Call for Papers
18th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE-2015)
Porto, Portugal on October 21-23, 2015

http://www.fe.up.pt/cse2015
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Important Dates:
Submission Deadline for Papers:
June 1, 2015
Author Notification:
July 24, 2015
Camera-Ready and Author Registration:
September 4, 2015
Submission Deadline for Workshops/Tutorials/Special Sessions:
March 13, 2015
Notification of Acceptance for Workshops/Tutorials/Special Sessions:
March 20, 2015
Conference dates:
October 21-23, 2015

Overview
The Computational Science and Engineering area is increasingly becoming an emerging and promising discipline that shapes future research and development activities in academia and industry, ranging from engineering, science, finance, economics, arts and humanitarian fields, especially when the solution of large and complex problems must cope with tight timing schedules.

The 18th IEEE International Conferences on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE-2015) is the next event, in a series of highly successful international conferences on Computational Science and Engineering. CSE2015 will be held in Porto, Portugal on October 21-23, 2015. It intends to bring together computer scientists, industrial engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange experimental and theoretical results, novel designs, work-in-progress, experience, case studies, and trend-setting ideas in the areas of advanced computing for problems in science and engineering applications and inter-disciplinary.

Topics:
The CSE2015 conference will provide a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address all challenges including technical, safety, social, and legal issues related to Computational Science and Engineering and to present and discuss their ideas, results, work-in-progress and experience on all aspects of Computational Science and Engineering. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

* Track 1. Intelligent and Bio-inspired Computing
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Multi-Agent Systems
Computational Neuroscience
Natural Language Processing
Evolutionary Computation
Metaheuristics
Memetic Algorithms
Cellular Automata
Fuzzy Systems
Molecular Computing
Applications of Intelligent Computing

* Track 2. Scientific and Engineering Computing
Multiphysics, Multiscale, and Multilevel Algorithms
Energy-aware Algorithms
Scalable Numerical Algorithms
Hardware-aware Algorithms
Graph and Social Network Algorithms
Asynchronous Parallel Algorithms
Uncertainty Quantification
Innovative Implementations of Scientific Computing and Visualization Algorithms
Software Design and Development to Support CSE
Applications in Computational Science, e.g., Biology, Physics, Geophysics, Aerospace, Life Sciences, Climate, Economics
Programming Models for Heterogeneous and Many-core Processors
High Performance Software Libraries and Environments
Exascale Computing
Emerging Technology
Emerging Applications

* Track 3. Big Data Analytic
Databases and Data Mining Applications
Feature Selection and Feature Extraction
High Performance Data Mining Algorithms
Knowledge Discovery
Sequential Data Mining
Stream Data Mining
Social Network Mining
Temporal and Spatial Data Mining
Text, Graph, Video, Multimedia Data Mining
Web Mining

* Track 4. Cluster, Grid, P2P and Cloud Computing
Autonomic Computing in P2P, Grid, Cloud systems
Cloud Computing and Applications
Data Intensive and Computing Intensive Applications
Economics of P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing
Grid and P2P Infrastructures for Data Storage and Data Mining
High performance and Scalable Computing
Large-scale Collaborative Problem Solving Environments
Programming models, tools, and environments
Middleware for Grid, Cloud and P2P Systems and Applications
Methodology and Practice of Semantic Grid and Web
Overlay Networks for P2P Systems
Reputation Aggregation for P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Systems
Scalability, Dependability and Reliability
Scheduling, Resource Discovery and Allocation
Social Networking and Implications
Theoretical model for P2P, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing Systems
Trust Integration and Security
Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing Applications
Virtual Organizations and Enterprise Computing
Web and Grid Service-based Applications

* Track 5. Computational Social Systems
Fundamental Theories in SN/MSN
Solutions to Key Problems in SN/MSN
Typical SN/MSN Applications
Socially-inspired Design of Communications Networks
Various Topics related to SN/MSN Development Platform
Privacy, Security, Ethics, Culture, and Anonymity Issues
Social Sensing, Crowdsourced Sensing and Mobile Participatory Sensing
u-Things, u-Science and u-Engineering
Intelligent Transportation Systems and Safety-critical Systems
Capacity Offloading through D2D Local Area Networks
Economic, Social, Psychological Inspired Incentive Mechanisms
Business Models of SN/MSN

* Track 6. Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications
Space-Time, MIMO and Adaptive Antennas
Mobile data communication
Security Issues Involved in Mobile Computing
OFDM, CDMA and Spread Spectrum
Multimedia in Mobile Computing: Issues, System Design, and Performance Evaluation
Information Theory
Multimedia Signal Processing
Cross Layer Optimization in Wireless Networks
Cognitive Radio, Ultra-wideband
Multihop and Cooperative Communications
Modulation, Coding, Diversity
Signal Processing in Body Area Networks
Wireless Emergency and Security Systems

* Track 7. CSE Education
Computer Aided Education
Multimedia and Education
Computer Science and Education Technology
Computer and Education Training
Computer and Education Management
E-learning
Knowledge Discovering

* Track 8. Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing
Embedded System Software and Optimization
Embedded System Architectures
Hardware/Software Co-design and Design Automation
Real-Time Systems and Operating Systems
Application-Specific Processors and Devices
Power-Aware Computing
Sensor Networks
System/Network-on-Chip
Reconfigurable Computing Systems and Applications
Pervasive Computing and Communications
Middleware and Peer-to-Peer Computing
Internet Computing and Applications
Multimedia and Data Management
Human-Computer Interaction
Agents and Distributed Computing
Security and Fault Tolerance Applications

