[All accepted papers will be published in SCI-indexed journals]

CALL FOR PAPERS

HotCPS 2011: Workshop on Hot Topics in Cyber-Physical Systems
http://cpschina.org/hotcps/
Dalian, China, July 9, 2011

We are currently on the brink of a revolutionary transformation from stand-alone embedded systems to ubiquitous cyber-physical systems (CPS) that bridge the virtual world of computing and communications and the real world. Cyber-physical systems are tight integrations of computation, networking, and physical objects. It is believed that CPS will transform how we interact with the physical world just like the Internet transformed how we interact with one another. Ubiquitous applications and services enabled by CPS are opening up great opportunities for improving the quality of our daily life. To fully explore the potential of CPS, however, significant challenges are yet to be overcome.

HotCPS is a forum for researchers and practitioners from the global Chinese community (but not restricted to) to present and discuss innovative ideas and results on hot topics in the rapidly emerging filed of CPS. HotCPS 2011 will be a highly selective and interactive workshop. Besides research paper presentations, the workshop will feature invited talks and interactive/panel discussions. The workshop will be held in Dalian, China on July 9, 2011. We particularly look for well-written papers containing novel work in the following topic areas:

- Control theory and techniques for CPS
- Cyber-physical networks and software
- Innovative applications and services enabled by CPS


IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submissions due: 25 March 2011
First decision notification: 25 April 2011
Submission of revised papers: 5 May 2011
Final decision notification: 15 May 2011
Registration due: 25 May 2011


SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
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Authors are invited to submit original papers that MUST NOT have been submitted to or published in any other workshop, conference, or journal. All submissions must be in English, in PDF format, and not exceed 25 pages in length. For detailed submission instructions, please visit the workshop website.

All papers will be peer-reviewed and evaluated for originality, significance of the contribution, technical correctness and presentation. There will be NO proceedings for the workshop. All accepted papers will be published in the following SCI-indexed journals:
- Computer Science and Information Systems
- Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Organizers/Co-Chairs
Feng Xia, Dalian University of Technology, China
Xiangjie Kong, Dalian University of Technology, China

Program Committee
- See the workshop website.

CONTACT
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Dr. Feng Xia
Email: f.xia{at}ieee{dot}org; f.xia{at}acm{dot}org
Tel: +86-411-87571582
URL: http://fengxia.net