Fourth International Conference on
ICT in our lives - 2014
Information Systems Supporting Decision Making
Alexandria, Egypt, 20-22 December, 2014
ISSN: 2314-8942

Scientific Event of the Department of Information Systems and Computers, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University. For ICT in our lives-2011- ICT in our lives-2013 coverage, please visit http://www.facebook.com/ICTinOurLives

Information and communication technologies are increasingly gaining importance in our everyday lives. They are used to build information systems that are the cornerstone of any business today. Survival and success of industries and businesses are now hardly achieved without the extensive use of information systems and technologies. Information systems and technologies help creating new products and services which enable organizations gain a competitive advantage. They also play a significant role in enhancing the decision making process and supporting decisions. They are used in different operations of the public and private sectors. Examples include health, manufacturing, transportation and education sectors.

The ability of information systems to transform data into useful information for further analysis and interpretation assists decision makers in making timely informed decisions. The value of data depends on how it is processed and used to help decision makers achieve organizational goals. The growing amount of data that we produce and consume leaves the door open for research to introduce new solutions and systems that bridge the gap between theory and practice.
1. Important Dates
The date of the Conference is December 20th to 22nd 2014
Submission: till November 1st, 2014
2. Venue
The conference will be held at the Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University. The faculty of commerce is in the main Alexandria University Campus. It lies next to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and it overlooks the Mediterranean.
3. Working Languages
The official conference language is English
Submission is also possible in Arabic and French
4. Tracks
The list of conference topics includes but is not limited to:
1. Algorithms and Applications
2. Business Intelligence
3. Cloud Computing
4. Collaborative web-based working environments
5. Computer-aided creativity and innovation
6. Data Base Systems
7. Decision support systems
8. Economics and ICT
9. E-government
10. E-learning
11. Geographic information systems
12. ICT and the environment
13. ICT in the health sector
14. Knowledge Acquisition, Representation and Management
15. Multi-agent systems
16. Multi-criteria decision making
17. Open-source software and Legacy Software
18. Pervasive and Adaptive systems
19. Simulations
20. Software Engineering
21. Solutions and Architectures
22. Systems Engineering
23. Systems modeling
24. Ubiquitous Computing
25. Virtual Reality Systems
26. Web tools and technologies
5. Submission
Papers can be submitted as research papers with results or working papers for oral or poster presentations. A Symposium for Master and Ph.D. students will be held during the conference to discuss research ideas.
You may submit your paper through http://ictinourlives.alexu.edu.eg/
Or send an email to ictinourlives@gmail.com
Please follow the IEEE paper format downloadable at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html
6. Provisional Program
Under Construction
7. Keynote Speakers
Participants will be invited from academia, industry and government. The keynote speeches will be addressed by experts in the topic (to be announced).
8. Contact
Conference Chair: Dr. Ghada El Khayat
Tel: +20122 285 38 74
Conference email ictinourlives@gmail.com
9. Sponsors
Complete list of sponsors will be publicized soon.
10. Registration
Egyptians
Faculty 300 L.E.
Students 150 L.E.
Organizations 600 L.E.
International
Faculty $ 300.
Students $ 150.
Organizations $ 600.