WFCS 2012 - 9th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Communication in Automation

Preliminary CALL FOR PAPERS


9th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems

COMMUNICATION in AUTOMATION (WFCS 2012)

May 21 - 24, 2012, Lemgo/Detmold, Germany

Conference web site: http://www.init-owl.de/wfcs2012/

SCOPE:

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.

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.

- Information and Communication Technology in Automation:

system design; component-based systems, web frameworks; mobile

computing; modelling 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.

WORKSHOP 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 & security in industrial communications

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: The 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submitted contributions (in English language) must contain original unpublished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.

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.


AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE:

Deadline for submission of regular papers: December 9, 2011

Notification of acceptance of regular papers: February 3, 2012

Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers: February 10, 2012

Notification of acceptance of work-in-progress papers: March 5, 2012

Deadline for submission of final manuscripts (regular,WIP): March 12, 2012


GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Juergen Jasperneite, Institut Industrial IT/Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, Germany

Thilo Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Thomas Nolte, Mälardalen University, Sweden

Andreas Willig, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

Peter Neumann, ifak, Germany

Dietmar Dietrich, TU Wien, Austria

INDUSTRY DAY AND PANEL DISCUSSION CO-CHAIRS

Martin Wollschlaeger, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

WIP CO-CHAIRS

Liliana Cucu-Grosjean, INRIA, France

Paulo Pedreiras, University of Aveiro, Portugal

FINANCE CHAIR

Stefan Heiss, Institut Industrial IT, Germany

LOCAL ORGANIZING CO-CHAIRS

Benedikt Lücke, Institut Industrial IT, Germany

Sebastian Schriegel, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, Germany

Henning Trsek, Institut Industrial IT, Germany

WFCS SERIES STEERING COMITTEE

Jean-Dominique Decotignie, CSEM, Switzerland

Dietmar Dietrich, Technical University of Vienna, Austria

Joseph Fuertes, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

Guy Juanole, LAAS-CNRS, France

Christer Norström, Mälardalen University, Sweden

Eduardo Tovar, ISEP-IPP, Porto, Portugal

Adriano Valenzano, IEIIT-CNR, Italy

Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal

Martin Wollschlaeger, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Françoise Simonot-Lion, LORIA-INPL, Nancy, France

Richard Zurawski,ISA Group, USA (Chair)