13th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology
November 18 - 19, 2018. UAE
Sponsored by: United Arab Emirates University, College of Information Technology
Technically Co-Sponsored by: IEEE

CALL FOR PAPERS
The international conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT’18), http://www.it-innovations.ae, is a premier forum to present and discuss technology advances and research in the field of Information Technology. IIT’18 is the 13th in a series that started back in 2004. The conference is technically co-sponsored by IEEE, and the proceedings are indexed in IEEE Xplore. IIT’18 brings together leading innovators in Research & Development and Entrepreneurs in IT from around the world. The latest advances in fields from Computer Science to evolving Information Security and Data Science applications and technologies are explored in the specialized tracks of the IIT’18 conference. Proposals for special sessions are also invited to complement the conference tracks, offering an opportunity for extended form of presentation or interaction than the regular conference program presentations.

We look forward to your involvement and participation in this year's event.

CONFERENCE TRACKS
* Track 1: Internet of Things
- IoT Architectures, and Protocols
- IoT Services, Applications, and Systems
- IoT Addressing and Identification Techniques
- 5G, M2M Communication, and Network Heterogeneity
- Network Virtualization, Software Defined Networks, and Cognitive Networks
- Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles (UAV) Platforms, Swarms and Networking

* Track 2: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Track
- Big Data Models and Algorithms
- Big Data Architectures
- Big Data Analytics
- Big Data Processing on the Cloud
- Big Data Search, Mining, and Visualization
- Predictive Analytics
- Cognitive Computing
- Deep Learning Algorithms
- AI Applications and Systems
- Multidisciplinary AI
- Autonomic Computing

* Track 3: Information Security and Privacy
- Applications Security
- Network & Distributed Systems Security
- Security and Privacy for Big Data & the Cloud
- Cryptography and BlockChains
- Digital Forensics
- Trust Management
- Information Security Management & Risk Assessment
- Cyber-Physical Systems Security
- Internet of Things (IoT) Security
- Hardware Security

SUBMISSION
IIT’18 seeks original manuscripts under the above-mentioned tracks that have not been previously published or are currently submitted to other conferences or journals. Each submitted manuscript (six pages maximum, including figures and references) will be peer reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality. Submission will be through the EDAS conference management system http://edas.info. Submission guidelines are available on the conference website http://www.it-innovations.ae/.

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission for All Tracks: July 1, 2018
Notification of Paper Acceptance: September 18, 2018
Final Camera-Ready Paper: October 18, 2018
Conference Days: November 18 – 19, 2018