Joint CfP: WFCS 2016 and IEEE TII SS on Communication in Automation

JOINT CALL FOR PAPERS

12th IEEE World conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2016)
and
SS on Communication in Automation IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

May 3-6, 2016, Aveiro, Portugal

Sponsored by:

• University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Telecommunications Institute, Portugal
• IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Please note that outstanding papers papers will **immediately** be considered for a Special Section in the TII organized in parallel with WFCS

Author's Schedule:

• Deadline for submission of regular papers: December, 4, 2015
• Notification of acceptance of regular papers: January, 29, 2016
• Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers: February, 5, 2016
• Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers: April, 1, 2016
• Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (regular): March, 4, 2016
• Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (WIP): April, 8, 2016

Further information: http://www.av.it.pt/wfcs2016/

Description:

The aim of this joint Call for Papers is to stimulate the submission of regular and Work-in-Progress papers. Regular papers may be eventually selected for two different final objectives, namely WFCS 2016 Proceedings and a Special Section of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII). Authors interested in their papers being published in TII will be asked to state it explicitly and should prepare their papers following the recommendations indicated at the "Paper submission" page of the WFCS2016 website. These papers will undergo a first round of review that selects:

• papers potentially suitable for the TII
• papers potentially suitable for WFCS, but not for the TII

Subsequently, papers will follow different paths, in agreement with the result of the above selection. Authors of papers finally accepted for publication in TII will be asked to provide a short version of their papers (4 pages) that will be presented at WFCS and published in the conference Proceedings.

Scope:

WFCS is the largest IEEE technical event specially dedicated to industrial communication systems. The aim of this conference 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.

Focus on:

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; M2M communication, Plug-and-Work and self-mechanisms.

Information and Communication Technology in Automation: system design; component-based systems, web frameworks; cloud computing, service-oriented architectures (SoA); mobile computing; modelling and specification techniques; formal methods; Internet of Things (IoT)/Internet of Services.

Recent advances in research domains with similar technical requirements: networked control systems; wireless sensor networks; smart grid communications and building automation networks; automotive and train-control networks; distributed real-time embedded systems.

Topics:

• Fieldbus networks
• Real-time communication and applications
• Industrial Ethernet networks
• Web-based communication and applications
• IP-based networks
• Distributed application platforms
• Industrial wireless networks
• Safety and security in industrial communications
• Industrial Applications of Internet of Things (IoT)
• M2M communication
• Networked embedded systems
• Fault tolerance in industrial communications
• Sensor networks
• Configuration tools & network management
• Building automation networks
• Internetworking & interoperability
• Automotive and train-control networks
• System aspects
• Factory and Process automation networks
• Case studies

Submission of Papers:

WFCS is seeking two kinds of submissions: regular papers and work-in-progresspapers. 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 8 double-column pages in IEEE format, reporting on novel and significant contributions to the field of industrial communication systems.

Work-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.

General Co-Chairs

• Paulo Pedreiras, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Thilo Sauter, Danube University Krems, Austria

Program Committee Co-Chairs

• Lucia Lo Bello, University of Catania, Italy
• Moris Benham, Malardalen University, Sweden

WIP Co-Chairs

• Julian Proenza, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
• Martin Wollschlaeger, TU Dresden, Germany

Local Organizing Committee

• Joaquim Ferreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Pedro Fonseca, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Luis Sillva, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Industry Day Co-Chairs

• Jose Alberto Fonseca - University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Rui Lopes - Inova-Ria, Aveiro, Portugal

TII Liaison

• Kim F Man, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

WFCS Series Steering Committee

• J-D. Decotignie, CSEM, Switzerland
• D. Dietrich, Technical Univ. of Vienna, Austria
• J. Fuertes, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
• J. Jasperneite, Institut Industrial IT, Germany
• G. Juanole, LAAS-CNRS, France
• Z. Mammeri, Toulouse University, France
• C. Norstrom, Malardalen University, Sweden
• J. Proenza, Univ. of the Balearic Islands, Spain
• T. Sauter, Danube University Krems, Austria
• E. Tovar, ISEP-IPP, Porto, Portugal
• A. Valenzano, IEIIT-CNR, Italy
• F. Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal
• M. Wollschlager, TU Dresden, Germany
• F. Simonot-Lion, LORIA-INPL, Nancy, France
• R. Zurawski, ISA Group, USA (Chair)

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

- Guest Editors

• Lucia Lo Bello, University of Catania, Italy
• Moris Benham, Malardalen University, Sweeden
• Paulo Pedreiras, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Thilo Sauter, Danube University Krems, Austria

- Editor in Chief

• Kim F Man, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  http://tii.ieee-ies.org/
  eic.tii@ee.cityu.edu.hk