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ICAC 2016 Call for Papers<br>
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href="http://icac2016.uni-wuerzburg.de/">http://icac2016.uni-wuerzburg.de/</a><br>
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13th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC
2016)<br>
Wuerzburg, Germany, July 19-22, 2016<br>
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In cooperation with USENIX and SPEC<br>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br>
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Abstract Submission: January 14, 2016<br>
Paper Submission: January 21, 2016<br>
Author Notification: April 15, 2016<br>
Final Manuscript: May 1, 2016<br>
Conference July 19-22, 2016<br>
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Doctoral Symposium Submissions: January 31, 2016<br>
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SCOPE AND TOPICS<br>
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ICAC is the leading conference on autonomic computing, its
foundations, principles, engineering, technologies, and
applications. Nowadays, complex systems of all types, like
large-scale data centers, cloud computing infrastructures,
cyber-physical systems, the internet of things, and similar, are
increasingly complex, involving many active, interconnected
components requiring careful coordination. Being impossible for a
human to manage such systems, the autonomic computing paradigm
with its support for self-management capabilities becomes
increasingly indispensable for the components of our IT world.<br>
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The conference seeks latest research advances on science and
engineering concerning all aspects of autonomic computing,
including but not limited to the following main research topics:<br>
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* Foundations <br>
- Fundamental science and theory of autonomic computing systems
and feedback <br>
control for software, self-awareness and self-expression<br>
- Algorithms, such as AI, machine learning, control theory,
operations <br>
research, probability and stochastic processes, queueing
theory, rule-based <br>
systems, biological-inspired techniques, and socially-inspired
techniques<br>
- Formal models and analysis of self-management, emergent
behavior, <br>
uncertainty, self-organization, self-awareness,
trustworthiness <br>
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* Resource Management in Data Centers <br>
- Hypervisors, operating systems, middleware, and platforms for
self-managing <br>
data centers and cloud infrastructures<br>
- Sensing, energy efficiency, and resource adaptation<br>
- Autonomic components, such as multi-core servers, storage,
networking, and <br>
hardware accelerators<br>
- Applications and case studies of end-to-end design and
implementation of <br>
systems for resource management<br>
<br>
* Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT)<br>
- System architectures OS, services, middleware, and protocols
for CPS and IoT<br>
- Energy, real-time, and mobility management <br>
- Design principles, methodologies, and tools for CPS and IoT<br>
- Self-organization under severe resource constraints<br>
- Applications and case studies of autonomic CPS and IoT <br>
<br>
* Self-Organization and Organic Computing <br>
- Self-organization principles and organic computing principles
borrowed from <br>
systems theory, control theory, game theory, decision theory,
social <br>
theories, biological theories, etc.<br>
- Self-organization, emergent behavior, decentralized control,
individual and <br>
social/organizational learning, scalability, robustness, goal-
and norm-<br>
governed behavior, online self-integration for trustworthy
self-organizing <br>
and organic systems<br>
- Infrastructures and architectures for self-organizing systems
and organic <br>
computing systems<br>
- Applications and case studies for self-organization and
organic computing <br>
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* Emerging Computing Paradigms: Cognitive Computing, Self-Aware
Computing <br>
- Advanced learning for cognitive computing such as
meta-cognitive learning, <br>
self-regulatory learning, consciousness and cognition in
learning, <br>
collaborative / competitive learning, and online / sequential
learning<br>
- Architectures, control, algorithmic approaches,
instrumentation, and <br>
infrastructure for cognitive computing and self-aware systems
<br>
- Cognitive computing and self-awareness in heterogeneous and
decentralized <br>
systems<br>
- Applications and case studies for social networks, big data
systems, deep <br>
learning systems, games, and artificial assistants, cognitive
robots, and <br>
systems with self-awareness and self-expression <br>
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* Software Engineering for Autonomic Computing Systems:
Architecture, <br>
Specifications, Assurances<br>
- Design methodology, frameworks, principles, infrastructures,
and tools for <br>
development and assurances for autonomic computing systems<br>
- System architectures, services, components and platforms
broadly applicable <br>
for autonomic computing system engineering <br>
- Goal specification and policies, modeling of service-level
agreements, <br>
behavior enforcement, IT governance, and business-driven IT
management<br>
- Applications and case studies for software engineering
approaches for <br>
autonomic computing systems<br>
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In addition to fundamental results ICAC is also interested in
applications and experiences with prototyped or deployed systems
solving real-world problems in science, engineering, business, or
society. Typical application areas for ICAC are autonomous
robotics, cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, data centers,
dependable computing, industrial internet / industry 4.0, internet
of things, mobile computing, service-oriented systems, smart
buildings, smart city, smart grid / energy management, smart
factory, smart user interfaces, space applications, and traffic
management.<br>
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This year a doctoral symposium will be organized as part of ICAC.
For more information see<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://icac2016.uni-wuerzburg.de/calls/doctoral-symposium/">http://icac2016.uni-wuerzburg.de/calls/doctoral-symposium/</a><br>
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All papers must represent original and unpublished work that is
not currently under review. Submissions are required to mark at
least one topic area. Papers will be reviewed by at least three PC
members including at least two having specific domain expertise
concerning the indicated main research topics and judged on
originality, significance, interest, correctness, clarity, and
relevance to the broader community. At least one author of each
accepted paper is expected to attend the conference. <br>
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Papers can be submitted in one of the following three categories
with different acceptance criteria for each category:<br>
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* Full research papers limited to 10 pages (double column, IEEE
format)<br>
* Experience papers limited to 8 pages (double column, IEEE
format)<br>
* Short papers limited to 6 pages (double column, IEEE format)<br>
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Full and experience research papers are strongly encouraged to
report on experiences, measurements, user studies, and provide an
appropriate quantitative evaluation if at all possible. Short
papers can either be work in progress, or position and challenge
papers that motivate the community to address new challenges. See
the conference website for format instructions. Papers must be
submitted electronically in PDF format through the ICAC’2016
submission site. <br>
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There will be a BEST PAPER AWARD for the full research paper
category and it is panned that a selection of the best papers of
the full research paper category will be invited to submit an
extended version of their contribution for a ICAC 2016 SPECIAL
ISSUE after the conference.<br>
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ORGANIZATION<br>
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General Chair<br>
Samuel Kounev, University of Wuerzburg, Germany<br>
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Program Committee Co-Chairs<br>
Holger Giese, Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany<br>
Jie Liu, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA<br>
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Workshop Chair<br>
Lydia Chen, IBM Zurich, Switzerland<br>
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Publicity Co-Chairs<br>
Giacomo Cabri, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy<br>
Javier Camara, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA<br>
Nikolas Herbst, University of Wuerzburg, Germany<br>
Jianguo Yao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China<br>
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Finance Chair<br>
Philippe Lalanda, University of Grenoble, France<br>
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Proceedings Chair<br>
Daniel Gmach, HP Labs, USA<br>
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Poster and Demo Chair<br>
Stephanie Chollet, Grenoble INP Esisar/LCIS, France<br>
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Local Arrangements and Web Chair<br>
Lukas Ifflaender, University of Wuerzburg, Germany<br>
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Doctoral Symposium Chair<br>
Christian Becker, University of Mannheim, Germany<br>
Evgenia Smirni, College of William and Mary, USA<br>
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE<br>
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