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Special Sessions
The special sessions we are featuring this year on top of the main conference tracks:
SS1: Computational Cognitive Science
Cognitive science is the study of the mind and brain, focusing on how the mind represents knowledge and how mental representations and processes are realized in the brain. The field is highly interdisciplinary, combining ideas and methods from psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience. The call invites research contributions and debate relating to all aspects of the computational modelling of cognitive theories and the implementation of intelligent systems that implicitly or explicitly draw on or inform research across multiple cognitive science disciplines.
Topics:
The acquisition of language and ontology, Affect and emotion, Cognition and consciousness, Cognitive or evolutionary theory, Autonomous Robotics, Biomedical Science, Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Intelligence, Developmental and Evolutionary, Robotics, Human Factors Evaluation, Image Processing, Natural Language Learning, Speech Processing, Theory of Mind, The integrated models of sensory-motor perception and interaction, Gesture and expression, Implemented or implementable systems based on computational or robotic models, Some or all of Artificial Intelligence, Behavioural Science, Brain Science, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Systems, Computational Psycholinguistics, Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, Human Computer Interface, Intelligent Systems, Neural Networks, Theory of Computation, Virtual Reality, and the many other research foci, methodologies and application areas of Cognitive Science and Computational Intelligence.
Important Dates:
Papers due: March 21, 2014 EXTENDED by April 10, 2014
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2014
Paper registration due: May 21, 2014
Camera-ready (final) papers: May 27, 2014
Submission Instructions:
Please submit your paper using the conference submission system. When submitting, please select "SS1: Computational Cognitive Science" as the technical area related to your paper (please also select other areas if related).
Special Session Organizer:
A. Vadivel
National Institute of Technology
Department of Computer Applications
Tanjore Main Road
National Highway 67
Tiruchirappalli - 620015
Tamil Nadu
India
email: vadi@nitt.edu
SS2: Nature-inspired Computational Methods and Applications
Nature-inspired algorithms are the latest state-of-the-art algorithms, which are designed observing natural evolution process or other natural phenomenon, e.g., social behaviour of birds, insects. Some of the well-known and widely used algorithms are Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy Systems, Genetic Algorithms, Ant Colony Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization, Artificial Immune System, Culture Algorithms, Social evolution, Artificial Bee Colony Optimization, Neural Networks. These methods are much helpful when we are in need of imprecise, inaccurate but feasible solutions in a reasonable time as many real-world problems are too complex today to be dealt by traditional methods to find exact solutions in a reasonable time. The call invites research contributions in the area of algorithmic development or application of these methods to solve real-world and/or complex problems.
Topics:
Algorithms
Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, Neural Network, DNA and Molecular Computing, Membrane Computing, Biological Computing, Artificial Immune Systems, Autonomy-Oriented Computing, Computational Neuroscience, Fuzzy Systems.
Applications
Computational Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition, Data Fusion, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Expert Systems, Information Security, Computer Vision, DNA Nanotechnology, Web and Networks, Multi-/Many-Objective Optimization, Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics, Parallel Computing, Natural Language Processing, Business, Management, Decision Making.
Important Dates:
Papers due: March 21, 2014 EXTENDED by April 10, 2014
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2014
Paper registration due: May 21, 2014
Camera-ready (final) papers: May 27, 2014
Submission Instructions:
Please submit your paper using the conference submission system. When submitting, please select "SS2: Nature-inspired Computational Methods and Applications" as the technical area related to your paper (please also select other areas if related).
Special Session Organizer:
P. K. Singh
ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior
Morena Link Road
Gwalior - 474015
Madhya Pradesh
India
emails: pksingh@iiitm.ac.in, pksingh7@gmail.com
SS3: Intelligent Video Surveillance Systems
Intelligent Video Surveillance Systems (IVSS) have become increasingly popular because of their wide industrial applications and important scientific values. Traditional Closed-Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) requires operators to continuously monitor a significant number of cameras in areas such as military installations, roads, and airports that need security. IVSS can provide automated services, such as abrupt incursion detection, shortest path recommendation using traffic jam analysis, robbery monitoring, and abnormal activity detection. In IVSS, computer vision, pattern recognition, Image Processing, and artificial intelligence technologies are developed to identify abnormal behaviours in videos. As a result, fewer human observers can monitor more scenarios with high accuracy. The special session invites research contributions on all aspects of underlying theory, methods, systems, and applications of surveillance systems.
Topics:
- Sensors and Data Fusion: Sensors(Visible/infrared/3D/mm-wave/audio/radio), ground airborne, Satellite based (fixed/mobile/UAV), Calibration and positioning, Communications and networking sensing, Forensic tools, Ambient intelligence, Preventive environments, Human interaction for static and mobile environments.
- Processing, Detection, Tracking, and Recognition: Modelling and feature selection, Detection and estimation (change, motion, anomaly, saliency, pattern), Data association and multi- target tracking, classification and recognition, multi-model fusion, 3-D scene reconstruction and occlusion handling, Abnormal behaviour detection in crowded environments.
- Data Management & Human-Computer Interaction: Compression and summarization, Archival, search and retrieval, Human-computer interfaces, Mulit-modal displays, Visualization algorithms, Mobile and distributed interaction.
- Analytics and Situation Awareness: Activity/interaction analysis and monitoring, Intention, estimation and situation awareness, Crowdsourcing-based methods, Cognitive dynamic systems and bio-inspired methods.
- Security and Privacy: Data authenticity, Privacy in surveillance, Forensics, Biometrics, Cyber security.
- Surveillance Systems and Applications: Hardware and software architectures, Research prototypes, Simulators, Civilian, industrial, and military, Transportation (road, rail, air, maritime), Performance evaluation.
