CfP: Work-in-Progress Session in WFCS 2016. May 3-6, 2016.

CALL FOR PAPERS WORK-IN-PROGRESS SESSION

12th IEEE World conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2016)

May 3-6, 2016 | Aveiro, Portugal | http://www.av.it.pt/wfcs2016/

Sponsored by: University of Aveiro, Portugal Telecommunications Institute, Portugal IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Author's Schedule:

• Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers: March, 14, 2016 [FIRM!]
• Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers: April, 14, 2016
• Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (WIP): April, 21, 2016

Description:

The aim of this Call for Papers is to stimulate the submission of Work-in-Progress papers.

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:

With this call, WFCS is seeking work-in-progress papers.
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.

Please submit papers with 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 Behnam, 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 Silva, 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. Wollschlaeger, TU Dresden, Germany
• F. Simonot-Lion, LORIA-INPL, Nancy, France
• R. Zurawski, ISA Group, USA (Chair)