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2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2017)

April 26-28, 2017, Wellington, New Zealand
http://2017.cscwd.org/

Scope of Conference
Design of complex artifacts and systems requires the cooperation of multidisciplinary design teams. The 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2017) provides a forum for researchers and practitioners involved in different but related domains to confront research results and discuss key problems. The scope of CSCWD 2017 includes the research and development of collaboration technologies and their applications to the design of processes, products, systems, and services in industries and societies. Collaboration technologies include theories, methods, mechanisms, protocols, software tools, platforms, and services that support communication, coordination and collaboration among people, software and hardware systems. Related fields of research include human-computer interaction, business process management, collaborative virtual environments, enterprise modeling, security and privacy, as well as social aspects and human factors related to collaboration and design.

The major topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:
- Collaboration theory, ontology and methodology
- Design of collaboration (methods, processes, mechanisms, and protocols)
- Collaboration across disciplines (design science, service science and data science)
- Innovative collaborative approaches (crowdsourcing, social media)
- Collaborative computing (clouds, grids, services, sensor networks)
- Security and privacy in collaborative systems
- Collaboration technology applications in the following areas:
- Aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing
- Education, design, architecture, and engineering
- Intelligent buildings and smart homes
- Energy, logistics, transportation, infrastructure and facility management
- Healthcare and homecare
- Business and administration
- Culture, social media and entertainment

Submission of Papers
Papers reporting original research results and experience are solicited. Each paper, written in English, is limited to 6 pages (IEEE proceedings format), including references and illustrations. Electronic submissions in PDF format are strongly recommended. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the paper.
Submission Web Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cscwd2017

Publication
All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE categorized conference proceedings and will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), DBLP and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in special issues of well-known international journals.

Contact
Ass. Prof. Pedro Antunes, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Important Dates
November 15, 2016 Paper submission due (new deadline)
January 15, 2017 Author notification
February 15, 2017 Final papers due
February 15, 2017 Author registrations due
April 26-28, 2017 Conference

Organized by
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Co-Sponsored by
IEEE SMC Society
CSCWD International Working Group

Committees
General Conference Chair
Pedro Antunes (New Zealand)

Conference Co-Chairs
José A. Pino (Chile)
Yun Yang (Australia)
Anne James (UK)
Jano de Souza (Brazil)
Amy Trappey (Taiwan)

Program Committee Chairs
Weiming Shen (Canada)
Jean-Paul Barthès (France)
Junzhou Luo (China)
Jianming Yong (Australia)

Publicity Chairs
Andreas Drechsler (New Zealand)
Ijeoma Enwereuzo (New Zealand)

Publication Chair
Nguyen Hoang Thuan (New Zealand)

Finance Chair / Treasurer
Yi-Te Chiu (New Zealand)

Local Arrangement Chair
Markus Luczak-Roesch (New Zealand)

International Steering Committee
Co-Chairs
Jean-Paul Barthès (France)
Junzhou Luo (China)
Weiming Shen (Canada)

Secretary
Jianming Yong (Australia)

Members
Pedro Antunes (New Zealand)
Marcos Borges (Brazil)
Kuo-Ming Chao (UK)
Jano de Souza (Brazil)
Giancarlo Fortino (Italy)
Liang Gao (China)
Ning Gu (China)
Anne James (UK)
Peter Kropf (Switzerland)
Weidong Li (UK)
Xiaoping P. Liu (Canada)
Hwa Gyoo Park (Korea)
José A. Pino (Chile)
Amy Trappey (Taiwan)
Yun Yang (Australia)
Qinghua Zheng (China)