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you
have to cross the Swiss-Italian border line to reach it there are no =
formal
border controls.
Campione is approximately 20 minutes from Lugano by road, and 15 minutes =
by
boat across the lake. A ferry service runs regularly from Lugano to =
Campione
throughout the day. Bus timetable are available on the SBB web site. =
More
info on: www.campioneitalia.com
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CONFERENCE TRACKS
* Area I: Foundations and Technologies
Area I deals with the basic ICT foundations of digital ecosystems, =
including
large-scale, virtualized
infrastructures, hosting ecosystem services and processes. Ecosystems
require a novel approach to
ICT technology development, closely related to the engineering of =
complex
systems.
Area I includes two one-day tracks that feature contributions on how the
technological support for
digital ecosystems is emerging.
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Track A: Foundations of Digital Ecosystems and Complex Environment
Engineering
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Track co-Chairs:
- Pierpaolo Andriani, Euromed Management School, France
- Pierfranco Ferronato, Soluta.net, Italy
- Gabriele Gianini, Universit=E0 degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Track A addresses the foundations of Digital Ecosystems in the context =
of
Complex Environments
Engineering. A digital ecosystem is defined as an open, loosely coupled,
demand-driven, domain
clustered, agent -based self organized environment where species/agents =
form
short and long-term
coalitions for specific purposes or goals, and everyone is proactive and
responsive for its own benefit
or profit. Interactions among peers in Digital Ecosystems may involve,
besides unbridled
competition, new modalities of pre-competitive and collaborative
partnerships . Digital ecosystems
are characterized by complexity =96 demanding radically new solutions. =
This
track focuses on
the theoretical foundations, that can be drawn upon form various
disciplines.
The focus of Track A is on, but is not limited to:
- Models for Digital Ecosystems and Complex Environments
- Economic and Value Models for Digital Ecosystems
- Techniques for Coordination, Availability and Resource Allocation
- Ontologies for service and data semantics
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Track B: Technology Infrastructure for Digital Ecosystems
Track co-Chairs:
- Lionel Brunie, INSA-Lyon, France
- Harald Kosch, University of Passau, Germany
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The ICT infrastructure underlying digital ecosystem must ensure the =
basis
for digital ecosystems'
economic operation. Track B will include contributions on how the ICT
infrastructure can enable
Digital Ecosystems by providing the required connectivity, mobility,
availability, and security solutions.
Typically, members of an ecosystem employ technological agents to =
procure
products and
access services on their behalf in order to achieve collective and
individual goals. The ICT infrastructure
needs to provide solution ensuring that the ecosystem's resources are
available as and
when they are legitimately needed, protecting confidential information =
from
loss and avoiding
corruption of information.
The focus of Track B is on, but not limited to:
- Knowledge representation and management in Digital Ecosystems
- Secure Information Exchange in Digital Ecosystems
- Models and Technologies for Human-Space Computing
- Processes and Services in Cyber-Physical Systems
- Collaborative Systems
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* Area II: Sustainable Domain Solutions
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Area II presents contributions in various application domains, organized =
in
half-day
tracks.
Just as the development of Smart Grids required the convergence of =
energy
and information
system infrastructures, radically new approaches to the design, =
convergence,
and
adoption of systems are required for future solutions in a variety of
domains. Radically
increasing the involvement of stakeholders with complex environments is =
one
potential
route for providing solutions in these domains, for example in energy
systems or
healthcare. In the longer term, approaches for enabling collaborative
ecosystems may
lead to high-impact solutions for today=B4s most pressing challenges.
The =93Sustainable Domain Solutions=94 tracks will identify domain =
requirements,
research
challenges and systems solutions with respect to the concept of Digital
Ecosystems and
Complex Environment Engineering, as outlined in the background and
objectives of IEEE
DEST 2012:
Digital Ecosystems inherit concepts of open, loosely coupled, =
demand-driven,
domain clustered,=20
agent-based, self-organized, collaborative environments, where species/
agents form a temporary (or longer-term) coalition for a specific =
purpose or
goal.
