CfP (EXTENDED DEADLINE): Future Technologies Conference 2016 - FTC 2016

CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline extended to July 1.

Future Technologies Conference 2016 - FTC 2016

6-7 December 2016 | San Francisco, United States | www.SAIConference.com/FTC2016

Sponsored by HPCC Systems

FTC attracts researchers, scientists and technologists from some of the top companies, universities, research firms and government agencies from around the world. The conference is predicated on the successful conferences by The Science and Information (SAI) Organization that have been held in the UK since 2013.

The conference programme will include paper presentations, poster sessions and project demonstrations, along with prominent keynote speakers and industrial workshops. All submitted papers will be reviewed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality and clarity. Previous sponsors and partners include IEEE, HERE, HPCC Systems, Nvidia, Siemens, BigML, IEEE and many more.

We invite you to submit your papers/posters/demo proposals as per the following schedule,

Call for Papers - Early Bird Submission (Submit early and save $100)

• Paper Submission Due : 1 May 2016
• Acceptance Notification : 1 June 2016
• Author Registration : 1 July 2016
• Camera Ready Submission : 1 August 2016

Call for Papers - Regular Submission

• Paper Submission Due : 1 July 2016
• Acceptance Notification : 1 July 2016
• Author Registration : 1 August 2016
• Camera Ready Submission : 1 September 2016

Submission Process

Papers are accepted either through the online submission tool or email at FTC@SAIConference.com. For those unable to use the Online System and are emailing, please include a cover letter with author details, university or country information, and any other author related data.

• .docx/.pdf/Latex PDF file formats are accepted
• Do not include author details, university or country information in the manuscript. This is a double blind peer review process. Author information should be supplied using the manuscript submission form online or in the cover letter for email submissions.
• Please ensure all articles are proofread and checked for accuracy prior to submission. Changes cannot be made during the review process. If accepted, minor revisions may be made prior to final submission.

All FTC 2016 presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore, Scopus, Inspec, Google Scholar and more. Past conference proceedings are already indexed in these databases. Authors of selected outstanding papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for consideration in Springer book series and International Journals.

Review Process

The review process will be double-blind. Therefore, please anonymize your submission. This means that all submissions must contain no information identifying the author(s) or their organization(s): Do not put the author(s) names or affiliation(s) at the start of the paper, anonymize citations to and mentions of your own prior work that are directly related to your present work, and do not include funding or other acknowledgments.

Each paper will be reviewed by at least three regular PC members or two senior PC members. The acceptance decisions will take into account paper novelty, technical depth, elegance, practical or theoretic impact, and presentation.

• Original: the paper explores a new idea, project or issue; discusses existing research with promise of new insight, discusses new research; or presents new ways of considering existing information
• Engaging: presentation format will involve the audience in some way, or has high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing needs of the community
• Significant: the paper raises and discusses issues important to improving the effectiveness and/or sustainability of open education efforts, and its contents can be broadly disseminated and understood
• Quality: claims are supported by sufficient data; claims draw upon relevant literature; and limitations are described honestly
• Relevant: the paper addresses one or more of the themes of the conference

Post Conference Publication and Indexing

All FTC 2016 presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore, Scopus, Inspec, Google Scholar and more. The conference proceedings USB and Certificate of Presentation will be distributed to the conference participants at the conference registration desk. Authors of selected outstanding papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for consideration of publication in the following:

• Springer Book Series - Studies in Computational Intelligence, Indexed by DBLP, Ulrichs, SCOPUS, MathSciNet, Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Reviews, Zentralblatt Math: MetaPress and Springerlink.
• International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Indexed by Thomson Reuters, Web of Science, EBESCO, DOAJ, Inspec and many more
• International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence(IJARAI), Indexed by EBESCO, DOAJ, Inspec and many more

Formatting Guidelines

• Papers must be in English and not more than 10 double column pages in length.
• Paper content must be original and relevant to one of the many conference topics.
• Authors are required to ensure accuracy of quotations, citations, diagrams, maps, and tables.
• Figures and tables need to be placed where they are to appear in the text and must be clear and easy to view.
• Papers must follow format according to the downloadable template

Conference Tracks

Technology Trends

• Internet of Things
• Cloud Computing
• Big Data
• Smart Cities
• Machine to Machine
• High Performance Computing
• Mobile Applications
• Knowledge Management
• Social Computing
• Software Engineering and Quality

Intelligent Systems

• Artificial Intelligence
• Neural Networks
• Fuzzy Logic
• Expert Systems
• Agents and Multi-agent Systems
• Natural Language Processing
• Data Mining
• Support Vector Machines
• Ambient Intelligence
• Sentiment Analysis

Machine Vision

• Human Computer Interaction
• Computer Vision
• Image Processing
• Robotics
• Geographic Information Systems
• Video Analysis
• Medical Diagnosis
• Segmentation Techniques
• Augmented Reality
• Virtual Reality

Security

• Privacy
• Surveillance
• Biometrics
• Internet Security
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• Web Services and Performance
• Secure Transactions
• Cryptography
• Secure Protocols
• Cyber Security

Communications

• Connected Machines
• Networking
• Wireless/ Mobile Communication
• Quantum Computing
• Satellite Communication Systems
• 3G/4G Network Evolutions
• Mobile Adhoc Networks
• Open Spectrum Solutions
• Communication Protocols
• Cognitive Radio

Electronics

• Green Computing
• Smart Grids
• Sensing and Sensor Networks
• E-Waste
• Digital Circuits
• Analog Circuits & Signal Processing
• Design Automation
• Computer Aided Network Design
• Assembly and Packaging
• Systems Architectures

e-Learning

• e-Learning Tools
• Mobile Learning
• e-Learning Organisational Issues
• Gamification
• Collaborative Learning
• Curriculum Content Desig
• Educational Systems Design
• Virtual Learning Environments
• Web-based Learning
• Delivery Systems and Environments

e-Business

• e-Business Ontologies and Models
• e-Commerce Application Fields
• e-Commerce Economics
• e-Commerce Services
• Digital Marketing
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Data Analysis
• Virtual Organisations
• Business Intelligence
• Web Analytics