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INCoS 2011 - FINAL CALL for PAPERS


********************************* EXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 JULY 2011 ***************************

Special Issues of international journals:

- Control & Cybernetics Journal, ISI Indexed Quarterly journal
- Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems

-"Applied Soft Computing" journal (ASOC, Elsevier, 2010 JCR Impact Factor 2.084)
Selected papers from the conference will be invited for the submission of an extended version with Fast Track priority.

-"Control & Cybernetics Journal", ISI JCR 2010 Indexed Quarterly journal Control & Cybernetics is indexed in the following ISI products: SciSearch®, Research Alert, CompuMath Citation Index, and Current Contents / Engineering, Computing & Technology.
http://control.ibspan.waw.pl:3000/mainpage

-"Evolutionary Journal of Evolutionary Intelligence", Springer.
http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12065

-"Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing", Springer.
http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12652

-"International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, (IJKL)".
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=42

-"Robotics Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems".
http://www.jamris.org/

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INCoS 2011 - CALL for PAPERS

Third International Conference On
INTELLIGENT NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS
- INCoS 2011 -

November 30 - December 2, 2011
Fukuoka, Japan

Web Site: http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~incos2011/

SUBMISSION Deadline EXTENDED: **15 July, 2011**

INCoS Organizing Committee invites all interested colleagues and students to participate to an exciting scientific
and social event focusing on latest advances in intelligent and adaptive solutions for social networks and collaborative systems
that lead to gain competitive advantages in business and academia scenarios.



))) THE CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

1) CONFERENCE TRACKS

- Grid and P2P Distributed Infrastructure for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
- Methodology, Analysis, & Sustainability of Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
- Wireless and Sensor Systems for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
- Collaborative Healthcare Systems: Issues, Solutions, and Trends
- Intelligent Collaborative Systems for Work and Learning, Virtual Organizations and Campuses
- Software Engineering for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
- Data Mining and Knowledge Management for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
- Intelligent Networking for Social Networks
- Special Track: Networking and Collaboration at School


2) WORKSHOPS

- International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional Approaches (ALICE 2011)
- Second International Workshop on Computational Intelligence for Disaster Management (CIDM 2011)
- Third International Workshop on Managing Insider Security Threats (MIST 2011)
- International Workshop on Hybrid Algorithms for Network and System Optimization (HAROSA 2011)
- The 13th International Workshop on Multimedia Network Systems and Applications (MNSA 2011)
- The Fourth International Workshop on Information Network Design (WIND 2011)
- International Workshop on Kansei Engineering and Design (WKED2011)


3) PROCEEDINGS
The INCoS 2011 proceedings will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Service in the form of CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be accessible on-line.
All CPS conference publications are also submitted for indexing to EI's Engineering Information Index, Compendex®, (Elsevier) ,
and ISI Thomson's Scientific and Technical Proceedings®, ISTP®/ISI Proceedings, and Current Contents on Diskette® (ISI Thomson)

Presented papers at INCoS-2011 will be considered for publication in several Special Issues in refereed International Journals.


4) POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS: 1 FAST TRACK + 5 SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUES
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit their work to Special Issues of these journals:

- Control & Cybernetics Journal, ISI Indexed Quarterly journal
- Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems

-"Applied Soft Computing" journal (ASOC, Elsevier, 2010 Impact Factor 2.415)
Selected papers from the conference will be invited for the submission of an extended version with Fast Track priority to
the "Applied Soft Computing" journal (ASOC, Elsevier, 2010 Impact Factor 2.415).

-"Control & Cybernetics Journal", ISI Indexed Quarterly journal Control & Cybernetics is indexed in the following ISI® products: SciSearch®, Research Alert®, CompuMath Citation Index®, and Current Contents® / Engineering, Computing & Technology.
http://control.ibspan.waw.pl:3000/mainpage

-"Evolutionary Journal of Evolutionary Intelligence", Springer.
http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12065

-"Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing", Springer.
http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12652

-"International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, (IJKL)".
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=42

-"Robotics Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems".
http://www.jamris.org/

5) CONFERENCE EVENTS
2 Keynotes, 1 Panel Discussion, 7+ Workshops
(details available at http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~incos2011/)


6) SUBMISSION
))) Papers must be submitted no later than *** 15 July, 2011 *** and electronic submission in PDF is required (see webpage of conference for details, http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~incos2011/submission.html).

Submitted papers should be original and contain contributions of theoretical, experimental or application nature, or be unique experience reports. INCoS 2011 accepts these paper categories: Regular papers 8 pages, Workshop paper 6 pages, Short paper 4 pages, Poster paper 2 pages. ALL accepted submissions (regular, workshop, short, poster paper) will be included in the IEEE CSP proceedings of the conference.


7) ORGANIZATION
The INCoS 2011 will be held in Fukuoka, Japan (http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~incos2011/venue.html).
Organized by: Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan


8) IMPORTANT DATES
– 15 July, 2011 Paper Submission DEADLINE EXTENDED
– August 10, 2011 Notification of Acceptance
– September 15, 2011 Camera-Ready Submission
– September 15, 2011 Conference Registration
– November 30 - December 2, 2011 INCoS Conference and Workshops

9) COMMITTEES
- General Chairs
Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan
Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA

- Programme Committee Chairs
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan

- Workshop Co-Chairs
Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain
Kaori Yoshida, Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan

- Publication Chair
Masato Tsuru, Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan

- Local Arrangement Chair
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan

- Web Administrators
Evjola Spaho, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan
Elis Kulla, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan

- Steering Committee
Fatos Xhafa, UPC, Spain (Chair)
Leonard Barolli, FIT, Japan
Mario Köppen, KIT, Japan
Ajith Abraham, MIR Labs, USA

- Track Chairs
* Pilar Herrero, Technical University of Madrid, Spain (Chair Grid and P2P Distributed Infrastructure for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Hiroyoshi Miwa, Kwansei University, Japan (Chair Methodology, Analysis, & Sustainability of Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Xavier Vilajosana, Open University of Catalonia, Spain (Chair Wireless and Sensor Systems for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Tharrenos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece (Chair Special Track Networking and Collaboration at School)
* Wathiq Mansoor, American University in Dubai, UAE (Chair Collaborative Healthcare Systems: Issues, Solutions, and Trends)
* Kyparisia Papanikolaou, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece (Chair Intelligent Collaborative Systems for Work and Learning, Virtual Organizations and Campuses)
* Thuy-Linh Nguyen, Australian Catholic University, Australia (Chair Software Engineering for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Marenglen Biba, Department of Computer Science, University of New York Tirana, Albania (Chair Data Mining and Knowledge Management for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Zbigniew W. Ras, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US (Chair Data Mining and Knowledge Management for Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems)
* Hamamache Kheddouci, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France (Chair Intelligent Networking for Social Networks)

-Committee Members: for full committee list please refer to
http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/~incos2011/committees.html