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Within this context, the tracks will focus on, but not be limited to, =
the
following issues:
- Scalability and availability, with respect to large infrastructure
platforms
- Evolvability, with respect to the introduction and life-cycle of =
service
platforms
- Usability, with respect to human factors and user benefits
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Track C: Cyber-Physical Energy Systems
Track co-Chairs:
- Neil Brown, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), De
Montfort University, UK
- Rupert Gammon, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) =
, De
Montfort University, UK
- Peter Palensky, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
- Martin Anda, Environmental Technology Center , Murdoch University,
Australia
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Cyber-Physical Energy Systems address the merging of IT and energy
infrastructures, with
the aim of achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable lifestyles. =
The
coordination of
the various stakeholders involved in the future energy market raises =
many
challenges, for
example the data-intensive and complex event processing required.
An example is provided by research driven by the need to reduce =
greenhouse
gas emissions,
increase the use of new and renewable energy technologies, and provide a
high quality,
comfortable, safe and efficient built environment. Such applied research
aims to
exploit the potential of information technology to boost energy =
efficiency
and minimize
our environmental footprint, while preserving or improving the quality =
of
life for every
individual in every nation.
We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and
medium-term/long
-term challenges for cyber-physical energy systems, and =
indicate/demonstrate
potential
solutions.
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Track D: Healthcare and Sustainable Living
Track co-Chairs:
- R=E9mi Bastide, ISIS-University Centre for Health Informatics, =
Carmaux,
France
- Matthew Smith, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
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eHealth, Telemedicine, and Bio-System Research Systems all describe
approaches to
improving the capacity of healthcare systems through fundamental and =
applied
research,
technology, and services. Researchers and companies are, for example,
exploring the use
of sensor devices, human-system interfaces, and medical record systems =
in
order to
provide radically new solutions for helping patients.
These advances require structural changes as well as technological
development. Societies
are facing an increase in chronic degenerative diseases that require
monitoring and
long-term patient management, the growing desire of patients to be =
treated
in a family
environment in order to protect their social ties, and, finally, a need =
to
reduce costs.
These factors necessitate a new strategic orientation in services =
offered by
healthcare
systems, in particular the transfer of a large portion of care =
activities
from the hospital to
the patient=92s residence.
We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and
medium-term/long
-term challenges for healthcare and sustainable living, and
indicate/demonstrate potential
solutions.
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Track E: Digital Humanities
Track co-Chairs:
- Tobias Blanke, King=92s College London, UK
- Stuart Dunn, King=92s College London, UK
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The digital humanities form a bridge between the traditional practices =
of
scholarship and
the opportunities afforded by advances in technology, enabling =
researchers
to reconsider
old problems in new ways, and providing the methods, tools and =
frameworks to
support
them in developing new modes of enquiry. On the one hand, the humanities =
are
faced
with ever greater volumes of complex data and digital resources, for =
example
from the
increasing mass digitisation of historical records. On the other hand,
research in the
humanities is moving away from the model of individual scholars to one =
in
which international
and inter-disciplinary teams of researchers collaborate actively within =
a
diverse
ecosystem of digital resources, tools, and services, not forgetting of
course the users
themselves =96 the rapid evolution of Web technologies continues to =
privilege
the human
as a key agent, both as provider and consumer of content, and this in =
turn
is investing
humanities scholarship with an increasing awareness of vast new =
audiences
and potential
participants.
We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and
medium-term/long
-term challenges for digital humanities, and indicate/demonstrate =
potential
solutions.
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Track F: Collaborative Platforms for Sustainable Logistics and
Transportation
Track co-Chairs:
- Frederick Benaben, Ecole de Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, France
- Amadou Sienou, Abamix Research, Germany
- Herv=E9 Pingaud, University JF Champollion, France
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Across application domains, organizations and enterprises (such as
Small-Medium Enterprises)
gain their strengths from flexible market orientation, agile value =
chains
and cluster
-based innovation capacity. The changing global (business) environment
challenges all
organizations to aim for agility and performance-driven management =
through
process focused
thinking. These challenges reach far beyond the business world, =
affecting
for
example the formation and coordination of emergency teams in case of
environmental
disasters.
For the effective collaboration of all the partners in such scenarios, =
the
agility aspect of
the Digital Ecosystem paradigm demands explicit support for risk =
management
and
collaboration. Agility implies the continuous improvement and =
reengineering
of the
business processes involved. However, the outcome of such process =
management
efforts
is risky because of the lack of operational information about future
processes, so risk
management is a key component. Similarly, collaboration support is =
required
to allow
real-time information sharing and interaction of the parties involved, =
for
example in case
of deviation from the agreed-upon target process.