* Track 9. Advanced Networking and Applications
Communication Protocol and Architecture
High-speed Communication and Network
Wireless Communication and Network
Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Network
Low-power Network and System
Wearable Network and System
Embedded System and Networking
Internet Technology and IP-based Applications
Network Control and Management
Network Performance, Analysis and Evaluation
Quality of Services (QoS)
Ubiquitous/Pervasive Networks and Computing
Ubiquitous Intelligence and Smart World
Smart Object, Space/Environment and System
Innovative Networking and Applications
Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World
Network and Application Hardware

* Track 10. Security, Privacy and Trust
Information and System Security
Computer Security
Reliable Computing
Trusted Computing
Network Security and Privacy
E-Security

* Track 11. Service and Internet Computing
Mathematical Foundation of Services Computing
Services Science
Service-Oriented Architecture(SOA)
Web Services
Wireless Grid and Communication Services Delivery Platform
Grid Applications and System Solutions
Dependable, Reliable and Autonomic Computing

* Track 12. Distributed and Parallel Computing
Distributed Algorithms
Parallel/Distributed Architectures
Novel Big Data Architectures
Real-Time Parallel and Distributed Systems
Parallel and Distributed Operating Systems and Middleware
Resource Management and Task Scheduling
Parallel and Distributed Applications and Web Services
Parallel I/O Systems and Storage Systems
Tools and Environments for Parallel & Distributed Software Development
Analysis and Design of Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
Distributed Data and Knowledge Based Systems
Distributed Graphics and VR/AR/MR Systems
Distributed AI and Soft/Natural Computing
Security in Parallel and Distributed Systems

* Track 13. Dependable, Reliable and Autonomic Computing
Autonomic Computing Theory, Models, Architectures and Communications
Dependable Automatic Control Techniques and Systems
Cloud Computing with Autonomic and Trusted Environment
Reliable Computing
Hardware and Software Reliability, Verification and Testing
Dependability and Autonomic Issues in Ubiquitous Computing
Software Engineering for Dependable Systems
Hardware Engineering for Dependable Systems

Submissions of Papers
Authors are invited to submit original papers in English including, but not limited to, the areas of interest mentioned above. All contributions must be submitted electronically in the PDF format conforming to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column).
Papers should be submitted through the EasyChair paper submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cse20151). Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with an overlength charge of 100€ per additional page).

By submitting a paper to the conference, authors assure that if the paper is accepted, at least one author will attend the conference and present the paper. For no-show authors, their papers will be removed from the digital library after the conference and their affiliations will be notified.
The program committee will select and award two "Best Paper Awards" for this conference.

Publications
The CSE’2015 accepted papers from this conference will be published by IEEE Computer Society in IEEE proceedings.
Selected distinguished papers will be considered for possible publication in special issues of prestigious international journals.

Workshops/Tutorials/Special Sessions
The IEEE International Conferences on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE’2015) organizing committee invites proposals for: (a) workshops, (b) tutorials and (c) special sessions to be included in the technical program of the main conference. Prospective organizers of these events are invited to submit proposals on foundational and emerging topics in areas relevant to Computational Science and Engineering. These events will provide an opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their research results and practical development experiences on specific challenging and emerging issues.

A proposal should include a proper title, an overview, scope, information about the program, a tentative list of members of the program committee, history of the event (if held previously by the same team), and short bios of all organizers.

For submissions of Wokshops/Tutorials/Special Sessions please contact José G. F. Coutinho (Gabriel.Figueiredo@imperial.ac.uk), Imperial College London, UK, and Cristina Silvano (cristina.silvano@polimi.it), Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Organizing Committee:
* General Chairs:
Didier El Baz, LAAS-CNRS, France
João M. P. Cardoso, University of Porto, Portugal
Thomas Rauber, University of Bayreuth, Germany

* Program Chairs:
Guojing Cong, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, USA
Christian Plessl, University of Paderborn, Germany
Luís Veiga, University of Lisbon/IST/INESC-ID, Portugal

* Steering Committee:
Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan
Peter Sloot, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Workshops/Tutorials/Special Sessions Chairs:
José G. F. Coutinho, Imperial College London, UK
Cristina Silvano, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

* Publicity Chairs:
Rui Abreu, University of Porto, Portugal
Alexande Delbem, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Int’l Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Malaysia

* Finance Chair:
João Pascoal Faria, University of Porto, Portugal

* Proceedings Chair:
João Canas Ferreira, University of Porto, Portugal

* Sponsorship Chair:
Raul Vidal, University of Porto, Portugal

* Webmaster:
João Bispo, University of Porto, Portugal

Technical Program Committee:
Please, visit http://www.fe.up.pt/cse2015 for information about the TPC.

Previous Events:
The IEEE International Conferences on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) was held mainly as the International Workshop on High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computing for 11 editions, mostly in conjunction with the International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), as COATA-98 (Orlando, USA, 1998), HPSEC-99 (Fukushima, Japan, 1999), HPSEC-00 (Toronto, Canada, 2000), HPSEC-01 (Valencia, Spain, 2001), HPSEC-02 (Vancouver, Canada, 2002), HPSEC-03 (Kaohsing, Taiwan, 2003), HPSEC-04 (Montreal, Canada, 2004), HPCSE-04 with WCC-04 (Toulouse, France, 2004), HPSEC-05 (Oslo, Norway, 2005), HPSEC-06 (Columbus, USA, 2006) and CSE-08 (São Paulo, Brazil, 2008). The previous CSE-09, CSE-10, CSE-11, CSE-12, CSE-13 and CSE-14 were held in Vancouver, Canada, 2009, Hong Kong, China, 2010, Dalian, China, 2011, Paphos, Cyprus, 2012 and Sydney, Australia, 2013, and in Chengdu, China, 2014.

Sponsors:
IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC)

Contact:
If you need any further information, please contact us at:
cse2015conf@gmail.com

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