Important Dates:
Papers due: March 21, 2014 EXTENDED by April 10, 2014
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2014
Paper registration due: May 21, 2014
Camera-ready (final) papers: May 27, 2014
Submission Instructions:
Please submit your paper using the conference submission system. When submitting, please select "SS3: Intelligent Video Surveillance Systems" as the technical area related to your paper (please also select other areas if related).
Special Session Organizer:
Maheshkumar H. Kolekar
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Department of Electrical Engineering
Pataliputra Colony
Patna - 800013
Bihar
India
email: mahesh@iitp.ac.in
SS4: From Boolean Problems to the Internet of Everything
We would like to invite you to three special sessions that will be subsequently published in the book titled: "From Boolean Algebra to the Internet of Everything" of Cambridge Scholars Publishing. If you intend to participate, please prepare a Short Paper (four pages according to the Conference Submission Instructions) including references in English and indication of the session, and submit it before March 21, 2014 EXTENDED by April 10, 2014. Accepted Short Papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Authors of all accepted Short Papers will be contacted by the publisher directly regarding the publication guidelines of the ICSEng Conference. Please note, that the submission instructions are slightly different if compared with regular conference papers. The authors of the accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version for further review and publication as a chapter in the book of Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Only the papers presented at the conference in person, and then discussed at the Conference and later significantly extended are eligible for publication in the book. Authors will be notified of acceptance after the conference, but not later than by the September 1st, 2014. It is anticipated the book will be published in 2015.
Focus Areas:
- SS4_1: Boolean Algebra, Fast Boolean Computations, and Embedded Structures (Prof. Bernd Steinbach, Dr. Grzegorz Borowik)
The special session on Boolean Algebra, Fast Boolean Computations and Embedded Structures focuses on the issues concerning High-dimension Boolean and discrete problems; and provides a forum for academics, researchers and engineers from different disciplines to exchange ideas. The session is devoted to theoretical research, innovations as well as practical applications, especially for logic synthesis and digital system design. An aim of the session is to initiate possible collaborative research and find new ideas for fast computation in Big Data domain as well as investigating new application areas. Boolean Algebra, Fast Boolean Computations and Embedded Structures play important role in modern computer and multi-core system architectures, software infrastructure solutions and software intensive systems.
Topics:
- Properties and Applications of Boolean Algebra
- Fast Boolean Computations and Transformations
- Complex Problems (NP-hard Problems, 2-SAT and 3-SAT, Solution of Real-world Problems)
- Heuristics and Efficiency Issues in Computational Models
- Logic Synthesis
- Practical Applications of Boolean Algebra (FPGA Synthesis, Quantum Logic, Reversible Logic)
- Multi-valued Logic
- SS4_2: Computer and Multi-core Architectures (Prof. Henry Selvaraj, Dr. Dawid Zydek)
This special session will consider the investigation of computer and multi-core system architectures, with a focus on the design of modern computer based distributed systems. The issues of scalability, performance, fault-tolerance, and reliability are important factors for distributed systems, along with emerging technologies that will drive the computer and multi-core architectures of tomorrow. The complimentary hardware and software system design to suit the computer and embedded system architectures will be also featured in this session.
Topics:
- Embedded System Architecture Models
- Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing Architecturesv
- Design of Computer Based Systems
- High-Performance Computing
- Computer and Multi-core System Architecture (Performance, Fault-Tolerance and Reliability factors in Multi-core Architectures; Cache Management in Multi-core Architectures)
- SS4_3: Middleware, Cloud Computing and Internet of Things (Dr. Zenon Chaczko)
The functional qualities of interoperability, performance, scalability and reliability are important for middleware interoperability, along with emerging technologies that will drive the software system infrastructures of tomorrow. The complimentary middleware design considerations to suit the computer architectures will also feature in this session. The emerging trend of cloud computing presents both challenges and opportunities. Cloud computing requires underlying design principles, to ensure that security and reliability can be maintained in a scalable manner. The session will consider the emerging cloud platforms, as well as the applications that will drive cloud computing in future research opportunities. Furthermore, the session will examine how cloud computing compliments new developments with the Internet of Things, and the developments arising from cloud-enabled infrastructures.
Topics:
- Middleware Architecture and Software Infrastructure Models
- Grid-based and P2P Middleware
- Middleware Design Qualities
- Cloud Computing Platform Concerns (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Infrastructures; Cloud Computing for Research, and Industrial Applications; Future Directions of Cloud Computing)
- Scalable Cloud Computing Models
- Cloud Security and Performance Design
- Integration of IoT with Cloud Computing
- IoT Infrastructure Monitoring
- IoT Security and Reliability
Important Dates:
Short papers due: March 21, 2014 EXTENDED by April 10, 2014
Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2014
Short papers registration due: May 21, 2014
Camera-ready (final) short papers: May 27, 2014
Notification of acceptance of a chapter: September 1, 2014
Chapters due: October 31, 2014
Camera-ready (final) chapters: November 30, 2014
Submission Instructions:
Please submit your paper using the conference submission system. When submitting, please select the sesseion SS4 and the focus area, e.g. for focus area SS4_1 Boolean Algebra, Fast Boolean Computations, and Embedded Structures, please select "SS4_1: Boolean Algebra, Fast Boolean Computations, and Embedded Structures" as the technical area related to your paper.
Contact information to the special session organizers:
Grzegorz Borowik, email: g.borowik@tele.pw.edu.pl
Zenon Chaczko, email: zenon.chaczko@uts.edu.au
Henry Selvaraj, email: henry.selvaraj@unlv.edu
Bernd Steinbach, email: steinb@informatik.tu-freiberg.de
Dawid Zydek, email: zydedawi@isu.edu
The session organizers' BIOs: (PDF)
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