We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and
medium-term/long
-term challenges for collaboration in the domain of logistics, including
risk-management
scenarios (e.g. after the occurrence of an environmental disaster), and =
that
indicate/
demonstrate potential solutions.
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Track G: Platforms for Social and Community Involvement/Engagement
Track co-Chairs:
- Francois Grey, Tsinghua University, China
- Margaret Tan, Singapore Internet Research Center, Singapore
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The internet, together with other advances in ICT such as the increased
take-up of smart
mobile devices, is enabling a new era of community engagement. In =
science,
the application
of volunteer computing is providing examples of engagement in which =
members
of
the public can contribute to scientific advances of social importance.
Examples include
modelling climate change (ClimatePrediction.net), developing drugs for =
AIDS
(FightAids at home), or simulating the spread of malaria =
(MalariaControl.net).
The participatory
ecosystem is becoming still wider with projects such as GalaxyZoo, in =
which
volunteers
contribute their =93thinking=94 rather than their computers, and global
initiatives to
broaden take-up such as Africa at home and Asia at home.
On the social side, we are seeing substantial evidence of the role that
digital technologies,
especially the =93Social Web=94 such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and =
video
sharing sites, can
play in community activism. The Social Web is in some quarters becoming =
the
mainstream
method for connecting people, sharing information, and influencing
developments,
particularly in areas where traditional modes of communication operate =
less
effectively. This is reflected in a number of recent geopolitical events
that have been
referred to as =93Twitter Revolutions=94, and these technologies have =
played an
undeniable
role in such events as the =93Arab Spring=94 and humanitarian crises =
such as the
2010 Haiti
earthquake. The use of these technologies has however led to debates
concerning the
extent to which such digital technologies genuinely promote more =
democratic
community
action, and the extent to which they can be exploited by the powerful to
reinforce
their positions.
We are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and
medium-term/long
-term challenges for social involvement/engagement, and =
indicate/demonstrate
potential
solutions.
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Track H: Cyber-Physical Ecosystems in Robotics and Telematics
Track Co-Chairs:
- Michaela Huhn, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany
- J=F6rg P. M=FCller, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany
- Bernardo Wagner, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
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Cyber-Physical Systems are a synergetic composition of computational =
control
and physical
actors. They aim to achieve an enhanced functionality that relies on =
both,
the interaction
with and coordination in between the physical and the virtual =
components.
Cyber-Physical Ecosystems are built as agile networks of cooperating,
independently
developed subsystems. Cyber-Physical Ecosystems are emerging at the
interface between
robotics, sensor networks, systems of systems engineering, and =
multi-agent
technologies.
Research on theories, architectures, models, methods, and tools are =
required
to form a
uniform and integrated perspective to systems engineering for this class =
of
complex
systems. They need to be validated and verified in key applications such =
as
micro grids,
multi-robot systems, or autonomous traffic. The domain focus of this =
track
will be accordingly
on robotics and telematics, but is open to adjacent domains as well. We =
are
looking
for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and =
medium-term/long-term
challenges
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Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>In our Digital Age, strong development of digital network =
infrastructure has dominated our<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>service delivery, economic growth =
and life style. Future applications in domains such =
as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Healthcare/Health-Science, Energy, Social Networks and =
Logistics demand infrastructures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>that are more agile than those =
operated currently. Digital Ecosystems aim to capture =
the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>notion =
of such agile and adaptive infrastructures. Digital Ecosystem =
Technologies encompass<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>the advent of the whole spectrum of Internet technologies, =
starting from the hyperlinked<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>web towards pervasive internet =
applications, from Peer-to-Peer systems to Grid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>middleware, followed by Cloud =
Services, Agent technologies, Sensor Networks and =
Cyber-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Physical systems, which has become a major theme for =
business process digitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Digital Ecosystems inherit concepts =
of open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, domain =
clustered,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>agent-based self-organized collaborative environments where =
species/agents form a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>temporary coalition (or longer term) for a specific purpose =
or goals. Within this environment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>everyone is proactive and =
responsive for their own benefit or profit. The essence =
of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>digital =
ecosystems is the adoption of ecological system concepts, and creating =
value by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>making connections through collective intelligence and =
promoting collaboration instead of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>unbridled competition and ICT-based =
catalyst effects in a number of domains, to =
produce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>networked enriched communities and solutions. Today's =
global challenges such as in Energy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>and Sustainability, Healthcare and =
an Aging Society, Public Safety and Security, or =
Democracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>and Participation/Involvement confront us with the most =
Complex Environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Traditional ICT-support has often increased complexity, =
thus making the challenges even<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>more severe. The Digital Ecosystem =
perspective aims to address the twofold challenge =
of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Complex =
Environment Engineering and Digital Ecosystem Technology mapping. The =
complexity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>of both the challenges and the technological solutions has =
to be acknowledged.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>IEEE DEST-CEE is jointly conducted with IFIP 2.6 - 2.12 =
SIMPDA (International Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>on Data Driven Process Discovery =
and Analysis, =
http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/SIMPDA2012).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>This acknowledges the key role of =
