The ICDCS 2016 : 18th International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems is the premier inter-multi-trans-disciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Dependability and Complex Systems. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:
General aspects of systems, networks theory and communication technology
Dependability theory of networks, systems and its elements
Artificial Intelligence
Theory of information and IT systems
System modelling for threats, dependability and maintenance
Evaluation of software, hardware and networks dependability
Risk analysis, security and quality assurance
Soft computing methods and software tools for dependability and maintenance analysis
Efficiency analysis of contemporary systems and networks
Neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, expert systems for complex systems analysis and modelling
Security of networks, systems, software and hardware
Cryptography methods and tools
Coding and dependability of data transmission
Fault tolerant computing
Maintenance and operational planning
Artificial Intelligence technologies for dependability
Functional and economic aspects of complex systems