From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Sun Dec 4 11:09:05 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:09:05 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2017): First Call for Papers Message-ID: *** First Call for Papers *** 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems ECBS 2017 Lordos Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 31 August - 1 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTV0aCBFdXJvcGVhbiBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIHRoZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBvZiBDb21wdXRlciBCYXNlZCBTeXN0ZW1zIChFQ0JTIDIwMTcpOiBGaXJzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBQYXBlcnMJMTAwCUxpc3RzCTIxNAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fecbs2017%2F In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes. ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, human-computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial development. The proceedings will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series of ACM and after the conference they will be accessible in the ACM Digital Library. A Best Paper Award will be presented to the best paper presented at the conference, and a Best Student Paper Award will be presented to the best paper written solely or mostly by students. Scope Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics: ? Agile and Lean Approaches and Human Aspects of Software Development ? Architectures ? Advanced Modularity ? Cloud-based Applications ? Co-Design ? Component-Based System Design ? Cyber-Physical Systems ? Parallel & Distributed Systems ? Parallel Programming Methodologies and Languages ? FPGA Systems Design ? ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments) ? Education and Training ? Embedded Real-Time Software Systems ? Integration Engineering ? Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution ? Model-Based System Development ? Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems ? Networked Control Systems ? Reengineering & Reuse ? Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security ? Software Engineering ? System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics ? Verification and Validation Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, are particularly welcome. They may target application domains such as: Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway- Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, High Performance Computing Development Environments and Applications, and Telecommunications. Submission of Papers The conference solicits regular (no more than 10 pages) and short papers (no more than 4 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a short paper or extended abstract (no more than 2 pages and poster presentation only). All papers must be prepared according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the submission guidelines on the conference web site. Important Dates ? Submission of Papers: 1 May, 2017 ? Notification of Acceptance: 1 July, 2017 ? Camera-ready Submission: 17 July, 2017 ? Registration and Payment for Authors: 17 July, 2017 ? Early Registration for Non-Authors: 9 August, 2017 Organization General Chair ? George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chair ? Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic Program Co-Chair ? Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Steering Committee ? Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair ? George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair ? Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair ? Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair ? Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTV0aCBFdXJvcGVhbiBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIHRoZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBvZiBDb21wdXRlciBCYXNlZCBTeXN0ZW1zIChFQ0JTIDIwMTcpOiBGaXJzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBQYXBlcnMJMTAwCUxpc3RzCTIxNAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyprusconferences.org%2Fecbs2017%2Forganizers.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Thu Dec 8 08:27:19 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 15:27:19 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): Second Call for Doctoral Consortium Message-ID: *** Second Call for Doctoral Consortium *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQkxMDMJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fadbis2017%2Fconsortium.html The internationally recognized ADBIS conference already for 21 years is gathering researchers and practitioners around topics related to databases, data processing, and information systems, in general. The conference is run in Europe but attracts researchers from all over the world. The 21st ADBIS conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference is accompanied by satellite events, including doctoral consortia and workshops. DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a forum where PhD students can present their research ideas, confront them with the scientific community, receive feedback from mentors, and tie cooperation bounds. Students will receive inspiration from their peers and will have a chance to discuss their research objectives with senior members of the community in the context of an established international conference. The DC session will take place on September 