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<font face='Lucida Grande' size='4'><b>*** Sixth Call for Papers ***<br><br></b>8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications<br><br>IISA 2017<br><br>Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus<br><br>28 - 30 August, 2017<br><br><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQk4dGggSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uLCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UsIFN5c3RlbXMgYW5kIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9ucyAoSUlTQSAyMDE3KTogU2l4dGggQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTg1CUxpc3RzCTE3OAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiisa2017.unipi.gr">http://iisa2017.unipi.gr</a><br></font><font face='Lucida Grande'><br>*** Extension Deadline: 22nd May 2017 ***<br><br><br>The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and<br>Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and<br>prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different<br>research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine,<br>chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and<br>engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the<br>solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience,<br>security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy<br>sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics,<br>optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration.<br><br>IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically<br>co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University<br>of Cyprus.<br><br>The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included<br>in the IEEE DL.<br><br>The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and<br>professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and<br>Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality<br>original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below.<br><br>The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (<a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQk4dGggSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uLCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UsIFN5c3RlbXMgYW5kIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9ucyAoSUlTQSAyMDE3KTogU2l4dGggQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTg1CUxpc3RzCTE3OAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldenbay.com.cy%29">http://www.goldenbay.com.cy)</a><br>perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long<br>and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center,<br>just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the<br>capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent<br>facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious<br>surroundings<br><br>The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical<br>paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches.<br><br><br><b>Instructions to Authors<br></b><br>Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be<br>downloaded from <a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQk4dGggSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uLCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UsIFN5c3RlbXMgYW5kIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9ucyAoSUlTQSAyMDE3KTogU2l4dGggQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTg1CUxpc3RzCTE3OAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieee.org%2Fconferences_events%2Fconferences%2Fpublishing%2Ftemplates.html">http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html</a> .<br><br>Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length.<br><br><br><b>Topics of Interest <br></b><br>We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited)<br>to the following tracks and topics: <br><br><u>Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence<br></u>• Advances in databases<br>• Information systems<br>• Information and data management<br>• Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction<br>• Recommender systems<br>• Digital rights management<br>• Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions<br>• Biological and artificial neural networks <br>• Biological and artificial immune systems<br>• Cognitive science<br>• Neuroscience<br>• Computational biology<br>• DNA computing<br>• Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms<br>• Bayesian networks<br>• Expert systems & intelligent agents<br>• Swarm intelligence<br>• Fuzzy logic systems<br>• Kernel methods - support vector machines<br>• Ensemble classifiers<br>• Emerging machine learning paradigms<br>• Decision making techniques<br>• Knowledge-based systems<br>• Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence<br>• Robotics and automation<br>• Affective computing<br><br><u>Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks<br></u>• Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing<br>• Signal mining<br>• Signal visualization<br>• Human-machine interaction<br>• Multimodal systems<br>• Multimedia systems<br>• Autonomous Computing<br>• Distributed computing<br>• Quantum computing<br>• Mobile computing<br>• Green computing<br>• Trusted computing<br>• Proactive computing<br>• Cloud computing<br>• Ubiquitous computing<br>• Networking<br>• Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks<br>• Design and implementation<br>• Real time systems<br><br><u>Track III: Educational Informatics<br></u>• Adaptive and personalized learning<br>• Student modeling<br>• Intelligent tutoring systems<br>• E-learning and mobile learning<br>• Social media and learning<br>• Educational games<br>• Computer-supported collaborative learning<br>• Big data in education and learning analytics<br>• Affective computing in learning systems<br>• Smart learning environments<br>• Virtual and augmented reality in education<br>• Risk management in education<br>• Learning management systems<br>• Content management systems<br>• Learning technologies for students with special needs<br><br><u>Track IV: Cyber Security<br></u>• Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and<br> stegananalysis<br>• Privacy and authentication<br>• Malicious software analysis<br>• Information, computer and network security<br>• Infrastructure security<br>• Forensics<br>• Biometrics<br><br><u>Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities<br></u>• Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities<br>• Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization<br>• Monitoring and control of energy resources<br>• Smart grid<br>• Fault detection<br>• Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling<br>• Middleware for urban computing<br>• Intelligent transportation systems<br>• Public displays for modern cities<br>• Impact of urban computing in modern cities<br>• Case studies and best practices<br>• Big city data<br>• Culture for smart cities<br><br><u>Track VI: Healthcare<br></u>• E-health, mobile health and smart health<br>• Infrastucture for smart health<br>• Advanced devices and robotics for smart health<br>• Ambient intelligence in assisted living<br>• Health information systems<br>• Healthcare management<br>• Case studies<br><br><u>Track VII: Applications<br></u>• E-government and m-government<br>• E-commerce and m-commerce<br>• E-entertainment and m-entertainment<br>• E-legal and m-legal services<br>• Personalized systems and services<br>• Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards<br>• Empirical evaluations<br>• Simulation and evaluation via simulation<br>• Case studies<br>• Applications in culture and heritage<br>• Applications in tourism<br>• Applications in natural resource management<br>• Applications in disabilities and to people at need<br><br><br><b>Important Dates<br></b><br>• Submission of Papers: May 22, 2017 (extended)<br>• Notification of Acceptance: June 05, 2017<br>• Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017<br>• Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017<br>• Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017<br><br><br><b>Organization</b><br><br><u>Program Chairs<br></u>• N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA<br>• G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus<br>• G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece<br>• N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><u>Program Committee<br></u><a href="http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=c2NlLmNhcmxldG9uLmNhICwJCQlmZy1hcmNAbGlzdHMudW5pLXBhZGVyYm9ybi5kZQk4dGggSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIEluZm9ybWF0aW9uLCBJbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UsIFN5c3RlbXMgYW5kIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9ucyAoSUlTQSAyMDE3KTogU2l4dGggQ2FsbCBmb3IgUGFwZXJzCTg1CUxpc3RzCTE3OAljbGljawl5ZXMJbm8=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiisa2017.unipi.gr%2Fcommittees%2F">http://iisa2017.unipi.gr/committees/</a> <br></font>
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