The 9th IEEE-GCC conference is organized by the IEEE Saudi Arabia Section in coordination with IEEE Bahrain Section. The conference will be held at Bahrain Gulf Conference and Exhibition center 6th to the 9th of November 2016. The conference provides a forum for discussion among professionals from industries, academia and research institutions.

The conference offers an excellent opportunity for scientists, innovators, and engineers to interact, share experiences and present their latest research with peers in a multidisciplinary engineering background. This conference also includes tutorials and workshops as well as an industrial exhibition. The tutorial sessions will be held on the first day of the conference. Special industrial track is also included. Moreover, this conference will feature an undergraduate student special session.

This is an IEEE Approved Conference and Accepted Papers will become part of the IEEE Conference proceedings. Please click reference #36861 for more information.


Technical Papers:Paper submission is done through EDAS (http://edas.info/19583). All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Conference Proceedings.

Moreover, special issues of the International Journal of Services and Operations Management (IJSOM), Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology & International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems will consider selected papers for publication.

Please see “Call for Papers” for more info. Questions on the technical program, tutorial, and special sessions should be directed to the Technical Committee Chair (email: imelamin@kfupm.edu.sa).


Papers are invited in all areas of IT, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, under tracks focusing on (but not limited to) the following topics.


1. Energy & Power Systems:
1.1 Energy Efficiency
1.2 Power System Quality
1.3 Energy and Demand Side Management
1.4 Renewable Energy
1.5 Power System Protection
1.6 Smart Grid & Micro Grid


2. Computing & IT:
2.1 Big Data Management
2.2 Cyber security
2.3 Cloud Computing
2.4 Parallel and Distributed Processing
2.5 Social Media
2.6 Computer Networks
2.7 Internet of Things (IOT)
2.8 Reconfigurable Computing

3. Electronics & Instrumentation:
3.1 Nanotechnology
3.2 Embedded systems
3.3 Analog and Digital VLSI design
3.4 Biomedical Engineering
3.5 Sensors and Sensor Systems
3.6 Avionics & Automobile Electronics
3.7 Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation

4. Control & Automation:
4.1 Security, Process Control and Optimization
4.2 Instrumentation Control & Asset Management
4.3 Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
4.4 Dynamic Modeling and Adaptive Control
4.5 Plants Automation and Industrial Informatics
4.6 Smart Intelligent Buildings
4.7 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles


5. Communications & Signal Processing:
5.1 Wireless Communications & Networks
5.2 Optical Communications Technologies
5.3 Electromagnetic Propagation & Antennas
5.4 Digital Signal Processing
5.5 Images and Videos Processing
5.6 Cognitive Radio

6. Engineering Education & Development:
6.1 Ethics and Soft Skills
6.2 Advanced Teaching & Learning Technologies
6.3 Continuing Professional Education
6.4 Role of Industry in Engineering Development
6.5 Role of Research in Knowledge Economy
6.6 Industrial Challenges & Applications


7. Economics and Business Engineering:
7.1 Business Process Engineering.
7.2 Financial Engineering Economy
7.3 Supply Chain Management
7.4 Decision Analysis and Methods
7.5 Operation Research
7.6 Modeling and Simulation

8. Industrial Track (abstracts only):
8.1 Power System Automation Protection
8.2 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
8.3 Electricity Law/ Deregulation/ Trading
8.4 SMEs on Power and Communication Sectors
8.5 Communication & Computing Technologies
8.6 Digital Oil Field & Artificial Lifting
8.7 Asset Management & Predictive Maintenance

9. Women in Engineering (WiE):
This track is intended to promote, inspire & empower women as STEM leaders. It is opened to women who are conducting research or professional activities, and wish to share ideas and experiences. Submittals can cover any topic mentioned in the above conference tracks.


Important Deadlines:
Submission of Tutorial/special sessions : June 15, 2016
Submission of full manuscript : June 30, 2016
Acceptance notification : July 31, 2016
Camera ready submission : September 30, 2016