24, in parallel with the workshop sessions. Each participant will present her/his work, followed by a discussion with senior researchers. ELIGIBILITY We seek PhD students who have either determined the direction of their thesis research (probably with some preliminary results already published), but who still have substantial work to complete, or PhD student participants who are in the early stages of their dissertation year. It is not required to have a paper accepted for the main conference in order to participate in the DC. SUBMISSIONS To apply to the DC, please submit a single-authored paper (which will appear in the proceedings of DC), accompanied by a short email from the thesis advisor stating support for your participation in the DC, describing the current status of the thesis research, and giving your expected date of graduation. The papers for DC should be at most 12 pages in Springer format (formatting instructions can be obtained via http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQkxMDMJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fcomputer%2Flncs%3FSGWID%3D0-164-2-793332-0%29 and describe the state of the whole PhD project, rather than a specific completed result. The paper should outline the objectives, the problem, state of the art, results obtained so far, and what is still to be done in the frame of the PhD project. If an author prefers to present a completed research result, the paper should be submitted to the main conference or one of accompanying workshops. A paper submitted to the DC may not be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for the DC. Submissions should be made electronically in PDF format at CMT: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQkxMDMJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmt3.research.microsoft.com%2FADBISDC2017. In case of multiple files, please submit a single compressed file (zip or rar). After logging into CMT, please choose the "ADBIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium" track. REVIEW PROCESS Each paper submitted to the DC will be reviewed by at least two members of the DC program committee and will be judged based on originality, technical merit, presentation quality, and relevance. The authors of successful submissions must take into account the reviewers' comments during the preparation of the final version and describe the changes in a separate document to be submitted together with the final camera-ready version. The program committee reserves the right to reject a paper if the final version does not meet the requirements above. Applications not adhering to the provided guidelines (including page limits) will not be considered. The authors of accepted papers must register to the conference, attend the DC and present their work. PROCEEDINGS The DC papers will be published by Springer, together with the ADBIS workshops proceedings, in the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing series. IMPORTANT DATES ? Submission: May 19, 2017 ? Acceptance/Rejection Notification: June 30, 2017 ? Camera-ready Submission: July 14, 2017 ? Doctoral Consortium: September 24, 2017 COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair ? 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URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Fri Dec 9 08:51:30 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:51:30 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): Second Call for Papers Message-ID: *** Second Call for Papers *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTEwNQlMaXN0cwkyMTQJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcyprusconferences.org%2Fadbis2017%2F The main objective of the ADBIS series of conferences is to provide a forum for the dissemination of research accomplishments and to promote interaction and collaboration between the database and information system research communities from European countries and the rest of the world. The ADBIS conferences provide an international platform for the presentation of research on database theory, development of advanced DBMS technologies, and their advanced applications. The conference will consist of regular sessions with technical contributions (regular papers, short papers) reviewed and selected by an international program committee, as well as of invited talks and tutorials presented by leading scientists. The official language of the conference will be English. A Doctoral Consortium and different Workshops will be held in line with the main conference. TOPICS We invite original papers describing results that broadly belong to both theory and practice of databases and information systems. The list of specific topics of interest follows, with a note that it is not exhaustive and we welcome novel results addressing topics not included in the list. ? Data intensive sciences and databases ? Theoretical foundations of databases ? Management of large scale data systems ? Data models and query languages ? Database monitoring and (self-)tuning ? Data curation, annotation, and provenance ? Data warehousing, OLAP, and ETL tools ? Indexing, query processing and optimization ? Data mining and knowledge discovery ? Big data storage, replication, and consistency ? Modeling, mining and querying user generated content ? Data quality and data cleansing ? Web, XML and semi-structured databases ? Sensor databases and mobile data management ? Text