IEEE IT Professional (http://www.computer.org/itpro)

Special Issue on Smart Systems

Submission deadline: 1 April 2015
Publication: November/December 2015

Smart systems can monitor, analyze, communicate, and act based on information captured from sensors. The convergence of recent advances in computational power, ubiquitous and reliable connectivity, embedded systems and devices, intelligent information management, and cloud technologies is breeding the creation of new types of smart systems. The intelligent capabilities of smart systems enable better user personalization, data processing and analytics, as well as new application domains.

This special issue seeks to provide readers with an overview of the current issues and practices as well as a look into the future as smart systems become indispensable as key enablers of product and service development and the creation of new markets. We seek articles from industry, business, academia, and government. Smart systems topics include the following:

Smart analytic systems
Smart autonomous systems and robotics systems
Smart cities and grids
Smart cloud systems
Smart data management systems
Smart embedded devices and systems
Smart health systems
Smart home, building, and Internet of Things systems
Smart infrastructure systems
Smart mobile, personal, and personalization systems
Smart telecommunications and transportation systems
Smart wearable systems
Smart systems evolution
Innovation in smart systems
Smart systems architecture and design methodologies
Smart system deployments and maturity models
Human factors and societal impact
Smart systems management, business models, and integration
Training and education
Privacy and security considerations

Submissions

Feature articles should be no longer than 4,200 words with no more than 20 references (with tables and figures counting as 300 words). Illustrations are welcome. For author guidelines, including sample articles, please see:
www.computer.org/web/peer-review/magazines.

Submit your article at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/itpro-cs.

For more information, please contact the guest editors:

Robert Harmon, Portland State University, harmonr@pdx.edu
Enrique G. Castro-Leon, Intel, enrique.g.castro-leon@intel.com
Fulvio Corno, Politecnico di Torino, fulvio.corno@polito.it