SmartCity 2015 - Second SmartCity workshop 2015

Second SmartCity workshop 2015
in conjunction with IFIP NTMS 2015
27-29 July 2015, Paris, France
http://www.ntms-conf.org
Technically supported by IEEE, IEEE COMSOC & IFIP TPC6
All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore
Overview: The smart cities concept is becoming more and more
attractive and more cities around the world are adopting the idea,
as evidenced by the SmartCity Malta, Kochi SmartCity, and the
project announced by the ruler of Dubai for a smart Dubai in 2014.
Smart cities mandate is not to only maintain the quality of life of
theirs residents and visitors, but also to improve it by leveraging
the IT infrastructure and the novel communication technologies.
Smart city is a model of efficiency, innovation, and ubiquitous
access to a wide range of services. A city smartness can be assessed
along several axes, including 'smart living', 'smart economy',
'smart tourism', 'smart environment', 'smart mobility', and 'smart
governance'.
The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for academics,
researchers and practitioners from around the world to present their
results and exchange ideas on recent developments, current research
challenges, and future directions towards building cities of the
future. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Intelligent traffic management
- Smart and efficient energy management
- E-government services
- Using mobile devices to access/offer services
- Sensor networks for large-scale urban zones
- Enhancing individuals' everyday life (e.g., health, education,...)
- Security and privacy when using smart systems
- Experimental testbeds and simulation environments
- Mechanisms to automate and facilitate tourism operations (e.g.
visa, flights, smart gates, restaurant services, ...)
- Communication technologies/systems for smart cities
- Emergency response and event planning
- Social networks and leveraging human resources in urban
environments
- Internet of things for smart cities
- Smart buildings and urban planning
- Environmental sustainability
PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers are to be submitted electronically on the EDAS web site of
the conference in PDF format.
Submissions should be original and limited to 5 double-column pages,
and should follow IEEE paper templates. Paper with more pages can be
accepted however they need to be reduced to 5 pages for publication.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference
proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other
Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Submission process
Your paper must be printable in order to be accepted. The paper's
cover page must include the following information:
Title of paper.
Authors' names and affiliations.
Contact author's name and address (both postal and electronic).
A short abstract.
Keywords.
In order to submit, you must first create an EDAS account. The EDAS
system will e-mail you your password. Then you can login to EDAS
using the password you have received by email. EDAS will provide you
with a submissions homepage where you can register your paper
submission and make appropriate changes.
How to use EDAS to submit your paper:
Create an account in the EDAS system at
https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=19385
Login to EDAS using your username and password (sent via email).
Click on the "submit paper" image to submit a new paper, or select
an existing submission to edit.
Fill in the detail of the paper. You will be required to provide
information for co-authors not already registered with the system.
Choose as many topics as apply to your paper. Choose the submit
button to register your paper.
Upload your paper using the provided form. You may choose not to
upload a file immediately. You may upload a new version of your file
at any time (prior to submission deadline) by returning to the EDAS
system. Once you login, a list of submitted papers will be made
available. Click on the upload image to upload a new version of your
paper.
After submission, reviews of your paper can be accessed from your submission list.
If you have problems with the system, please e-mail contact-AT-ntms-conf.org
IMPORTANT DATES
April 15: Paper Due Date
April 30: Notification to Authors
June 15: Camera Ready Paper Due Date
COMMITTEES
Workshop Co-chairs
Fatna Belqasmi, Zayed University, UAE
Roch Glitho, Concordia University, Canada
TPC Members:
Martin Adolph, ITU, Switzerland
Bigomokero Bagula, University of Western Cape, South Africa
Slimane Bah, Ecole Mohammadia des Ingenieurs (EMI), Morocco
Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna, Italy
Fatima Zahra Errounda, Concordia University, Canada
Alex Galis, University College London, United Kingdom
Hamid Harroud, Al Akawayn University, Morocco
Theo Kanter, Stockholm University, Sweden
Thomas Magedanz, TU Berlin / Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
Christian Makaya, IBM Research, USA
Marco Zennaro, ICTP - The Abdus Salam International Centre for
Theoretical Physics, Italy.