databases and information retrieval ? Probabilistic databases, uncertainty and approximate querying ? Temporal and spatial databases ? Graph databases ? Databases on emerging hardware architectures ? Distributed data platforms, including Cloud data systems, key-value stores, and Big Data systems ? Information extraction and integration ? Streaming data analysis ? Scalable data analysis and analytics ? Data and information visualization; and user interfaces ? Information quality and usability ? Information system architectures and networking ? Business process modeling and optimization ? Data and information flow engineering and management ? Context-aware and adaptive information systems ? Data and information intensive services ? Requirements engineering for databases and information systems ? Artificial intelligence in databases and information systems ? Data, information, and information systems security ? Innovative platforms for data and information handling ? Innovative approaches for database and information systems engineering ? Novel database and information systems applications PAPER PUBLISHING ADBIS accepted research papers will be published in a Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science volume. Papers must not exceed 14 pages in the LNCS format. For camera-ready papers use Latex or Word style (find here http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTEwNQlMaXN0cwkyMTQJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fcomputer%2Flncs%3FSGWID= 0-164-2-793332-0&changeHeader). The program committee may decide to accept a submission as a short paper if it reports interesting results but does not justify publication of a full paper. ADBIS short research papers must not exceed 8 pages. The best paper authored solely by students will receive an award. Best papers of the main conference will be invited for submission in special issues of the ISI-indexed journals Information Systems (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-systems/) and Informatica (http://www.informatica.si/). SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ? Papers must be written in English. ? Papers must contain previously unpublished work and not be submitted concurrently to another conference. ? Papers are submitted using an electronic submissions system, as detailed below. ? An Author of an accepted paper must register to ADBIS 2017 in order to have the paper published. ? Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. ? ADBIS papers must be submitted via the EasyChair system: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIxc3QgRXVyb3BlYW4gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBBZHZhbmNlcyBpbiBEYXRhYmFzZXMgYW5kIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uIFN5c3RlbXMgKEFEQklTIDIwMTcpOiBTZWNvbmQgQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTEwNQlMaXN0cwkyMTQJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Dadbis2017. ? Papers must be submitted as a single PDF document ? Authors of accepted papers must submit along with the camera-ready version of their paper a copyright form filled (http://www.cyprusconferences.org/adbis2017/files/springerform.pdf) and signed. Please note that only authors employed by the EU (as an institution) tick the relevant box. Authors who simply reside or work in an EU country should not tick this box. IMPORTANT DATES ? Full and Short Papers: March 30, 2017 ? Notification of Acceptance: May 25, 2017 ? Camera-ready Submission: June 15, 2017 COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair ? Leonid Kalinichenko, Russian Academy of Science, Russia General Chair ? George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs ? Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University, Latvia ? Kjetil Norvag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Proceedings Chair ? Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops Chairs ? Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy ? 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URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Sat Dec 10 05:59:28 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:59:28 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2017): Last Call for Demos and Posters Message-ID: *** Last Call for Demos and Posters *** 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces IUI 2017 St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus March 13-16, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIybmQgQUNNIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDE3KTogTGFzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBEZW1vcyBhbmQgUG9zdGVycwkxMDcJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiui.acm.org%2F2017%2Fdemopost.html ACM IUI 2017 is the 22nd annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. The 22nd edition of the conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus. Limassol (or Lemesos) is a multicultural bustling town, flanked by two ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion, and guarded by the Amathusian Aphrodite and Appolo Hylates. It is a town of great visual diversity and contrast from spectacular seafront views, historic places like the mediaeval Castle, and Byzantine churches. Along the 17 km long sandy beaches, two Marinas, world renowned?5 star hotels, and a most exciting dining, shopping, nightlife and yachting scene create a year-round vibrant lifestyle well beyond the expectations of a Mediterranean island. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets the Artificial Intelligence (AI), with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design or the arts. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and machines, by leveraging both more traditional HCI approaches, as well as solutions that involve state-of-the art AI techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from any relevant arena: academia, business, or non-profit organizations. Demos The demonstrations track complements the overall program of the conference. Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should not be advertisements for commercial software packages. The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (including references). Accepted demo papers will be published in the companion proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Posters Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. We invite submissions on all topics of the conference. All submissions should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published as a full length research paper at a refereed conference. Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required but highly recommended. The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (including references). Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Submission Guidelines Demo and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. The page limit is 4 pages (including references) in HCI extended abstract format (MS Word template, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIybmQgQUNNIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDE3KTogTGFzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBEZW1vcyBhbmQgUG9zdGVycwkxMDcJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigchi.org%2Fpublications%2Fchipubform%2Fsigchi-extended-abstracts-format-2016%2Fview, LaTeX template, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIybmQgQUNNIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDE3KTogTGFzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBEZW1vcyBhbmQgUG9zdGVycwkxMDcJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsigchi%2FDocument-Formats%2Ftree%2Fmaster%2FLaTeX%29. Submitting a draft poster along with your poster submission is not required but highly recommended. Submit your demos and posters at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTIybmQgQUNNIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDE3KTogTGFzdCBDYWxsIGZvciBEZW1vcyBhbmQgUG9zdGVycwkxMDcJTGlzdHMJMjE0CWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecisionconference.com%2F%7Esigchi. Poster and Demo presenters: 120cm x 147cm (47" x 58") poster boards and pushpins will be provided to mount your posters. Important Dates ? Submissions Due: December 16, 2016 ? Notifications to Authors: January 8, 2017 ? Camera Ready Due: January 13, 2017 Demos/Posters Co-Chairs ? Andrina Granic, University of Split, Croatia ? Denis Parra, PUC, Chile ? Jingtao Wang, University of Pittsburgh, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yanglegd at gmail.com Tue Dec 13 12:31:02 2016 From: yanglegd at gmail.com (Le Yang) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:31:02 -0600 Subject: [Siguse-l] =?utf-8?q?Call_for_Papers_=E2=80=93_Information_=26_Le?= =?utf-8?q?arning_Science?= Message-ID: *Call for Papers ? Information & Learning Science* The special issue titled *Innovation of Information Services in the Age of ?Internet Plus?* is calling for papers that theorize and model integration of Internet and mobile technologies with information service (Internet *plus* Information Services). The guest editor is calling for scholarly contributions including 1. Original Research Articles - Theoretical articles that construct the integration framework of library and information services and Internet and mobile technologies - Conceptual articles that introduce innovative development of library and information services - Quantitative and qualitative research that covers information seeking behaviors and user need assessments in the age of Internet - Modeling articles that explore potential paradigms and solutions that resolve the emerging information and service needs in traditional fields, e.g. education, scientific research, social construction, digital government, etc. 2. Case Studies - Case studies on the development of innovative technologies and services that utilize Internet and digital technologies - Best practices and evaluation of implementation of innovative technologies and services - Evaluation of developed and/or developing technologies of ?Internet + Information Services? on other traditional fields, e.g. education, scientific research, social construction, digital government, etc. *Deadline for manuscript submission is February 12, 2017.