[ITCS-14 Call for Papers: Springer-LNEE Proceeding - EI and SCOPUS index]
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The 6th FTRA International Conference on
Information Technology Convergence and Services (ITCS-14)


Taipei, Taiwan, October 16-18, 2014


http://www.ftrai.org/itcs2014

In conjunction with IRoA 2014 and InfoTech 2014

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)))))))))))))) Submission Due: June 30, 2014 ((((((((((((((((((((((

Distinguished papers accepted and presented in ITCS-4, after further revisions, will be recommended to the special issues of the following international journals: (Pending)
•Springer - JoS, MTAP, CC(SCI)
•Hindawi-TSWJ, JAM, IJDSN (SCIE)
•Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks by Old City Publishing (SCIE)
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The 6th FTRA International Conference on Information Technology Convergence and Services (ITCS-14) will be held at Taipei, Taiwan on October 16-18, 2014. The ITCS-14 will be the most comprehensive conference focused on the various aspects of advances in information technology convergence, applications, and services. The ITCS-14 will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of ITCS. In addition, the conference will publish high quality papers which are closely related to the various theories, modeling, and practical applications in ITCS. Furthermore, we expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject.


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Topics (10 Tracks)
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We are inviting new and unpublished papers on, but not limited to, the following topics:

Track 1. Advanced Computational Science and Applications
Track 2. Advanced Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Technology
Track 3. Intelligent Manufacturing Technology and Services
Track 4. Advanced Management Information Systems and Services
Track 5. Electronic Commerce, Business and Management
Track 6. Intelligent Vehicular Systems and Communications
Track 7. Bio-inspired Computing and Applications
Track 8. Advanced IT Medical Engineering
Track 9. Modeling and Services for Intelligent Building, Town, and City
Track 10. IT Educations


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Organization
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Steering Chair
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James J. Park, SeoulTech, Korea


General Chairs
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Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan
Hamid R. Arabnia, The University of Georgia, USA
Min-Kuan Chang, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Doo-soon Park, SoonChunHyang University, Korea


General Vice-Chairs
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Neil Y. Yen, The University of Aizu, Japan
Yueh-Min Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan


Program Chairs
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Hawjeng Chiou, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Kwang-il Hwang, Incheon national University, Korea
Chengcui Zhang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Fatos Xhafa, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain



Workshop Chairs
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Vincent Huang, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Hsuan-Che Yang, Tungnan University, Taiwan
Junbo Wang, University of Aizu, Japan


Publication Chair
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Yu-Wei Chan, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Mu-Yen Chen, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Peng Li, University of Aizu, Japan


Publicity Chairs
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Che-Lun Hung, Providence University, Taiwan
Da-Ren Chen, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan



International Advisory Committees
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Nigel Kyseler, Microsoft Research U.S., U.S.
Daniel Sourina,University of Geneva, Switzerland
Hai Jiang, Arkansas State University, USA
Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA
Shu-Ching Chen, Florida International University, USA
Wanlei Zhou, Deakin University, Australia
Young-Sik Jeong, Dongguk University, Korea
C.S. Raghavendra, University of Southern California, USA
Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jason C. Hung, Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan



Program Committees
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Ronald Y. Chang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Chih-Kun Ke, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Hsuang-Pu Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Lun-Ping Hung, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taiwan
Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada
Xiaokang Zhou, Waseda University, Japan
Joseph C. Tsai, University of Aizu, Japan
Kehan Zeng, University of Macau, Macau
Shinichi Kimura, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Chengjiu Yin, Kyushu University, Japan
Chia-Chen Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Meng-Hsiun Tsai, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Mu-Yen Chen, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Mingru Zhao, Beijing University of Technology, China
Lei Jing, University of Aizu, Japan

More to be recommended by confirmed chairs





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Important Date
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Workshop Proposal Due: April 30, 2014
Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2014
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2014
Camera Ready Due: July 30, 2014
Registration Due: July 30, 2014
Conference Dates: October 16-18, 2014



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Paper Submission and Publication
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There will be a combination of presentations including scientific papers. Prospective authors are invited,
in the first instance, to submit papers for oral presentations in any of the areas of interest for this conference.
Authors should submit a paper with 6-8 pages in length, including all figures, tables, and references.
If you want to submit more than page limitation, you can add up to 2 extra pages with the appropriate fee payment.
A submitted paper must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 8 pages in LNEE/LNCS style,
including tables and figures, and must be formatted in PDF format.
(Max 2 extra pages allowed at additional cost)

Papers exceeding the page limits will be rejected without review.

Please use the Springer Proceedings format for submission. Template is available here:
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0)
All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings as one of Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE) series published by Springer (indexed by EI and SCOPUS).


Submission system : http://www.editorialsystem.net/itcs2014



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Special Issues
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Distinguished papers accepted and presented in ITCS-4, after further revisions, will be recommended to the special issues of the following international journals: (Pending)
•The Journal of Supercomputing (JoS) - Springer (SCI)
•The Science World Journal - Hindawi (SCIE)
•Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP) - Springer (SCIE)
•Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks by Old City Publishing (SCIE)
•Human-Centric and Information Sciences (HCIS) - Springer
•International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and Convergence (IJITCC) - Inderscience
•Journal of Convergence (JoC) - FTRA




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ITCS-14 Call for Workshops / Special Sessions
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In conjunction with ITCS 2014, we will organize some workshops and special sessions.
The workshop proposals should be submitted to the workshops chairs by April 30, 2014.


Workshops for presenting papers from industrial companies and papers on implementations of
systems and services are very welcome. All accepted papers for the workshops will
be included ITCS-14 conference proceeding - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
(LNEE) by Springer (indexed by EI and SCOPUS).


In general, a workshop or special session takes one day, although multiple-days and
half-day special sessions / workshops are welcome.


The workshop proposal should include following information:

1. Title of the workshop: International Workshop on ...
2. Workshop Organizers(s): name, affiliation, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail.
3. Brief description of the workshop (several hundred words)
4. Expected number of papers to be submitted
5. Call for paper of the workshop (draft version - 1 page CFP MS Word version)
6. Tentative list of program committee members (Name, affiliation, country, email address)
7. Your workshop web address (Tentative)

Each workshop will start to distribute a call for paper after receiving the notification.
Papers submitted to each workshop will be reviewed by the program committee and external reviewers of the workshop.



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Contact Information
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For further information regarding the symposium and paper submission, please contact to
Profs. Jason Hung (jhung@ocu.edu.tw) and Michael Jeong (jhymichael@gmail.com).


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