The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications is a premier Computer Science and Engineering Conference. It is an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances of computer systems and their applications. The 11th edition of AICCSA will be organized in Doha, Qatar by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), College of Engineering at Qatar University on November 10-13, 2014.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to AICCSA’14. Any theoretical, conceptual or applicative paper, or a survey of the state of the art contribution is welcome. Topics of interest include the following areas (but not limited to):

· Cloud and Distributed Computing
· Networking, Sensor Networks, Mobile Computing
· High Performance Computing
· Multimedia, Computer Vision and Image Processing
· Big Data, Business Intelligence, Analytics
· IR, Data and Knowledge Management
· BPM, Web Services, SOA
· Natural Language Processing
· Interoperability, Semantic Web and Future Internet Technologies
· Social Computing
· Security and Privacy
· E-Learning, M-Learning

Proceedings
Papers selected for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion.

Regular Papers
Papers must be submitted electronically by the deadline below to https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiccsa2014. All papers will be reviewed and judged on merits including originality, significance, interest, correctness, clarity, and relevance to the broader community. The papers must include original work, not be under review or be submitted to another forum during the review process. Authors should submit full papers or posters electronically following the instructions from the conference web site. Authors of accepted papers/poster are expected to present their work at the conference. If you have difficulties with electronic submission, please contact the PC Chairs.
Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.

Posters and Doctoral Symposium
Research still in early stages may be submitted as extended abstracts that must not exceed 750 words. Accepted abstracts will be included in a special poster session. A specific Doctoral Symposium will be held on the first day of the conference. PhD students are encouraged to send their research proposals/plans and attend this rewarding symposium. Beyond a great feedback on their work, they will have a unique opportunity to be part of an international PhD network.

Tutorial Proposals
Proposals tutorials and panels should be submitted to the tutorial chair with a copy to the program chairs.

Conference Awards
Awards will be given to the best Conference Paper and the best Doctoral Symposium presentation.

Selection for Journals
Best papers of the conference will be selected and proposed for publication in some indexed international journals such as Cluster Computing Journal, International Journal of Secure Software Engineering, International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, International Journal Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI), International Journal of Computer Vision and Image Processing (IJCVIP)

Industrial Sessions
A half-day will be dedicated to industrial sessions and panels, managed by the Industrial Advisory board of the conference.

Research Collaboration and Networking
Take a unique opportunity to attend the specific Panel on the collaboration possibilities with Qatar research teams and get the latest news on current running projects and the funding possibilities through Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) (nprp, exceptional projects, etc).

Rich Social Program
Discover Qatar culture through the organized visits to local famous museums, picturesque Corniche, Qatara cultural village, and the fantastic Souk Waqif!... Experience an unforgettable complementary 4x4 Desert Safari and bedouin campsite in the heart of the wonderful dunes of Qatar!

Important Dates:
Research Paper Submissions: July 21, 2014 (Extended)
Notification of Acceptance: September 1, 2014
Camera Ready: September 8, 2014
Author Registration: September 8, 2014
PhD Symposium Submissions: September 8, 2014
Tutorial Proposals: July 1, 2014

For more information about the conference, please visit: http://cse.qu.edu.qa/aiccsa2014
For any inquiries, please, use this email: aiccsa2014@qu.edu.qa

Please, kindly redistribute this CFP to all research relevant venues.