The 2021 IEEE Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things
(2021 IEEE GCAIoT)
“The IoT with AI, ML, 5G, and Beyond!”
December 12 – 16, 2021
Dubai, UAE

Dear Respected Author(s),

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit your papers/posters/demo proposals to the 2021 IEEE Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (2021 IEEE GCAIoT) which will be a hybrid conference that will be held in Dubai, UAE and there will be a parallel virtual version. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) and technically co-sponsored by IEEE R8, IEEE 5G Future Networks, and IEEE UAE Section.

The 2021 IEEE GCAIoT aims to provide a forum for researchers from both academic and industry fields to share their latest research contributions and exchange knowledge with the common goal of shaping the future of the interaction among Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and Future Technology Trends to develop Sustainable smart healthy cities. Contributed papers are solicited describing original works in these fields and related technologies. All papers need to include a paragraph about the “managerial impact” of their proposed contribution, for example, implications in terms of what it means to manage the new technology, how to do the transition, how to operate and so forth, in the broader context than just the technology. We also encourage contribution that addresses the unprecedented COVID-19 and future similar epidemics, and how to use AI and IoT to fight altogether.

The conference program will include paper presentations, poster sessions, and project demonstrations, along with prominent keynote speakers and industry-focused workshops. There will be three tracks in the conference: technical track, governmental track, and industrial track. The industrial track will include a one-day focused Industry Summit, in addition to a Women in Technology one-day (or half-day) workshop.

The 2021 IEEE GCAIoT is pleased to confirm the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (ABS 3/Q1) and IEEE Engineering Management Review as our supporting journals. Selected best papers from the technical track (typically, high-quality academic papers) will be invited to submit their papers to IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Selected best papers from Government and Industry tracks (typically, shorter and more practitioner-focused) will be invited to submit their papers to the IEEE Engineering Management Review.

We encourage potential authors and delegates to consider becoming a member of the IEEE and IEEE TEMS in order to gain several benefits, including discounted registration fees at GCAIoT 2021 Join IEEE TEMS.

We also encourage contributions that address the unprecedented COVID-19 and future similar epidemics, and how to use the new technologies to fight it and cope with its consequences. In addition, authors are encouraged to contribute to “Life after Covid-19” which may be little different than what we have before covid-19 hits.


For the technical track, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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#Topic area 1: IoT and AI
* IoT Architecture with embedded AI
* On-device machine learning algorithms
* AI for IoT edge computing
* AI for IoT security and privacy
* Low-power AI for IoT
* Distributed AI for IoT
* Use of IoT/AL to fight COVID-19
* Context-driven intelligence
* Edge-based data analytics

#Topic area 2: Connectivity and Security of IoT with 5G (and beyond)
* IoT architecture with 5G and beyond networks
* Multiple access IoT access networks and network backhaul with 5G and beyond
* Cooperative communication techniques for IoT
* Software-defined networking solutions for IoT
* Efficient resource allocation schemes, QoS, and QoE in IoT
* Energy efficiency and wirelessly powered IoT
* Massive connectivity in IoT
* Critical and URLLC IoT
* IoT short-range communications
* Blockchain solutions for IoT
* Cryptography, key management, authentication and authorization for IoT
* IoT privacy and security concerns tests, certification, and labeling
* IoT security of smart sustainable cities
* 6G-enabled IoT
* Contact tracing to fight COVID-19

#Topic area 3: IoT Electronics and Signal Processing
* Low power signal processing for embedded IoT devices
* IoT sensors, actuators, and edge intelligence
* Energy optimization in IoT
* Optimization of data traffic and latencies
* Signal processing for smart IoT devices and tools
* Machine-to-machine communications for smart environments
* Drone-based RFID technologies
* Intelligent signal processing (ISP) algorithms and autonomous systems
* Design and implementation of distributed IoT signal and information processing systems
* Compressed sensing, deep learning, and sparse reconstruction for IoT

#Topic area 4: IoT Applications and Services
* Architectures of IoT services
* IoT platforms and data management
* Smart homes, arenas, structures, cities and grids fundamentals and issues
* Smart Healthcare
* Smart supply chain, logistics, and farming
* Smart manufacturing
* Smart transportation
* Tools and technologies for IoT services
* Business models for IoT applications
* IoT system modeling and analysis—performance
* Real case deployment scenarios and results
* IoT deployment on agriculture retails smart sustainable cities, etc.
* IoT and future internet architectures
* Testbeds and experiments for the Internet of Things smart sustainable cities
* Use of ML in IoT Applications
* Smart Energy
* Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
* Oil & Gas sector

For the industry & government track, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Closing the gap between research and implementation
* Experimental prototypes, testbed and field trial experiences
* Real case deployment scenarios and results
* Industrial challenges in IoT
* Enabling policies for Sustainable Smart Cities
* Use cases for Sustainable Smart Cities
* Securing IoT deployments
* Best practices and examples for data governance and analytics
* Real case deployment scenarios and results
* IoT and future internet architectures
* IoT standardization and regulation
* Privacy, identification and authentication issues
* 5G economic feasibility studies

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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* Technical Paper/Panel or Tutorial Proposal Submission Due Date: September 12, 2021
* Acceptance Notification: October 2, 2021
* Camera-ready Submission: October 31, 2021
* Conference Date: 12-16 December 2021


Paper Preparation, Submission, and IEEEXplore
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Paper Preparation:
The technical tracks shall accept regular papers of 6 pages maximum (2 additional pages allowed but at an extra charge in the final submission), 10pt font double column in IEEE format. Authors must present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference.


Paper Submission:
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2021 IEEE GCAIoT uses EDAS for submission.
Authors need to:
1. Create an account (if not already registered) with EDAS at https://edas.info
2. Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28696

All papers must strictly follow the IEEE Xplore paper template from the following link:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Authors Kit: https://ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/

IEEEXplore:
Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. All A&I providers can be found here:
http://ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/when-your-article-is-published/abstracting-indexing-ai-databases/ and include amongst others Scopus, and Web of Science.


Conference Website
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https://gcaiot.org/


CONTACT INFO
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General Queries: info@gciot.org


Other Events along with the conference ((review and add links))
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IEEE 5G Summit
Women in Technology
Industry Summit (https://gcaiot.org/industry-summit)
Triple Helix Exhibition (https://gcaiot.org/exhibition)
Poster Presentation
Workshops on IoT
Arab AIoT Challenge (https://arabiotai.org)
Industry Exhibition
Student Poster Contest


Kindly promote 2021 IEEE GCAIoT to interested individuals and communities in your vicinity.
Best regards, and looking forward to seeing you at the 2021 IEEE GCAIoT in December!