business process data modeling, representation =
and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>privacy-aware analysis for Digital Ecosystems, and vice =
versa. Further, the Innovation Adoption<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Forum underpins the importance of =
public-private partnership as the key for =
delivering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>sustainable solutions for our Complex Living and Business =
Environment =FB and thus our<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Digital Ecosystem Habitat. Our =
Keynotes, Panels and Sessions will tackle the =
multifaceted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>challenges and solutions from various stakeholders’ =
perspectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>This call for papers and additional information about the =
conference can be found at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/DEST2012/. For information =
regarding the conference you may<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DFR>contact: =
fulvio.frati at unimi.it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DFR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Submission of Full Papers =
EXTENDED:=A0=A0 2 April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Notification of Acceptance: =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 19 April =
2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Submission of Camera Ready Papers:=A0=A0 21 May =
2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Conference: =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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=A0 18 - 20 June 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>CONFERENCE =
GENERAL CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Ernesto Damiani, =
Universit=E0 degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Achim P. Karduck, Furtwangen =
University, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>TECHNICAL PROGRAMME CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Elizabeth Chang, DEBII, Curtin =
University, Perth, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Mark Hedges, Centre for =
e-Research, Kings College, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>PUBLICITY =
CHAIR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Matthew Smith, Leibniz University Hannover, =
Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>REGIONAL AREA CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Moataz A. Ahmed, KFUPM, Saudi =
Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Paolo Ceravolo, =
Universit=E0 degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Ralph Deters, University of =
Saskatchewan, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>- Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, =
Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Farookh Hussain, Curtin University, Perth, =
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Jie Liu, Fudan University, Shanghai, China<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>INNOVATION ADOPTION =
CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Achim P. Karduck, Furtwangen University, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- O. Sinan Tumer, SAP Research, =
US<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES CHAIR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Farookh Hussain, Curtin =
University, Perth, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>WEB & PUBLICATION CHAIR<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Fulvio Frati, Universit=E0 degli Studi di Milano, =
Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>CHAIR OF ADVISORY =
BOARD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Tharam Dillon, Chair IEEE TC-II<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>INTERN. ADVISORY =
BOARD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Michael Brodie, Verizon, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Armando Colombo, Schneider Electric, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Leopoldo G Franquelo, President IEEE =
IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Kouhei Ohnishi, Ex. President =
IEEE-IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
Wolfgang Prinz, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Csaba A. Szabo, Budapest =
University, Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>- Sirin Teriknay, Ozyegin University, =
Turkey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- =
O.Sinan Tumer, SAP Research, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Bogdan Wilamowski, =
Editor-in-Chief for IEEE TIE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Xinghuo Yu, IEEE IES =
AdCOM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>PAPER SUBMISSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Papers are to be original works, up to 6 pages in =
length, and will be peer reviewed by at least 3 independent reviewers =
from the international Programme Committee. Papers submitted for this =
conference must be formatted to fit on A4 paper in a two-column format. =
The author should use a word processor or desktop publishing system to =
produce a "camera ready" paper on A4 paper.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>The exact formatting instructions can be found on the =
website. Before submitting your paper submission, please ensure that it =
has been converted to a PDF using IEEE’s requirements. The papers =
submission system for IEEE DEST-CEE 2012 can be found at =
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dieeedestcee2012.<o:p></o:p>=
</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>CONFERENCE VENUE<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>All conference activities will take place in the =
municipal casino of Campione d'Italia. From Milan Campione can be =
reached by car following the A9 motorway MILANOCHIASSO and then the A2 =
motorway CHIASSO-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>LUGANO, exit at =
Bissone Melide. A bus leaves from Garibaldi square (the square before =
the Garibaldi railway station) Dep. time from Milano 15.00/20:30- Dep. =
from Campione 19:00/00:30/3.00.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>From =
Malpensa Airport Campione can be reached by car or shuttle in =
approximately 50 minutes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>From Lugano =
Campione can be reached by boat, bus and car and although you have to =
cross the Swiss-Italian border line to reach it there are no formal =
border controls.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Campione is =
approximately 20 minutes from Lugano by road, and 15 minutes by boat =
across the lake. A ferry service runs regularly from Lugano to Campione =
throughout the day. Bus timetable are available on the SBB web site. =
More info on: www.campioneitalia.com<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>CONFERENCE =
TRACKS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>* Area I: Foundations and =
Technologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Area I deals with the =
basic ICT foundations of digital ecosystems, including large-scale, =
virtualized<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>infrastructures, hosting =
ecosystem services and processes. Ecosystems require a novel approach =
to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>ICT technology development, =
closely related to the engineering of complex systems.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Area I includes two one-day tracks that feature =
