CALL FOR PAPERS
R T C S A
THE 23RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMBEDDED
AND REAL-TIME COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
August 16-18, 2017, Hsinchu, Taiwan

http://www.rtcsa.org/

Important Dates:
- Paper Submission Deadline: April 14, 2017
- Acceptance Notification: June 2, 2017
- Final Paper Submission: June 16, 2017
- Conference Date: August 16-18, 2017

RTCSA 2017 is going to be held in Hsinchu, Taiwan and organized by NCTU. The RTCSA conference series carry on with the tradition and bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry for advancing the technology of embedded and real-time systems and their emerging applications, including the Internet of things and cyber-physical systems.

RTCSA seeks both research and industry track papers that describe research or technical aspects in the area of embedded and real-time systems. Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society. More information on RTCSA 2017 can be found at http://www.rtcsa.org/

[Sponsors]
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee of Real-Time Systems, IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems, and Computer Society of the Republic of China.

[Scopes]
The 23rd edition of RTCSA will bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry to promote cross-fertilization and discuss advances and trends in the technology of embedded and real-time systems and their emerging applications, including the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems. RTCSA 2017 seeks
papers that describe original research in these areas, particularly in:

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* EMBEDDED SYSTEMS TRACK *
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- Embedded System Architectures
- Multi-Core Embedded Systems
- Operating Systems and Scheduling
- Embedded Software and Compilers
- Non-Voltaile Memory and Storage
- Power/Thermal Aware Design
- Fault Tolerance and Security
- Sensor-based Systems and Applications
- Embedded Systems and Design Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems
- Reconfigurable Computing Architectures and Software Support
- Ubiquitous and Distributed Embedded Systems and Networks

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* REAL-TIME SYSTEMS TRACK *
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- Real-Time Operating Systems
- Real-Time Scheduling
- Timing Analysis
- Programming Languages and Run-Time Systems
- Middleware Systems
- Design and Analysis Tools
- Communication Networks and Protocols
- Media Processing and Transmissions
- Real-Time Aspects of Wireless Sensor Networks
- Energy Aware Real-Time Methods
- Real-Time Aspects of Databases

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* IoT, CPS, AND EMERGING APPLICATIONS TRACK *
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- Systems, Technology and Foundations of IoT and CPS
- Applications and Case Studies of IoT and CPS
- Smart and Connected Health
- Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0
- Smart City Technology and Applications
- Smart Transportation and Infrastructure
- Cyber-Physical Co-Design
- Cloud, Middleware and Networks for IoT and CPS
- Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks for IoT and CPS
- Industrial Networks and Systems

RTCSA 2017 General Chairs:
- Samarjit Chakraborty, TU Munich, Germany
- Li-Pin Chang, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

RTCSA 2017 Program Chairs:
- Real-Time Systems Track: Bjorn Andersson, CMU, USA
- Embedded Systems Track: Jen-Wei Hsieh, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- IoT, CPS, and Emerging Applications Track: Luis Almeida, U. Porto, Portugal

[Paper Submission]
Both research and industry track papers are solicited. The submitted manuscript must describe original work not previously published and not concurrently submitted elsewhere. Submissions should be no more than 10 pages in the IEEE conference proceedings format (two-column, single-space, 10pt). Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore, and will be EI indexed.

[Work-in-Progress Session]
This session provides an opportunity for researchers attending RTCSA to present and discuss their latest research and get early feedback from the community at large. More detailed information is available on the web.

[Special Issues of Journals]
Selected papers will be recommended for submission of extended versions to the special issues of journals, such as the ACM Transactions on Cyber Physical Systems (application in progress).