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Preliminary CALL FOR PAPERS
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8th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems
COMMUNICATION in AUTOMATION (WFCS 2010)
May 18-21, 2010, Nancy, France
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Conference web site: TBD
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SCOPE:
The WFCS workshop is the largest IEEE technical event specially
dedicated to industrial communication systems. The aim of this
workshop is to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and
developers to review current trends in this area and to present
and discuss new ideas and new research directions.
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FOCUS ON:

- Real-time and Dependability in Industrial Communication Systems:
message scheduling; task allocation; fault-tolerant communication;
performance analysis; safety and security issues; synchronization.

- System Integration in Industrial Automation Systems:
vertical and life-cycle aspects, web-based setup, maintenance,
and configuration; transparency vs. security; data-flow management;
internetworking; hybrid wired/wireless industrial infrastructures.

- Information and Communication Technology in Automation:
system design; component-based systems, web frameworks; mobile
computing; modelling and specification techniques; formal methods.

- Recent advances in research domains with similar technical requirements:
networked control systems; wireless sensor networks; building automation
networks; automotive and train-control networks; distributed real-time
embedded systems.
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WORKSHOP TOPICS:
Fieldbus networks Real-time communication and applications
Industrial Ethernet networks Web-based communication and applications
IP-based networks Distributed application platforms
Industrial wireless networks Safety & security in industrial communications
Networked embedded systems Fault-tolerance in industrial communications
Sensor networks Configuration tools & network management
Building automation networks Internetworking & interoperability
Automotive and train-control networks System aspects
Factory and Process automation networks Case studies
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
The WFCS workshop is seeking two kinds of submissions.

Regular papers: up to 10 double-column pages, reporting on novel and
significant contributions to the field of industrial communication systems.

Work-in-progress papers: up to 4 double-column pages, describing research
that has not yet produced the results required for a regular paper, but that
due its novelty and potential impact deserves to be shared with the community
at an early stage.

All submitted material (in English language) must be unpublished and not
under review elsewhere.
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AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE
Deadline for submission of regular papers: November 13, 2009
Notification of acceptance of regular papers: February 22, 2010
Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers: March 1, 2010
Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers: March 22, 2010
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts: March 29, 2010
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GENERAL CO-CHAIRS:
Francoise Simonot-Lion, Loria, France
Thilo Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:
Julian Proenza, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Andreas Willig, Technische Universit�t Berlin, Berlin, Germany

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Peter Neumann, ifak, Germany
Alfred C. Weaver, University of Virginia, USA

INDUSTRY DAY AND PANEL DISCUSSION CO-CHAIR
Ye-Qiong Song

WIP CO-CHAIRS
to be completed

WFCS Series Steering Committee
Jean-Dominique Decotignie
CSEM, Switzerland
Dietmar Dietrich
Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Josep Fuertes
Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Guy Juanole
LAAS-CNRS, France
Christer Norstr�m
M�lardalen University, Sweden
Thilo Sauter
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Eduardo Tovar
ISEP-IPP, Porto, Portugal
Adriano Valenzano
IEIIT-CNR, Italy
Francisco Vasques
University of Porto, Portugal
Martin Wollschlager
TU Dresden, Germany
Richard Zurawski
ISA Group, USA (Chair)

FINANCE CHAIR
Anne-Lise Charbonnier (INRIA)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Laurent Ciarletta, LORIA, INPL
Liliana Cucu, INRIA
Pascal Fontaine, LORIA, Universit� de Nancy 2
Jean-Philippe Georges, CRAN, Universit� Henri Poincar� � Nancy 1
Lionel Maurice, CNRS
Shahram Nourizadeh, LORIA, INPL