contributions on how the technological support for<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>digital ecosystems is emerging.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track A: =
Foundations of Digital Ecosystems and Complex Environment =
Engineering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Pierpaolo Andriani, Euromed Management School, France<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Pierfranco Ferronato, Soluta.net, =
Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Gabriele Gianini, =
Universit=E0 degli Studi di Milano, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track A =
addresses the foundations of Digital Ecosystems in the context of =
Complex Environments<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Engineering. A =
digital ecosystem is defined as an open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, =
domain<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>clustered, agent -based self =
organized environment where species/agents form short and =
long-term<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>coalitions for specific =
purposes or goals, and everyone is proactive and responsive for its own =
benefit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>or profit. Interactions among =
peers in Digital Ecosystems may involve, besides =
unbridled<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>competition, new modalities =
of pre-competitive and collaborative partnerships . Digital =
ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>are characterized by =
complexity – demanding radically new solutions. This track focuses =
on<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>the theoretical foundations, that =
can be drawn upon form various disciplines.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>The focus of Track A is on, but is not limited =
to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Models for Digital Ecosystems =
and Complex Environments<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Economic =
and Value Models for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Techniques for Coordination, Availability and =
Resource Allocation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Ontologies for =
service and data semantics<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track B: =
Technology Infrastructure for Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Lionel Brunie, INSA-Lyon, France<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Harald Kosch, University of Passau, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The ICT =
infrastructure underlying digital ecosystem must ensure the basis for =
digital ecosystems'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>economic =
operation. Track B will include contributions on how the ICT =
infrastructure can enable<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Digital =
Ecosystems by providing the required connectivity, mobility, =
availability, and security solutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Typically, members of an ecosystem employ =
technological agents to procure products and<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>access services on their behalf in order to achieve =
collective and individual goals. The ICT infrastructure<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>needs to provide solution ensuring that the =
ecosystem's resources are available as and<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>when they are legitimately needed, protecting =
confidential information from loss and avoiding<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>corruption of information.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>The focus of Track B is on, but not limited =
to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Knowledge representation and =
management in Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Secure Information Exchange in Digital Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Models and Technologies for Human-Space =
Computing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Processes and Services in =
Cyber-Physical Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Collaborative Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>* Area II: =
Sustainable Domain Solutions<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Area II =
presents contributions in various application domains, organized in =
half-day<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>tracks.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Just as the development of Smart Grids required the =
convergence of energy and information<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>system infrastructures, radically new approaches to =
the design, convergence, and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>adoption =
of systems are required for future solutions in a variety of domains. =
Radically<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>increasing the involvement =
of stakeholders with complex environments is one =
potential<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>route for providing =
solutions in these domains, for example in energy systems =
or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>healthcare. In the longer term, =
approaches for enabling collaborative ecosystems may<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>lead to high-impact solutions for today=B4s most =
pressing challenges.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The =
“Sustainable Domain Solutions” tracks will identify domain =
requirements, research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>challenges and =
systems solutions with respect to the concept of Digital Ecosystems =
and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Complex Environment Engineering, =
as outlined in the background and objectives of IEEE<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>DEST 2012:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Digital =
Ecosystems inherit concepts of open, loosely coupled, demand-driven, =
domain clustered, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>agent-based, =
self-organized, collaborative environments, where =
species/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>agents form a temporary (or =
longer-term) coalition for a specific purpose or goal.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Within this =
context, the tracks will focus on, but not be limited to, the following =
issues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Scalability and =
availability, with respect to large infrastructure =
platforms<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Evolvability, with =
respect to the introduction and life-cycle of service =
platforms<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Usability, with respect =
to human factors and user benefits<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track C: =
Cyber-Physical Energy Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track =
co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Neil Brown, Institute of =
Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), De Montfort University, =
UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Rupert Gammon, Institute of =
Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) , De Montfort University, =
UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Peter Palensky, Austrian =
Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Martin Anda, Environmental Technology Center , =
