Second Call-For-Papers - 10th IEEE Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2014)
10th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems
COMMUNICATION IN AUTOMATION (WFCS 2014)
MAY 5-7, 2014 - TOULOUSE, FRANCE
***** EXTENDED Deadline: January 14, 2014 *****
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Conference web site: http://www.irit.fr/wfcs2014/
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FOCUS
The WFCS workshop is the largest IEEE technical event specially dedicated to industrial communication systems. The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and developers to review current trends in this area and to present and discuss new ideas and new research directions.
- Real-time and Dependability in Industrial Communication Systems:
message scheduling; task allocation; fault-tolerant communication;
performance analysis; safety and security issues; synchronization.
- System Integration in Industrial Automation Systems: vertical and
life-cycle aspects, web-based setup, maintenance, and configuration;
transparency vs. security; data-flow management; internetworking;
hybrid wired/wireless industrial infrastructures.
- Information and Communication Technology in Automation: system design;
component-based systems, web frameworks; mobile computing; modeling and
specification techniques; formal methods.
- Recent advances in research domains with similar technical
requirements:
networked control systems; wireless sensor networks; building automation
networks; automotive and train-control networks; distributed real-time
embedded systems.
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WORKSHOP TOPICS
- Fieldbus networks
- Industrial Ethernet networks
- IP-based networks
- Industrial wireless networks
- Networked embedded systems
- Sensor networks
- Building automation networks
- Automotive and train-control networks
- Factory and Process automation networks
- Real-time communication and applications
- Web-based communication and applications
- Distributed application platforms
- Safety and security in industrial communications
- Fault-tolerance in industrial communications
- Configuration tools and network management
- Internetworking and interoperability
- System aspects
- Case studies
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
WFCS workshop is seeking two kinds of submissions. All submitted
contributions (in English language) must contain original unpublished
work. Papers that have been concurrently submitted to other conferences
or journals (double submissions) will be automatically rejected.
REGULAR PAPERS
Up to 10 double-column pages in IEEE format, reporting on novel and
significant contributions to the field of industrial communication
systems.
WORJK IN PROGRESS PAPERS
Up to 4 double-column pages, describing research that has not yet
produced the results required for a regular paper, but that due its
novelty and potential impact deserves to be shared with the community
at an early stage.
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AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE
Deadline for submission of regular papers: January 14, 2014
Notification of acceptance of regular papers: February 21, 2014
Deadline for submission of WIP papers: February 28, 2014
Notification of acceptance of WIP papers: April 4, 2014
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (regular): March 21,
2014
Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (WIP): April 11, 2014
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GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Zoubir Mammeri, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, USA
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Roman Obermaisser, Univ. of Siegen, Germany
Eduardo Tovar, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
HONORARY CHAIR
Jean-Pierre Thomesse, INPL, Nancy, France
WIP CO-CHAIRS
Marek Miskowicz, AGH Univ. of Science & Technology, Poland
Jean-Luc Scharbarg, IRIT - University of Toulouse, France
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Armelle Bonenfant, IRIT, France
Rahim Kacimi, IRIT, France
Sabyne Lartigue, IRIT, France
Cedric Teyssie, IRIT, France
WFCS SERIES STEERING COMITTEE
J-D. Decotignie, CSEM, Switzerland
D. Dietrich, Tech. Univ. of Vienna, Austria
J. Fuertes, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Spain
J. Jasperneite, Institut Industrial IT, Germany
G. Juanole, LAAS-CNRS, France
C. Norstrom, Malardalen Univ., Sweden
T. Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sc., Austria
E. Tovar, ISEP-IPP, Porto, Portugal
A. Valenzano, IEIIT-CNR, Italy
F. Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal
M. Wollschlaeger, TU Dresden, Germany
F. Simonot-Lion, LORIA-INPL, Nancy, France
R. Zurawski, ISA Group, USA (Chair)