.
Social Computing focuses on methods for harvesting the collective intelligence of groups of people in order to realize greater value from the interaction between users and information. In other words
digital systems are designed to support useful functionality by making socially produced information available to users. This information may be provided directly, as when systems show the number of users who have rated a review as helpful or not. Or the information may be provided after being filtered and aggregated, as is done when systems recommend a product based on what else people with similar purchase history have purchased. Alternatively, the information may be provided indirectly, as is the case with Google's page rank algorithms which orders search results based on the number of pages that (recursively) point to them. In all of these cases, information that is produced by a group of people is used to provide or enhance the functioning of a system.
This special session aims at gathering researchers from around the globe, who focus on several different aspects of Social Computing: from “Wisdom-of-the-Crowds Methods” to “Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games’ Analytics”.

Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
 Social Networks and Social Computing
 Social Computing Methods for Big Data
 Social Behavior and Computational Systems
 Collaborative Filtering
 Online Auctions
 Prediction Markets
 Reputation Systems
 Computational Social Choice
 Social Tagging
 Verification Games
 Social Computing in MMORPGs
 Social Reasoning
 Human-based Computing Methods
 Social Information Processing
 Collective Intelligence
 Crowdsourcing Applications
 Distributed Cognition
 Swarm Intelligence and Social Computing
 Implicit Feedback Algorithms


8) Title: Computer science education from primary school to university: challenges and strategies
Organizer-Chairman: Francesco Maiorana
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6, Catania, Italy
[email protected] 

Aim: It is well-established that problem-solving capabilities, critical and creative thinking, collaboration and communication skills are at the basis for successful career development and that computer science can foster such skills. The session aims to discuss issues related to computer science education, with a focus on pedagogies, educational tools, new programming languages and paradigms and their impact on computer science education at all levels, from primary school to higher education.

Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Pedagogies and best practices in teaching computer science, including their evaluation
- Curriculum issues and content proposals, including learning objectives, competencies and goals related to all computer science areas, as well as their evaluation
- Case studies and experiences related to collaborative project development
- Computer science education for students with special needs
- Assistive technologies for students with special needs
- Educational tools design and evaluation of their use-in-context
- Computational thinking skills development.
- Student assessment
- Educational tools evaluation of their use-in-context
- Strategies and approaches for team formation, management and assessment
- Student and teacher motivation: strategies and best practices
- Classroom management strategies and student learning path differentiation
- Computer science and interdisciplinary experiences
- Teacher training and professional development
- Challenges in computer science education related to socio-cultural factors
- Informal computer science education such as after school programs and experiences
- Funding issues related to research and teaching

9) Title: Wireless Sensor Network in Data Cloud Computing
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Dr. S. Swapna Kumar, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, under Calicut University, Kerala, India.  [email protected],  [email protected]

Aim: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) of future is going to be more or less integrated with cloud computing having the flexibility to withstand harsh environmental conditions. The research for power management in WSN holds well when the network is deployed in human accessible areas; whereas WSN is a subnet of internet doctoring will be more scalable and feasible to store the sensory data on cloud. Not only can the storage of data on cloud further be mined to extract useful information and knowledge for more power efficient wireless network.

Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Theory and technology of infrastructure for sensor cloud systems
* Assimilation Wireless Sensor Networks with Cloud Computing
* Technologies of data management and integration in sensor cloud systems
* Scalability, reliability, and other quality assurances in sensor cloud systems
* Integration of heterogeneous sensor information for sensor cloud systems
* Experience and case study on sensor cloud systems
* Localization and tracking of WSNs with sensor cloud infrastructure
* Opportunities and challenges of wireless sensor networks using cloud services

 

10) Title: Informatics in Control Theory and its Applications
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Vladimír Vašek
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Faculty of Applied Informatics
Nad Stráněmi 4511, 76005 Zlín, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]

