[Our apologies if you receive multiple copies] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ETFA2013 18th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation Cagliari, Italy 10-13 September 2013 ***** Submission Deadline: April 14, 2013 ***** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Web site: <http://etfa2013.org> http://etfa2013.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Aim: The aim of the ETFA conference series is to provide researchers and practitioners from industry and academia with a platform to report on recent developments in the newly emerging areas of technology and their potential applications to factory automation. Topics include, but are not limited to: - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AUTOMATION: IT Modeling techniques (Object-Orientation, Components, Agents, Service Oriented Architectures, ...) for Automation Systems; Model Driven Development in Automation (UML, SysML, ...); Data Modeling (CAEX, AutomationML, OPC UA, ...); Virtualization at the Factory Level, Digital Factory; Domain Specific Modeling and Programming Languages (IEC 61131, IEC 61499, ...); Integration with MES and ERP Systems (Databases, Semantic Web Services); Vertical Integration: Web-based Setup, Maintenance and Configuration; Tool Chains, Platforms, and Frameworks for Software Design and Development; Security and Safety in Factory, Home and Building Automation; Network Integration in Automation Systems (Heterogeneous Networks, Wired/Wireless, ...); Dynamically Reconfigurable, Adaptive, and Emergent Automation Software/Systems; Energy Management in Automation/Optimized Energy Consumption of Automated Systems; Cost-Effective Automation/ Systems (Life-Cycle Cost); Case Studies, Application Reports and Experiences in Practice: Smart Manufacturing, Web-of-Things in the Factory Line; Home and Building Automation; Renewable Energy Systems (Production and Integration). - INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: Implementation Issues; Message Scheduling; Performance Analysis; Dependability and Fault Tolerance Aspects; System Design and Architecture; Self-Configurable Systems; Integration Support; Fieldbus Networks; Real-Time Ethernet Networks; Intranet and Internet; Wireless Networks; Hybrid (wired/wireless) Networks; Safety Buses; Sensor Networks; Automotive Networks; Building Automation Networks; Process Control Networks; Networked Control Systems. - REAL-TIME (NETWORKED) EMBEDDED SYSTEMS: Theory and Technology in RTNES: Real-Ttime Computing; Real-Time Operating Systems; Real-Time Communications; Networked Embedded Systems Technology; Wireless Sensor Networks; Cyber Physical Systems. Design and Methods in RTNES: Design and Implementation; Design Methodologies and Tools; Components and Platforms; Models of Computation and Formal Methods; Hardware/Software Co-Design. Verification and Validation Methods. Algorithms and Control in RTNES: Energy Management; Data Integration and Fusion; Communication Modes; Quality of Service Control. Case Studies in RTNES: Industrial Automation, Automotive, Avionics, Communications and Building Automation Systems. - AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: Formal Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems; Scheduling, Simulation, Queuing Systems and Petri Nets in Manufacturing Systems; Synthesis and Analysis Techniques, Performance Evaluation and Reliability; Discrete and Continuous Industrial Automation Systems; Automated Manufacturing Systems and Enterprise Integration; Application of Service-Oriented Technologies; Test Cases, Benchmarks and Tools; Applications and Experiences in Practice; Recent Developments in Standardization; Resource Allocation Systems in Manufacturing; Fault Diagnosis, State-Estimation and Identification. - INDUSTRIAL CONTROL: Process Control; Equipment Control; Intelligent Control; Supervisory Control; Industrial Control Implementation; Discrete and Continuous Automation System; Equipment and Process Monitoring; Fault Detection and Management; Process Modelling and Optimization; Performance Assessment of Control Systems; Control Applications; Large-Scale Systems. - COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND MODERM HEURISTICS IN AUTOMATION: Intelligent Systems and Control, Modern Heuristics, and Data Mining in Automation and Industrial Applications; Neural/Fuzzy/Evolutionary Approaches in Automation; Modern Heuristics Methods in Factory Automation Based on Predictive, Adaptive Control, Recognition, Navigation, Motion Control, Competitive, Self-Organizing Learning, and Clustering; Computational Intelligence in Security, Reliability, and Fault-Tolerance in Automation; Ant Colonies Optimization and Swarm Intelligence in Automation; Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines, Expert Systems. - INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS: Cognitive Robotics; Cooperative and Collaborative Robotics; Multi-Agent Systems and Distributed Robotics Architectures; Human-Robot Interaction; Integrated Intelligence; Intelligent Robot Assistants; Intelligent Embedded Systems; Robot Programming; Natural Language Grounding; Path Planning and Collision Avoidance; Navigation, Control and Manipulation for Intelligent Robots and Systems; Perception, Environment Description and Map Building; Mobile Manipulation; Planning and Failure Recovery; Network Robotics; Reasoning under Uncertainty; Robot Learning; Advanced Sensors and Vision Systems in Robotics; Usability Studies. - SENSORS & ACTUATORS Sensor devices and sensor arrays, Sensor technology and new sensor principles, Sensor algorithms, Sensor instrumentation, Sensor device architectures, Intelligent sensors, Event-based sampling for sensors, Communication interfaces, Factory and process automation sensors, Smart actuators and drive systems, Electric actuators, Valve automation, Energy-harvesting wireless sensors and sensor applications, Signal processing for sensor applications, Industrial sensor devices, Analytical methods and modeling, Software for sensors, Energy efficiency and intelligent signal processing for wireless sensing, Body sensor networks for healthcare and pervasive application, Sensors for urban environmental monitoring, Networked sensors and sensor platforms, Sensor applications for industry, environmental monitoring, corrosion, etc., Bioinspired sensor systems, Metamaterials for sensing, Adaptive sensing, Signal treatment and uncertainty estimation in sensors, Contactless detection and measuring systems for the industrial automation, Motion detectors, Neural networks and sensors, Mass-sensitive and fiber-optic sensors, Gas sensors, Nano-sensors, Aerospace sensor systems, Spatio-temporal modeling for solar radiation, climate and biogeochemical cycles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Manuscripts must be submitted electronically in PDF format, according to the instructions contained in the Conference web site. Contributions must contain original unpublished work. Papers that have been concurrently submitted to other conferences or journals (double submissions) will be automatically rejected. Papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format. Two types of submissions are solicited: Long Papers - 8 double-column pages. Work-in-Progress and Industrial Practice Papers - limited to 4 double-column pages. For further details, please consult the conference web pages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for special session proposals submission April 1, 2013 Deadline for submission of long and special sessions papers April 14, 2013 Notification of acceptance of long papers May 24, 2013 Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers and Industry practice May 28, 2013 Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers and Industry practice June 24, 2013 Deadline for submission of final manuscripts long and special sessions July 1, 2013 Deadline for submission of final manuscripts work-in-progress papers and Industry practice July 7, 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ORGANIZERS General Co-Chairs Carla Seatzu, University of Cagliari, Italy Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, San Francisco, USA Program Committee Co-Chairs Marek Miskowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Georg Frey, Saarland University, Germany Work-in-Progress Co-Chairs Cristian Mahulea, University of Zaragoza, Spain Javier Silvestre-Blanes, University of Valencia, Spain Special Sessions Co-Chairs Mariagrazia Dotoli, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy John Gialelis, University of Patras, Greece Publication Chair Mauro Franceschelli, University of Cagliari, Italy Publicity Chair Maria Paola Cabasino, University of Cagliari, Italy TRACK CHAIRS Track 1 Information Technology in Automation Juergen Jasperneite, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Germany Alexander Fay, Helmut-Schmidt University, Germany Track 2 Industrial Communication Systems Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal Gianluca Cena, Institute of Electronic and Computer and Engineering Telecommunications CNR, Italy Track 3 Real-Time and (Networked) Embedded Systems Marco Di Natale, Sant'Anna Superior School, Italy Jürgen Teich, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Track 4 Automated Manufacturing Systems Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy Christoforos Hadjicostis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Track 5 Industrial Control Ramon Vilanova, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Bengt Lennartson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Jean-Marc Thiriet, GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble, France Track 6 Computational Intelligence and Modern Heuristics in Automation Francesco Carlo Morabito, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy Track 7 Intelligent Robots and Systems Antoni Grau, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain Paulo Costa, University of Porto, Portugal Marina Indri, Polytechnic of Torino, Italy Track 8 Sensors and Actuators Thilo Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria Daniela de Venuto, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ========================================= Maria Paola Cabasino, Ph.D. ========================================= Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Elettronica Universita' di Cagliari Piazza d'Armi - 09123 CAGLIARI - Italy Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Web: <http://www.diee.unica.it/~cabasino/info.html> http://www.diee.unica.it/~cabasino/info.html Tel: +39 070.675.57.73 Fax: +39 070.675.57.82 =========================================
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