* For submission and other information about the special issue, please refer to the page of special issue: http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6951 To discuss a potential research idea and proposal, please send email to Le Yang the Guest Editor yanglegd at gmail.com. About the Journal: *New Library World* is changing its name at year-end, to become *Information and Learning Science*. The journal embraces and explores all aspects of the creation, collection, discovery and use of all types of information, knowledge, learning and research resources. Also the interdisciplinary study of teaching and learning across key fields within information and learning sciences and beyond. Account will be taken of social, cultural, economic, ergonomic, ethical and sectoral issues. For more information about the journal, please refer to the journal website: http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=nlw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suzana.sukovic at gmail.com Sat Dec 17 03:06:44 2016 From: suzana.sukovic at gmail.com (Suzana Sukovic) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:06:44 +1100 Subject: [Siguse-l] Transliteracy in complex information environments Message-ID: Dear all Apologies for cross-posting and a self-promotional aspect of this message. *Transliteracy in complex information environments* is my book published by Chandos last month. As far as I know, this is the first book on the topic. *Elsevier SciTech Connect* published four short articles based on chapters of the book: - *What exactly is transliteracy?* - *Transliteracy: the art and craft of moving across* - Transliteracy palettes: developing capabilities for ?moving across? (with a sample chapter) - *Academic city of villages * Details about purchase and the discount code are available from all articles. Hope you will find the book useful. Regards, Suzana -- Dr Suzana Sukovic Executive Director Educational Research & Evidence Based Practice HETI (Health Education & Training Institute) m: +61 414 637 594 w: www.heti.nsw.gov.au/ https://independent.academia.edu/SuzanaSukovic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Sun Dec 18 08:55:04 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:55:04 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] 8th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2017): First CFP, Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals Message-ID: *** First Call for Papers and Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals *** 8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications IISA 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 28 - 30 August, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTh0aCBJRUVFIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiwgSW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLCBTeXN0ZW1zIGFuZCBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMgKElJU0EgMjAxNyk6IEZpcnN0IENGUCwgSW52aXRlZCBTZXNzaW9ucywgVHV0b3JpYWxzICYgV29ya3Nob3BzIFByb3Bvc2FscwkxCUxpc3RzCTIxNAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiisa2017.unipi.gr The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University of Cyprus. The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included in the IEEE DL. The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below. The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (http://www.goldenbay.com.cy) perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center, just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious surroundings The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. Instructions to Authors Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be downloaded from http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTh0aCBJRUVFIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiwgSW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLCBTeXN0ZW1zIGFuZCBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMgKElJU0EgMjAxNyk6IEZpcnN0IENGUCwgSW52aXRlZCBTZXNzaW9ucywgVHV0b3JpYWxzICYgV29ya3Nob3BzIFByb3Bvc2FscwkxCUxpc3RzCTIxNAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee.org%2Fconferences_events%2Fconferences%2Fpublishing%2Ftemplates.html . Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited) to the following tracks and topics: Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence ? Advances in databases ? Information systems ? Information and data management ? Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction ? Recommender systems ? Digital rights management ? Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions ? Biological and artificial neural networks ? Biological and artificial immune systems ? Cognitive science ? Neuroscience ? Computational biology ? DNA computing ? Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms ? Bayesian networks ? Expert systems & intelligent agents ? Swarm intelligence ? Fuzzy logic systems ? Kernel methods - support vector machines ? Ensemble classifiers ? Emerging machine learning paradigms ? Decision making techniques ? Knowledge-based systems ? Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence ? Robotics and automation ? Affective computing Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks ? Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing ? Signal mining ? Signal visualization ? Human-machine interaction ? Multimodal systems ? Multimedia systems ? Autonomous Computing ? Distributed computing ? Quantum computing ? Mobile computing ? Green computing ? Trusted computing ? Proactive computing ? Cloud computing ? Ubiquitous computing ? Networking ? Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks ? Design and implementation ? Real time systems Track III: Educational Informatics ? Adaptive and personalized learning ? Student modeling ? Intelligent tutoring systems ? E-learning and mobile learning ? Social media and learning ? Educational games ? Computer-supported collaborative learning ? Big data in education and learning analytics ? Affective computing in learning systems ? Smart learning environments ? Virtual and augmented reality in education ? Risk management in education ? Learning management systems ? Content management systems ? Learning technologies for students with special needs Track IV: Cyber Security ? Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and stegananalysis ? Privacy and authentication ? Malicious software analysis ? Information, computer and network security ? Infrastructure security ? Forensics ? Biometrics Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities ? Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities ? Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization ? Monitoring and control of energy resources ? Smart grid ? Fault detection ? Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling ? Middleware for urban computing ? Intelligent transportation systems ? Public displays for modern cities ? Impact of urban computing in modern cities ? Case studies and best practices ? Big city data ? Culture for smart cities Track VI: Healthcare ? E-health, mobile health and smart health ? Infrastucture for smart health ? Advanced devices and robotics for smart health ? Ambient intelligence in assisted living ? Health information systems ? Healthcare management ? Case studies Track VII: Applications ? E-government and m-government ? E-commerce and m-commerce ? E-entertainment and m-entertainment ? E-legal and m-legal services ? Personalized systems and services ? Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards ? Empirical evaluations ? Simulation and evaluation via simulation ? Case studies ? Applications in culture and heritage ? Applications in tourism ? Applications in natural resource management ? Applications in disabilities and to people at need Important Dates ? Invited Session, Tutorial & Workshop Proposals: March 13, 2017 ? Special Session & Workshop Acceptance: March 20, 2017 ? Submission of Papers: April 24, 2017 ? Notification of Acceptance: May 29, 2017 ? Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017 ? Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017 ? Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017 Organization Program Chairs ? N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA ? G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus ? G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece ? N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCTh0aCBJRUVFIEludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiwgSW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLCBTeXN0ZW1zIGFuZCBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMgKElJU0EgMjAxNyk6IEZpcnN0IENGUCwgSW52aXRlZCBTZXNzaW9ucywgVHV0b3JpYWxzICYgV29ya3Nob3BzIFByb3Bvc2FscwkxCUxpc3RzCTIxNAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiisa2017.unipi.gr/committees/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennahartel at hotmail.com Tue Dec 20 14:19:42 2016 From: jennahartel at hotmail.com (Jenna Hartel) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:19:42 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] DEADLINE EXTENDED: Special Issue of Library Trends on "Information and the Body" In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: We are extending the deadline for a title/extended abstract from January 1 to January 15th. We hope this gives everyone a chance to enjoy the holidays and also submit a proposal to this Special Issue of Library Trends on "Information and the Body." All the best wishes, Jenna ........................................................................................................................ Dear SIG-USE, Seasons greetings to all. As a co-editor with Andrew Cox and Brian Griffin, I am writing to extend a personal invitation for you to contribute to a special issue of Library Trends, entitled Information and the Body (click to see the complete call). We are aiming to make this an important collection and believe that SIG-USE members are a source of great ideas on this research frontier. Sincerely, Jenna Jenna Hartel, Ph.D., Associate Professor Faculty of Information University of Toronto 140 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G6 website: www.jennahartel.info see also: www.iSquares.info (NEW!) see also: Metatheoretical Snowmen email: jennahartel at hotmail.com or jenna.hartel at utoronto.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy Fri Dec 23 08:50:08 2016 From: announce at cs.ucy.ac.cy (Announce Announcements) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 15:50:08 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] Vacancies for Research Posts - Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus Message-ID: *** Research Posts *** Department of Computer Science University of Cyprus A number of vacancies for research posts exist in the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. The location for all posts is Nicosia, Cyprus. Each post has different application deadlines and contact information. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Special Scientist Category: 1 Year Contract (subject to renewal) The research laboratory of Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) of the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, announces one full time Special Scientist position in Technology Enhanced Learning for two Erasmus+ projects that the SEIT Lab coordinates. SEIT focuses its research activities on two important areas of Information Technology, namely Software Engineering and Internet Technologies. In the first area, SEIT focuses on Cloud Computing, Service Oriented Architectures, Context-Aware Middleware Platforms and Smart and Mobile Computing for the development of pervasive, self-adaptive applications and Smart IoT services. In the second area, the Laboratory concentrates on the development of ICT-enabled Environments, platforms and tools for implementing Health monitoring and support services, Smart and Personalised services for Elders, Assistive Technologies for people with disabilities and Creativity services. The lab also pursues activities related to Technology Enhanced Learning, E-Business, EGovernment and developing environments for elders' social inclusion, active ageing and independent living. Finally, the lab's research is also related to Creativity, Recommender Systems and Crowd Sourcing. The candidate is expected to be a highly-motivated individual with proven capability to work in a demanding multi-disciplinary research environment and eager to be actively engaged in the demanding activities of European projects, collaborating efficiently with the SEIT research team. The successful candidate will also be involved in research proposals in various EU programmes for which the SEIT Lab participates/contributes to. Minimum requirements: 1. Masters Degree in the above mentioned areas. 2. Experience in E.U. funded projects related to ICT. 3. Proven research work in one or more of the following areas: Technology Enhanced Learning, Educational Technologies, Digital technologies. A PhD degree in the above areas will be strongly considered as a favourable qualification. Expertise in ICT, Web development, e-Government will be considered as a favourable qualification. The successful applicant will be primarily involved in two Erasmus+ projects, for which the SEIT lab is the coordinating partner. The VeLoCiTy project will develop an innovative virtual world environment, offering in this way high quality learning opportunities for unemployed and misemployed adults to adapt to different working environments and interviews, thus addressing the problem of job finding in different countries with different cultures and practices. The World-of-Physics project aims to assist students in studying the Physics domain with the utilization of innovative technologies like virtual reality. The position is on a contract basis of one year, subject to renewal. The monthly employment cost is equal to EUR 1500-1700 depending on qualifications. Employee and employer contributions will be deducted from the above amount. The position does not include a 13th salary bonus or medical insurance coverage. Interested candidates should submit the following items, in PDF format, via e-mail to: Prof. George A. Papadopoulos, email: george at cs.ucy.ac.cy, CC: achilleas at cs.ucy.ac.cy : i. Cover letter that specifies their employment availability date. ii. A detailed curriculum vitae in Greek or in English (contact address and telephone number should be included). iii. Copies of transcripts of MSc/PhD degree(s). iv. The names and contact details of at least two persons that can provide references. Application deadline is the 29th of December 2016. For more details and other information, interested individuals may contact: Dr Achilleas Achilleos. By email: achilleas at cs.ucy.ac.cy Or telephone: 22892684 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Research Assistant Category: 1 Year Contract part-time (subject to renewal) The research laboratory of Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) (http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/seit/) of the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, announces 1 (one) part-time position for a Research Assistant in Web engineering for the CEF Telecom Safer Internet CyberSafety project. The candidate is expected to be a highly-motivated individual with proven capability to work in a demanding multi-disciplinary research environment and eager to be actively engaged in the demanding activities of European projects, collaborating efficiently with the SEIT research team. Minimum requirements: 1. Candidates should be graduates in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or have a Master or PhD degree in a relevant scientific area. 2. Knowledge of Software Engineering processes (Agile development, Github). 3. Strong programming skills for building Web applications (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP) and database management (SQL). 4. Knowledge and experience with game engines and development environments (i.e., Unity) is strongly encouraged. 