Murdoch University, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Cyber-Physical Energy Systems address the merging of =
IT and energy infrastructures, with<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>the aim of achieving more energy-efficient and =
sustainable lifestyles. The coordination of<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>the various stakeholders involved in the future energy =
market raises many challenges, for<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>example the data-intensive and complex event =
processing required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>An example is =
provided by research driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas =
emissions,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>increase the use of new =
and renewable energy technologies, and provide a high =
quality,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>comfortable, safe and =
efficient built environment. Such applied research aims =
to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>exploit the potential of =
information technology to boost energy efficiency and =
minimize<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>our environmental footprint, =
while preserving or improving the quality of life for =
every<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>individual in every =
nation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>We are looking for papers =
that address medium-scale/large-scale and =
medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>-term challenges for =
cyber-physical energy systems, and indicate/demonstrate =
potential<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>solutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track D: =
Healthcare and Sustainable Living<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Track co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
R=E9mi Bastide, ISIS-University Centre for Health Informatics, Carmaux, =
France<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Matthew Smith, Leibniz =
University Hannover, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>eHealth, =
Telemedicine, and Bio-System Research Systems all describe approaches =
to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>improving the capacity of =
healthcare systems through fundamental and applied =
research,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>technology, and services. =
Researchers and companies are, for example, exploring the =
use<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>of sensor devices, human-system =
interfaces, and medical record systems in order to<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>provide radically new solutions for helping =
patients.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>These advances require =
structural changes as well as technological development. =
Societies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>are facing an increase in =
chronic degenerative diseases that require monitoring =
and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>long-term patient management, the =
growing desire of patients to be treated in a family<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>environment in order to protect their social ties, =
and, finally, a need to reduce costs.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>These factors necessitate a new strategic orientation =
in services offered by healthcare<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>systems, in particular the transfer of a large portion =
of care activities from the hospital to<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>the patient’s residence.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>We are looking for papers that address =
medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>-term challenges for healthcare and sustainable =
living, and indicate/demonstrate potential<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>solutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track E: =
Digital Humanities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track =
co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Tobias Blanke, =
King’s College London, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Stuart Dunn, King’s College London, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The digital =
humanities form a bridge between the traditional practices of =
scholarship and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>the opportunities =
afforded by advances in technology, enabling researchers to =
reconsider<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>old problems in new ways, =
and providing the methods, tools and frameworks to =
support<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>them in developing new modes =
of enquiry. On the one hand, the humanities are faced<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>with ever greater volumes of complex data and digital =
resources, for example from the<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>increasing mass digitisation of historical records. On =
the other hand, research in the<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>humanities is moving away from the model of individual =
scholars to one in which international<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>and inter-disciplinary teams of researchers =
collaborate actively within a diverse<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>ecosystem of digital resources, tools, and services, =
not forgetting of course the users<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>themselves – the rapid evolution of Web =
technologies continues to privilege the human<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>as a key agent, both as provider and consumer of =
content, and this in turn is investing<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>humanities scholarship with an increasing awareness of =
vast new audiences and potential<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>participants.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>We =
are looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and =
medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>-term challenges for =
digital humanities, and indicate/demonstrate potential =
solutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Track F: Collaborative Platforms for Sustainable =
Logistics and Transportation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track =
co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Frederick Benaben, Ecole =
de Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, France<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- =
Amadou Sienou, Abamix Research, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>- Herv=E9 Pingaud, University JF Champollion, =
France<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Across application domains, organizations and =
enterprises (such as Small-Medium Enterprises)<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>gain their strengths from flexible market orientation, =
agile value chains and cluster<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>-based =
innovation capacity. The changing global (business) environment =
challenges all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>organizations to aim =
for agility and performance-driven management through process =
focused<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>thinking. These challenges =
