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CALL FOR PAPERS
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I N D I N 2 0 2 3

IEEE 21st International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) 2023
Lemgo - Germany, 17-20 July, 2023.

Website: http://2023.ieee-indin.org

AIM & SCOPE
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IEEE INDIN is a flagship conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society providing a forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of-art and future perspectives of industrial information technologies.

SOLICITED PAPERS
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- Regular research papers reporting on new developments in technological sciences
- Special Session papers to stimulate in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme
- Industry and development papers reporting on actual developments of technology, products, systems and solutions
- Tutorials

PROGRAM TOPICS
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The technical areas of interest to INDIN 2023 are divided into the following technical tracks:

- Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Applications
- Safety and Security in Industrial Applications
- Industrial System and Software Engineering, Runtime Intelligence
- Robotics and Mechatronics in Industrial Applications
- Factory Communications, Control and Automation Systems
- Industrial Digitalization, Digital Twins in Industrial Applications
- Human, Computer and Machine Interaction
- Industrial Real-Time and Networked Embedded System, IoT Technologies
- Technologies, Infrastructures and Applications for Smart Grids, Buildings, and Cities
- Education in Engineering and Industrial Informatics
- Industrial Informatics Tools
- Intelligent Finance Technologies and Applications
- Smart Health Technologies

CONFERENCE VENUE
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INDIN 2023 will be hosted by the Institute Industrial IT of Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe and Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo, a small university city with hanseatic history located in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region. OWL is one of the most important industrial regions in Germany. Since 2012 with the it’s OWL leading edge technology cluster, it is also a pioneer in the area of Industry 4.0. The OWL region is also rich in many touristic attractions, such as among others: Hermann's monument, the biggest open-air museum in Germany or with the Heinz Nixdorf Museum offers visiting the world's biggest computer museum. Lemgo is centrally located ca. 1-1.5 hours away from airports such as Paderborn-Lippstadt, Hannover, Dortmund or Münster-Osnabrück. The organizers will offer a shuttle service from the Bielefeld main station that will transfer participants directly to the conference venue. More information about the shuttle service will be available soon on the conference webpage.

IMPORTANT DATES (2023)
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- Deadline for submission of special sessions proposals: February 6, 2023
- Deadline for submission of papers (regular, special sessions): March 31, 2023
- Deadline for submission of tutorials proposals: April 01, 2023

- Notification of paper acceptance (regular, special sessions): May 15, 2023
- Deadline for submission of final manuscripts: June 5, 2023

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Honorary Chairs
- Armando Walter Colombo (Germany)
- Raimund Neugebauer (Germany)
- Peter Neumann (Germany)

General Co-Chairs
- Jürgen Jasperneite (Germany)
- Lukasz Wisniewski (Germany)
-Kim Fung Man (China)

Program Chairs
- Thilo Sauter (Austria)
- Lucia Seno (Italy)
- Henning Trsek (Germany)
- Valeriy Vyatkin (Sweden)

Special Sessions Co-Chairs
- Piotr Gaj (Poland)
- Yannis Gialelis (Greece)
- Svetlana Girs (Sweden)

Tutorials Co-Chairs
- Oliver Niehörster (Germany)
- Alois Zoitl (Austria)

Industry Forum Co-Chairs
- Roman Dumitrescu (Germany)
- Mikael Gidlund (Sweden)

Finance Co-Chairs
- Volker Lohweg

Publication Co-Chair
- Helene Dörksen (Germany)
- Stefano Scanzio (Italy)

Publicity Co-Chairs
- Mischa Gutknecht-Stöhr (Germany)
- Benedikt Lücke (Germany)

Local Organizing Committee
- Astrid Alteheld (Germany)
- Cosmo Alison Schwabedissen (Germany)
- Jasmin Zilz (Germany)

FURTHER INFORMATION
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For further and up-to-date information, please visit IEEE INDIN 2023 website at: http://2023.ieee-indin.org
PLEASE FOLLOW US ON LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indin/

For inquiries please contact our team via E-Mail: indin@init-owl.de



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Call for Special Session proposals
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To enhance the technical program and focus on specific topics and areas, INDIN 2023 will include special sessions, in addition to the regular tracks. Special sessions can cover subjects or crosssubjects belonging to the topics of interest, or novel topics related to the ones identified within the topics of interest. Special sessions can also have the drive from specific Research & Innovation projects or clusters of projects.

