IDC 2017 Call for Papers

[Tobias Ahlbrecht]

11th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing
Belgrade, Serbia, 11-13 October 2017
http://idc2017.pmf.uns.ac.rs

SCOPE AND BACKGROUND
The 11th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing
(IDC 2017) will be held from 11 to 13 October 2017 in Belgrade,
Serbia. The main objective of the IDC series of symposiums is to
provide a forum for the dissemination of research accomplishments in
the emergent field of Intelligent Distributed Computing, as well as to
promote the collaboration between researchers from Intelligent
Computing and Distributing Computing communities. Intelligent
Computing covers a hybrid palette of methods and techniques ranging
from classical artificial intelligence, computational intelligence and
multi-agent systems to game theory. Distributed Computing develops
methods and technology to build complex computational systems composed
of collaborating software components scattered across diverse
computational elements. The emergent field of Intelligent Distributed
Computing focuses on the development of a new generation of
intelligent distributed systems. It faces the challenges of adapting
and combining research in the fields of Intelligent Computing and
Distributed Computing. The symposium welcomes submissions of original
papers on all aspects of intelligent distributed computing ranging
from concepts and theoretical developments to advanced technologies
and innovative applications. For its first time in Serbia, IDC 2017
will continue the successful tradition of previous IDC symposiums by
providing a platform for researchers and practitioners to report
recent trends and results highlighting benefits of intelligent
computing techniques for distributed systems and vice-versa. IDC 2017
will consist of regular sessions with technical contributions reviewed
and selected by an international program committee, as well as of
special sessions focused on multi-disciplinary and cutting-edge
topics.

SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION OF PAPERS
Paper acceptance and publication will be judged on the basis of their
relevance to the symposium themes, clarity of presentation,
originality and accuracy of results and proposed solutions. All
accepted papers will be included in the Symposium Proceedings, which
will be published by Springer as part of the series Studies in
Computational Intelligence. Submissions must conform to Springer's
style for Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes and should not
exceed 10 pages. Submissions and reviews will be handled by Easychair
(to be specified on the website). An author of an accepted paper must
register to IDC 2017 in order to have the paper published. Each
accepted paper must be presented at the symposium by one of the
authors. Authors of the best papers presented in the Symposium will be
invited to submit extended versions of their papers in the following
Journals:

ComSIS - Computer Science and Information Systems Journal
Two-year impact factor (2015): 0.623

Information Technology And Control
Impact factor (2015): 0.633


TOPICS
Symposium topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Intelligent Distributed Frameworks and Architectures

- Methodologies for intelligent distributed systems and applications
- Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems
- Distributed problem solving and decision making
- Hybrid systems involving software agents, robots and human actors
- Distributed frameworks and middleware for the Internet of Things
- Pervasive computing and Context-aware intelligent computing
- Virtualization infrastructures for intelligent computing

2. Organization and Management

- Self-organizing distributed and multi-agent systems
- Autonomous and adaptive distributed systems
- Emerging and collective behaviors in complex distributed systems
- Modeling and simulation of intelligent distributed systems
- Intelligent integration of heterogeneous data and processes
- Bio-inspired and nature-inspired distributed computing

3. Intelligent Distributed Knowledge Representation and Processing

- Information extraction and retrieval in distributed environments
- Knowledge integration and fusion from distributed sources
- Data mining and knowledge discovery in distributed environments
- Ontologies/meta-data for heterogeneous resources and services
- Distributed fusion of sensor data streams

4. Networked Intelligence

- Intelligence in mobile and ubiquitous computing
- Agent-based sensor networks
- E-service and web intelligence
- Intelligence in peer-to-peer systems
- Security, privacy, trust and reputation

5. Intelligent Distributed Applications

- Ambient intelligence
- Applications in e-business/e-commerce, e-learning, e-health,
e-science, e-government
- Crisis management
- Intelligent grid and cloud infrastructure
- Simulations of groups and crowds
- Mobile robots

IMPORTANT DATES
- Paper submission: April 4, 2017
- Notification of acceptance: May 13, 2017
- Camera-ready papers: May 29, 2017
- Registration: July 15, 2017

COMMITTEES

General Chairs

- Mirjana Ivanović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- Costin Bădică, University of Craiova, Romania

Program Committee Chairs

- Jürgen Dix, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany
- Michele Malgeri, University of Catania, Italy
- Zoran Jovanović, University of Belgrade, Serbia

VENUE

The symposium will be held in Belgrade at the School of Electrical
Engineering. The School of Electrical Engineering, together with the
School of Civil Engineering and the School of Architecture, is located
in one of the most beautiful buildings of the University of Belgrade
in Kralja Aleksandra Boulevard 73. The symposium venue is
approximately
- 1km away from the House of the National Assembly of Serbia,
- 1km away from the Church of Saint Sava (one of the largest Orthodox
churches in the world),
- 2km away from Square of the Republic (Belgrade's central square) and
Knez Mihailova Street (the main pedestrian zone in Belgrade),
- 3km away from Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park (the largest
park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade located on
a cliff above the junction of the River Sava and the Danube)