5. Very good knowledge of English. The successful candidate will work on the CyberSafety (Safer Internet) project: CyberSafety brings together major national stakeholders of Cyprus in order to create a safe internet culture for young people, empowering creative, innovative and critical citizens in the digital society. CyberSafety aims to create an awareness platform, where actors can find resources and tools, share experiences, expertise and best practices. At the same time, it aims to provide qualitative and quantitative feedback at European level through the core service platform. Moreover, the successful candidate will be involved in research works in the areas the SEIT lab contributes to including empirical software engineering and web engineering and in writing scientific papers and technical reports in English. The position is on a contract basis of one year, subject to renewal. The monthly gross salary will be in the range of EUR 800-900 depending on qualifications and expertise. Employee and employer contributions will be deducted from the above amount. The position does not include a 13th salary bonus or medical insurance coverage. Interested candidates should submit the following items, in PDF format, via e-mail to: Dr Georgia Kapitsaki, email: gkapi at cs.ucy.ac.cy : i. A detailed curriculum vitae in Greek or in English (contact address and telephone number should be included). ii. Cover letter that specifies employment availability date. iii. Copies of transcripts of MSc/PhD degree(s). iv. The names and contact details of at least two persons that can provide references. Application deadline is the 20th of January 2017. Interviews will be held in January. For more details and other information, interested individuals may contact the projects Principal Investigators: Dr Georgia Kapitsaki (gkapi at cs.ucy.ac.cy) and Dr. Vasos Vasiliou (vasosv at cs.ucy.ac.cy). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Special Scientists Positions (Post-doctoral) No. of Position(s): 2 Category: 1 Year Contract (subject to renewal) Applications are invited for two full-time research positions (Postdoctoral Special Scientist) in the Networks Research Laboratory (NetRL, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCVZhY2FuY2llcyBmb3IgUmVzZWFyY2ggUG9zdHMgLSBEZXBhcnRtZW50IG9mIENvbXB1dGVyIFNjaWVuY2UsIFVuaXZlcnNpdHkgb2YgQ3lwcnVzCTMJTGlzdHMJMjEzCWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NetRL.cs.ucy.ac.cy%29 and the Research Laboratory for Foundations of Computing Systems and Theoretical Computer Science (FCS Laboratory, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCVZhY2FuY2llcyBmb3IgUmVzZWFyY2ggUG9zdHMgLSBEZXBhcnRtZW50IG9mIENvbXB1dGVyIFNjaWVuY2UsIFVuaXZlcnNpdHkgb2YgQ3lwcnVzCTMJTGlzdHMJMjEzCWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffcslab.cs.ucy.ac.cy%2F%29 of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus (UCY). The successful applicants will join the EU H2020 project VISORSURF (http://www.visorsurf.eu/), starting in January 2017. VISORSURF is a 3.5 year (Jan 2017 ? June 2020) H2020 research project funded under the very competitive FET OPEN program (4% success rate). The project is led by the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas-FORTH, Greece, and the consortium includes the University of Cyprus (Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering), Cyprus, Fraunhofer IZM, Germany, SignalGenerix Ltd, Cyprus, NanoNetworking Center of Catalunya-UPC-N3CAT, Spain, and Aalto University, Finland. The project will undertake the ambitious goal of providing programming concepts and algorithms in crafting the electromagnetic/light behavior of materials (Metamaterials). VISORSURF aims to develop a hardware platform -the HyperSurface- that can host metasurface functionalities described in software, enabled via a network of nanonodes (Nanonetwork) embeded in the HyperSurface, adding the potential for hosting multiple functionalities concurrently and adaptively. We are seeking two highly-motivated researchers with a PhD degree in an area related to the project, and with proven capability to work in a demanding multi-disciplinary research environment and eager to be actively engaged in the demanding activities of FET European projects, collaborating efficiently with the project research teams. The two positions qualifications are as outlined below: Position 1: The applicants should have general knowledge in Computer Networks, and proven research work in as many of the following areas: Routing and dissemination protocols, Nanonetworks, Nature-Inspired Techniques applied in Communication Networks, and Simulation and Evaluation of Communication (Nano)Networks. Position 2: The applicants should have general knowledge of formal methods and expertise in model checking as well as a good knowledge of programming languages, and distributed computing/systems. Candidates should demonstrate strong programming and formal modelling skills and the expertise and commitment to apply rigorous semantics to real systems. Familiarity with nanonetworks will be helpful but is not necessary for the position. The position is on a contract basis of one year, subject to renewal, with a maximum duration extending to the end of the project. The monthly employment cost is equal to EUR 2000-3500 depending on qualifications. Employee and employer contributions will be deducted from the above amount. The positions do not include a 13th salary bonus or medical insurance coverage. Enquiries regarding Position 1 should be made to Professor Andreas Pitsillides (Andreas.pitsillides at ucy.ac.cy) and for Position 2 to Associate Professor Anna Philippou (annap at cs.ucy.ac.cy). For more information visit http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YXNpcy5vcmcgLAkJCXNpZ3VzZS1sQGFzaXMub3JnCVZhY2FuY2llcyBmb3IgUmVzZWFyY2ggUG9zdHMgLSBEZXBhcnRtZW50IG9mIENvbXB1dGVyIFNjaWVuY2UsIFVuaXZlcnNpdHkgb2YgQ3lwcnVzCTMJTGlzdHMJMjEzCWNsaWNrCXllcwlubw==&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cs.ucy.ac.cy%2Findex.php%2Fnews%2Fjobs%2F852-2-special-scientists-positions-netrl-and-fcs-laboratories -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: