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******************************************************************************** * Deadline for submission of regular papers: February 28, 2018 * * Deadline for submission of Work-in-Progress papers: April 10, 2018 * CALL FOR REGULAR & WORK-IN-PROGRESS PAPERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WFCS 2018 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems

a historical prestigious conference

June 13 - 15, 2018, Imperia, Italy

Selected papers to be considered for publication in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Sponsors: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society CNR-IEIIT, Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web site: http://wfcs2018.ieiit.cnr.it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WFCS is the largest IEEE conference especially dedicated to industrial communication systems and technologies. The aim of the WFCS series is to provide a forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to review and discuss most recent trends in the area and share innovative research directions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOCUS

- Real-time in Industrial Communication Systems and Technologies: wired and wireless industrial networks (fieldbus networks; Industrial Ethernet networks; wireless (industrial) networks; Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (IWSNs); hybrid wired/wireless industrial networks; Time Sensitive Networks (TSN); Time Triggered (TT) systems and protocols); modeling and specification techniques; hard and soft real-time message scheduling; multimedia support for industrial and process automation; real-time performance and analysis of network protocols and components; support for mobility; configuration tools and network management.

- Cyber-Physical Systems (Communication meets Control): control/communication interaction; networked control systems; Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks (WSANs); cooperative industrial systems; multi-agent industrial systems; time synchronization; localization; industry applications and case studies.

- Networked Embedded Systems: design and validation of embedded systems; real-time operating systems; multi/many-core systems; middleware design and implementation; real-time performance and analysis; domain-specific design and verification languages; formal methods for verification and certification; model-driven engineering.

- Dependability and Security of Industrial Networks: fault-tolerance; safety and certification; cyber-security; risk analysis and assessment; protection and countermeasures; industrial firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs); formal description techniques and verification of industrial protocol and applications.

- Integration in Industrial Systems: vertical and life-cycle aspects; data-flow management; plug-and-work and self-mechanisms; interoperability; mixed criticality systems; distributed application platforms; Internet and intranet access; Internetworking; web-based setup; configuration and maintenance; cell networks; high-performance networks, telecommunication networks for geographically distributed industrial applications.

- Communication Technologies for Industry 4.0: self-adaption and self-organization for smart factories; self-configurable networks; new paradigms for agile network operations; Software Defined Networking (SDN); Network Function Virtualization (NFV); artificial intelligence and machine (deep) learning; architectures for big data management; industrial cloud computing; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)/Industrial Internet of Services (IIoS); Service-Oriented Architectures (SoA); support for m2m and human-machine interaction; reports from experimental testbeds and deployment.

- Green Communication in Industry: energy-efficient, resource-saving and environment-friendly networking; energy-saving and energy-harvesting techniques; green design.

- Recent advances in research domains with similar communication requirements: smart grid communications; smart home and building automation networks; automotive and train-control networks; automated guided vehicles (AGV) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs); Wireless Health Care (WHC).

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Honorary Chair: Adriano Valenzano, CNR-IEIIT, Italy

General Co-Chairs: Luca Durante, CNR-IEIIT, Italy Roberto Oboe, University of Padova, Italy

Program Committee Co-Chairs: Liliana Cucu, INRIA, France Lucia Seno, CNR-IEIIT, Italy

Work-in-Progress Co-Chairs: Tingting Hu, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Stefano Scanzio, CNR-IEIIT, Italy

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSIONS: WFCS 2018 invites two types of submissions. Regular Papers - from 8 to 10 double-column pages Work-in-Progress Papers (WiP) - limited to 4 double-column pages

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