==========================================================================
*Call for Papers*

Smart SysTech 2014
European Conference on Smart Objects, Systems and Technologies

July 1 to July 2, 2014
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML)
Dortmund, Germany

http://www.smart-systech.eu/
==========================================================================

Organiser: Information Technology Society within VDE

Technical Co-Sponsorship: IEEE Germany Section

Co-Organiser: AIM Germany
Media Partners: ident
Sponsors: IR-Systeme GmbH

==========================================================================

Full papers (4-8 pages) may be submitted electronically in PDF format in English language until 7th of February 2014. Accepted contributions will be published in the VDE conference proceedings and in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library. See http://smart-systech.eu/html/call_for_papers.html for details.

*Important Dates*
Paper submission due (extended): Mar. 4, 2014
Notification of acceptance: April 16, 2014
Publication-ready versions due: May 20, 2014
Posters, demos, videos submissions due: May 27, 2014

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Topics of Interest*

Smart Objects and Technologies
• Embedded Smart Objects
• RFID Transponder/NFC Technologies and Architectures
• Ultra Low Power Concepts
• Distributed Intelligence
• Sensors and Actuators
• Printed Electronics and New Materials
• Smart Object Manufacturing Technologies

Smart Objects and Communication
• Wireless Networks: Technologies and Auto-configuration
• Sensor Networks, Smart Dust
• Communication Protocols and Service Abstraction
• Standardisation and Regulatory Issues
• Antenna Design and Air Interface
• Anti-collision schemes
• Propagation & Channel Modelling

Industry 4.0
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Internet of Things
• Life Cycle Management
• Smart Factory
• Smart Grid, Smart Metering
• Home Automation

System Design, Integration and Applications
• Smart Objects and Applications
• AutoID System Design
• ID and Sensors in Cloud Computing
• System Modelling
• Security, Privacy Concepts, Cryptographic Methods
• Middleware and Databases
• Dependable Systems, Reliability
• Positioning and Localisation

Economic, Security and Sociologic Aspects of Smart Objects
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management (e.g., Tracking and Tracing)
• Smart Logistics
• Manufacturing Control, Industrial Process Automation
• Health Care, Pharmaceutical
• Business Value and Performance Measurement
• Business Models
• Security and Privacy
• Sociological Aspects and Technology Acceptance
• Energy- and Sustainability Management
• eMobility

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Steering Committee*

Thomas Hollstein, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Jens Strueker, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Uwe Wissendheit, IR-Systeme GmbH, Germany


*Local Chair*

Michael Ten Hompel, TU Dortmund University, Germany


*Programme Committee*

Available at http://www.smart-systech.eu/html/committee.html

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Submission*

All submissions (full papers, 4-8 pages) must follow the guidelines given under http://www.smart-systech.eu/html/call_for_papers.html.
Accepted scientific contributions will be published in the VDE conference proceedings and in the IEEE Xplore®.

Paper submission due (extended): Mar. 4, 2014
Notification of acceptance: April 16, 2014
Publication-ready versions due: May 20, 2014
Posters, demos, videos submissions due: May 27, 2014

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Further Information at* http://www.smart-systech.eu/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

We look forward to meeting you at Smart SysTech 2014 in Dortmund.

Best regards,
Smart SysTech Team