If you are interested in organizing a special session, please follow the rules of special sessions organization below and contact special sessions chairs: Piotr Gaj (piotr.gaj@polsl.pl), Yannis Gialelis (jgialel@upatras.gr), Svetlana Girs (svetlana.girs@mdu.se). Please note the important dates for special session proposals.

Please use this template for Special Session proposals: https://t1p.de/f9l83

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Rules for organization of special sessions
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Prospective organizers of a Special Session (SS) must consider that:

An individual can be (co-)organizer of up to two SS.

An individual cannot be (co-)author of more than two papers submitted to the same SS.

Papers from organizers cannot exceed 60% of the contents of the SS.

In the preparation phase of the proposal, special attention shall be paid to the compliance of the proposals with IES rules for special sessions, to the qualification and experience of the suggested reviewers, and to potential support by Technical Committees. The evaluation phase of a SS proposal starts immediately after its submission, and publication on the conference website happens as soon as the SS is approved by the Chairs.

Once a special session is approved, it is the duty of the organizers to promote the special session among researchers and practitioners in the field and attract enough papers.

Papers submitted to special sessions will undergo the same review process as regular papers. The special session organizers are not involved in the management of the review process. Conversely, this process is under the control of the SS Chairs, that identify the most suitable Technical Track for each SS and liaise with the corresponding Track Chairs for the selection and assignment of reviewers. Specifically, each paper will be reviewed by a mix of reviewers from the Technical Track’s Program Committee and reviewers from the list recommended by the SS organizers.

Before starting the review process, SS organizers must explicitly declare papers which present a conflict of interest for them. A conflict of interest arises where the judgment about the quality of a paper is, or can potentially be, influenced by one or more of the organizers being (co-)authors, or by knowing or having relationship with some of the authors. To ensure independent reviews, any potential conflict must be immediately notified to the SS Chairs.

A minimum of 5 accepted papers with authors from at least 3 independent institutions (other than the organizers institutions) and two different countries is required for each session. If a session has too few papers, accepted papers will be allocated to the most fitting regular track. In the case of low organizational quality of a SS, the conference organizers will support the SS organizers with advice, but also reserve the right to cancel the given special session.

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Important Dates
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Submission of special sessions proposals: February 06, 2023

Notification of acceptance: max. 10 days after submission

WebLink: http://indin-2023.init-owl.de/specialsession.php


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Call for Tutorials
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The organizing committee of the IEEE INDIN 2023 invites proposals for tutorials on technical areas of interest for the IEEE INDIN community. The tutorials offered by field experts are to cover technical topics that are of utmost use for academia, practicing engineers, and researchers. We expect tutorials to have direct relevance for the needs of the industry. We encourage tutorials to be supported by practical implementations and demonstrations, wherever possible.

The proposers are sought to be among leading experts in the selected field of research and to provide an engaging, interactive platform for active participation from the audience, with a strong preference to hands-on tutorials.

While the IEEE INDIN 2023 organizing committee would particularly encourage tutorial topics related to the IEEE INDIN 2023 tracks and conference themes, tutorials in emerging topics also of relevance for Industrial Informatics are also welcomed.

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Required Proposal Information
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Each proposal must be no longer than 6 pages (not including presentation material) and includes the following information:

- Title: A short descriptive title.
- Duration: half day (3 hours) or full day (6 hours).
- Presenters: Names, affiliation, contact information (email and mailing address), and short bio for each presenter.
- Description: A description of the tutorial topic, providing a sense of both the scope and depth of the tutorial, along with a tutorial outline.
- Expected audience: Include the background of audience and expected number of attendees.
- Previous editions: If the tutorial was given before, describe when and where it was given, and if and how it will be modified for IEEE INDIN 2023. Please provide the previous tutorial presentation.

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Tutorial Proposal Submission
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Submission of tutorial proposals should be sent via email to the tutorial co-chairs: Alois Zoitl (alois.zoitl@jku.at) and Oliver Niehörster (oliver.niehoerster@iosb-ina.fraunhofer.de)

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Important Dates
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- Submission of tutorial proposals: 1st of April, 2023
- Notification of acceptance: max. 10 days after submission
- Tutorial Sessions: Industry Day: 17th of July, 2023