[ecoop-info] CFP: WoTBD 2015 (IEEE xplore) - IET- INSPEC, IJCDS Journal Special Issue

[Wael Elmedany]

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*Call for Papers*


2015 International Symposium on Web of Things and Big Data

* (WoTBD 2015)*


*http://wotbd.info/ <http://wotbd.info/> *

October 2015, Manama, Bahrain

in conjunction with

The Fifth International Conference on e-learning: Cognitively Informed
Technology, October 2015, Bahrain
<http://econf.uob.edu.bh/conf5/Default.htm>

http://econf.uob.edu.bh/conf5/Default.htm







*SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES*

The aim of International Symposium on Web of Things and Big Data (WoTBD
2015) is to foster interaction of researchers, exchange of new ideas, and
to enhance communication between academia and industry in the area of Web
of Things. The development in Internet of Things (IoT) is growing fast that
has leads to connecting millions of devices through the internet, it is
well known today as Web of Things. Big data is high volume, high velocity,
and/or high variety information assets that require new forms of processing
to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process
optimization. WoTBD 2015 is co-located with The Fifth International
Conference and Exhibition on "Cognitively Informed Technology" from 5th to
8th of October 2015, Manama, Bahrain.



*Symposium topics include (but are not limited to) the following:*



   - Sensor Networks
   - Embedded Web Resources
   - Mobile Internet of Things
   - Data Mining
   - Cloud computing
   - Cloud infrastructure for mobile application development
   - Internet of Things device or circuit design
   - Internet of Things applications and services
   - Smart Home and Smart cities.
   - Security for homes, businesses and public settings
   - Internet of Things analytics
   - Big Data Models and Algorithms
   - Big Data Architectures
   - Big Data Management
   - Security Applications of Big Data
   - Mobile Applications Architecture and Design
   - Healthcare at home and in hospitals
   - Semantic web technologies
   - RFID

  *Journal Special Issue*
Extended version of selected papers in the Symposium will be published as
special issue on *The International Journal of Computing and Digital
Systems (IJCDS)* <http://journals.uob.edu.bh/computing>
*Papers must be formatted according to IJCDS format*
<http://journals.uob.edu.bh/Computing/Documents/IJCDS%20template.docx>

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 *INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS*:

 Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on
above and other topics related to Web of Things and Big Data.  Submitted
papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6
keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Submitted research
papers may not overlap with papers that have already been published or that
are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with
proceedings.  Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews.  Papers
will be selected based on their originality, relevance, contributions,
technical clarity and presentation.  Submission implies the willingness of
at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if
accepted.  Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will
be registered and presented at the Symposium.


 Paper Format

The submitted paper must be formatted according to IEEE manuscript
templates. The IEEE Template can be found at IEEE - Manuscript Templates
for Conference Proceedings
<http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html>
Paper Length

Submitted technical papers must be no longer than 6 pages including all
figures, tables and references.
Paper Submission

Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the The
Online EDAS conference management system
<https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=20451&track=72851> in PDF format before
the deadline (see Important Dates).

The submission processes will be managed by EDAS <https://edas.info/>. If
you have used this system before, you can use the same username and
password. If this is your first time using EDAS, you will need to register
for an account by clicking "create a new account"
<https://edas.info/newPerson.php?noauth=1> button. Upon completion of
registration, you will get a notification email from the system and you are
ready for submitting your paper. You can upload and re-upload the paper to
the system by the submission due date.
Publication

All accepted papers will be scheduled for oral presentations and will be
printed in WoTBD'2015 symposium proceedings and published in the conference
workshops proceedings, which is published in IEEE xplore Digital Library
<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp>.


 *CAMERA READY AND AUTHOR KIT*
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*REGISTRATION*
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*IMPORTANT DATES*

Submission Deadline:

July 15, 2015

Authors Notification:

July 30, 2015

Final Manuscript Due:

August 15, 2015



*WORKSHOP Chairs*

*Dr. Wael M El-Medany*
Department Of Computer Engineering,
University Of Bahrain,  Bahrain
welmedany at uob.edu.bh














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