Aim: During recent decades, the role of informatics in system and control theory and practice has been rapidly increased. Both the realms, theoretical and application one are affected. Not only experts in the field can concur with us that products of computer technology are used in everyday life in a huge scale. In system, control, or process engineering, devices like PLC, IPC, microcontroller kits or intelligent computer boards with advanced operating systems constitute an integral part of manufacturing and industrial processes. Advances in theory of informatics have not been fully implemented in process control design until recently. However, many complex technological processes such as nonlinear, delayed, non-minimum phase ones, multidimensional or hybrid ones are hardly controllable by conventional control methods. Therefore, advanced modern control strategies including algebraic methods, optimal or predictive control principles, to name just a few, have been investigated to deal with the those problems. These methodologies, however, requires the utilization of elements of optimization or artificial intelligence - the role of which is naturally growing. Here is a space to implement the knowledge of e.g. neural networks, genetic algorithms, deterministic chaos etc. From this perspective, both, theoretical and application, contributions combining the informatics and system (control) issues are useful and desirable and highly welcome for the special session.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Modeling
- Identification
- Control design
- Process control
- Process engineering
- Microcontrollers
- Programmable logic controllers
- Programming for system and control engineering
- Time delay systems
- Nonlinear systems
- Multidimensional systems
- Predictive control
- Adaptive control methods
- Robust control
- Multimodel control methods
- Optimal control
- Algebraic control methods
- Artificial intelligence
- Neural networks
- Genetic algorithms
- Fuzzy logic methods
- Deterministic chaos
- Applied informatics
- Advanced Diagnostic and Measuring Systems

 

11) Title: Track and Trace, Mobility and Smart Cities
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Mario Dias
Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo
Brazil
Editor in Chief of Transactions on Power Systems
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: The Special Session/Workshop proposal aims to analyze and propose solutions to problems that affect big cities in the world, both in the area of urban transport and ports, as in health and environment, using ITS (intelligent transport system) tools control, such as: RFID, mobile technologies for field monitoring, identification of people and vehicles within protected areas, among others. Also demonstrates the advantages of using open standards in major cities.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
· Wireless and mobile computing
· Cloud computing and storage
· Optimization problems in telecommunications
· RFID
· Traffic signal control
· Open Standard Protocol
· ISPS-CODE
· Biometrics
· Track and Trace
· Mifare

 

12) Title: Innovations in Higher Education Technical Level
Organizer-Chairman: Assis. Prof. Larisa Savyuk
Computer Technology in the Control and Automation of
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas,
Head of laboratory modeling and simulation of mechatronic systems
Ukraine
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: To share information and experiences of integration methods and algorithms for distance learning in the process of preparing future engineers. Distance learning technical level associated with the development of virtual learning environments , Some of the elements of which are online courses feature of the structure filled with specialized content. Such protection should be supported for remote diagnostics systems based on unique knowledge testing algorithms , virtual laboratory workshops , labs -based remote access using modern hardware and software and computerized training complex intellectual level . These tasks are not trivial, require significant intellectual costs and yavlyayutya relevant to the discussion on the global scientific forums and symposiums.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
1. Software with open source for control system design learning content and learning process in distance learning students of technical specialties.
2. Hardware and software design workshops laboratonyh remote access to train future engineers.
3. Computer training complexes that methods and tools development.
4. Algorithms and methods for diagnosing the level of knowledge of future engineers.
5. Virtual learning environments and cloud technology in the preparation of future engineers.
6. Conceptual , mathematical and 3D modeling in engineering simulator.

 

13) Title: Static and Dynamic Models of the Networks Classical and Quantum Computers
Organizer-Chairman: Igor Mikhailovich Gurevich
PI RAS: Senior Researcher
OOO "HETNET Consulting": Chief Designer Systems
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: Present and discuss the characteristics of modern and future networks and methods for their assessment and design.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Evaluation of potential needs of civilization in the transfer, processing and storage of information.
Current state of classical networks. Network for supercomputers.
Current state quantum computers. About the need for information processing quantum computers.
Analysis and forecasting of networks which use quantum computers for calculations .
Information laws (the informatics laws) - the basis of the study of complex systems and networks.
Multilevel static models. queues-level model. Node-level model. Model network layer.
0B adequacy and complexity of static and dynamic models.
Network which use to calculate the quantum computers .
Comparison of classical networks and networks which use to calculate the quantum computers.
Quantum teleportation.
On the relationship between classical networks and quantum computers networks.
Atoms, molecules and fundamental limitations on the performance of networks.
Properties of networks which use quantum computers for calculations.
On the properties of the Internet.

