Special Issue on: "Information Technology and Automation"



Guest Editor:
Wencheng Wang, Weifang University, China



Information science has become an important research field to the development of modern society, especially as information techniques have facilitated, accelerated and promoted research on and applications in automatic systems.



The main objective of this special issue is to present highly innovative research papers on recent trends and challenges in the field of information technology and automation. Its aim is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians and industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in information technology and automation.



The issue will carry revised and substantially extended versions of selected papers presented at the 2012 International Conference on Information Processing and Intelligent Computing (ICIPIC12), but we also strongly encourage researchers unable to participate in the conference to submit papers for this call.


Subject Coverage



Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Engineering management
Business intelligence and applications
Industrial bus control applications
Mathematical modelling
Machine learning and pattern recognition
Web service and information management
Financial management and applications
Education in informatics communication technology and applications
Information system applications
Information technology in education
Sensors and applications
Signal and image processing
Identity and trust management
Pervasive information systems
Secure information systems architecture
Social aspects of information technology
Computer science and engineering
Electrical engineering and applications
Project and quality management
Data mining technology and application
Industrial design
Intelligent detecting technology


Notes for Prospective Authors



Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).



All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.


Important Dates



Submission of manuscripts: 15 January, 2013



Notification to authors: 15 March, 2013



Final versions due: 15 May, 2013