reach far beyond the business world, affecting for<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>example the formation and coordination of emergency =
teams in case of environmental<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>disasters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>For the =
effective collaboration of all the partners in such scenarios, the =
agility aspect of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>the Digital =
Ecosystem paradigm demands explicit support for risk management =
and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>collaboration. Agility implies =
the continuous improvement and reengineering of the<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>business processes involved. However, the outcome of =
such process management efforts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>is =
risky because of the lack of operational information about future =
processes, so risk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>management is a =
key component. Similarly, collaboration support is required to =
allow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>real-time information sharing =
and interaction of the parties involved, for example in =
case<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>of deviation from the =
agreed-upon target process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>We are =
looking for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and =
medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>-term challenges for =
collaboration in the domain of logistics, including =
risk-management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>scenarios (e.g. after =
the occurrence of an environmental disaster), and that =
indicate/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>demonstrate potential =
solutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Track G: Platforms for Social and Community =
Involvement/Engagement<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Track =
co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Francois Grey, Tsinghua =
University, China<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>- Margaret Tan, =
Singapore Internet Research Center, Singapore<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The =
internet, together with other advances in ICT such as the increased =
take-up of smart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>mobile devices, is =
enabling a new era of community engagement. In science, the =
application<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>of volunteer computing is =
providing examples of engagement in which members of<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>the public can contribute to scientific advances of =
social importance. Examples include<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>modelling climate change (ClimatePrediction.net), =
developing drugs for AIDS<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>(FightAids at home), or simulating the spread of malaria =
(MalariaControl.net). The participatory<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>ecosystem is becoming still wider with projects such =
as GalaxyZoo, in which volunteers<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>contribute their “thinking” rather than =
their computers, and global initiatives to<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>broaden take-up such as Africa at home and =
Asia at home.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>On the social side, we are =
seeing substantial evidence of the role that digital =
technologies,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>especially the =
“Social Web” such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and video =
sharing sites, can<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>play in community =
activism. The Social Web is in some quarters becoming the =
mainstream<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>method for connecting =
people, sharing information, and influencing =
developments,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>particularly in areas =
where traditional modes of communication operate less<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>effectively. This is reflected in a number of recent =
geopolitical events that have been<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>referred to as “Twitter Revolutions”, and =
these technologies have played an undeniable<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>role in such events as the =
“Arab Spring” and humanitarian crises such as the 2010 =
Haiti<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>earthquake. The use of these technologies has however led =
to debates concerning the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>extent to which such digital =
technologies genuinely promote more democratic =
community<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>action, and the extent to which they can be exploited by =
the powerful to reinforce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>their =
positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>We are looking for papers that address =
medium-scale/large-scale and medium-term/long<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>-term challenges for social =
involvement/engagement, and indicate/demonstrate =
potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Track H: Cyber-Physical Ecosystems in Robotics and =
Telematics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Track Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Michaela Huhn, Clausthal =
University of Technology, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- J=F6rg P. M=FCller, Clausthal =
University of Technology, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>- Bernardo Wagner, Leibniz =
University Hannover, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Cyber-Physical Systems are a =
synergetic composition of computational control and =
physical<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>actors. They aim to achieve an enhanced functionality that =
relies on both, the interaction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>with and coordination in between =
the physical and the virtual components.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Cyber-Physical Ecosystems are built =
as agile networks of cooperating, independently<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>developed subsystems. =
Cyber-Physical Ecosystems are emerging at the interface =
between<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>robotics, sensor networks, systems of systems engineering, =
and multi-agent technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Research on theories, =
architectures, models, methods, and tools are required to form =
a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>uniform =
and integrated perspective to systems engineering for this class of =
complex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>systems. They need to be validated and verified in key =
applications such as micro grids,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>multi-robot systems, or autonomous =
traffic. The domain focus of this track will be =
accordingly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>on robotics and telematics, but is open to adjacent domains =
as well. We are looking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>for papers that address medium-scale/large-scale and =
medium-term/long-term challenges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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