 

14) Title: Fuzzy Sets Theory
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Francisco Gallego Lupianez
Dpt. Geometria y Topologia,
Fac. Matemáticas,
Univ. Complutense,
28040-Madrid, Spain
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: This symposium welcomes all researchers, academicians, and practitioners on all areas related with fuzzy sets theory.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
Fuzzy Mathematics and Systems with Applications
Fuzzy Engineering
Fuzzy Information
Artificial Intelligence
Fuzzy Operation Research and Management
Fuzzy Logic
Soft Computing

 

15) Title: Emerging Topics in Networks
Organizer-Chairman: Arshin Rezazadeh & Ladan Momeni
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
&
Sama Technical and Vocational Training School,
Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch
Ahvaz, Iran
E-mail: [email protected] & [email protected]

Aim: The field of Networks (large-scale networks, network-on-chip, interconnection networks, neural networks, sensor and ad-hoc networks) are an emerging topics in computer science and electrical engineering. This workshop includes all type of networks specially (but not limited to) on routing algorithms, performance, topologies, fault tolerance, reliability, power consumption, modelling and evaluation of such networks. The goal of the Emerging Topics in Networks 2014 workshop is to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss innovative ideas and solutions related to networks.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
· Routing algorithms and Router architectures
· Fault tolerance, reliability and testing issues
· Modeling and Evaluation
· Parallelism and Scalability
· Power and Energy Issues
· Guaranteed Throughput and Real-Time communication
· Quality of Service
· Industrial Case Studies of Designs
· New Architectures and Topologies
· Interconnection Networks
· Dynamic On-Chip Network Reconfiguration
· NoC and 3D NoC Issues
· Mapping of Cores to NoCs
· Neural Networks
· Sensor and Ad-hoc Network Issues
· Using Neural Networks to improve the performance of other networks
· Design Space Exploration and Tradeoff Analysis

 

16) Title: Systems vs. Networks
Organizer-Chairman: Dr. Emil Dinga
Senior researcher
Romanian Academy
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: The special session will address the fundamentals of the concept of system, on the one hand, and of the concept of network, on the other hand. The communications presented will focus on the similitudes and the differences between the two concepts and on the structural and functional consequences of them. The networks of systems, as well as the systems of networks can also constitute issues to be discussed in a general and abstract vision.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- logical sufficiency predicates of the systems
- logical sufficiency predicates of the networks
- similitudes between system and network
- differences between system and network
- systemic behaviour
- networked behaviour
- prediction in the system
- prediction in the network
- transforming from system into network and vice-versa
- information production inside system
- information production inside network
- information circulation inside system
- information circulation inside network

 

17) Title: Challenges for Mathematical Software in Education of Economic Disciplines
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Jiří Hřebíček
Masaryk University Brno
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: To present the new ideas, discuss suggestions and share experiences with applications of mathematical software in teaching economic, business and financial sectors. It is focused to modelling, calculation, visualization, simulation, evaluation, etc. and to economic and financial phenomena in the process of learning in order to promote understanding of their causal nature, creativity in problem solving and application in practice.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Modeling
Models of the economy
Finance and financial markets
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Financial mathematics
Optimizing

 

18) Title: Computer Supported Collaborative Work
Organizer-Chairman: Ana Paula Lopes
Institute of Accounting and Administration of Porto (ISCAP)
Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
&
Filomena Soares
School of Management and Industrial Studies (ESEIG)
Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]

Aim: The main goals of this Special Session are to present and discuss research and development achievements with reference to the use of computer technologies to support collaborative activities, along with the use of technologies that affect users, groups, communities, organizations, networks and society. Our session will address such topics as Collaborative Virtual Environments; Cloud Computing; Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC); Web 2.0 and Social Networking; Computer Software on Education; etc.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs)
Web 2.0 and Social Networking: Blogs, Wikis...
Social & Digital Media in Education
Community Building
Web 3D Applications and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Cloud Computing
Computer Software on Education

 

