Call for Papers The IEEE 7th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST 2015) ----------------------------------------------- Let's build a bridge between perception and cognition via awareness ----------------------------------------------- Conference Venue: Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China Date and time: Sep.22-24,2015 URL: http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/conference/icast15/ This conference is sponsored by IEEE SMCS Japan Chapter and Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao; and technically co-sponsored by IEEE Beijing Section IEEE SMC Society, IEEE SMC Baoding Chapter, and IEEE EMBS Tianjin Chapter. The conference provides a forum for researchers, engineers, and scientists for discussing awareness computing and exchanging ideas, opinions, and the latest results in this emerging new field. ------------------- Topics of Interests ------------------- A: Awareness Science: A1: Awareness mechanism and modeling A2: Machine learning and knowledge management A3: Pattern recognition and image understanding A4: Neuro-computing/perception/cognition A5: Fuzzy logic/granular computing/rough set A6: Agent computing/swarm intelligence A7: Awareness ontology and semantics B: Awareness Technology: B1: Context/situation/background/semantics awareness B2: Intention/emotion/preference awareness B3: Location/position/goal awareness B4: Power/energy/capability/resource awareness B5: Weakness/risk/danger awareness B6: Safety/security/privacy/trust awareness B7: Chance/opportunity awareness C: Awareness Related Applications: C1: Tele-communication/ubiquitous computing C2: Image/video/speech/signal processing C3: Overlay/P2P networking C4: Data/web/text mining C5: E-business/e-government/e-learning C6: Health/child/elderly care C7: Smart grid/transportation/public services C8: Device and automatic control C9: Cloud computing/internet of things C10: Cognitive radio ----------------- Important Dates ----------------- Deadline for special session proposal: May 1, 2015 Notification of special session acceptance: May 7, 2015 Deadline for paper submission: Extended to July 6, 2015 Notification of paper acceptance: July 30, 2015 Submission of final camera-ready papers: August, 15, 2015 ----------------------------------- Paper Submission and Publication ----------------------------------- Paper needs to be submitted in IEEE Format. Manuscript should be unpublished work, must include enough detail about the goal, the problem to solve, proposed methods and main results. Length of the final camera-ready paper should be 6 pages. A maximum of additional two pages will be allowed with extra payment. Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore databases. Selected papers from the conference will be further considered for publication in international journal special issues. ----------------------------------- Call for Workshop & Special Session ----------------------------------- If you would like to organize a special session or workshop, please submit a proposal to the workshop Co-Chairs Neil Y. Yen (neilyyen@u-aizu.ac.jp) by May 1, 2015. Please visit our web page for details. ----------------------------------- Organizing Committees ----------------------------------- Honorary Chairs Jinkuan Wang (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Ryuichi Oka (the University of Aizu, Japan) Daniel Yeung (South China U. of Technology, China) Lingfu Kong (Yanshan University, China) International Advisory Committee Wenxi Chen (the University of Aizu, Japan) Dimitar Filev (Ford Motor Company, USA) Keun Ho Ryu (Chungbuk National University, Korea) Kurosh Madani (University of Paris-EST, France) Yasuji Sawada (Tohoku University of Technology, Japan) Yi Sun (Dalian University of Technology, China) Xizhao Wang (Hebei University, China) Masao Yokota (Fukuoka University of Technology, Japan) Steering Chairs Qiangfu Zhao (the University of Aizu, Japan) Goutam Chakraborty (Iwate Pref. University, Japan) Tadahiko Murata (Kansai University, Japan) Robert Kozma (University of Memphis, USA) General Chairs Fengwen Wang (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) General Co-Chairs Rung-Ching Chen (CYUT, Taiwan) Jun Ma (Shandong University, China) Jiadong Ren (Yanshan University, China) Hideyuki Takagi (Kyushu University, Japan) Program Chairs Xin Zhu (the University of Aizu, Japan) Yusuke Manabe (Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan) Dong Ming (Tianjin University, China) Organizing Committee Chair Zhenhe Ma (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Organizing Committee Co-Chairs Guorui Li (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Wenbo Shi (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) International Publicity Chairs Yung-Fa Huang (CYUT, Taiwan) Shuxue Ding (the University of Aizu, Japan) Wenlong Liu (Dalian University of Technology, China) Incheon Paik (the University of Aizu, Japan) Publication Chairs Lin Yang (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Finance Chairs Jie Li (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Setsuya Kurahashi (Tsukuba University, Japan) Workshop&Special Session Chairs Neil Yen (the University of Aizu, Japan) Jiaxin Liu (Yanshan University, China) Local arrangement chairs Hongjun Duan, Jian Zhang, Guangyuan Si, Jiangtao Lv, and Pengqing Hou (Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China) Contact information: Prof. Xin Zhu < zhuxin "at" u-aizu.ac.jp >