WFCS 2018 - 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems

CALL FOR PAPERS
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WFCS is the largest IEEE conference especially dedicated to industrial communication systems and technologies. The aim of the WFCS series is to provide a forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to review and discuss most recent trends in the area and share innovative research directions.
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FOCUS
- Real-time in Industrial Communication Systems and Technologies:
wired and wireless industrial networks (fieldbus networks; Industrial Ethernet networks; wireless (industrial) networks; Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (IWSNs); hybrid wired/wireless industrial networks; Time Sensitive Networks (TSN); Time Triggered (TT) systems and protocols);
modeling and specification techniques; hard and soft real-time message scheduling; multimedia support for industrial and process automation; real-time performance and analysis of network protocols and components; support for mobility; configuration tools and network management.
- Cyber-Physical Systems (Communication meets Control):
control/communication interaction; networked control systems; Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks (WSANs); cooperative industrial systems; multi-agent industrial systems; time synchronization; localization; industry applications and case studies.
- Networked Embedded Systems:
design and validation of embedded systems; real-time operating systems; multi/many-core systems; middleware design and implementation; real-time performance and analysis; domain-specific design and verification languages;
formal methods for verification and certification; model-driven engineering.
- Dependability and Security of Industrial Networks:
fault-tolerance; safety and certification; cyber-security; risk analysis and assessment; protection and countermeasures; industrial firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs); formal description techniques and
verification of industrial protocol and applications.
- Integration in Industrial Systems:
vertical and life-cycle aspects; data-flow management; plug-and-work and self-mechanisms; interoperability; mixed criticality systems; distributed application platforms; Internet and intranet access; Internetworking; web-based setup; configuration and maintenance; cell networks; high-performance networks, telecommunication networks for geographically distributed industrial applications.
- Communication Technologies for Industry 4.0:
self-adaption and self-organization for smart factories; self-configurable networks; new paradigms for agile network operations; Software Defined Networking (SDN); Network Function Virtualization (NFV); artificial intelligence
and machine (deep) learning; architectures for big data management; industrial cloud computing; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)/Industrial Internet of Services (IIoS); Service-Oriented Architectures (SoA); support for m2m and
human-machine interaction; reports from experimental testbeds and deployment.
- Green Communication in Industry:
energy-efficient, resource-saving and environment-friendly networking; energy-saving and energy-harvesting techniques; green design.
- Recent advances in research domains with similar communication requirements: smart grid communications; smart home and building automation networks; automotive and train-control networks; automated guided vehicles (AGV) and
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs); Wireless Health Care (WHC).
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Honorary Chair:
Adriano Valenzano, CNR-IEIIT, Italy
General Co-Chairs:
Luca Durante, CNR-IEIIT, Italy
Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, USA
Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Liliana Cucu, INRIA, France
Lucia Seno, CNR-IEIIT, Italy
Work-in-Progress Co-Chairs:
Tingting Hu, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Stefano Scanzio, CNR-IEIIT, Italy
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SUBMISSIONS:
WFCS 2018 invites two types of submissions.
Regular Papers - from 8 to 10 double-column pages
Work-in-Progress Papers (WiP) - limited to 4 double-column pages
* Deadline for submission of regular papers: February 28, 2018 *
* Deadline for submission of Work-in-Progress papers: April 10, 2018 *
** FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONSULT THE CONFERENCE WEB PAGES **
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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