19) Title: Towards “The End of the University” in a Massively Open Online World: MOOCs and Beyond
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Silvia Florea
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiuv Romania
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: MOOCs remain the educational buzzwords of the most recent years. With the rising of the new generation of tablet-toting, hyper-connected youth who already spend much of their lives online, the university will extend its reach to students around the world, unbounded by geography and time zones, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional college education. The aim of the workshop is to examine MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and the many Implications for Access, Quality and Cost of Higher Education.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Commercial interests of HE and MOOCs
• Evolution of educational technology and open courseware
• Business models of HE and MOOCs
• Deflationary trends in the costs of higher education
• Access of students in an open online university
• Quality of education in an open online university
• Financial issues of HE in an open online university
• Meritocracy and equality of opportunity with MOOCs
• Widening access; open-learning access; How wide can we go?
• Are MOOCs any massive at all?
• Financial implications for/of open educational resources
• Online education providers as online money transfer programs?
• Fees, monetization, profit issues with MOOCs
• Impact of Social Media on MOOCs

 

20) Title: Monitoring and Security Issues in Complex Network
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Voznak
VSB-Technical University of Ostrava
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: The growing complexity of today's networks requires new approaches in domain of security and monitoring. Several quintillion bytes of data are created every day, in March 2014 was demonstrated an error-free rate of 800 Gbps in field trial and we expect terabit network capabilities in near future, nevertheless US Department of Defense specifies that any covert channel with bandwidth higher than 100 bps must be considered insecure for average security requirements and should be detected. Appropriate tools and techniques of monitoring can predict incidents, identify security threats and help to improve overall security of complex networks. The aim of this session is to provide a forum for researchers to present, discuss and share new ideas and recently achieved advances in domain of monitoring and security.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Network monitoring
Detection of security incidents
Security of multimedia communications
Watermarking technology and applications
Network anomaly detection
Aspects of Network and information security
Cyber security

 

21) Title: Symposium "Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionaty Computing"
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Nikos E. Mastorakis, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.  [email protected]

Aim
In this Symposium we will present research papers and surveys on Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary computing. Send your papers by email to the Symposium Organizer. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:


Topics( but not limited )
NEURAL NETWORKS: Mathematical Foundation of Neural Networks (NN), Neural Networks Theory & Models, Neuronal Automata, Learning Algorithms, Real-life Applications, Neural Networks and Neuroscience, Brain Machine Interfaces, Neurodynamics, Cellular Neural Networks, Complex Systems, Hybrid Systems, Implementation of Neural Networks, Self-Orgnization of NN, Machine Learning, Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms and Neural Networks, Bionspired Computations and Neural Networks, Implementation of Neural Networks with Hardware and Embedded Systems, Neural Control and Robotics, Cognitive Models, Computational Neuroscience, Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Prediction, Estimation and Statistics, Others

FUZZY SYSTEMS: Mathematical foundation of Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Algebra, Fuzzy Analysis, Fuzzy Geometry, Fuzzy Differential Equation, Interval Analysis, Approximate Reasoning, Computing With Words, Fuzzy Optimization, Fuzzy Algorithms, Fuzziness and Probabilities, Fuzziness and Statistics, Fuzzy Control, Fuzzy Languages, Fuzzy Automata, Fuzzy Differential Equations, Fuzzy Discrete Event Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Fuzzy Forecasting, Fuzzy Functions, Fuzzy Genetic Algorithms, Fuzzy Geometry, Fuzzy Granular Computing, Fuzzy Hardware and Architectures, Fuzzy Human � Computer Interaction, Fuzzy Information Theory, Fuzzy Expert systems, Fuzzy Operational Research, Fuzzy Data Mining, Forecasting and information retrieval, Fuzzy Internet Computing, Fuzzy Discrete Event Systems, Neural-Fuzzy Systems, Fuzzy Genetic Algorithms, Takagi-Sugeno Methodologies, Universal Approximators' Theory, Hybrid and Fuzzy Knowledge Based Networks, Software Engineering for Fuzzy Systems, Prediction, Estimation and Statistics, Simulation, Time series analysis, Non-linear Systems' study via Takagi-Sugeno Methodologies and other Fuzzy Techniques, Complex Systems' and Very Large Scale Systems' study, Fuzzy Systems in Robotics and Mechatronics, Fuzzy Systems applications in Signal Processing, Fuzzy Systems applications in Patern Recognition, Fuzzy Systems applications in Communications, Fuzzy Systems applications in Networking, Fuzzy Systems applications in Power Systems, Fuzzy Systems applications in Production Systems, Biological, Environmental, Space Science, Health Science, Financial Science Applications of Fuzzy Systems, Fuzzy Systems applications in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Naval, Agricultural, Environmental Engineering Others

EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING: Mathematical foundation of Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computing, Evolution Strategies, Evolutionary Programming, Probabilistic and Statistical problems in EC, Metaheuristic optimization algorithms, Learning classifier systems, Co evolution and collective behavior, Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms, Evolvable hardware, Fuzzy Evolutionary Methods, Neural Networks' training via GA, Neuro-Fuzzy-Evolutionary Systems, Self-organizing maps, Growing neural gas, Differential evolution, Artificial life, Digital organisms, Cultural algorithms, Harmony search algorithm, Artificial immune systems, Learnable Evolution Model, Ant colonies, Immune systems, Molecular computing, DNA computing, Particle swarm and differential evolution, Clustering, Hybrid and Knowledge Based Networks' study via EC, Software based of EC concepts, EC in Neurobiology and neurosciences, Prediction, Estimation and Statistics via EC, Simulation with EC, EC (Evolutionary Computing) for Function approximation, EC for Regression analysis, EC for Time series prediction and modelling, EC for Classification, EC for Pattern and sequence recognition, EC for Novelty detection, EC for Sequential decision making, EC for Data processing, EC for Filtering, EC for clustering, EC for blind signal separation, EC for Compression, EC software, EC and Chaos, Fuzzy-Neurodynamics and Attractor Networks with EC, Supervised learning with EC, Unsupervised learning with EC, Reinforcement learning with EC, Neural Networks training with EC, Evolutionary Computing with EC, Modern Learning algorithms with EC, Time series analysis with EC, Non-linear Systems' study via EC, Complex Systems' and Very Large Scale Systems' study via EC, EC Control (Genetic Control), EC in Robotics and Mechatronics, EC applications in Signal Processing, EC applications in Pattern Recognition, EC applications in Communications, EC applications in Networking, EC applications in Power Systems, EC applications in Production Systems, Biological, Environmental, Space Science, Health Science, Financial Science Applications of EC, EC applications in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Naval, Agricultural Engineering, Other Topics and Other Applications

 

22) Title: Construction, Operation and Optimization of Industrial Furnaces (COOIF)
Organizer-Chairman: Prof. Adrian Ioana
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Romania
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: The aim is to analyze various types of industrial furnaces. Also, constructive and functional optimization of industrial furnaces is another aim.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Construction of industrial furnaces
- Operation of industrial furnaces
- Constructive and functional optimization of industrial furnaces
- Automation of industrial furnaces
- The complex management of industrial furnaces

 

23) Title: Model Order Reduction (Theory and Applications)
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Amel Baha Houda Adamou-Mitiche
&
Assoc. Prof. Lahcène Mitiche
University Of Djelfa
Algeria
E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]


Aim: The main idea of this Special Session entitled "Model Order Reduction: Theory and Applications" is about the modeling and the analysis of the new low order analog and digital models, based on recent approximation algorithms. The applications are, but not limited to the speech models, two dimensional digital filters, singular and descriptor systems, image processing, etc.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Model order reduction
- Large scale systems approximation
- Approximation theory
- Two dimensional systems order reduction
- Singular systems
- Digital filters approximation

 

24) Title: Modeling and Analysis of Processes and Systems: Methods and Software Tools
Organizer-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Elena Zamiatina
Perm State University
Russia
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: In our special session we will publish research papers deal with analysis, modeling and simulation of systems and processes. Our session intended to unite the researches in these fields of knowledge in order to design more effective information and analytical systems and processes, optimizing some operations, supporting models interoperability, customizing modeling tools. We offer to use the methods of artificial intelligence, semantic modeling, model-driven engineering but not only it.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Modeling and simulation of business processes
Business processes analysis and optimizing
Modeling and simulation of information and analytical systems and processes
Modeling and simulation of computer systems
Model-driven development and architecture
Semantic modeling and semantic technologies
Domain specific modeling and DSM-platforms
Modeling languages and language toolkits
Artificial intelligence and CAD systems
Artificial intelligence in business processes design and optimizing

 

25) Title: Advanced Techniques and Simulations for Defense Applications
Organizer-Chairman: Dr. Eng. Nikolaos Bardis
Associate Professor on Informatics for Military Applications
Director of Informatics LAB
Hellenic Army Academy
Department of Military Science / Faculty of Mathematics & Engineering Sciences
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: The purpose of this session is to bring together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines, working in the areas of Defence and Defence applications. It aims to provide an integrated platform to present original methods, tools, techniques and innovative applications on IS&T for Defence and Intelligence. Therefore, the session serves as a forum enabling experience exchange between academia and industry, as well as between researchers working in different research branches.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Information Security
• Privacy and Security
• Cryptography
• Cryptanalysis
• Hacking and Cracking
• Cyber Warfare
• Cyber Defense
• Robotics
• Risk Analysis
• Threat Assessment/Modeling
• IW and Information Infrastructure Protection
• Biometric and Biomedical military applications
• Artificial Intelligence in the military applications
• Database Management
• Data Mining and Data Warehousing
• Knowledge Management
• Military Decision Making
• Military Systems Interoperability
• Digitized Battlefield and C4ISR
• Terrorism and Bioterrorism
• Advanced signal processing for military applications
• Early Warning Systems
• GIS Appllications
• Crisis Management Systems
• Pattern Recognition Systems
• Applied information technology for military training
• 3D Digitization,
• Recording,
• Visualization
• Logistics and Readiness
• Renewable Energy Sources for battlefield use
• Microwave systems in Military Applications
• Mobile Communications
• Tele-informatics
• Numerical Methods
• Computational Techniques
• Communication Networks
• Network Modeling
• Routing and Switching Technology
• Virtual Reality
• Geographical techniques
• Decision Analysis
• Production and Operations Management
• Human Resources Management
• Business Process Reengineering
• Risk Management and Risk Analysis
• Production Control, Control Systems
• Large Scale Systems, Hierarchical Systems
• Digital Libraries Administration
• Knowledge management (KM)
• Natural Resources and the Environment
• Analysis and Prediction
• Economics of Energy Systems
• Economics of Transportation Systems
• Crisis Management

 

26) Title: Mini-Symposium on Manufacturing (Metal Casting, Welding)
Organizer-Chairman: Dr. D. Benny Karunakar
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
India
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: Manufacturing is an important branch of Mechanical Engineering. Within Manufacturing, Metal Casting and Welding are the processes that have been in use for the ages. These processes are used in automotive industries, power plant industries, etc. However, these processes face several challenges like defects, environment pollution, work hazards, etc. Research is in progress at several places to counteract these challenges. This symposium will enable different researchers working in these areas to come out with their novel ideas and exchange the same with other researchers.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
Metal Casting
Welding

 

27) Title: The Future Internet and Its Applications
Organizer-Chairman: Dr. Luca De Cicco
DEE, Politecnico di Bari (IT)
E-mail: [email protected]
&
Dr. Antonio Pietrabissa
DIAG, University of Rome La Sapienza
Italy
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: Future Internet (FI) research is one of the key topics in FP6, FP7 and H2020 European initiatives. The FI efforts are in the development of platforms to support services and applications either by utilizing the current Internet infrastructure or by setting up experimental facilities. Countless application fields (communications, multimedia, security, manufacturing …) will benefit from FI developments.
This Session is aimed at collecting achievements which show the current status of the FI research, as well as proposals for its evolution.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Future Internet
- Evolutionary approaches to the Future Internet
- Disruptive ("clean slate") approaches to the Future Internet
- Service virtualization
- Cognitive architectures
- Quality of Experience
- Future Internet applications, e.g., in communication networks, multimedia streaming, smart manufacturing, smart security

 

28) Title: One-Chip Map Reduce: Architecture & Applications
Organizer-Chairman: Professor Gheorghe M. Stefan
Politehnica University of Bucharest
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Department of Electronic Devices, Circuits and Architectures
Romania
E-mail: [email protected]


Aim: One-Chip mapReduce architecture could be an emergent parallel computing domain able to provide embedded accelerators for intense and big data applications. The special session intends to explore the architectural aspects of the paradigm with all the implications on the programming styles and applications.


Topics
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their work related, but not limited to, the following topics:
1. One-chip mapReduce architectures
2. Programming one-chip mapReduce engines
3. Applications for one-chip mapReduce processors
4. MapReduce functional accelerators