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The 19th IEEE International Conference on Computer
Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2015)
May 6-8, 2015, Calabria, Italy
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Design of complex artifacts and systems requires the cooperation of multidisciplinary design teams. The 2015 19th IEEE International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2015) provides a forum for researchers and practitioners involved in different but related domains to confront research results and discuss key problems. The scope of CSCWD 2015 includes the research and development fields of collaboration technologies and their applications to the design of processes, products, systems, and services in industries and societies. Collaboration technologies include theories, methods, mechanisms, protocols, software tools, platforms, and services that support collaboration and coordination among people, software and hardware systems. Related fields of research include collaborative workflows, collaborative virtual environments, collaborative workspaces, collaborative wireless sensor networks, interoperability, ontology and semantics, security and privacy, as well as social aspects and human factors related to collaboration. Application domains include, but are not limited to, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, power and energy, healthcare, infrastructure, administration, social networks, and entertainment.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Collaboration theories and methodologies
• Collaboration methods, mechanisms, and protocols
• Collaboration platforms, software tools, and services
• Collaborative computing (Clouds, Grids, and Web Services)
• Collaborative processing of Big Data
• Collaborative virtual environments
• Collaborative wireless sensor networks
• Collaborative workflows
• Collaborative workspaces
• Interoperability, ontology and semantics
• Security and privacy in collaborative systems
• Collaboration technology applications in aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing
• Collaboration technology applications in architecture, engineering, and construction
• Collaboration technology applications in business and administration
• Collaboration technology applications in healthcare and homecare
• Collaboration technology applications in infrastructure and facility management
• Collaboration technology applications in intelligent buildings and smart homes
• Collaboration technology applications in logistics and transportation
• Collaboration technology applications in power and energy
• Collaboration technology applications in social networks and entertainment


Workshops
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Workshop on Internet of Things and Logistics
Innovation and Knowledge Intensive Approaches for Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design


Submission of Papers
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Papers reporting original research results and experience are solicited. Each paper, written in English, is limited to 6 pages (IEEE proceedings format), including references and illustrations. Electronic submissions in PDF format are strongly recommended. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the paper.

Submission Web Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cscwd2015


Publication
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All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE categorized conference proceedings and will be submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/cscwd/index.html) and other indexing services. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in special issues of well-known international journals.


Contact
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Prof. Giancarlo Fortino
Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems
University of Calabria
Via P. Bucci, cubo 41C, 87036 Rende (CS), ITALY
g.fortino@unical.it


Important Dates
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November 30, 2014 Full paper submission due
January 31, 2015 Notification of acceptance
March 15, 2015 Final papers due
March 15, 2015 Author registrations due
May 6-8, 2015 Conference


Organized by
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University of Calabria, Italy


Co-Sponsored by
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IEEE SMC Society
CSCWD International Working Group


Committees
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General Conference Chair
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Prof. Giancarlo Fortino, Italy

Conference Co-Chairs
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Prof. Sergio Ochoa, Chile
Prof. Wenfeng Li, China
Prof. Marie-Helene Abel, France

Program Committee Chairs
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Prof. Weiming Shen, Canada
Prof. Jean-Paul Barthès, France
Prof. Junzhou Luo, China
Prof. Jianming Yong, Australia
Prof. Antonio Liotta, The Netherlands
Dr. Milton Ramos, Brazil

Publication Chair
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Dr. Raffaele Gravina, Italy

Web Chair
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Dr. Antonio Guerrieri, Italy


International Steering Committee
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Chair
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Prof. Jean-Paul Barthès (France)

Co-Chairs
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Prof. Junzhou Luo (China)
Prof. Weiming Shen (Canada)

Secretary
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Prof. Jianming Yong (Australia)

Members
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Prof. Marcos Borges (Brazil)
Prof. Kuo-Ming Chao (UK)
Prof. Jano Moreira de Souza (Brazil)
Prof. Giancarlo Fortino (Italy)
Prof. Liang Gao (China)
Prof. Ning Gu (China)
Prof. Anne James (UK)
Prof. Peter Kropf (Switzerland)
Prof. Weidong Li (UK)
Prof. Hwa Gyoo Park (Korea)
Prof. José A. Pino (Chile)
Prof. Amy Trappey (Taiwan)
Prof. Yun Yang (Australia)
Prof. Qinghua Zheng (China)