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IDCS 2015
The 8th International Conference on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems
September 2-4, 2015
Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 2HP, United Kingdom

http://idcs2015.reading.ac.uk/ idcs2015@reading.ac.uk

Key facts:
- extended submission deadline: May 15, 2015
- conference proceedings as Springer LNCS
- four student grants available
- follow up with:
1. SI of the Elsevier Journal of FGCS (IF: 2.639)
2. edited volume of the Springer Book Series on Internet of Things
- unique location in the Royal landscape of the Windsor Great Park
- social activities include a visit to Bletchley Park
- topics of interest: Distributed Computing, Internet Applications,
Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things, Big Data
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Conference Overview
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The Internet as ubiquitous infrastructure and the widespread use of mobile
and wireless devices have laid the foundation for the emergence of
innovative network applications. In addition, the advances of sensor
technologies are facilitating Cyber-Physical Systems, i.e. the integration
of the digital world with the physical environment, and the advent of the
Internet of Things. Large-scale networked systems, real-time data streams
from sensors and widespread use of mobile devices are contributing to the
Big Data trends. Intelligent and efficient approaches are required to turn
the wealth of data available from the network into useful and actionable
knowledge. The conference programme will focus on emerging models,
paradigms, applications and technologies related to Internet-based
distributed systems.



Conference Format
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The perfect venue for an academic retreat and the single track format
facilitate interaction and socialisation of the participants. Invited
keynote speakers are opening the activities of each day. A special session
is dedicated to PhD students presenting their work to the community:
four student grants are available to cover travel and accommodation costs.



Publications
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The conference proceedings will be published as Springer Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS). All contributions will also be electronically
available through SpringerLink Database and will be indexed through ISI
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S), EI, Scopus, ACM
Digital Library, DBLP, and Google scholar.

Authors of selected conference papers will be invited to submit an
extended paper to a Special Issue on "Cyber-physical Systems (CPS),
Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data" of the Elsevier Journal of
Future Generation Computer Systems (Impact Factor: 2.639),
and to an edited volume of the Springer Book Series on Internet of Things.


Submission of Papers
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Full (12 pages max) and short (8 pages max) papers should be submitted
electronically in PDF at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=idcs2015.
Each submitted paper should follow Springer LNCS proceedings paper template.
Submitted papers may not have appeared in or be under consideration for
another workshop, conference or a journal, nor may they be under review
or submitted to another forum during the review process.



Important Dates
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Conference papers submission: May 15, 2015 (ext. deadline)
Notifications of paper acceptance: June 5, 2015
Camera-ready copy and copyright form: June 19, 2015
Conference dates: September 2-4, 2015


Conference Location and Social Activities
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Cumberland Lodge is immersed in the Royal landscape of the Windsor Great
Park. At walk distance from Windsor Castle and within its parkland, the
conference venue is a 17th century house which combines charming English
hospitality with 21st century facilities.
The conference activities include an excursion to Bletchley Park, historic
site of secret British codebreaking activities during WWII, workplace of
Alan Turing and birthplace of the modern computer. Nearby the site there is
also the National Museum of Computing, which is dedicated to the history of
computing and includes Colossus, the world's first programmable,
electronic, digital computer.



Conference Organisation
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General Chair
Giuseppe Di Fatta, University of Reading, UK

Program Chairs
Wenfeng Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
Mukaddim Pathan, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia

Local Program Chairs
Rachel McCrindle, University of Reading, UK
Lily Sun, University of Reading, UK

PhD Workshop Chair
Frederic Stahl, University of Reading, UK

Publicity and Industry Chair
Dom Robinson, Innovations, id3as-company, UK

Publications Chair
Antonio Guerrieri, University of Calabria, Italy

Steering Committee - IDCS Series
Jemal Abawajy, Deakin University, Australia
Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia
Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
Dimitrios Georgakopolous, RMIT University, Australia
Mukaddim Pathan, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
Yang Xiang, Deakin University, Australia

Technical Program Committee
Full list available at http://idcs2015.reading.ac.uk/.


Conference Series
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IDCS'15 is the 8th edition of a successful conference series.
* IDCS'08, Khulna, Bangladesh
* IDCS'09, Jeju Island, Korea
* IDCS'10, Melbourne, Australia
* IDCS'11, Melbourne, Australia
* IDCS'12, Wu Yi Shan, China
* IDCS'13, Hangzhou, China
* IDCS’14, Calabria, Italy

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contact: IDCS2015@reading.ac.uk