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ALAP 2018 - CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE ON ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS
JANUARY 10 - 12, 2018, KOLKATA, INDIA
http://www.alap-conf.org/
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SCOPE:
This conference is intended to bring together researchers working on various areas of computing like Distributed Systems and Security, Big data and Analytics and VLSI Design. Many eminent speakers both from academia and industry will enlighten the audience from various perspectives, and thereby provide an overview of the state of the art in the field. The proceedings of the conference will consists of invited talks by eminent speakers, paper presentation sessions, and tutorials. The dominant goal of the conference is the exchange of ideas, results, work-in-progress and experience on algorithmic aspects of Computational Science and Engineering.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract submission August 5, 2017
Full paper submission August 15, 2017
Author notification October 15, 2017
Camera Ready paper Due: November 7, 2017

The proceedings of the conference will be published in Lecture Notes on Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (LNSIST), Springer.

PAPER SUBMISSION:
Authors are invited to submit papers through the EasyChair submission portal https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=alap2018.
Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published online in Springer. Submission must be maximum of 16 pages and in Springer format. Papers will be undergoing peer review and evaluated on the basis of originality, research contribution and relevance to the scope of the conference. Papers must be received by the submission deadline.

Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. At least one author has to do full registration for publication in the proceedings.

TOPICS OF INTEREST:
ALAP 2018 solicits original papers contributing to the following broad areas, but are not limited to the following areas:

Track 1: Distributed System and Security
Parallel, distributed architectures and algorithms
Mesh and ad hoc networks (wireless, mobile, sensor) and protocols
Cyber Security
Network security policies
Security and privacy for E-Commerce
Security and privacy in Social Networks
Cluster, grid, cloud, fog computing and Security
Communication networks (protocols, architectures, applications)
Location and context aware systems
Mobile agents and security
Self stabilization
Mobile sensor/ad hoc network security
Security in IoT and emerging technologies
Block Chain Technology

Track 2: VLSI and Embedded Systems
Analog and Digital system design
Formal Verification Technique
VLSI Testing
Robotics and its Applications
Embedded Systems and Applications
FPGA based system design
VLSI CAD Algorithm
Emerging Technologies

Track 3: Big Data and Analytics
Big Data Analytics
Web and text mining
Data mining methods, techniques, and tools
Data analytics modeling and algorithms
Patterns and frameworks
Data visualization

COMMITTEES

Chief Patron
Shri Arun Poddar, Chairman, B. P. Poddar Group

Patrons
Shri Ayush Poddar, Vice Chairman, BPPIMT
Dr. Subir Choudhury, Founder Trustee & Chief Mentor, BPPIMT
Prof. (Dr.) Sutapa Mukherjee, Principal, BPPIMT

General Chairs
B. N. Chatterji, BPPIMT, Kolkata, India
Indranil Sengupta, IIT Kharagpur, India

Program Chairs
Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Nabendu Chaki, University of Calcutta, India

Track Chairs
Distributed Systems and Security
Pradip K. Das, Jadavpur University( Retd), India

VLSI and Embedded Systems
Kolin Paul, IIT Delhi, India
Kamalika Datta, NIT Meghalaya, India

Big Data and Analytics
Arijit Mukherjee, TCS Research, India

Programme Committee (to be extended)
Aditya Bagchi, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, India
Agostino Cortesi, Ca Foscari University, Italy
Ajay K. Datta, University of Nevada, USA
Ananya Kanjilal, BPPIMT, Kolkata, India
Anupam Chattopadhyay, NTU, Singapore
Arnab Sarkar, IIT Guwahati, India
B. P. Sinha, ISI Kolkata (retd.), India
Bhargab B. Bhattacharya, ISI Kolkata, India
Bikromadittya Mondal, BPPIMT, Kolkata, India
Chandan Giri, IIEST Shibpur, India
Debatosh Bhattacharya, Jadavpur University, India
Dhruba Kr Bhattacharyya, Tezpur University, Assam, India
Diptendu Sinha Roy, NIT Meghalaya, India
Esref Adali, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Hayato Yamana, Waseda University, Japan
Jayeeta Chanda, BPPIMT, Kolkata, India
Jimson Mathew, IIT Patna, India
Jiannong Cao, The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Jyoti Prakash Singh, National Institute of Technology Patna, India
K Chandrasekaran, National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, India
Khalid Saeed, Bialystok University, Bialystok, Poland
Mohammad Sarosh Umar, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Manoj Singh Gaur, MNIT, Jaipur, India
Nabanita Das, ISI Kolkata, India
P. Rangababu, NIT Meghalaya, India
Pabitra Mitra, IIT Kharagpur, India
Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna, Italy
Piotr Porwick, University of Silesia, Poland
Pradip Kr. Mondal, IIT Kharagpur, India
Rajarshi Ray, NIT Meghalaya, India
Raju Halder, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
Rituparna Chaki, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Robert Wille, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Sabnam Sengupta, BPPIMT, Kolkata, India
Sankhayan Choudhury, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Santanu Chattopadhay, IIT Kharagpur, India
Santosh Biswas, IIT Guwahati, India
Sanjay Saha, Jadavpur University, India
Sarmistha Neogy, Jadavpur University
Shameek Bhattacharjee, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, USA
Shikharesh Majumdar, Carleton University, Canada
Soumya Sen, University of Calcutta, India
Supratik Chakraborty IIT Bombay, India
V. Kamakoti, IIT Madras, India

Best Regards

Organizing Committee
Email: alap.conf@gmail.com
Department of CSE, BPPIMT
Kolkata, India

P.S.: Kindly forward this information to your colleagues and students in your Institute/Department. Join us at this major event in the City of Joy !!!